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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
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
13,965cfs 33.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 3,5244,768 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
42,631cfs
PERIOD LOW
565cfs
RUNNABLE
18%
last 1 year 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 19912020 · 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
G12
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WNW
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G11
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G8
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G6
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PRECIP
chance %
16%
16%
9%
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27%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
7%
7%
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7%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
79%
90%
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100%
1%
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61%
0%
2%
5%
3%
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49%
81%
38%
43%
85%
47%
12%
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90%
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100%
11%
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10%
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12%
50%
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14%
100%
100%
13%
0%
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17%
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97%
72%
18%
13%
13%
54%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
61%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
68%
69%
99%
100%
100%
78%
77%
77%
71%
51%
25%
11%
21%
43%
63%
78%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1010
10101012101210121010101110101009100810101012101310111014101310121009101310121011
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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