MOUNT RAINIER
GEOLOGY & WEATHER
Hello guest! [ Log In ]
MORA Debris Flow Hazard - View Day

Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, March 12, 2021

[ Thursday, March 11, 2021 | Index | Today | Saturday, March 13, 2021 ]

DAY 163 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/13/2021 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): 42.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.15°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.35°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.799
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


Click to zoom in
Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 13

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): 0.06 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.71 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: 204 in
SWE DAY: 71
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.20 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 90.37 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: -121

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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.
Show/Hide: Observation | Forecast | Notes | Status

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
2021-03-13 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021163-12142.5400822.1500432.34506203.9103533333300.065.715.77TF10.5400812.5400871443.19696213131 90.3724491444550.799007116686192 4111123WETL
2021-03-13 02:58:10OBSERVATION2021163-12142.5400822.1500432.34506203.9103533333300.065.715.77TF10.5400812.5400871443.19696213131 90.3724491444550.799007116686192 4111123WETL
2021-03-12 11:01:00FORECAST2021163-12143.5131.2437.375205.61050.00440.06445.715.7744TF11.5113.5171443.8635870774891.2630140707940.83103782112944924111123WETL
2021-03-12 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12137.4424.3430.89206.181254714680.01190.07195.715.7819TF5.447.4471444.0867344907391.5623601194420.58173093577963923111122.5WETL
2021-03-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021163-12137.122.8929.995206.184045000190.00790.06795.715.7779TF5.17.171444.087824611591.5638240137350.56521780703783923111122.5WETL
2021-03-11 23:00:02FORECAST2021163-12141.8322.4932.16207.720380459230.00480.07485.715.7848TF9.8311.8371444.6868750480992.3705268702150.77340333317446924111123WETL
2021-03-11 19:00:03FORECAST2021163-12141.9823.1632.57207.716951420180.0020.0725.715.782TF9.9811.9871444.6855405928692.3687248325840.77896006517263924111123WETL
2021-03-11 15:00:03FORECAST2021163-12141.9524.7633.355207.711082965110.00350.07355.715.7835TF9.9511.9571444.6832567801292.3656408422520.77785498745739924111123WETL
2021-03-11 11:00:05FORECAST2021163-12141.7723.8132.79207.585514351180.00060.07065.715.7806TF9.7711.7771444.6343813825292.299656757510.77115879174801924111123WETL
2021-03-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12142.0523.7532.9207.324830548770.00050.07055.715.7805TF10.0511.0571444.5328649621792.1627009016410.78152633073714924111123WETL
2021-03-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021163-12142.124.6433.37207.31643986390.00020.07025.715.7802TF10.112.171444.5295963148892.1582933221370.78334884457803924111123WETL
2021-03-10 23:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.4624.2433.35209.635465832110.00070.08075.715.7907TF10.4615.4671445.4303425363193.3779973533540.79620936857412924111123WETL
2021-03-10 19:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.0924.1233.105209.655826092950.00080.08085.715.7908TF10.0915.0971445.438227310393.3887195201180.78298504562663924111123WETL
2021-03-10 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.4624.8833.67209.612268369060.00040.08045.715.7904TF10.4615.4671445.4213585221693.3657813398590.79620936857412924111123WETL
2021-03-10 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.4924.8633.675209.842962974360.00040.08045.715.7904TF10.4915.4971445.5106793902193.4872809999610.79726017921637924111123WETL
2021-03-10 06:58:28FORECAST2021163-12142.4822.9232.7210.353255990550.00160.08165.715.7916TF10.4813.4871445.708069982693.7561437421040.79691026852452924111123WETL
2021-03-10 03:00:09FORECAST2021163-12142.5722.9232.745210.39631058640.00160.08165.715.7916TF10.578.5771445.7247125801593.7788350640460.80004650034493924111123WETL
2021-03-09 23:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.6124.3833.495213.885096233440.00080.09085.735.8208TF10.6117.6171447.0672589716695.6210237079720.80143100144273924112126WETL
2021-03-09 18:59:45FORECAST2021163-12143.5223.7333.625213.94279735110.00040.09045.735.8204TF11.5217.5271447.0893635248495.6515490984260.83135003606715924112126WETL
2021-03-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.6822.5532.615214.024378166010.00040.10045.735.8304TF10.6814.6871447.1206105540495.6947106390360.80383994992369924112126WETL
2021-03-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12138.0421.6329.835214.280264724430.00060.10065.735.8306TF6.0410.0471447.2185780578895.8301152959240.61050624055197923112125WETL
2021-03-09 06:58:23FORECAST2021163-12137.542430.77214.4332210047700.135.765.89TF5.542.5471447.2771077688295.9110709005660.58656180678437923112125WETL
2021-03-09 03:00:08FORECAST2021163-12141.8524.2333.04214.3354939812900.125.775.89TF9.8511.8571447.2397145136295.8593451383270.77414874774899924112126WETL
2021-03-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021163-12141.1124.1832.645213.536457000790.00040.08045.855.9304TF9.1113.1171446.9336308374595.4366240435310.74566342509523924111123WETL
2021-03-08 19:00:06FORECAST2021163-12141.2623.5532.405213.664778670880.0010.0915.885.971TF9.2614.2671446.9828283511895.504487089340.75158535574026924112126WETL
2021-03-08 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12141.1922.3131.75213.464911192280.00110.07115.875.9411TF9.1913.1971446.9061937767295.3987909658270.74883095378482924111123WETL
2021-03-08 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12140.521.4630.98214.6672147129500.235.856.08TF8.57.571447.3666029858196.0349426185560.72084100303333924112126WETL
2021-03-08 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12136.3621.3828.87215.4067926020700.295.96.19TF4.361.3671447.6491187227896.4266608752190.52892061715201923112125WETL
2021-03-08 02:58:27FORECAST2021163-12136.4121.3928.9215.5297662469600.285.946.22TF4.416.4171447.6960427162196.4918234363150.53138416402408923112125WETL
2021-03-07 23:00:05FORECAST2021163-12140.4521.1830.815213.497097445920.11860.33865.756.0886TF8.4515.4571446.9185374815195.4158105470760.71875539233084924112126WETL
2021-03-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021163-12140.5422.231.37212.830933693380.1190.2695.695.959TF8.5418.5471446.6628521463795.0636718684590.72250406632553924112126WETL
2021-03-07 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12140.7522.2231.485212.452940535190.12040.24045.635.8704TF8.7518.7571446.5175792369194.8639727095350.73115495042283924112126WETL
2021-03-07 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12146.1624.4135.285212.776196496670.03960.15965.635.7896TF14.1628.1671446.6418238089195.0347484663950.90093075055346925112127WETL
2021-03-07 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12145.624.3334.965213.364328593140.03960.14965.725.8696TF13.628.671446.8676129809495.3456082136980.88827433155891925112127WETL
2021-03-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021163-12145.624.4735.035214.051184561630.08810.13815.926.0581TF13.625.671447.1308765085395.7088937707310.88827433155891925112127WETL
2021-03-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021163-12144.628.1136.355213.607187976370.03690.08695.936.0169TF12.629.671446.9607505176395.474029053880.86288896515487925111123.5WETL
2021-03-06 19:00:06FORECAST2021163-12144.5328.0136.27213.805083383420.03690.10695.966.0669TF12.5330.5371447.0366017204895.5786979062860.86097547555984925112127WETL
2021-03-06 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12142.3129.8736.09213.924835260660.17520.22525.966.1852TF10.3126.3171447.0824828271895.6420464867320.79090691138983924112126WETL
2021-03-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12144.0632.2438.15214.437951551410.1240.1846.066.244TF12.0632.0671447.2789175806495.9135748581250.8476593769186924112126WETL
2021-03-06 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12143.5832.2637.92213.907584013660.1240.1845.916.094TF11.5826.5871447.0758741351895.6329201070530.83321555138768924112126WETL
2021-03-06 03:00:09FORECAST2021163-12144.7230.937.81213.95484663560.07250.12255.976.0925TF12.7237.7271447.0939790412995.6579237174810.86612732471602925112127WETL
2021-03-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021163-12143.625.2734.435213.05749903290.01330.03335.965.9933TF11.634.671446.7498604515995.1834079611140.83383442735196924111123WETL
2021-03-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021163-12143.8625.434.63213.031236512770.00290.02295.965.9829TF11.8626.8671446.7397773729995.1695271732050.84174492053009924111123WETL
2021-03-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021163-12143.9225.4134.665213.366521068480.00160.02166.016.0316TF11.9232.9271446.8684540609595.3467674182360.84353482812097924111123WETL
2021-03-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021163-12130.9327.9729.45220.30985175310.08550.62556.026.6455TT-1.07-11.0771449.5087052111499.0311962067920.27425095944397922113126WETL
2021-03-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021163-12130.2427.9829.11220.131405389940.05390.59395.996.5839TT-1.76-15.7671449.4414310534898.9361738582670.24652011783529921113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 03:00:09FORECAST2021163-12132.8330.9231.875220.369096018750.03370.563766.5637TT0.83-12.1771449.5310335176699.0627474886620.35768137644716922113126WETL