Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
THUNDER STORMS TONIGHT.
Wednesday Fair and Cooler; Fresh
Southerly Winds.

Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, showers and thunder storms tonight
Wednesday fair and cooler; fresh southeriy
winds, becoming westerly.
For Virginia. showers and thunder storms
tonight, and in eastern portion Wednesday;
cooler Wednesday; fresh southerly winds,
shifting to westerly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, sc; year ago, 30.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The sluggish movement of highs and lows
that has characterized the weather during
getic and rapid action. Within the last
twenty-four hours an area of low pressure
has moved from west Lake Superior to the
lower lake region and increased consider
moving southeastward from British Column
bia and an area Of high pressure covers
the Missouri valley.
Numerous showers and thunder storms
have occurred in the middle and lower por-
lions. of the Mississippi valley, the Ohio val
ley. lake region and middle and south At
lantic states.
The temperature Is somewhat below the
seasonal average in the Missouri valley.
middle and upper Mississippi valley, and
the upper lake region.
Showers and thunder storms will continue
tonight and Wednesday in the middle and
south Atlantic states and tonight In the
Ohio valley and eastern Tennessee.
1t will be somewhat cooler tonight In the
lower lake region, but temperatures Will
soon return to normal conditions.
The winds along the middle and south Al
lantic coast will be fresh southerly with oc.
casonal thunder squalls; on the east gun
coast fresh southwesterly. and on the lower
lakes fresh northwesterly with thunder
squalls this afternoon
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
I
Orleans, ECO; Richmond, lbs; Evansville,
196; Jacksonville, 1872; Sydney, 216.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southerly winds and
showery 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:
"A; u midnight, SO. July Pa am, 81; .
a M, To- - noon, So; pm, ST. Maximum,
sc, at pm. July u; minimum, ST, at
am. July u.
Barometer: July III pm, 1888; pm,
297s; II midnight, 297s. July 12- am,
1913; a.m.,. 29.7o; noon, 29.6s; p.m.'
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today at Az
feck's drug store was as follows: y am,
50; II noon, SO; pm, 81
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, July 12.-
Both rivers muddy.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
al am: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
20; condition at north connection, 1; condi-
ton at south connection, l. Washington
City reservoir, temperature, 70; condition
at influent, 5; condition at ef1uent, 16.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1852 a. m. and TAI pm;
high tide, 6:55 am. and 1923 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:47 am. and 2:32
pm; high tide, 7:4S am. and SIG pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:44 am; sun sets, 1925
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:44 am.
Moon rises, 500 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.