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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, March 1, 2021

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DAY 152 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/02/2021 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): 41.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.08°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.54°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.787
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: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -77

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.91 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 14.50 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.41 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: 220 in
SWE DAY: 60
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 442.98 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 97.38 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: -132

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2021-03-02 06:58:53OBSERVATION2021152-1324126.0799833.53999219.8207545833300.9114.515.41TT9-7760442.98215016237 97.376670515640.7874331998469888 4113129WETL
2021-03-02 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021152-1324126.0799833.53999219.8207545833300.9114.515.41TT9-7760442.98215016237 97.376670515640.7874331998469888 4113129WETL
2021-03-01 10:58:51FORECAST2021152-13239.9427.9333.935223.86288354630.01160.921614.515.4216TT7.94-78.0660444.5645557135999.5215033645260.74836254674331884113129WETL
2021-03-01 07:00:46FORECAST2021152-13237.0427.2932.165224.063573207990.0110.92114.515.421TT5.04-80.9660444.6426988047499.6282318950340.62501198750473883113127.5WETL
2021-03-01 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13233.8528.3831.115224.159669394990.01310.923114.515.4231TT1.85-84.1560444.6801019431899.6793446381140.47327241872825882113126WETL
2021-02-28 23:00:03FORECAST2021152-13237.2829.2633.27226.800896648430.0080.49814.514.998TT5.28-77.7260445.70457063457101.086196260230.63596377764438883113127.5WETL
2021-02-28 19:00:02FORECAST2021152-13237.1729.2333.2226.833959326040.00750.497514.514.9975TT5.17-77.8360445.71735134848101.103831546690.63095736007437883113127.5WETL
2021-02-28 14:58:46FORECAST2021152-13237.5229.4533.485226.874352923390.01090.500914.515.0009TT5.52-77.4860445.73296444728101.12537788560.64680567720416883113127.5WETL
2021-02-28 10:58:57FORECAST2021152-13236.929.1133.005226.884021837230.02360.513614.515.0136TT4.9-78.160445.73670147788101.130535511760.6185759404588883113127.5WETL
2021-02-28 07:00:08FORECAST2021152-13236.4528.6632.555227.183558324040.0230.56314.515.063TT4.45-78.5560445.85242673715101.290340793550.59767399850269883113127.5WETL
2021-02-28 02:58:57FORECAST2021152-13236.4928.5132.5227.608653186670.02930.649314.515.1493TT4.49-78.5160446.01651012879101.517217169430.59954426923011883113127.5WETL
2021-02-27 23:00:06FORECAST2021152-13235.3926.5430.965224.843184873060.03830.348314.514.8483TT3.39-79.6160444.94588071981100.043048917190.54742639142615883112125WETL
2021-02-27 19:00:06FORECAST2021152-13235.1826.3230.75224.73855683730.01740.327414.514.8274TT3.18-79.8260444.9052269638699.9873586372290.53735396173663883112125WETL
2021-02-27 15:00:03FORECAST2021152-13235.3326.3730.85224.890731737990.03080.350814.514.8508TT3.33-79.6760444.9643517261100.0683586570.5445513795133883112125WETL
2021-02-27 11:00:06FORECAST2021152-13234.224.5929.395225.435772853370.07230.362314.514.8623TT2.2-80.860445.17593002678100.358579841310.49013663936584882112124WETL
2021-02-27 07:00:08FORECAST2021152-13233.324.4528.875225.660691479490.08890.338914.514.8389TT1.3-82.760445.26315534829100.478391526240.44687953270821882112124WETL
2021-02-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13234.5924.9429.765225.082978399830.09030.320314.514.8203TT2.59-80.4160445.03901297019100.170706543450.50894763859638883112125WETL
2021-02-26 23:00:03FORECAST2021152-13234.4725.0529.76215.577641228820.09740.437413.6214.0574TT2.47-82.5360441.3034921825295.1351659107470.50315981597504883112125WETL
2021-02-26 19:00:06FORECAST2021152-13234.1925.7229.955215.437421740220.1120.41213.6214.032TT2.19-82.8160441.2477092284695.0612688249590.48965441580707882112124WETL
2021-02-26 15:00:06FORECAST2021152-13232.8225.1128.965215.21575077950.05730.357313.6213.9773TT0.82-84.1860441.159482222994.9444691800970.42403243186897882112124WETL
2021-02-26 11:00:06FORECAST2021152-13231.9324.6628.295218.220857652420.06190.381913.6214.0019TT-0.07-85.0760442.3513236887296.5302852390370.38239286761406882112124WETL
2021-02-26 07:00:08FORECAST2021152-13232.5524.5528.55218.833139341690.07890.348913.7614.1089TT0.55-88.4560442.5930442786196.8540253302850.41128721566572882112124WETL
2021-02-26 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13234.0824.5529.315220.875835528690.040.314.1614.46TT2.08-83.9260443.396759570797.9356297408920.48435110967116882112124WETL
2021-02-25 23:00:06FORECAST2021152-13233.0223.6928.355222.213978020180.20760.497614.3714.8676TT1.02-86.9860443.9210064112398.6454527613620.43352561140952882113126WETL
2021-02-25 19:00:06FORECAST2021152-13232.0223.7727.895222.242837196390.22020.520214.3314.8502TT0.020000000000003-87.9860443.932293013198.6607723223280.38655094479181882113126WETL
2021-02-25 15:00:06FORECAST2021152-13232.0723.1227.595223.06642004910.23340.473414.4714.9434TT0.07-87.9360444.2540414777999.0981586247950.38886666099448882112124WETL
2021-02-25 10:59:53FORECAST2021152-13231.822.6127.205228.449646888680.14720.357214.4314.7872TT-0.2-89.260446.34060581965101.966353791580.37641072745027882112124WETL
2021-02-25 07:00:07FORECAST2021152-13229.2121.8625.535229.302463107870.1740.38414.5314.914TT-2.79-87.7960446.66855136747102.422199021380.26496714708531882112124WETL
2021-02-25 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13231.1121.8626.485231.189959078520.1740.4041515.404TT-0.89-80.8960447.39185595906103.432504871240.3451848476356882112124WETL
2021-02-24 23:00:03FORECAST2021152-13232.2720.9126.59227.804108878380.39110.641114.6215.2611TT0.27-85.7360446.09189510566101.621566642410.39816828353937882113126WETL
2021-02-24 19:00:04FORECAST2021152-13230.2420.6425.44230.31658702820.47390.693914.7515.4439TT-1.76-87.7660447.05760334885102.964781408310.30728777964018882113126WETL
2021-02-24 15:00:07FORECAST2021152-13231.2420.6525.945230.981147734160.50610.796114.7715.5661TT-0.76-88.7660447.31200815401103.320641038680.35099550068078882113126WETL
2021-02-24 11:00:06FORECAST2021152-13232.2921.827.045230.225177716160.44490.864914.6715.5349TT0.29-84.7160447.02257674753102.915852174840.39910173187107882113126WETL
2021-02-24 07:00:08FORECAST2021152-13232.3421.7727.055231.638642084220.44490.824914.7715.5949TT0.34-91.6660447.56328558918103.672951720630.40143786669432882113126WETL
2021-02-24 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13231.8923.827.845231.393583406050.40450.734514.8515.5845TT-0.11-85.1160447.46967951576103.541612608710.3805491439999882113126WETL
2021-02-23 23:00:05FORECAST2021152-13228.5322.5625.545225.480530080140.28630.406314.6615.0663TT-3.47-89.4760445.19329122474100.382419293470.23874592220303881112123WETL
2021-02-23 19:00:06FORECAST2021152-13228.5322.3825.455226.225529638310.28630.386314.6415.0263TT-3.47-89.4760445.48198472504100.779397938750.23874592220303881112123WETL
2021-02-23 15:00:07FORECAST2021152-13228.3120.7524.53227.307467025980.35040.470414.6315.1004TT-3.69-86.6960445.90027285178101.356461568130.23057646505639881112123WETL
2021-02-23 11:00:35FORECAST2021152-13233.524.1228.81230.472245234540.06340.323414.7915.1134TT1.5-79.560447.11723039718103.048111972690.45645597270866882112124WETL
2021-02-23 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13233.7925.2229.505230.883497198020.08810.178114.9315.1081TT1.79-83.2160447.27465282626103.268336052560.47038537411983882112124WETL
2021-02-22 22:59:13FORECAST2021152-13230.0218.6524.335231.261391081820.61871.098714.0515.1487TT-1.98-91.9860447.41916127142103.470777632290.29800194990434882114128WETL
2021-02-22 19:00:06FORECAST2021152-13230.0219.0324.525230.309712077530.55341.023414.0115.0334TT-1.98-88.9860447.05496925941102.961101252960.29800194990434882114128WETL
2021-02-22 15:00:06FORECAST2021152-13230.1720.8225.495228.485809783560.43120.881213.9214.8012TT-1.83-87.8360446.35452647947101.985675433220.30431939287945882113126WETL
2021-02-22 11:00:06FORECAST2021152-13229.924.7127.305232.577190817370.49580.63581414.6358TT-2.1-94.160447.92124850874104.176265685570.29299141156124882113126WETL
2021-02-22 07:00:08FORECAST2021152-13229.926.928.4232.529113178550.3910.53114.3414.871TT-2.1-97.160447.90293240483104.150471662170.29299141156124882113126WETL
2021-02-22 03:00:08FORECAST2021152-13231.1729.7530.46235.673508038960.11090.260915.1715.4309TT-0.83-87.8360449.096152102105.840065612680.34786225603358882112124WETL