Whitstable Road water level

What this means

The gauge at Whitstable Road shows 3.58 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.23 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.34 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.22 m, a difference of +0.36 m. The record high is 5.18 m, set on January 17, 2001.

The water is rising: up 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 3.40 m and 3.64 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

3.23 m0.34 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.09 m – 3.34 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Normal range

3.09 m – 3.50 m

Same day last year

3.22 m+0.36 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.40 m – 3.64 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.20 m – 3.68 m

Highest on record

5.18 mJanuary 17, 2001

Lowest on record

2.99 mAugust 2, 2011