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South Fork Watonwan
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SOUTH FORK WATONWAN
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SOUTH FORK WATONWAN RIVER NEAR MADELIA, MN

WATONWAN COUNTY, MN44.0425°N, -94.4619°W
AIR TEMP
75°F
WIND
11mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.0in

≈ normal

17 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.91 in).

YTD Total

17.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.0–24.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.75" · normal 1.00" (0.5–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.78" · normal 1.09" (0.5–1.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.63" · normal 2.26" (1.2–3.3)
Mar
Apr: 4.15" · normal 3.74" (1.7–5.7)
Apr
May: 4.36" · normal 4.73" (2.9–6.4)
May
Jun: 4.08" · normal 5.18" (2.5–7.8)
Jun
Jul: 1.25" (so far)· normal 3.74" (2.0–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.84" (1.9–5.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.14" (1.0–6.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.52" (1.0–4.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.76" (0.3–3.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.35" (0.4–2.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:12 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
87°
71°
THU
82°
65°
FRI
79°
65°
SAT
85°
66°
SUN
86°
68°
MON
89°
69°
TUE
93°
72°
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TEMP
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph SW
G 9 mph
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10
G13
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17
G26
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7
G16
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
97%
overcast
97%
28%
22%
15%
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100%
100%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
977
977976978978978977975976977977979981981981982983983982983983
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:43 AM
SUNSET
09:02 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
38% illuminated

Station Location

44.0425, -94.4619
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