Waterlands
Colorado River
USGS · 09423500
COLORADO RIVER
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COLORADO RIVER AT NEEDLES, CA

NEEDLES, CA34.8517°N, -114.6102°W
AIR TEMP
98°F
WIND
5mph SSE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 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

0.9in

-71% vs normal

0.88 in of precipitation so far this year, 71% below the 30-year normal of 3.08 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

0.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

3.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.8–6.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-71%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.35" · normal 0.88" (0.0–2.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.41" · normal 1.18" (0.1–3.0)
Feb
Mar: 0.00" · normal 0.65" (0.0–1.2)
Mar
Apr: 0.09" · normal 0.18" (0.0–0.4)
Apr
May: 0.01" · normal 0.07" (0.0–0.2)
May
Jun: 0.03" · normal 0.03" (0.0–0.1)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 0.27" (0.0–0.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.34" (0.0–0.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.39" (0.0–0.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 0.47" (0.0–1.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.40" (0.0–1.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.69" (0.0–1.9)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:26 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
109°
94°
TUE
113°
89°
WED
115°
91°
THU
113°
91°
FRI
100°
82°
SAT
103°
90°
SUN
110°
91°
TIME
MON
4
NOW
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TUE
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WED
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THU
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FRI
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SAT
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TEMP
hourly forecast
109°
mild
109°
108°
108°
106°
102°
99°
97°
95°
94°
93°
92°
91°
91°
91°
91°
95°
99°
102°
105°
108°
110°
111°
89°
108°
112°
113°
112°
111°
106°
102°
99°
97°
96°
98°
95°
93°
92°
91°
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96°
99°
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96°
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92°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph SW
G 15 mph
9
G15
SW
7
G15
SSW
7
G9
SSW
6
G9
S
5
G8
ESE
4
G8
S
3
G4
SW
5
G6
SE
3
G6
S
5
WSW
3
G5
S
4
G5
SSE
1
G3
ESE
3
G5
S
3
WSW
2
G4
W
2
G8
E
6
G7
SE
5
SE
3
G5
ESE
4
G7
ESE
9
G10
E
11
G12
SSE
3
G6
E
5
G11
ENE
1
G7
S
11
G14
WSW
8
G11
WSW
6
G13
WSW
6
G10
WSW
2
G5
SSE
5
E
9
G15
SE
9
G18
SSE
8
G11
SSE
7
G8
SE
5
G7
SSW
5
SW
3
W
2
W
1
G6
S
4
G7
S
5
G7
SSE
7
SSE
9
SSE
9
S
9
G10
S
9
G10
S
10
S
13
S
15
SSW
22
G23
SE
15
G23
SSE
10
G22
SE
5
G7
S
3
SSW
3
SSE
5
G7
SSE
7
G10
SE
8
G12
SSE
6
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4
G8
SSE
6
G9
SSE
7
G10
S
8
G9
S
11
SSE
12
SSE
11
SSE
11
S
14
S
15
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
17
G23
SSW
28
G31
SSE
22
G35
SSE
17
G31
SE
12
G16
SSE
8
G13
SSE
8
G14
SSE
10
G11
SE
6
SE
4
SSE
4
S
4
SSW
4
G5
SE
6
G7
SE
9
G10
SSE
11
G12
SSE
14
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
15
SSE
12
SSE
12
SE
12
SE
11
SE
8
G11
S
7
S
7
SE
5
G8
SSE
6
G9
SE
7
G11
SE
8
G12
SE
7
G11
SE
6
G10
ESE
5
G9
ESE
5
G8
ESE
4
G7
ESE
4
G7
SE
PRECIP
chance %
6%
6%
4%
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
6%
5%
5%
5%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
3%
3%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
22%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
2%
2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
15%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
95%
100%
80%
80%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
8%
3%
6%
10%
100%
100%
64%
6%
0%
22%
2%
1%
4%
0%
0%
100%
91%
36%
5%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
53%
70%
53%
51%
13%
15%
11%
5%
6%
11%
12%
11%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
14%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
68%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
45%
63%
16%
70%
79%
87%
93%
96%
96%
95%
92%
88%
85%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
994
994994994996991992991991986989990990986991993995992993994
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:35 AM
SUNSET
07:53 PM
14H 18M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
New Moon
1% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

34.8517, -114.6102
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