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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, March 19, 2021

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DAY 170 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/20/2021 08:00:08 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): 28.69°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.65°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.67°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.146
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 64

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: 0.20 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.50 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.60 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: 200 in
SWE DAY: 77
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 445.01 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 88.81 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: -115

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.5

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
2021-03-20 07:57:58OBSERVATION2021170-11528.6899824.6500626.67002199.566530.200000000000050.500000000000051.11.6FF-3.3100263.6899877445.00663680489 88.8084303341220.145970732530892 1113124.5DRYL
2021-03-20 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021170-11528.6899824.6500626.67002199.566530.200000000000050.500000000000051.11.6FF-3.3100263.6899877445.00663680489 88.8084303341220.145970732530892 1113124.5DRYL
2021-03-19 11:57:56FORECAST2021170-11428.722.7325.715198.377755101430.36670.66671.11.7667FF-3.354.778445.1259253134388.3030818011230.14621574546333921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-19 08:00:03FORECAST2021170-11427.3922.3424.865198.465175356460.3910.6911.11.791FF-4.6153.3978445.1598446408188.3487266282960.11649986562644921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-19 04:00:08FORECAST2021170-11427.1722.8725.02199.072706136020.43310.73311.11.8331FF-4.8353.1778445.3953605164588.6660597184390.11196148202364921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-19 00:00:05FORECAST2021170-11527.0423.1225.08201.284876708370.61850.62851.11.7285FF-4.9646.0477445.6725011027289.7071344367730.10933969030098921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 20:00:02FORECAST2021170-11526.8722.0824.475200.846121580350.60230.95231.12.0523FF-5.1357.8777445.5027584231989.4775011826460.1059779314593921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 16:00:03FORECAST2021170-11527.6622.8225.24200.823755278090.57930.92931.12.0293FF-4.3458.6677445.4941004278389.4657982021510.12224550488541921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 12:01:13FORECAST2021170-11529.3822.8826.13201.621600756270.6250.9751.12.075FF-2.6260.3877445.8026424366689.8834423894540.16348762798815921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 08:00:03FORECAST2021170-11528.0322.8725.45201.199167664860.56120.89121.11.9912FF-3.9759.0377445.6393574208989.6622677917890.13043689977494921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 04:00:08FORECAST2021170-11527.6322.8825.255200.949719270870.51480.84481.11.9448FF-4.3759.6377445.5428546732989.5317115697390.12159748022412921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-18 00:00:06FORECAST2021170-11528.5823.2625.92204.108302744830.51650.90651.12.0065FF-3.4244.5877446.7602957128791.1874856917330.14329954288428921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 20:00:02FORECAST2021170-11528.2623.1125.685204.029453364350.55580.92581.12.0258FF-3.7454.2677446.7300228104891.1460823554680.13571555567387921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 16:00:03FORECAST2021170-11528.4723.2425.855204.343638066280.54740.86741.11.9674FF-3.5353.4777446.8506127342791.311079878270.14066099256295921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021170-11529.6923.226.445203.986810827970.54770.82771.11.9277FF-2.3154.6977446.7136483947491.123692489370.1717831802678921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 08:00:06FORECAST2021170-11527.6322.8525.24204.092794353010.56730.87731.11.9773FF-4.3752.6377446.7543420038891.179342048910.12159748022412921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 04:00:09FORECAST2021170-11527.9123.0425.475204.142872923810.55990.85991.11.9599FF-4.0951.9177446.7735664438691.2056394002680.12773976526974921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021170-11528.1822.9325.555205.910505923690.52140.94141.12.0414FF-3.8241.1877447.4505711235392.134773475890.13386319676759921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-16 19:58:07FORECAST2021170-11533.3726.0329.7205.796654406450.60531.09531.112.2053FF1.3766.3777447.4070574369392.0748755783520.28959641881244922114128DRYL
2021-03-16 16:01:09FORECAST2021170-11533.1925.9629.575205.648784132920.54751.08751.112.1975FF1.1966.1977447.3505231019691.9970911571420.28306430856544922114128DRYL
2021-03-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021170-11528.1824.3326.255205.09019858960.48730.99731.112.1073FF-3.8262.1877447.1367708073391.703369121590.13386319676759921114126DRYL
2021-03-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021170-11529.5624.1326.845205.201911608820.47560.84561.111.9556FF-2.4456.5677447.17954396691.7620972541820.16827228571555921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-16 04:00:08FORECAST2021170-11532.9324.1828.555205.314660058480.4450.8251.111.935FF0.9360.9377447.2227012702891.8213768817420.27375563674226922113126DRYL
2021-03-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021170-11533.2725.7629.515203.461725187580.40840.68841.051.7384FF1.2758.2777446.511873982790.8480761972590.28595874011179922113126DRYL
2021-03-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021170-11533.1824.1128.645203.996274528280.50970.77971.081.8597FF1.1868.1877446.7172825381791.1286614051850.28270349453079922113126DRYL
2021-03-15 15:58:00FORECAST2021170-11531.8223.7427.78203.780111311850.43740.70741.071.7774FF-0.1866.8277446.6342521842791.0151776257950.23579577626659921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-15 12:00:05FORECAST2021170-11531.3422.9327.135204.700551487710.48020.86021.071.9302FF-0.6666.3477446.9874860291491.498584898270.22032503741541921113124.5DRYL
2021-03-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021170-11532.5224.2928.405203.654147229180.36070.74071.081.8207FF0.5269.5277446.5858471511690.9490598661890.25939076079233922113126DRYL
2021-03-15 04:00:08FORECAST2021170-11532.625.2828.94203.340811002610.35160.75161.091.8416FF0.668.677446.4653722136590.7846308705050.26216282309018922113126DRYL
2021-03-15 00:00:06FORECAST2021170-11534.6825.4330.055204.723061916160.53270.94271.12.0427FF2.6871.6877446.9961144300591.5104132107450.33912627453309922113126DRYL
2021-03-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021170-11534.4125.9130.16203.860936782180.5640.9741.362.334FF2.4185.4177446.6653033548491.0576071700140.32864980072328922113126DRYL
2021-03-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021170-11535.8226.0130.915203.21303528150.49550.90551.372.2755FF3.8287.8277446.416216078690.7175942682150.38465825748528922113126DRYL
2021-03-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021170-11536.5325.7531.14203.06559851140.53071.11071.362.4707FF4.5389.5377446.359476384390.6402542232110.41389021011544922114128DRYL
2021-03-14 08:00:06FORECAST2021170-11536.6325.7931.21202.841754688410.53071.23071.362.5907FF4.6380.6377446.2732915040890.5228575192610.41805007673726922114128DRYL
2021-03-14 04:00:08FORECAST2021170-11537.3925.4831.435202.283717145770.58821.30821.362.6682FF5.3990.3977446.0582210926890.2303150260550.44993231205404922114128DRYL
2021-03-13 23:00:06FORECAST2021170-1154024.5832.29205.714042848950.50991.02991.382.4099FF88977447.3754756843992.0314177745090.560610461151499231141210DRYL
2021-03-13 19:00:07FORECAST2021170-11537.8227.3932.605207.167636700460.35660.95661.382.3366FF5.8292.8277447.9302068534292.7966423605720.46812896170324922113126DRYL
2021-03-13 15:00:06FORECAST2021170-11537.8727.4232.645207.352677194860.35660.95661.422.3766FF5.8794.8777448.0006765227192.8941396620910.47024991785769922113126DRYL
2021-03-13 10:58:18FORECAST2021170-11544.7530.6937.72204.632980670370.26350.47351.381.8535FF12.7596.7577446.9615827102591.4630809151440.7450887360106924112126DRYL
2021-03-13 07:00:08FORECAST2021170-11544.7931.2938.04204.500923761440.26350.47351.411.8835FF12.7997.7977446.9109457677991.393701248610.74645660476889924112126DRYL
2021-03-13 02:58:10FORECAST2021170-11546.4430.8338.635204.1011629780.16850.36851.361.7285FF14.4495.4477446.7575547683191.183736497420.79937665412787924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 23:00:06FORECAST2021170-11545.5727.7836.675207.087955212820.16110.39111.411.8011FF13.57100.5777447.8998512484892.7546643351760.77234239850108924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 19:00:06FORECAST2021170-11545.5927.8136.7205.941901802890.03620.27621.331.6062FF13.59102.5977447.4625683150892.1512923044120.77298600854065924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 15:00:06FORECAST2021170-11544.1628.3736.265206.266477160250.03750.28751.351.6375FF12.16103.1677447.5865410443792.3220990455640.72447369860783924112126DRYL
2021-03-12 11:01:03FORECAST2021170-11534.5326.1930.36211.225539283810.06241.07241.412.4824FF2.5388.5377449.4680176157194.9391244117020.33329001918519922114128DRYL
2021-03-12 07:00:08FORECAST2021170-11528.5926.0427.315211.548636883420.06071.07071.372.4407FF-3.4164.5977449.5897810089495.1101053291550.14354105308915921114126DRYL
2021-03-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021170-11530.7728.4329.6212.686392947690.07651.17651.352.5265FF-1.2373.7777450.0177640585695.7126549999970.20273112397462921114126DRYL