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CONNECTICUT RIVER

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CONNECTICUT RIVER NEAR NORTHFIELD, MA

NORTHFIELD, MA42.6833°N, -72.4719°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

13,965cfs

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

5mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

Flow Rate Historical Avg

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MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

13,965cfs 71.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 11,643–15,753 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

25,092cfs

PERIOD LOW

7,651cfs

RUNNABLE

32%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.5in

≈ normal

18.48 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.26 in).

YTD Total

18.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.6–24.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.63" · normal 3.30" (1.9–4.9)

Jan

Feb: 1.51" · normal 2.99" (1.8–4.2)

Feb

Mar: 4.36" · normal 3.84" (2.0–6.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.13" · normal 3.76" (2.0–6.0)

Apr

May: 4.11" · normal 3.34" (1.6–5.0)

May

Jun: 3.75" (so far)· normal 3.44" (1.7–6.0)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.30" (1.9–4.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.38" (1.6–5.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.87" (1.7–6.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.40" (1.6–8.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.36" (1.3–5.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.13" (2.3–6.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:39 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

64°

SAT

82°

65°

SUN

85°

63°

MON

86°

57°

TUE

90°

59°

WED

89°

62°

THU

95°

68°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SSW

G 11 mph

6

G11

SSW

7

G12

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5

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PRECIP

chance %

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27%

18%

18%

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18%

18%

7%

7%

7%

7%

CLOUDS

cover %

2%

clear

2%

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90%

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25%

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PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1010

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

69

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:13 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

15H 18M OF DAYLIGHT3H 24M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

88% illuminated

Station Location

42.6833, -72.4719

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 17:07 UTC

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