Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
Minimum temperature past twenty-foul
hours, AZ; year ago, SO. rs

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unusually sluggish during the last three
weeks, especially over the eastern districts.
The area Of low pressure that covers New
England this morning has moved less than
200 miles in the last twenty-four hours. 1t
has caused strong easterly winds along the
Maine coast and rain over New England
and New York. The trough OF low pressure
In the west has separated into two depres-
siOns-one being central In western Arkan-
sas, the other in Manitoba. An area Of
high pressure covers the north Pacific coast
and northern plateau region, with tend
ency to move southeastward. The western
depression has caused showers in Okla
homa, Arkansas, eastern Texas, western
Missouri, Kansas, eastern South Dakota,
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
The temperature continues below the sea-
sonal average in all parts Of the country.
Frost was reported this morning from
northern Illinois, Indiana, north central
Ohio and in the mountain districts Of the
Carolnas and Virginia.
Rain is indicated for tonight In the lower
Ohio valley, Tennessee and the east gulf
states, and for Tuesday in the Ohio valley,
Tennessee, the east gulf and south Atlantic
states.
The temperature changes will be gen.
orally small.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be light and variable;
on the east gulf coast light northerly, be-
coming southerly, and on the lower lakes
mostly fresh westerly.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Okla homa. Log: Kan
sas City, LOS; Huron, 1.SS
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
IN. Sunday: Rochester, I54; Syracuse,
104; Harrisburg, Ito.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May 10. pm, SO; pm,
"a; midnight, As. May 16. am, AZ; s
am. 81; y noon. 90; pm. a.
Maximum ga, at pm May 16; mini
mum, AZ, at am. May 10.
Barometer-May Is, pm, %. 80; 8 p.m
q. 50; y midnight 1892. May 10, am,
1896.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered atoday by
Aff1eck's standard thermometer was: 8 a.
M, SO; u noon, 60; pm, 80.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
In: Great Falls temperature, g. condi-
ton, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
81; condition at north connection, 8; con-
dition at south connection, .26. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 66; con-
dition at inf1uent gatehouse. 36; condition
at effluent gatehouse. SO. Washington city
reservoir, temperature So; condition at in
fluent, 36; condition at effuent, SO.
Tide Table &c
Today--Low tide, 2::2S m and 312 D. M !;
high tide, S:28 am. and s:33 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, .312 a m. and 3:5S
pm; high tide, 9:12 am. and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon svasg
Today-sun rises, 4:4s am; sun SETS 7:o5
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:47 am.
Moon sets, $40 IN.
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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
fortyfive minutes before sunrise.