Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
FAIR TONIGHT.
Wednesday Increasing Cloudiness;
Light to Fresh Northeasterly Winds

Wednesday Increasing Cloudtness;
Light to Fresh Northeasterly Winds
Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair tonight. Wednesday increasing
cloudiness; light to fresh northeasterly
winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight. Wednesday
increasing cloudness fresh northeasterly
winds. increasing Wednesday.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, II; a year ago, 63.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The northeastern high continues to main
tain it's position, and has also increased
somewhat during the last twenty-four
hours. A second high is moving slowly
southeasterly over the middle Rocky noun
tain region. Between the two highs a
trough of low pressure stretches from Mis-
souri, southeastward to the east gulf
states.
Rain has fallen in the Mississippi valley,
the lower Missouri valley. and thence
southwark over Kansas and Nebraska to
eastern Texas. Rain has also fallen in
Florida and Alabama and on the South
Carolina coast.
The temperature changes have been un-
important.
Rain is indicated for the east gulf states,
the southern portion of the south Atlantic
states, Tennessee. and the lower Ohio val
ley tonight and Wednesday; elsewhere fair
weather with moderate temperatures will
continue.
The winds along the middle and south At
lantic coast will continue fresh northeast
erly; on the east gulf coast fresh easterly,
becoming westerly and en- the lower lakes
light to fresh southerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Sioux City, 154; Fort
Smith, Les; Montgomery, lie; Mobile, 10.
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:
misunderstanding II, 4 pm. 10; s pm.
ee; II midnight, So May -, am, 40;
am, 30: II noon, IS: 2 pm, TO-
Maximum, II, at pm, May IL; mini
mum. 40. at am, May -.
Barometer-May II, pm, 1925; pm,
1925; II midnight, 30.31. May IL, am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, IS; condi-
ton, 49, Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera ture,
66; condition at north connection, &c. condi-
ton at south connection, 80. Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, 81; con-
dition at influent gate house. 49,; condition
reservoir, temperature, Sc; condition at in
fluent, So; condition at effluent 49,
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:32 am and 3O5 p. m. !;
high tide, S:32 a m. and $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:14 am. and 3:49
pm; high tide, Oil am. and 9:36 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 40 IN; sun sets, 1904
pm.
Moon rises, S:13 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, :4S 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
fnrtY-fiYe minutes before sunrise.