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This example uses [NOAA water sample data](/influxdb/version/reference/sample-data/#noaa-water-sample-data).
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This example compares the value from the latest point to an average value stored in another bucket. This is useful when using the average value to calculate a [threshold check](/influxdb/version/monitor-alert/checks/create/#threshold-check).
The following query:
- Uses [`range()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/range/) to define a time range.
- Gets the last value in the `means` bucket and compares it to the last value in the `noaa` bucket using [`last()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/last/).
- Uses [`join()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/join/) to combine the results
- Uses [`map()`](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/map/) to calculate the differences
```js
means = from(bucket: "weekly_means")
|> range(start: 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z)
|> last()
|> keep(columns: ["_value", "location"])
latest = from(bucket: "noaa")
|> range(start: 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z)
|> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "average_temperature")
|> last()
|> keep(columns: ["_value", "location"])
join(tables: {mean: means, reading: latest}, on: ["location"])
|> map(fn: (r) => ({r with deviation: r._value_reading - r._value_mean}))
```
### Example results
| location | _value_mean | _value_reading | deviation |
|:-------- | -----------: | --------------:| ---------: |
| coyote_creek | 79.82710622710623 | 89 | 9.172893772893772 |
| santa_monica | 80.20451339915374 | 85 | 4.79548660084626 |