Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Friday Fair, Cooler; Fresh to Brisk
Southwesterly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Friday: For the Dis
| trict of Columbia and Maryland, showers
| tonight. Friday fair; cooler; fresh to brisk
! southwesterly winds, shifting to northwest
| erly.
For Virginia, fair tonight in southern,
showers in northern portion. Friday fair:
cooler in northern portion; fresh south to
southwest Winds shifting to northwest Fri
| day morning.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, Sc; a year ago. 90.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The northwest disturbance has assumed a
more pronounced character, and is central
this morning over eastern Lake Superior,
accompanied by some thunder storms and
high winds over that district. 1t has also
caused rapidly rising temperatures through
out the lake region and the Ohio valley, and
is closely followed by a ell-defined high
pressure area, with temperatures from 8
degrees to II degrees below seasonal aver
age. In the south the weather has been
partly cloudy, with some local showers.
There will be showers tonight in the mid
of the east gulf states, probably continuing
Friday in the latter district. 1t will be
cooler tonight and Friday in the lower lake
region and Ohio valley, and cooler Friday
in the middle Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be brisk southwest to west; on the
south Atlantic coast light to fresh and
mostly easterly; on the east gulf coast light
to fresh and variable and the lower
lakes high southwest to west
Storm warnings are displayed on the great
lakes, except western lake Michigan.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
| inches) has been reported during the past
| twenty-four hours: Parry Sound, Ito; Pen
sacola, 1.34 Quitman, Ga, 2.O4; Newman
Ga, 2.O2; Port Arthur 1.54.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk southwest
erly winds, becoming high north of the for
tieth parallel, with showers.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the reading; of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures "a, pm, So; s
pm, 70; II midnight, CT; August %. am,
"a; am, IS: IL noon, 81; pm. Sc. Maxi
| mum, So, at pm. August Is; minimum, SO,
| at 3 am. August %.
Observation-Disclosures "a pm SO15; 8
pm, 80. 1e; u midnight, 3O.17; August 25,
| am, 30.14; am, 3O.11; noon, 1902; 2
pm, 29.07.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AZ
f1eck's standard thermometer was as fol-
| lows: 9 am. IS; II noon, SS; 2 pm, 90.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at s
ton, ID. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera ture
| 70; condition at north connection, 6; condi-
T ton at south connection, Is. GEORGETOWN
distributing reservoir, temperature, 70; con-
dftion at tnf1uent gate house, SO: condition
at eff1uent gate house. 33. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 10; condition at in
fluent, 81; condition at effluent, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, :38 am. and POT pm ::
high tide. 1928 am and 1853 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:21 m and 2:45
p.m.; high tide, sos am. and $50 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, 5:21 am; sun sets, 6:43
DIN.
TomorrOw-Sun rises, 5:22 am
Moon rises, 6 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
t1nguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and exttnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, August %
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
| muddy here today.