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West Branch Wading River at Maxwell NJ

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ39.6750°N, -74.5408°W

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

3mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

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

20.4in

≈ normal

20.36 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.6 in).

YTD Total

20.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.3–26.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.43" · normal 3.24" (2.0–4.5)

Jan

Feb: 3.40" · normal 3.10" (1.5–5.1)

Feb

Mar: 2.65" · normal 4.09" (1.9–6.3)

Mar

Apr: 3.26" · normal 3.48" (2.0–4.8)

Apr

May: 2.96" · normal 3.50" (1.8–5.3)

May

Jun: 3.51" · normal 4.12" (2.1–7.5)

Jun

Jul: 1.15" (so far)· normal 4.37" (2.1–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.98" (2.4–7.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.01" (1.4–6.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.77" (1.8–5.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.05" (1.6–5.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.92" (1.8–5.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:36 AM

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