Waterlands
Missouri River
USGS · 06486000
MISSOURI RIVER
USGS · 06486000LIVE

Missouri River at Sioux City, IA

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE42.4862°N, -96.4131°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
26,920cfs
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
7mph SW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
26,920cfs 34.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 22,59530,569 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
32,388cfs
PERIOD LOW
8,086cfs
RUNNABLE
67%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

10.2in

-39% vs normal

10.22 in of precipitation so far this year, 39% below the 30-year normal of 16.75 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.6–19.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-39%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.45" · normal 0.90" (0.4–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.18" · normal 1.09" (0.4–1.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.05" · normal 2.12" (0.7–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 3.84" · normal 3.91" (2.5–6.4)
Apr
May: 3.43" · normal 4.85" (1.7–7.5)
May
Jun: 1.27" (so far)· normal 4.75" (2.6–7.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.98" (0.9–5.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.74" (1.5–6.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.91" (1.0–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.46" (0.7–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.60" (0.3–3.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.17" (0.3–2.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:22 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
81°
56°
WED
84°
66°
THU
80°
61°
FRI
80°
58°
SAT
90°
67°
SUN
97°
74°
MON
101°
79°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph WSW
G 11 mph
8
G11
WSW
8
G11
WSW
10
G14
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7
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5
G11
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4
G12
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6
G15
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4
G11
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3
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2
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3
G11
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G10
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6
G18
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7
G15
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G11
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14
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12
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7
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
34%
few
34%
24%
37%
100%
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3%
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100%
25%
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44%
7%
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27%
27%
29%
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23%
14%
8%
6%
7%
7%
5%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
981
981981979980978978977976974974974974971972970969967967965965
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:49 AM
SUNSET
09:06 PM
15H 17M OF DAYLIGHT3H 40M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
61% illuminated

Station Location

42.4862, -96.4131
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 17:26 UTC
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