Evening star., 1909-05-21
WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain Tonight and Saturday; Cool,
With Brisk East Winds.
For the District Of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland. rain tonight and Satur-
day; continued cool: moderate and brisk
east and northeast winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. o.; year ago, 81.
The southern storm moved slowly
northeastward, and this morning its CEN
ter is over South Carolina This dis
turbance has caused continuation of
unsettled weather and rains in the east
ern and southeastern states, the upper
Ohio valley and the lower lake region.
The rainfall was heavy to excessive in
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina.
South Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Another disturbance In the southwest is
causing unsettled weather and local
areas Of rain In the plains states; else
where fair weather prevails.
The temperature continues abnormally
low In all districts. except the extreme
uu'' than the average e for this date: '
The indications are that the southern
storm will cause continuation Of un-
settled, shoWery weather over the lower
lake region, the upper Ohio valley and
| ensuing thirty-six hours. In the south
Atlantic and east gulf states the weather
will be partly cloudy, with conditions
favorable for local showers.
Temperatures below the seasonal aver
age will continue general in the eastern
and southeastern states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be moderate to brisk east
and northeast: on the south Atlantic
ooaslj light southwest and west; on
the east gulf coast, light variable.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Hatteras to Boston.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have strong east and
northeast winds and cloudy weather to
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Un
inches) has been reported during the
past twenty-four hours: Augusta, 1.OS:
bus, 1.1O: Lynchburg. 1.52: Jupiter, 2.68:
Knoxville, LA; Parkersburg, 1.16: Wythe-
Vile, 2.30; Florence. 8. c., 200; Green's
boro, N. c.. 2.6O; st. Matthews, s. c.,
S. c.. 1.96.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
pm, 56: II midnight, 81. May 21. 4 am.
oI, a.Iu, O4s IL uOOn, OS, pm, o.
Maximum. 81, at Z Pm, May 20; mini
mum, 80. at am. May p.
Barometer-May 20. 4 p.m., 30.08: 8 pm,
5000: IL midnight, 1910. May p, 4 am.
1905: Am. 80.O3; noon. 29.98; pm,
29.97.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 3:18 am. and $50
p.m.; high tide, 9:17 am. and 9:53 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:OS am and
4:4S Pm; high tide. 1915 am. and 1912
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:43 am; sun sets.
7:1O pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:43 am.
Moon sets 9:4S pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
eatinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature, 65;
condition. 10. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. 6S; condition at north connec-
tion, II; condition at south connection,
II. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, 60; condi. .-on at influent
gatehouse. 13; condition at effiuent gate