Good tubing on the Mill River in Northampton, MA, USA is defined as: temperature at least 76°F, chance of precipitation 30% or less, flow rate between 120 and 250 cubic feet per second.
hour | temperature | precipitation | flow rate (cfps) |
---|---|---|---|
12 pm | 50°F | 0% | 193 |
1 pm | 54°F | 0% | 192 |
2 pm | 57°F | 1% | 191 |
3 pm | 59°F | 1% | 191 |
4 pm | 60°F | 2% | 190 |
5 pm | 60°F | 3% | 189 |
6 pm | 59°F | 3% | 189 |
7 pm | 58°F | 4% | 188 |
8 pm | 55°F | 9% | 187 |
9 pm | 53°F | 14% | 187 |
10 pm | 50°F | 19% | 186 |
11 pm | 49°F | 20% | 185 |
The photo above was taken on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at noon. The flow rate at that time was 4,380 cubic feet per second. It peaked a couple hours later at 7,020 cfps. Not good tubing!