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LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN, MI

DEARBORN, MI42.3084°N, -83.2527°W Updated 4 hr ago
FLOW RATE
315cfs
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
3mph WSW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
315cfs 20.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 51–69 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
824cfs
PERIOD LOW
32cfs
RUNNABLE
21%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.8in

≈ normal

17.76 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.5 in).

YTD Total

17.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.7–22.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.91" · normal 2.49" (1.1–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.15" · normal 2.18" (1.2–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.62" · normal 2.57" (1.3–4.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.40" · normal 3.60" (2.1–5.6)
Apr
May: 2.01" · normal 3.67" (2.1–5.1)
May
Jun: 4.20" · normal 3.66" (2.0–5.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.47" (so far)· normal 3.24" (1.6–4.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.33" (2.0–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.83" (1.3–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.75" (1.5–4.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.73" (1.6–3.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.46" (1.4–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:31 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
73°
SUN
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MON
87°
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SSE
G 4 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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overcast
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
994
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:01 AM
SUNSET
09:12 PM
15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT16H 41M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated

Station Location

42.3084, -83.2527
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 04:31 UTC
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