Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-05
RAIN TOMORROW.
Weather Prophet Sees Nothing but
Clouds and Showers.

ClOuOS anu 0uOW0A0s
Forecast till pm. Saturday.-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, local rains tonight and Sat
! urday; fresh southerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So; year ago, 70.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The area of low barometer that
covered Lake Superior Thursday morning
has shifted position slightly to the east
ward, and the rain area that attended IT
has advanced over the Ohio valley and
Tennessee; showers have also occurred
along the middle Atlantic coast, in the
south Atlantic and east gulf states, and
in the middle and southern Rocky noun
tain region.
The temperature has risen in the north
eastern states, and has fallen in the upper
Mississippi valley.
Local rains are indicated for the Allan
tic coast and eastern gulf states, the up
per Ohio valley and the lower lake region
with lower temperature tonight and Sat
urday generally throughout the north
east and middle eastern states. There are
no present indications of a we'll defined
general storm or period of high tenn
perature for the eastern part of the
United States.
Along the middle Atlantic coast fresh
southerly winds will shift to west: on the
south Atlantic and east gulf coasts the
winds will be mostly from the west and
| iSnt 10 ITeSn, ana on the lower lakes
fresh west to northwest winds will pre-
vail
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
mington, 2.O4; Keokuk, LAG; Greenwood.
S. c., 2.1O; Rome, Ga, 2.1O; Greenwood
Miss. 1.72; Forest City, Ark, 1.62.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southerly 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 beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 4, 4p.m., So: pm.
a; IL midnight, rs; August s. am, Y;
a m, II; IL noon. 70; pm, 50.
Maximum. 49, at $3.50 pm. August 4;
minimum. 20, 7 am, August 5.
Observation-Disclosures 4, 4 pm, zoos; 9
p. M, 3OO6: - midnight 3OO7; August s, 4
g. M, 5000; 8 am, 3O.O3; noon q. 80; pm,
1854.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperate re registered today by AZ
f1ecks standard thermometer fol-
lows: am, rs; II noon, 81; 2 pm, SO.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water:
Dalecarlia reservoir temperature. 80; con-
dition at north connection, 10; condition
at SOulH COIneCtlOn {. georgetown us.
tributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition at infiuent gate house, 90 condi-
ton at efiuent gate house, 90 Wash
ingtOn city reservoir. temperature, 80;
condition at infiuent, SO; condition at eff
fluent, 30.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 1872 am. and S:31
pm; high tide, 40 a m. and POP pm.
TomOrrOw-Low tide 8 20 "a m. and 80
pm; high tide, PAP am. and 2:58 pm.
The Sun a1>l Moon.
Today-Sun rises, SOB am; Sun sets,
7:0S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:O4 am
Moon rises, 1919 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extlnguished fortyfive minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Water
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August g.
The Potomac is clear, and the Shenandoah
muddy here today.