Waterlands
Badger Mill Creek
USGS · 05435935
BADGER MILL CREEK
USGS · 05435935LIVE

BADGER MILL CREEK @ HIGHWAYS 18 & 151 @ MADISON,WI

MADISON, WI42.9986°N, -89.4987°W
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
5mph SSE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

19.9in

+18% vs normal

19.95 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% above the 30-year normal of 16.95 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–20.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.80" · normal 1.58" (0.9–2.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.67" · normal 1.61" (0.7–2.9)
Feb
Mar: 3.76" · normal 2.41" (0.9–4.3)
Mar
Apr: 7.28" · normal 3.97" (2.6–5.6)
Apr
May: 1.63" · normal 3.95" (2.1–5.9)
May
Jun: 4.81" (so far)· normal 4.43" (2.1–6.7)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.34" (2.0–5.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.52" (1.3–6.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.32" (1.4–5.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.85" (0.8–4.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.18" (1.0–3.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.90" (0.8–3.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:53 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
53°
WED
76°
62°
THU
70°
57°
FRI
74°
54°
SAT
77°
54°
SUN
83°
66°
MON
88°
74°
TIME
TUE
7
NOW
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WED
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THU
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FRI
12
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SAT
12
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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67°
65°
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64°
63°
64°
63°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph ESE
G 11 mph
8
G11
ESE
7
G14
ESE
7
G12
SE
6
G13
SSE
7
G15
SSE
7
G14
SSE
8
G16
S
7
G15
S
3
G9
SSE
6
G10
ESE
6
G11
SSE
5
G10
SSE
8
G18
S
9
G17
SSW
11
G23
SW
15
G22
S
14
G20
SW
15
G21
SW
13
G17
SW
12
G15
SW
11
G14
SSW
12
G14
SSW
16
G22
SSW
7
G18
W
3
G10
NNW
12
G15
NNW
5
G7
E
5
G7
ESE
7
G10
SE
6
G9
SSE
6
G11
S
6
G12
SSW
6
G11
SSW
5
G9
SW
6
G12
WSW
6
G11
W
7
G15
WNW
8
G10
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9
G12
NW
9
G12
NW
9
G12
NW
9
G11
NW
8
G10
NW
7
G9
NNW
7
G9
NNW
7
G8
NNE
7
NNE
4
G7
NNE
5
G8
NNE
4
NE
5
G7
NE
5
G10
ENE
7
G10
NE
4
G11
E
5
G13
E
5
G12
E
6
G11
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5
G11
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6
G9
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6
G12
ENE
6
G13
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7
G15
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8
G13
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9
G12
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9
G10
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10
E
9
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9
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9
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8
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8
ENE
9
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9
G11
E
8
G12
E
8
G14
E
7
G15
ESE
7
G15
ESE
7
G13
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6
G8
ESE
6
G8
ESE
5
G7
ESE
6
ESE
4
G8
E
5
G9
E
5
G11
E
8
G12
E
9
G14
E
10
G14
ESE
11
G14
ESE
12
G13
SE
12
G13
SE
12
G13
SE
9
G14
SE
11
G14
ESE
13
G15
ESE
11
G15
ESE
11
G19
ESE
12
G23
ESE
13
G24
ESE
12
G26
SE
12
G28
ESE
11
G28
ESE
10
G28
ESE
9
G28
ESE
9
G26
ESE
8
G25
ESE
9
G25
SE
8
G26
SE
10
G26
SE
11
G25
SE
11
G23
SE
12
G22
SSE
13
G21
SSE
14
G21
SSE
PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
4%
3%
5%
9%
8%
16%
16%
22%
23%
23%
24%
20%
36%
36%
53%
27%
28%
26%
19%
19%
11%
13%
31%
26%
36%
36%
6%
15%
10%
25%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
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2%
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3%
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3%
3%
1%
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1%
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5%
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5%
5%
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5%
3%
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3%
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4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
CLOUDS
cover %
12%
few
12%
0%
100%
1%
83%
100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
90%
81%
100%
100%
96%
100%
94%
88%
23%
85%
8%
7%
90%
75%
11%
100%
12%
21%
100%
100%
100%
3%
7%
7%
2%
1%
0%
0%
5%
74%
100%
34%
67%
100%
100%
100%
100%
47%
6%
0%
10%
100%
11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
57%
74%
12%
0%
11%
12%
8%
23%
43%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
75%
10%
11%
5%
10%
5%
0%
12%
6%
6%
7%
7%
7%
36%
12%
42%
90%
75%
100%
100%
52%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
80%
71%
67%
66%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
986
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:19 AM
SUNSET
08:40 PM
15H 21M OF DAYLIGHT1H 47M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
62% illuminated

Station Location

42.9986, -89.4987
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 18:53 UTC
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