Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05

Maximum temperature past tWenty-1our
hours, y; year ago, oil.
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area of high pressure OF great magnl-
tude has moved from Alberta to the Dako-
tas in the last twenty-four hours 1t mas
been attended by high northerly WINDS anu
decided fall in temperature over the north
. eG stern Rocky mountain slope ana the MID
die Missouri valley. Little precipitation mas
occurred in the front of the high. The de-
preston that occupied South Dakota Tues
day morning has been crowded southwark
and eastward, its greatest barometrlc mini
mum being central this morning over Lake
Huron.
Light rains have fallen from the lower
lake region westward 20 the Mississippi, and
there have been scattered showers in Ar
kansas, the middle missouri Valley ana
Florida.
Showers are indicated for tonight from
the lower lake region southwestward to
Tennessee also in the middle Atlantic
states, and on Thursday in the east gulf
and south Atlantic states
1t will be much colder in the Ohio valley,
the lower lake region and Tennessee tonight
and Thursday, and colder Thursday in the
middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be southerly and brisk; on the south
Atlantic coast mostly fresh southeast to
east, becoming southerly; on the east gulf
coast light and variable, and on the lower
IL kes brisk to high northwesterly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the great
+ lakes.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Jacksonville, 136; Du-
buGue, liz.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southerly winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
hnrpau for the twPntv-fOur hours hepinninp
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 4, 4 PM, Go; p.
M, 57 IL midnight, "a. October 5, am,
4S; 8 am, 50; II noon, 50; 2 pm, ~.
Maximum, Y, at pm, October 5; mini
mum, Al, at 4:30 a M, October 5.
Barometer. October 4, 4 pm, 1922; p.
m, 1924; II Nidnight, 1925. October 5,
4 am, 1924; 8 am, 1923; noon, 3O.12; 2
p.m., 30O7.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
ecks standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: 8 am, 65 degrees; - noon, 76 de-
grees; pm, so degrees.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Fails temperature, g.; con-
dition, 81. Dalecaria reservoir, tempera-
ture, Go; condition at north connection, SO;
condition at south connection, SO. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
81; condition at infiuent gate house, &c. con-
dition at eff1uent gatehouse, SO. Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature, 81; condi-
ton at influent, SO; condition at ef1uent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1926 am and 11:O1
En-; high tide, 1851 am. and 4:21 pm To-
morrow-Low tide, 1913 am; high tide,
4:55 am. and 5:22 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:5S am: sun sets, 5:39
Gu, S.Sn
rises, 247 am. tomorrow.
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 extingushed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, October g.
Both rivers are clear here today.