Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
Partly Cloudy With Continued High
Temperature Tonight.

Forecast till 8 pm Tuesday--For east
ern New York, partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; warmer tonight In east central
portion; light to fresh westerly winds.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey. fair tonight and Tuesday: continued
high temperature; fresh west to northwest
winds
For the District of Columbia. Delaware
and Maryland partly cloudy. with con-
inued high temperatures tonight and
tuesday; light west to northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair and continued warm
tonight and Tuesday; light variable winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-foup
hours. W; year ago. 50.
Weather conditions and general forecast
There is a slight barometric depression this
morning in the Gulf OF Mexico south OF the
Mississippi coast. IL has caused rain along
the middle gulf coast. but as yet no winds
of especial strength.
NO rain of consequence has fallen In the
las ttwenty-four hours, except as above.
and IN North Dakota. upper Michigan,
northern Wisconsin and northern Mime
sofa.
The temperatures are considerably above
the seasonabie average east of the Rocky
mountains, except in the gulf states.
High temperatures viii continue I'm north-
ern and eastern districts tonight and Tues
day, with scattered showers in the north-
tih non Oh the UluQAc aliantic states,
d rain along the east gulf coast.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be light to fresh westerly: on the south
Atlantic coast, light and variable; on the
east gulf coast, fresh southeasterly, prob-
ably increasing, and the lower lakes,
fresh southwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Escanaba, 1.O1; Holden
Vile, l. T.. 2.10.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly 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 twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday.
Thermometer-July 16 pm, 81; s pm,
81; II midnight, II. July IL, am, "a;
am, ~; II noon. 90; pm. %. Maximum.
92 at pm. July II; minimum, ~ AT $50
am. July II.
Barometer-July 1G, pm. 30.06: pm.
1901; u midnight, 5000. July Il. ! am.
29.9S am, 1901. noon. 1879; 2 pm,
299S.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by
Affieck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows; am, 50; II noon, 81; pm, Us.
Tide Tables.
Today--Low tide. 22S am. and 1906 p. M,
high tide. S:25 am. and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:Io am. and 3Ji
p.m high tide, 9:1i am. and 9:43 p. IN.
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose, 4:4S am; sun sets, ia
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $40 am.
Moonrises, pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights ard Raphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishlng begun one hour befo:e sunrise.
All and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
fortytive minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 3
am: Great Falls, temperature, 40; condi-
dition !. Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera-
ture, ~; condition at north connection, l:
condition at south connection. =. George
town distributing reservoir. temperature,
50; condition at influent gatehouse, 2; con-
dition at effluent gate house, 2. Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature 81; condi-
ton at intiuent 3; condition at efiiuent, 8.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. ". Va, July IL
Both rivers muddy.