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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, March 7, 2021

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DAY 158 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/08/2021 07:00:08 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): 23.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 14.72°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 19.33°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.094
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: -8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -18

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: 0.44 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.74 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.53 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: 213 in
SWE DAY: 66
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.88 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 94.61 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: -126

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
2021-03-08 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021158-12623.9300614.7219.32503213.136056666670.440000000000050.740000000000059.7910.53TT-8.06994-18.0699466443.88128699056 94.6071071372930.09411602782348691 1113124.5WETL
2021-03-08 02:58:27OBSERVATION2021158-12623.9300614.7219.32503213.136056666670.440000000000050.740000000000059.7910.53TT-8.06994-18.0699466443.88128699056 94.6071071372930.09411602782348691 1113124.5WETL
2021-03-07 11:00:03FORECAST2021158-12627.4619.1223.29211.929020906050.20020.50029.7910.2902TT-4.54-14.5466443.4083609160893.97109979050.18153960492819911113124.5WETL
2021-03-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021158-12628.7419.4624.1212.441116505690.26210.56219.7910.3521TT-3.26-13.2666443.6091810830194.2408297214480.22294489173733911113124.5WETL
2021-03-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021158-12628.720.3824.54213.266776003190.44440.74449.7910.5344TT-3.3-13.366443.9324168907494.676035313590.22157477250568911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 23:00:03FORECAST2021158-12626.1819.5722.875213.144018413890.43570.79579.7910.5857TT-5.82-11.8266443.8844016545494.6113050798970.14530429245027911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 19:00:03FORECAST2021158-12628.4219.9324.175213.113802680780.44880.80889.7910.5988TT-3.58-9.5866443.8725808176394.5953736037790.21211943962279911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 15:00:02FORECAST2021158-12628.4219.6224.02213.346656582090.49650.85659.7910.6465TT-3.58-9.5866443.9636532317294.718161060960.21211943962279911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021158-12628.6320.0424.335213.852601323130.52570.88579.7910.6757TT-3.37-9.3766444.1613497188394.9850600445640.21918866049586911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 07:00:08FORECAST2021158-12628.6119.7824.195213.679985829510.47390.84399.7910.6339TT-3.39-9.3966444.0939292504494.8939845092070.21850963223975911113124.5WETL
2021-03-06 03:00:09FORECAST2021158-12624.6519.6322.14213.882986638320.46880.86889.7910.6588TT-7.35-12.3566444.1732146102295.001093725580.10880436790558911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021158-12628.7719.5524.16213.055387382950.47930.89939.7910.6893TT-3.23-13.2366443.8497253258794.564575169120.22397563473912911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.2919.5224.405212.843382419370.43680.85689.7910.6468TT-2.71-12.7166443.7667480524594.4528156607260.24226564185699911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.3319.4424.385213.25577473160.50680.92689.7910.7168TT-2.67-12.6766443.9281144790694.6702339783690.24370527876761911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021158-12624.6419.1721.905214.959233615490.57680.95689.7910.7468TT-7.36-20.3666444.5928786277195.5693444607150.10858968898017911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021158-12624.7619.121.93215.011829198430.53730.94739.7910.7373TT-7.24-19.2466444.6133579843795.5971313862760.11118593303863911113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 03:00:08FORECAST2021158-12624.5318.8521.69215.063818296870.52920.96929.7910.7592TT-7.47-18.4766444.6335985031295.6245994371590.10624824396896911113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 22:58:43FORECAST2021158-12625.0718.8321.95216.808772423840.50820.96829.7410.7082TT-6.93-13.9366445.3114001360896.5474180098430.11809713029274911113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 18:59:48FORECAST2021158-12625.5718.5422.055217.344897954990.5170.9879.7410.727TT-6.43-16.4366445.5190475972496.8312919370250.12987246709151911113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 15:00:06FORECAST2021158-12625.6319.4622.545217.03989965760.51681.00689.7410.7468TT-6.37-13.3766445.4009529946396.6697781453530.13133814909343911114126WETL
2021-03-04 11:00:06FORECAST2021158-12625.418.9422.17216.94940488570.41790.92799.7410.6679TT-6.6-16.666445.365896034996.621866101160.12578116636091911113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 07:00:08FORECAST2021158-12627.5920.1523.87216.843757841980.40760.93769.7410.6776TT-4.41-11.4166445.3249590085996.5659375722490.1855115209966911113124.5WETL
2021-03-04 02:58:45FORECAST2021158-12627.7719.7923.78216.577133060540.32430.86439.7310.5943TT-4.23-11.2366445.2215960835996.4248168564190.19109916256106911113124.5WETL
2021-03-03 23:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.4919.6124.55219.379423323820.24140.84149.6810.5214TT-2.51-21.5166446.3044746259197.9100182702730.24950965559944912113126WETL
2021-03-03 19:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.519.7824.64219.564247465790.2750.8459.6810.525TT-2.5-20.566446.375624946598.0081281784480.24987484878115912113126WETL
2021-03-03 15:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.8519.7924.82220.130191098460.25990.92999.6710.5999TT-2.15-21.1566446.5932842750798.3086650107580.26283304065722912113126WETL
2021-03-03 11:00:07FORECAST2021158-12629.1221.4925.305219.553608521540.27020.82029.6410.4602TT-2.88-21.8866446.3715302603598.0024802099440.23619884991631911113124.5WETL
2021-03-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021158-12628.9921.4325.21219.632495775390.27020.86029.6710.5302TT-3.01-20.0166446.4018895273998.0443611157530.23161649151159911113124.5WETL
2021-03-03 03:00:08FORECAST2021158-12628.6621.0824.87219.532509554080.19740.82749.6410.4674TT-3.34-22.3466446.3634094233597.9912794438250.22020946971567911113124.5WETL
2021-03-02 23:00:06FORECAST2021158-12630.1219.4724.795225.473969194090.32871.08879.7610.8487TT-1.88-23.8866448.63312514147101.15509143760.27305875371362912114128WETL
2021-03-02 19:00:06FORECAST2021158-12630.1219.5824.85226.299542512980.37151.19159.6910.8815TT-1.88-24.8866448.94580329386101.596229898520.27305875371362912114128WETL
2021-03-02 15:00:06FORECAST2021158-12630.5622.7526.655226.319754849450.43681.18689.6810.8668TT-1.44-24.4466448.95345030691101.607034812280.29013386931769912114128WETL
2021-03-02 11:00:06FORECAST2021158-12627.2816.2621.77225.192892184220.29950.90959.7310.6395TT-4.72-22.7266448.52652015483101.004984294990.17612843808208911113124.5WETL
2021-03-02 06:58:53FORECAST2021158-12626.9716.1421.555225.142819849140.29950.92959.7410.6695TT-5.03-22.0366448.50752107018100.978248017290.16705077706151911113124.5WETL
2021-03-02 03:00:08FORECAST2021158-12629.9521.1325.54224.888013085750.26990.88999.7110.5999TT-2.05-19.0566448.41080159105100.8422142160.26659742312623912113126WETL
2021-03-01 23:00:05FORECAST2021158-12626.2317.5721.9232.085163808040.50961.19969.7210.9196TT-5.77-23.7766451.11875106953104.697969238850.14662159899341911114126WETL
2021-03-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021158-12622.6417.820.22233.055904490350.50961.15969.8511.0096TT-9.36-28.3666451.48022103705105.220131273290.071531364024231911114126WETL
2021-03-01 15:00:06FORECAST2021158-12625.6917.7621.725233.169279278730.61071.10079.810.9007TT-6.31-28.3166451.52237975759105.28114786630.13281517906204911114126WETL
2021-03-01 10:58:54FORECAST2021158-12623.4617.7620.61231.966559116370.46171.03179.7710.8017TT-8.54-30.5466451.07452568856104.634205629020.085346560701659911114126WETL
2021-03-01 07:00:46FORECAST2021158-12623.417.7520.575232.276520728320.46171.03179.7710.8017TT-8.6-32.666451.19007625813104.800861100380.084272620920226911114126WETL
2021-03-01 03:00:08FORECAST2021158-12628.1223.0925.605231.457382933290.33581.14589.6110.7558TT-3.88-30.8866450.88451235436104.360549234690.20225485153701911114126WETL
2021-02-28 23:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.4622.1925.825239.998605406251.1371.5379.2210.757TT-2.54-18.5466454.03962167042108.968876000090.24841577734821911115127.5WETL
2021-02-28 19:00:06FORECAST2021158-12629.4522.2625.855238.071141291990.94371.33379.2210.5537TT-2.55-16.5566453.33358907757107.925644937690.24805171922838911114126WETL
2021-02-28 14:58:47FORECAST2021158-12630.4922.4126.45238.602726598510.8941.3549.2110.564TT-1.51-15.5166453.52865478133108.213173621380.28738421903022912114128WETL
2021-02-28 10:58:57FORECAST2021158-12626.9423.5225.23232.762826374860.28970.76979.239.9997TT-5.06-26.0666451.37118287754105.062432270740.16618855305676911113124.5WETL
2021-02-28 07:00:08FORECAST2021158-12630.7925.6828.235232.339282617310.22120.70129.279.9712TT-1.21-25.2166451.21346218559104.834612111470.29925403380441912113126WETL
2021-02-28 02:58:57FORECAST2021158-12629.1125.7927.45231.545040285020.10090.61099.369.9709TT-2.89-16.8966450.91724166094104.407650885590.23584460024853911113124.5WETL