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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW L&D 2 AT HASTINGS, MN

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN44.7461°N, -92.8479°W Updated 22 min ago
FLOW RATE
11,900cfs
GAUGE HT
7.04ft
AIR TEMP
83°F
WIND
6mph S
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
11,900cfs 68.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 9,860–13,340 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
13,300cfs
PERIOD LOW
9,670cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.04ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.7in

≈ normal

17.73 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 16.64 in).

YTD Total

17.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.6–21.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.86" · normal 1.05" (0.4–1.8)
Jan
Feb: 0.93" · normal 1.10" (0.4–1.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.16" · normal 2.11" (1.2–3.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.46" · normal 3.17" (1.4–5.1)
Apr
May: 2.67" · normal 4.43" (2.8–6.8)
May
Jun: 4.97" · normal 4.54" (2.4–7.7)
Jun
Jul: 0.69" (so far)· normal 3.57" (1.9–6.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.95" (1.4–5.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.25" (1.4–5.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.73" (1.1–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.98" (0.8–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.46" (0.5–2.4)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:06 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
67°
FRI
86°
66°
SAT
80°
60°
SUN
77°
53°
MON
80°
56°
TUE
85°
61°
WED
85°
67°
TIME
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
75°
73°
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69°
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68°
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74°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph S
G 8 mph
3
G8
S
3
G9
S
2
G7
SSE
3
G5
ESE
3
G4
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5
G7
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5
G6
WSW
4
G7
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3
G4
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4
G6
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2
G3
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3
G4
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G3
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6
G8
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G11
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4
G7
SE
4
G5
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4
G9
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5
G11
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7
G12
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G11
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7
G8
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G8
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G7
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3
G5
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6
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3
G10
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4
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G4
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3
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4
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2
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G6
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4
G9
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6
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10
G13
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10
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12
G15
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G18
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G20
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G15
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10
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7
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9
G20
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G18
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G15
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G12
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11
G12
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11
G14
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11
G15
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11
G15
NNE
10
G15
NNE
9
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6
G14
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2
G7
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0
G3
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NW
3
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G14
NNE
6
G13
NNE
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G11
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G8
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G2
SSW
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SSW
7
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PRECIP
chance %
15%
15%
9%
8%
9%
8%
5%
6%
11%
15%
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22%
25%
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13%
12%
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4%
18%
18%
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18%
18%
18%
6%
6%
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6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
68%
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
70%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
7%
9%
6%
0%
1%
20%
100%
80%
8%
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99%
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80%
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98%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
98%
73%
100%
100%
67%
76%
33%
74%
55%
41%
54%
54%
15%
15%
100%
100%
0%
10%
16%
26%
22%
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5%
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5%
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5%
100%
100%
42%
5%
0%
6%
6%
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11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
70%
29%
2%
1%
15%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989990992992991991987987989992994993993993994992991992993991
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:30 AM
SUNSET
09:00 PM
15H 30M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

44.7461, -92.8479
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:22 UTC
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