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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, March 29, 2021

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DAY 180 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/30/2021 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): 27.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 15.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 21.70°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.149
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 27

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: 0.16 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.53 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.98 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.51 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: 224 in
SWE DAY: 87
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.47 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 102.80 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: -105

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
2021-03-30 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021180-10527.6000815.821.70004223.734788750.159999999999970.529999999999974.985.51TF-4.3999226.6000887459.47158558357 102.799778137170.1486179926186491 1113124.5WETL
2021-03-30 00:00:02FORECAST2021180-10418.5518.5518.55220.010175456660.00170.37174.985.3517TF-13.4511.5588458.68578716981100.915540514710.022521354652487911112123WETL
2021-03-29 12:00:04FORECAST2021180-10425.6317.8321.73220.290597220740.05720.42724.985.4072TF-6.3718.6388458.78491015007101.066001852820.10539413934554911112123WETL
2021-03-29 07:57:31FORECAST2021180-10421.4316.8519.14220.513367349950.1010.4714.985.451TF-10.5714.4388458.86360422781101.185558522610.044786813879028911112123WETL
2021-03-29 04:00:08FORECAST2021180-10425.0314.419.715221.015174004210.17460.54464.985.5246TF-6.9718.0388459.04070558512101.454961419910.094239409296874911113124.5WETL
2021-03-29 00:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.7715.4120.09230.797319458580.27270.29274.985.2727TF-7.239.7787461.93268845102106.612826264790.089684947334699911112123WETL
2021-03-28 20:00:02FORECAST2021180-10525.3712.2918.83226.006996727710.30321.28324.986.2632TT-6.6324.3787460.26821144065104.023836156940.10044880072793911114126WETL
2021-03-28 16:00:02FORECAST2021180-10525.4512.9419.195226.239826728640.33941.31944.986.2994TT-6.5524.4587460.34958119375104.149409483870.10195212794903911114126WETL
2021-03-28 12:00:06FORECAST2021180-10525.1216.1720.645231.693596100940.40511.38514.986.3651TT-6.8824.1287462.24187176966107.098481538740.095854918729573911114126WETL
2021-03-28 08:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.7917.120.945232.23357916370.41351.49354.986.4735TT-7.2122.7987462.42780708266107.391264743630.09002939205695911114126WETL
2021-03-28 00:00:06FORECAST2021180-10525.5516.6821.115232.444383247290.41351.41354.986.3935TT-6.4526.5587462.50032521865107.505602847120.1038541509036911114126WETL
2021-03-27 20:00:06FORECAST2021180-10525.4114.9220.165232.730379705410.40071.42074.986.4007TT-6.5937.4187462.5986480236107.660759005740.10119843679347911114126WETL
2021-03-27 16:00:03FORECAST2021180-10525.0314.8119.92233.206490796430.41131.46134.986.4413TT-6.9740.0387462.76217205179107.919142217530.094239409296874911114126WETL
2021-03-27 12:00:07FORECAST2021180-1052514.8319.915233.282824527830.39341.50344.986.4834TT-73787462.78837107152107.96057836220.093705379423358911115127.5WETL
2021-03-27 08:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.7814.7719.775233.430258370370.39141.54144.986.5214TT-7.2233.7887462.83895846651108.040617658710.089857047437958911115127.5WETL
2021-03-27 04:00:08FORECAST2021180-10525.2514.8120.03233.677101803330.38971.50974.986.4897TT-6.7534.2587462.92361281048108.174648197880.098224138843764911115127.5WETL
2021-03-26 23:57:22FORECAST2021180-10524.8115.5420.175234.548360724320.38851.47854.676.1485TT-7.1935.8187463.22198496918108.647957225980.090374815452058911114126WETL
2021-03-26 20:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.4316.4120.42234.384544588420.42141.45144.676.1214TT-7.5734.4387463.16593473162108.558936680940.083977920037402911114126WETL
2021-03-26 16:00:04FORECAST2021180-10524.5914.2719.43234.691234414970.4291.4494.676.119TT-7.4135.5987463.27085064243108.725607805750.086628781790627911114126WETL
2021-03-26 12:00:06FORECAST2021180-10523.5513.8318.69235.039883689350.45561.48564.676.1556TT-8.4534.5587463.39002129001108.915136706810.070473056581576911114126WETL
2021-03-26 08:00:06FORECAST2021180-10523.6214.819.21234.688461519320.47631.45634.686.1363TT-8.3831.6287463.26990242513108.724100668360.071482310040533911114126WETL
2021-03-26 04:00:08FORECAST2021180-10525.0113.0719.04234.539177366870.49861.44864.686.1286TT-6.9937.0187463.21884346981108.642966488240.09388314139355911114126WETL
2021-03-26 00:00:06FORECAST2021180-10525.4616.7921.125228.712336863080.59091.58094.185.7609TF-6.5429.4687461.21071513063105.484580443820.10214118531751911115127.5WETL
2021-03-25 20:01:25FORECAST2021180-10525.513.4819.49230.223716208130.57861.73864.25.9386TT-6.536.587461.73444619001106.302220103170.1028999569585911115127.5WETL
2021-03-25 16:00:06FORECAST2021180-10520.5616.4418.5229.733972051110.62421.59424.25.7942TF-11.4430.5687461.56495763192106.037151076380.036709372795586911115127.5WETL
2021-03-25 12:00:07FORECAST2021180-10521.8316.5419.185229.727112936780.76321.68324.25.8832TF-10.1733.8387461.56258236161106.033439485580.048951407977047911115127.5WETL
2021-03-25 08:00:06FORECAST2021180-10520.8514.5417.695228.874477644060.91651.49654.255.7465TF-11.1531.8587461.26699732507105.572243067220.03925838285405911114126WETL
2021-03-25 04:01:26FORECAST2021180-10520.821618.41229.429366511430.88731.52734.345.8673TF-11.1827.8287461.45943465646105.872345763960.038988206482461911115127.5WETL
2021-03-25 00:00:06FORECAST2021180-10522.4513.9518.2235.417527878151.1161.5363.545.076TF-9.5532.4587463.51898358472109.120493240110.05600957694352911115127.5WETL
2021-03-24 20:00:06FORECAST2021180-10522.4513.5417.995233.046225899611.06521.65524.275.9252TT-9.5531.4587462.70714991441107.832154984320.05600957694352911115127.5WETL
2021-03-24 15:57:43FORECAST2021180-10523.3214.8619.09232.163534075011.03781.62784.25.8278TF-8.6834.3287462.40370246756107.353277734240.06723371397305911115127.5WETL
2021-03-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.1714.5919.38233.540725722261.05721.38724.225.6072TF-7.8338.1787462.87684953282108.100595359930.079800445504909911114126WETL
2021-03-24 08:00:00FORECAST2021180-10524.2114.5919.4234.191665474821.05721.38724.45.7872TF-7.7936.2187463.09991059672108.454139343890.080432736037541911114126WETL
2021-03-24 04:00:00FORECAST2021180-10523.7215.1519.435236.84994230511.02131.60134.556.1513TT-8.2837.7287464.00701806928109.900035458870.072943227159463911115127.5WETL
2021-03-23 23:59:58FORECAST2021180-10526.5916.2821.435232.318985694730.50471.19474.425.6147TF-5.4144.5987462.45719222877107.437585825820.12516923084222911114126WETL
2021-03-23 20:00:07FORECAST2021180-10526.6116.4221.515232.284655074270.50471.16474.435.5947TF-5.3940.6187462.44538113133107.418965846780.12560698847281911114126WETL
2021-03-23 15:57:41FORECAST2021180-10528.4715.4621.965228.830080999060.41990.90994.395.2999TF-3.5353.4787461.25158869713105.548238402510.17102434827599911113124.5WETL
2021-03-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021180-10537.5818.2527.915223.934331151390.05230.47234.374.8423TF5.5860.5887459.54172854564102.907169618020.50613895373347913112125WETL
2021-03-23 08:01:21FORECAST2021180-10537.7418.2527.995224.14632754240.05230.47234.334.8023TF5.7457.7487459.61621038439103.021285636620.51290109076086913112125WETL
2021-03-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021180-10537.6118.2527.93224.523325359240.05230.47234.344.8123TF5.6164.6187459.74856402949103.224276425040.5074070474401913112125WETL
2021-03-22 23:57:44FORECAST2021180-10539.3916.6628.025215.496370004560.04170.12173.243.3617FF7.3954.3987456.5443701913398.3836545222480.58207097894133913112125DRYL
2021-03-22 20:00:07FORECAST2021180-10539.5216.6628.09214.857731210080.04170.12173.293.4117FF7.5252.5287456.3148851328298.0427809370250.58744230698382913112125DRYL
2021-03-22 16:00:06FORECAST2021180-10537.9116.6527.28214.720354655960.04170.12173.223.3417FF5.9152.9187456.2654723053697.9694840306750.52008175505448913112125DRYL
2021-03-22 12:00:06FORECAST2021180-10524.7922.3423.565216.570430417580.22830.29833.233.5283FF-7.2155.7987456.9294788372298.9574139022580.09002939205695911112123DRYL
2021-03-22 08:00:07FORECAST2021180-10525.7623.8824.82216.207920882140.11770.23773.233.4677FF-6.2451.7687456.7996170380398.7636954595520.10793162004772911112123DRYL
2021-03-22 04:00:08FORECAST2021180-10525.7623.8324.795215.823762327810.02710.14713.393.5371FF-6.2446.7687456.6618693498398.5584827547320.10793162004772911112123DRYL