Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-13
Maximum temperature past twenty-fou
hours, II; year ago, IS.

hours. II; a year ago, IS.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The West Indian storm is now In the
southeastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico
and still beyond the limit of observation
1t is apparently recurring to the northwaro
in the direction of the middle gulf coast
and hurricane and storm warnings have
been continued from Port Eads to Charles
ton.
There have been showers in the southern
states, central valleys. slope and central
Rocky mountain regions and the southern
plateau. Over the northern districts east
of the Mississippi river and west of the
Rocky mountains the weather has been fair.
There have been no temperature changes
of consequence.
There will be rain tonight in the southern
states, continuing Friday, and extending by
night through the middle Atlantic states
and Ohio valley.
Temperatures will change but little.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be northeast. increasing in force during
Friday; on the south Atlantic coast increas-
ing northeast to east, becoming high; on
the east gulf coast increasing nOrtherly be-
coming high tonight, and on the lower lakes
fresh and mostly easterly.
Hurricane warnings are displayed on the
gulf and south Atlantic coasts from Port
Eads to Jupiter, and storm warnings from
Jacksonville to Charleston.
The following heavy precipitation Din
incheS) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Kansas City, 2.22; Lit
tie Rock, Ito; Hatteras, LA; Jacksonville,
200; Key West 2.2S.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh west to northwest
winds and partly cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks.
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:
Thermometer: August 12-4 pm, II; 8
pm, 50; II midnight, 81 August 13-4
am, s. am, TO; II noon, 50; pm, II.
Maximum, n, at pm. August II; mini
mum, 81, at l am. August ID.
Barometer: August 12- pm, 29.99; g
pm, 30.03; u midnight, 1907. August 13-
am, 30.0S; am, 81. Is; noon, 80 10;
pm, 30.12.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at =
am: Great Falls, temperature, rs; condi-
ton, 8; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
IS; condition at north connection, 2; condi-
ton at south connection, 3; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, rs; con-
dition at influent gate house, s: condition
at effiuent gate house, Is; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, IA; condition at in
fluent, 10; condition at eftiuent, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 5:11 am. and 500 pm;
high tide, 1O:5S IN. and II 20 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:54 am. and 6:O1
pm; high tide. II 81 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 500 am; sun sets, 7:01
pm
Moon rises $40 pm.
TOmorrow-Sun rises, $40 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
,yrl, hn,, h1f< ,1rie.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fit
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August 49,
The Potomac is muddy and the Shenandoah
very cloudy here today