Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; a year ago, 20.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The temperature is above the seasonal
average fp the lower Missouri. middle
Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the mid
die and north Atlantic states, the highest
temperature reported this morning in the
middle and northern districts being 50 de-
grees at Baltimore. In the west and north
west the temperature has fallen and ranges
below 80. degrees in parts of Wyoming.
Montana and North Dakota.
No well-deflned storm appears in the
United States.
During the last twenty-four hours local
rains have occurred in the south Atlantic
and gulf states. the middle west and south
west and the interior of New York and New
England.
The indications are that fair weather will
prevail during the next thirty-six hours In
the northern and central districts east of
the Mississippi and that showers will &C.
cur in the south Atlantic and east gulf
states
Ohio valley the temperature will moderate
by Tuesday, and there are no present indi-
cations of period of excessively high
temperatures.
On the middle and south Atlantic coast
the winds will be fresh from southwest to
west; on the east gulf coast light and
variable, and on the lower lakes fresh west
to northwest.
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Augusta. 1.24; Oklaho
ma, 10; Asheville, LA; Alapaha, Ga, 1.5S;
Thomasville, Ga, 200; Eastman, Ga. 2.5S.
During the twenty-four hours ending s
am. Sunday: Parry Sound, 49,; Grand
Rapids, Mich. lbs; Keokuk, 1.2S.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
fair 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 tweLty-four hours beginning
at > pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-July 81. pm. 80; S pm.
81; - midnight. -. August l. 4 am. 10; y
am. rs; II noon, IS; pm, a..
Maximum. 81, at Ills am. August !;
minimum, 70, at am, August /.
Barometer-July 81. 4 pm, 1899; 6 pm.
30 90; u midnight. 30O1. August 1, am.
80. 90; a M, 300; noon, 1901; 2 pm, 3O.O1.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
f1cCk's standard thermometer fol-
lows: 8 am, 50; IL noon, 30; pm, 81
Up-River Water.
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va, August l.
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
cloudy here today.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls. temperature, -; con-
dition. -; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature
81; condition at north connection, 6; condi-
ton at south connection, 8; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 81; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse. 20: condition
at efruent gatehouse, %; Washington city
reservoir. temperature. IS; condition at in
fluent, "a; condition at effiuent, IS.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:24 am. and 544 pm. :
high tide, IL :O7 am. and IL "a pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:O6 am. and 6:21
p. m; high tide, IL :46 am
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, am; sun sets, 7:12
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 3 am.
Moon rises, $50 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 tif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguiShed
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.