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Sangamon River
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SANGAMON RIVER
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SANGAMON RIVER AT LAKE DECATUR, IL

DECATUR, IL39.8275°N, -88.9566°W
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.9in

≈ normal

21.92 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.81 in).

YTD Total

21.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.4–28.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.63" · normal 2.69" (1.1–4.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.56" · normal 2.36" (1.0–4.3)
Feb
Mar: 5.66" · normal 3.25" (1.8–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 4.91" · normal 4.51" (2.9–6.6)
Apr
May: 2.69" · normal 4.71" (2.5–7.1)
May
Jun: 5.41" · normal 4.28" (2.6–7.0)
Jun
Jul: 1.05" (so far)· normal 3.70" (1.8–6.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.87" (1.5–4.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.19" (1.2–6.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.45" (1.7–6.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.42" (1.5–5.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.50" (1.5–4.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:44 PM
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