Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-22
CLOUDY TONIGHT.
Generally Fair Weather for ti:e Next
Three Days.


District of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
land. continued cool during the next three
days: tonight will be cloudy and threaten
ing. but generally fair weather is indicated
for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday :;
fresh mort heasterly winds.
For Virginia. cloudy tonight. with posi-
bly showers in southern portion. Tuesday
fair nd continued cool; fresh northeasterly
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Since Saturday local rains have occurred
from the middle and northern Rocky noun
tain districts over the middle and upper
Mississippi and middle and lower Ohio val
leyS and in the south Atlantic states; else
where fair weather has prevailed.
The temperature has continued below the
seasonal average. except in the southern
states and on the north Pacific coast.
The distn bance which occupied Colorado
Saturday morning has drifted slowly south
eastward over the Texas Panhandle. and is
apparently dissipating. An area of high
barometer has remained nearly stationary
over the upper lake region.
Cloudy and threatening weather is indi
Gated for the middle Atlantic states to-
night but conditions favor generally fair
weather in that section Tuesday. The
weather will continue fair in New England
and the lower lake region. In the south
Atlantic and gulf states showers may be
expected during the next thirty-siX hours
Along the middle and north Atlantic
east. On the south Atlantic coast fresh
easterly winds will prevail.
The fol- wing heavy precipitatio Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-fOur hours: kerrvile, Tex, 80.
For the tweuty-four hours ending am
Sunday: Miles City. 1.32; PASSPORT, 1.2O;
keokuk, 1.ss; Springfield, H., las; Halifax
liz
Records for TSenty-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: May 21-4 pm, CO; pm,
80; II midnight. As.
May 22-i am, 46; am, 57 II noon,
60: 2 pm, ca.
Maximum. g. at 4 pm. May 81; mini
mum, 40. al am. May -.
Barometer: May 21-3 pm. 3005; pm
1905; II midnight, 300.
May Of a m, 1910; am, 3O-15; noon
30 Is; . pm. ii.
Tide Table.
TodayeLow tide, 12OS pm; high tide,
5:1S a. m. and > "a pm.
TOmCrrOw-LOw tide, 12:0S a. m. and 12:.54
pm; nigh tide, COS am. and 6:2S pm.
The sun and Moon.
To iay-Sun rises. 80; sun sets TIA
Moon sets, 1903 am. tomorrow.
TomorrOw-Sun rises, 4:3S.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by $40 pm; extin-
gushing begun at 3:49 am. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named.
Are lamps lighted at 500 pm; extin-
guished at 400 am.
Condition of the Water.
Tenn erature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, 50; condi-
ton, /: receiving reservoir, tempera ture,
III; condition at north connection. /; condi-
| ton at south connection, 2; distributing res
erVoir. temperature, 81; condition al infiu-
ent gate house, o.; efffuent gate house s.
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