Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-19

Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, "a: year ago, IS.
Snow is falling this morning at yell
lowstone PARK, and freezing temperature
is reported from Wyoming and Nevada.
while considerably cooler weather is
general over the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains and the Rocky noun
tain and plateau regions, under the in
1uence of an extensive area of high
barometric pressure that is moving east
ward from the north Pacific coast. High
temperatures continue over the MiSsis-
sippi valley, the lake region. the Ohio val
ley and the middle Atlantic states. and
on Thursday the WarmeSt weather Of the
season in these districts prevailed.
The western disturbance has moved
eastward to the upper Mississippi valley,
and has caused local showers and thun-
derstorms over the northern plains
states and the upper Mississippi valley
and showers over the northern Rocky
mountain region and the north Pacific
states. Local rains are also reported
from the gulf and south Atlantic states,
the lake region and the middle Atlantic
states north of Virginia and southern
New England.
The Indications are that the western
disturbance will continue to move east
ward and will cause increasing cloudi-
ness east of the Mississippi river and
| local showers tonight Saturday in the
north Atlantic and south Atlantic states
the east gulf states. Tennessee, the Ohio
valley and the lake region.
y general break in the warm wave over
the middle west is indicated within the
next SO to IS hours. Warm weather will
continue in the eastern states tonight
and Saturday.
Southwest storm warnings are dis
played on Lakes Michigan and Superior
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate
variable, mostly southerly; on the south
Atlantic coast moderate southerly, ex-
cept east and southeast on the Florida
coast; on the east gulr coast moderate
southeast and south, probably brisk over
western portion.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate variable winds
and mostly fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation tin
inches) has been reported during the
past twenty-four hours: Tampa, Ito;
Asheville 10: Montgomery. LIZ: Alapa-
ha. Ca, 100, Naladosta, Ga. l.2O.
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:
Thermomet er-Yesterday. pm. "a:
s pm, 81; II midnight. a: today.
am. SO: m. IS; II noon. 81: pm,
"a. Maximum. "A. at , pm. today; min
imum. 81. at am. today.
Barometer-Yester pm. $3.50;
pm. 2sS2: II midnight. 1854: today,
4 am, 29.Si: am, 1889. l. noon
29S9. pm, 30 81.
The temperature recorded at the
weather bureaus kiosk today follows:
O'Clock. "a; 9. 81; 10, IS: II. 80; T., 81;
/, 100, >. 1O2.
The record today at Affleck's. 18th and
F. streets. follows: s O'Clock, 81: 3, 50;
TO- SOL; IL, 81; IL 80; l, 991a. and 2, 1902
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls-Temperature, 7s;
condition, Z. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. -; condition at north connec-
ton, 4: condition at south connection, s
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, ~: condition at inf1uent gate
house, s; condition at eff1uent gate
house, 8.
Tide Tables.
| Today-Low tide, 900 am. and 7:O5
pm; high tide. 1901 am. and 1915 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, ia a m. and 1:.3
pm; high tide, 1854 and 1:H pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:45 am: sun SETS
7:OS pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:4 am.
Moon-Rises, 12:10 IN. 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.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. May 49,
Potomac and Shenandoah both clear this
morning.