Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-14
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy and Colder Tonight
Friday Fair, Colder.


Forecast till 8 pm. Friday:
For the District of Columbia, partly
cloudy and colder tonight Friday fair,
colder; fresh west to northwest Winds
For Maryland, partly cloudy and colder
tonight, rain snow in mountains. Fri
day fair, colder; fresh west to northwest
winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy and colder to-
night; rain in southeast portion; rain or
snow in northwest portion. Friday partly
cloudy and colder; fresh west to northwest
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Stormy weather with rain and snow con-
tinues over the eastern half of the country,
while over the western half it was gem
orally fair.
1t is considerably colder in the Ohio val
ley, the southwest and portions Of the lake
region, and still warm in the Atlantic
states.
The continued heavy rainr over the Ohio
watershed have resulted in general floods
In the main stream as far as the mouth
of the Kentucky river, and in most of the
tributaries, for which warnings were issued
Wednesday.
There will be snow tonight in the eastern
lower lake region, and snow or rain in the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states, followed by fair. weather Friday
There will also eshowers in the south
tonight. continuing Friday in the south At
lantic states.
1t will be much colder in the middle and
south Atlantic and east gulf states, and
somewhat colder in the lower lake region
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh to brisk southwest to north
west; on the South Atlantic coast fresh
southwest to west, and on the east gulf
coast light to fresh southwest to north
west.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk south to
southwest winds, shifting to northwesterly
with rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) during the past twenty-four hours
has been reported: Columbus, 1874; Nash
Vile, 1.3O Shreveport, 1926: Cincinnati ESQ:
Louisville, 10; Parkersburg, 1888; Lexing-
ton, 1.2S.
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:
Observation-Disclosures 10. pm, 6s; 8
pm. Sc; u midnight, 80. March A. am,
SO; am. 80: IL noon, 81; pm. -.
Maximum, ~, at pm. March IA; mini
mum, 81, at l am. March H.
Barometer-March Is, pm, 1884; 8
pm, 29.s1; u midnight. % 76: March H. 4
am, 29.U; 8 am, 1918; noon, 1913; 2
Pm, 1912.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago. 49,
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 2:30 am. and 2:5O p.m.;
high tide, SIS am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am and 1887
pm; high tide, 800 am. and $50 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 6:15 am; sun sets, COS
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. GLIB am.
Moon sets 6:45 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc 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
am: Great Falls temperature, 80; cond-
ton, 600; Dalecarla reservoir, temperature,
40; condition at north connection, $50; con-
dition at south connection, 30; Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, Al; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse. 40; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, SO: Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 80; condition at in
fluent. So; condition at efluent, IS.