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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, October 14, 2021

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DAY 14 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/15/2021 04:00:10 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 36.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.94°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.14°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.118
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: 4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 172

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: 0.82 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.40 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.37 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.77 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 10 in
SWE DAY: 80
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 352.33 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.52 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: 94

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 36.0

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
2021-10-15 04:00:10OBSERVATION2022149436.3399827.9399232.139958.53344750.819999999999941.39999999999994.375.7699999999999TF4.33998172.3399880352.33424921119 3.00662581809560.118358968886595 14143236WETM
2021-10-15 00:00:02FORECAST2022149435.835.835.812.9792266666670.00310.58314.374.9531TF3.8171.879354.167221206174.59681664193830.108081388654129514133227WETM
2021-10-14 12:00:02FORECAST2022149440.6431.8736.25512.7512175606720.12560.70564.375.0756TF8.64176.6479354.026024159264.51426285619450.224533303592549514133227WETM
2021-10-14 08:00:01FORECAST2022149436.0831.0833.5812.9583068258620.2450.8254.375.195TF4.08172.0879354.154269780714.58923969150770.113327812431569514133227WETM
2021-10-14 04:00:10FORECAST2022149441.1330.8335.9812.8496954422960.38230.96234.375.3323TF9.13177.1379354.087017659684.54991033699780.239341715391869514133227WETM
2021-10-14 00:00:03FORECAST2022149441.3329.7635.5454.84989774578640.47930.91934.375.2893TF9.33176.3380350.025901049051.69758982846460.245535620770599514134236WETM
2021-10-13 20:00:02FORECAST2022149441.2530.1535.74.78783801674770.49540.97544.375.3454TF9.25183.2580349.986825150811.67568022681790.243047791862249514134236WETM
2021-10-13 16:00:02FORECAST2022149440.6529.7635.2054.87497825688750.54111.02114.375.3911TF8.65182.6580350.041691241181.70644563380490.224830234666449514144248WETM
2021-10-13 12:00:03FORECAST2022149440.5532.3636.4554.87765871896630.51050.99054.375.3605TF8.55182.5580350.043378747421.70739213836380.221870939159969514144248WETM
2021-10-13 09:28:34FORECAST2022149440.4632.3536.4054.89119279962240.46090.95094.375.3209TF8.46181.4680350.051899060191.71217132817730.219226663998619514134236WETM
2021-10-13 08:00:02FORECAST2022149440.4532.3436.39500.46090.96094.375.3309TF8.45181.4580346.9535193201500.218933976003649514135245WETM
2021-10-13 04:00:14FORECAST2022149435.4432.1433.7900.45530.98534.375.3553TF3.44174.4480346.9535193201500.101595210004039514135245WETM
2021-10-13 00:00:02FORECAST2022149435.7231.4833.600.39690.62694.374.9969TF3.72172.7280346.9535193201500.106614941834539514135245WETM
2021-10-12 20:00:01FORECAST2022149440.6729.635.13500.30090.71094.375.0809TF8.67185.6780346.9535193201500.225424763016359514135245WETM
2021-10-12 16:00:02FORECAST2022149440.4731.3435.90500.29190.73194.375.1019TF8.47190.4780346.9535193201500.219519576373379514135245WETM
2021-10-12 12:00:03FORECAST2022149440.530.9935.74500.30010.76014.375.1301TF8.5190.580346.9535193201500.220399658625939514135245WETM
2021-10-12 08:00:03FORECAST2022149439.8829.9434.9100.34880.79884.375.1688TF7.88189.8880346.9535193201500.202625135043999514135245WETM
2021-10-12 04:00:04FORECAST2022149440.4731.1235.79500.35330.79334.375.1633TF8.47191.4780346.9535193201500.219519576373379514135245WETM
2021-10-12 00:00:04FORECAST2022149440.730.1535.42500.22970.63974.224.8597TF8.7186.780346.9535193201500.226318219166719514135245WETM
2021-10-11 20:00:05FORECAST2022149441.2128.9935.100.2160.6164.234.846TF9.21200.2180346.9535193201500.241809000858419514235252.5WETM
2021-10-11 16:00:06FORECAST2022149436.129.132.600.17950.56954.234.7995TF4.1194.180346.9535193201500.113709368649029514135245WETM
2021-10-11 12:00:03FORECAST2022149439.6429.9134.77500.14470.53474.234.7647TF7.64198.6480346.9535193201500.195980946558589514135245WETM
2021-10-11 08:00:03FORECAST2022149439.127.8633.4800.11510.49514.234.7251TF7.1192.180346.9535193201500.181521451034669514135245WETM
2021-10-11 04:00:09FORECAST2022149438.9229.1634.0400.12620.51624.234.7462TF6.92185.9280346.9535193201500.176853585769079514135245WETM
2021-10-11 00:00:04FORECAST2022149439.4829.0434.2600.19710.51713.463.9771TF7.48185.4880346.9535193201500.191625663512519514135245DRYM
2021-10-10 20:00:03FORECAST2022149439.4729.4534.4600.20170.56173.694.2517TF7.47188.4780346.9535193201500.191355436825379514135245WETM
2021-10-10 16:00:04FORECAST2022149439.4329.8934.6600.22520.60523.714.3152TF7.43188.4380346.9535193201500.190276862268399514135245WETM
2021-10-10 12:00:04FORECAST2022149440.6227.8734.24500.11560.48563.724.2056TF8.62189.6280346.9535193201500.223940108268149514125230WETM
2021-10-10 08:00:03FORECAST2022149441.7928.5835.18500.14230.48233.784.2623TF9.79187.7980346.9535193201500.260101842538929524125235WETM
2021-10-10 04:00:12FORECAST2022149441.9527.7334.8400.07950.40953.874.2795TF9.95193.9580346.9535193201500.265270660769579524125235WETM
2021-10-10 00:00:04FORECAST2022149439.8628.1734.01500.10270.42274.254.6727TF7.86200.8680346.9535193201500.202066374153069514225235WETM
2021-10-09 20:00:03FORECAST2022149435.8328.6732.2500.10690.45694.324.7769TF3.83205.8380346.9535193201500.108635021054819514225235WETM
2021-10-09 16:00:04FORECAST2022149440.3630.1135.23500.08810.36814.434.7981TF8.36208.3680346.9535193201500.216309899816139514225235WETM
2021-10-09 12:00:05FORECAST2022149440.7928.7234.75500.09930.38934.434.8193TF8.79203.7980346.9535193201500.229010533642629514225235WETM
2021-10-09 08:00:04FORECAST2022149441.0430.3635.700.24090.54094.364.9009TF9.04199.0480346.9535193201500.236582510379729514235252.5WETM
2021-10-09 04:00:14FORECAST2022149440.6930.3235.50500.24090.50094.384.8809TF8.69201.6980346.9535193201500.226020178801169514235252.5WETM
2021-10-09 00:00:05FORECAST2022149435.4229.7832.600.21350.37354.344.7135TF3.42195.4280346.9535193201500.1012433356129514125230WETM
2021-10-08 20:00:03FORECAST2022149439.8729.7434.80500.21350.36354.274.6335TF7.87213.8780346.9535193201500.202345639486939514225235WETM
2021-10-08 16:00:03FORECAST2022149442.0230.0236.0200.15690.26694.414.6769TF10.02216.0280346.9535193201500.267548283153849524225240WETM
2021-10-08 12:00:04FORECAST2022149434.829.1431.9700.39080.59084.445.0308TF2.8199.880346.9535193201500.0907702709953149514235252.5WETL
2021-10-08 08:00:06FORECAST2022149434.8529.1131.9800.39080.59084.374.9608TF2.85196.8580346.9535193201500.0915839472390979514135245WETL
2021-10-08 04:00:06FORECAST2022149434.1226.6630.3900.33370.50374.685.1837TF2.12202.1280346.9535193201500.0802296700736199514235252.5WETL
2021-10-08 00:00:03FORECAST2022149437.5924.6931.1400.43660.51664.765.2766TF5.59196.5980346.9535193201500.144739037260019514135245WETL
2021-10-07 20:00:04FORECAST2022149436.9626.0931.52500.5310.7314.725.451TF4.96205.9680346.9535193201500.130987098290619514235252.5WETL
2021-10-07 16:00:05FORECAST2022149436.9626.131.5300.28430.48434.955.4343TF4.96207.9680346.9535193201500.130987098290619514225235WETL
2021-10-07 12:00:04FORECAST2022149432.7829.8231.300.22030.74034.845.5803TF0.78203.7880346.9535193201500.0621942953816349514235252.5WETL
2021-10-07 08:00:03FORECAST2022149430.8229.8130.31500.12670.63674.455.0867TF-1.18196.8280346.9535193201500.0416869781046849514135245WETL
2021-10-07 04:00:07FORECAST2022149431.629.8530.72500.04240.40244.514.9124TF-0.4193.680346.9535193201500.0490760157943459514125230WETL