Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-12
FA1R.
Warmer Tonight and Tomorrow
Fresh Winds

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Fresh Winds.
Forecast TIL pm. Sunday:
For the District OF Columbia and vir-
ginia. fair and warmer tonight and Sum
day; fresh southwesterly winds.
For Maryland. fair and warmer tonight
Sunday fair, warmer In southern portion;
fresh southwesterly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty -four
hours. 10: q year ago, g.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The temperature has moderated In east
eEn districts. although it is still somewhat
below the seasonal average. In the Mis-
souri, valley and generally throughout the
for several days
With the exception of a few scattered
thounder storms in various parts of the
country. the weather has been fair. o
The temperature will continue to rise in
eastern and southern districts during the
next thirty-six hours. and fair weather will
continue. 1t will alse be warmer in the
lower lake region with probabilities of
thunder storms tonight and Sunday
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
WIN De fresh southerly; on the south AT
fant1c Soast light and variable mostly
southeriy: on the east gulf coast light and
variable mostly northeasteriy and on the
lower lakes brisk southwest to south.
Inc following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: Havana G62
steamers departing today for European
ports VIII have fresh southwesterly winds
ana rair weather to the Grand Banks.
Recordsfor 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 ia pm, ee: pm.
6o; IL midnight. 80. May PA am, 81; s
am. 81; II noon, 70: pm, 78 Maximum
re. at pm. May II. Minimum-73. at 6
am. May IL.
Barometer: May IA pm. 80 "a: 8 pm,
1923; Il midnight 30.2s. May 12- am,
5000: am, 30.31; noon, 1927; 2 pm, 1925.
Tide Table.
Today-Iow tide, 500 am and $50 pm.
high tide, IL am. and :35 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:04 am. and CAT
PM; high tide. 1853 am
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 452 am; sun sets, 1902
pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:51 am
Moon rises II 36 pm
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
Hghted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
1orty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
a M: Great Falls, temperature, Sc; condi-
ton, 16: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature.
%; condition at north connection, ID; con-
dltlon at south connection, 10; GEORGETOWN
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81 /:
condition at influent gatehouse, 13; condf-
ton at effiuent gatehouse, IA; Washington
city reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at
lnhuent, Ii; condition at eff1uent, O.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, May 12.-
Both rivers are clear.
Table showing equivalent turbidities as
obtained for the Washington aqueduct by
the old and new methods.
The numbers reported by the United
States geological survey method give ap-
proximately the weight of mud carried
OF 100000 by weight of water