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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 23, 2021

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DAY 358 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/24/2021 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): 58.55°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 37.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.17°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.594
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: 27
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 424

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): 0.07 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.60 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: 265
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 473.66 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: 73

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2021-09-24 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213587358.5537.7999648.17498000.073.63.67FF26.55423.55265473.65695444609 00.5940570873983795 34315225DRYL
2021-09-24 00:00:01FORECAST20213587354.3654.3654.36000.073.63.67FF22.36419.36266474.1281821195700.466740648189939524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-23 12:00:01FORECAST20213587362.3453.9558.14500.00940.07943.63.6794FF30.34427.34266474.1281821195700.701518358829649544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-23 08:00:01FORECAST20213587363.0343.1853.10500.00020.07023.63.6702FF31.03428.03266474.1281821195700.719620409058849544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-23 04:00:05FORECAST20213587362.9643.7253.34000.073.63.67FF30.96427.96266474.1281821195700.717808404377099544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-23 00:00:02FORECAST20213587363.5843.4753.52500.00140.00143.63.6014FF31.58419.58265473.6569544460900.733658459260799544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 20:00:01FORECAST20213587363.8943.5353.71000.043.63.64FF31.89425.89265473.6569544460900.741411236852549544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 16:00:01FORECAST20213587363.8943.9653.92500.00050.04053.63.6405FF31.89425.89265473.6569544460900.741411236852549544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 12:00:03FORECAST20213587363.643.5553.57500.00070.04073.63.6407FF31.6425.6265473.6569544460900.734162160464379544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 08:00:03FORECAST20213587364.3243.6253.9700.00040.05043.63.6504FF32.32428.32265473.6569544460900.751968606992879544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213587364.5843.7354.15500.00040.05043.63.6504FF32.58427.58265473.6569544460900.75823894283759544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20213587364.4243.8754.145000.043.63.64FF32.42410.42265473.6569544460900.754390478161649544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 20:00:02FORECAST20213587364.2843.6653.97000.073.63.67FF32.28425.28265473.6569544460900.750996308273319544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 16:00:03FORECAST20213587364.344.1554.225000.043.63.64FF32.3426.3265473.6569544460900.751482710612359544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20213587363.443.2953.345000.053.63.65FF31.4423.4265473.6569544460900.729103551167069544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213587363.6641.1652.41000.043.63.64FF31.66424.66265473.6569544460900.735670365579719544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213587363.9542.9853.465000.043.63.64FF31.95423.95265473.6569544460900.742898180937939544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213587364.6144.2854.445000.033.593.62FF32.61424.61265473.6569544460900.758956874735979544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213587366.2743.5354.9000.023.593.61FF34.27435.27265473.6569544460900.796827944233629544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 16:00:01FORECAST20213587365.7643.6654.71000.043.593.63FF33.76431.76265473.6569544460900.78558722458769544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20213587366.9644.255.58000.033.593.62FF34.96433.96265473.6569544460900.811464128041189544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 08:00:04FORECAST20213587361.5544.1352.84000.013.593.6FF29.55424.55265473.6569544460900.680164836068019534315225DRYL
2021-09-20 04:00:09FORECAST20213587365.9144.0854.995000.013.593.6FF33.91433.91265473.6569544460900.788930231049429544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213587365.0842.8453.96000.032.92.93FF33.08425.08265473.6569544460900.770051972456489544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 20:00:02FORECAST20213587365.7443.1354.435000.013.153.16FF33.74441.74265473.6569544460900.785139180133599544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20213587365.7344.7255.225000.023.153.17FF33.73441.73265473.6569544460900.784914954498379544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 12:00:04FORECAST20213587365.8244.3155.065000.023.173.19FF33.82441.82265473.6569544460900.786928099882219544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 08:00:03FORECAST20213587361.2342.0751.65000.043.213.25FF29.23432.23265473.6569544460900.671337067198929534315225DRYL
2021-09-19 04:00:09FORECAST20213587361.2142.0651.635000.053.253.3FF29.21434.21265473.6569544460900.670782079785819534315225DRYL
2021-09-19 00:00:04FORECAST20213587359.2841.5250.400.00460.05461.581.6346FF27.28419.28265473.6569544460900.615621133794799534315225DRYL
2021-09-18 20:00:04FORECAST20213587363.240.9752.08500.00570.11572.362.4757FF31.2428.2265473.6569544460900.723997418121769544325255DRYH
2021-09-18 16:00:03FORECAST20213587363.1541.2852.21500.00740.04742.412.4574FF31.15428.15265473.6569544460900.722713548121489544315227.5DRYL
2021-09-18 12:00:04FORECAST20213587360.2144.4652.33500.05180.23182.532.7618FF28.21422.21265473.6569544460900.642575371334989534325250DRYMH
2021-09-18 08:00:03FORECAST20213587357.7941.3849.58500.05290.23292.492.7229FF25.79414.79265473.6569544460900.571300504529769534325250DRYMH
2021-09-18 04:00:07FORECAST20213587357.7241.1749.44500.05290.23292.762.9929FF25.72417.72265473.6569544460900.569191308071539534325250DRYMH
2021-09-18 00:00:03FORECAST20213587361.2142.952.05500.00270.04273.023.0627FF29.21429.21265473.6569544460900.670782079785819534315225DRYL
2021-09-17 20:00:03FORECAST20213587360.942.0851.4900.00340.11343.33.4134FF28.9435.9265473.6569544460900.662132305385719534325250DRYMH
2021-09-17 16:00:03FORECAST20213587360.8942.1251.50500.00340.11343.453.5634FF28.89435.89265473.6569544460900.661851819751749534325250DRYMH
2021-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20213587349.9836.7743.37500.01510.65513.173.8251TF17.98408.98265473.6569544460900.337423776360599524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20213587351.2238.4944.85500.01520.62523.153.7752TF19.22420.22265473.6569544460900.372829318709419524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 04:00:07FORECAST20213587351.2138.4944.8500.01520.63523.053.6852TF19.21422.21265473.6569544460900.372538966314089524335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 00:00:04FORECAST20213587360.0640.7250.3900.00020.09022.782.8702FF28.06419.06265473.6569544460900.638271702921349534325250DRYMH
2021-09-16 20:00:03FORECAST20213587359.2340.6449.9350003.383.38FF27.23428.23265473.6569544460900.614154675745469534315225DRYL
2021-09-16 16:00:04FORECAST20213587359.2440.6149.9250003.73.7FF27.24428.24265473.6569544460900.614448098602319534315225DRYL
2021-09-16 12:00:04FORECAST20213587351.5441.6846.6100.00080.01083.673.6808FF19.54422.54265473.6569544460900.382157898196519524315222.5DRYL
2021-09-16 08:00:04FORECAST20213587343.3142.5242.91500.00230.10233.453.5523FF11.31405.31265473.6569544460900.175837702686929514325240DRYM
2021-09-16 04:00:10FORECAST20213587343.342.5242.9100.00210.10213.33.4021FF11.3411.3265473.6569544460900.175639291101159514325240DRYM