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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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DAY 161 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/11/2021 07:00:07 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 32.28°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.85°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.57°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.382
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -6

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: 0.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.27 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: 208 in
SWE DAY: 69
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.50 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 92.10 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: -123

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.0

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
2021-03-11 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021161-12332.2800822.8500627.56507207.676750.0599999999999450.0799999999999459.199.2699999999999TT0.28008-5.7199269443.50090950249 92.1048275075210.3823244114519591 2111122WETL
2021-03-11 03:00:08OBSERVATION2021161-12332.2800822.8500627.56507207.676750.0599999999999450.0799999999999459.199.2699999999999TT0.28008-5.7199269443.50090950249 92.1048275075210.3823244114519591 2111122WETL
2021-03-10 11:00:03FORECAST2021161-12336.4822.7429.61210.226782985340.07320.09329.199.2832TT4.48-1.5269444.4977336060693.445328580280.57876476356477913112125WETL
2021-03-10 06:58:28FORECAST2021161-12333.9222.9628.44210.716440686420.07050.09059.199.2805TT1.92-4.0869444.6884060956893.7031581470010.45823363644387912112124WETL
2021-03-10 03:00:09FORECAST2021161-12329.3723.0726.22210.765469295360.07150.09159.199.2815TT-2.63-8.6369444.7074847560693.7289817237720.25961259048238912112124WETL
2021-03-09 23:00:03FORECAST2021161-12335.119.8327.465214.275618037650.0770.1179.199.307TT3.10.169446.0672445180995.5813345054640.51398592872051913112125WETL
2021-03-09 18:59:42FORECAST2021161-12333.720.6927.195214.339603880260.08190.12199.199.3119TT1.7-1.369446.091918985895.6151652096030.44789674818018912112124WETL
2021-03-09 15:00:03FORECAST2021161-12333.4521.4727.46214.383953208680.09170.13179.199.3217TT1.45-1.5569446.1090187922295.6386150107210.43619346594601912112124WETL
2021-03-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12332.6821.5527.115214.514596303240.08620.12629.199.3162TT0.68-2.3269446.1593797625595.7076992366680.40053968649085912112124WETL
2021-03-09 06:58:23FORECAST2021161-12332.5721.9727.27214.62729252050.1210.1919.199.381TT0.57-8.4369446.2028090549995.7673008225120.39550602995611912112124WETL
2021-03-09 03:00:08FORECAST2021161-12332.6121.4127.01214.645216646480.11110.19119.199.3811TT0.61-3.3969446.2097152582695.7767810013760.39733448288535912112124WETL
2021-03-08 23:00:05FORECAST2021161-12332.2421.0726.655213.775034507370.07250.23259.199.4225TT0.240.2469445.8740690936195.3167445064260.38051241673952912112124WETL
2021-03-08 19:00:06FORECAST2021161-12332.0320.9326.48213.924331251510.08260.27269.199.4626TT0.0300000000000010.03000000000000169445.9317084844395.3956425213740.37106205925924912112124WETL
2021-03-08 15:00:05FORECAST2021161-12332.0420.9926.515213.753368070840.05060.23069.199.4206TT0.0399999999999990.03999999999999969445.8657024585395.3052956077790.37151036924135912112124WETL
2021-03-08 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12331.8422.1526.995214.756450413180.2050.3659.199.555TT-0.16-0.1669446.252566832195.8356172406320.36257802728294912112124WETL
2021-03-08 07:00:08FORECAST2021161-12331.0722.4226.745215.352018426650.26180.47189.199.6618TT-0.93-1.9369446.4817969609996.1507561663060.3289185330989912112124WETL
2021-03-08 02:58:27FORECAST2021161-12330.9222.4126.665215.555434452620.25980.50989.199.6998TT-1.08-2.0869446.5600110119396.2584371828450.32250970894352912113126WETL
2021-03-07 23:00:04FORECAST2021161-12332.620.7926.695213.255812114150.1690.4698.959.419TT0.63.669445.6734412462995.0424516506870.39687715643706912112124WETL
2021-03-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021161-12333.7622.0627.91212.555207945930.10040.34048.959.2904TT1.766.7669445.4023076456394.6725801212150.45071269317718912112124WETL
2021-03-07 15:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.1722.5728.37212.310439818120.0920.2728.959.222TT2.177.1769445.3074686678594.5434245271640.47001409671912912112124WETL
2021-03-07 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.5222.2728.395213.195588973240.09340.27348.959.2234TT2.527.5269445.6501538590395.010647027990.48654862065199912112124WETL
2021-03-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021161-12334.622.328.45213.772102666440.08350.29359.019.3035TT2.68.669445.8729369711495.3151952583820.49033222062997912112124WETL
2021-03-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021161-12335.3221.9228.62214.498402917410.03820.26829.199.4582TT3.329.3269446.1531383603995.6991356348960.52438290360622913112125WETL
2021-03-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.7822.228.49214.05622530740.02720.20729.259.4572TT2.7810.7869445.9826109919295.465354261670.49884798320545912112124WETL
2021-03-06 19:00:06FORECAST2021161-12333.821.7327.765214.169692803390.0440.2449.269.504TT1.812.869446.0263884048895.525334586880.45259137791601912112124WETL
2021-03-06 15:00:06FORECAST2021161-12333.2922.3927.84214.212634860150.02450.17459.319.4845TT1.2910.2969446.0429527852395.5480361769240.42873191432371912112124WETL
2021-03-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12335.3722.2228.795214.971383370430.02330.24339.349.5833TT3.3710.3769446.3353330771995.9493239987080.52674379370719913112125WETL
2021-03-06 07:00:08FORECAST2021161-12330.3421.8326.085214.413570100270.02390.14399.299.4339TT-1.665.3469446.120437128495.6542756193920.29823461376102912112124WETL
2021-03-06 03:00:09FORECAST2021161-12338.0521.8529.95214.551568860760.02360.17369.329.4936TT6.0515.0569446.1736291000395.7272521077130.64985902683923913112125WETL
2021-03-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021161-12336.6120.2728.44213.440831353780.01190.12199.359.4719TT4.6114.6169445.7449631382395.1401755039860.5847859853875913112125WETL
2021-03-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.2822.4428.36213.491695439610.00550.15559.319.4655TT2.287.2869445.7646195046695.1670443850440.475206442971912112124WETL
2021-03-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.2722.5628.415213.690483924310.00550.13559.389.5155TT2.2713.2769445.8414167295695.2720680944380.47473422411996912112124WETL
2021-03-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12326.7620.8423.8216.552342685350.12220.23229.419.6422TT-5.24-9.2469446.9427413283996.7864976808740.16999135846057911112123WETL
2021-03-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021161-12326.7720.8423.805216.515563742120.12220.21229.49.6122TT-5.23-13.2369446.9286384666196.7670061100960.17029183410333911112123WETL
2021-03-05 03:00:09FORECAST2021161-12327.2620.9224.09216.71072109160.12920.20929.429.6292TT-4.74-11.7469447.0034563752196.8704413615120.18542963728292911112123WETL
2021-03-04 22:58:43FORECAST2021161-12330.1419.7924.965217.297638863950.03270.07279.379.4427TT-1.863.1469447.22824099597.1816408014910.29006090101981912111122WETL
2021-03-04 18:59:49FORECAST2021161-12330.0619.7924.925217.921595573620.03270.08279.399.4727TT-1.942.0669447.4668440137397.5126886137650.28682104540265912111122WETL
2021-03-04 15:00:06FORECAST2021161-12330.3919.8225.105217.787802474440.05830.10839.419.5183TT-1.615.3969447.4157129540597.4416849167950.30029429809678912112124WETL
2021-03-04 11:00:06FORECAST2021161-12329.4419.9124.675217.932103867030.0930.1139.339.443TT-2.560.4469447.4708591813397.5182657605740.26231100482635912112124WETL
2021-03-04 07:00:08FORECAST2021161-12328.7219.924.31217.880381546710.0930.1139.349.453TT-3.285.7269447.4510953008397.4908153676410.2352562223574911112123WETL
2021-03-04 02:58:45FORECAST2021161-12328.9420.3924.665217.602266509810.0940.1049.259.354TT-3.067.9469447.3447788128197.3432377809990.24335608146282911112123WETL
2021-03-03 23:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.3319.9527.14220.580706487530.12810.15819.189.3381TT2.331.3369448.4794673186798.9259177463030.47756804643592912112124WETL
2021-03-03 19:00:06FORECAST2021161-12334.2619.1426.7220.610413340240.1050.1359.199.325TT2.262.2669448.4907414802698.941727857230.47426204076027912112124WETL
2021-03-03 15:00:06FORECAST2021161-12331.9718.6925.33221.289930598030.03280.13289.269.3928TT-0.030000000000001-1.0369448.7483955350999.3035013039380.36837589082313912112124WETL
2021-03-03 11:00:07FORECAST2021161-12328.5323.1925.86220.118357913820.00170.09179.129.2117TT-3.47-2.4769448.3038899426398.6799161005510.22838220664466911112123WETL
2021-03-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021161-12324.3723.1823.775220.191750509110.00040.09049.199.2804TT-7.63-4.6369448.3317746302398.7189582646850.10786660611093911112123WETL
2021-03-03 03:00:08FORECAST2021161-12325.9525.8225.885220.794776690340.01060.17069.139.3006TT-6.05-5.0569448.5606909031799.0398575800290.14678105892727911112123WETL