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WALNUT CREEK AT SOUTH WILMINGTON ST AT RALEIGH, NC

RALEIGH, NC35.7569°N, -78.6406°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

71.5cfs

GAUGE HT

1.83ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

71.5cfs 2717.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 45–61 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

71.5cfs

PERIOD LOW

31.3cfs

RUNNABLE

48%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.83ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.0in

-35% vs normal

15.03 in of precipitation so far this year, 35% below the 30-year normal of 23 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.0–27.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-35%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.52" · normal 3.63" (1.7–5.5)

Jan

Feb: 3.52" · normal 3.10" (1.5–4.6)

Feb

Mar: 1.62" · normal 4.11" (2.4–6.1)

Mar

Apr: 1.10" · normal 3.50" (1.5–5.5)

Apr

May: 3.24" · normal 3.50" (1.9–5.3)

May

Jun: 3.07" · normal 4.14" (2.1–6.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.96" (so far)· normal 4.50" (2.8–7.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.34" (2.2–7.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.79" (2.1–9.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.19" (1.3–5.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.45" (1.2–6.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.54" (2.0–5.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:46 AM

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35.7569, -78.6406

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 01:35 UTC

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