Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
FAIR AND 9ARmrn.
Variable Winds Indicated, Becoming
Fresh southerly.

Variable Winds Indicated, Becoming
Fresh southerly.
Forecast till pm. Friday;
For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Delaware, fair and warmer tonight
and Friday; variable wi6ds, becoming fresh
scutherly.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Friday;
warmer Friday; variable winds. becoming
fresh southerly.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, A; a year ago, 40
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Fair, cool weather prevails this morning
in eastern districts under the influence of
an area of high pressure that occupies the
middle Atlantic states and the lower lake
region. A second area oI high pressure of
cor siderable magnitude is moving east
southeast over Alberta and the northeast
Rocky mountain slope. Between the two
highs pressure is low, with two centers of
depression-one in Minnesota and the other
in western Texas. Very little rain has
fallen as yet in the regions occupied by the
lows. In the upper lake region scattered
showers have fallen, and there have also
been showers in North Dakota, Montana
1t Is warmer this morning in the Ohio val
ley and the lake region and considerably
colder in the Missouri valley. Temperatures
are again below the seasonal average quite
generally throughout the country, the
greatest departure from normal conditions
being in North Dakota, Montana and the
middle Atlantic states.
Fair weather Is indicated for tonight and
Friday in all parts of the Washington fore
east district, except the lower lake region
where showers are probable
1t will be warmer in the Ohio valley, the
lower lake region, and the middle Atlantic
states.
The winds on the middle, south Atlantic
and east gulf coasts Will be mostly ngnt
rio lakes brisk
southerly, becoming westerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light northerly winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation On
fnches) has Teen reported during the past
"a hours: Father Point, Log; Eastport, 136.
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:
60; IL midnight. Al. May y: am. 80;
am, "a; II noon, 66; pm. 70. Maximum.
70, at pm May Il; minimum, A. at
am. May IL.
sO.17; II midnight. 1920. May y: 4 am,
1921; a.m 3O29; noon, 81 q; p M, Bills.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
fieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am. CT; 70 noon, 10; pm. 49,
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, SO; condi-
ton, 81: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
66; condition at north connection, 80; con-
dition at south connection, %; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 65;
condition at influent gatehouse, 36; condi-
ton at eff1uent gatehouse 36. Washington
city reservoir, temperature, "a; condition at
irfuent, 49, condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1917 am; high tide,
6:33 am and $50 p.m.1 -ts ii
Tomorrow-Low tide, r122f' a. m. and LOO
pm; high tide, 618 a. M and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Tcday-sun rises, 1852 M; sun sets, 7:ol
pm. =.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:51, am.
Moon rises, 1858 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
til gushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted III
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise