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COLUMBIA RIVER
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COLUMBIA RIVER BELOW PRIEST RAPIDS DAM, WA

GRANT COUNTY, WA46.6287°N, -119.8647°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
145,414cfs
AIR TEMP
64°F
WIND
3mph WNW
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
145,414cfs 6.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 102,179138,242 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
199,156cfs
PERIOD LOW
37,828cfs
RUNNABLE
26%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

5.7in

≈ normal

5.66 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 5.07 in).

YTD Total

5.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

5.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.5–6.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.72" · normal 1.38" (0.6–2.1)
Jan
Feb: 1.30" · normal 0.99" (0.4–1.6)
Feb
Mar: 1.50" · normal 0.91" (0.4–1.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.09" · normal 0.71" (0.2–1.4)
Apr
May: 0.76" · normal 0.69" (0.2–1.3)
May
Jun: 0.28" (so far)· normal 0.46" (0.1–0.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.19" (0.0–0.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.18" (0.0–0.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.30" (0.0–0.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 0.88" (0.3–1.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.53" (0.5–2.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:27 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
60°
SAT
75°
55°
SUN
83°
58°
MON
78°
56°
TUE
83°
57°
WED
79°
55°
THU
81°
51°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph W
G 16 mph
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G16
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G14
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G13
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G15
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G20
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G27
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G26
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G24
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G22
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G28
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
63%
mostly
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72%
16%
56%
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100%
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100%
81%
5%
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24%
49%
71%
85%
94%
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100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989990990993994995995994990990992995994994995995991990992
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:07 AM
SUNSET
08:57 PM
15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT6H 25M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
87% illuminated

Station Location

46.6287, -119.8647
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 14:32 UTC
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