Evening star., 1900-05-09
CLEARING AND COLDER TONIGHT.
Thursday Fair: Fresh
Winds Indicated
NOrtherIy

Forecast till pm Thursday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, rain, followed by clearing and
much cooler tonight. Thursday fair; fresh
northerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm, after reaching southern Michi-
gan Tuesday morning, turned due eastward
with steadily increased energy and is Gen.
tral this morning off the Maine coast. 1t
has caused during the past twenty-four
hours general showers east of the Missis-
sippi river except in the south Atlantic
states There were also showers in the
gulf states.
A marked high area, central this morning
| in the valley of the Red River of the North,
is spreading to the southward and east
ward. accompanied by clearing and much
cooler weather
The clear weat her extends this morning
into the western Mississippi valley and
through the upper lake region. while the
fall in temperature extends from the slope
region eastward. except in the Atlantic
coast states. West of the Rocky noun
tains the weather has been warmer and
fair. with the exception of showers on the
north Pacific coast.
Rain will continue tonight in New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states. fol-
lowed by clearing in the latter district.
There will also be showers tonight in the
south Atlantic states. while from the lower
lake region southwestward the weather will
be fair. For Thursday generally fair
weather is indicated in the east and south.
Ii will be cooler tonight in the middle
Atlantic states. New England and Ohio
valley. with frosts in Kentucky. Ohio, West
Virginia. northern and western Pennsylva
mia. western New York, the interior of
eastern New York and extreme northern
New Jersey.
on the New England and middle Atlantic
coast the winds Will be fresh to brisk west
to north. ON the south coast they will be
fresh west to north.
Storm signals are displayed on the Allan
tic coast from Delaware breakwater to
Portland.
The following heavy precipitatio lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Little Rock. 2.44; Louis
vile, 1.O2; Galveston. 1.1G; Cincinnati. 2O6;
Parkcrsburg, 10; Longview, Tex, go.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer-May S, pm, 50; pm,
50: u midnight, IL
May 8, am, 60; am, Il; II noon, 80;
. pm. 81.
Maximum 50, at pm, May s; minimum,
30. at ! pm, May 8.
Barometer-NIay s, 4 pm, 2s.7S; pm,
%. 13; l. midnight. 2973.
May 8. am, 29.IO; am, 29.I0; noon,
29.74 pm, 23.7s.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
a m: Great Falls, temperature, -; condi-
tion, 30; receiving reservoir, temperature,
Gs; condition at north connection, So: con-
dition at south connection. SO; distributing
reservoir. temperature, CT; condition at in
fluent gate house, sc; etfiuent gate house, 80
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1858 a. and 1907
pm; high tide, 4:15 a. IN. and 4:32 pm.
Tomorrow-LOw tide, 11:4O and
IL :53 p. m; high tide 5:04 am. and 5:25 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, 4:51 am; sun sets, 7:02
pm.
Noon sets, 2:26 am tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:50 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:39 pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at 400 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:24 pm; extin-
guished at 4:15 am.