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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, February 28, 2021

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DAY 151 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/01/2021 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): 31.92°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.01°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.97°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.382
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -97

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: 0.43 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.27 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 13.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.62 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: 224 in
SWE DAY: 59
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.09 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 99.54 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: -133

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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.
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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
2021-03-01 07:00:46OBSERVATION2021151-13331.9200822.0126.96504224.151454583330.429999999999952.269999999999913.3515.62TT-0.079920000000001-97.0799259444.0935494466 99.5442150795310.3821094013334688 21151210WETL
2021-03-01 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021151-13331.9200822.0126.96504224.151454583330.429999999999952.269999999999913.3515.62TT-0.079920000000001-97.0799259444.0935494466 99.5442150795310.3821094013334688 21151210WETL
2021-02-28 10:58:53FORECAST2021151-13335.127.9931.545226.964420069470.00911.849113.3515.1991TT3.1-93.959445.18856954779101.041965508970.523150756054258831151212.5WETL
2021-02-28 07:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.8726.330.585227.322223853790.05521.895213.3515.2452TT2.87-94.1359445.3272939488101.232790803230.512831219169158831151212.5WETL
2021-02-28 02:58:57FORECAST2021151-13334.6923.0428.865227.625168102280.14011.980113.3515.3301TT2.69-94.3159445.44465019185101.394413380180.504748711964268831151212.5WETL
2021-02-27 23:00:04FORECAST2021151-13334.3425.9530.145224.782556575980.24181.671813.3515.0218TT2.34-93.6659444.3399035370299.8798595057790.489030135563728821151210WETL
2021-02-27 19:00:03FORECAST2021151-13334.1626.0330.095224.777077340820.23661.666613.3515.0166TT2.16-93.8459444.3377663867899.8769444805680.48095138846578821151210WETL
2021-02-27 15:00:03FORECAST2021151-13334.4826.0930.285224.888953788440.25371.683713.3515.0337TT2.48-93.5259444.3813973801199.9364675398580.495316888885898821151210WETL
2021-02-27 11:00:06FORECAST2021151-13333.6626.1229.89225.151022113080.22011.650113.3515.0001TT1.66-94.3459444.48355357801100.075926400540.458561695170178821151210WETL
2021-02-27 07:00:08FORECAST2021151-13333.8826.2430.06225.234865917280.16971.609713.3514.9597TT1.88-95.1259444.51622216626100.120551697680.468401200190418821151210WETL
2021-02-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.0326.0430.035224.852100462950.14051.590513.3514.9405TT2.03-93.9759444.3670262230899.9168592227360.475121408221518821151210WETL
2021-02-26 23:00:02FORECAST2021151-13333.726.4230.06215.254878933780.15350.823513.3514.1735TT1.7-96.359440.5783714215894.8366440011940.46034898718782882113126WETL
2021-02-26 19:00:06FORECAST2021151-13334.2126.4230.315215.078003535010.15430.784313.3514.1343TT2.21-95.7959440.5076766749894.7435116411010.48319484225443882113126WETL
2021-02-26 15:00:06FORECAST2021151-13333.626.5130.055215.050129036270.1640.78413.3514.134TT1.6-96.459440.496532710994.7288361995070.45588233829516882113126WETL
2021-02-26 11:00:06FORECAST2021151-13334.1426.7330.435217.971771502010.15830.798313.3514.1483TT2.14-95.8659441.660295944996.2694771092140.48005417185856882113126WETL
2021-02-26 07:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.3226.5830.45218.50474582280.13840.888413.3514.2384TT2.32-99.6859441.8716630883696.5510554294190.48813221395666882113126WETL
2021-02-26 03:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.326.5130.405220.786431788940.12711.277113.3514.6271TT2.3-96.759442.773307306497.7583386115690.4872343525019882114128WETL
2021-02-25 23:00:06FORECAST2021151-13333.9126.4230.165221.957403520290.15531.795313.0714.8653TT1.91-99.0959443.2340102284398.3790700621870.469744583351528821151210WETL
2021-02-25 19:00:06FORECAST2021151-13333.9226.3130.115221.950843102870.15551.765513.0714.8355TT1.92-99.0859443.2314329363998.3755902299240.470192455040288821151210WETL
2021-02-25 15:00:05FORECAST2021151-13333.8825.4629.67222.816372513940.08721.847213.0714.9172TT1.88-99.1259443.571089733498.8349011664530.468401200190418821151210WETL
2021-02-25 10:59:53FORECAST2021151-13332.7225.5129.115228.00521346880.06661.776613.0714.8466TT0.72-100.2859445.59174665441101.597241315880.416877980571038821151210WETL
2021-02-25 07:00:07FORECAST2021151-13332.6226.0229.32228.426902795350.07621.706213.2414.9462TT0.62-96.3859445.75479530141101.822387296880.412489650394828821151210WETL
2021-02-25 03:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.7725.9530.36230.374116834260.07741.727413.7115.4374TT2.77-91.2359446.50543603284102.863295487760.508341375398178831151212.5WETL
2021-02-24 23:00:03FORECAST2021151-13335.9427.1731.555226.053205019260.06351.563513.5215.0835TT3.94-97.0659444.83471170364100.556312284430.560656333193668831151212.5WETL
2021-02-24 19:00:03FORECAST2021151-13335.8126.9531.38227.773738266470.06171.671713.5115.1817TT3.81-97.1959445.50217114141101.473694926710.55487882192498831151212.5WETL
2021-02-24 15:00:06FORECAST2021151-13335.3827.6731.525228.348711834050.07981.759813.5115.2698TT3.38-98.6259445.72457549588101.780632647260.535692073393298831151212.5WETL
2021-02-24 11:00:05FORECAST2021151-13334.9127.4231.165228.339746357560.1281.84813.4515.298TT2.91-96.0959445.72111007044101.775845219690.514626733292528831151212.5WETL
2021-02-24 07:00:08FORECAST2021151-13331.5125.7528.63229.697308380870.07681.896813.4615.3568TT-0.49-103.4959446.2449507912102.501264075290.364628410060798821151210WETL
2021-02-24 03:00:08FORECAST2021151-13336.0725.5630.815230.101244152190.07681.916813.4715.3868TT4.07-95.9359446.40046860132102.717303215280.566420953688558831151212.5WETL
2021-02-23 23:00:05FORECAST2021151-13336.1120.8428.475223.404584051780.00641.936413.0514.9864TT4.11-96.8959443.8014938080399.1472881257430.568191903283228831151212.5WETL
2021-02-23 19:00:06FORECAST2021151-1333221.6926.845224.199748506680.00711.927113.0214.9471TT0-9759444.1124151984999.5698917961950.385545686847948821151210WETL
2021-02-23 15:00:07FORECAST2021151-13336.1921.5428.865224.371427194320.0131.90313.0614.963TT4.19-93.8159444.1794617879999.6611797717750.571729659963528831151212.5WETL
2021-02-23 11:00:35FORECAST2021151-13337.8723.5430.705230.148766680620.00892.028913.2315.2589TT5.87-92.1359446.41875458528102.74272579090.644279597115288831151212.5WETL
2021-02-23 03:00:07FORECAST2021151-13337.6523.4830.565230.342571920660.00271.702713.5315.2327TT5.65-96.3559446.49330519662102.846416264340.635010284190778831151212.5WETL
2021-02-22 22:59:13FORECAST2021151-13333.9726.9830.475225.746818974710.40282.072812.6714.7428TT1.97-101.0359444.71554678803100.3931200360.472432367844788821151210WETL
2021-02-22 19:00:06FORECAST2021151-13334.0226.9630.49225.539006311270.40282.192812.514.6928TT2.02-97.9859444.63466792437100.282461175210.474673152793648821151210WETL
2021-02-22 15:00:06FORECAST2021151-13333.8928.0430.965224.998989291940.40252.172512.4114.5825TT1.89-97.1159444.4242983263499.9950179402070.468848955362388821151210WETL
2021-02-22 11:00:06FORECAST2021151-13329.4921.825.645230.686944964970.00872.048712.314.3487TT-2.51-102.5159446.6256838683103.030714554470.283138142922948821151210WETL
2021-02-22 07:00:08FORECAST2021151-13329.4921.825.645231.632541934890.00872.078712.6114.6887TT-2.51-105.5159446.98858100651103.537101234410.283138142922948821151210WETL
2021-02-22 03:00:08FORECAST2021151-13334.321.7328.015235.673508038960.00872.098713.4315.5287TT2.3-97.759448.52962175405105.706549418160.48723435250198821151210WETL
2021-02-21 23:00:06FORECAST2021151-13332.4118.2325.32243.349831236260.00822.298213.6615.9582TT0.41-97.5959451.4138154389109.851475804770.403310297049558821151210WETL
2021-02-21 19:00:06FORECAST2021151-13330.4618.2324.345244.979022453260.00332.323313.7516.0733TT-1.54-101.5459452.01874410764110.735110062040.321205490694558821151210WETL
2021-02-21 15:00:06FORECAST2021151-13330.4418.3824.41245.138359575480.00452.264513.5215.7845TT-1.56-101.5659452.07777268265110.821603595960.320399388404018821151210WETL
2021-02-21 11:00:07FORECAST2021151-13321.4616.1218.79247.4657406890302.3413.8916.23TT-10.54-105.5459452.93726481552112.086455723240.069636320121526881115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 07:00:07FORECAST2021151-13318.617.7118.155250.5245954127402.3413.8416.18TT-13.4-116.459454.05918745396113.752994230340.035802627664465881115127.5WETL
2021-02-21 03:00:07FORECAST2021151-13317.5117.4617.485255.9804215284402.3814.6317.01TT-14.49-120.4959456.03875651264116.736993125410.027120160046922881115127.5WETL