Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-24
LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
Partly Cloudy Weather Indicated for
Tbnirht and Wednesday.

Tonight and Wednesday.
Forecast TIL pm. Wednesday-For the
District Of Columbia, Deidware Maryland
and Virginia. partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday, light variable winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
The principal disturbance this morning Is
central over Wyoming. It extends east.
ward to Iowa and WESTWARD to Nevada. The
rapidly eastward to the mouth Of the st.
Lawrence, greatly diminished In Intensity
An area OF high pressure OF considerable
magnitude covers the extreme northwest
and pressure is relatively high, over the
lake region. the middle. south Atlantic and
east gulf states.
There have been showers In the Ohio val
ley, the lower lake region, middle Atlantic
states. New England middle Mississippi
valley, Missouri valley and over the north
ern Rocky mountain slope. In the last
named district rain has turned to snow
with temperatures close to the freezing
point. 1t Is decidedly colder in Montana
and the north Pacific coast states. Colder
weather also prevails in the middle Missis-
sippi valley and upper lake region; else
where the temperatures, are above the sea-
sonal average.
Showers are indicated for Wednesday In
the Ohio valley and the western portion OF
the lower lake region.
The temperature changes will be uninl-
portant, except over the areas OF rainfall
where somewhat cooler weather will pre-
vail @
The winds on the Atlantic coast will be
mostly fresh westerly; on the east gull
coast light southerly. and on the lower
lakes light variable, becoming fresh east.
erly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by
Af1ecks standard thermometer was as
follows: am, 70; II noon, 1872 pm, 81
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:
IS; II midnight 20; May "a, am, 81;
am, 10; IL noon, "a; pm, 60.
Maximum, 81, at 1 pm. May "a; mini.
mum. 90. at am, May "a.
20 SO: II midnight, 1871; May "a, am.
%. 90; am, 1902; noon, SO.o1; p M, 5000
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 80
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls temperature IS; condi'
ton, Z. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
II; condition at north connection 4; con-
dition at south connection, 16. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 70; con.
dition at inf1uent gate house, 80; condition
at effiuent gate house, So Washington city
reservoir, temperature, II; condition at In
fluent, SO; condition at effluent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1901 am and 10:2]
m; high tide, 3:17 am. and "A pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, HOP am. and iii
pm; high tide, 4:16 am. and 4:46 Pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, AL am; sun sets. II.
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:40 am.
Moon SETS 2:23 am tomorrow.
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 IF
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before Sunrise.