Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-20
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 80; a year ago, 80.

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The Ohio valley storm of Monday morning
has advanced to the Maine coast and In
creased greatly in strength. Easterly gales
of fifty and sixty miles per hour have swept
the New England coast, and high winds
have been experienced from New York to
Jacksonville. The fall of rain or snow In
connection with this storm was heavy. espe-
cially in the south where the heavy rains
of Sunday night and Monday have caused
flood stages in the main rivers of Alabama,
Georgia and the Carolinas. Snow is still
falling in New England, and thence west
ward to the lower lakes and upper ONO
valley, although the weather has cleared In
all other districts. except the PACING coast
where rain has again set in.
1t is much colder in the south. with light
to killing frost in Mississippi, northern
Louisiana and the interior of Texas.
Fair weather is indicated for all portions
of the Washington forecast district tonight
and Wednesday. except among the lower
lakes where light snow will continue.
1t will be colder tonight in Florida, and
frost Is probable in the south Atlantic and
east gulf states
The winds along the middle and south At
lantic coast will be fresh to brisk northwest
erly, and on the east gulf coast fresh north
to northwest.
Storm warnings are displayed on the Cali
fornia coast from Point Lobos northward.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Atlanta, Ito: Macon,
1.12; Montreal 1.26: Nantucket, 1.S4; Phila-
delphia. 1.1S: Portland Me-. lbs; Atlantic
City. 2.62: Boston. 1.24: Erie, 1.28; Rich
mond 1.02: Charlotte. 1.O2: New York, Al.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk westerly winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
rba oil tba nf fine
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 10. pm, 80;
pm. 49, II midnight, 80; March 90 a. m,
30; am, 81; II noon, 30; pm, 49, max
imum. SO, at 2 pm, March 90 minimum
80, at 8 am, March 20.
Observation-Disclosures 10. pm, 29.S7; p. m,
1854: IL midnight 1851 March 20, am,
29.5s; s am, 29.To; noon, 1918; pm,
29.76.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1855 am. and II 40
pm; high tide. 4:16 am. and 4:50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1855 am; high
tide, 5:21 I'm. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose sos am; sun sets, GIL
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 500 am.
Moon rises. 4:23 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All are and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
a. m: Great Falls. temperature. "a; condi-
ton, % Dalecarha reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection. $50; con-
dition at south connection, 100 Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature 3S: con-
dition at infiuent gate house, a. Washing
ton city reservoir temperature, 80; condi-
ton at infiuent. 55; condition at effiuent 30.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Star
HARPER'S FERRY, W. Va, March 90
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
cloudy here today.
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