Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-28


trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland.
partly cloudy tonight and Friday; fresh
southerly winds, becoming westerly.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; fresh southwest to west winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 81
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The northeastern high has moved
slowly eastward over the Atlantic, and the
area of low pressure, central Wednesday
morning in southeastern Minnesota, has
advanced to Ontario and the ST Lawrence
valley. 1t has beer accompanied by strong
southwesterly winds and thunder squalls,
particularly in the lower lake region. A
second area of low pressure is central this
morning in northeastern New Mexico, and
a third is moving eastward north of the
Dakotas
There have been numerous showers and
thunder storms in the lake region, OH o
valley and the middle Atlantic states ex-
cept eastern New York, also in the south
west, and at a few scattered points in the
plateau region.
The temperature has fallen in the lake
region and upper Ohio valley; 1t has risen
in the ST. Lawrence valley and New Eng
land. also over the eastern and southern
slopes.
Showers will continue tonight in the east
ern portion of the middle Atlantic states
lower Ohio valley and the western portion
of the lower lake region.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be brisk southwesterly, shifting to
northwesterly; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh southwesterly; on the east gulf coast
mostly light and variable. and on the lower
lakes fresh west to northwest.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantlc coast from Baltimore to Eastport.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk southwesterly
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: White river, 40; Gin
cinnau, 1.42.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer al the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May q. pm. %; p. m.
IS; u midnight, 81 May 2S am, 60: y
am, 20; II noon, rs; pm, 81. Maximum,
81. at pm, May IS; minimum, 67, at II
midnight, May u.
3O.13; ~ midnight. BOIL. May %, 4 am,
30.O6; am, 1910; noon, 5000: pm, 3O.O'.
Condition of the Water.
Tempera ture and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls temperature, 81; condi
ton, 80. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
20; condition at north connection. 80; condi-
ton at south connection, So Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, r. con-
dition at influent gate house. 30: condition
at effiuent gate house, SO; Washington city
reservoir. temperature, Il; condition at in
fluent, 80; condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:41 am. and 8 80 o. m. ;
high tide. 1851 am. and 9:1S pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1888 am. and 4:23
pm; high tide, 9:41 am. and 1910 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:36 am sun sets, 7:1S
Pm
Moon sets, 00S PM
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:35 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 ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-fiye minutes before sunrise