Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Also They Are Predicted for Tomor-

row.
Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. showers tonight and Saturday; fresh
south to west winds.
For Virginia, showers tonight. Saturday
showers. except fair in extreme southwest
portion; variable winds, mostly fresh south
to southwest.
Maximum temperature past twentyfour
hours, IS; year ago 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Showers have continued over the north
ern and central districts east of the Rocky
mountains, with heavy rains along western
Lake Erie and in the middle Atlantic states.
In the extreme west the weather has been
fair
Temperatures have risen somewhat in the
Ohio valley and the south and fallen In the
central west.
There will be showers tonight and Satur-
day in New England, the middle Atlantic
states and eastern lower lake region, and
showers tonight in the Ohio valley and
western lower lake region, followed by fair
weather Saturday. In the south the wealth
er will be fair
1t will be cooler tonight in the Ohio valley.
On the New England coast winds will be
fresh to brisk northeast to southeast; on
lHc lIluuS AlidIltiC COAST lIeSH " VI iSh
east to southeast probably becoming varia-
BILE Saturday; on the south Atlantic coast
light to fresh southwest to west; on the
east gulf coast light westerly, and on the
lower lakes fresh to brisk east to north.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk easterly
winds, with rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield Mo-, 1.5O;
Dot I pI1fi I
Bismarck. 132: Cape May, 100; Philadel-
phia, 132: Cleveland. 200; Keokuk 1.62;
Harrisburg, 21s; Miles City, 1.O2; Daven-
port, 100 Springfield, ILL.,, 1.16; Pittsburg,
1.SS.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
al pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 81. 4 pm. rs; 8
pm, "a; u midnight. -. August %, am,
%; am, 70; II noon, 81; pm, IS.
Maximum IS at pm. August 2S; mini
mum y, - midnight August q.
Barome ter-Ausust 70, pm. 1896; 8
pm, 1896; y midnight 90 August 2S
am, 9SS; an, 2oSS; noon, 29s6; pm,
29.S4.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am. Great Falls, temperature, so; cOndi-
ton, %: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
50; condition at north connection. SO; condi
ton at south connection, 2S Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition al infiuent gate house SO; condition
a etfluent gate house, IS; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent, "a; condition at ettiuent, &c.
Tide Table.
TOday-Low tide, 6:1S a. m. and 6:31 .. m;
high tide, 11:J2 am.
Tomorrow-Low tide. ,:17 am. and 7:31
pm; high tide. 1922 a m. and 1915 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 5:25 am; sun sets GAO
pm
Moon sets, 1920 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 5:24 am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
tinguishng begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.
Both Rivers Clear
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER S FERRY, w. Va, August 2S-
Both rivers are clear.
The Temperature at Af1eck's.
The temperature registered today by At
f1eck's standard thermometer was. am,
81; ~ noon. 50; pm, 95.