Evening star., 1907-08-23


possibly Saturday, warmer Saturday after
noon; light eastery, shifting to southeast
erly winds.
Maximum temperature for the past twen-
ty-four hours, I3; year ago. 81
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The area of low pressure that was
central in the British northwest Thursday
morning has advanced to the Daketas and
is moving slowly east st-northeastward. Pres
sure is still high over New England and the
middle Atlantic states, with easterly winds
and generally cloudy weather.
Rain has fallen in the last twenty-four
hours in the CarOlinas. Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Missouri, and thence eastward over
narrow strip, including southern Illinois,
southern Indiana, southern Ohio and West
Virginia. Scattered thunder showers oc-
Cured Thursday afternoon in southern
Mississippi. Louisiana, portion of eastern
Texas, Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
Seasonal temperatures prevail in all parts
of the country, except New England, where
1t is relatively cool.
Rain is probable this afternoon and to-
night In the Ohio valley, the middle At
lantic states and North Carolina The
weather Saturday will be unsettled. with
the possibility of showers in the middle
south Atlantic and east gulf states.
Important temperature changes are not
anticipated.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh easterly: on the south
Atlantic coast fresh and variable and on
the east gulf coast light to fresh southerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Newbern, N. C., LOS;
Springfield, Mo-, 1.92.
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:
Observation-Disclosures %, 4 Pm, y; 8
pm. 63; II midnight, 5s. August %. am,
Sc; am, "a: II noon, 20; pm. 20.
Maximum, 73, at 3 pm, August 22 min
imum, SO, at am, August %.
Barometer-August %, pm, 30.17; 8
pm, O19; IL midnight, 3O19. August %,
am. 3019; 8 am, 1921; noon, 3O1S; 2
pm, 3O.15.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1: 40 am. and 2:25 pm;
high tide, 7:42 a m. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:40 am. and 3:15
pm; high tide, S:36 am. and pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 500 am; sun sets, GAG
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:21 am.
Moon-Full moon.
1ne C1ty Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-fva minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and Condition of Water at s
A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, 70; condi-
ton, 30: Dalecarlia reservoir temperature,
rs: condition at north connection, 30; con-
dition at south connection, 30. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, so; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, 30: condition
at effluent gatehouse. %. Washington city,
temperature, rs; condition at infuent gate
house, Is; condition at effiuent gatehouse,
r.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, August 23.-
The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoah
very cloudy.