Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19

warmer In central and eastern portions.
Tuesday fair, colder in western portion;
fresh, possibly brisk, souther,y, shifting TO
westerly winds
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; year ago, 390.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
A disturbance of considerable magnitude is
central this morning in the Ohio valley,
having advanced to that region from south
erI Texas in the last twaaty -four hours.
An area of high pressure is passing off TO
sea over New England while q second high
is advancing southeastward over the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains.
Precipitation has set in again over large
extent of country. In the east gulf states
heavy rain has fallen, attended in some
cases by thunder storms. In the middle
Atlantic states, the lower PORTION Of the
lake region. Indiana, Illinois. iowa and Mis-
souri, snow has fallen and continues this
morning. In the south Atlantic states,
lower Ohio valley and Tennessee rain mas
set in during the last twelve hours.
For tonight and Tuesday snow or rain
Is probable in the middle Atlantic states
and the lower lake region. Rain is probable
tonight in the eastern portion of the south
Atlantic states.
The temperature will rise in eastern dis
tricts and fall in the lower Mississippi val
ley, the east gulf states and the lower Ohio
valley.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be brisk. posslbly high
southerly, and on the east gulf coast fresh
to brisk northwesterly
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
laDtic coast from Jupiter to Passport.
The following heavy precipitation tin
lnches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Birmingham, AS; AT
lanta, 2.10; Montgomery, Lib, Meridian,
5.18
Steamers departing today COR European
ports will have fresh east to southeast
winds and snow to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday.
Thermometer-March 49, p.m 37o:
pm, So II midnight, 81: March 10,
I'm 81 am. 81; II noon, 30; I'M,
82' maximum. 49,. at pm, March IS:
Barometer-March Is, pm. 3O.56: s
pm, so,5s; u midnight. 3O53 March 10,
am, 30. ~; am, 1896; noon, 30.11; 2
pm, 1892.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, SO; condi-
ton. %. Dalecarlia reservoir temperature
80; condition at north connection, $50; con-
dition at south connection, 1870 George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
80; condition at infiuent gatehouse 20;
condition at effluent gatehouse, 30. Wash
1ngton city reservoir. temperature, SO; con-
dition at intiuent, 80; condition at effiuent,
CO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 3:4S In. and 1912 D. m
high tide, 3:06 am. and 343 pm.
TomorroW-Low tide, 1855 a m and II 40
pm; aigh tide, 4:l6 am. and 4:50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:07 am; sun sets G:IO
pm.
TomorI Uw--Sun rises 6G5 am
Moon rises 3 Al am. tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted oy thirty minutes after s,nse-: cx-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc ana incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Table showing equivalent turbidities as
obtained for the Washington aaueduct nv
the old and new methods.