Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-05
WEATHER
Generally Fair, Except Probably Lo
cal Thundershowers.

For the District Of Columbia. gener-
ally fair. except probably local thunder
showers tonight or Thursday; con-
tinued warm, moderate southerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours. 96; year ago, 81
The winds above Mount Weather. Va.
during the last two days, including
Tuesday. have been from the north
northeast. Tuesday there was very
light drift Of the lower layers. up to
about 5000 feet. from the southeast,
but there has not been at any time
during the continuance of hot spell,
any evidence that high temperatures
are due to an importation by warm
southerly winds. July 4 temperature
at surface was sc degrees, at little
more than a mile aloft it was 81 de-
grees. and the wind northeast
Slightly lower temperatures are re-
ported from the North Atlantic states
and the Ohio valley, and a change to
| considerably cooler weather is in prog
ress In the extreme northwest. where
temperatures are now below the sea-
| sonal average. 1t is probab BILE that the
change to cooler weather that has ap-
peared in the northwest will over
spread the middle and northern plains
states and the upper Mississippi val
ley within the next thirty-siX to forty
eight hours. and afford material relief
from the intense heat that now pre-
walls In these regions
Local showers continued throughout
the Atlantic states from Virginia south
ward. and in the east gulf states. the
lower Mississippi and lower Ohio val
leys, and at number of points along
the Canadian border.
The indications are that the weather
will continue generally fair tonight
and Thursday, but with probably local
areas of cloudiness and showers over
much Of the region east of the Missis-
sippi river.
The temperature will be slightly
lower tonight in the interior of New
York and New England. and Thursday
in the lake region and the Ohio val
ley. Elsewhere over the eastern half
of the country temperatures will not
change materially.
Tn winds along the New England
coast will be moderate variable. on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate south
erly, on the south Atlantic coast mod
crate southerly, except easterly on the
south FLORIDA coast: on the east gulf
coast light to moderate variable.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate variable
winds. mostly westerly. and generally
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
ne following nedNy precipitation TIN
inches) has been reported during the
last twenty-four hours: Athens, Ga,
LOO; Corinth 1928: Marquette. 1.24;
New Orleans. LOG: Tampa, LAP: Wash
ington, Ga. 1.20
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following we're the readings Of the
err bureau for the twenty four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm, 98: 8
pm, 81: IL midnight, 81: today. am.
IS; am, so: Il noon, 81; pm, %.
Maximum, 96. at pm. yesterday; mini
mum. 76 at am. today.
Barometer-Yesterday. pm, 29.g7; 9
pm. 3o.O5; IL midnight. 30.O7: today. 1
am. 3O08: 3 am, 30.14; L. noon, OIL;
2 pm, 1910.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1910 am and 1918
p M: high tide. 1929 am. and 4:02 pm.
Tomorrow-I-ow tide. 11:02 am. and
11:o6 pm; high tide. 4:10 am. and
1855 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 4:3s am; sun sets,
1928 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:39 am.
Moon sets 1894 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps
all lighted by thirty minutes after sun
set; extinguishing begun one hour be-
fore sunrise All arc and incandescent
lamps lighted fifteen minutes after
sunset and extinguished forty Ave min
utes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July s.
Shenandoah clear and Potomac slightly
cloudy this morning.