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WISCONSIN RIVER AT MERRILL, WI

MERRILL, WI45.1783°N, -89.6817°W Updated 20 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,154cfs
AIR TEMP
81°F
WIND
1mph SSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
2,154cfs 23.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,5852,145 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
13,880cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,201cfs
RUNNABLE
50%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

21.9in

+31% vs normal

21.85 in of precipitation so far this year, 31% above the 30-year normal of 16.68 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–21.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+31%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.61" · normal 1.23" (0.6–2.3)
Jan
Feb: 1.58" · normal 1.13" (0.4–1.6)
Feb
Mar: 3.31" · normal 2.03" (1.0–3.2)
Mar
Apr: 5.33" · normal 3.22" (2.0–4.8)
Apr
May: 1.45" · normal 3.69" (2.2–5.2)
May
Jun: 7.01" · normal 4.18" (2.0–6.2)
Jun
Jul: 1.55" (so far)· normal 3.53" (1.7–5.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.69" (1.6–5.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.31" (1.6–5.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.01" (1.5–5.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.97" (0.6–2.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.56" (0.6–2.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo19:17 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
57°
SAT
86°
63°
SUN
83°
65°
MON
85°
64°
TUE
85°
65°
WED
87°
67°
THU
79°
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TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph SSW
G 4 mph
2
G4
SSW
1
G2
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G3
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3
G9
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G5
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6
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7
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PRECIP
chance %
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2%
7%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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100%
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28%
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6%
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56%
22%
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20%
47%
62%
50%
25%
6%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
971
971972975976975976979978976976977975975975976973972973974973
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:21 AM
SUNSET
08:46 PM
15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
17% illuminated

Station Location

45.1783, -89.6817
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-10 00:00 UTC
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