Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-19

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The eastern disturbance that was CEN
trail over western North Carolina Wednes-
DAY morning appears to have moved north
westward, the greatest depression this
morning being over eastern Lake Huron.
The western trough of low pressure has
made little advance eastward in the last
twenty-four hours. The northern end of
1t Is apparently filling up. SO that the main
depression now covers southern Utah and
northern Arizona. A ridge of high pressure
stretches from the mouth of the Mississippi
to Manitoba, and pressure continues high
over the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
General rains have fallen in the Ohio
valley, the eastern portion of the lake re-
gion, the middle and south Atlantic states,
and New England. Light showers have
also fallen in Oklahoma, the Panhandle of
Texas and the northern Rocky mountain
region.
Temperatures are still below the seasonal
| average east of the Rocky mountains, ex-
cept over limited areas in the lake region
and eastern New York.
The weather will be fair tonight and Fri
day. except along the lower lakes, the
upper Ohio valley, and northern portion
| of the middle Atlantic states, where show
ers will continue tonight, and the weather
Will probably clear Friday.
Temperatures will rise slowly in the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and the east gulf states
The winds along the middle Atlantic
| coast will be light and variable tonight,
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lantic and east gulf coasts Hight north to
| northwest winds will continue and on the
! lower lakes fresh westerly winds will shift
| to nOrthwesterly.
Storm warnings are DISPLAYED on the
| Maine coast
The following heavy precipitation Gin
| inches) has been reported during the past
| twenty-four hours: Key West, 1856; Buffalo,
LA.
Steamers departing today for European
| ports will have fresh easterly winds and
| rainy weather to the Grand Banks.
| Record for Twenty -Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
! thermometer ami barometer at the weather
| bureau Tor the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
| ThermOmeter-May IS pm 65. n m
| GA; II midnight, 50. May 10, 4 am. 81: s
| am, 30; u noon, &c. PM, 81 Maximum,
| GU, at u am, May 10, minimum, "a, at
| am, May 10.
| Barometer-May is. : pm, 29.68; pm,
| 29.67: - midnight 29.69 May 10, am,
1913; an, % rs; noon, 29.75; p.m 20 76
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
| feck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: en-, 81; ~ noon. 20; pm. e.
| Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
/ am: Great Falls temperature, So; condi-
ton, H. Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
/
dition at south connection, %; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, So: con-
| dition at inf1uent gatehouse. 80; condition
| at effiuent gatehouse, 80; Washington CITY
| reservoir, temperature, %; condition at in
fluent 80; condition at effluent, SO.
| Tide Table.
Tcday-Low tide, 4:49 am. and 5:36 D. M
high tide, 1O.51 am. and 11.2O pm
| Tomcrrow-Low tide, 5:45 am. and CPS
p.m.; high tide, 11:43 am.
| The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 4:45 a. m; sun sets. 7.OS
pm.
Tor'orrow-sun rises, 4:44 am
! Moon sets, IL :O4 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-five minutes before sunrise.