Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
MORE RAIN ToMoHaqw.
Weather Man Predicts Showers and
Southerly Winds.


Forecast till pm. Friday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware. Maryland and
Virginia, fair tonight; showers Friday:
winds shifting to fresh southerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high barometer that occupied
the lake region and Ohio valley Wednesday
morning has moved on the ATLANTIC coast,
attended by fair weather md Moderate
temperatures in the mtddle-eastern and
northeastern districts. The northwestern
urea of low barometer has advanced to
Lake Superior, attended by Followers and
thunder storms in the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, and the Lake
Superior region.
Showers have continued In the south At
lanttc and gulf states
An area of high barometer has moved
southeastward over the northern Rocky
mountain districts, attended by decided
fall in temperature in the Missouri valley.
The Indications are that the Lake Superior
disturbance will move eastward into the st.
Lawrence valley during tonight and Friday,
attended In the Ohio valley, the lake region
and the middle Atlantic and New England
states by showers and thunder storms. In
the middle eastern and northeastern dis
tricts the temperature Will rise tonight and
during the greater part of Friday. but will
fall by Friday night and moderate temper
atures are indicated for Saturday.
Along the Atlantic coast the winds will be
fresh southerly; on the east gulf coast vari-
able winds will shift to fresh southeriy, and
on the lower lakes brisk southerly Winds
with squalls, will shift to west and north
west Friday
Storm warnings are displayed on the
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours:
Wilmington. SO; Savannah. 1.3S; Halter
as, 2.OS: Montgomery, 1.56: Fort Gaines.
Fla, 2:02: Goldesboro', N. c., 1.5o; Wharton.
Tex, 1.J0.
ports will have winds shifting to southerly
and increasing in force. with 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 twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 2, p. m So; 8 p.m
q; IL midnight. to; August 4, am. 81;
am, 20; II noon, 81; pm, So Maxi
mum, 81, at 1.45 pm. August 4; minimum
| 81 at 5:45 Am. August 4.
zoos; II midnight 5000; August 4, a.m
3O.12; 8 a.n 30 IA; noon, 30,12; pm, aO.OS.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 49, year ago, %.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AZ
| 1eck's standard thermometer was as fol-
| lows: 8 Am, 70; - noon, So; 2 pm, SO.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at S
am. Great Falls. temperature, -; condi-
| ton, Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
| SO; condition at north connection, u; con-
| dition at south connection, I. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; con-
| dition at inf1uent gatehouse, IS; condition
| at eff1uent gatehouse, -. Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 70: condition at in
| fluent, O. condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1888 am. and 7:42 pm.
| high tide, u SO am. and 10 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1872 am and S:31
pm; high tide, 40 a. m. and POP pm.
The Sun and Moon. II
| Today-Sun rises, 500 a. m; sun sets, 7:Oe
pm. -
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SOB am
Moon rises II 30 pm.
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 extinguished
| forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening STAR
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August A.
Both rivers are clear here today