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SOUTH FORK WATONWAN

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SOUTH FORK WATONWAN RIVER NEAR ORMSBY, MN

WATONWAN COUNTY, MN43.8854°N, -94.6911°W

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.4in

-18% vs normal

15.4 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% below the 30-year normal of 18.82 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.8–24.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.73" · normal 0.99" (0.5–1.5)

Jan

Feb: 0.62" · normal 1.08" (0.4–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 1.56" · normal 2.27" (1.2–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 4.80" · normal 3.74" (1.9–5.7)

Apr

May: 3.50" · normal 4.57" (2.6–6.3)

May

Jun: 3.15" · normal 5.27" (2.7–7.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.05" (so far)· normal 3.78" (2.0–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.65" (1.7–5.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.11" (1.1–5.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.51" (0.9–4.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.79" (0.3–3.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.31" (0.4–2.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:06 PM

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