Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, SO; year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The barometric disturbance that was CEN
trail Thursday morning over the Red River
of the North valley has moved eastward to
Lake Superior with a decrease in strength.
The barometer continues high over the
northeastern states, and a well-dehned area
of high barometer has appeared over the
northern Rocky mountain district
Rains have continued in the Atlantic
states from southern New England to Flor
ida and local rains and thunder storms
have occurred in areas from the Rocky
mountains over the upper lake region
Temperatures correspond closely to the
seasonal averages, except on the north
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains,
where they are ten to fifteen degrees below
the normal, with a reading this morning of
40 degrees at Havre, Mont, and 36 degrees
at Calgary.
Unsettled weather and showers are fndi-
Gated during the next thirty-six hours for
the middle Atlantic states, the upper Ohio
valley and the lower lake region. In the
south Atlantic and east gulf states the
weather will be fair.
No marked changes IN temperature are in
d.cated for the middle-eastern states.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will be light to fresh and
mostly southery: on the east gulf coast
light and variable, and on the lower lakes
fresh south to southwest with thunder
squalls.
The following neaVy precipitation t.l
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Washington, 1.42; Phila-
delphia. 10; Charleston, 3.42; Cheraw. S.
c.. 1.60.
ports will have light variable 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 twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 2. pm, 70;
pm, Ia IL midnight, 10: August 8, am,
10; s am. rs: u noon, SO; 2 pm, 81.
Maximum. s. at 2 pm, August 8; mini
mum, r. at IL noon, August 8.
Barometer-August pm, 30.17;
pm, 30.1S; IL midnight, 30.1S; August 8,
am. 3o19; am, 1920; noon, 30.17;
pm, 30.1
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1874 am. and 1874 pm;
Tomorrow-Low tide, lao am. and 2:25
pm; high tide. 1888 m. and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 500 am; sun sets, 7:Io
Tomorrow-sun rises. SOB am. Moon sets
Asa 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
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at .
am: Great Falls Temperature rs; condi-
ton IS; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
10; condition at north connection, 100; con-
dition at south connection, 80 Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 50;
condition at in1uent gatehouse, &c: condi-
ton at effiuent gatehouse, %. Washington
city reservoir. temperature, 7s; condition at
influent, 80; condition at effiuent, 20.
Up-River Waters.
Speeial Dispatch to The Star
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va, August 3D.
Both rivers are muddy.