Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-05
Maximum temperature past twenty-fou
hours, 81; year ago, n.

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The depression that has occupied the lake
region for the last three days is slowly
drifting eastward and filing up at the same
the Dakotas Monday morning has advanced
southeastward, and now occupies the mid
die Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys
Pressure continues low in the plateau re-
g1on and the extreme southwest.
Rain has about ceased in New England,
although a fresh rain area has developed in
Colorado, New Mexico Arizona, western
Kansas and western Nebraska.
1t is somewhat cooler in the middle and
south Atlantic states, and generally cool
weather prevails in all parts of the coun-
try.
Fair weather is indicated for the Wash
ingtOn. New England and central forecast
districts tonight and Wednesday, with mod
crate temperatures. 1t will be cooler to-
night in New England and along the At
lantic coast.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be light to fresh
westerly; on the south Atlantic coast light
westerly; on the east gulf coast light and
variable, mostly north to east, and the
lower lakes fresh southwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Nantucket, 262; Block
Island, 1.SS; FL Paso, 1.5S; Cape May, $50;
PASSPORT, 100; Galveston, 1.24; Sydney.
1.62; Halifax, l.64; Blanco, Texas, 1872;
Warren, Ark, 1.76.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light southwesterly winds
and partly cloudy 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 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: September A pm, 50;
pm, "A; u midnight 20. September 81
am, 60; In, 81; u noon, 10; pm, IS.
Maximum-s2. at pm. September 4. Mini
mum-62, at a m. September 5.
Barometer: September A pm, 29J3; 8
p m, 1895 u midnight, 2999. September 3
4 am. 1901; s am, 30.O6; noon, 3o.O5; =
p. m, 800
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AZ
feck's standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, 70; u noon, 81; 2 pm, S.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide am. and IA PM
high tide 1874 am and 1910 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, sol am. and S:15
p. m; high tide, 10 a. m. and 40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:32 am; sun sets, 6:25
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:33 am
Moon sets 1880 p m. 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 minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 70; con-
dition g.. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, rs; condition at north connection, 8;
condition at south connection, 8. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
76; condition at infiuent gate house, 3; con-
dition at eff1uent gate house, 3. Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature, 70; condi-
ton at inf1uent, 5; condition at efauent s.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, September
5.-The Shenandoah is clear and the Po-
tomac muddy here today.