Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
OCCASIONAL H RAMS.
Warmer Saturday; Fresh Nbrtheaster.
ly Winds, Becoming Northwesterlv.

Warmer Saturday; Fresh Nbrtheaster-
ly Winds, Becoming. -Northwesterly.
Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District Of Cq4umbie, occasional
rains tonight and Saturday. warmer satur-
day; fresh northeasterly winds. becoming
northwesterly. Il ~
For Delaware and Maryland, occasional
rains tonight and Saturday, with rising
temperature; fresh northeasterly winds,
becoming northwesterlyl !
For Virginia, showers tonight and in
eastern portion Saturday, with rising tenn
perature; light south to west Winds,
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The southeastern area Of high pressure
has gradually broken UP. and the north
western high has become the dominating
feature. The latter is increasing in inten-
sity and drifting slowly eastward In east
ern and southern districts unsettled, show
cry weather prevails, with a moderate dis
turbance occupying the middle Atlantic
states and the upper Ohio valley. sec
ond barometric depression Of considera BILE
magnitude is moving eastward across the
northern plateau.
Rain has fallen generally east of the Mis-
sissippt and south OF the Ohio valley, and
scattered showers have fallen in the Mis-
souri, valley, southern Kansas and the mid
die Rocky mountain region.
The Temperatures are below the seasonal
average generally east Of the Rocky noun
tains.
Showery weather is indicated for the next
thirty-six hours in Atlantic coast districts
and the east gulf states.
Moderate to cool weather will prevail for
several days.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh east to northeast, be-
coming westerly Saturday; on the south
Atlantic and east gulf coasts light to fresh
xxytn wi
lower lakes variable winds, becoming fresh
northerly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours; Escanaba, LA; Char
lotte, 200; Pensacola, 40
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh easterly
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 70; condi-
ton, II; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81: condition at north connection, 6; condi-
ton at south connection. 4. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81 !;
condition at infiuent gate house, 4; condi-
ton at efluent gate house, g. Washington
city reservoir, temperature, IS; condition
at infiuent, 3; condition at effiuent. 4.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-July 81, PM, II; pm.
72; IL midnight, 60. July %, am, 66; 8
am So; ~ noon, IS; pm, 20.
Maximum. SO. at 3:45 pm. July 81; mini
mum, 65, at $50 a. m. July %.
Barometer-July 81, pm. 29.96; pm,
1895; IL midnight, 2995. July %, am.
$780, a.m $3.50; noon, 29.91; 2 pm. 29SS.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, SO; year ago. ST.
Up River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER's FERRY, w. Va. July o.
Both rivers are muddy here today.
Tide Table.
Today-LOw tide. 1924 am. and 1871
pm: high tide, 1882 m. and 4:04 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, II ID am. and II :2S
pm; high tide, 4:30 am. and 5:O5 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 4:51 am; sun sets 7:20
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:52 am.
Moon sets "A 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 extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.