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FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) NEAR MCHENRY, IL

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL42.3092°N, -88.2515°W
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.1in

≈ normal

20.06 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.15 in).

YTD Total

20.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.9–24.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.43" · normal 1.99" (1.0–3.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.66" · normal 1.90" (0.8–3.5)
Feb
Mar: 4.79" · normal 2.47" (1.3–3.9)
Mar
Apr: 6.01" · normal 4.19" (2.4–5.8)
Apr
May: 0.83" · normal 4.31" (1.7–7.0)
May
Jun: 5.20" · normal 3.80" (1.9–6.0)
Jun
Jul: 1.13" (so far)· normal 3.53" (2.2–4.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.52" (1.7–5.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.92" (1.3–5.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.07" (1.2–5.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.36" (1.1–4.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.12" (0.9–3.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:53 UTC
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Station Location

42.3092, -88.2515
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