USGS · 05550010

CRYSTAL CREEK

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CRYSTAL CREEK AT CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL42.2303°N, -88.3470°W

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 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

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.5in

≈ normal

20.52 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.51 in).

YTD Total

20.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.6–23.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.50" · normal 1.99" (1.0–3.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.41" · normal 1.90" (0.8–3.5)

Feb

Mar: 6.20" · normal 2.50" (1.4–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 6.20" · normal 4.18" (2.4–5.7)

Apr

May: 1.04" · normal 4.34" (1.7–7.2)

May

Jun: 5.17" (so far)· normal 3.82" (1.9–6.0)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.50" (2.2–4.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.55" (1.7–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.95" (1.3–5.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.09" (1.2–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.36" (1.1–4.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.12" (0.9–3.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:32 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

75°

59°

SUN

84°

63°

MON

88°

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THU

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FRI

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TIME

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NOW

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TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

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PRECIP

chance %

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

72%

mostly

72%

94%

44%

12%

15%

13%

100%

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100%

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58%

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100%

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100%

14%

100%

83%

100%

74%

18%

41%

57%

59%

55%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:19 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 14M OF DAYLIGHT19H 1M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

96% illuminated

Station Location

42.2303, -88.3470

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 01:32 UTC

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