Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
Light to Fresh Northwest Winds In
dicated.

dicated.
Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, fair tonight and Saturday;
light to fresh northeasterly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday.
except probably rain in extreme southeast
portion; fresh northeasterly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, 70; year ago, SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The relative position of the highs and
lows has changed but little in the last
twenty-four hours. The area of high pres
sure central in the upper lake region, has
moved to eastern Lake Huron. and will
continue to dominate the weather over the
eastern districts for several days. The
pressure continues low in the south. the
greatest depression being over eastern Flor
ida The northwestern low has made but
little advance and is apparently filling up.
Rain has fallen In the south and also in
southern Kansas. southern Missouri ana the
lower Ohio valley.
The temperature changes have been un-
important.
Fair weather will prevail tonight and Sat
urday, except in the southern portion of
the south Atlantic states and in the east
gulf states. The weather will continue mod
erately cool in New England and the middle
Atlantic states. and the temperature Will
rise slowly in the Ohio valley and the lower
lake region.
The winds along the Atlantic coast will
continue light to fresh northwesterly; on
the east gulf coast light and variable, and
on the lower lakes light to fresh east to
southeast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light north to northeast
winds and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Tampa, 10; Fort
Smith, 2.9S Malvern, Ark, 1.sO; RUSSELL
vile. Ark. 1876.
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 {, 4 pm, 76; pm,
50; II midnight. So. May 8, am, 80; .
am. "a; - noon, Ga pm. 81. Maximum,
16. al I'M, May Z; minimum, 48, at I'M,
May 8.
Barometer-May 7, pm. 1897; pm,
3OO3; - midnight. 3O.12. May g. am.
80 ID; am, 3O.19; noon. 80 16; 2 pm. 30. H.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
ton. 36; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
63; condition at north connection SO; condi-
distributing reservoir, temperature, SO: con-
dition at inf1uent gate house. SO; condition
at effluent gate house, Sc: Washington city
reservoir. temperature, So; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at effuent, 36.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide lbs am; high tide,
5:26 am and 1854 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1918 a. M and 40
pm; high tide, 6:19 am and GAG pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:53 am; sun sets, 700
pm.
Moon sets. 3:4S am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:52 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
fifteen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiSh-
ed forty-fve minutes before sunrise.