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CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MONTAGUE CITY, MA

MONTAGUE, MA42.5802°N, -72.5745°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
15,845cfs
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
6mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
15,845cfs 110.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 21,98829,748 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
27,911cfs
PERIOD LOW
15,845cfs
RUNNABLE
63%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.5in

≈ normal

19.52 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.8 in).

YTD Total

19.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.0–25.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.65" · normal 3.43" (2.0–5.0)
Jan
Feb: 1.53" · normal 3.08" (1.8–4.3)
Feb
Mar: 4.91" · normal 3.99" (2.3–6.3)
Mar
Apr: 2.45" · normal 3.81" (2.1–6.1)
Apr
May: 3.72" · normal 3.41" (1.8–4.9)
May
Jun: 4.26" (so far)· normal 3.54" (1.8–5.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.35" (1.6–4.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.46" (1.7–5.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.02" (1.9–6.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.46" (1.6–8.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.45" (1.3–5.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.23" (2.4–6.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:39 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
64°
SAT
83°
64°
SUN
83°
62°
MON
86°
57°
TUE
91°
59°
WED
88°
62°
THU
96°
68°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph S
G 12 mph
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G12
S
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G13
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G10
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
3%
clear
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100%
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100%
29%
0%
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46%
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58%
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25%
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69%
83%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1010
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:14 AM
SUNSET
08:32 PM
15H 18M OF DAYLIGHT3H 26M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
88% illuminated

Station Location

42.5802, -72.5745
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 17:06 UTC
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