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WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR RETREAT, NC

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC35.4267°N, -82.9197°W

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph S

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

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No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

18.1in

-35% vs normal

18.15 in of precipitation so far this year, 35% below the 30-year normal of 28.04 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

18.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

23.8–34.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-35%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.42" · normal 4.21" (2.8–5.8)

Jan

Feb: 1.68" · normal 3.80" (1.7–6.2)

Feb

Mar: 2.19" · normal 4.60" (3.1–7.0)

Mar

Apr: 1.48" · normal 4.33" (2.4–6.3)

Apr

May: 5.43" · normal 4.45" (2.5–5.8)

May

Jun: 2.90" · normal 5.23" (3.2–8.1)

Jun

Jul: 1.05" (so far)· normal 5.63" (3.9–8.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 5.24" (2.7–8.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.16" (1.7–6.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.28" (1.2–5.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.49" (1.3–5.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.04" (2.4–5.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:36 AM

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