Evening star., 1907-08-20

| Forecast tlll pm. w eQneSQdy. TOT tHe
District of Columbia. Maryland and Vir-
ginia, cloudy possibly occasional rain to-
| night and Wednesday,; cooler Wednesday;
variable winds. mostly northeasterly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So; a year ago, s6
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The western area of high pressure has ad-
vanced to the middle Mississippi valley, WITH
decidedly cooler weather over the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and the upper lake region. The east
ern high Is passing off to sea over the mid I'd
two highs is relatively low. Rain has set In
over Virginia. the District of Columbia and
southern New Jersey; ~, elsewhere esat era. the
narrow zone, stretching southwestward
from Lake Huron to eastern Kansas and
northern Arkansas. where rain has fallen
The indications point to showers In the
night and in the middle Atlantic states to-
night and Wednesday. Showers are also
probable Wednesday In the east gulf and
south Atlantic states. Cooler weather Is
lower lake region. and on Wednesday in
Atlantic coast districts north of the Naro-
linas.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh southerly; on the south Attain
tic coast fresh and variable, and on the
east gulf coast light and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
and cloudy weather to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation I'm
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield. III. LAO;
Chicago, 1.O4: Jacksonville, 1.O2; Madison.
112; Grand Haven. 1.48; Wichita, 1.6S.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather.
for fwp y-fO beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: August 19- pm. 81; 8
Pm, IS; II midn ght 73. August ~ am,
II; S am, II: II neon, 20; 2 pm, SO.
Maximum. So, at m. August %; mini
mum, 10 at 6 am. August -.
Barometer: August 19- pm. 1922; s
pm. 1922; IL midnight. 1920. August q
1 am. 3O.16; am, BOLT; noon. 39.14; 2
Pm, 3O.12.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, I6: IL noon, So; PM. 30.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 10 am. and 11:45
pm; high tide, 4:40 am. and 5:14 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:4O am; high
tide, $40 am and 6:1S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, o.. am; sun sets, 6:51
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:1S am.
Moon sets, PAT 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 If
teen minutes after sunset and extnguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature. 20;
condition at north connection, Z; condition
at south connection, 15. Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir. temperature, 20; cond-
ton at influent gatehouse, 13; condition at
effluent gatehouse. Is. Washington city res
ervoir temperature, IS: condition at infiu
ent, 10; condition at effiuent, 10.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, August 90
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
a little cloudy.