Waterlands
Colorado River
USGS · 09423500
COLORADO RIVER
USGS · 09423500LIVE

COLORADO RIVER AT NEEDLES, CA

NEEDLES, CA34.8517°N, -114.6102°W
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
1mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

0.9in

-71% vs normal

0.86 in of precipitation so far this year, 71% below the 30-year normal of 2.98 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

0.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

3.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.8–6.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-71%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.35" · normal 0.88" (0.0–2.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.41" · normal 1.18" (0.1–3.0)
Feb
Mar: 0.00" · normal 0.65" (0.0–1.2)
Mar
Apr: 0.09" · normal 0.18" (0.0–0.4)
Apr
May: 0.01" · normal 0.07" (0.0–0.2)
May
Jun: 0.01" (so far)· normal 0.03" (0.0–0.1)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.27" (0.0–0.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.34" (0.0–0.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.39" (0.0–0.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 0.47" (0.0–1.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.40" (0.0–1.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.69" (0.0–1.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:10 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
113°
82°
WED
112°
85°
THU
112°
89°
FRI
109°
83°
SAT
105°
79°
SUN
99°
76°
MON
102°
79°
TIME
TUE
2
NOW
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
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9
pm
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11
pm
WED
12
am
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9
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11
pm
THU
12
am
1
am
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am
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8
am
9
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pm
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pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
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7
pm
8
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9
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pm
11
pm
FRI
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
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11
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12
pm
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2
pm
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pm
4
pm
5
pm
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7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
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pm
11
pm
SAT
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
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am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
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8
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9
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10
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11
pm
SUN
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
TEMP
hourly forecast
112°
mild
112°
113°
113°
112°
111°
109°
104°
101°
99°
95°
94°
93°
90°
88°
87°
85°
86°
91°
97°
102°
106°
110°
111°
112°
109°
109°
111°
112°
111°
109°
104°
101°
98°
97°
96°
93°
93°
92°
90°
89°
89°
93°
95°
98°
100°
103°
106°
109°
110°
111°
112°
112°
111°
110°
106°
102°
99°
95°
93°
91°
89°
88°
86°
84°
83°
86°
89°
92°
95°
99°
102°
104°
106°
108°
109°
109°
108°
106°
101°
97°
94°
90°
89°
88°
86°
83°
82°
80°
79°
82°
85°
87°
91°
95°
98°
100°
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104°
105°
105°
105°
102°
98°
90°
89°
87°
85°
84°
82°
80°
77°
76°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
12mph SSW
G 15 mph
12
G15
SSW
12
G15
SSW
12
G15
SSW
12
G15
SSW
10
G13
S
9
G13
WSW
6
G13
SSW
5
G11
SSW
4
G9
SE
5
ESE
6
SW
6
G10
W
4
G6
WSW
2
G4
SSW
2
ESE
3
ESE
1
G2
S
2
G4
SSE
4
G7
SE
5
G8
SSE
4
G10
SSE
8
G14
SSW
10
G18
SSW
8
G16
SW
14
G19
WSW
11
G15
WSW
9
G17
WSW
14
G18
SSW
13
G17
SW
11
G17
SW
9
G21
SSW
9
G19
SW
4
G10
WSW
5
G8
WSW
3
G4
N
1
G3
W
5
WSW
6
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3
G5
WSW
3
G7
S
4
G7
SSE
4
G6
SE
5
G7
SE
7
G10
SSE
9
G13
SSE
12
G15
SSE
14
G16
S
14
G17
S
14
G17
SSW
14
G18
SSW
16
G19
SSW
18
G20
SSW
16
G26
SSW
12
G19
SW
12
W
6
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
4
G6
SSW
4
G7
S
6
G8
SSE
6
G8
SE
7
G8
SE
7
SE
7
G8
SSE
7
G9
SSE
7
G10
SSE
9
G13
S
11
G15
S
14
G16
S
12
G17
S
13
G18
S
16
G19
SSW
15
G20
SSW
16
G20
SSW
15
G21
S
16
G26
SSW
15
G24
SSW
8
G9
SSW
3
G6
WSW
3
G5
SSW
5
G8
SSE
7
G10
SE
8
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
8
G10
SSE
8
G11
SSE
9
G12
SSE
9
G13
SSE
10
G14
SSE
12
G17
S
16
G20
S
15
G21
S
17
G22
SSW
16
G21
SSW
19
G23
SSW
18
G24
S
21
G23
SW
22
SSW
16
G28
SW
23
W
21
G24
W
15
W
15
G17
W
17
G22
WNW
17
G23
WNW
14
G18
WNW
9
G10
WNW
6
WNW
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
8%
6%
8%
6%
6%
7%
5%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
6%
7%
7%
7%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
7%
25%
100%
100%
100%
93%
97%
100%
100%
100%
79%
0%
0%
2%
100%
49%
14%
30%
24%
10%
3%
96%
100%
100%
100%
68%
7%
10%
17%
1%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
100%
100%
96%
100%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
995
995994994995993989988990987984987990987985987989984983988
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:25 AM
SUNSET
07:55 PM
14H 30M OF DAYLIGHT6H 14M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

34.8517, -114.6102
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 13:41 UTC
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