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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT I-270 COMMERCE CITY, CO

ADAMS COUNTY, CO39.8143°N, -104.9521°W

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

4mph W

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.5in

-41% vs normal

6.55 in of precipitation so far this year, 41% below the 30-year normal of 11.18 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.9–14.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-41%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.41" · normal 0.85" (0.3–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.18" · normal 0.87" (0.3–1.6)

Feb

Mar: 0.96" · normal 1.85" (1.0–2.7)

Mar

Apr: 1.79" · normal 2.70" (1.2–4.1)

Apr

May: 2.93" · normal 3.14" (1.8–5.2)

May

Jun: 0.28" (so far)· normal 2.03" (0.7–3.1)

Jun

Jul: normal 1.59" (0.5–2.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.57" (0.5–2.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.40" (0.4–2.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.55" (0.5–2.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.15" (0.5–2.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.80" (0.2–1.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:54 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

58°

WED

79°

62°

THU

87°

62°

FRI

94°

66°

SAT

100°

69°

SUN

99°

72°

MON

95°

70°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

78°

82°

85°

87°

88°

86°

83°

81°

77°

76°

74°

71°

69°

63°

64°

63°

62°

63°

64°

66°

70°

74°

77°

79°

76°

78°

76°

78°

70°

67°

63°

65°

64°

63°

62°

64°

66°

70°

74°

78°

82°

85°

87°

84°

66°

73°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

73°

78°

84°

89°

92°

94°

93°

94°

93°

90°

88°

81°

79°

78°

76°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

75°

82°

86°

89°

93°

95°

97°

99°

100°

99°

98°

96°

93°

90°

87°

85°

83°

81°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph NNE

G 10 mph

G10

NNE

G10

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G16

ENE

G22

ENE

G17

G14

ENE

G18

NNE

G20

NNE

G20

G22

G10

ENE

WNW

ENE

NNW

ENE

G14

G16

G25

NNE

G22

G13

G21

ESE

G17

G27

WSW

NNW

G12

ESE

G10

G11

G10

NNE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSW

G11

SSE

G14

G15

NNE

WSW

SSE

G13

SSW

G11

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

ESE

ENE

G13

SSE

G23

SSE

G15

G12

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

G11

SSW

G17

SSW

G20

G18

SSW

G15

G16

SSE

G19

NNW

G18

WSW

G21

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

G22

G26

WSW

G28

WSW

G28

WSW

G26

WSW

G23

G22

G20

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

23%

36%

14%

75%

56%

28%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

21%

100%

13%

50%

39%

100%

82%

100%

59%

27%

100%

59%

37%

31%

100%

80%

100%

90%

100%

76%

100%

59%

13%

69%

70%

100%

23%

12%

91%

100%

23%

100%

14%

100%

68%

80%

56%

13%

100%

41%

90%

42%

100%

61%

100%

52%

55%

88%

100%

51%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

848

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT10H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

58% illuminated

Station Location

39.8143, -104.9521

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:54 UTC

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