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COLORADO RIVER
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COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO.

COLORADO39.4941°N, -107.9390°W
AIR TEMP
85°F
WIND
5mph SW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
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
93°
64°
SUN
86°
58°
MON
86°
53°
TUE
86°
51°
WED
83°
53°
THU
85°
45°
TIME
FRI
6
NOW
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SAT
12
am
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SUN
12
am
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9
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9
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11
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MON
12
am
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8
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9
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TUE
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
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am
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am
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8
am
9
am
10
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pm
WED
12
am
1
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3
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7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
TEMP
hourly forecast
91°
mild
91°
90°
86°
81°
79°
79°
72°
72°
69°
68°
64°
67°
67°
65°
73°
79°
84°
88°
91°
92°
93°
93°
93°
92°
90°
88°
85°
78°
75°
74°
73°
72°
72°
70°
66°
61°
58°
59°
65°
72°
77°
79°
81°
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°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph WNW
G 14 mph
11
G14
WNW
13
G15
W
8
G13
W
7
G9
WNW
6
G7
WSW
3
G4
WSW
9
G11
NE
6
G8
E
6
G8
E
6
G7
E
6
G10
E
6
G8
ENE
7
G9
E
7
G11
E
4
G11
E
6
G8
ESE
3
G13
S
15
G23
WSW
17
G25
WSW
18
G22
SW
21
G24
WSW
29
G34
WSW
24
G28
WSW
24
G30
W
25
G32
W
24
G32
W
16
G30
W
7
G9
W
8
G9
WNW
11
G13
WNW
11
G12
WNW
12
G15
WNW
13
G17
WNW
12
G18
WNW
9
G11
SW
7
G9
S
6
G7
ESE
5
NE
2
G7
ESE
4
G23
SW
13
G28
SW
16
G29
SW
14
G30
SW
15
G29
SW
16
G32
SW
18
G35
WSW
22
G36
WSW
24
G32
WSW
20
G31
WSW
15
G28
WSW
6
G12
SW
3
G6
W
5
NNW
4
G5
NNW
2
G5
NE
4
G5
NE
4
G6
NE
3
G5
ENE
4
G5
NE
5
G6
NE
5
G6
NE
4
G8
NE
5
G6
ENE
2
G5
ESE
8
G14
SW
16
G25
SW
19
G30
SW
17
G31
SW
20
G32
SW
21
G34
SW
19
G32
SW
18
G34
SW
16
G33
SW
15
G30
SW
9
G20
WSW
5
WSW
1
G3
SSW
3
G4
ENE
3
G4
NE
3
G5
N
2
G4
ENE
3
G4
NE
3
G4
NNE
4
G5
NNE
3
G5
NE
1
G5
NNE
7
G16
SSW
15
G33
SW
22
G40
SW
24
G44
SW
24
G49
SW
22
G47
SW
22
G50
SW
22
G49
SW
24
G48
WSW
24
G46
WSW
23
G45
WSW
20
G42
SW
11
G37
SW
18
G33
WSW
15
G30
WSW
14
WSW
6
G8
NW
5
NNW
2
G4
N
1
G4
SE
1
G3
NE
1
G3
ENE
2
G3
WSW
6
SW
10
SW
14
SW
16
SW
PRECIP
chance %
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%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
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%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
11%
11%
11%
11%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
6%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
16%
100%
100%
100%
79%
92%
84%
97%
5%
95%
31%
10%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
3%
5%
6%
0%
41%
100%
100%
27%
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%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
841
841835835842838835836837835839839840835835835836830835833
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:45 AM
SUNSET
08:35 PM
14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT2H 40M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

39.4941, -107.9390
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:55 UTC
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