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James River
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JAMES RIVER
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James R at Jamestown, ND

JAMESTOWN, ND46.8895°N, -98.6816°W Updated 16 hr ago
FLOW RATE
360cfs
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
14mph ESE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
360cfs 9.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 162220 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
863cfs
PERIOD LOW
18cfs
RUNNABLE
18%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

11.5in

≈ normal

11.53 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 11.89 in).

YTD Total

11.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

8.5–15.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.44" · normal 0.74" (0.3–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 1.34" · normal 0.74" (0.3–1.4)
Feb
Mar: 1.01" · normal 1.23" (0.4–2.5)
Mar
Apr: 2.36" · normal 1.74" (0.9–2.9)
Apr
May: 2.13" · normal 3.14" (1.6–5.9)
May
Jun: 4.26" (so far)· normal 4.45" (2.6–6.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.44" (1.6–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.71" (1.1–4.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.52" (0.8–4.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.08" (0.7–4.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.03" (0.2–2.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.90" (0.3–2.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:46 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
64°
TUE
78°
58°
WED
84°
59°
THU
95°
63°
FRI
87°
61°
SAT
85°
67°
SUN
86°
64°
TIME
MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph SSE
G 18 mph
7
G18
SSE
8
G17
S
8
G17
SSW
6
G13
SSW
4
G11
SW
16
G31
WNW
1
G6
WNW
3
G4
SSW
6
G10
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4
G5
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6
G9
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6
G20
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G19
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G20
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13
G29
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G32
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G28
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G26
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G32
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G24
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G11
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G18
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G15
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SSE
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G23
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G18
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
79%
mostly
79%
18%
9%
67%
2%
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2%
3%
4%
3%
1%
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11%
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73%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
949
949951953957958957957958957959960961959958960962961961961
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:43 AM
SUNSET
09:33 PM
15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT4H 47M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
100% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

46.8895, -98.6816
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 16:46 UTC
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