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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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DAY 203 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/22/2021 08:00:08 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 52.18°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.14°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.860
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 20
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 191

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.06 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.06 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 181 in
SWE DAY: 110
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.38 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 82.43 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: -82

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2021-04-22 07:59:41OBSERVATION2021203-8252.1799836.1099444.14496180.62791958333001.061.06FF20.17998191.17998110456.37947263607 82.4348746827910.8603569240220287 5111123.5DRYL
2021-04-22 03:55:57OBSERVATION2021203-8252.1799836.1099444.14496180.62791958333001.061.06FF20.17998191.17998110456.37947263607 82.4348746827910.8603569240220287 5111123.5DRYL
2021-04-22 00:00:02FORECAST2021203-8137.7737.7737.77181.968457333330.00060.00061.061.0606FF5.77176.77111457.3954587400383.2315460181950.33083901171323872111122DRYL
2021-04-21 12:00:02FORECAST2021203-8151.8436.8144.325182.0478160.00260.00261.061.0626FF19.84190.84111457.4237775285783.2729996855460.85223007095599875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-21 07:59:42FORECAST2021203-8151.8838.1545.015181.57872650.00870.00871.061.0687FF19.88190.88111457.2563021367483.0280170260880.85320229282448875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-21 04:00:07FORECAST2021203-8153.3236.3644.84181.431509166670.00620.00621.061.0662FF21.32192.32111457.2037011197782.9511574907450.88536908266028875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-21 00:00:06FORECAST2021203-8249.8336.4443.135182.616058666670.01150.01151.061.0715FF17.83174.83110457.0923319251683.4724001029280.79785821682842874111123DRYL
2021-04-20 20:00:03FORECAST2021203-8246.4335.8941.16183.856373333330.0060.0161.061.076FF14.43182.43110457.535234271684.1207688453930.68277011135198873111122.5DRYL
2021-04-20 16:02:03FORECAST2021203-8250.1337.2943.71183.664165333330.00540.01541.061.0754FF18.13186.13110457.4666902946384.0202378407650.80665580999432874111123DRYL
2021-04-20 12:00:05FORECAST2021203-8250.2537.8644.055182.815520.00170.01171.061.0717FF18.25186.25110457.1636514977183.5766106736520.81010855365233874111123DRYL
2021-04-20 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.2937.8944.09182.743469333330.00110.01111.061.0711FF18.29187.29110457.1378931655383.5389645608010.81125101026661874111123DRYL
2021-04-20 04:00:08FORECAST2021203-8250.3738.2344.3182.420725083330.00110.02111.061.0811FF18.37187.37110457.0224532469783.3703673006750.81352320890951874111123DRYL
2021-04-20 00:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.3838.4844.43183.425473333330.00350.05351.061.1135FF18.38175.38110457.3815228984983.8954223315760.81380604042124874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 20:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.5738.2544.41184.489433333330.00310.06311.061.1231FF18.57182.57110457.7607555762184.4520223984940.81912934315244874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 15:56:15FORECAST2021203-8250.7638.4544.605184.347518666670.00330.04331.061.1033FF18.76183.76110457.7102314227584.3777454311290.82435644406738874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 11:59:41FORECAST2021203-8250.2938.3544.32183.5943760.00760.04761.061.1076FF18.29183.29110457.4417941905583.9837407607350.81125101026661874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 08:02:04FORECAST2021203-8250.6338.2544.44183.471321333330.00820.03821.061.0982FF18.63184.63110457.3978858731983.9193944962280.82079041620759874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021203-8250.8538.1844.515183.466824666670.00320.03321.061.0932FF18.85187.85110457.3962811144583.917043310410.82679876785994874111123DRYL
2021-04-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.9338.0944.51187.288133333330.00270.03271.061.0927FF18.93171.93110458.7534306488485.9190736864830.8289515187244874111123DRYL
2021-04-18 20:00:07FORECAST2021203-8251.2638.3144.785188.306696608930.00350.04351.071.1135FF19.26189.26110459.1129585189986.4540445890640.83765019927332874111123DRYL
2021-04-18 16:00:06FORECAST2021203-8251.0937.4644.275188.2301320.00430.04431.071.1143FF19.09189.09110459.0859654084386.4138118681770.83320555697141874111123DRYL
2021-04-18 12:00:06FORECAST2021203-8252.1538.0445.095187.083334666670.00450.03451.071.1045FF20.15191.15110458.6810293583485.8115765206980.85965271341576875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8246.2436.4141.325187.109629333330.0050.0351.071.105FF14.24178.24110458.6903272675785.825377113820.67559859759897873111122.5DRYL
2021-04-18 03:59:44FORECAST2021203-8250.9636.443.68186.729498666670.00690.04691.071.1169FF18.96181.96110458.5558509785685.6259041638930.82975437963494874111123DRYL
2021-04-18 00:00:06FORECAST2021203-8249.7336.1442.935187.347685333330.00840.03841.061.0984FF17.73179.73110458.7744766565785.950336291620.79487338428117874111123DRYL
2021-04-17 20:00:06FORECAST2021203-8248.234.8941.545188.590350666670.01480.07481.071.1448FF16.2192.2110459.2129159749286.6031248543720.74604438375106874111123DRYL
2021-04-17 15:56:09FORECAST2021203-8244.5135.7240.115188.7352720.02560.07561.071.1456FF12.51183.51110459.263957321786.6793079049070.60758248514639873111122.5DRYL
2021-04-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021203-8245.9734.7940.38187.1807160.02440.13441.071.2044FF13.97183.97110458.7154607155285.8626883770010.66529507671277873112125DRYL
2021-04-17 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8245.734.7640.23186.6911760.04060.27061.071.3406FF13.7186.7110458.5422866183885.6057987345150.65486564904395873112125DRYL
2021-04-17 03:59:45FORECAST2021203-8249.5435.842.67186.008635583330.00830.27831.061.3383FF17.54197.54110458.3004792036585.2478468238590.7891307093199874112126DRYL
2021-04-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021203-8248.0635.9141.985188.0059840.00910.28911.071.3591FF16.06183.06110459.0069110902486.2960459823220.74129101350638874112126DRYL
2021-04-16 20:00:06FORECAST2021203-8248.0733.9541.01189.010151697510.0080.2181.071.288FF16.07196.07110459.3607184517586.8238390784410.74163205863127874112126DRYL
2021-04-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021203-8248.4933.9541.22188.804804791140.00970.22971.071.2997FF16.49196.49110459.2884401271886.7158642810370.75574314170362874112126DRYL
2021-04-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.4832.8741.675187.955685776810.00710.23711.071.3071FF18.48193.48110458.989165324786.2696233327290.81661974813975874112126DRYL
2021-04-16 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8250.632.8941.745187.508257665870.00710.08711.071.1571FF18.6199.6110458.8312079496486.0346403653650.81996107964597874121123.5DRYL
2021-04-16 04:00:08FORECAST2021203-8251.333.9942.645187.151079049420.01130.08131.071.1513FF19.3198.3110458.7049828076585.8471324977970.83868471821162874111123DRYL
2021-04-15 23:59:43FORECAST2021203-8251.2336.1143.67188.742729333330.00760.07761.081.1576FF19.23198.23110459.2665832889986.6832284215580.8368714896881874111123DRYL
2021-04-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021203-8251.2536.0743.66189.910665333330.00760.19761.071.2676FF19.25196.25110459.6772378664187.2976100817980.83739089800402874112126DRYL
2021-04-15 16:00:07FORECAST2021203-8250.4836.4643.47189.873054666670.00780.13781.071.2078FF18.48198.48110459.6640326640787.2778140023260.81661974813975874112126DRYL
2021-04-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021203-8251.5537.7244.635188.7482880.00560.09561.071.1656FF19.55190.55110459.2685406422386.6861507784790.84505307308399874112126DRYL
2021-04-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8251.5837.7344.655188.896926666670.00560.09561.071.1656FF19.58185.58110459.3208699913486.7643006952240.84580599226167874112126DRYL
2021-04-15 04:00:09FORECAST2021203-8252.6737.645.135188.318803250.00510.15511.071.2251FF20.67201.67110459.1172262754186.4604066036440.87152799682496875122128DRYL
2021-04-15 00:00:07FORECAST2021203-825233.0542.525189.4406960.00440.03441.061.0944FF20184110459.5121397785987.0502995801050.85609323374127875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-14 20:00:07FORECAST2021203-8252.0233.1742.595190.884589333330.00360.03361.081.1136FF20.02192.02110460.0187461883487.8104894517950.85657130823022875111123.5DRYL
2021-04-14 16:00:07FORECAST2021203-8251.7833.0542.415191.194643687310.00710.09711.071.1671FF19.78191.78110460.1272901764887.9738732961010.85076369332723875112127DRYL
2021-04-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021203-8241.1234.1137.615190.277913713450.00150.03151.071.1015FF9.12184.12110459.8061134459387.4909479791790.46637148131983872111122DRYL
2021-04-14 08:00:06FORECAST2021203-8236.5933.7835.185190.3749582637900.021.071.09FF4.59179.59110459.8401484492487.5420490690380.28705266761098872111122DRYL
2021-04-14 03:59:47FORECAST2021203-8236.0833.7834.93190.7875571902800.021.071.09FF4.08187.08110459.9847595599187.7593686211930.26901583049449872111122DRYL