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Mississippi River
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Mississippi River at Clayton, IA

CLAYTON COUNTY, IA42.9036°N, -91.1451°W
AIR TEMP
71°F
WIND
29mph WNW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

23.6in

+28% vs normal

23.65 in of precipitation so far this year, 28% above the 30-year normal of 18.51 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

23.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.3–25.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+28%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.04" · normal 1.43" (0.7–2.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.82" · normal 1.46" (0.7–2.2)
Feb
Mar: 2.83" · normal 2.42" (1.1–4.3)
Mar
Apr: 7.67" · normal 4.09" (2.5–6.2)
Apr
May: 2.96" · normal 4.41" (2.6–6.9)
May
Jun: 6.43" · normal 4.58" (2.7–6.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.91" (so far)· normal 3.79" (2.1–5.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.74" (1.6–6.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.47" (1.3–5.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.69" (0.9–5.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.10" (0.9–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.75" (0.8–2.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:13 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
87°
71°
FRI
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70°
SAT
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SUN
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57°
MON
79°
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
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WIND
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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overcast
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49%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Strong
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:30 AM
SUNSET
08:46 PM
15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

42.9036, -91.1451
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:25 UTC
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