Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
Cooler Tonight; Diminishing Westerly
Winds

Winds.
Forecast till 8 pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland,
fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight; d.
min:shing westerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Friday;
colder in central and eastern portions to-
night; diminishing westerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours I6; year ago, gu.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The northern disturbance has advanced
eastward, and this morning presents
trough of low barOmetric pressure, extend
ing from the lake region to North Carolina.
An area of high barometer has moved from
the northern plateau region to Kansas and
the barometer continues high over the Ca
madam maritime provinces.
The temperature has fallen generally from
the Rocky mountains to the interior OF the
Atlantic coast states, and Is below freezing
this morning in eastern Colorado, Wyoming
and southern Nebraska.
Heavy rains have occurred in the Ohio
valley, the lower lake region and the in
terror Of the middle and south Atlantic
states. From the Mississippi river to the
Pacific coast the weather has been fair dur
ing the last twenty-four hours.
In the middle and south Atlantic states
and the lower lake region rain will be fol-
lowed by clearing and colder weather. In
the Ohio valley and east gulf states fair and
cool weather is indicated.
Frost is forecast for tonight for Ken
lucky, Tennessee, northern Georgia. north
ern Alabama, northern Mississippi. Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma and Indian territory and
northeastern Texas
On the middle Atlantic coast high north
westerly winds will diminish in force; on
the south Atlantic coast fresh westerly
winds will prevail; the gulf coast the
winds will be fresh from north and on the
lower lakes the winds will diminish in force
from west to northwest.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
| lower lakes, and on the Atlantic coast from
Delaware breakwater to Eastport.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high nortEwesterly
winds and rain, followed by clearing wealth
er to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
lumbus lis; Pittsburg, lei; Indianapolis,
1.2S; Toledo, Liz: Cleveland. 1.2S; Buffalo,
1. IA; Saugeen Ito; Lynchburg, 1.4O; Elkins.
LOO; Sault Sainte Marie, LOS; Erie, LA
Detroit 100
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures Z. 4 pm, 49,; 8
p.m go; II midnight, 81; October g. am,
GS; 8 am, 60; u noon, 81; pm 81.
Maximum, 76. at pm, October Z; mini
| mum, 80, at u noon, October s.
Barometer-October Z, pm. 3O.CO; 8
pm, 1898; II midnight, 1898; October 8,
4 am. 29.77; am, 29.74; noon, q. 10;
pm, %. II.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1915 am. and 3.21 p m. |;
high tide, 9:O3 am. and 9:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1857 am. and 400
pm; high tide, 9:41 I'm. and 1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:O2 am; sun sets, 5:34
pm
Moon rises 6:56 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, G:O3 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and extinguiShed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
m: Great Falls, temperature, 60; condi-
ton, %; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
60; condition at north connection, 49, cond!-
ton at south connection, So; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, IS; con-
dition at nfuent gate house. &c. condition
at effluent gate house, 36: Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent, SO; condition at effiuent. SO.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, October g.
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