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NOKASIPPI RIVER

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NOKASIPPI RIVER NEAR FORT RIPLEY, MN

FORT RIPLEY TOWNSHIP, MN46.2005°N, -94.3179°W

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

12.3in

≈ normal

12.35 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 14.15 in).

YTD Total

12.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.3–18.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.36" · normal 0.77" (0.3–1.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.68" · normal 0.86" (0.3–1.4)

Feb

Mar: 1.36" · normal 1.55" (0.8–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 3.12" · normal 2.67" (1.3–3.8)

Apr

May: 1.37" · normal 3.54" (1.9–4.6)

May

Jun: 5.15" · normal 4.26" (2.4–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.32" (so far)· normal 4.10" (1.9–5.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.27" (1.8–5.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.05" (1.0–5.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.75" (1.1–4.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.59" (0.3–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.09" (0.4–1.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:01 PM

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Station Location

46.2005, -94.3179

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