Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday;
Warmer TONIGHT.

Forecast Till Pm. Friday.-For Mary
land, partly cloudy tonight: warmer in
northeast portion. Friday partly cloudy
in eastern. showers in western portion;
light to fresh southerly winds.
For the District OF Columbia. partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; warmer to-
night; light to fresh southerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, II; year ago, 80.
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight:
warmer. except In extreme southern por-
ton. Friday showers, except fair In
southeast portion; light to fresh southeast
to south winds.
cast.-The western depression has made
but little progress eastward. and 1t has
still further deepened from Kansas north
ward. There has. however. been consid-
cradle rise In pressure west OF the ROCKY
mountains. and high pressure continues
In the east.
Showers were general over the western
half OF the country except In the south
west with some very heavy rains in east
ern South Dakota. There were also local
showers in the south Atlantic states.
1t Is considerably warmer in the central
valleys and the lake region. and some
what cooler west of the Rocky noun
tains.
The weather will be generally fair to-
night and Friday in the middle Atlantic
states, but in the lower lake region. the
Ohio valley, the south Atlantic and east
gulf states 1t will be more or less unset
tied. with showers.
1t will be warmer tonight in the middle
Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to fresh east to south
east: on the south Atlantic coast light to
fresh northeast to east. and on the gulf
coast fresh southeast to south.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh southerly
winds with fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Huron. 1854; ConcOr-
| dia. 1.26; Yemassee, s. c.. LIS.
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:
| Thermometer-June 17-4 pm. Is:
pm, 70; IL midnight. g. June IS
am, So; 8 am. SO; II noon. "a: pm.
76. Maximum, II. at l 20 pm. June 49,
| minimum, So. at 4 am, June 1S
| Barometer-June III p.m.. 1922:
pm, 1925: II midnight, 1925. June IL
| 4 a. m. 1920; 8 am, 3O31; noon, 1929
2 pm. 1920.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by
Feast & Co.'S standard thermometer Wa:
as follows:
am. 70; noon. 80: pm, 49,
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 3 am. and $50 pm
high tide II a m and IL :3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 500 a. m. and 6:4
pm; high tide. 1883 am.
The Sun and Moon.
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:34 am.
Moon rises 1910 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
tinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamp
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset ant
sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
8 am: Great Falls. temperature. u; con
diton. "A; Dalecarlia reservoir. tempera
ture, "a condition at north connection. ~
condition at south connection, 60. George
rs: condition at influent gatehouse, %
=, condition at eff1uent gatehouse, 80.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
, HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. June 49,
/ The Potomac is clear and the Shenandoa
muddy.