Hempstead Lake at Hempstead water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Hempstead Lake at Hempstead right now: the lake level of 21.39 ft is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 20.05 ft, based on 5 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.34 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 20.05 ft, a difference of +1.34 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 21.04 ft and 21.76 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

20.05 ft1.34 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

19.51 ft – 22.98 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

20.05 ft+1.34 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

21.04 ft – 21.76 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

19.80 ft – 23.04 ft