Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-28
GENERALLY FAIR.
rate Temperature Until Wednes-
daY Fresh WindA.


day, Fresh Winds.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia, New England. eastern
New York. New Jersey, eastern Pennsyl-
vania Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
North Carolina generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; moderate temperature till We'd
nesday; fresh north to east winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Marked high pressure covers the country
east of the Mississippi river this morning,
except near the Gulf of Mexico, and, a
consequence, moderate temperatures are
general. although they quite high
Sunday in the Ohio valley and upper lake
region.
low area is central in South Dakota,
but as it is closely followed by rapidly ris-
ing pressure it cannot cause any continued
warm period.
There have been showers and thunder
storms in the middle and south Atlantic
and gulf states. except on the middle At
lantic coast: elsewhere the weather was
generally fair.
During the twenty-four hours ending s
am. Sunday showers and thunder storms
were quite general in the lower Missouri
valley and east of the Mississippi river, ex-
cept in New England and the middle
Atlantic coast.
The high pressure area over the north will
dominate weather conditions during the
next two or three days, and moderate tenn
peratureS and generally fair weather may
therefore be expected, except in the ex-
IRENE south Atlantic states, where local
thunder storms are probable
On the Atlantic coast fresh winds will
prevail mostly northeasterly.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
Charlotte, 2.52; Charleston, 40; Harper's
Ferry, 3.75; Savannah, 80; Tampa LEO;
Columbia, S. c., 1.64; ST. George, s. c.,
1;94; Yemassee S. G., 2:o2; Blackvile, s.
Ga, eco: Cheneyville, La, 1.50; Malvern,
Ark. 2.1c; Houston, Tex, 1.54 St. Mat
thews, S. c., 150.
For the twenty-four hours anding 8 a m.
Sunday: Lynchburg, 1s6: Kansas City,
>. 10: Allendale S. c., 10; Greenwood, S.
c., go; Union Point, Ga, 1.9S; Washing
ton. Ga. $50; West Point, Ga, LOO Her.
nando, Miss, 1.64.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of tha
and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: August "a pm. rs; 8
pm, -; II midnight. 50. August 2S-4 a.
M. 81; am, IS; II noon, 73; pm, "a
Maximum, IS. at pm, August 81; mini
mum, 65, at am. August %.
Barometer: August 27-4 pm, 30.0S; p.
M, 3OOa; II midnight, 1910. August 2S4
a. m, 30.1i; S am, 80 IS; noon, 1920; p.
M, 1920.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a M: Great Falls. temperature. as; condi-
ton, 30; receiving reservoir, temperature,
81: condition at north connection, sc: con-
dition at south connection, Sc; distributing
temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, 36; eff1uent gate house, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. sos am. and $50 PM;
high tide, Ill am. and :3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, OH am. and 9:26
p. M; high tide, 2:1O a. m. and 2:43 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:24 am; sun sets, $50
2. m.
Moon rises, III pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:25 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by TIA PM; exc
begun at 81 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named
Arc lamps lighted at $50 pm; extin-
guished at $50 am.