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) |
---|---|---|---|
1 pm | 29°F | 1% | 0 |
2 pm | 32°F | 1% | 0 |
3 pm | 33°F | 1% | 0 |
4 pm | 32°F | 2% | 0 |
5 pm | 32°F | 2% | 0 |
6 pm | 30°F | 3% | 0 |
7 pm | 28°F | 4% | 0 |
8 pm | 27°F | 3% | 0 |
9 pm | 26°F | 2% | 0 |
10 pm | 24°F | 2% | 0 |
11 pm | 24°F | 2% | 0 |
12 am | 22°F | 2% | 0 |
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!