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Sugar River
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SUGAR RIVER
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SUGAR RIVER NEAR BRODHEAD, WI

WISCONSIN42.6123°N, -89.3980°W Updated 54 min ago
FLOW RATE
336cfs
GAUGE HT
1.26ft
AIR TEMP
75°F
WIND
3mph SSE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
336cfs 44.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 296400 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
363cfs
PERIOD LOW
336cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.26ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.7in

≈ normal

21.66 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.59 in).

YTD Total

21.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.8–24.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.67" · normal 1.73" (0.9–2.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.55" · normal 1.74" (0.6–3.4)
Feb
Mar: 3.29" · normal 2.47" (1.1–4.5)
Mar
Apr: 7.55" · normal 4.21" (2.6–5.8)
Apr
May: 2.02" · normal 4.18" (2.1–6.6)
May
Jun: 5.72" · normal 4.38" (1.9–7.1)
Jun
Jul: 0.86" (so far)· normal 3.64" (1.9–5.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.66" (1.3–6.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.37" (1.3–5.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.83" (1.1–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.36" (0.9–3.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.05" (0.9–4.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:31 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
59°
WED
90°
68°
THU
86°
69°
FRI
81°
65°
SAT
82°
64°
SUN
85°
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MON
85°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph ESE
G 10 mph
2
G10
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2
G11
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4
G10
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4
G13
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G17
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G14
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G10
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5
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3
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989990987986984985984983983986986987988990989990990991990
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:27 AM
SUNSET
08:37 PM
15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
42% illuminated

Station Location

42.6123, -89.3980
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 03:00 UTC
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