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
76°F
WIND
5mph SE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 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
74°
61°
THU
70°
57°
FRI
74°
54°
SAT
77°
54°
SUN
83°
66°
MON
88°
74°
TIME
TUE
8
NOW
9
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10
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11
pm
WED
12
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THU
12
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9
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FRI
12
am
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8
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9
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SAT
12
am
1
am
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8
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9
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SUN
12
am
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8
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9
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
mild
69°
66°
64°
63°
64°
63°
62°
62°
62°
61°
61°
62°
62°
64°
67°
70°
68°
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67°
71°
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74°
64°
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63°
62°
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61°
60°
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59°
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68°
67°
64°
60°
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57°
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59°
63°
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68°
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72°
69°
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67°
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59°
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67°
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69°
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72°
74°
76°
80°
82°
83°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph ESE
G 14 mph
7
G14
ESE
7
G13
SE
7
G14
SE
7
G15
SSE
9
G18
SSE
8
G15
S
8
G16
S
6
G12
ENE
8
G11
SE
7
G13
SE
9
G17
SSE
8
G14
S
3
G5
SW
2
G3
SE
8
G19
SW
13
G19
SW
10
G18
SW
11
G18
SW
10
G16
SW
10
G15
SW
10
G13
SW
9
G12
SSW
5
G24
NW
4
G5
S
5
G6
S
6
G11
S
7
G12
SSW
3
G9
SSW
7
G10
SSW
5
G9
SW
6
G15
WSW
7
G14
W
6
G15
WNW
5
G13
W
5
G13
W
6
G14
WNW
9
G17
WNW
10
G18
WNW
10
G14
WNW
11
G14
WNW
10
G13
WNW
9
G11
NW
7
G8
NNW
7
NNW
7
NNE
7
G9
NNE
4
G6
NNE
5
G8
NNE
4
G5
NE
5
NE
5
G6
ENE
7
G11
NE
4
G5
E
5
G9
E
5
G11
E
6
G12
E
5
G8
E
6
G10
E
6
G11
ENE
6
G11
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7
G10
ENE
8
G11
ENE
9
G12
ENE
9
G10
E
10
G11
E
9
G10
E
9
E
9
E
8
E
8
G13
ENE
9
G14
ENE
9
G16
E
8
G17
E
8
G18
E
7
G17
ESE
7
G16
ESE
7
G14
E
6
G12
ESE
6
G10
ESE
5
G6
ESE
6
G9
ESE
4
E
5
G7
E
5
G8
E
8
G11
E
9
G14
E
10
G14
ESE
11
G15
ESE
12
G15
SE
12
G15
SE
12
G15
SE
9
G15
SE
11
G16
ESE
13
G15
ESE
11
G18
ESE
11
G21
ESE
12
G23
ESE
13
G25
ESE
12
G28
SE
12
G28
ESE
11
G27
ESE
10
G26
ESE
9
G27
ESE
9
G27
ESE
8
G23
ESE
9
G25
SE
8
G22
SE
10
G25
SE
11
G24
SE
11
G22
SE
12
G20
SSE
13
G19
SSE
14
G18
SSE
14
G18
SSE
14
G17
SSE
PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
3%
5%
9%
7%
14%
12%
22%
18%
20%
20%
18%
35%
34%
54%
29%
29%
26%
19%
18%
7%
12%
33%
29%
38%
35%
8%
14%
12%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
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%
15%
6%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
100%
70%
30%
100%
64%
62%
100%
88%
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
78%
98%
100%
100%
44%
10%
100%
97%
50%
13%
0%
1%
35%
1%
100%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
18%
50%
27%
58%
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%
67%
69%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
986
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:19 AM
SUNSET
08:40 PM
15H 21M OF DAYLIGHT0H 20M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
63% illuminated

Station Location

42.9986, -89.4987
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 20:20 UTC
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