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Colorado River
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COLORADO RIVER
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COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO.

COLORADO39.4941°N, -107.9390°W
AIR TEMP
92°F
WIND
4mph WSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.5in

-24% vs normal

6.49 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% below the 30-year normal of 8.59 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.2–10.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.73" · normal 1.54" (0.8–2.5)
Jan
Feb: 1.08" · normal 1.56" (0.9–2.4)
Feb
Mar: 0.80" · normal 1.72" (0.7–2.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.32" · normal 2.00" (1.0–3.1)
Apr
May: 1.51" · normal 1.63" (0.6–2.6)
May
Jun: 0.06" (so far)· normal 0.65" (0.1–1.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.67" (0.1–1.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.63" (0.2–1.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.16" (0.4–2.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.68" (0.7–2.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.70" (0.9–2.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.56" (0.8–2.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:55 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
93°
56°
SAT
94°
65°
SUN
86°
62°
MON
86°
53°
TUE
86°
51°
WED
83°
53°
THU
85°
45°
TIME
FRI
10
NOW
11
pm
SAT
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
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7
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8
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9
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11
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12
pm
1
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5
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6
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7
pm
8
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9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SUN
12
am
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am
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3
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4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
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pm
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pm
2
pm
3
pm
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pm
5
pm
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7
pm
8
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9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
MON
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
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am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
pm
2
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3
pm
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5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
TUE
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
pm
2
pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
WED
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
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2
pm
TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
79°
79°
74°
72°
69°
69°
70°
66°
65°
66°
74°
79°
85°
88°
91°
93°
93°
94°
93°
92°
90°
88°
84°
79°
76°
75°
74°
72°
72°
71°
70°
68°
66°
69°
75°
77°
79°
80°
82°
84°
85°
86°
85°
84°
83°
81°
74°
65°
62°
64°
62°
62°
58°
55°
55°
54°
53°
58°
64°
69°
76°
80°
82°
84°
85°
86°
86°
85°
84°
82°
74°
64°
61°
58°
57°
56°
55°
53°
53°
52°
51°
58°
67°
75°
78°
80°
83°
84°
86°
86°
86°
84°
82°
81°
76°
73°
72°
72°
63°
62°
58°
56°
54°
53°
53°
58°
66°
72°
76°
78°
80°
81°
82°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph W
6
W
2
G3
NNE
5
G7
NE
6
G8
E
7
G10
ENE
9
G11
ENE
6
G8
E
7
G9
E
8
G11
E
7
G11
E
7
G14
E
6
G8
ESE
5
G14
SW
15
G22
WSW
16
G24
WSW
18
G22
WSW
23
G26
WSW
25
G30
W
18
G24
WSW
24
G29
WSW
25
G32
W
23
G32
W
16
G30
W
8
G11
W
9
G11
WNW
12
G14
WNW
12
G13
WNW
11
G13
WNW
13
G15
WNW
13
G17
WNW
13
G19
W
11
G13
WNW
6
G7
NW
7
G13
W
11
G17
W
14
G21
WSW
20
G27
WSW
19
G28
SW
16
G29
SW
15
G30
SW
16
G30
SW
18
G32
WSW
22
G32
WSW
24
G33
WSW
20
G30
WSW
15
G25
WSW
6
G8
SW
3
G4
W
5
NNW
4
NNW
2
G3
NE
4
G5
NE
4
G5
NE
3
G4
ENE
4
G5
NE
5
NE
5
G6
NE
4
G6
NE
5
ENE
2
G12
ESE
8
G24
SW
16
G29
SW
19
G31
SW
17
G33
SW
20
G34
SW
21
G34
SW
19
G32
SW
18
G32
SW
16
G30
SW
15
G28
SW
9
G19
WSW
5
G6
WSW
1
G3
SSW
3
G4
ENE
3
G4
NE
3
G4
N
2
G3
ENE
3
G4
NE
3
NNE
4
G5
NNE
3
NE
1
G3
NNE
7
G28
SSW
15
G37
SW
22
G41
SW
24
G43
SW
24
G43
SW
22
G39
SW
22
G41
SW
22
G41
SW
24
G42
WSW
24
G41
WSW
23
G40
WSW
20
G38
SW
11
G30
SW
18
G40
WSW
15
G35
WSW
14
G25
WSW
6
NW
5
NNW
2
G3
N
1
G2
SE
1
G2
NE
1
G2
ENE
2
G3
WSW
6
G10
SW
10
G20
SW
14
G28
SW
16
G34
SW
18
G39
WSW
20
G42
WSW
22
G43
WSW
25
G43
WSW
PRECIP
chance %
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
12%
12%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
89%
97%
100%
100%
100%
76%
66%
100%
73%
100%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
5%
57%
90%
100%
20%
0%
5%
6%
28%
0%
0%
5%
6%
5%
100%
100%
100%
100%
93%
71%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
37%
10%
5%
0%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
8%
59%
100%
100%
7%
100%
86%
0%
100%
14%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
97%
100%
6%
6%
5%
6%
100%
85%
95%
65%
6%
0%
0%
0%
10%
23%
31%
26%
16%
8%
4%
3%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
838
838836842840835837841835835837840837835835837833834833837
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:45 AM
SUNSET
08:35 PM
14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated

Station Location

39.4941, -107.9390
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 21:41 UTC
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