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CHICAGO RIVER
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CHICAGO RIVER AT CHICAGO LOCK AT CHICAGO, IL

CHICAGO, IL41.8893°N, -87.6079°W
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
9mph NE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
69°
MON
87°
64°
TUE
92°
71°
WED
94°
76°
THU
84°
73°
FRI
78°
71°
SAT
89°
70°
TIME
SUN
6
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
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71°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph ENE
G 7 mph
5
G7
ENE
2
G4
NNE
2
G3
N
1
G2
N
3
G5
N
0
G1
W
2
WSW
3
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3
SW
2
WSW
4
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
3
G6
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4
G7
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4
G8
WSW
2
G7
WSW
1
G6
ESE
4
G6
ESE
6
G7
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ESE
9
G10
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9
G10
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8
G9
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8
G11
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7
G12
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6
G10
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7
G12
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G13
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6
G11
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G9
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6
G12
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G11
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G12
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G9
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5
G6
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6
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4
G6
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4
G5
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G6
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7
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9
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8
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7
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5
G7
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4
G7
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4
G5
NE
4
G7
NE
2
G4
NE
1
G2
NW
3
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4
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5
G7
W
5
G9
W
5
G9
WNW
5
G10
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G9
WNW
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G9
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5
G14
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3
G4
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G11
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N
9
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12
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NNE
11
G15
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9
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10
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8
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8
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8
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9
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9
G10
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9
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9
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PRECIP
chance %
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4%
4%
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3%
3%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
5%
1%
2%
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69%
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12%
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10%
5%
7%
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5%
11%
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100%
65%
11%
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8%
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85%
24%
62%
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89%
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11%
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85%
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100%
24%
12%
10%
8%
13%
6%
18%
84%
90%
6%
15%
12%
6%
11%
18%
27%
39%
52%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1001
1001100010011002100099910001001998999998997995996996997998100010011002
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:26 AM
SUNSET
08:25 PM
14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

41.8893, -87.6079
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