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MINNESOTA RIVER BELOW MORTON, MINN. (LS-202), LSIC

REDWOOD COUNTY, MN44.5397°N, -94.9849°W
AIR TEMP
83°F
WIND
9mph S
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
—cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

14.2in

-15% vs normal

14.17 in of precipitation so far this year, 15% below the 30-year normal of 16.71 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

14.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–20.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-15%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.50" · normal 0.88" (0.3–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.89" · normal 0.98" (0.5–1.6)
Feb
Mar: 1.38" · normal 1.99" (1.1–3.5)
Mar
Apr: 3.52" · normal 3.34" (1.6–5.0)
Apr
May: 2.97" · normal 4.16" (2.5–6.2)
May
Jun: 4.20" · normal 5.07" (3.2–7.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.72" (so far)· normal 3.63" (1.8–5.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.60" (1.5–5.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.09" (1.0–6.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.46" (1.0–4.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.68" (0.4–3.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:02 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
66°
FRI
85°
66°
SAT
80°
65°
SUN
78°
58°
MON
82°
61°
TUE
88°
65°
WED
85°
63°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SSE
G 6 mph
3
G6
SSE
20
G36
WNW
3
SSW
10
G12
SSE
3
G5
NW
2
S
7
G11
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2
WSW
1
G5
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4
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6
G9
ESE
7
G8
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8
G16
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9
G15
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7
G8
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6
G10
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8
G11
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10
G13
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5
G8
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4
G9
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4
G6
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3
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G3
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15
G28
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7
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9
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G14
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PRECIP
chance %
16%
16%
12%
6%
9%
9%
6%
5%
9%
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25%
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8%
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9%
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9%
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5%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
100%
99%
100%
100%
62%
37%
42%
100%
91%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
0%
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80%
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70%
5%
9%
29%
2%
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2%
1%
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7%
13%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
983
983983986985985984982983985987989987987987988986984986985984
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:39 AM
SUNSET
09:08 PM
15H 29M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

44.5397, -94.9849
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:22 UTC
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