Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-20
PARTLY CLOUDY.
Variable Winds Becoming Fresh
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Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District Of Columbia, partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday; variable
winds, becoming fresh northwesterly.
For Delaware and Maryland. partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday; fresh westerly
winds. feaAd
For Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
fresh westerly winds. Il 80
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; a year ago, 81
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The northeastern disturbance has made
trail in the st. Lawrence valley, having d.
unfinished somewhat ineintensity. The west
ern area of low pressure still occupies Ari-
IONA and northern New Mexico. It likewise
appears to be diminishing in intensity The
area of high pressure that occupied Nova
Scotia during the last few days has moved
southeastward over the Atlantic. Pressure
continues high from the lower Mississippi
valley northwestward to Manitoba and over
the north Pacific coast and northern Rocky
mountain regions.
Light rain has fallen in the lower lake
region, the upper Ohio valley, the middle
Atlantic and New England states, and scat
tered showers have fallen in the middle
Rocky mountain and plateau districts.
The temperatures this morning are about
normal. except in the south. where the
Generally fair weather is indicated FOR
tonight and Saturday, except along the
lower lakes and eastern New York, where
the weather will continue cloudy and rainy
tonight clearing Saturday morning.
The temperature changes will be small
and unimpOrtant.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be fresh west to north.
north to northeast and on the lower lakes
fresh northwesterly
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Halifax, 156; Key
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
Record 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:
Thermometer-May 10: pm. 8s; pm.
"a; ~ midnight, Sc. May 20: am, 81;
8 am, 80; IL noon, 81; pm, 6S. Maxd-
mum, IS, at 2 pm. May 20; minimum, 90.
at am. May 70
Barometer-May 10: pm, 1913; pm.
29.7s; IL midnight, $3.50. May 20: am.
2977; am, $40; noon, $3.50; pm, %. 80.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
flecks standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, 66; IL noon. "A; pm, 76.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
ann: Great Falls, temperature, So; condi-
ton, 81 Dalecarlia reservoir temperature,
s.; condition at north connection, IA; con-
dition at south connection, IS; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature 60;
condition at infiuent gatehouse, SO; condi-
ton at effiuent gateheuse, SO; Washington
city reservoir, temperature, Sc; condition
at inf1uent, SO; condition at effluent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 5:45 am. and 62s p.m.;
high tide, IL :43 am. {TEN l.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 6:48 am. and 7:25
pm; high tide 1916 am. and 1910 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:A Am; sun sets,
100 pm. :aRfa
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4A3 am.
Moon sets, II 40 pm. rio
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 extinguish-
ed forty-five minutes before sunrise.