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CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK NO. 3 NR TARHEEL, NC AUX

BLADEN COUNTY, NC34.8349°N, -78.8242°W

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

5mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

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

15.1in

-37% vs normal

15.14 in of precipitation so far this year, 37% below the 30-year normal of 24.07 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.1–27.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-37%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.62" · normal 3.49" (1.8–5.6)

Jan

Feb: 3.24" · normal 3.28" (1.6–4.9)

Feb

Mar: 1.12" · normal 3.61" (2.0–5.8)

Mar

Apr: 1.18" · normal 3.38" (1.2–5.1)

Apr

May: 4.58" · normal 3.68" (1.9–5.4)

May

Jun: 2.77" · normal 4.70" (2.6–6.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.63" (so far)· normal 5.57" (3.7–7.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 5.60" (3.5–7.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 6.20" (2.3–10.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.54" (1.2–7.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.24" (1.1–6.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.60" (1.7–5.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:00 UTC

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