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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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DAY 174 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/24/2021 08:00:07 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 31.61°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 12.93°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.27°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.260
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: 17

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.53 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.46 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.99 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: 218 in
SWE DAY: 81
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.02 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 98.76 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: -111

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2021-03-24 07:59:59OBSERVATION2021174-11131.6099412.9300822.27001217.514328750.00999999999999091.532.463.99TF-0.3900616.6099481454.02378713639 98.7566792955050.2598180351387891 21151210DRYL
2021-03-24 04:00:00OBSERVATION2021174-11131.6099412.9300822.27001217.514328750.00999999999999091.532.463.99TF-0.3900616.6099481454.02378713639 98.7566792955050.2598180351387891 21151210DRYL
2021-03-23 12:00:03FORECAST2021174-11034.4626.4530.455217.007222269450.0141.5342.193.724TF2.4614.4682454.3847433812998.604771002790.387980909926089121151210DRYL
2021-03-23 08:01:17FORECAST2021174-11033.3113.9123.61217.055794178780.0151.5352.193.725TF1.3113.3182454.4024481466198.6306842592450.333755667263839121151210DRYL
2021-03-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11034.7117.4726.09217.460697330120.01681.53682.193.7268TF2.7114.7182454.549952914598.8467497321620.400107759287549121151210DRYL
2021-03-22 23:57:40FORECAST2021174-11133.9319.6926.81210.09693070410.02710.51712.462.9771FF1.9314.9381451.2874360509794.814105179630.36264334720001912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 20:00:03FORECAST2021174-11134.0418.8126.425209.058183763150.01940.50942.462.9694FF2.0415.0481450.9001001839994.2643560030890.36785702578911912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 16:00:03FORECAST2021174-11133.9121.4727.69209.059671100330.02110.51112.462.9711FF1.9114.9181450.9006555245294.2651427428770.36169810175499912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 12:00:06FORECAST2021174-11133.7319.8626.795209.961114998760.02270.51272.462.9727FF1.7314.7381451.2368501125994.7421921781660.35322944217069912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 08:00:06FORECAST2021174-11133.8220.4127.115211.144314846460.01990.69992.463.1599FF1.8216.8281451.6769592594495.3690220947680.35745500184874912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11133.1120.4426.775211.440634359990.02020.86022.463.3202TF1.1117.1181451.7869728536695.5261241357560.32463355860235912113126DRYL
2021-03-22 00:00:06FORECAST2021174-11133.0319.1726.1212.649729754460.02020.93022.463.3902TF1.0313.0381452.2350125676396.167653208010.32101355952087912113126DRYL
2021-03-21 20:00:05FORECAST2021174-11133.032127.015210.852198600170.02131.50132.463.9613TF1.0315.0381451.5684251201195.2141952549940.321013559520879121151210DRYL
2021-03-21 16:01:18FORECAST2021174-11133.0221.3927.205210.617362429820.02861.50862.463.9686TF1.0217.0281451.4811146585895.0897615562630.320562243419469121151210DRYL
2021-03-21 12:00:05FORECAST2021174-11132.6321.6127.12212.88835694840.03541.49542.463.9554TF0.6314.6381452.3232752694496.2943588816290.30317298705362912114128DRYL
2021-03-21 08:00:06FORECAST2021174-11132.4721.5427.005212.420537842490.0351.5852.464.045TF0.4718.4781452.150189378396.0459864133210.296162934244829121151210WETL
2021-03-21 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11132.6221.5727.095212.681823352470.02691.60692.464.0669TF0.6218.6281452.2468863640896.1846923973880.302732693134399121151210WETL
2021-03-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021174-11133.522.6328.065207.212483891570.03181.50181.392.8918FF1.511.581450.2093353210993.2889946430570.34251369246699121151210DRYL
2021-03-20 20:00:06FORECAST2021174-11133.8123.2428.525206.195552122510.08661.56661.723.2866TF1.8120.8181449.8273562307792.7524000778130.356984620409249121151210DRYL
2021-03-20 16:00:04FORECAST2021174-11134.0323.6428.835206.266576049240.12461.59461.723.3146TF2.0321.0381449.8540662409792.7898579653510.367382031287639121151210DRYL
2021-03-20 12:00:07FORECAST2021174-11132.5824.3728.475207.18466876020.13551.58551.723.3055TF0.5819.5881450.1989005429793.2743100852020.300974386395239121151210DRYL
2021-03-20 07:57:58FORECAST2021174-11133.2824.3128.795207.600169186680.1831.4931.913.403TF1.2813.2881450.3546977858993.4937114543690.33238090673417912114128DRYL
2021-03-20 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11132.4723.8528.16208.037504748730.09561.41562.033.4456TF0.4710.4781450.5185048794293.7247455982430.29616293424482912114128DRYL
2021-03-19 23:57:50FORECAST2021174-11132.224.6228.41207.808125717780.15261.46262.413.8726TF0.213.281450.4326120499993.6035568722730.28450510375987912114128DRYL
2021-03-19 20:00:04FORECAST2021174-11133.1325.4729.3206.804535166170.16251.47252.453.9225TF1.1314.1381450.05622045293.073667469220.32554116824104912114128DRYL
2021-03-19 16:00:07FORECAST2021174-11133.0924.3528.72206.725600817670.14271.43272.523.9527TF1.0914.0981450.0265758011893.0320142664150.32372698836475912114128DRYL
2021-03-19 11:57:59FORECAST2021174-11134.6524.2929.47209.445556570980.10131.57132.393.9613TF2.6512.6581451.0446662115494.4693011530470.397188036111299121151210DRYL
2021-03-19 08:00:06FORECAST2021174-11130.8223.4627.14210.092003145340.07311.67312.44.0731TF-1.1810.8281451.2856010367494.8114959124580.22858568631943911115127.5WETL
2021-03-19 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11136.1823.4629.82211.186334723980.0711.7312.474.201TF4.1814.1881451.6925648832695.3912971997670.472993160222529121151210WETL
2021-03-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021174-11136.8421.5629.2213.278572560170.10331.75332.364.1133TF4.840.8481452.4674918168796.5016207845810.506166223015479131151212.5WETL
2021-03-18 20:00:06FORECAST2021174-11136.7822.5429.66213.382194923430.10321.63322.524.1532TF4.7814.7881452.505764732896.5566732941910.503148802312669131151212.5WETL
2021-03-18 16:00:06FORECAST2021174-11136.9123.8330.37213.634441768250.20441.70442.474.1744TF4.9114.9181452.5988899988596.6907112098320.50968608919029131151212.5WETL
2021-03-18 12:01:14FORECAST2021174-11132.0924.2428.165214.351137911320.40241.58242.524.1024TF0.09000000000000311.0981452.8631567218297.0717329614350.279819205991499121151210WETL
2021-03-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021174-11132.1424.3228.23215.697996411320.40241.70242.544.2424TF0.1414.1481453.358483005297.7885164402950.281944519633739121151210WETL
2021-03-18 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11131.3823.9627.67215.7871388310.20971.69972.514.2097TF-0.6216.3881453.3912066430397.8359912526370.250505673868269121151210WETL
2021-03-18 00:00:06FORECAST2021174-11134.3921.3927.89216.971224523020.07891.33892.674.0089TF2.394.3981453.8251751371898.4670039688870.38460431639908912114128WETL
2021-03-17 20:00:02FORECAST2021174-11135.1421.3828.26214.823125396290.07891.04892.533.5789TF3.1412.1481453.0369296975197.3228091575590.42118660985582912114128DRYL
2021-03-17 16:00:06FORECAST2021174-11134.6821.5928.135214.932854269730.09531.03532.413.4453TF2.689.6881453.0772990517897.3811970900220.39864718880511912114128DRYL
2021-03-17 12:00:07FORECAST2021174-11138.3921.1429.765211.513482931670.10990.69992.252.9499FF6.3918.3981451.8140064308495.5647541374980.58350278220555913113127.5DRYL
2021-03-17 08:00:07FORECAST2021174-11138.4221.0929.755212.199750559710.10990.70992.413.1199FF6.4213.4281452.0684300053195.9288080830460.58497783689686913113127.5DRYL
2021-03-17 04:00:09FORECAST2021174-11138.6622.9430.8212.989504447470.02750.77752.43.1775FF6.6610.6681452.3606712583896.3480752028460.5967335111366913113127.5DRYL
2021-03-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021174-11134.7922.4828.635219.835212223850.05751.17752.653.8275TF2.79-4.2181454.8694486901299.9963217869390.40400939668549912114128DRYL
2021-03-16 19:58:07FORECAST2021174-11138.6923.431.045217.923302973490.0561.1762.773.946TF6.6933.6981454.1731673578798.9749167525590.5981970765569131141210DRYL
2021-03-16 16:01:10FORECAST2021174-11136.8723.8930.38218.17253716960.06191.17192.753.9219TF4.8731.8781454.2641255337299.107956812820.507674811864829131141210DRYL
2021-03-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021174-11131.7523.3327.54222.632164877590.0282.0982.564.658TF-0.2526.7581455.88197399752101.493990799740.265576508294469121151210WETL
2021-03-16 08:00:06FORECAST2021174-11125.2323.3424.285218.661462891140.0282.0982.164.258TF-6.7712.2381454.4423920935999.3690382549320.073663005426657911115127.5WETL
2021-03-16 04:00:08FORECAST2021174-11125.0624.1724.615217.503700752550.02471.93472.144.0747TF-6.9418.0681454.0199031292798.7510091459290.07070947169391911115127.5WETL