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EL PASO COUNTY, CO38.6053°N, -104.8683°W Updated 26 min ago
FLOW RATE
0.1cfs
GAUGE HT
0.46ft
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
7mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
0.1cfs 79.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 00 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
0.13cfs
PERIOD LOW
0.09cfs
RUNNABLE
0%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.46ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

8.1in

≈ normal

8.12 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 8.12 in).

YTD Total

8.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.1–11.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.67" · normal 0.53" (0.1–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.20" · normal 0.60" (0.2–0.9)
Feb
Mar: 1.50" · normal 1.41" (0.5–2.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.90" · normal 2.01" (0.7–3.5)
Apr
May: 2.55" · normal 2.04" (0.9–3.3)
May
Jun: 1.29" · normal 1.44" (0.7–2.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 2.09" (0.9–3.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.84" (0.8–3.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.06" (0.2–2.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.06" (0.2–2.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.73" (0.2–1.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.50" (0.2–0.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:16 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
60°
THU
90°
58°
FRI
91°
64°
SAT
91°
64°
SUN
89°
59°
MON
87°
61°
TUE
87°
60°
TIME
THU
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SUN
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MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
64°
mild
64°
61°
60°
58°
63°
70°
74°
80°
85°
87°
87°
88°
90°
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74°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph NNE
5
NNE
7
G8
NNE
5
G6
NNE
9
G12
NNE
7
G13
NNE
4
G5
NE
3
G11
SSE
8
G13
SSW
11
G19
SW
13
G20
SSW
14
G20
SSW
15
G26
S
16
G24
WSW
19
G25
WSW
14
G21
SSW
15
G18
WSW
18
G25
SSW
14
G24
SW
11
G15
W
15
G19
W
20
G28
WNW
21
G28
NW
5
G8
N
11
G17
NW
14
G20
NW
3
SSW
7
SW
6
WSW
7
WSW
5
G9
SW
9
G12
SW
12
G19
WSW
11
G22
WSW
14
G23
WSW
11
G21
SW
10
G22
WSW
18
G26
SW
16
G20
SW
5
G14
SSW
11
G14
S
12
G14
SE
6
G8
ENE
8
NW
8
NW
13
G15
NNW
12
G18
N
9
G13
NNW
9
G13
NNW
9
G13
WNW
8
NW
6
NW
6
NW
4
G7
NW
2
G9
S
4
G8
SSE
8
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
S
16
SSE
17
SSE
17
SE
17
G22
ESE
14
E
6
G11
NE
8
G17
NE
11
G29
NNE
13
G31
NNE
10
G30
N
9
G24
NNW
5
G6
SW
8
G10
WNW
9
NW
6
NW
4
NNW
3
ENE
2
NNE
4
E
4
SE
7
SE
9
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
14
ESE
24
SSE
15
G24
WSW
15
G21
WSW
8
G9
SSW
4
G10
NE
18
G34
NE
14
G24
NNE
4
G6
NNW
9
G17
WNW
6
G11
W
6
G8
WNW
6
G10
WNW
5
WNW
4
NW
4
WNW
1
G2
WNW
2
G5
SSE
4
G6
SE
6
E
7
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ESE
9
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16
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9
G13
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1
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ESE
PRECIP
chance %
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0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
14%
14%
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14%
14%
14%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
29%
29%
29%
29%
29%
29%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
0%
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0%
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0%
0%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
12%
12%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
31%
41%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
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5%
12%
100%
6%
0%
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6%
70%
46%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
6%
0%
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0%
5%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
86%
6%
100%
100%
12%
0%
0%
0%
6%
100%
100%
6%
6%
0%
5%
100%
73%
80%
100%
100%
100%
100%
43%
27%
13%
5%
6%
14%
27%
51%
80%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
805
805811813808809816815807809814812811812814813814812813812
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:38 AM
SUNSET
08:27 PM
14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT17H 16M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated

Station Location

38.6053, -104.8683
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 03:11 UTC
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