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Colorado River
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COLORADO RIVER
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COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO.

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO39.4941°N, -107.9390°W
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
10mph NE
FISH INDEX
44SCORE / 100
FAIR · 2 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.3in

-22% vs normal

7.26 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% below the 30-year normal of 9.3 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.8–11.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-22%

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: 0.73" · normal 0.65" (0.1–1.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.10" (so far)· 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-Meteo23:35 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
103°
73°
MON
101°
71°
TUE
100°
61°
WED
101°
62°
THU
104°
61°
FRI
101°
59°
SAT
100°
62°
TIME
SUN
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TUE
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WED
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
75°
81°
86°
91°
96°
99°
101°
101°
102°
103°
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100°
96°
92°
88°
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78°
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85°
90°
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88°
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71°
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73°
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86°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph E
G 11 mph
7
G11
E
8
G13
ESE
10
G12
ESE
9
ESE
6
G9
ESE
9
G11
ENE
9
G12
E
4
G10
ESE
12
G15
NE
10
G13
ENE
9
G15
NNW
10
G11
ESE
6
G10
S
6
G9
E
10
G11
NE
7
G15
N
8
NNE
10
G17
NE
9
G15
NE
7
G15
ENE
10
G17
NE
11
G18
NE
8
G15
NE
7
G11
ESE
6
G9
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4
G7
ESE
3
G12
ESE
8
G13
WSW
12
G14
WSW
11
G13
WSW
13
G14
SSW
9
G11
SW
9
G10
SW
6
G9
W
22
NNE
14
W
10
G20
NW
2
G3
WNW
3
G4
ESE
3
G4
S
5
G6
SSW
3
W
1
N
2
G3
ENE
5
G6
ENE
5
G7
NE
6
G7
NE
4
G6
NE
4
G7
NE
5
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4
E
2
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2
G5
S
4
G7
SSW
6
G9
SSW
5
G9
SSE
23
NE
10
G14
NNW
5
SW
4
G6
ESE
2
G3
NNE
7
NNE
4
SSW
3
SSW
1
G2
WNW
1
G2
S
3
SE
3
E
5
N
3
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3
ESE
3
G4
ENE
6
NE
5
ENE
4
ENE
2
ENE
1
G2
SSE
1
G5
SSW
2
G9
SSW
2
G8
S
3
G9
SSW
4
G8
W
14
NNE
13
E
3
G7
E
7
G10
NE
2
G3
NE
4
WNW
2
G4
NNW
5
G6
ENE
6
G7
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4
G6
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5
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NE
4
G7
NNE
3
G6
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5
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5
G8
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5
G7
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5
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3
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1
G4
ESE
1
G7
SE
2
G8
NNW
7
G9
NNW
11
NW
17
NW
32
NE
2
G7
W
2
G6
SW
2
G4
SW
2
G3
SW
2
G3
WSW
3
WNW
PRECIP
chance %
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
16%
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16%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
38%
38%
38%
38%
38%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
87%
37%
0%
0%
0%
3%
4%
8%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
46%
73%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
15%
45%
7%
0%
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0%
5%
6%
6%
5%
0%
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0%
0%
5%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
69%
12%
11%
5%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
32%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
54%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
53%
6%
6%
12%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
98%
95%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
846
846850845845846849843845846845841843845843840842843842838
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
44
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:55 AM
SUNSET
08:39 PM
14H 44M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
7% illuminated

Station Location

39.4941, -107.9390
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