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Missouri River
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MISSOURI RIVER
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Missouri River at St. Joseph, MO

SAINT JOSEPH, MO39.7533°N, -94.8568°W Updated 39 min ago
FLOW RATE
41,500cfs
GAUGE HT
7.28ft
WATER TEMP
28°F
AIR TEMP
94°F
WIND
13mph SSW
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
41,500cfs 47.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 35,360–47,840 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
42,200cfs
PERIOD LOW
41,300cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.28ft

Water Temperature

28.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.8in

≈ normal

22.83 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.99 in).

YTD Total

22.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.7–26.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.36" · normal 1.20" (0.5–2.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.51" · normal 1.73" (0.5–3.1)
Feb
Mar: 1.55" · normal 2.97" (1.4–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 7.12" · normal 4.58" (2.7–6.4)
Apr
May: 5.38" · normal 5.75" (2.4–9.3)
May
Jun: 6.81" · normal 4.51" (1.9–6.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.11" (so far)· normal 4.49" (1.1–6.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.75" (1.2–6.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.43" (1.6–6.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.14" (1.0–5.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.10" (0.8–4.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.73" (0.3–3.1)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:12 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
94°
77°
FRI
98°
78°
SAT
93°
68°
SUN
86°
66°
MON
84°
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
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8mph S
G 16 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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85%
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8%
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100%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
986
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:55 AM
SUNSET
08:51 PM
14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

39.7533, -94.8568
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 22:14 UTC
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