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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, February 25, 2021

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DAY 148 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/26/2021 07:00:07 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 24.53°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.18°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.86°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.167
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -114

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: 1.21 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.47 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.91 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.38 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: 214 in
SWE DAY: 56
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 438.16 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 93.65 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: -136

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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.
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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
2021-02-26 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021148-13624.5321.1800222.85501213.72988751.212.4710.9113.38TT-7.47-114.4756438.15707924338 93.6472632540170.1665361307199192 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-26 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021148-13624.5321.1800222.85501213.72988751.212.4710.9113.38TT-7.47-114.4756438.15707924338 93.6472632540170.1665361307199192 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-25 10:59:50FORECAST2021148-13623.8114.2719.04217.34206491040.92912.189110.9113.0991TT-8.19-115.1956439.6160064465395.5470506087510.14775533540371921115127.5WETL
2021-02-25 07:00:07FORECAST2021148-13625.0914.2619.675218.553305559621.10162.361610.9113.2716TT-6.91-113.9156440.1022269399596.1857964818740.18216118984178921115127.5WETL
2021-02-25 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13626.8115.6421.225220.486031975361.56722.827210.9113.7372TT-5.19-112.1956440.8749776309697.2067744150750.23560616279654921115127.5WETL
2021-02-24 23:00:01FORECAST2021148-13627.2414.8921.065216.417530374151.58372.643710.9113.5537TT-4.76-116.7656439.2438685613795.060073266040.250202507571249221151210WETL
2021-02-24 19:00:02FORECAST2021148-13627.5514.8121.18217.271869837191.57352.633510.9113.5435TT-4.45-116.4556439.5877826089795.5100594850350.261015188216319221151210WETL
2021-02-24 15:00:02FORECAST2021148-13627.115.1221.11217.156328034451.57212.632110.9113.5421TT-4.9-116.956439.5413149260895.4491779687830.24539827341747921115127.5WETL
2021-02-24 11:00:03FORECAST2021148-13630.214.8922.545216.630577838231.50672.566710.9113.4767TT-1.8-113.856439.3297006032995.172246903190.36214473229169221151210WETL
2021-02-24 07:00:07FORECAST2021148-13626.8215.521.16217.239550695161.51882.578810.9113.4888TT-5.18-117.1856439.5747861273395.4930290352230.23594020037057921115127.5WETL
2021-02-24 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13627.0715.621.335217.398819496181.53092.590910.9113.5009TT-4.93-116.9356439.6388224918795.5769610144240.24437527290199921115127.5WETL
2021-02-23 23:00:05FORECAST2021148-13626.4416.421.42210.286823188291.66992.169910.9113.0799TT-5.56-117.5656436.7539396095191.8435984754540.22343151179938921115127.5WETL
2021-02-23 19:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.6516.0421.345210.332488327991.64082.140810.9113.0508TT-5.35-117.3556436.7726297692591.8674740529260.23029713071848921115127.5WETL
2021-02-23 15:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.7814.8220.8211.172465077861.68752.177510.9113.0875TT-5.22-117.2256437.1160351459692.3068706668320.23460561449123921115127.5WETL
2021-02-23 11:00:35FORECAST2021148-13626.914.7520.825215.048037721091.84932.349310.9113.2593TT-5.1-117.156438.6910204223994.33964310770.23862186014841921115127.5WETL
2021-02-23 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13627.9314.8121.37216.871096128061.86622.646210.9113.5562TT-4.07-119.0756439.4265442239695.2989163136160.274589269515099221151210WETL
2021-02-22 22:59:13FORECAST2021148-13628.314.5421.42211.006013777171.71922.79929.912.6992TT-3.7-117.756437.0480435158192.2197654913820.288131918386079221151210WETL
2021-02-22 19:00:06FORECAST2021148-13628.1916.1122.15209.528224648551.62412.63419.912.5341TT-3.81-116.8156436.4431375508291.4471557710660.284072993601189221151210WETL
2021-02-22 15:00:04FORECAST2021148-13627.9615.6321.795209.39787675271.48142.54149.912.4414TT-4.04-117.0456436.3896729724791.3790709572410.275675537428239221151210WETL
2021-02-22 11:00:06FORECAST2021148-13627.5515.821.675215.243834382131.43142.43149.912.3314TT-4.45-118.4556438.7701791070194.4425757635270.261015188216319221151210WETL
2021-02-22 07:00:08FORECAST2021148-13626.8916.6321.76215.95593714361.24472.294710.3512.6447TT-5.11-120.1156439.0577435973994.8171264787280.23828574454524921115127.5WETL
2021-02-22 03:00:08FORECAST2021148-13626.6615.721.18219.45200379371.2732.29311.1713.463TT-5.34-119.3456440.4620200881596.6602729033650.23062697638514921115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 23:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.0816.0121.045224.414160907591.41732.447311.2413.6873TT-5.92-117.9256442.4338965974299.2884316619870.21193664216688921115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 19:00:05FORECAST2021148-13626.416.4321.415225.402051551.56792.587911.1913.7779TT-5.6-115.656442.8235096884499.8133275583450.2221370813033921115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 15:00:06FORECAST2021148-13628.2616.0822.17224.938073455931.56132.641310.9113.5513TT-3.74-115.7456442.6406436355999.5667336126830.286652785803389221151210WETL
2021-02-21 11:00:06FORECAST2021148-13628.3817.2522.815227.7272763971.72542.825411.0913.9154TT-3.62-110.6256443.73670312077101.050950839080.291100927151139221151210WETL
2021-02-21 07:00:07FORECAST2021148-13626.9516.5421.745230.28049796951.79572.745711.1213.8657TT-5.05-119.0556444.73324540906102.413393216390.24030631751615921115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13626.1718.3122.24234.502439896271.92452.974511.6914.6645TT-5.83-120.8356446.36698914043104.674148042580.21477752576966921115127.5WETL
2021-02-20 23:00:06FORECAST2021148-13628.3315.7822.055229.053335882851.9172.81711.6114.427TT-3.67-114.6756444.25508107628101.758108303430.289243623236339221151210WETL
2021-02-20 19:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.8715.7821.325228.730103130461.89942.969411.4514.4194TT-5.13-114.1356444.12888508132101.585645687870.23761429077229921115127.5WETL
2021-02-20 15:00:04FORECAST2021148-13626.8715.8521.36226.569947121591.66812.768111.314.0681TT-5.13-115.1356443.282855429100.434573114460.23761429077229921115127.5WETL
2021-02-20 11:00:05FORECAST2021148-13629.2218.323.76226.724809272931.67542.605411.2413.8454TT-2.78-113.7856443.34366210192100.517007232420.323101362541869221151210WETL
2021-02-20 07:00:07FORECAST2021148-13629.218.323.75228.052484318781.67542.625411.3313.9554TT-2.8-112.856443.86399375921101.224286476450.322322737525639221151210WETL
2021-02-20 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13630.1816.4223.3229.894916962921.61452.544511.4714.0145TT-1.82-109.8256444.58316412188102.207409598910.361331701304599221151210WETL
2021-02-19 23:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.8516.1621.505222.958818456161.07872.028711.313.3287TT-5.15-110.1556441.8581417872198.5161692181120.23694387486707921115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 18:59:23FORECAST2021148-13626.8516.1621.505222.229277529671.07871.838711.2213.0587TT-5.15-111.1556441.5687228570798.1294982602280.23694387486707921115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 15:00:04FORECAST2021148-13622.6217.0619.84221.907821320060.89731.897310.9712.8673TT-9.38-117.3856441.4410264363197.9592164177740.11992969005285921115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 11:00:06FORECAST2021148-13624.6216.0220.32225.876975089371.04931.819311.2213.0393TT-7.38-116.3856443.01046657034100.065864121840.16898735139702921115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 07:00:08FORECAST2021148-13624.6316.0220.325229.165956439521.04931.889311.6213.5093TT-7.37-122.3756444.29902587444101.818211209660.16926112907281921115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13625.1917.7521.47229.007355941561.07591.985911.7213.7059TT-6.81-115.8156444.23713598415101.733571922780.18504464489356921115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 23:00:07FORECAST2021148-13624.0716.8320.45224.903624929341.30832.258312.2914.5483TT-7.93-116.9356442.6270579628299.5484298276440.15436726313332921115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 19:00:06FORECAST2021148-13624.0816.8320.455221.326037738371.03411.934112.1114.0441TT-7.92-117.9256441.2096513578897.6511839469690.15462540506987921115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 15:00:06FORECAST2021148-13626.6719.5423.105216.839611327810.65241.492412.0813.5724TT-5.33-115.3356439.4138703742495.2823328639970.23095708540272921114126WETL
2021-02-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021148-13622.6118.9320.77214.627584398680.0150.77512.8413.615TT-9.39-118.3956438.520902140794.1186819347890.11971263449891921113124.5WETL
2021-02-18 07:00:08FORECAST2021148-13621.2818.9420.11215.79029648560.00170.761713.2514.0117TT-10.72-117.7256438.9909002678694.7299765232830.093262334446071921113124.5WETL
2021-02-18 03:00:07FORECAST2021148-13622.0521.7821.915216.974537275020.00020.670213.5614.2302TT-9.95-113.9556439.4681761516395.3534041675960.10799551153758921113124.5WETL