MOUNT RAINIER
GEOLOGY & WEATHER
Hello guest! [ Log In ]
MORA Debris Flow Hazard - View Day

Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 25, 2020

[ Thursday, September 24, 2020 | Index | Today | Saturday, September 26, 2020 ]

DAY 361 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/26/2020 04:00:03 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 42.56°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.79°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.68°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.116
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


Click to zoom in
Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 442

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 1.23 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.33 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.75 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.08 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 268
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 475.07 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: 75

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 100.0

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
Show/Hide: Observation | Forecast | Notes | Status

D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2020-09-26 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203617542.5600634.7938.6750301.234.330.755.08TT10.56006441.56006268475.06528244366 00.1163877161463393 143552100WETH
2020-09-26 00:00:02FORECAST20203617540.4640.4640.4600.00673.10670.753.8567TF8.46439.46269475.5311686260100.08492116401973393143552100DRYVH
2020-09-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203617548.0135.5441.77500.91454.01450.754.7645TT16.01447.01269475.5311686260100.2333169366916293143552100WETH
2020-09-25 07:58:51FORECAST20203617545.5935.2540.4201.53064.63060.755.3806TT13.59444.59269475.5311686260100.1750219040495393143552100WETH
2020-09-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203617543.5335.7239.62501.6924.7920.755.542TT11.53442.53269475.5311686260100.1334151991734793143552100WETH
2020-09-25 00:00:04FORECAST20203617543.7236.0339.87501.94634.23630.754.9863TT11.72444.72268475.0652824436600.1369412934275593143552100WETH
2020-09-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203617542.7535.6239.18501.89994.49990.755.2499TT10.75446.75268475.0652824436600.1195949490163893143552100WETH
2020-09-24 16:00:03FORECAST20203617543.9936.240.09501.89674.49670.755.2467TT11.99447.99268475.0652824436600.1420604309207693143552100WETH
2020-09-24 12:00:02FORECAST20203617543.835.6839.7402.14024.74020.755.4902TT11.8447.8268475.0652824436600.1384447946295993143552100WETH
2020-09-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203617544.1135.9240.01501.98714.82710.755.5771TT12.11447.11268475.0652824436600.1443765457171793143552100WETH
2020-09-24 04:00:03FORECAST20203617543.7136.2539.9802.27665.06660.755.8166TT11.71444.71268475.0652824436600.1367541410865293143552100WETH
2020-09-23 23:59:53FORECAST20203617544.6937.741.19501.95714.53710.755.2871TT12.69452.69268475.0652824436600.155927387863793143552100WETH
2020-09-23 20:00:01FORECAST20203617544.9637.7241.3402.25234.79230.755.5423TT12.96447.96268475.0652824436600.161506247161293143552100WETH
2020-09-23 16:00:04FORECAST20203617545.4437.5141.47502.24634.82630.755.5763TT13.44449.44268475.0652824436600.1717406957316293143552100WETH
2020-09-23 12:00:02FORECAST20203617544.639.241.901.60794.40790.755.1579TT12.6452.6268475.0652824436600.1540962640906693143552100WETH
2020-09-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203617544.5739.0741.8201.44864.49860.755.2486TT12.57449.57268475.0652824436600.1534890550993593143552100WETH
2020-09-23 04:00:05FORECAST20203617545.2239.1242.1701.40844.21840.754.9684TT13.22451.22268475.0652824436600.1669996569984393143552100WETH
2020-09-22 23:58:58FORECAST20203617546.6739.2842.97501.88894.87890.615.4889TT14.67457.67268475.0652824436600.1998040175658293143552100WETH
2020-09-22 19:58:59FORECAST20203617547.5838.3642.9701.98945.04940.615.6594TT15.58460.58268475.0652824436600.2222368130545793143552100WETH
2020-09-22 16:00:02FORECAST20203617542.3137.694001.93944.80940.615.4194TT10.31450.31268475.0652824436600.1122587581155693143552100WETH
2020-09-22 11:59:03FORECAST20203617546.0837.6841.8801.80834.72830.615.3383TT14.08457.08268475.0652824436600.1860146821464193143552100WETH
2020-09-22 08:00:04FORECAST20203617546.0837.2941.68501.88884.92880.635.5588TT14.08451.08268475.0652824436600.1860146821464193143552100WETH
2020-09-22 04:00:05FORECAST20203617547.6936.9342.3101.7114.8010.645.441TT15.69456.69268475.0652824436600.2250423817914393143552100WETH
2020-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20203617546.8239.443.1102.22775.60770.656.2577TT14.82447.82268475.0652824436600.2034052325409493143552100WETH
2020-09-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203617546.8239.0542.93502.05775.53770.656.1877TT14.82460.82268475.0652824436600.2034052325409493143552100WETH
2020-09-21 16:00:02FORECAST20203617549.0337.2143.1202.06395.61390.656.2639TT17.03463.03268475.0652824436600.2607834661465593243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20203617547.5538.5443.04500.77444.90440.655.5544TT15.55459.55268475.0652824436600.2214751298873393143552100WETH
2020-09-21 08:00:04FORECAST20203617547.5538.5443.04500.77444.64440.675.3144TT15.55460.55268475.0652824436600.2214751298873393143552100WETH
2020-09-21 04:05:21FORECAST20203617546.6139.7643.18500.83954.71950.675.3895TT14.61452.61268475.0652824436600.1983743144615193143552100WETH
2020-09-21 00:00:06FORECAST20203617546.537.7342.11501.39164.83160.515.3416TT14.5454.5268475.0652824436600.1957692449907893143552100WETH
2020-09-20 20:00:02FORECAST20203617546.537.7342.11501.39164.99160.515.5016TT14.5466.5268475.0652824436600.1957692449907893143552100WETH
2020-09-20 16:00:02FORECAST20203617546.3839.6743.02501.81885.06880.525.5888TT14.38465.38268475.0652824436600.1929511063916693143552100WETH
2020-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20203617542.743840.3701.34294.36290.524.8829TT10.74457.74268475.0652824436600.1194245594900193143552100WETH
2020-09-20 08:00:02FORECAST20203617542.743840.3701.34294.55290.545.0929TT10.74456.74268475.0652824436600.1194245594900193143552100WETH
2020-09-20 04:00:04FORECAST20203617540.736.1538.42501.09614.20610.554.7561TT8.7457.7268475.0652824436600.08815675687408193143552100WETH
2020-09-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203617544.6740.0542.3600.66993.54990.193.7399TF12.67474.67268475.0652824436600.1555192402985793143552100DRYVH
2020-09-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203617544.6740.0542.3600.66993.53990.253.7899TF12.67480.67268475.0652824436600.1555192402985793143552100DRYVH
2020-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203617545.5440.1342.83500.84583.88580.264.1458TF13.54480.54268475.0652824436600.1739237866183693143552100WETMH
2020-09-19 12:00:03FORECAST20203617544.7441.343.0200.98514.23510.234.4651TF12.74469.74268475.0652824436600.1569508349833193143552100WETMH
2020-09-19 08:00:04FORECAST20203617544.7441.343.0200.98514.23510.344.5751TF12.74463.74268475.0652824436600.1569508349833193143552100WETMH
2020-09-19 04:00:05FORECAST20203617552.3441.9947.16500.6313.8410.424.261TF20.34476.34268475.0652824436600.3599732852011993243552112.5WETMH
2020-09-19 00:05:17FORECAST20203617543.8738.9841.42500.85553.34550.363.7055TF11.87464.87268475.0652824436600.139769527135593143552100DRYVH
2020-09-18 20:00:03FORECAST20203617543.8738.9841.42500.79913.28911.024.3091TF11.87469.87268475.0652824436600.139769527135593143552100WETMH
2020-09-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203617543.8538.941.37500.40692.47690.983.4569TF11.85477.85268475.0652824436600.1393901583747993143552100DRYVH
2020-09-18 12:00:03FORECAST20203617546.940.7343.81500.28321.85321.193.0432TF14.9484.9268475.0652824436600.2053415801015993143552100DRYVH
2020-09-18 08:00:04FORECAST20203617546.944.4945.69500.17811.74810.842.5881FF14.9485.9268475.0652824436600.2053415801015993143552100DRYVH
2020-09-18 04:00:05FORECAST20203617547.2445.3646.300.10871.78870.92.6887FF15.24489.24268475.0652824436600.2136921236541493143552100DRYVH