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Milk River
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MILK RIVER
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Milk River at Malta MT

PHILLIPS COUNTY, MT48.3622°N, -107.8764°W Updated 16 hr ago
FLOW RATE
94cfs
AIR TEMP
71°F
WIND
5mph S
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
94cfs 15.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 105–143 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
300cfs
PERIOD LOW
82cfs
RUNNABLE
26%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

11.5in

+26% vs normal

11.52 in of precipitation so far this year, 26% above the 30-year normal of 9.18 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.8–11.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+26%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.29" · normal 0.61" (0.2–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.36" · normal 0.45" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.46" · normal 0.81" (0.2–1.4)
Mar
Apr: 1.36" · normal 1.61" (0.7–2.5)
Apr
May: 2.54" · normal 2.61" (1.2–4.3)
May
Jun: 5.48" · normal 2.98" (1.3–4.6)
Jun
Jul: 0.03" (so far)· normal 1.52" (0.4–3.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.47" (0.3–2.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.29" (0.4–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.08" (0.4–1.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.75" (0.2–1.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.62" (0.1–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:21 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
56°
FRI
87°
57°
SAT
91°
62°
SUN
91°
69°
MON
87°
67°
TUE
91°
67°
WED
92°
65°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph WSW
G 17 mph
11
G17
WSW
8
G12
W
10
G11
NNW
5
G7
NNW
6
G9
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5
G10
WNW
5
G7
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S
3
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3
W
1
G3
WNW
3
G4
NE
3
G4
NE
3
E
1
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2
G8
ESE
1
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G7
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G9
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G16
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6
G12
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2
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6
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G24
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G20
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G18
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11
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G16
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G10
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G17
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G24
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PRECIP
chance %
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15%
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15%
12%
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12%
12%
12%
10%
10%
10%
CLOUDS
cover %
32%
few
32%
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2%
6%
3%
8%
51%
14%
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100%
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4%
24%
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26%
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6%
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17%
56%
98%
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100%
59%
6%
6%
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8%
13%
95%
45%
24%
11%
10%
18%
6%
11%
5%
7%
77%
100%
100%
100%
96%
91%
93%
97%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
935
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:15 AM
SUNSET
09:15 PM
16H 0M OF DAYLIGHT4H 35M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

48.3622, -107.8764
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 16:40 UTC
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