Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
GENERALLY FAIR.
Light to Fresh Winds, Mostly North
erly, Indicated.

Forecast till s. p. m. Wednesday:
For Maryland, fair tonight; cooler in
northern portion Wednesday fair; light to
fresh northerly winds.
For the District of Columbia, generally
fair tonight and Wednesday,; light to fresh
winds, mostly northerly.
For Virginia, fair tonight and WedneS
da; light to fresh winds, mostly westerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
A general rise in pressure over the east
and southwest is causing the rapid dissi-
patton of the western low area to the north
westward, and consequence clearing
conditions again prevail in the south, the
southwest and the central west.
Showers were quite general Monday over
the entire country, except the extreme
southwest, and they continued during the
night over the northern tier of. states.
Temperatures have fallen considerably in
the lower lake region and northern upper
lake region to about the seasonal average
In the southern states the central valleys
and the middle west they are 10 to 16 de-
grees above the seasonal average. In the
extreme west the temperatures are low
with freezing temperature and frost over
portions of the middle and southern pla-
teau.
The weather will be generally fair tonight
and Wednesday in the Ohio valley, the east
and south
1t will be cooler tonight in the Ohio val
portion of the middle Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be light to fresh and mostly northerly; on
the south Atlantic coast light to fresh west
erly; on the east gulf coast light to fresh
southerly, and on the lower lakes fresh
northerly.
Steamers which depart for European
ports today will have fresh northerly winds
and shOwery weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
incehs) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Helena Las; Miles CITY
la; Sault Sainte Marie, 1885, Swift Cur
rent, La; Norfolk, 1GS; Jacksonville, l 26;
Alpena, 1.12.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May1 10, pm. "A; 8 pm,
Il; - midnight, rs. May 20, am, "a; s
am, 20; noon. 81; pm 81
Maximum, 81, at pm, May 90 Mini
mum. GA. at am, May 20.
Barometer-May 10, pm. 29s5; pm,
29S3; u midnight, 29.sG. May 20, am,
29.so; am, 2992; noon, 29.&5; pm, 1896.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
at a m: Great Falls. temperature 49,
condition, =; Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, H. condition at north connection, 81;
condition at south connection, SO; George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
IO condition at infiuent gatehouse. &c. con-
dition at effiuent gatehouse, sc; Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature, 20; condi-
ton at infiuent, &c. condition at effluent So
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 81 a. m. and 1:25 D.
m: high tide, 6:54 a. m. and 7:26 D. M.
TomorrOw-Low tide, 80 a M and 2:O7
p. M; high tide, 1886 a. m. and SOY D. m
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises AL a. M; sun sets I'll
p. m.
Moon sets Ala a. m. tomorrow
Tomorrow sun rises 4:4O a. m
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
torty-tive minutes before sunrise.