Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
WARMER TOMORROW.
Cloudy Tonight, to Be Followed by
More Rain

Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land. partly cloudy tonight; Wednesday
showers and warmer; fresh northeast shift
ing to southeast winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-fou,
hours, Il.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high barometer that occupied
the western lake region Monday morning
has advanced over the middle Atlantic
states, attended by cooler, fair weather
ard the barometric depression that occu-
pied the middle Missouri valley has moved
slowly eastward over Iowa and southern
Minnesota, attended by rains end thunder
storms. The depression is followed by an
area of high barometer and lower tempera-
ture In the northwest. Rains have con-
tinued in the south Atlantic and gulf
states and have been sufficiently heavy to
Justify an issue of warnings for moderate
floods In the streams of Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina.
During the next thirty-sX hours the east
ern high-barometer area will advance rap
idly over the ocean, and the Iowa low area
VIII move eastward over the lake region.
Rains will continue in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states, and will extend dur
ing Wednesday, with rising temperature.
over the upper Ohio valley, lower lake re-
gion and the middle Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast fresh north
easterly winds will Shift to southeastern:
on the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
the winds will be fresh from east to south
east, and in the lower lake region south
e2sterly winds will increase in force
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Jupiter, 200; Calves
tor, 1.60; Omaha, LII; Des Moines, LOO;
Sioux City. 10; Flagstaff, 11s: Mobile,
LA; Huron, LA; Macon, 1.O1; Waycross.
Ga, 2.02; Eufaula, Ala, PA.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northerly winds shift
ing to southeast. with fair 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:
Observation-Disclosures 8, pm, &c; sp.m.,
Il; II midnight, g. August 8. am, 81;
am, &c; II noon, 10; pm, 76
Maximum, II, at 2 pm. August 8; mini
mum, GA, at a. m. August 9.
Barometer-August 8, 4 p. M, &c. 10; 8 o. M
3019; II midnight, 1925. August o. 4 am
1892; am, 3O.39; noon, 49, pm, 80 IS.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by
follows: 9 am, IS; u noon, SO; pm, So.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls temperature, =; con-
dition, -; Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture 20; condition at north connection, -:
condition at south connection. 6; George
town distributing reservoir, temperature.
20; condition at infiuent gate house 10:
condition at eff1uent gate house. 10; Wash
irgton city reservoir, temperature 70; con-
d:tion at infiuent, 20; condition at effiu-
ent. SO.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 1924 am; high tide
5:3S am. and 6:03 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1894 am and 1:19
pm; high tide, 6:35 am. and 1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, sos am; sun sets.
7:O4 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5.O7 am
Moon rises 4:O4 am. tomorrow
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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Waters
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, W. Va, August o.
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
muddy here today.