Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03
SHOWERS.
Sunday Fair, Cooler; Light to Fresh
Winds.

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Forecast till pm. Sunday-tor the Dls-
trict of Columbia, showers this afternoon OF
tonight Sunday fair; cooler; light 10 1resh
west to northwest winds.
For MARYLAND, showers and cooler this az
ternoon or tonight Sunday fair, cooier'
fresh west to northwest winds.
For Virginia, showers this afternoon or
tonight Sunday fair; cooler In the INTERIOR
light to fresh west to northwest winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; a year ago, VI.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance that was over Lake Su-
perior Friday morning stlll persists there'
but with diminished intensity, and is FOL
lowed by high area which covers almost
the entire west, and Is accompanied by tenn
perature degrees to 10 degrees below the
seasonal average; light frost occurred gen
orally in Wyoming. In the east and south
temperatures continue high. Ihere were
showers from the upper Mississippi valley
and upper lake region eastward; in the
slope and central Rocky mountain regions,
the southern plateau and locally In the
southern states.
There will be showers tonight in New
England, the middle Atlantic and east gulf
states, and showers Sunday in New Eng
land, the south Atlantic and east gulf
states In the Ohio valley and lower lake
region the weather will be generally fair.
1t will be cooler, except in the south At
lantic states.
On the New England coast the winds will
be fresh to brisk south to southwest. ex-
cept high easterly on the eastern Maine
coast; on the middle Atlantic coast they
viii be fresh to brisk southwest to west;
on the south Atlantic coast light to fresh
and variable; on the east gulf coast light to
fresh and mostly northerly, and on the
lower lakes fresh to brisk westerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the east
ern Maine coast.
The following heavy precipitation On
inCheS) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Shreveport, 1.64: Rock
life, LAP; Amarillo, 1.16; Quebec, 1.22; Cor
sicana, Tex, go; Nacogdochs, Tex, LA:
Milan, Tenn. 2.1o; Prescott, Ark, LES;
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk south to
southwest winds, with showers 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:
Thermometer-Septemb 2. 4 pm, 81: 8
pm, 76; II midnight, 20. September g. 4
am, 6s; am, 70; II noon, 50; pm, 60
Maximum, 80. at pm, September 3;
minimum, 81, at am, September B.
Observation-Disclosures 2 p.m 3OO5: 3
pm, 3O.OS; II midnight 1907. September
B, m, 1905; am, 1907; noon, 3O.O2; 2
p m, 1898.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AZ
fiecks standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: Nine am, SO; II noon 90; 2 pm 95
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
$ am: Great Falls, temperature, 50; con-
clifton 80; Dalecarlia reservoir Temperature
II; condition at north correction "a: condi-
ton at south connection, p. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperat ure 10: con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, SO; condition
at effiuent gatehouSe, 80. Washington citv
reservoir, temperature, 70; condition at in
fluent. 80; condition at eft!uent So
Tide Table.
Ioday-Low tide, 1857 a. M and 1857 nm
night tide, lib am and 81 pm. Tomor-
row-Low tide, S:58 a m. and 9:O3 pm; high
tide, 300 am. and 2:2J pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 500 am; sun sets, Go
pm Tomorrow-Sun rises, $50 am. Moon
rises, 1:47 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tlnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
Al! arc and incandeScent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va. Sentember
5, 19O4.-BOth rivers are clear here fodav