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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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DAY 26 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/27/2021 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 33.76°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.135
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 134

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: 1.15 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.65 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.65 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 10 in
SWE DAY: 68
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 342.15 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.59 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: 106

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 52.5

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
2021-10-27 04:00:11OBSERVATION20222610633.7600430.3999832.0800110.4955788235291.152.6557.65TT1.76004133.7600468342.15498273647 3.5911145911740.1345012425718988 15153252.5WETH
2021-10-27 00:00:02FORECAST20222610633.5933.5933.595.14500348650140.0461.54656.546TT1.59133.5967337.668561496921.73730592618360.130683297223948815154270WETH
2021-10-26 12:00:02FORECAST20222610638.5431.635.075.36628193036640.70312.203157.2031TT6.54138.5467337.814782765141.81280936456320.272532425540928825154280WETH
2021-10-26 09:32:50FORECAST20222610638.4730.2234.3455.7960398387590.83492.334957.3349TT6.47138.4767338.098533012761.9596325667680.270105424740888825154280WETH
2021-10-26 08:00:02FORECAST20222610638.7230.2734.49598.988703980210.87622.376257.3762TT6.72138.7267392.8593229880538.888635229130.278822516428418825151220WETL
2021-10-26 04:00:03FORECAST20222610636.4131.4733.9499.9067179178341.03522.535257.5352TT4.41136.4167393.3368707155939.2969957892670.203833499965128815151217.5WETL
2021-10-26 00:00:02FORECAST20222610638.8330.3534.5913.2724855815531.23952.129557.1295TT6.83138.8368343.952493424094.56510450971030.282700888823958825153260WETH
2021-10-25 20:00:01FORECAST20222610638.7330.3634.54511.2882237559511.31282.952857.9528TT6.73139.7368342.669360838843.86812841945750.279174024426228825153260WETH
2021-10-25 16:00:01FORECAST20222610638.3130.7134.5113.6646845448032.04583.685858.6858TT6.31139.3168344.205346248984.7034574751270.264598854181078825153260WETH
2021-10-25 12:00:02FORECAST20222610638.2330.7934.5116.9133888800492.37744.017459.0174TT6.23139.2368346.290147294115.85693992651460.261867115750298825152240WETL
2021-10-25 08:00:03FORECAST20222610638.3330.9334.6314.4171585617521.26863.108658.1086TT6.33141.3368344.689765703314.96944700675770.265284043853168825153260WETH
2021-10-25 04:00:10FORECAST20222610638.2430.9734.60514.3347525631021.2733.11358.113TT6.24143.2468344.636760408954.94028268461140.262207791435068825153260WETH
2021-10-25 00:00:04FORECAST20222610638.6930.6134.6511.746288591931.07731.947356.9473TT6.69136.6968342.966145092784.02857931752140.277769285090588825153260WETH
2021-10-24 20:00:04FORECAST20222610638.5931.334.94511.1964611391351.14732.637357.6373TT6.59150.5968342.6098655023.83601804497730.274272593322118825153260WETH
2021-10-24 16:00:02FORECAST20222610638.431.334.8512.2352769061961.12662.656657.6566TT6.4146.468343.282584115614.2001574737290.267689270809468825153260WETH
2021-10-24 12:00:03FORECAST20222610638.7830.6334.70512.3478968157111.12812.698157.6981TT6.78146.7868343.355408174754.23971715125820.280934784706758825153260WETH
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2021-10-24 04:00:13FORECAST20222610638.9530.6334.7913.6607103653611.04412.664157.6641TT6.95140.9568344.202785336744.70205455743590.286961148626778825153260WETH
2021-10-24 00:00:05FORECAST20222610639.1130.7734.9416.5662839825761.21522.71524.457.1652TT7.11149.1168346.068218546345.73306438578290.292688302096718825152240WETL
2021-10-23 20:00:03FORECAST20222610638.7531.7735.2616.2307589211291.28672.79674.717.5067TT6.75156.7568345.853507547545.6134649030310.279877685239468825152240WETL
2021-10-23 16:00:02FORECAST20222610638.2831.2534.76516.5600704798281.28922.74924.717.4592TT6.28155.2868346.064244031015.73084827170210.263572758169718825152240WETL
2021-10-23 12:00:04FORECAST20222610634.0830.0832.0818.6151757061811.38242.94244.717.6524TT2.08151.0868347.37539338036.46645398377810.141890682342358815152235WETL
2021-10-23 08:00:04FORECAST20222610634.4231.2732.84519.6790918792861.38163.00164.897.8916TT2.42146.4268348.051483892336.84933713023910.150038132063588815152235WETL
2021-10-23 04:00:13FORECAST20222610636.8930.6633.77518.7529396451581.36272.93274.937.8627TT4.89151.8968347.463041716246.51595345022750.218348035825478815152235WETL
2021-10-23 00:00:04FORECAST20222610634.4130.7932.613.664397031641.66023.34024.217.5502TT2.41147.4168344.205160979914.70335597996920.149794148249698815153252.5WETH
2021-10-22 20:00:04FORECAST20222610637.4230.533.9611.6135431683871.80543.31544.547.8554TT5.42151.4268342.88017369153.98205369875030.235044088661348815153252.5WETH
2021-10-22 16:00:03FORECAST20222610637.4230.4833.9512.4308635873881.78083.26084.497.7508TT5.42146.4268343.409044130354.26887098225960.235044088661348815153252.5WETH
2021-10-22 12:00:04FORECAST20222610636.9729.4333.213.1236431339521.77843.11844.477.5884TT4.97149.9768343.85646792574.5126495743580.220823617580838815153252.5WETH
2021-10-22 10:56:24FORECAST20222610632.2230.3731.29513.7565464739871.68213.00214.527.5221TT0.22140.2268344.264533739634.73589105773470.102639101234778815153252.5WETL
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2021-10-22 04:00:14FORECAST20222610631.9730.3531.1622.35792352671.66323.09324.687.7732TT-0.030000000000001146.9768349.745740661797.81958852350520.0980316066738778815152235WETL
2021-10-22 00:00:04FORECAST20222610637.6328.7133.1720.4760759979651.72213.18214.387.5621TT5.63147.6368348.556750564617.13707451416490.241849280035638815152235WETL
2021-10-21 20:00:04FORECAST20222610637.0630.0733.56524.1842899691071.74343.52344.988.5034TT5.06160.0668350.894254993878.48612841126550.223627726111338815152235WETL
2021-10-21 16:00:06FORECAST20222610637.0530.0533.5524.8774713582221.74343.43344.938.3634TT5.05156.0568351.3287706158.74017142829410.223315163878248815152235WETL
2021-10-21 12:00:06FORECAST20222610638.1230.9734.54520.4797778555791.4293.1995.098.289TT6.12160.1268348.559095057947.13841283632820.258134702896298825152240WETL
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2021-10-21 04:00:14FORECAST20222610637.9632.5135.2355.83263009333681.78583.48585.138.6158TT5.96153.9668339.107958249551.97789128217630.252755326420238825154280WETH
2021-10-21 00:00:05FORECAST20222610641.2832.6336.9554.62415137943071.54022.27024.576.8402TT9.28167.2868338.312366353861.56440759555370.375024920890368825154280WETH
2021-10-20 20:00:06FORECAST20222610641.5932.436.9955.30863877125061.22461.96464.556.5146TT9.59162.5968338.763292784631.7983719503530.387381756943538825154280WETH
2021-10-20 16:00:05FORECAST20222610641.6432.3737.0055.01548254959841.22461.94464.746.6846TT9.64166.6468338.570263380621.69809324779840.389385891593118825154280WETH
2021-10-20 12:00:04FORECAST20222610641.0331.8836.4555.485620908611.25962.78965.117.8996TT9.03158.0368338.879757528721.85896588340420.365151641208368825154280WETH
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2021-10-20 04:00:14FORECAST20222610641.0333.7937.414.98671686171361.39653.13655.548.6765TT9.03154.0368338.55131480081.68825955007250.365151641208368825154280WETH
2021-10-20 00:00:04FORECAST20222610636.1831.5533.8652.66062096410832.33813.42814.88.2281TT4.18145.1868337.014473646530.89666777379190.197087007746398815154270WETH
2021-10-19 20:00:04FORECAST20222610638.0227.5732.7954.79919794268961.61722.73725.047.7772TT6.02161.0268338.427758104081.62418180044220.254765661129978825154280WETH
2021-10-19 16:00:05FORECAST20222610637.9527.5132.734.53163107943251.342.45.057.45TT5.95157.9568338.251355685961.53283035608670.252421083399848825154280WETH
2021-10-19 12:00:04FORECAST20222610634.4829.2631.873.68027488104830.45882.15885.037.1888TT2.48148.4868337.689272321731.24278934652510.151507581472058815154270WETL
2021-10-19 08:00:06FORECAST20222610632.9230.9531.9351.74737522332840.36622.08624.796.8762TT0.92152.9268336.408609630460.587832069382610.116369886850138815154270WETL
2021-10-19 04:00:14FORECAST20222610632.2830.9431.611.48991151236910.17481.89484.846.7348TT0.28151.2868336.237549362340.500964195685730.103767876917748815154270WETL