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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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DAY 357 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/23/2021 04:00:05 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): 54.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.10°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.95°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.485
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 23
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 429

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: 0.07 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.59 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.67 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 264
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 473.18 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: 72

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-09-23 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213577254.8000643.1000648.9500600.0699999999999360.0799999999999363.593.6699999999999FF22.80006428.80006264473.18393270088 00.4854768184278695 24315222.5DRYL
2021-09-23 00:00:01FORECAST20213577245.5945.5945.5900.00040.01043.593.6004FF13.59419.59265473.6569544460900.212007529924149514315220DRYL
2021-09-22 12:00:02FORECAST20213577252.3645.849.0800.04450.05453.593.6445FF20.36426.36265473.6569544460900.405723814460589524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-22 08:00:02FORECAST20213577253.8245.7749.79500.05150.06153.593.6515FF21.82427.82265473.6569544460900.453190230654159524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-22 04:00:07FORECAST20213577253.2945.8749.5800.04520.05523.593.6452FF21.29427.29265473.6569544460900.435844671767529524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-22 00:00:03FORECAST20213577254.5745.9250.24500.03980.04983.593.6398FF22.57409.57264473.1839327008800.477881394379189524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 20:00:01FORECAST20213577254.2245.4949.85500.05670.07673.593.6667FF22.22425.22264473.1839327008800.466342462346649524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 16:00:02FORECAST20213577254.7845.3450.0600.02850.04853.593.6385FF22.78425.78264473.1839327008800.484814288539219524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 12:00:02FORECAST20213577252.8144.748.75500.03560.05563.593.6456FF20.81423.81264473.1839327008800.420240356855139524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213577253.6244.2548.93500.03720.04723.593.6372FF21.62424.62264473.1839327008800.446632408936319524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213577253.9244.7749.34500.03570.04573.593.6357FF21.92423.92264473.1839327008800.456474048915829524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213577256.0845.5850.8300.030.033.593.62FF24.08424.08264473.1839327008800.527753623138129534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 20:00:02FORECAST20213577256.5245.3350.92500.01920.01923.593.6092FF24.52432.52264473.1839327008800.542238965762519534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 16:00:01FORECAST20213577255.4145.0750.2400.03620.03623.593.6262FF23.41430.41264473.1839327008800.505632139850559534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20213577256.3944.6850.53500.03070.03073.593.6207FF24.39431.39264473.1839327008800.537964168522099534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 08:00:03FORECAST20213577256.1744.9450.55500.01020.01023.593.6002FF24.17427.17264473.1839327008800.530720154472969534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 04:00:08FORECAST20213577256.8745.1851.02500.01020.01023.593.6002FF24.87431.87264473.1839327008800.553722406566189534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213577250.8645.5748.21500.02910.03912.892.9291FF18.86423.86264473.1839327008800.358366954548189524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-19 20:00:02FORECAST20213577259.0245.7552.38500.01160.02163.143.1616FF27.02440.02264473.1839327008800.622931376502729534315225DRYL
2021-09-19 16:00:02FORECAST20213577257.7444.4351.08500.02430.03433.143.1743FF25.74439.74264473.1839327008800.582052399673829534315225DRYL
2021-09-19 12:00:04FORECAST20213577259.3544.5751.9600.01560.04563.143.1856FF27.35440.35264473.1839327008800.633270485170439534315225DRYL
2021-09-19 08:00:02FORECAST20213577254.3844.2249.300.03660.07663.173.2466FF22.38435.38264473.1839327008800.47161448090849524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-19 04:00:08FORECAST20213577255.3944.2149.800.05130.09133.213.3013FF23.39437.39264473.1839327008800.504971191709629534325250DRYMH
2021-09-19 00:00:03FORECAST20213577253.8743.0648.46500.05060.11061.521.6306FF21.87423.87264473.1839327008800.454831753962959524325245DRYM
2021-09-18 20:00:03FORECAST20213577249.6543.4746.5600.11230.16232.312.4723FF17.65428.65264473.1839327008800.321656246801139524325245DRYM
2021-09-18 16:00:03FORECAST20213577257.0444.5650.800.04150.11152.342.4515FF25.04429.04264473.1839327008800.559284468316619534325250DRYMH
2021-09-18 12:00:03FORECAST20213577251.0943.1247.10500.18080.24082.472.7108FF19.09426.09264473.1839327008800.365508623315969524325245DRYM
2021-09-18 08:00:03FORECAST20213577251.1742.4746.8200.18130.22132.452.6713FF19.17421.17264473.1839327008800.368003795524599524325245DRYM
2021-09-18 04:00:07FORECAST20213577250.9842.4246.700.18130.23132.712.9413FF18.98423.98264473.1839327008800.362087049114149524325245DRYM
2021-09-18 00:00:03FORECAST20213577259.1445.352.2200.03880.09882.963.0588FF27.14432.14264473.1839327008800.626701701467819534325250DRYMH
2021-09-17 20:00:03FORECAST20213577259.0545.6552.3500.11220.17223.243.4122FF27.05439.05264473.1839327008800.623875072716779534325250DRYMH
2021-09-17 16:00:03FORECAST20213577258.8845.7552.31500.11220.16223.43.5622FF26.88438.88264473.1839327008800.618517833200689534325250DRYMH
2021-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20213577250.7937.7944.2900.63850.67853.133.8085TF18.79422.79264473.1839327008800.356203061601519524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20213577251.6339.5245.57500.61460.67463.093.7646TF19.63432.63264473.1839327008800.382456293427189524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 04:00:07FORECAST20213577251.6539.5245.58500.61930.68932.983.6693TF19.65434.65264473.1839327008800.383088557594469524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 00:00:04FORECAST20213577252.3941.7947.0900.08580.17582.692.8658FF20.39423.39264473.1839327008800.406687796041289524325245DRYM
2021-09-16 20:00:03FORECAST20213577255.2743.549.385000.063.323.38FF23.27433.27264473.1839327008800.50100527978599534315225DRYL
2021-09-16 16:00:04FORECAST20213577255.2943.4949.39000.033.673.7FF23.29433.29264473.1839327008800.501666282591119534315225DRYL
2021-09-16 12:00:03FORECAST20213577257.4243.5150.46500.01260.03263.653.6826FF25.42435.42264473.1839327008800.571673514737829534315225DRYL
2021-09-16 08:00:04FORECAST20213577256.0244.350.1600.09590.12593.423.5459FF24.02426.02264473.1839327008800.525775069694739534325250DRYMH
2021-09-16 04:00:10FORECAST20213577256.0244.2950.15500.09590.13593.263.3959FF24.02432.02264473.1839327008800.525775069694739534325250DRYMH
2021-09-16 00:00:04FORECAST20213577252.0841.7746.92500.03490.08493.323.4049FF20.08413.08264473.1839327008800.396754948444469524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-15 20:00:02FORECAST20213577252.2643.8448.0500.030.073.263.33FF20.26429.26264473.1839327008800.40251469972529524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-15 16:00:04FORECAST20213577248.6442.6345.63500.06680.10682.872.9768FF16.64426.64264473.1839327008800.292275010041679524325245DRYM
2021-09-15 12:00:05FORECAST20213577247.4345.1146.2700.00350.00352.882.8835FF15.43422.43264473.1839327008800.258814551750059524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-15 08:00:04FORECAST20213577247.4445.8546.6450003.383.38FF15.44420.44264473.1839327008800.259082750751979524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-15 04:00:11FORECAST20213577246.3445.6846.01000.023.333.35FF14.34417.34264473.1839327008800.230462913718559514315220DRYL