Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-24
PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT.
Occasional Showers Cooler on FRI
day.

Occasional Showers Cooler on FRI
day.
Forecast till pm. Friday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland. partly
cloudy tonight and Friday. with occasional
showers, cooler Friday: variable winds.
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight. show
ers in interior, Friday showers and cooler;
variable winds.
Maximum temperature past tweuty-four
hours, 50; "A year ago, IS.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Conditions unsettled over the eastern
half of the country. with comparatively low
pressure which. In conjunction with "A WELL
marked and cool high area over the Dako-
tas. has caused general thunder showers IN
the Dakotas, eastern Nebraska, the upper
Mississippi valley and the northern and
western upper lake regions. Heavy showers
fell in portions of Iowa and southwestern
Wisconsin. There were also thunder show
ers Wednesday In the south Atlantic states,
Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona and Wyo-
ming
Temperatures continue high. except In the
upper lake region. the Dakotas and the Pa
cifc states. where they have fallen.
The northwest high area gives some
promise or advancing eastward with lts
present strength. In this event cooler
weather may be expected over the northern
portion of the country. reaching the middle
Atlantic states and New England during
Friday and Friday night and continuing for
n few days.
Unsettled weather will continue tonight
and Friday in the east and south with oc-
casonal showers and thunder showers. ex-
cept in the east gulf states, where the
weather will be generally fair.
1t will be cooler tonight and Friday In the
Ohio valley and lower lake region. and cool
er Friday in the middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
mil ttytt to -, ,fnu
variable and shifting to west and northwest
Friday. with possibly thunder squalls; on
the south Atlantic coast light and variabe:
on the east gulf coast light and mostly east
eriy, and on the lower lakes fresh To brisk
northwest TO north. probably occasional
thunder squalls.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Knoxville, 10; la
Crosse, %: Atlanta. liz: Des Moines. lo2:
Port Eads. 10: Macon. les: Char.cs city.
lee: Alendale. 5. C. 2oa.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
becoming variable. probably showers FRI
day 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 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures %. pm. IS:
pm. so; - midnight, az; August 81. am.
60; am. 81: - noon. 81. . pm. ~.
Maximum. 50 at pm. August "a mini
mum. 60 at a m. August "a
Observation-Disclosures -. / nm. 2oa9; g
pm. :n01: II midnight 2i.E: August u.
1 am. OBS; m. "o.uI: noon. 2l.9I; z
pm 2J34.
Condition of the Water.
Tempera ture and condition of water at
am: Great Falls. temperature. Is. condi-
ton. II: Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature.
70; condition at north connection. Is; condi-
ton at south connection, @. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 40; con-
dition at intiuent gate house. I. condition at
effiuent gate house. s. Washington city res
ervoir temperature. as: condition at I'M
fluent, .; condition at effiuent %.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 9:05 am. and 9:l2 pm:
high tide .: ~ a IN. and 2:3I pm.
Tomorrow-Iow tide. 10 am and l0DS
pm; high tide, 1906 a. and 3:2o pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:21 am; sun sets, 6:42
pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:22 am.
Moon rises 12:22 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.
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERs FERRY. w. Va. August "a
The Potomac is muddy and the Shenandoah
clear here today.