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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BEMIDJI, MN

BELTRAMI COUNTY, MN47.4510°N, -94.9071°W
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
5mph W
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

11.3in

≈ normal

11.29 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 12.74 in).

YTD Total

11.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.2–15.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.50" · normal 0.82" (0.3–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.71" · normal 0.74" (0.2–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 1.08" · normal 1.28" (0.7–2.1)
Mar
Apr: 3.01" · normal 2.12" (1.2–3.6)
Apr
May: 1.93" · normal 3.38" (1.8–4.9)
May
Jun: 4.00" · normal 4.08" (2.3–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.06" (so far)· normal 4.05" (2.6–5.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.41" (2.2–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.08" (1.3–5.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.55" (1.0–4.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.38" (0.5–2.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.03" (0.5–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:16 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
58°
FRI
85°
62°
SAT
79°
62°
SUN
78°
52°
MON
84°
59°
TUE
75°
63°
WED
86°
61°
TIME
THU
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
75°
73°
70°
69°
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68°
66°
65°
63°
62°
65°
68°
71°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph NNE
G 9 mph
5
G9
NNE
6
G10
NNE
5
G10
N
5
G13
N
5
G12
NNE
5
G11
NNE
4
G9
NE
6
G11
NNE
6
G11
NNE
5
G10
NNE
6
G13
NE
4
G8
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7
G11
NE
7
G10
NE
6
G7
NNE
4
G5
NNE
6
ESE
4
ESE
4
G5
NE
4
G6
NNE
11
G14
N
10
G12
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9
G13
N
7
G12
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6
G13
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4
G10
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5
G12
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4
G13
NNE
3
G9
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6
G12
NNE
4
G11
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4
G11
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1
G6
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4
G7
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2
G4
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3
G5
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4
G5
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4
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5
G6
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G10
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5
G9
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G7
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G8
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G9
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G8
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G9
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G7
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G8
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7
G13
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7
G14
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7
G12
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G13
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7
SSE
7
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7
G8
SSE
7
G8
SSE
5
G11
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7
G9
SSE
8
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8
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8
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7
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6
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5
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4
G5
SE
3
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ESE
3
G4
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3
G4
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3
G6
SE
5
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7
SSE
7
G8
S
6
G12
SSW
6
G15
S
7
G22
S
7
G27
SSW
7
G24
SSW
7
G17
SSW
7
G19
S
7
G19
S
7
G16
S
9
G11
S
8
G12
S
9
S
9
S
11
SSE
12
SSE
11
S
9
SSW
9
G13
S
10
G12
SSW
11
S
11
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12
S
8
SSE
5
G9
SSW
4
G5
ESE
9
G17
ESE
9
G19
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10
G15
SSE
7
G8
SSE
4
SSE
5
S
5
G6
SSW
4
G8
SW
2
G8
WSW
3
G7
N
5
G7
NNE
7
NNE
7
NNE
7
NNE
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G8
NNE
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G11
NNE
PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
10%
7%
6%
8%
11%
16%
5%
12%
14%
15%
11%
9%
7%
5%
5%
7%
9%
8%
23%
19%
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24%
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18%
14%
17%
19%
18%
36%
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36%
45%
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52%
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7%
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4%
12%
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12%
12%
26%
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26%
26%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
18%
18%
CLOUDS
cover %
50%
partly
50%
94%
84%
58%
100%
100%
61%
54%
48%
54%
100%
63%
83%
100%
100%
100%
64%
21%
100%
18%
96%
80%
93%
88%
100%
100%
94%
100%
100%
39%
0%
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97%
2%
100%
85%
46%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
14%
7%
10%
0%
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77%
19%
18%
34%
15%
7%
87%
100%
100%
100%
100%
66%
72%
16%
0%
0%
7%
9%
13%
24%
48%
78%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
966
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:27 AM
SUNSET
09:19 PM
15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

47.4510, -94.9071
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:27 UTC
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