Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05

District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia, partly cloudy tonight ard
Wednesday, with occasional showers; light
west to southwest winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; year ago, 50.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The eastern area of high pressure has drift
ed slowly southeastward over the Atlantic,
and the depression that was central Sunday
morning over eastern Lake Superior has
evidently moved northeastward beyond the
feld of observation, although pressure con-
tinues low in the ST. Lawrence valley and
upper lake region. The extreme southwest
and the plateau region has been occupied
since the list of the month by shallow
depression of wide extent, but of little en-
ergy. Pressure is rising over Manitoba and
there are indications of the movement
southeastward of area of high pressure
from that region.
Showers have fallen from eastern Texas
northeastward to New England.
Showery weather will prevail over the
greater part of the Washington forecast
district during the next thirty-six hours
with seasonal temperatures.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to fresh southerly; on
the east gulf coast light southeast to south,
and on the lower lakes mostly fresh wes-
terly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: North Platte, 1O2;
Memphis, 100.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwest winds and
occasional showers 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:
Thermometer-July 4, 4 pm. SO; pm,
81; II midnight, Is. July g., am, rs; 8
a M, 49, II noon, 80; pm. 90. Maximum
80, at 2 pm, July 8; minimum, Y, at D
a m, July 5.
Barometer-July L. pm, 1910; pm,
zoos; II midnight. 3o.Os. July 8. am,
80 GO; am, 5000; noon, 30.O6; 2 pm, 800
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by
Affieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, 81; Il noon, 90; pm, SO.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER's FERRY, w. Va, July g.
Both rivers are cloudy here today.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at
am; Great Falls, temperature, -; condi-
ton, Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
70; condition at north connection, 6; cOndi-
ton at south connection, 3. Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, =; con-
dition at infuent gate house. -; condition
at efl1uent gate house, -. Washington city
| reservoir, temperature, IS; condition at in
fluent, 3; condition at ef11uent, Z.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 7:33 am. and 7:4S pm.
| high tide. 1851 am. and l :OS pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:22 am. and 1871
| pm; high tide, 1:42 am. and 1:54 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
| Today-Sun rises 4:39 a. m; sun sets, 7:2e
| pm.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, 44O am.
| Moon rises 1857 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
| tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
| All arc and incandescent lamps lighted IF
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| forty-five minutes before sunrise.