Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
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Probably Occasional Showers Lfrhl
southerly Winds.
Forecast till s pm:
For the District OF Columbia, maryland
and Virginia, unsettled weather tonight
and Sunday, probably OCCASIONAL showers
light to fresh southeriy winds.
The gulf storm is moving slowly up the
Mississippi valley, being central This morn
ing at Cairo, Ill. 1t has covered but SOC
miles since Friday morning. and has dirnin-
ished somewhat in intensity.
Heavy rains and brisk to high winds pre-
vailed Friday in Tennessee and the middle
Mississippi valley. Light rain fell in the
lower Ohio valley and he~south Atlantic
states.
For tonight and Sunday unsettled wealth
er with rain is indicated Tor the upper
Ohio valley and the lower lake region.
There will also be occasional rains Sunday
in the coast districts of the south Atlantic
states and in the middle Atlantic states.
The tendency Of the gulf storm at pres
ent is toward a slow movement northward.
1t will probably unite with second dis
turbance now north OF the Dakotas and
move eastward across the lake region.
The winds on the lower lakes tonight Will
be fresh to brisk east to southeast, prob
ably becoming southeasterly and increas-
ing Sunday. On the Atlantic coast light to
fresh southerly winds are indicated for to-
night and Sunday.
Steamers which depart today. for Euro
pean ports will have fresh south to south
east winds. showers and log to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Charleston. Leg: Nash
i.se; Jupiter, Id; Americas. Ga, 2.O2;
Fort Gaines, Ga, 2.O2; Quitman, Ca, 2.22;
Thomasville, Ca, 81; Arlington. Tenn,
as; Batesville, Miss. 2.36; Bolivar. Tenn.
Miss, 1.7O; fernando, Miss, ESQ; Holly
Springs. Miss, 23S; Milan. Tenn, LIS;
Tuscumbia, Ala, 1.5S; Forest City, Ark,
2.12.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the tWenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Acknowledgement 16, pm, Sc; s
pm, so; II midnight, q; August II, am,
IS; 8 am, II: II noon. 81; pm, So
Maximum, &C. at pm, August 16; mini
mum, IA, at am, August H.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 49, pm, 5000; 8
pm, 5000; IL midnight 30.02; August II,
4 am, 5000; 8 am, 1904; noon, 30O3;
pm, 1902.
Mercury on the Up Grade.
The temperature registered today by
House & Herrmann's standard thermom-
eter was as follows: 8 am, SO; IL noon, 50;
pm, W.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at =
am: Great Falls-Temperature, 80; con-
dition, 16 Receiving acknowledgements
ture, 81; condition at north connection, g.;
condition at south connection, 10. Distrib-
uting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO; condition
at infiuent gatehouse, 20.
Up-River Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reported both rivers muddy at
that point today.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 4:05 am. and Ais p. m. !;
high tide, 9:56 am. and 1920 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:46 am. and 4:55
pm; high tide, 1892 am. and 1866 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:13 am; sun sets, $3.50
pm.
Moon sets, $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:14 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fiji
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.