Evening star., 1901-08-31
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Hut Fair Weather fs Predicted z,
Tomorrow.

But Fair Weather fs Predicted for
Tomorrow.
Forecast TIL pm Sunday-for the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and MARYLAND.
partly cloudy tonight. probably showers.
Sunday fair; light northerly winds.
FOR Virginia, partly cloudy tonight, prob
ably showers in northern and eastern por-
tions. Sunday fair; light variable winds;
becoming northerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
During the past twenty-feur hours there
nave been thunder storms in the south At
lantlc states, the lower lake region the
southern and eastern upper lake region the
greater portion of the middle Atlantic
states, the central west and the northern
portion of the southwestern states
The northwest high area has continued it's
eastward movement, causing a substantial
fali in temperature from the Ohio valley
northwara.
In the northwest temperatures are again
rising. Light frost, with freezing tempera-
ture was reported at White River, Canada.
There will be showers tonight in the mid
ole Atlantic states and the greater portion
or New England. and also in eastern Flor
ida, continuing Sunday on the New Eng
land coast and in eastern Florida: else
where east of the Mississippi river and in
the southwest the weather will be fair.
1t Will be cooler tonight in New York and
interior New England.
On the New England coast the winds will
the middle Atlantic coast variable becom-
ing fresh northerly; on the south Atlantic
coast mostly light northerly; on the gulf
coast ilght and mostly easterly, and on the
lower lakes fresh northerly.
steamers which depart today for Eu-
ropean ports will have light to fresh south
erly winds and partly cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
tWentycfour hours: Augusta, 130; Heph-
1ibah, Ca, Los; Toledo, 2.32; Woodstock.
Va, 1.24.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at p. m yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 20, pm, S3:
pm. IS; II midnight, 70 August 81, 4
am, Us; 3 a. M, 61; II noon, &c; pm, .5.
Maximum, SO. at 4 pm, August 30; mini
mum, 66, at 6:45 am, August 81
Barometer-August 30, pm, 1904: 8
pm, 1898; II midnight, 1884 August 81,
am, 2992; am, 1894; II noon, 29s5:
p. m, 20.93.
Up-River Water.
Both rivers at Harpers Ferry were re-
ported muddy today by the Baltimore and
Ohio agent at that point.
Registers 20 at O'Clock.
The temperature registered today by
House & Herrmann's standard thermome-
ter was as follows: o am, 75; II noon. 20:
2 pm, 20.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a m: Great Falls, temperature IS: condi-
tion, 8; receiving reservoir, temperature, 30;
coEdition at north connection, Z; condition
at south connection, g. distributing reser-
voir, temperature, 20; condition at influent
gate house, 9.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 3:01 am. and BIS pm:
high tide, S:57 am. and a:27 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, $3.50 am and 403
pm; high tide, 9:44 am and 1910 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun RISES 5:26 am; sun sets,
6:35 pm
Moon rises, 7:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:27 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.