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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, October 18, 2021

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DAY 18 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/19/2021 04:00:11 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): 37.62°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.21°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.148
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 186

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): 2.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.70 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: 4 in
SWE DAY: 76
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 346.83 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.50 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: 98

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: 1
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.0

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
2021-10-19 04:00:11OBSERVATION2022189837.6199632.7999235.209945.79231125002.72.7FF5.61996185.6199676346.83114569878 2.00895394708140.1476000570868193 14114212DRYL
2021-10-19 00:00:02FORECAST2022189838.4538.4538.453.96474002.72.7FF6.45186.4575344.702642851571.36665635621930.168952306069939314114212DRYL
2021-10-18 12:00:02FORECAST2022189845.3535.1340.2417.4911080.00250.00252.72.7025FF13.35193.3575353.253997558616.17880382272940.4116451362072932411227DRYL
2021-10-18 08:00:01FORECAST2022189844.435.139.7517.3928173333330.00140.00142.72.7014FF12.4192.475353.192912030236.14301980236990.37278244996608932411227DRYL
2021-10-18 04:00:10FORECAST2022189845.5434.8840.2117.74189050.00740.00742.72.7074FF13.54193.5475353.409784393926.27015769634550.41953639990115932411227DRYL
2021-10-18 00:00:03FORECAST2022189843.5733.7638.6655.31475333333330.00860.00862.72.7086FF11.57176.5776346.526415123231.84170241986420.339843092213749324114214DRYL
2021-10-17 20:00:01FORECAST2022189843.8532.9638.4056.36471866666670.01430.06432.72.7643FF11.85188.8576347.195913196792.2098043097140.350833913505359324114214DRYL
2021-10-17 16:00:01FORECAST2022189843.2333.8638.5456.3951680.01710.06712.72.7671FF11.23188.2376347.215302228662.2205001899230.326678553762459324114214DRYL
2021-10-17 12:00:02FORECAST2022189842.7534.0438.3955.74239333333330.02330.07332.72.7733FF10.75187.7576346.799310281861.99145804736710.308457679019599324114214DRYL
2021-10-17 08:00:04FORECAST2022189841.313437.6555.59512133333330.01410.09412.72.7941FF9.31186.3176346.705363255561.93985857433220.256682914279779324124228DRYL
2021-10-17 04:00:12FORECAST2022189840.3834.4737.4255.7394890535720.01260.12262.72.8226FF8.38184.3876346.797457937731.99044021364020.225822989117299314124224DRYL
2021-10-17 00:00:03FORECAST2022189835.7633.7634.7616.6738829187980.06310.21312.72.9131FF3.76163.7676353.67546454965.89714328715150.106545506815749314122212DRYL
2021-10-16 20:00:02FORECAST2022189836.6333.1534.8917.6059255225720.03180.20182.72.9018FF4.63180.6376354.252954994556.2369511417850.124593745448139314122212DRYL
2021-10-16 16:00:02FORECAST2022189840.3432.0936.21517.6625555507130.04250.28252.72.9825FF8.34182.3476354.287998731236.25763145854140.224544397469539314122212DRYL
2021-10-16 12:00:07FORECAST2022189841.230.3735.78516.7495453762140.03420.29422.72.9942FF9.2183.276353.72239575625.92468931830150.252921979921479324122214DRYL
2021-10-16 08:00:03FORECAST2022189841.0332.7936.9116.6040816811730.08670.33672.73.0367FF9.03183.0376353.632160886885.87173728445550.24716708933169314122212DRYL
2021-10-16 04:00:12FORECAST2022189840.6132.0136.3117.0858576420060.04840.32842.73.0284FF8.61176.6176353.93089129696.0472128238070.233254143491819314122212DRYL
2021-10-16 00:00:05FORECAST2022189842.0831.8636.975.47037877580520.01010.28012.692.9701FF10.08177.0876346.625760605311.89617420396260.283800313440229324124228DRYL
2021-10-15 20:00:04FORECAST2022189842.8332.6337.736.11234941561620.02680.23682.72.9368FF10.83189.8376347.035155871482.12120013218930.311463530748549324124228DRYL
2021-10-15 16:00:04FORECAST2022189843.1832.2937.7356.10271834697680.02120.23122.72.9312FF11.18189.1876347.029018911222.11782036064290.324760162246019324124228DRYL
2021-10-15 12:00:03FORECAST2022189839.2131.1435.1755.48412487162090.01750.22752.72.9275FF7.21185.2176346.634533713171.90098706769910.190154563494869314124224DRYL
2021-10-15 08:00:03FORECAST2022189838.0132.8835.4455.7478152693490.02550.32552.73.0255FF6.01179.0176346.80276834581.99335824735050.157398416175999314124224DRYL
2021-10-15 04:00:13FORECAST2022189842.2828.8935.5855.51225801535920.01150.29152.72.9915FF10.28177.2876346.652488045871.9108379557750.291061479399869324124228DRYL
2021-10-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022189840.9329.9235.4259.91156534699490.02040.31041.92.2104FF8.93177.9376349.444360622013.46354061544390.243814811014769314123218DRYL
2021-10-14 20:00:05FORECAST2022189841.4530.0535.7510.3713967155790.02050.36052.052.4105FF9.45182.4576349.73438037123.6272340039070.261511275886239324123221DRYL
2021-10-14 16:00:04FORECAST2022189841.0730.6735.8710.6764907906130.02170.42172.082.5017FF9.07183.0776349.92661907983.73598832599580.248514859864319314123218DRYL
2021-10-14 12:00:03FORECAST2022189842.0330.5736.310.7634429713450.02510.48512.082.5651FF10.03183.0376349.981380070993.76700462542690.281998651481849324123221DRYL
2021-10-14 08:00:05FORECAST2022189837.9132.3135.1110.491808074140.04670.55672.152.7067FF5.91175.9176349.810268942443.67014220410750.154846537421869314133227DRYL
2021-10-14 04:00:13FORECAST2022189843.5328.3935.969.98747286825250.01740.46742.282.7474FF11.53189.5376349.492259519673.4905444596170.338283759619799324123221DRYL
2021-10-14 00:00:06FORECAST2022189844.0231.0437.531.50944712670.00550.42552.252.6755FF12.02188.0276344.084989562460.519378098835640.357569019797199324124228DRYL
2021-10-13 20:00:03FORECAST2022189843.6131.1537.381.91514976356230.0080.4682.332.798FF11.61193.6176344.346407330110.659474940581790.341405168391969324124228DRYL
2021-10-13 16:00:03FORECAST2022189839.5431.1335.3351.49059431273880.00650.23652.422.6565FF7.54187.5476344.072835048430.512873011091120.199847614030769314124224DRYL
2021-10-13 12:00:04FORECAST2022189846.7135.0240.8650.661914501468560.03230.27232.392.6623FF14.71201.7176343.53800510260.227392787382990.468726370361229324224232DRYL
2021-10-13 09:28:35FORECAST2022189846.737.1541.9251.89552814646890.03230.49232.282.7723FF14.7189.776344.333770181170.652694353158160.468302811454659324134242DRYM
2021-10-13 08:00:03FORECAST2022189846.6335.0140.8200.03230.49232.32.7923FF14.63187.6376343.1099960372200.465338930374589324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-13 04:00:15FORECAST2022189846.5632.9639.7600.03280.50282.332.8328FF14.56182.5676343.1099960372200.462376970800919324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-13 00:00:04FORECAST2022189846.6229.4338.02500.01120.56122.232.7912FF14.62181.6276343.1099960372200.464915671838179324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-12 20:00:03FORECAST2022189846.5130.538.50500.01140.52142.12.6214FF14.51193.5176343.1099960372200.460262552267639324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-12 16:00:03FORECAST2022189846.4730.4538.4600.01140.45142.112.5614FF14.47196.4776343.1099960372200.458571823185899324125235DRYL
2021-10-12 12:00:06FORECAST2022189846.6528.2437.44500.00030.47032.132.6003FF14.65200.6576343.1099960372200.466185564615769324225240DRYM
2021-10-12 08:00:04FORECAST2022189846.0929.3437.71500.00290.54292.172.7129FF14.09189.0976343.1099960372200.442551531715589324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-12 04:00:05FORECAST2022189846.1129.3337.7200.00290.54292.132.6729FF14.11194.1176343.1099960372200.443392600617649324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-12 00:00:05FORECAST2022189846.2926.3836.33500.00130.82131.862.6813FF14.29194.2976343.1099960372200.450973249945849324135252.5DRYMH
2021-10-11 20:00:06FORECAST2022189847.9426.3837.16000.81.852.65FF15.94206.9476343.1099960372200.520945228200779334235267.5DRYH
2021-10-11 16:00:07FORECAST2022189847.9326.3737.15000.81.782.58FF15.93200.9376343.1099960372200.520520919292419334235267.5DRYH
2021-10-11 12:00:05FORECAST2022189832.8626.8329.84500.3462.7661.744.506TF0.86191.8676343.1099960372200.0600126440196789314155275WETL
2021-10-11 08:00:04FORECAST2022189827.4326.7627.09500.22052.64051.694.3305TF-4.57175.4376343.1099960372200.0163552969761669314155275WETL
2021-10-11 04:00:10FORECAST2022189832.3130.6231.46500.10162.42161.714.1316TF0.31179.3176343.1099960372200.0533255141055329314155275WETL