Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-12

Unsettled and Cooler Tonight
Thursday Probably Fair.

AnuTSOdy 1TODGUiy Ed1T.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, showers this afternoon, unsettled
and somewhat lower temperature to-
| night Thursday probably fair; light vari
| able winds, becoming moderate north
| westerly.
Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, SO; year ago, IS.
4 gradual moderation of the heat wave
in the eastern states is in progress under
the influence of an area Of high barome-
trio pressure that is advancing toward
these regions from the northwestern
states. This area of high barometric
pressure has already caused a material
reduction In temperature in the Lake
| region. the Ohio and Mississippi valleys
and the plain states, and cool weather
continues In the northwest
Within the last twenty-four hours there
have been local showers in the Atlantic
states from southern New England to
Florida. and in the lower lake region,
the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys,
the Gulf states, Kansas and the southern
Rocky mountain region.
The indications are that there will be
showers tonight or Thursday in the At
lantic states from Virginia southwark,
see Elsewhere east Of the Mississippi
river the weather will be fair tonight and
Thursday. probably preceded. however.
by showers this afternoon in the Ohio
valley and the middle Atlantic states.
The temperature will be lower tonight
and Thursday in New England and east
ern New York. and tonight in the middle
Atlantic states, the Ohio valley and the
lower lake regions.
| The winds along the New England
| coast will be moderate west and north
west: on the middle Atlantic coast light
variable, mostly west and northwest; on
| the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
| light variable.
| Steamers departing today for European
| ports will have moderate southwest and
west winds and overcast weather TO the
Grand Banks.
| The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the last
| twenty-four hours: Springfield, H., 1.5O;
Louisville. Ky, LIS; Chattanooga. Tenn.
Ala. 10; Waynesboro. Miss. LOO: Holly
Springs, Miss, 100; Texarkana, Ark,
100: Greensboro. Ala, 2.2O.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twentyf four
hours beginning al pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yest 4 pm, SO:
s pm. 81; IL midnight. Il; today. 4
am. rs: am. II; IL noon, 10; 2 pm,
80. Maximum, 80 at pm. yesterday;
minimum. 73, at IL noon today
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 1895;
8 pm, 1888; u midnight, 1854: today,
4 am, 1892; 8 am, 1927; IL noon.
1899; pm, 1898.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature Sc;
condition, 40. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. So condition at north connec-
ton. 35: condition at south connection,
95. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. IS; condition at inf1uent
gatehouse, So; condition at effluent gate
house, 80.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 2:46 am. and 800
pm: high tide, S:55 am and 9:12 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1924 am. and 1853
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose at 443 am; sun sets
1:26 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:43 am.
Moon rises SAT pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinRuishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All are and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July 12-
Potomac slightly muddy and Shenandoah
very muddy this morning.