Evening star., 1901-09-11
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Thursday Partly Cloudy, Light South
to West Winds.

Thursday Partly Cloudy, Light south
to West Winds.
Forecast till pm. Thursday:
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, showers tonight. Thursday
partly cloudy; light south to west winds
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight.
showers in western portion Thursday
partly cloudy; fresh south to west winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The disturbance which was central Tues
day morning over southern Lake Michigan
has reached western Ontario and another
that originated over western Kansas has
moved northeastward to northwestern
Iowa, with marked increase In intensity.
These conditions caused general rains east
of the Rocky mountains, except in the
southern states, where there were only
few scattered showers.
Temperatures are somewhat higher in the
Atlantic states and the Missouri and Mis-
sissfppi valleys, with a narrow belt Of
slightly lower temperature between.
There will be showers tonight in New
England the middle Atlantic states and
the lower Missouri and lower Ohio valleys,
and showers Thursday on the New Eng
land coast, in the southern states, the Ohio
valley and the western lower lake region.
Temperature changes will not be marked.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coasts the winds will be fresh south to
west, on the south Atlantic and gulf coasts
light southerly, and on the lower lakes
fresh westerly.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh south to west
winds and showers to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Parry Sound. LA; Elk
ins, 1.76: Alpena, LOO; Omaha, 1.24: Jupi-
ter. 2.5S; Huron. 1.32 Des Moines, los;
Houston, Tex, 16O.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
,o%A
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-september 10. pm, 7s;
s p.m "A; - midnight 20. September II,
am, 63; 8 am, 81; IL noon, IS; pm,
Sc. Maximum, 81, at 1:3O pm. September
II; minimum, 63. at am. September II.
Barometer-Sep.ember 10, pm. 2999;
pm. 2997; IL midnight, 1891 September
IL, 4 am, 29.97; am, 2991; noon, 20. SO;
pm, 29.S7.
Up-River Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reported that the Potomac
river was cloudy and the Shenandoah river
was clear at that place today.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls, temperature "A: con-
dition. 8; receiving reservoir, temperature,
IS; condition at north connection, 6; con-
dition at south connection, 4: distributing
reservoir. temperature, Is; condition at in
fluent gate house, 4.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 12:4S am. and 1:12 p.
m; high tide, $50 am. and 7:17 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1887 am. and 1:56
pm; high tide. 1886 am. and 500 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises 5:36 am; sun sets 6:17
pm.
Moon rises 5:21 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:37 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunriseS
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted flf-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-flve minutes before sunrise.