Oxford Botanical Gardens water level

What this means

Low water at Oxford Botanical Gardens: the gauge reads 4.68 m, below normal for late October.

The median for late October is 4.82 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.15 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 4.70 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.64 m – 4.68 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.82 m0.15 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.67 m – 4.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Normal range

4.80 m – 6.19 m

Same day last year

4.70 m−0.03 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.64 m – 4.68 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.57 m – 5.66 m

Highest on record

6.18 mNovember 28, 2012

Lowest on record

4.67 mAugust 16, 2005