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BRIARCLIFF DITCH AT MOUTH NEAR ESTERO,FL

LEE COUNTY, FL26.5064°N, -81.8528°W Updated 3 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2cfs
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
11mph E
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
2cfs 23.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 5–7 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
142cfs
PERIOD LOW
2cfs
RUNNABLE
47%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.5in

≈ normal

17.53 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 15.76 in).

YTD Total

17.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–21.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.67" · normal 1.81" (0.3–4.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.98" · normal 1.46" (0.4–2.5)
Feb
Mar: 2.63" · normal 1.73" (0.4–3.0)
Mar
Apr: 2.56" · normal 2.04" (0.6–3.5)
Apr
May: 5.34" · normal 2.90" (0.7–4.9)
May
Jun: 5.35" (so far)· normal 6.95" (4.0–9.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 6.13" (4.2–7.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 6.38" (4.7–8.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 6.32" (3.2–9.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.04" (0.7–6.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.40" (0.1–3.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.38" (0.2–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:40 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
93°
74°
THU
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FRI
93°
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SAT
94°
76°
SUN
95°
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SE
G 5 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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5%
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39%
39%
17%
17%
CLOUDS
cover %
76%
mostly
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86%
67%
17%
0%
3%
15%
1%
23%
63%
27%
66%
99%
18%
9%
5%
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7%
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72%
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28%
58%
79%
82%
75%
69%
68%
67%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:35 AM
SUNSET
08:23 PM
13H 48M OF DAYLIGHT17H 22M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
75% illuminated

Station Location

26.5064, -81.8528
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 03:01 UTC
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