Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14


and Tuesday; light to fresh south to west
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The low area in the northwest is rapidly
decreasing in energy and is central this
morning to the north Of Lake Superior.
The high area in the southeast, however,
still persists, and a consequence high
temperatures prevailed generally east of
the Rocky mountains during Sunday, ex-
cept in New England. In the west they
have fallen. and light frost occurred this
morning in northern Nevada and south
eastern Idaho.
During the past twenty-four hours there
have been showers from the north Pacific
coast eastward through the upper lake
region, in the middle plateau, the Texas
Panhandle and southwestern Kansas.
During the twenty-four hours, ending s
am. Sunday, there We're showers from
Montana westward. in the middle plateau
and from the southern portion of the up
per lake region eastward through the
lower lake region and southeastward to the
middle Atlantic coast.
AS there are no indications of the disSi-
patton of the high area in the southeast
warm and fair weather will continue for at
least two days longer in the middle At
lantfc states. In the south the weather
will also be fair, except In eastern Florida,
where 1t will rain. Showers and thunder
storms are indicated tonight in the lower
lake region, with lower temperature, ex-
IL
New England. There will also be showers
in the southwest. extending Tuesday into
the west gulf states and Ohio valley, with
lower temperature in the afternoon.
On the New England coast the winds Will
be fresh and mostly easterly. On the mid
die and south Atlantic coast they will be
fresh southerly, except in Florida, where
they will be fresh to brisk easterly.
Storm signals are displayed at Key West
and Miami, Fla.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Amarillo. 2.36.
During the twenty-four hours ending y
am Sunday: Helena, 2.04.
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-May II. 4p.m., OIL; pm.
20: II midnight, SO, May IA. am. IS;
An. 20; u noon, 81: pm, 80 Maximum
am, May IA.
Barometer-May Is. 4 pm, 299s; 8 pm.
1898: II midnight. 30.O1. May IA, am.
3O.O3; In, 1907; noon, 30.Oo; 2 pm, BOIL
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature. II; condi-
ton, 80; receiving reservoir temperature,
81; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dition at south connection; SO; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81: condition at IN
fluent gate house. SO; efauent gate house.
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1:55 an. and 2:31 pm !;
high tide, 1850 am. and s:14 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:3c I'm. and 3:12
Pm; high tide. 800 m. and 1852 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:46 am; sun sets, 1:O6
pm.
Moon rises. 1927 pm.
Full moon, 1896 IN. today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:45 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by TAB pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at 1855 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:2s pm; extin-
guished at 4:1O am.