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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, March 11, 2021

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DAY 162 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/12/2021 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): 37.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.42°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.60°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.605
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 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: 1

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): 0.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.99 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.07 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: 206 in
SWE DAY: 70
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.56 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 91.53 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: -122

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.5

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
2021-03-12 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021162-12237.7700821.4199629.59502206.3414508333300.087.998.07TT5.770080.7700870443.56394397449 91.5256277370520.6051693090602292 3111122.5WETL
2021-03-12 03:00:08OBSERVATION2021162-12237.7700821.4199629.59502206.3414508333300.087.998.07TT5.770080.7700870443.56394397449 91.5256277370520.6051693090602292 3111122.5WETL
2021-03-11 11:00:02FORECAST2021162-12238.4325.0531.74207.880558679690.01030.09037.998.0803TT6.431.4370444.166117339692.3335006191470.63546782865817923112125WETL
2021-03-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021162-12236.920.5428.72207.621311598790.01210.09217.998.0821TT4.9-0.170444.0648521491292.1973270381220.56425844127907923112125WETL
2021-03-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021162-12237.5322.0129.77207.618102231980.01480.09487.998.0848TT5.530.5370444.0635981119392.1956415103040.59397590730423923112125WETL
2021-03-10 23:00:02FORECAST2021162-12237.3221.5729.445209.93906890380.0130.1037.998.093TT5.324.3270444.9678350101193.4161329741630.58412122695186923112125WETL
2021-03-10 19:00:03FORECAST2021162-12236.9920.4128.7209.946783414120.0110.1017.998.091TT4.993.9970444.9708316645393.4201948210740.56853020847705923112125WETL
2021-03-10 15:00:03FORECAST2021162-12237.2923.0630.175209.923325060650.00730.09737.998.0873TT5.294.2970444.9617192281893.4078436250820.58270893330937923112125WETL
2021-03-10 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12237.322.8730.085210.157418995480.00890.09897.998.0889TT5.34.370445.0526290848593.5311118456230.58317981736566923112125WETL
2021-03-10 06:58:28FORECAST2021162-12237.1122.829.955210.65187249120.00860.09867.998.0886TT5.112.1170445.2444714199393.7915816209620.57421337081032923112125WETL
2021-03-10 03:00:09FORECAST2021162-12237.1222.7329.925210.700216316610.00960.09967.998.0896TT5.12-2.8870445.2632153477393.8170557915950.57468628959612923112125WETL
2021-03-09 23:00:06FORECAST2021162-12237.2623.1530.205214.204221466440.00780.12787.998.1178TT5.266.2670446.6156816298695.6669643782280.58129557194996923112125WETL
2021-03-09 18:59:45FORECAST2021162-12236.721.5629.13214.283553484540.00850.12857.998.1185TT4.74.770446.6461628520495.7089269261720.55473945663404923112125WETL
2021-03-09 15:00:05FORECAST2021162-12236.0221.5428.78214.352778038360.01170.14177.998.1317TT4.023.0270446.6727555317395.7455460222740.52217089031178923112125WETL
2021-03-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.8621.2128.535214.47951335890.00760.13767.998.1276TT3.862.8670446.7214289137295.8125946804070.5144779492471923112125WETL
2021-03-09 06:58:23FORECAST2021162-12234.8322.1128.47214.618869004770.00790.19797.998.1879TT2.83-4.1770446.7749311162995.8863304158620.46494995469069922112124WETL
2021-03-09 03:00:08FORECAST2021162-12235.4521.8228.635214.627359314620.00890.19897.998.1889TT3.451.4570446.7781901517595.8908231516350.49474699039882922112124WETL
2021-03-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021162-12233.6920.4127.05213.801410545150.01120.18128.058.2312TT1.692.6970446.4608174213395.4539525178220.41079051074561922112124WETL
2021-03-08 19:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.1820.7127.945213.932442083220.01190.22198.058.2719TT3.184.1870446.5112110397795.5232337952760.4817574487177922112124WETL
2021-03-08 15:00:05FORECAST2021162-12234.2521.1927.72213.795211014930.01760.18768.058.2376TT2.253.2570446.4584327190195.4506748325570.43724895483628922112124WETL
2021-03-08 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12228.6417.9923.315214.896650712950.02350.33358.058.3835TT-3.36-2.3670446.8815221490496.0333423753320.20189716991426921112123WETL
2021-03-08 07:00:08FORECAST2021162-12228.6421.1824.91215.534165935410.03220.41228.088.4922TT-3.36-4.3670447.125866772896.3709007630220.20189716991426921112123WETL
2021-03-08 02:58:27FORECAST2021162-12233.7519.6626.705215.658888913630.01920.42928.098.5192TT1.750.7570447.1736239050696.4369668828460.41360822847872922112124WETL
2021-03-07 23:00:05FORECAST2021162-12232.820.2926.545213.525512998610.04810.38817.888.2681TT0.85.870446.3546547120795.3081066267130.3696082112204922112124WETL
2021-03-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021162-12232.9619.5626.26212.848286333110.04710.30717.838.1371TT0.968.9670446.0937487828894.9502899723480.37691737600746922112124WETL
2021-03-07 15:00:06FORECAST2021162-12233.0522.2127.63212.478415881650.03180.23187.828.0518TT1.059.0570445.9510642068294.7549756834020.38104843472411922112124WETL
2021-03-07 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.9122.4129.16213.270941529060.02640.23647.818.0464TT3.9112.9170446.2566320562195.1735720822130.51688270714685923112125WETL
2021-03-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021162-12235.9622.4529.205213.847173413360.02640.23647.898.1264TT3.9613.9670446.4784193383595.4781479655730.51928685104307923112125WETL
2021-03-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021162-12233.0322.8227.925214.558807327370.01260.15268.128.2726TT1.0311.0370446.7518742217595.8545493042850.38012923103187922112124WETL
2021-03-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.5622.5429.05214.073908802120.01690.16698.118.2769TT3.5615.5670446.5655991148195.5980433390690.50004140422784923112125WETL
2021-03-06 19:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.4922.8129.15214.268260784520.02890.19898.138.3289TT3.4917.4970446.6402875158595.7008376023180.49667217378358922112124WETL
2021-03-06 15:00:06FORECAST2021162-12235.5923.3329.46214.279535428690.02680.13688.178.3068TT3.5914.5970446.644619168495.7068014971290.5014853732409923112125WETL
2021-03-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12239.8225.2832.55214.920681872530.04150.17158.258.4215TT7.8218.8270446.8907399065396.0460625432320.69640186590946923112125WETL
2021-03-06 07:00:08FORECAST2021162-12239.8424.5232.18214.378704946050.04150.14158.138.2715TT7.8413.8470446.6827141750295.7592617866260.69724488673073923112125WETL
2021-03-06 03:00:09FORECAST2021162-12239.9624.0331.995214.475639288640.0340.1448.188.324TT7.9623.9670446.7199412883395.8105449907990.7022808560659924112126WETL
2021-03-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021162-12238.1922.4530.32213.340853968020.00540.08548.198.2754TT6.1922.1970446.2835581299895.2105154033380.62453528930173923111122.5WETL
2021-03-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021162-12237.8124.1430.975213.411115179430.00520.10528.178.2752TT5.8113.8170446.3106137130895.2476457889250.60702240726323923112125WETL
2021-03-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021162-12237.8624.1731.015213.608967735150.00520.10528.228.3252TT5.8619.8670446.3867751368295.35221824760.60934000142862923112125WETL
2021-03-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12229.3223.8426.58219.682771568130.4150.6258.238.855TT-2.68-10.6870448.7063014094398.5730439137070.22578659533044921113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021162-12229.3123.8426.575219.729760765280.4150.5958.238.825TT-2.69-14.6970448.7241069968198.5980406800250.22542410188933921113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 03:00:09FORECAST2021162-12229.3522.0825.715220.249467189280.40310.58318.258.8331TT-2.65-13.6570448.920897362898.8745884542880.2268760480797921113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 22:58:43FORECAST2021162-12226.6119.0622.835220.743727693160.31780.37788.188.5578TT-5.39-1.3970449.1078116054599.1377324699010.14008335856859921112123WETL
2021-03-04 18:59:49FORECAST2021162-12226.5719.0122.79221.057626085070.27970.33978.218.5497TT-5.43-2.4370449.2263966219599.3049208120.13901051277362921112123WETL
2021-03-04 15:00:07FORECAST2021162-12225.1519.2522.2221.269502879390.29630.38638.238.6163TT-6.85-0.8570449.3063863317799.4178007441680.10450003848213921112123WETL
2021-03-04 11:00:06FORECAST2021162-12227.5922.4425.015220.009267684040.1880.2888.148.428TT-4.41-3.4170448.8299764747698.7467544388580.16812226850717921112123WETL
2021-03-04 07:00:08FORECAST2021162-12224.1822.323.24219.381660261560.12580.22588.158.3758TT-7.82-0.8270448.5921510324398.4128908737980.084787860957047921112123WETL
2021-03-04 02:58:45FORECAST2021162-12222.7622.4822.62217.905677685640.0240.1148.068.174TT-9.24-0.2470448.0313459712297.6285740682680.061133537542127921112123WETL