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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, March 25, 2021

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DAY 176 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/26/2021 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 33.72°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.57°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.377
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: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 16

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: 0.50 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.50 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.18 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: 225 in
SWE DAY: 83
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.73 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 102.89 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: -109

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2021-03-26 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021176-10933.7200823.5700628.64507224.789576666670.51.53.685.18TF1.7200815.7200883457.72744949886 102.892359601560.3769997061629792 2114128WETL
2021-03-26 00:00:02FORECAST2021176-10824.1924.1924.192180.00231.00233.244.2423TF-7.8114.1984455.8300286797999.3709462521930.07190132858608921114126WETL
2021-03-25 12:00:02FORECAST2021176-10832.5225.3528.935218.112833500570.03041.03043.244.2704TF0.5222.5284455.8707396862499.4312587429650.323520699318922114128WETL
2021-03-25 08:00:03FORECAST2021176-10827.5323.6625.595218.375751689050.08291.08293.244.3229TF-4.4717.5384455.9655568952999.5718212313270.14481495111302921114126WETL
2021-03-25 04:01:25FORECAST2021176-10830.4424.2127.325218.822083756810.16751.16753.244.4075TF-1.5620.4484456.126374449499.8105237134560.23936124670077921114126WETL
2021-03-25 00:00:05FORECAST2021176-10931.8122.327.055223.63241138410.34470.37473.684.0547TF-0.1910.8183457.31484830234102.270422287610.29343653739585922112124WETL
2021-03-24 20:00:03FORECAST2021176-10930.8822.2526.565219.438082295980.3181.0983.684.778TF-1.1210.8883455.80910435682100.021875753110.25611540408994922114128WETL
2021-03-24 15:57:40FORECAST2021176-10931.5724.6328.1219.106815520790.25371.03373.684.7137TF-0.4311.5783455.6894962620399.8446743922490.28356816551179922114128WETL
2021-03-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021176-10931.725.2328.465222.694297712650.27381.05383.684.7338TF-0.311.783456.97946135341101.76672021520.28889381614534922114128WETL
2021-03-24 08:00:00FORECAST2021176-10930.8225.0427.93223.153185242730.28381.23383.684.9138TF-1.189.8283457.14361902775102.013054699430.25379533817548922114128WETL
2021-03-24 04:00:00FORECAST2021176-10931.0624.8227.94223.998656572430.25421.38423.685.0642TF-0.9412.0683457.4455686246102.467192826920.26314130489441922114128WETL
2021-03-23 23:59:58FORECAST2021176-10931.9425.1328.535222.747076202670.23041.25043.684.9304TF-0.05999999999999915.9483456.99835152323101.795046631240.29884742650235922114128WETL
2021-03-23 20:00:06FORECAST2021176-10931.342528.17222.650991881920.22471.25473.684.9347TF-0.6615.3483456.96395969114101.743478879520.27426262553412922114128WETL
2021-03-23 15:57:41FORECAST2021176-10931.9524.9228.435222.242164075650.22571.21573.684.8957TF-0.05000000000000114.9583456.8175325043101.524117011450.29926551827513922114128WETL
2021-03-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021176-10931.6824.7428.21222.179504421260.24171.20173.684.8817TF-0.3217.6883456.79507666358101.490503755180.28807143229912922114128WETL
2021-03-23 08:01:20FORECAST2021176-10931.8624.9228.39222.235363698340.23491.17493.684.8549TF-0.1415.8683456.81509557166101.520468907260.29551228121252922114128WETL
2021-03-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021176-10932.0725.128.585222.718643785840.22511.17513.684.8551TF0.0719.0783456.98817547281101.779786667470.30430315649321922114128WETL
2021-03-22 23:57:43FORECAST2021176-10931.7524.6528.2215.083155674050.26831.10832.653.7583TF-0.2513.7583454.2286389245497.6969290574160.29095458993891922114128DRYL
2021-03-22 20:00:06FORECAST2021176-10932.2824.628.44214.389181931770.29491.16492.653.8149TF0.2813.2883453.9751670472397.3273646805930.31320849310015922114128DRYL
2021-03-22 16:00:06FORECAST2021176-10932.5724.8828.725214.11143825190.23141.09142.653.7414TF0.5713.5783453.8735967237697.1795285790860.32568657871488922114128DRYL
2021-03-22 12:00:06FORECAST2021176-10933.6121.9627.785215.211129250340.20921.08922.653.7392TF1.6114.6183454.2753321254897.7651072172980.37197569688296922114128DRYL
2021-03-22 08:00:06FORECAST2021176-10931.7425.0828.41215.342836641650.19690.87692.843.7169TF-0.2614.7483454.3233718225697.8352836408670.29054188663853922113126DRYL
2021-03-22 04:00:08FORECAST2021176-10933.522.4927.995215.686133184260.18930.879333.8793TF1.515.583454.4485122296298.0182423341490.36697701003305922113126DRYL
2021-03-22 00:00:07FORECAST2021176-10929.2325.1727.2217.231589711120.19870.94873.074.0187TF-2.777.2383455.0105214523898.8426589103880.19652433632953921113124.5WETL
2021-03-21 20:00:05FORECAST2021176-10929.3625.1727.265216.216559751420.22461.09463.644.7346TF-2.649.3683454.6416519131998.3010538963710.20089132892209921114126WETL
2021-03-21 16:01:18FORECAST2021176-10934.1725.4429.805215.809998338640.0991.0593.644.699TF2.1718.1783454.4936374779898.0842711490460.39774256531917922114128WETL
2021-03-21 12:00:06FORECAST2021176-10929.2126.5627.885218.139257609840.10041.07043.624.6904TF-2.7910.2183455.3395703289899.3274358319490.19585762295344921114126WETL
2021-03-21 08:00:07FORECAST2021176-10934.4926.7530.62216.377403130660.12771.13773.714.8477TF2.4919.4983454.7001670377398.3868413467030.41267745187569922114128WETL
2021-03-21 04:00:08FORECAST2021176-10934.3426.7530.545216.27368679040.12761.07763.744.8176TF2.3420.3483454.6624375752398.3315216195030.40565956378074922114128WETL
2021-03-21 00:00:06FORECAST2021176-10933.8223.9728.895211.135182207470.12351.03352.563.5935TF1.8211.8283452.7806758455895.5979304946760.3815781369384922114128DRYL
2021-03-20 20:00:06FORECAST2021176-10932.7423.9228.33211.595874064290.13891.27892.94.1789TF0.7420.7483452.9503889695995.8424334617780.33309429416676922114128WETL
2021-03-20 16:00:06FORECAST2021176-10932.823.9228.36211.146051080630.13891.29892.894.1889TF0.820.883452.7846820904495.6036976131960.33572458894647922114128WETL
2021-03-20 12:00:07FORECAST2021176-10930.9323.4527.19211.880418437720.24891.28892.874.1589TF-1.0717.9383453.0551123954595.9935067896960.25805719598617922114128WETL
2021-03-20 07:57:58FORECAST2021176-10930.9323.4527.19212.365412162020.24891.32892.924.2489TF-1.0711.9383453.2334346449196.2511051539750.25805719598617922114128WETL
2021-03-20 04:00:08FORECAST2021176-10930.4723.1526.81214.326238824590.22321.34323.054.3932TF-1.538.4783453.9521551542597.2938580205270.24048426321257921114126WETL
2021-03-19 23:57:52FORECAST2021176-10929.4823.0826.28218.727494246350.45752.11753.425.5375TF-2.5210.4883455.5524138222499.6418379732130.20497352520195921115127.5WETL
2021-03-19 20:00:05FORECAST2021176-10925.6923.0224.355218.26990392960.45752.27753.465.7375TT-6.317.6983455.3868699690799.3972483589520.10013613309044921115127.5WETL
2021-03-19 16:00:07FORECAST2021176-10930.1323.6926.91219.812432303590.45192.26193.515.7719TT-1.8713.1383455.94414713278100.222191975840.22792584016413921115127.5WETL
2021-03-19 11:57:59FORECAST2021176-10930.4322.7726.6214.079976420650.19091.04093.564.6009TF-1.5711.4383453.862086674597.1627848135040.23898754438205921114126WETL
2021-03-19 08:00:07FORECAST2021176-10930.4822.7226.6214.839081872420.19091.01093.74.7109TF-1.529.4883454.1395426150697.5669223773790.24085923766523921114126WETL
2021-03-19 04:00:08FORECAST2021176-10925.1121.523.305216.705498961980.27431.06433.834.8943TF-6.896.1183454.8194548271298.5618768959240.088388583604993921114126WETL
2021-03-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021176-10929.7622.2626.01219.489650865430.23411.12413.714.8341TF-2.24-2.2483455.82771479548100.049465975250.21468797320741921114126WETL
2021-03-18 20:00:06FORECAST2021176-10929.5822.2725.925221.422150695590.20051.09053.754.8405TF-2.4211.5883456.52337491189101.08438751580.20841265376412921114126WETL
2021-03-18 16:00:06FORECAST2021176-10930.321.4625.88222.932006723320.19391.35393.675.0239TF-1.714.383457.06452080003101.894310823980.23415851287836921114126WETL
2021-03-18 12:01:14FORECAST2021176-10925.2422.4923.865226.781024293950.17361.89363.45.2936TF-6.763.2483458.43469086403103.964288766020.090928291149273921115127.5WETL
2021-03-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021176-1092522.5523.775228.304545774250.13981.85983.545.3998TF-7683458.97334308991104.785700616630.086281066447131921115127.5WETL
2021-03-18 04:00:09FORECAST2021176-10923.3522.3622.855228.748946551050.1051.6653.75.365TF-8.655.3583459.13007196741105.025520292450.059002145973455921115127.5WETL