Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-21

hours IS; year ago, SO.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The temperature continues to fall slowly
in New England, the middle Atlantic states,
the lake region and the Ohio valley. In the
lake region the fall in temperature has now
continued upward of thirty-siX hours. AS
consequence abnormally cool weather is
reported this morning from the upper lake
region, with light frost at Escanaba. The
weather has also turned cool in the Da-
kotas the Missouri and middle Mississippi
valleys.
Rain has fallen in eastern North Caro-
lima. eastern Missouri, southern Indiana,
southern Illinois, Kentucky, western Ten
nessee, South Dakota and western Nebras
ka and there have been scattered thunder
storms in the Rocky mountain region and
the southwest.
For tonight and Saturday fair weather is
indicated, except in the Ohio valley, the
southern portion Of the middle Atlantic
states and North Carolina, where showers
are probable.
The temperature will not change much in
southern districts 1t will be slightly cooler
tonight in the eastern portion of the middle
Atlantic states. and a continuation of the
present cool weather in the Ohio valley and
lower lake region for the next thirty-S
hours may be anticipated.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh north to northeast; on the
south Atlantic coast fresh southwesterly;
on the east gulf coast light westerly, and
on the lower lakes light to fresh northeast
erly.
The following heavy precipitation On
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield, Mo, 1.S2;
Granville 2.O4; Forrest City, Ark, EOS;
Paris, Tex, B. 90.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light northerly 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 twentyfour hours beginning
at p. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-July 20. 4 pm, Sc: 8 pm.
50: IL midnight, 70; July u; 4 am. IA;
a m, 10; II noon, 80; . pm, SO.
Maximum, IS, at pm. July 20; minimum,
II, at 6:45 am. July q.
Barometer-July 20, pm, 29.SS; s pm,
29.s5; IL midnight, 1886 July 81, am,
1886; am, 2991; noon, 1871; pm, 29s9
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, so; condi-
ton, 2. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection, 2; condi-
ton at south connection, 2. Georgetown
distributing reservoir temperature, 81; con-
dition at inffuent gate house. 2; condition at
effiuent gate house, 2. Washington city res
ervoir, temperature, 81; condition at inf1u-
ent, =; condition at effiuent, @.
Tide Table.
high tide, IL % al and II 81 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:33 am. and 651
pm; high tide, 12:1l am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 4:5l am; sun sets, 721
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:51 am
Moon rises 1854 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 If
| teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
| forty-fiye minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER's FERRY. W. Va. July 21.--
| Both rivers are muddy here today.
Downtown Temperature.
| The temperature registered today by At
| hecks standard thermometer was as fol-
| lows: am, "a: II noon, 30; pm, 92.