Evening star., 1905-08-16

Maximum temperature past twewnty-four
hours, So; year ago, SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance that was over Lake Erie
Thursday morning has moved to extreme
southeastern New England, and the press
ure has risen generally and decidedly over
the northern half of the country, between
the two great mountain ranges. General
showers continued over the eastern half of
the country, and there were also local show
ers in the Dakotas, Arkansas Oklahoma
and western Kansas, and light rain in west
ern Washington. Temperatures have fallen,
as a rule, over the northern half of the
country, and from the lower lake region
eastward, and in the extreme northwest
they are to 13 degrees below the seasonal
average. Freezing temperature was report
ed at Calgary In the Canadian province of
Alberta, and frost in Yellowstone Park
The weather will be generally fair tonight
and Thursday in the Ohio valley and lower
lake region, and in the greater portion of
the middle Atlantic states the weather will
be fair, preceded by showers tonight IN
northern portion There will be showers
Thursday in eastern Florida.
II will be cooler tonight in the middle At
lantic states, and continue cool in the Ohio
valley and lower lake region.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
Will be fresh north to northeast; on the
south Atlantic coast, light to fresh and
mostly southwest to west; on the east gulf
coast, light and variable, and on the lower
II.
The following heavy precipitation Din
fnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Nantucket, 2.16; North
field, 10; Portland, Me, lis; Block Island
17S; Hartford, 1.2S; New York. 12S Scran-
ton, 134; Little Rock, 1.sS: Oklahoma. %;
Syracuse, 1.24; Batesville, Miss. 2.3o; Brink
ley, Ark. 1.64; Russellville, Ark, 2.1s; Ell
kins, 1.62.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk northerly
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-August Is, pm. "a; p.
M. SO; IL midnight, 70; August 18, 4 am,
72; am, "A; II noon. 10; pm, 72.
Maximum, SO. at 4:15 pm, August 10;
minimum, 20, at $50 In. August 16.
Barometer-August Is, 4 pm, 29.69; s
pm, 1865; II midnight, 1865; August 16,
am, %. 65: m, %. 20; noon, % rs; 2 pm,
1882
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature So condi-
ton, 2; Dalecaria reservoir, temperature,
SO; condition at north connection, 4; cond-
ton at south connection, 1 Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir, temperature, 81; condi-
ton at inf1uent gate house, 4; condition at
eftiCent gatehouse q; Washington city res
ervoir, temperature, 81; condition at infiu
ent. 80; condition at effiuent, 30.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:59 am. and 1927 pm:
high tide, $50 a. m. and 915 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 344 am. and 400
pm; high tide, 0:34 am and 9:59 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 5:14 am. sun SETS 6:53
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:14 am.
Moon rises, 1853 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
AL, arc and ncandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va. August 49,
The Potomac is partly cloudy and the
Shenandoah clear here today.