Evening star., 1911-08-28

For the District Of Columbia showers
tonight and Tuesday: somewhat cooler:
moderate and variable winds. probably
increasing by Tuesday.
Maximum temperature past twenty-f -four
hours. 50; a year ago. 90.
The Atlantic storm of Sunday is still
apparently near the extreme south coast
OF South Carolina. Reports from Charles
ing, but it is probable that high winds
continued during the night.
There were general showers east or the
ROCKY mountains. except In the extreme
northwest, while west OF the mountains
the weather was fair, except in Arizona
and southern Utah.
Cool weather prevails in the central
west and the northwest with marked high
pressure, and frosts were general -sionday
morning In wyoming. Montana and the
western portions of the Dakotas. In --c
east II is considerably warmer.
The southern storm will probably move
northward with increasing winds and
rain, and there will also be showers In
the interior districts east Of the Missis-
sipp except in the upper lake region.
Temper atures will be generally lower
Tuesday and also tonight in the interior.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Fort Monroe to Jack
sonville.
will be moderate and variable: on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate and varia-
BILE. probably increasing by Tuesday; on
the south Atlantic coast brisk, possibly
high. and shifting: on the east gulf coast
moderate northwest to north.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate variable WINDS
with showers to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the last
HxpyA to-
Evansville. 1O2: Fort Worth. 1.S4; Phila-
deiphia, 1.36: Rochester, 2.30: Abilene
1.20: Wilmington. LOO; Batesburg. 8. C.,
1.50; Columbia. 8. c.. 1.30; Clarion, Pa
Okla. 200: Durant. Okla. leo; NARROW
Okla, LOO: Okolona, Miss, 2.30: Shaw
nee. Okla. $50.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
hours beginning at pm yesterday.
Thermomter-Yesterda 4 pm, 81;
pm, 81; IL midnight. IS; today. am.
Il: am, so; II noon. 50; pm. 80
Maximum, 50, at $3.50 pm. yesterday
minimum. 76 at am. today.
Barometer-Yesterday. 4 pm, 1908;
pm. 3OO6; II midnight, 1901; today, I
am. 3O.Ol; 8 am, 3o.O6: Il noon, S0.O3
. pm., 29.91.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water a,
s am: Great Falls-Temperature. 81
condition.. $50. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 81: condition at north con.
nection, $40: condition at south connec-
tion,. 200. Georgetown distributing reser-
voir-Temperature. 81: condition at inhu-
ent gatehouse, 1.3O: condition at effiuent
gatehouse. 3D.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 5:24 am. and SAC
p. m. high tide II 10 am. and :35 p. IN
Tomorrow-Low tide, 8:12 am. and 6:2e
p. m. high tide, 1905 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:25 am; sun sets $40
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:26 am.
Moon sets O1 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city. lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before SUM-
rise. All arc 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, August os
The Potomac river is clear and the
Shenandoah very cloudy this morning.