Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-31

For Delaware and Maryland, rain tonight
and Wednesday; fresh northeasterly winds
For Virginia, rain tonight and Wednes-
day; cooler IN extreme southeast portion
tonight; light southerly winds. becoming
easterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-foul
hours, "a; a year ago, "a.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The Mississippi valley depression has adj
vanced about 200 miles eastward in the last
twenty~four hours, and now covers the
lower Ohio valley, eastern Tennessee and
the east gulf states. A second disturbance
is central in southeastern Colorado. and an
area Of high pressure Is drifting slowly
eastward over the lower lake region.
General rains continue in the Ohio valley
Tennessee, the lower lake region and the
middle Atlantic states The rain area has
spread eastward into the south Atlantic
states and northeastward into the middle
Atlantic states during the last twenty-fouI
hours, and the weather has cleared in the
Mississippi valley. Light showers have
fallen in Montana and on the north Pacific
coast.
1t is somewhat cooler in the lower lake
region and the middle Mississippi valley
where temperatures are again below the
seasonal average.
Showery weather is indicated for tonight
and Wednesday in all portions OF the Wash
ington forecast district, except the east
gulf states and southern Florida.us
Temperature changes will be unimportant
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh northeasteriy. Increasing
somewhat tonight; on the south Atlantic
and east gulf coasts mostly light to fresh
southwesterly, and on the lower lakes brisk
northeasterly.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Montgomery, 200; Gin
cinnati. 1.42; Parkersburg. LIZ Harris
burg, 13S. 10 74-5
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeasterly winds
and rainy weather to the Grand Banks.
Record for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the rweather
bureau for the twenty -four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
80 Thermometer-Msy 50. pm, 81; pm;
am ar IS: T. noon, 50; p.m.. 81. An' ~
Maximum, "a, at 2 pm, May 81; mini
mum, 6S, at am, May 81.
Barometer-May 80. 4 pm. 29.S1; 8 pm,
2e.s2; 10 midnight. 1885. May 81, 4 am,
1854; am, 1885, noon, 996; 2 pm, %. 81
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
fieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1928 am and 4:O8 D. m
high tide, 900 a m. and $3.50 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:15 am and 4:4S
pm; high tide, 10:05 am. and 1928 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 4:37 am; sun sets, tbs
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES 4:37 am.
Moon rises, 9:21 pm.
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 if
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature. IA condi-
ton, 80. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
70; condition at north connection, 80; con-
dillon at south connection, BE- Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 30; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse 50; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 80. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "A; condition at in
fluent, 2S; condition at effiuent, 80.