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South Fork Iowa
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SOUTH FORK IOWA
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South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA

HAMILTON COUNTY, IA42.5436°N, -93.5894°W
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.0in

≈ normal

22.01 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.49 in).

YTD Total

22.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.1–24.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.06" · normal 1.16" (0.7–1.7)
Jan
Feb: 1.00" · normal 1.33" (0.4–2.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.73" · normal 2.41" (1.1–3.7)
Mar
Apr: 7.29" · normal 4.21" (2.5–6.1)
Apr
May: 3.20" · normal 5.26" (3.2–7.9)
May
Jun: 6.05" · normal 5.24" (2.9–8.2)
Jun
Jul: 1.68" (so far)· normal 3.82" (1.9–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.11" (1.6–7.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.38" (1.5–6.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.72" (0.8–5.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.98" (0.9–3.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.52" (0.5–2.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:47 PM
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