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James River
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JAMES RIVER
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JAMES RIVER AT JAMESTOWN FERRY PIER, VA

JAMES CITY COUNTY, VA37.2201°N, -76.7913°W
AIR TEMP
82°F
WIND
7mph NNE
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

16.8in

-20% vs normal

16.79 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 21.12 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

16.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.9–27.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.57" · normal 3.51" (1.9–4.5)
Jan
Feb: 3.76" · normal 3.13" (1.2–5.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.40" · normal 4.04" (2.3–5.8)
Mar
Apr: 0.92" · normal 3.30" (1.8–4.8)
Apr
May: 2.50" · normal 3.47" (1.8–5.4)
May
Jun: 4.65" (so far)· normal 3.76" (2.0–5.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.26" (1.7–5.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.36" (2.2–8.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.44" (1.6–7.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.86" (1.3–6.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.31" (1.0–6.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.47" (1.9–4.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:48 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
73°
TUE
88°
69°
WED
95°
70°
THU
101°
73°
FRI
102°
76°
SAT
101°
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SUN
103°
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TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph ENE
G 10 mph
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G10
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
cover %
21%
few
21%
6%
5%
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0%
2%
1%
8%
21%
24%
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2%
3%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1019
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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
05:49 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT3H 43M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
100% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

37.2201, -76.7913
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 16:48 UTC
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