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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, March 28, 2021

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DAY 179 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/29/2021 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 32.18°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 17.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.271
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 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: 31

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: 0.37 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.69 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.72 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.41 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: 220 in
SWE DAY: 86
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.60 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 100.64 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: -106

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2021-03-29 07:57:31OBSERVATION2021179-10632.1817.1100424.64502219.93066250.370.694.725.41TF0.1831.1886457.59539497612 100.639258374050.2710155505862887 2113126WETL
2021-03-29 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021179-10632.1817.1100424.64502219.93066250.370.694.725.41TF0.1831.1886457.59539497612 100.639258374050.2710155505862887 2113126WETL
2021-03-29 00:00:03FORECAST2021179-10518.4318.4318.43229.114872751160.01960.33964.664.9996TF-13.5717.4387461.35040045885105.702238294820.014394788124838871112123WETL
2021-03-28 12:00:03FORECAST2021179-10531.8810.7421.31229.166535000360.98461.30464.665.9646TF-0.1230.8887461.36831761024105.730178705680.25976857503854872114128WETL
2021-03-28 08:00:03FORECAST2021179-10531.211.4221.31229.61680226871.08271.40274.666.0627TT-0.830.287461.52437675154105.973751558740.23519554878502871114126WETL
2021-03-28 00:00:06FORECAST2021179-10633.5412.8423.19229.781623384960.99771.31774.726.0377TF1.5432.5486461.0624619339105.943680985040.32484444712897872114128WETL
2021-03-27 20:00:03FORECAST2021179-10633.5512.5723.06229.958095649851.02171.34174.726.0617TT1.5543.5586461.12378418621106.039147270310.32525611073847872114128WETL
2021-03-27 16:00:02FORECAST2021179-10636.6712.5124.59230.308649889711.04831.36834.726.0883TT4.6746.6786461.24551658764106.228832192980.46167141886208872114128WETL
2021-03-27 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10634.4912.6923.59230.470916815381.10631.42634.726.1463TT2.4944.4986461.30182821957106.316655278380.36484286266301872114128WETL
2021-03-27 08:00:06FORECAST2021179-10634.1112.8623.485230.562632387251.13541.46544.726.1854TT2.1141.1186461.3336460891106.366299851110.34863673516469872114128WETL
2021-03-27 04:00:08FORECAST2021179-10634.2212.9223.57230.796564932691.1131.4434.726.163TT2.2241.2286461.41476816538106.492943501780.3533012044504872114128WETL
2021-03-26 23:57:22FORECAST2021179-10633.9412.7523.345231.80119516641.07721.09724.725.8172TF1.9442.9486461.76260184597107.037122991040.34147299687244872114128WETL
2021-03-26 20:00:06FORECAST2021179-10634.1312.823.465231.310151994171.02721.03724.725.7572TF2.1342.1386461.59269858888106.771077269990.34948314598459872114128WETL
2021-03-26 16:00:04FORECAST2021179-10634.4312.7923.61231.304863198231.02271.03274.725.7527TF2.4343.4386461.59086748677106.768212457580.36226701370028872114128WETL
2021-03-26 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10634.1812.8823.53231.420300049811.03291.04294.725.7629TF2.1843.1886461.6308287746106.830744907260.35160244003714872114128WETL
2021-03-26 08:00:06FORECAST2021179-10634.2414.1724.205230.909457895570.98191.00194.725.7219TF2.2440.2486461.45389943912106.554069763280.3541516859397872114128WETL
2021-03-26 04:00:08FORECAST2021179-10634.0414.6224.33230.495914407140.94670.96674.725.6867TF2.0444.0486461.31050109258106.330185774950.34568024687122872113126WETL
2021-03-26 00:00:06FORECAST2021179-10635.5817.226.39224.098229620050.99251.01254.225.2325TF3.5835.5886459.072773102.877395696070.41259163581091872114128WETL
2021-03-25 20:01:25FORECAST2021179-10633.9514.6424.295225.472607643211.16051.17054.255.4205TF1.9542.9586459.55656284093103.617416583290.34189284760059872114128WETL
2021-03-25 16:00:06FORECAST2021179-10633.8414.824.32224.61811568070.97190.98194.255.2319TF1.8441.8486459.25597483739103.157211683080.33728534264229872113126WETL
2021-03-25 12:00:07FORECAST2021179-10635.1216.8725.995223.441210196210.91120.93124.255.1812TF3.1244.1286458.84090062697102.523966123610.39223748076424872113126WETL
2021-03-25 08:00:06FORECAST2021179-10636.8221.3529.085220.86515491220.58350.59354.34.8935TF4.8242.8286457.92802856415101.140344967460.46848894286864872113126WETL
2021-03-25 04:01:26FORECAST2021179-10635.2421.8828.56221.921671817860.63670.64674.395.0367TF3.2439.2486458.30314720918101.707400628050.39752134428228872113126WETL
2021-03-25 00:00:06FORECAST2021179-10637.5423.0230.28225.34115422220.41380.43383.594.0238TF5.5441.5486459.51036340462103.546595666660.50130654949472873112125WETL
2021-03-24 20:00:06FORECAST2021179-10636.3218.6927.505222.667297528530.58380.60384.324.9238TF4.3241.3286458.56727799952102.107936527170.44581101046839872113126WETL
2021-03-24 15:57:43FORECAST2021179-10636.3218.7627.54222.40111644240.58360.60364.254.8536TF4.3243.3286458.47304329947101.964916688540.44581101046839872113126WETL
2021-03-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10638.4824.131.29223.745234957340.3330.3434.274.613TF6.4846.4886458.94824379527102.687482641230.54410440805247873112125WETL
2021-03-24 08:00:00FORECAST2021179-10638.4223.9931.205224.224401262010.3330.3434.454.793TF6.4244.4286459.11725666196102.945291984080.54138260374754873112125WETL
2021-03-24 04:00:00FORECAST2021179-10638.1719.1128.64226.962057796380.58130.59134.65.1913TF6.1746.1786460.07895541949104.420466470820.53002229854936873113127.5WETL
2021-03-23 23:59:58FORECAST2021179-10636.6814.425.54227.415845260960.67590.69594.475.1659TF4.6849.6886460.2377192192104.665349937210.46212559262403872113126WETL
2021-03-23 20:00:07FORECAST2021179-10636.7414.4725.605227.263079141630.65480.68484.475.1548TF4.7445.7486460.18429231803104.582899244810.4648516517252872113126WETL
2021-03-23 15:57:41FORECAST2021179-1064014.8727.435224.873201534340.49370.50374.444.9437TF85786459.3457757114103.29455519550.6120311710436873113127.5WETL
2021-03-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10635.5217.7426.63223.547432255270.42170.43174.424.8517TF3.5254.5286458.8784142715102.581091227760.40992211026203872112124WETL
2021-03-23 08:01:21FORECAST2021179-10635.5217.7426.63223.747096540690.42170.42174.394.8117TF3.5251.5286458.94890081621102.688484018170.40992211026203872112124WETL
2021-03-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021179-10635.5217.7426.63224.110738662680.42170.42174.44.8217TF3.5258.5286459.077183883102.88412678320.40992211026203872112124WETL
2021-03-22 23:57:44FORECAST2021179-10633.1315.8924.51215.215345857440.06810.07813.33.3781FF1.1347.1386455.9048767736398.1177257329310.30815497838442872111122DRYL
2021-03-22 20:00:07FORECAST2021179-10633.1315.8924.51214.560086739560.06810.07813.353.4281FF1.1345.1386455.6683492530497.7682405402030.30815497838442872111122DRYL
2021-03-22 16:00:06FORECAST2021179-10633.1315.8924.51214.309752318810.06810.07813.283.3581FF1.1347.1386455.5778825806297.6347831777790.30815497838442872111122DRYL
2021-03-22 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10646.6522.5934.62214.307825225650.06770.07773.283.3577FF14.6562.6586455.5771859382597.6337559408470.85206985688401875111123.5DRYL
2021-03-22 08:00:07FORECAST2021179-10644.4925.5135215.00058115950.12210.15213.263.4121FF12.4958.4986455.8273969718898.0031552573770.78761635478746874112126DRYL
2021-03-22 04:00:08FORECAST2021179-10644.4925.5135215.53343343520.12210.15213.423.5721FF12.4953.4986456.0195543283598.2874602579820.78761635478746874112126DRYL
2021-03-22 00:00:07FORECAST2021179-10637.0221.6329.325219.387662118560.33120.33123.563.8912TF5.0246.0286457.40175041422100.348300672310.47759302358438872112124DRYL
2021-03-21 20:00:06FORECAST2021179-10639.3727.333.335216.039833314110.16150.16154.274.4315TF7.3751.3786456.2019315422398.5577892479570.58416715924514873112125WETL
2021-03-21 16:01:18FORECAST2021179-10639.3731.9935.68214.910451652460.06850.06854.244.3085TF7.3760.3786455.7948687171697.955081096880.58416715924514873111122.5WETL
2021-03-21 12:00:06FORECAST2021179-10638.1233.3335.725216.879561930540.00160.00164.234.2316TF6.1254.1286456.5038387815599.0063525745510.52774700273581873111122.5WETL
2021-03-21 08:00:07FORECAST2021179-10636.3134.1335.22215.18668133170.00050.00054.394.3905TF4.3161.3186455.8945380311998.1024326761790.44535900495557872111122WETL
2021-03-21 04:00:08FORECAST2021179-10635.7334.7635.245215.174458550470.00070.00074.364.3607TF3.7361.7386455.8901292804498.0959117264240.41928289953719872111122WETL