N.w. Wellfield Canal near Dade Broward Levee near Penn water level

What this means

Low water at N.w. Wellfield Canal near Dade Broward Levee near Penn: the gauge reads 4.79 ft, far below normal for late October.

The median for late October is 5.83 ft, based on 34 years of readings, so the canal level is 1.04 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5.42 ft, a difference of −0.63 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.69 ft – 5.06 ft.

Compared with 34 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.83 ft1.04 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

5.05 ft – 6.22 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (34 years of records)

Same day last year

5.42 ft−0.63 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.69 ft – 5.06 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.24 ft – 5.38 ft