Evening star., 1902-08-22
FAIR TONIGHT.
Good Weather Also Predicted for To-
morrow

morrow.
Forecast till 8 pm. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
cooler tonight; fresh northwesterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The slight barometric depression that was
central Thursday morning over the eastern
extremity of Lake Ontario has advanced
over the ST. Lawrence valley, attended last
night by local rains in the Atlantic coast
states. An area Of high barometer is NOV
ing slowly Southeastward over the lake re-
gfon, attended by fair and cooler weather
from the southern lake region over the
Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states. On
the southwest border of this high area,
which covers the states of the lower Mis-
souri, valley, local rains have occurred.
Fair and cooler weather is indicated for
the Atlantic coast states. In the Ohio val
ley and lower lake region the weather will
continue fair and cool. In the southern
states the weather will continue fair and
warm.
On the Atlantic coast fresh west to north
west winds will prevail On the gulf coast
the winds will be light and mostly south
erly. On the lower lakes fresh northwest
erly winds will prevail.
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have fresh northwesterly winds
and showers to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Nashville, 1.S0; Mon
treal. 1.26; Goldsboro', N. c., 1.52; New
bern, n. c., 2.04
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:
Observation-Disclosures 21: pm, So; s
pm, 10; II midnight, 60 August 80: 4
a a n m Z
Maximum, So at 4 pm. August 81; mini
mum, 81, at am. August 30.
Barometer-August 21: 4 pm, 1890; 8
pm. 2o.s7; 10 midnight, $3.50. August %:
am, 29S7; am, 20.S9; noon, 1880; 2
pm, 29.90.
Maximum Temperatures.
The following is the maximum tempera-
ture in the twenty-four hours ending at 8
am August q in the cities indicated, as
reported to the weather bureau:
Eastport. Me-. 70I Chicago ILL.,. ........ 6S
Boston, Mass -:..... u Des Moines. Iowa.. 7s
New York, n. y. a Omaha, Neb. ......... 50
Phadesp5ia; Pa 80 @ Sat Lake City,. s.
Washington, D. o.. s2t FL Paso, Tex. ....... 96
Lynchburg. Va: IS Yuma, Arlz. .1o4
New Orleans. La. e6 Carson City, Ney..... 50
Galveston. Tex 80 San Francisco Cal. GA
Chattanooga. Tenn "a Los Angeles, Cal..... "A
Buffalo, y. f........ 10 San Diego ........... 20
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature 50;
condition. 80. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem
perature, 49, condition at north connection
36; condition At south connection, So
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Temper-
ature, 49, condition at influent gatehouse,
36; condition at effluent gatehouse, SO.
Washington city reservoir-Temperature
II: condition at irfuent, SO; condition ut
effluent, 36.
Tide Table.
Today-Iow tide, 400 am. and 4:21 pm. ;
high tide, 1902 a m. and 1925 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:51 am and sol
p m; high tide, 1912 am and II :OS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:17 am; sun sets, G: :lS
pm.
Moon rises, 500 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:1S am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; e2-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted hf-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.