Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
CLOUDY TONIGHT.
Probably Rain and Cooler in the Early
Morninr-Eriday Rain.

Probably Rain and Cooler in the Early
Morning-Friday Rain.
Forecast till pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Maryland. cloudy to-
night, probably rain and cooler in early
morning. Friday rain and cooler; light
variable winds, becoming fresh northeast
erly.
For Virginia, rain tonight and Friday;
not so warm Friday; light variable winds,
becoming fresh northeasterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The northeastern high has given way
somewhat during the last twenty-four
hours The principal high this morning
overlfes the lake region and the upper ONO
valley. The southwestern low has ad-
vanced to the lower Mississippi valley and
the north Pacific low to Montana.
south and southwest. and it is raining this
morning in Kansas, Missouri, the middle
and lower Mississippi valley, and along
the south Atlantic coast
1t is somewhat colder in the lower lake
region and over the north Pacific coast
and northern plateau, and warmer in the
upper Missouri valley.
Rain is indicated for tonight and Friday
in the south Atlantic states and the Ohio
valley, and for tonight In the lower Mis-
sissippi valley. There will be rain Friday
in the middle Atlantic states.
1t will be somewhat colder Friday in the
middle and south Atlantic states. and cold
er tonight in the upper Ohio valley.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coast will become fresh
north to northeast; on the south Atlantic
coast fresh east to southeast; on the east
gulf coast fresh southeasterly. and on the
lower lakes fresh northerly, becoming
northeasterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation On
twenty-four hours: Jacksonville. 1;4s; Al
bany, Ga, 264; Lafayette, La, Ib4; CO.
lumbus. Ca. 2.34; West Point. Ga, 274.
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 6, pm. IS; pm,
60: u midnight, 60. May Z, am. So;
am. 60; II noon, 10; 2 pm, 70.
Maximum, 76 at pm. May Z; minimum,
CO. at 6 am. May Z.
5000; II midnight. 1910. May Z. am,
SOO8; 8 q. M, 1904; noon 1902; 2 pm, 5000.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS: year ago, SO.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature. 81; condi-
ton, 36. Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
dition at south connection, SO. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition at infiuent gate house, 36; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 80. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, Ga; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at effiuent, 36.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 4:3O am. and 1853 pm;
high tide II :Oi I'm. and II 25 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:5S am; high tide,
6:26 am and 0:54 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:54 am; sun sets, $3.50
pm.
Moon sets, 3:14 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:o3 am.
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 fiji
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.