Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So year ago, ~. o@r
Weather conditions and general forecast
The first well-defined general storm of the
month appears this morning over the lower
tended nv heavy rains in the states of the
middle and lower Missouri valley, and the
rain area has extended thence eastward
over the Ohio valley. ,ro An u; area Of high
over the north Atlantic states, attended by
a marked fall in temperature in the north
eastern districts.
During tonight ana saturday the MIS-
souri, valley disturbance will move eastward
over the lake region and Ohio valley, attend
ed by general and heavy rains from the mid
die and upper Mississippi valley to the
middle Atlantic coast anu ny showers III
the southern states
Moderate Temperatures will continue gen.
orally over the country, and there are no
present indications of abnormally high tenn
peratures In any part OF the United states,
will increase in force from east and south
east: on the south Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh from the southeast: on the
gulf coast ire ower akes
erlv winds will become high late tonight
and Saturday
The foliowing heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Omaha, 1S6; Huron,
2.1O; Kansas City, 2.3S; Concordia, LOO;
Steamers departing today for European
norris will have fresh north to northeast
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 peglnnng
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures IS, pm, II; g
pm, 20; - midnight, 6S. August 49,
am, G5; s am g. u noon, 20; pm. y.
Maximum. 49, at pm, August IS; mini
mum GA at 6 am, August 10.
acknowledgements IS, 4 pm, 1907: 8
nm. 3O.O9: - midnight 3015. August 10.
4 am. 3O17: s am, 1920; noon. OBJ; 2
pm. 3O.1S.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by Al
fieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: Nine am, "A; u noon. rs; pm, -.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am-Great Falls. tempera ture rs: cOndi-
ton, 36. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
rs; condition at north connection, y; cond-
ton at south connection. y. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 30: con-
dition a influent gate house, 9: condition at
effiuent gatehouse. O. Washington city res
ervoir Temperature, rs: condition at in
fluent S: condition at effiuent, 81.
Tide Table.
Today-Iow tide, $50 am. and 9:12 pm. !;
high tide 2:1O am and 2:39 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1901 am. and 1912
pm: high tide, 3:OS m. and 343 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:16 a m. sun sets, 6:b1
pm. ST
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SIG am.
Moon sets, 1890 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 if
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w Va, August 10.
The Potomac is clear and the Shenan-
doah cloudy here today.