Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-05

and Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday;
| light variable winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
| Unreasonable temperatures continue in the
| east and south, and a moderate cool wave
Is overspreading the Dakotas and the
northwest. In the middle west and the
southwest warm weather prevails.
Pressure is high over the eastern por-
ton of the country, the main crest of the
high extending from the middle Atlantic
states northeastward to the Canadian
| maritime provinces In the middle Rocky
mountain region and the southwest low
pre- ssure prevails. the greatest depression
being central in New Mexico.
Scattered showers and thunder storms
have occurred in widely separated regions,
principally, however, in the Missouri valley
| and the upper lake region.
1t is somewhat warmer in the middle
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and
| the southwest, and temperatures have
fallen in North Dakota.
Fair weather is probable tonight and
Wednesday in the lower lake region and
| south and east of the Ohio river, except
that showers are probable Wednesday in
the east gulf states and Tennessee. Show
ers are also probable Wednesday in the
lower Ohio valley.
1t will be somewhat warmer in Tennes-
see and the lower Mississippi valley and
temperatures will rise slowly in all other
districts.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will continue light to fresh
ncrtheasterly; on the east gulf coast light
and mostly variable; on the lower lakes
fresh south to southwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeasterly winds
and cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy p1 eCipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
| twenty-four hours: Wilmington, 1874; East
port, LIP.
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 A. 4 pm, g.; pm.
SO; II midnight, 40; May 8, am, 40; a.
m, 81; IL noon. 65; 2 pm, 6S; maximum 6S
at pm, May 5; minimum, 43 at am,
May 8.
Barometer-May 4, 4 pm, 3015; pm,
30.17; II midnight. 30.1s; May 8, am.
30 s In. 1921; noon. 30.19; pm, 80. IA
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, SO, year ago. Sc.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at .
am: Great Falls, temperature 60; condi-
ton, 49, Dalecarlia reservoir temperature,
I'll; condition at north connection, SO; condt-
ton at south connection, SO; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 90; con-
dition at influent gate house, 80; condition
at eff1uent gate house, sc; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at eff1uent, a.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 900 am and 9:36 pm;
high tide, 2:24 am. and 2:52 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1907 am. and 1881
pm; high tide, 3:29 am. and 1856 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 4:56 am; sun sets,
6:57 pm
Moon SETS 2.O7 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:55 am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.