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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MO37.3019°N, -89.5180°W

AIR TEMP

94°F

WIND

6mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.7in

-23% vs normal

19.68 in of precipitation so far this year, 23% below the 30-year normal of 25.49 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.6–30.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-23%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.67" · normal 3.68" (1.3–6.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.75" · normal 3.41" (1.5–5.3)

Feb

Mar: 4.40" · normal 4.66" (2.7–6.6)

Mar

Apr: 4.97" · normal 5.39" (2.8–8.6)

Apr

May: 3.20" · normal 4.69" (2.9–6.2)

May

Jun: 4.69" · normal 3.44" (1.9–5.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 3.27" (1.6–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.77" (1.0–5.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.08" (0.8–6.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.75" (1.8–6.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.11" (1.9–6.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.71" (2.0–6.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:17 PM

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Station Location

37.3019, -89.5180

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