Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-14
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Light to Fresh Northeasterly Winds
Indicated.

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Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District Of Columbia and Maryland, show
ers tonight and Saturday; light to fresh
northeasterly winds.
For Virginia, showers tonight and Satur-
day; light to fresh winds, becoming north
easterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, II; a year ago, IS.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The tropical storm has passed into the Gulf
of Mexico. and is apparently central near
the north coast of Yucatan. An absence CT
reports from that region makes determ1-
nation of its future course impossible. 1t
is considered, however, that there is no
immediate danger along east Florida and
south Atlantic coasts.
There have been showers in the middle
Atlantic states. the Ohio and middle Mis-
sssippi valleys, the southern states, the
northwest and in portions of the southern
plateau. From the upper Mississippi valley
eastward and in Texas the weather has
been fair.
The tempera lures. as a rule, are slightly
higher, although they vary but little from
the seasonal averages.
The weather will continue cloudy and I'M
settled tonight and Saturday in the east
and south, with showers, except in he
lower lake region, where it will be generally
fair.
consequence.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be light to fresh north to northeast; on the
south Atlantic coast fresh and mostly
northeast to east; on the east gulf coast
northeast to north probably increasing on
the lower lakes light to fresh easterly.
Hurricane warnings are displayed from
Port Eads to Key West.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh west to north winds
and cloudy weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Oklahoma, 1926: Will
mington. 1.SS: Evansville, 1.S6; Greensboro,
N. c., 1852; Newbern, N. c.. la; Weldon,
N. c., LIS; Greenville Miss, 2.26; Chandler.
Okla, 202; Shawnee Okla. 3.34
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 10. pm, 60; 8
pm, 81; - midnight, Co. August A. In,
66; am, 81; II noon. 60: 2 pm, 66. Max
1mum. II, at pm August 13; minimum,
"a, at II am, August IA.
acknowledgements IL, 4 pm, 30.13; 3
pm, BOIL II midnight. BOIL. August ii.
4 am. 3O.07; am, 1910; noon, 3012; 2
pm, 80 II.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 9
am: Great Falls, temperature, 10: condi-
ton, H. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
%: condition at north connection, 6: conli-
ton at south connection, 4. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, emperature, 76; con-
dition at infuent gate house, I; condition
at effiuent gate house, Q. Washington city
reservoir temperature. "A: condition at III
fluent, H. condition at effiuent, "a.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 5:54 am. and 6O1 pm. !;
high tide, 81 a.
Tomorrow-Low tide, CAB am. and GAS
pm; high tide, 1910 am. and 1922 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:1O am; sun sets, 100
pm.
Moon rises, 1915 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:11 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.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August IA. -
The Potomac is muddy and the Shenan-
doah cloudy here today.