Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-08
FAIR, WARMER TONIGHT.
Tuesday Fair and Cooler; Fresh Shift
ing Winds.

4Ak =" AAoSs
Forecast till pm. Tuesday.-For the
District Of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
land. fair, warmer tonight Tuesday fair
and cooler; fresh southwesterly. shifting
to northwesterly winds.
For Virginia. fair tonight warmer in
eastern portion. Tuesday fair, warmer in
extreme southeast portion; variable winds,
becoming fresh southwesterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, 81; year ago, 50.
Weather conditions and general forecast
FAR weather prevails this morning, ex-
cept In northern Michigan and the gulf
states, where 1t is cloudy and showery.
II Is also cloudy and threatening over the
plateau region, In consequence of an area
OF low pressure that stretches from Ari-
iona northward to British Columbia A
second area of low pressure Is central over
northern Lake Huron, and an area of high
pressure is moving southeastward over the
upper Mississippi valley.
Scattered showers have fallen in the south
and middle Atlantic states, the gulf states,
California and Oregon, and locally over
the plateau region.
There has been a marked fall in tempera-
ture in the middle Atlantic states and 1t
Is colder In the Missouri valley.
showers are indicated for tonight in the
lower lake region, also in the gulf and
Sou1h ApdHtlC states. In the IaSt-nameQ
district showery conditions will continue
during the next day or SO.
1t Will be cooler Tuesday in the Ohio
valley and lower lake region
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be fresh southwest
erly, increasing to brisk on the middle At
lantic coast tonight; on the east gulf coast
hight to fresh southwesterly, and on the
lower lakes fresh northwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation dn
tod dtyrip fho CT
twenty-four hours: Shreveport, 1852; Abb
lene, Les; Palestine, 336; Savannah, 2.1O;
San Luis Obispo, 1872; Sacramento, 1.2O;
Fresno, 1.02; Newbern. N. c., 1.54.
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
am Sunday: Charlotte, LAP; Raleigh. 1.O4
Wytheville, 12O; Louisville, lip; Memphis,
LOG; Nashville, 1872; Shreveport, 1.4O; Win
nipeg, 1OS.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair 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 beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May I, pm. 70; 8 p.m..
70; - midnight. g. May 8. am, 81; s
am, 81; II noon, H. 2 pm, r.
Maximum, SO, at 2:15 pm, April Z; min
imum, 49, at am, April s.
Barometer-May T. pm, 1895: s p.m.,
29.99; IL midnight, 1904. May g. am,
1905; am, 3O.OS; noon, 1905; pm,
1902.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:30 am and 5:1S pm !;
high tide, 1928 am. and 1857 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:15 am. and G:03
pm; high tide, II IA am. and LAS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1850 am; sun sets,
6:5S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:55 am.
Moon sets 1887 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishtng begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls, temperature &c; con-
dition. a. Dalecarlia reservoir tempera-
ture, IS; condition at north connection, SO;
condition at south connection, SO. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
50; condition at influent gate house. 49,
condition at effiuent gate house SO. Wash
ington city reservoir, temperature, &c; con-
dition at influent, SO; condition at effluent
SO.