MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
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Precipitation History
Precipitation · YTD
NormalNear-normal year
2026 to date
17.2in
≈ normal
17.23 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.99 in).
YTD Total
17.2in
This year so far
Normal to Date
20.0in
30-yr average
Typical Range
16.3–25.4in
10th–90th pct YTD
Departure
-14%
vs 30-yr normal
By Month
This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.76" · normal 1.04" (0.6–1.6)
Feb: 0.19" · normal 1.09" (0.5–1.6)
Mar: 1.59" · normal 2.28" (0.9–3.5)
Apr: 4.53" · normal 3.93" (1.9–6.5)
May: 4.69" · normal 4.74" (2.8–7.5)
Jun: 3.95" · normal 5.18" (2.7–7.5)
Jul: 1.52" (so far)· normal 3.42" (1.6–6.0)
Aug: normal 3.74" (1.7–6.0)
Sep: normal 3.04" (0.8–4.9)
Oct: normal 2.48" (0.8–4.8)
Nov: normal 1.78" (0.4–3.1)
Dec: normal 1.32" (0.5–2.2)
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:53 UTC
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