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 | 72°F | 61% | 21 |
| 2 pm | 73°F | 52% | 23 |
| 3 pm | 74°F | 45% | 25 |
| 4 pm | 75°F | 43% | 26 |
| 5 pm | 75°F | 41% | 28 |
| 6 pm | 75°F | 39% | 30 |
| 7 pm | 74°F | 36% | 31 |
| 8 pm | 73°F | 32% | 33 |
| 9 pm | 71°F | 29% | 35 |
| 10 pm | 69°F | 23% | 36 |
| 11 pm | 67°F | 17% | 38 |
| 12 am | 65°F | 11% | 40 |
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!