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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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DAY 154 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/04/2021 07:00:07 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 46.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.73°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.87°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.940
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 14
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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.02 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 14.77 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.79 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 212 in
SWE DAY: 62
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 441.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 93.64 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: -130

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2021-03-04 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021154-13046.0000425.7300635.86505212.261714583330.0199999999999820.01999999999998214.7714.79TT14.00004-30.9999662441.17464583065 93.6444867547090.9398676567822290 5111123.5WETL
2021-03-04 02:58:45OBSERVATION2021154-13046.0000425.7300635.86505212.261714583330.0199999999999820.01999999999998214.7714.79TT14.00004-30.9999662441.17464583065 93.6444867547090.9398676567822290 5111123.5WETL
2021-03-03 11:00:03FORECAST2021154-13039.0930.6334.86215.815613185480.02010.020114.7714.7901TT7.09-37.9162442.5830241039995.5163267324880.75154032558209904111123WETL
2021-03-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13039.0925.5632.325215.776307186650.01230.012314.7714.7823TT7.09-37.9162442.5675169121795.4955844800720.75154032558209904111123WETL
2021-03-03 03:00:07FORECAST2021154-13034.5424.4529.495215.89289119250.01430.014314.7714.7843TT2.54-42.4662442.6135076814895.5571098542070.54155182132631903111122.5WETL
2021-03-02 23:00:02FORECAST2021154-13038.6726.3132.49219.882378813740.01390.023914.7714.7939TT6.67-40.3362444.1791262331197.6671628955450.73442840916596904111123WETL
2021-03-02 19:00:03FORECAST2021154-13038.5323.6431.085219.883999840770.00990.019914.7714.7899TT6.53-40.4762444.1797591634797.6680220931730.72859461768697904111123WETL
2021-03-02 15:00:02FORECAST2021154-13038.4225.8532.135219.871325806230.00610.016114.7714.7861TT6.42-40.5862444.1748105144897.661304477550.72396661642759904111123WETL
2021-03-02 11:00:04FORECAST2021154-13038.3826.432.39219.924337847990.00520.015214.7714.7852TT6.38-40.6262444.1955083078397.6894030396520.72227416266602904111123WETL
2021-03-02 06:58:53FORECAST2021154-13038.526.3532.425219.76127015880.00470.024714.7714.7947TT6.5-40.562444.1318319614797.6029755098090.72733627384032904111123WETL
2021-03-02 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13038.5326.5532.54219.7843278280.00480.034814.7714.8048TT6.53-40.4762444.1408373580797.6151953997060.72859461768697904111123WETL
2021-03-01 23:00:02FORECAST2021154-13037.7525.5131.63223.947904602960.00550.025514.7714.7955TT5.75-42.2562445.7583470275899.8266477761030.69497153106833903111122.5WETL
2021-03-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13037.6625.1131.385223.951652930620.00510.035114.7714.8051TT5.66-43.3462445.7597955236799.8286430175440.6909758735334903111122.5WETL
2021-03-01 15:00:05FORECAST2021154-13037.772430.885223.966556132610.00520.035214.7714.8052TT5.77-43.2362445.7655545502199.8365760951540.69585633283372903111122.5WETL
2021-03-01 10:58:54FORECAST2021154-13037.9124.431.155223.86507810910.00560.045614.7714.8156TT5.91-42.0962445.7263362068999.7825610702380.70201767182882904111123WETL
2021-03-01 07:00:46FORECAST2021154-13037.9224.8431.38223.987898813680.00570.025714.7714.7957TT5.92-45.0862445.7738015973299.8479371659720.70245558459913904111123WETL
2021-03-01 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13038.0524.6831.365224.085013992840.00630.026314.7714.7963TT6.05-48.9562445.8113223275299.8996364019270.70812153933852904111123WETL
2021-02-28 23:00:06FORECAST2021154-13037.2423.6730.455226.840252347560.00590.045914.3514.3959TT5.24-42.7662446.87196964911101.368550362250.67203570075191903111122.5WETL
2021-02-28 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13038.3326.2132.27226.818713966820.00790.047914.3514.3979TT6.33-40.6762446.86370705908101.357051353590.72015150262823904111123WETL
2021-02-28 14:58:46FORECAST2021154-13037.224.3730.785226.8788246130.01080.040814.3514.3908TT5.2-41.862446.88676567721101.389144131950.67020757884689903111122.5WETL
2021-02-28 10:58:57FORECAST2021154-13035.2825.0830.18226.98243564230.01230.062314.3514.4123TT3.28-46.7262446.9265029052101.444466182520.57842133287471903111122.5WETL
2021-02-28 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13034.423.7529.075227.299625925210.01280.052814.414.4528TT2.4-49.662447.0480877291101.613863111410.5345261172108903111122.5WETL
2021-02-28 02:58:57FORECAST2021154-13035.6324.3429.985227.674133419090.01360.063614.4814.5436TT3.63-47.3762447.19151723559101.813941158980.59564303025671903111122.5WETL
2021-02-27 23:00:06FORECAST2021154-13035.2121.8628.535225.002126150520.01330.083314.1714.2533TT3.21-51.7962446.1651952336100.388117541920.57495779360904903111122.5WETL
2021-02-27 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13034.7820.5927.685225.105715066620.0170.09714.1714.267TT2.78-49.2262446.20511381342100.443321211350.55356454097567903112125WETL
2021-02-27 15:00:03FORECAST2021154-13034.8222.1428.48225.165689811470.0170.08714.1814.267TT2.82-49.1862446.2282206231100.475285109950.55556219335469903111122.5WETL
2021-02-27 11:00:06FORECAST2021154-13034.3221.1327.725225.683798441620.02140.121414.1514.2714TT2.32-50.6862446.4276887876100.75149653510.53050644979295903112125WETL
2021-02-27 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13034.3321.2927.81225.988669316160.02140.161414.1114.2714TT2.33-52.6762446.54493930379100.914096623130.53100908676109903112125WETL
2021-02-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13036.5822.1929.385225.251360256110.03780.157814.0914.2478TT4.58-47.4262446.26122125595100.520947117460.64137488924017903112125WETL
2021-02-26 23:00:04FORECAST2021154-13036.6320.428.515215.739633752560.0090.15913.3213.479TT4.63-49.3762442.5530469362695.4762322621080.64373291233214903112125WETL
2021-02-26 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13036.7121.2128.96215.477195644650.01320.143213.2813.4232TT4.71-49.2962442.449459255295.3377686948040.64749431607558903112125WETL
2021-02-26 15:00:06FORECAST2021154-13036.6921.6729.18215.445620613540.01340.143413.2813.4234TT4.69-51.3162442.4369915318795.3211122229720.64655529858772903112125WETL
2021-02-26 11:00:06FORECAST2021154-13034.9322.8628.895219.373557942820.10560.315613.313.6156TT2.93-55.0762443.9803281692597.3975442471080.56104831532651903112125WETL
2021-02-26 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13034.8625.0129.935219.777666255310.10560.325613.3913.7156TT2.86-58.1462444.1382356703497.6116649303780.55755843543323903112125WETL
2021-02-26 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13034.7122.8928.8222.139026017590.10620.296213.7814.0762TT2.71-54.2962445.0577160413698.8646875630390.55006540643276903112125WETL
2021-02-25 23:00:06FORECAST2021154-13032.525.8129.155223.773473729810.32340.623414.0214.6434TT0.5-58.562445.690925061499.7338065108440.43902286024844902113126WETL
2021-02-25 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13032.525.829.15223.983055715260.34260.662613.9914.6526TT0.5-59.562445.7719302099599.8453590805140.43902286024844902113126WETL
2021-02-25 15:00:06FORECAST2021154-13032.8125.4529.13224.526869193640.34350.683514.0714.7535TT0.81-64.1962445.98191755901100.13492366650.45451071864646902113126WETL
2021-02-25 10:59:53FORECAST2021154-13032.5222.2127.365229.200784027980.15510.31511414.3151TT0.52-60.4862447.77478679504102.630332201390.44001952427445902112124WETL
2021-02-25 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13032.4921.3426.915230.110584980540.15510.335114.114.4351TT0.49-59.5162448.12130976925103.117456733250.43852467275204902112124WETL
2021-02-25 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13032.5724.0128.29232.072082276070.15520.335214.5914.9252TT0.57-52.4362448.86568178257104.169193433550.4425128340786902112124WETL
2021-02-24 23:00:05FORECAST2021154-13032.5927.5130.05234.584823602981.27311.773114.2316.0031TT0.59-58.4162449.81384392044105.519501230260.443510801542669021151210WETL
2021-02-24 19:00:06FORECAST2021154-13032.7726.1229.445236.81168094661.0351.61514.3315.945TT0.77-59.2362450.64908706527106.718967824980.452507884515659021151210WETL
2021-02-24 15:00:07FORECAST2021154-13032.7726.1129.44236.59177062150.86321.483214.4215.9032TT0.77-60.2362450.56681381945106.600400264830.45250788451565902114128WETL
2021-02-24 11:00:06FORECAST2021154-13029.2126.227.705230.539028448560.00750.547514.4514.9975TT-2.79-58.7962448.28421723319103.347007909760.28460707966652902113126WETL
2021-02-24 07:00:08FORECAST2021154-13029.1926.9728.08231.966991265190.00630.546314.5115.0563TT-2.81-64.8162448.82589456801104.112792364850.28375013983456902113126WETL
2021-02-24 03:00:08FORECAST2021154-13031.6230.631.11231.341540739380.00380.473814.5415.0138TT-0.38-52.3862448.58888061925103.777242801010.39563904869079902112124WETL