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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
82°F
WIND
6mph 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
83°
72°
TUE
89°
66°
WED
101°
68°
THU
107°
76°
FRI
110°
77°
SAT
105°
76°
SUN
106°
74°
TIME
MON
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph E
G 9 mph
5
G9
E
4
G8
ENE
3
G9
ESE
5
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4
G11
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4
G11
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3
G11
ESE
3
G10
SE
3
G9
SSE
2
G7
SE
1
G4
WSW
1
G4
SSE
1
G4
SE
2
ENE
1
G3
N
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NNE
3
G4
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3
G5
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3
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6
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7
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3
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G12
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G18
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G14
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G11
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G6
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4
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3
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4
NNW
3
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2
G4
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5
G17
SSE
10
G22
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8
G23
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8
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6
G24
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5
G22
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G22
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7
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G20
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4
G14
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4
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4
G10
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2
G5
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1
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2
NNE
3
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3
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2
G3
ENE
2
G3
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2
G3
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2
G3
NE
2
G4
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3
G5
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7
G9
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7
G17
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6
G19
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6
G21
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6
G22
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6
G20
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5
G15
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5
G12
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4
G13
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4
G11
SW
4
G9
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4
G10
WSW
4
G9
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4
G7
WNW
3
G5
NNW
3
G4
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2
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N
1
G4
NNE
0
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1
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WNW
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SE
1
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ESE
2
G7
NNE
11
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11
G20
N
2
G22
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6
G8
WSW
4
G13
ESE
2
G10
WSW
6
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6
G9
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6
G14
NNE
4
G16
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4
G15
ENE
2
G11
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G9
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PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
2%
1%
1%
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1%
1%
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1%
1%
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1%
1%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3%
3%
4%
9%
28%
8%
9%
7%
3%
7%
0%
1%
79%
60%
37%
47%
96%
100%
70%
15%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
100%
55%
18%
73%
47%
29%
11%
15%
30%
5%
5%
10%
5%
0%
6%
49%
11%
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6%
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5%
100%
100%
15%
11%
100%
100%
35%
11%
6%
11%
100%
40%
36%
12%
17%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
57%
30%
25%
30%
39%
58%
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 DAYLIGHT2H 42M 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 17:52 UTC
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