Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-06
FAIR TONIGHT.
Thursday Increasing Cloudiness; Light,
Variable Winds.

Thursday Increasing Cloudiness; Light,
Variable Winds.
Forecast till pm Thursday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land. fair tonight. Thursday, increasing
cloudiness; light. variable winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday,
except rain Thursday in southwest portion;
light variable winds, becoming southeast
erly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance in the southwest has made
little progress eastward, although an OFF,
shoot has extended into Texas. The north
eastern, high maintains it's position and
gives promise of continuing to do so for
several days. The northwestern high has
moved eastward and southwark, over
spreading Minnesota and South Dakota. A
fresh disturbance has appeared on the north
Pacific coast, and pressure continues low
over the plateau region.
Rain has fallen in the upper Missouri
valley, the middle Rocky mountain region,
eastern Texas, Arkansas, southern Kansas
and southern Missouri.
Temperature changes have not been i'm
portant.
Rain is probable tonight in the lower
Ohio valley, Tennessee, the east gulf states
and the southern portion of the south At
lantic states. The rain area Thursday will
advance slightly to the northward and east
ward.
The temperature changes will not be
marked.
The winds along the Atlantic coast will
be mostly light to fresh northeasterly from
New England to Hatteras, and southeastern
ly and fresh on the south coast: on the
east gulf coast the winds will be fresh
southeasterly; on the lower lakes mostly
light and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh north to east
vii mr. 1yaa he n
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: North Platte, 1.5S;
Amarillo, Liz; Chandler, Okla, 49,
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 5: 4 pm, 81; s pm,
CO; II midnight "a. May 6: 4 am, 4S; 8
am, so; II noon, 70; pm, II. Maximum,
q, at 1:5O pm. May 6; minimum. As. at 6
am. May g.
Barometer-May 5: pm. 1914; pm,
DIG; u midnight, 1920 May 6: am,
30. 10; 8 am, 3O21 noon, 80. 10; pm, 80. TO-
Maximum temperature past twenty-fOur
hours, u; year ago, SO.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, 3. Dalecarla reservoir, temperature
81; condition at north connection. SO; condi
ton at south connection, 80. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; con-
dition at influent gate house, SO; condition
at eff1uent gate house, So Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 63; condition at in
fluent Sc; condition at eff1uent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1907 am. and 1921
pm; nigh tide, 800 am. and 1856 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:3O am and 4:5S
pm; high tide, 1:O4 am. and 11:25 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:55 am; sun sets, 6:5S
pm.
Moon sets, Pal am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:54 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 eXtinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.