Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03

land. partly cloudy and continued warm
tonight. Thursday showers and thunder
storms: fresh to brisk southerly winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday, except showers Thursday in
interior; fresh southerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-fou
hours, IL; year ago. "a
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The great shallow depression CEN
trail over the plateau region Tuesday
morning has concentrated over eastern
Colorado and western Kansas and in
creased in energy. The barometer is still
under 29.5o inches, however. over the
middle Rocky mountain region, and
thence northeastward to the upper Mis-
sissippi valley. The eastern area of high
pressure is passing off to sea over the
Virginia coast, and pressure is rising in
the northwest.
There has been decided rise in tenn
perature in northeastern districts. and
fall in the Rocky mountain region. par
ticular1y on the western slope, where
freezing temperatures with snow are re-
ported
Rain has fallen in the south Atlantic
states. eastern Tennessee. the upper lake
region, South Dakota and Nebraska, and
rain or snow in the middle Rocky noun
tain region.
Showers and thunder storms are indi-
Gated for tonight and Thursday in the
and showers are probable Thursday in
the east gulf and south Atlantic states
1t will be warmer tonight in New Y ork
and continued high temperatures Will
prevail in the remainder of the Washing
ton forecast district tonight and Thurs
day.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh southweterly; on the
south Atlantic and east gulf coasts fresh
southerly, and on the lower lakes fresh
and variable becoming easterly and in
creasing tonight.
Storm warnings are displayed on west
ern Lake Superior and on the California
coast from Port Hartford to San Diego.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the
past twenty-four hours: Pierre. 12o;
Rapid City, 1874; Salt Lake City, 1.16;
Athens, Ga, 162; Alapaha, Ga, 1.SO; AL
bany Ga, 1.56.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly 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 2. pm, IA; pm.
&c: - midnight, 63. May 3. am, 60; 8
a m. Ga: IL noon, 6S; p.m IL
Maximum, 70, at 1:30 pm. May 3; mini
mum, 80, at I'm. May 3.
Barometer-May 2. pm. 1904; pm.
1902; II midnight, 1908. May 3. am.
1908; am, 3O.O5; noon. 1904; pm, 3O.O1.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls. temperature, 6; con-
dition. 33; Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture "a; condition at north connection,
SO; condition at south connection, 81.
Georgetown distributing reservoir, tenn
perature GA; condition at inf1uent gate
house SO: condition at effluent gate house,
SO. Washington city reservoir, tempera-
ture. 81; condition at influent SO; condi-
ton at effluent So
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1 80 am. and 1:56
pm; high tide, IA am. and TAO pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:O6 am and 2:34
pm; high tide, $50 am. and S:16 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Todav-Sun rose, sol am; sun sets,
1854 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, am.
Moon rises, $40 am tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.