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BARREN RIVER
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BARREN RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN, KY

BOWLING GREEN, KY37.0028°N, -86.4328°W Updated 21 hr ago
FLOW RATE
220cfs
AIR TEMP
81°F
WIND
9mph N
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
220cfs 37.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 720974 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
6,036cfs
PERIOD LOW
98cfs
RUNNABLE
5%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.5in

≈ normal

23.46 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.79 in).

YTD Total

23.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.8–32.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.80" · normal 4.01" (2.4–5.4)
Jan
Feb: 2.13" · normal 4.08" (2.4–6.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.26" · normal 4.80" (2.8–7.0)
Mar
Apr: 3.42" · normal 5.01" (2.1–7.3)
Apr
May: 8.20" · normal 4.77" (2.5–6.8)
May
Jun: 3.65" (so far)· normal 4.20" (2.0–6.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.79" (1.8–5.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.29" (1.4–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.51" (1.4–6.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.67" (1.1–6.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.80" (1.6–6.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.50" (3.0–6.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:12 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
64°
WED
84°
62°
THU
87°
66°
FRI
83°
70°
SAT
85°
71°
SUN
90°
71°
MON
84°
74°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
mild
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65°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph NNW
G 9 mph
3
G9
NNW
3
G9
NNE
2
G7
WNW
3
G5
W
4
WNW
3
G4
NW
2
WNW
2
G3
NNW
2
G3
NW
0
G1
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2
G4
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1
G4
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3
G5
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6
G8
WNW
8
G9
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5
G7
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6
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4
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5
G6
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G6
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3
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6
G10
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3
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2
G3
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6
G14
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7
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5
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8
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7
G10
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8
G11
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6
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5
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7
G12
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7
G19
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7
G20
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7
G24
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9
G25
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9
G29
SSW
8
G20
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7
G14
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4
G5
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8
G12
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7
G15
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7
G17
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8
G23
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10
G24
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13
G26
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14
G25
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12
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13
G19
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12
G16
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9
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11
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10
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9
G16
WSW
7
G17
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9
G21
WNW
6
G11
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5
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5
G6
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7
G13
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7
G20
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9
G27
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9
G22
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6
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7
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7
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7
G24
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8
G26
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10
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11
G26
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10
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9
G16
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9
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9
G18
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15
G20
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13
G22
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5
G12
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1
G3
NNW
1
G2
NNW
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0
G1
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5
G6
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5
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5
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G7
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5
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6
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6
G9
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5
G12
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6
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7
G12
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8
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9
G12
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9
G12
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10
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9
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8
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PRECIP
chance %
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31%
7%
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7%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
45%
100%
100%
100%
82%
0%
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0%
5%
2%
78%
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100%
76%
0%
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93%
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100%
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29%
7%
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62%
23%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
35%
100%
93%
66%
50%
0%
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10%
6%
6%
6%
6%
5%
4%
4%
5%
9%
16%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1003
100310031003100099999810009979979979989989989981000999100010001001
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:27 AM
SUNSET
08:09 PM
14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
63% illuminated

Station Location

37.0028, -86.4328
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 21:41 UTC
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