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THIEF RIVER
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THIEF RIVER NEAR THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN

MARSHALL COUNTY, MN48.1862°N, -96.1699°W Updated 9 hr ago
FLOW RATE
322cfs
AIR TEMP
59°F
WIND
4mph NNW
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
322cfs 53.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 7298 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,847cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
8%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

13.8in

≈ normal

13.76 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.13 in).

YTD Total

13.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.0–17.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+5%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.95" · normal 0.76" (0.3–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.85" · normal 0.67" (0.3–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 1.19" · normal 1.16" (0.5–2.2)
Mar
Apr: 3.37" · normal 1.78" (1.1–2.6)
Apr
May: 1.51" · normal 3.35" (2.0–4.9)
May
Jun: 5.32" · normal 4.24" (2.2–6.6)
Jun
Jul: 0.58" (so far)· normal 3.71" (2.0–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.38" (1.8–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.92" (0.9–5.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.37" (0.9–4.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.21" (0.4–2.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.03" (0.4–1.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:51 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
59°
THU
80°
58°
FRI
86°
63°
SAT
90°
65°
SUN
93°
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MON
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TUE
83°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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mph · gust · dir
6mph NE
G 9 mph
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CLOUDS
cover %
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few
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21%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
977
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:33 AM
SUNSET
09:25 PM
15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
39% illuminated

Station Location

48.1862, -96.1699
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
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