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Missouri River
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Missouri River at Sioux City, IA

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE42.4862°N, -96.4131°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
28,100cfs
AIR TEMP
88°F
WIND
8mph SSW
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
28,100cfs 36.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 23,217–31,411 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28,241cfs
PERIOD LOW
26,470cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

13.7in

-23% vs normal

13.71 in of precipitation so far this year, 23% below the 30-year normal of 17.89 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

13.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.1–23.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-23%

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: 2.18" · normal 4.75" (2.6–7.6)
Jun
Jul: 2.58" (so far)· 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 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:16 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
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FRI
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MON
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TEMP
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WIND
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9mph SSE
G 17 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
973
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:52 AM
SUNSET
09:06 PM
15H 14M OF DAYLIGHT19H 50M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated

Station Location

42.4862, -96.4131
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 01:16 UTC
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