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MINNESOTA RIVER AT HWY 212 IN GRANITE FALLS, MN

GRANITE FALLS, MN44.8052°N, -95.5441°W Updated 20 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1,132cfs
AIR TEMP
86°F
WIND
9mph SSE
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
1,132cfs 47.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,570–2,124 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,815cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,132cfs
RUNNABLE
29%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.7in

-21% vs normal

12.66 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 16.03 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.0–20.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.61" · normal 0.88" (0.4–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.71" · normal 0.93" (0.5–1.5)
Feb
Mar: 1.51" · normal 1.81" (0.9–3.1)
Mar
Apr: 3.65" · normal 3.20" (1.4–4.9)
Apr
May: 1.95" · normal 3.81" (1.6–5.5)
May
Jun: 3.65" · normal 5.08" (3.1–6.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.58" (so far)· normal 3.63" (1.6–5.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.70" (1.6–6.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.01" (0.6–5.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.42" (1.0–3.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.61" (0.4–3.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.13" (0.4–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:22 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
87°
63°
FRI
86°
66°
SAT
82°
66°
SUN
78°
61°
MON
83°
61°
TUE
90°
65°
WED
85°
63°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
83°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph SSE
G 18 mph
10
G18
SSE
7
G12
S
6
NNE
1
W
3
G4
ESE
15
G30
WNW
17
G41
SW
14
G19
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8
G10
NNE
3
G8
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2
G10
SW
4
G8
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G10
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13
G24
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11
G19
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8
G10
SSE
6
G7
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5
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4
G5
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4
G5
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G7
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10
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PRECIP
chance %
17%
17%
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10%
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6%
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6%
7%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
38%
100%
100%
100%
69%
100%
88%
69%
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100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
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0%
19%
8%
5%
3%
2%
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4%
4%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
980
980982984984983983981982983984985985984986986985983985986985
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
09:11 PM
15H 31M OF DAYLIGHT0H 49M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

44.8052, -95.5441
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 20:22 UTC
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