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Bear Creek
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BEAR CREEK
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Bear Creek at Ottumwa, IA

WAPELLO COUNTY, IA41.0145°N, -92.4624°W
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
4mph SSW
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

21.9in

+16% vs normal

21.92 in of precipitation so far this year, 16% above the 30-year normal of 18.85 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.7–23.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+16%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.05" · normal 1.44" (0.8–2.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.34" · normal 1.82" (0.7–2.9)
Feb
Mar: 2.03" · normal 2.70" (1.2–4.5)
Mar
Apr: 7.33" · normal 4.23" (2.3–6.3)
Apr
May: 2.32" · normal 4.85" (1.8–7.6)
May
Jun: 8.85" (so far)· normal 4.86" (2.3–8.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.37" (1.2–6.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.58" (1.4–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.47" (1.6–6.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.72" (1.1–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.21" (0.8–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.77" (0.7–2.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:26 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
80°
58°
WED
82°
64°
THU
72°
63°
FRI
71°
61°
SAT
84°
66°
SUN
88°
71°
MON
89°
74°
TIME
WED
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THU
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
66°
mild
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64°
64°
65°
67°
71°
74°
74°
77°
79°
80°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SSW
G 8 mph
3
G8
SSW
3
G9
SSW
2
G8
S
2
G10
S
3
G8
E
2
G9
SSW
7
G15
SW
8
G14
WSW
7
G13
W
7
G11
WSW
8
G11
W
9
G12
WSW
9
G14
W
9
G14
W
10
G17
W
10
G17
W
9
G19
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10
G20
NW
6
G13
NW
4
G6
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5
G6
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6
G13
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5
G13
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5
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5
G12
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4
G9
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4
G6
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3
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4
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2
G5
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5
G8
WNW
7
G10
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6
G9
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4
G6
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4
G7
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6
G8
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9
NE
7
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8
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6
G7
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6
G8
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8
G10
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7
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8
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6
G11
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5
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6
G7
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6
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6
G10
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7
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6
G11
ENE
8
G15
ENE
9
G18
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9
G18
ENE
11
G18
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10
G16
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11
G18
E
13
G19
E
13
G18
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12
G16
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9
G14
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8
G14
ESE
10
G15
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11
G15
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10
G16
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9
G17
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9
G20
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8
G21
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8
G23
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9
G23
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9
G20
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8
G18
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7
G20
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7
G15
ENE
7
G15
ENE
10
G15
ENE
10
G18
E
10
G19
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10
G17
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10
G18
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10
G16
ESE
11
G17
ESE
12
G17
SE
12
G20
SE
10
G17
SE
11
G18
ESE
12
G21
SE
9
G17
SE
9
G18
SSE
10
G19
S
10
G23
S
9
G26
S
8
G21
S
11
G23
S
10
G22
S
8
G20
S
7
G20
SSE
7
G21
SSE
9
G23
SSE
9
G23
SSE
10
G25
SSE
11
G27
SSE
12
G25
SSE
13
G22
SSE
14
G20
S
15
G18
SSW
15
G17
SSW
15
G17
SSW
15
G18
SSW
15
G19
S
15
G21
S
15
G22
S
16
G23
S
16
G24
SSW
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
2%
6%
4%
5%
8%
5%
3%
3%
3%
6%
6%
11%
10%
10%
6%
3%
1%
0%
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2%
1%
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0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
17%
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21%
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15%
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15%
15%
15%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
1%
100%
99%
69%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
23%
12%
0%
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86%
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82%
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100%
84%
93%
91%
100%
100%
80%
6%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
20%
13%
100%
75%
13%
9%
8%
8%
6%
99%
94%
75%
63%
67%
78%
88%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
995
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:38 AM
SUNSET
08:45 PM
15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT19H 12M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
65% illuminated

Station Location

41.0145, -92.4624
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 01:33 UTC
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