Farnborough water level

What this means

The gauge at Farnborough reads 0.61 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.66 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.56 m and 0.81 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

0.66 m0.04 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.57 m – 0.89 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Normal range

0.36 m – 1.60 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.56 m – 0.81 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.60 m – 1.28 m

Highest on record

1.94 mAugust 14, 2006

Lowest on record

0.27 mMarch 22, 1995