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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 24, 2021

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DAY 359 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/25/2021 04:00:05 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 69.15°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.97°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 61.06°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.843
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 429

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.07 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.67 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 266
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 474.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 74

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2021-09-25 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213597469.1500252.9761.06001000.073.63.67FF37.15002429.15002266474.12818211957 00.8426598749538693 44315155DRYH
2021-09-25 00:00:01FORECAST20213597456.4556.4556.45000.073.63.67FF24.45416.45267474.5976225258600.498753145525629324315222.5DRYL
2021-09-24 12:00:02FORECAST20213597469.258.3963.79500.00030.07033.63.6703FF37.2429.2267474.5976225258600.843613735818199344315155DRYH
2021-09-24 08:00:02FORECAST20213597469.1451.4460.2900.00030.07033.63.6703FF37.14429.14267474.5976225258600.842468186690269344315155DRYH
2021-09-24 04:00:06FORECAST20213597470.3152.3761.3400.00040.07043.63.6704FF38.31430.31267474.5976225258600.863818580269419354315160DRYH
2021-09-24 00:00:02FORECAST20213597469.6352.1760.900.00170.07173.63.6717FF37.63424.63266474.1281821195700.851663031165389354315160DRYH
2021-09-23 20:00:01FORECAST20213597469.5353.7161.62000.083.63.68FF37.53432.53266474.1281821195700.849816224174719354315160DRYH
2021-09-23 16:00:01FORECAST20213597469.7152.8361.27000.083.63.68FF37.71432.71266474.1281821195700.853129524045719354315160DRYH
2021-09-23 12:00:02FORECAST20213597469.4353.0161.22000.083.63.68FF37.43432.43266474.1281821195700.847954196709979344315155DRYH
2021-09-23 08:00:02FORECAST20213597469.6552.5361.09000.073.63.67FF37.65433.65266474.1281821195700.852030566872039354315160DRYH
2021-09-23 04:00:06FORECAST20213597469.6153.3761.49000.073.63.67FF37.61433.61266474.1281821195700.851294886996479354315160DRYH
2021-09-23 00:00:02FORECAST20213597469.9451.7860.860003.63.6FF37.94425.94266474.1281821195700.857291514943089354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 20:00:01FORECAST20213597470.4553.5461.995000.043.63.64FF38.45432.45266474.1281821195700.866234309866179354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 16:00:02FORECAST20213597470.2752.2861.275000.043.63.64FF38.27432.27266474.1281821195700.863122937614019354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 12:00:03FORECAST20213597470.1953.7761.98000.043.63.64FF38.19432.19266474.1281821195700.861724397608929354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 08:00:03FORECAST20213597470.4952.8961.69000.053.63.65FF38.49434.49266474.1281821195700.866919090230369354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213597470.5553.9662.255000.053.63.65FF38.55434.55266474.1281821195700.867941743200599354315160DRYH
2021-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20213597470.8754.262.535000.043.63.64FF38.87416.87266474.1281821195700.873304562805569354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 20:00:03FORECAST20213597472.4254.5863.5000.063.613.67FF40.42433.42266474.1281821195700.897135792796129354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 16:00:03FORECAST20213597471.8254.3163.065000.033.613.64FF39.82433.82266474.1281821195700.888327854956499354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20213597471.9754.263.085000.043.613.65FF39.97430.97266474.1281821195700.890578676157589354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213597472.2853.2562.765000.043.63.64FF40.28433.28266474.1281821195700.895127036789949354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213597472.0153.3762.69000.043.63.64FF40.01432.01266474.1281821195700.891173371298129354315160DRYH
2021-09-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213597471.8451.6961.765000.033.593.62FF39.84432.84266474.1281821195700.888629857616379354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213597472.1849.9761.075000.023.593.61FF40.18443.18266474.1281821195700.893674980293329354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 16:00:02FORECAST20213597472.0950.1461.115000.043.593.63FF40.09440.09266474.1281821195700.892355804567799354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20213597472.351.7362.015000.033.593.62FF40.3442.3266474.1281821195700.895415722531719354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 08:00:04FORECAST20213597468.8651.0959.975000.013.593.6FF36.86429.86266474.1281821195700.837049758542489344315155DRYH
2021-09-20 04:00:09FORECAST20213597471.1351.0961.11000.013.593.6FF39.13441.13266474.1281821195700.877549065719749354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213597471.3851.1261.25000.032.92.93FF39.38432.38266474.1281821195700.881535537813759354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 20:00:02FORECAST20213597472.251.9762.085000.013.153.16FF40.2450.2266474.1281821195700.89396654332319354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20213597472.1751.9462.055000.023.153.17FF40.17450.17266474.1281821195700.893528982551059354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 12:00:04FORECAST20213597472.4550.6861.565000.023.173.19FF40.45450.45266474.1281821195700.897562590937699354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 08:00:03FORECAST20213597472.3750.8661.615000.043.213.25FF40.37440.37266474.1281821195700.89642160331399354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 04:00:09FORECAST20213597472.3850.8461.61000.053.253.3FF40.38442.38266474.1281821195700.89656472738269354315160DRYH
2021-09-19 00:00:04FORECAST20213597472.3450.8161.575000.051.581.63FF40.34427.34266474.1281821195700.895991371747649354315160DRYH
2021-09-18 20:00:04FORECAST20213597472.6450.8761.755000.122.362.48FF40.64436.64266474.1281821195700.9002358680474293543251120DRYVH
2021-09-18 16:00:04FORECAST20213597472.5950.8761.73000.052.412.46FF40.59436.59266474.1281821195700.899537349961729354315160DRYH
2021-09-18 12:00:04FORECAST20213597468.8448.4358.635000.232.532.76FF36.84426.84266474.1281821195700.8366581571888893443251110DRYVH
2021-09-18 08:00:04FORECAST20213597467.8446.4557.145000.232.492.72FF35.84418.84266474.1281821195700.816302886240019344325255DRYH
2021-09-18 04:00:08FORECAST20213597467.8146.4457.125000.232.762.99FF35.81421.81266474.1281821195700.815668824534539344325255DRYH
2021-09-18 00:00:04FORECAST20213597467.9548.6858.315000.043.023.06FF35.95432.95266474.1281821195700.818616159760229344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-17 20:00:03FORECAST20213597467.5945.8156.7000.113.33.41FF35.59439.59266474.1281821195700.810977626297279344325255DRYH
2021-09-17 16:00:03FORECAST20213597467.5645.856.68000.113.453.56FF35.56439.56266474.1281821195700.810332280074699344325255DRYH
2021-09-17 12:00:04FORECAST20213597454.2239.9347.075000.663.173.83TF22.22399.22266474.1281821195700.428500782171219324335267.5DRYH
2021-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20213597443.0340.9241.975000.633.153.78TF11.03399.03266474.1281821195700.14255221059459314335260DRYH
2021-09-17 04:00:08FORECAST20213597443.0440.9742.005000.643.053.69TF11.04401.04266474.1281821195700.142731364174449314335260DRYH