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James River
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JAMES RIVER
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JAMES RIVER AT CITY LOCKS AT RICHMOND, VA

RICHMOND, VA37.5251°N, -77.4208°W
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
7mph NE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

16.5in

-19% vs normal

16.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 19% below the 30-year normal of 20.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

16.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.9–25.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-19%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.95" · normal 3.40" (2.0–5.1)
Jan
Feb: 2.60" · normal 2.97" (1.2–5.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.92" · normal 4.01" (2.5–5.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 3.13" (1.6–4.5)
Apr
May: 4.47" · normal 3.30" (1.6–5.3)
May
Jun: 3.05" (so far)· normal 3.75" (1.7–5.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.22" (2.1–6.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.11" (1.9–6.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.43" (1.0–7.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.64" (1.4–5.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.24" (1.2–5.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.51" (2.0–4.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:48 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
72°
TUE
89°
66°
WED
101°
68°
THU
106°
77°
FRI
107°
80°
SAT
106°
80°
SUN
107°
77°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph ENE
G 10 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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7%
2%
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CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
3%
3%
8%
5%
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8%
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47%
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15%
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100%
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18%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1018
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:51 AM
SUNSET
08:34 PM
14H 43M OF DAYLIGHT3H 46M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
100% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

37.5251, -77.4208
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 16:48 UTC
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