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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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DAY 168 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/18/2021 04:00:08 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): 47.08°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.15°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.62°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.886
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: 15
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 52

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): 1.95 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.01 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: 198 in
SWE DAY: 75
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.26 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 87.81 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: -117

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2021-03-18 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021168-11747.0800430.1499638.615198.0934358333300.061.952.01FF15.0800452.0800475443.26270152229 87.8074315213160.886049627626192 5111123.5DRYL
2021-03-18 00:00:03FORECAST2021168-11632.1532.1532.15200.9991800.061.471.53FF0.1543.1576444.9820084403989.4410188112720.31342918048883922111122DRYL
2021-03-17 12:00:03FORECAST2021168-11640.5231.6736.095200.677589783230.00830.06831.471.5383FF8.5251.5276444.8570480087289.2728401924730.6780184035532923111122.5DRYL
2021-03-17 08:00:03FORECAST2021168-11640.7930.1335.46200.683104010240.00570.06571.471.5357FF8.7951.7976444.859191534289.2757234045680.68890778246888923111122.5DRYL
2021-03-17 04:00:09FORECAST2021168-11640.3828.8534.615200.775360949920.00750.06751.471.5375FF8.3851.3876444.8950497873189.3239642058790.67231055555536923111122.5DRYL
2021-03-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021168-11740.8228.7434.78202.659132090450.00510.06511.952.0151FF8.8233.8275445.0456516358990.192565501160.69010780545374923111122.5DRYL
2021-03-16 19:58:04FORECAST2021168-11742.4627.134.78202.587315907320.00210.07211.952.0221FF10.4650.4675445.0177664563390.1549548374580.75237619734359924111123DRYL
2021-03-16 16:01:06FORECAST2021168-11742.8927.9735.43202.570950246140.00140.07141.952.0214FF10.8950.8975445.011411196490.1463844364290.76752339523298924111123DRYL
2021-03-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.5627.8335.695202.238117435390.00090.07091.952.0209FF11.5651.5675444.8821052463889.9721194457220.7900651406917924111123DRYL
2021-03-16 08:00:03FORECAST2021168-11743.6828.0135.845202.43316613020.00050.07051.952.0205FF11.6845.6875444.9578951600390.0742355118730.79396262735331924111123DRYL
2021-03-16 04:00:08FORECAST2021168-11743.7828.135.94202.897037292330.0010.0711.952.021FF11.7845.7875445.1379904391790.3171794463680.79717757939446924111123DRYL
2021-03-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.5428.2735.905201.447727386470.00170.01171.951.9617FF11.5442.5475444.5745993705389.5585426969470.78941138106088924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.1928.435.795201.443992033970.00260.04261.951.9926FF11.1952.1975444.5731446436189.5565890081050.77777894011104924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 15:58:00FORECAST2021168-11744.0426.7135.375201.41542464720.00330.03331.951.9833FF12.0453.0475444.5620186651189.5416477714490.80539529532456924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 12:00:04FORECAST2021168-11743.9326.7235.325201.514831758220.00250.03251.951.9825FF11.9352.9375444.6007307073889.5936414480780.80194353545802924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.626.7135.155201.61614708650.00230.04231.951.9923FF11.652.675444.6401758088689.6466390864470.79136908293931924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 04:00:08FORECAST2021168-11743.5726.3434.955201.175123112810.00130.05131.952.0013FF11.5752.5775444.4683978219589.4159846515860.79039157359849924111123DRYL
2021-03-15 00:00:06FORECAST2021168-11744.526.2835.39201.783485797830.0010.0611.952.011FF12.553.575444.7053035726889.7341863076780.81942999675576924111123DRYL
2021-03-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021168-11744.428.7336.565200.783332004090.00210.06212.212.2721FF12.468.475444.3156344540489.2111735471960.81643413347935924111123DRYL
2021-03-14 16:00:04FORECAST2021168-11745.1826.4835.83200.739585031350.00220.07222.212.2822FF13.1869.1875444.2985676241889.1883100949010.83898301487191924111123DRYL
2021-03-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021168-11744.628.3736.485201.372548249550.00160.06162.212.2716FF12.668.675444.5453183218789.5192235628830.82239507885779924111123DRYL
2021-03-14 08:00:06FORECAST2021168-11739.228.7233.96201.319096165470.00120.05122.222.2712FF7.265.275444.5244962049789.4912697993970.62271045870961923111122.5DRYL
2021-03-14 04:00:08FORECAST2021168-11745.1626.6435.9201.81960946950.00150.06152.212.2715FF13.1669.1675444.7193591733289.7530873918840.83842836797969924111123DRYL
2021-03-13 23:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.9227.235.56204.216082005770.00310.07312.222.2931FF11.9266.9275445.6489438185391.008681256630.80162792018907924111123DRYL
2021-03-13 19:00:06FORECAST2021168-11742.8926.3934.64204.44108026540.00230.08232.212.2923FF10.8972.8975445.7359297656991.1267349943990.76752339523298924111123DRYL
2021-03-13 15:00:05FORECAST2021168-11742.9426.7434.84204.575680326940.00230.09232.242.3323FF10.9474.9475445.7879433586591.1973717941420.76925068447213924112126DRYL
2021-03-13 10:58:18FORECAST2021168-11742.7627.1934.975203.901228492910.00250.11252.182.2925FF10.7667.7675445.5271356974590.8435302956380.76299902566066924112126DRYL
2021-03-13 07:00:08FORECAST2021168-11742.1126.834.455203.879636640730.00350.14352.182.3235FF10.1169.1175445.518778836990.8322067458910.7396689714057924112126DRYL
2021-03-13 02:58:10FORECAST2021168-11737.6226.8432.23203.815519050230.00350.13352.142.2735FF5.6265.6275445.4939602114790.7985827342430.55313853802943923112125DRYL
2021-03-12 23:00:06FORECAST2021168-11742.8826.1634.52205.645057276420.00360.20362.122.3236FF10.8876.8875446.2005521602191.7589381057590.76717707802294924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 19:00:06FORECAST2021168-11742.9625.7334.345205.210296673610.00580.15582.092.2458FF10.9678.9675446.0329391541991.5305517700350.76993959118174924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 15:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.1727.5535.36205.319921945060.00310.16312.12.2631FF11.1780.1775446.0752203754991.5881294291210.77710335661336924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 11:01:03FORECAST2021168-11744.1930.6537.42205.332307142190.10440.23442.192.4244FF12.1978.1975446.0799964651291.5946348441610.81004294098888924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 07:00:08FORECAST2021168-11744.0330.6737.35205.651728891890.10440.20442.182.3844FF12.0360.0375446.203122822691.7624436454270.80508301673236924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021168-11744.5231.3137.915205.968129351780.10820.18822.182.3682FF12.5265.5275446.3249861306191.928722476280.82002547769682924112126DRYL
2021-03-11 23:00:06FORECAST2021168-11747.1329.4638.295207.47523790830.01040.37042.152.5204FF15.1383.1375446.9041145563692.7215374897770.88713899842955925112127DRYL
2021-03-11 19:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.4131.0437.225208.05500145090.05860.49862.222.7186FF11.4180.4175447.1263073657493.0268645277170.7851329722361924113129DRYL
2021-03-11 15:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.4731.0637.265208.383605372360.05860.49862.242.7386FF11.4778.4775447.2520987220193.2000048420460.78711385284779924113129DRYL
2021-03-11 11:00:06FORECAST2021168-11746.3226.136.21209.415812738330.05850.66852.142.8085FF14.3280.3275447.6465510854993.744266315080.868550296858339251131210.5DRYL
2021-03-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021168-11746.426.1836.29208.819693076330.05850.46852.212.6785FF14.481.475447.4188734112493.4298718222930.87047482183063925112127DRYL
2021-03-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021168-11746.9225.7936.355208.048940105550.0140.2842.222.504FF14.9283.9275447.1239860636693.0236713963140.88250976158599925112127DRYL
2021-03-10 23:00:06FORECAST2021168-11746.3829.7538.065209.803641188870.00040.30042.082.3804FF14.3885.3875447.7944905153193.9489146144290.86999552515008925112127DRYL
2021-03-10 19:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.3231.1837.25210.149125855090.11070.29072.162.4507FF11.3282.3275447.9261549827194.1312899172510.78214170294934924112126DRYL
2021-03-10 15:00:06FORECAST2021168-11743.4431.2237.33210.032723082030.10950.28952.162.4495FF11.4482.4475447.8818067034994.0698354808320.7861247453052924112126DRYL
2021-03-10 11:00:06FORECAST2021168-11735.9726.2831.125210.749236694220.03360.21362.22.4136FF3.9767.9775448.1545832061794.4482363317170.4787273970135922112124DRYL
2021-03-10 06:58:29FORECAST2021168-11726.3725.2725.82211.316006536260.03330.20332.052.2533FF-5.6349.3775448.370000924894.747758046090.12687027532131921112123DRYL
2021-03-10 03:00:09FORECAST2021168-11726.6625.9426.3211.425834330630.03410.33412.052.3841FF-5.3459.6675448.4117083840994.805819568730.13384079422599921112123DRYL