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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, September 26, 2021

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DAY 361 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/27/2021 04:00:04 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 52.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.64°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.09°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.405
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: 21
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 408

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: 0.59 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.59 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.67 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.26 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 268
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 475.07 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: 76

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 67.5

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
2021-09-27 04:00:04OBSERVATION20213617652.5399843.6400648.0900200.590000000000030.590000000000033.674.26TF20.53998407.53998268475.06528244366 00.4053617595414493 24335267.5WETMH
2021-09-27 00:00:01FORECAST20213617649.3649.3649.3600.03650.03653.673.7065FF17.36404.36269475.5311686260100.30076948710689324315222.5DRYL
2021-09-26 12:00:01FORECAST20213617658.0347.652.81500.37960.37963.674.0496TF26.03413.03269475.5311686260100.598145893135519334325250WETMH
2021-09-26 08:00:02FORECAST20213617657.3545.8151.5801.17271.17273.674.8427TF25.35412.35269475.5311686260100.5746013205738493343452100WETMH
2021-09-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213617657.7446.2551.99501.23621.23623.674.9062TF25.74412.74269475.5311686260100.5881430626554793343452100WETMH
2021-09-26 00:00:02FORECAST20213617656.4245.0350.72500.6890.6893.674.359TF24.42397.42268475.0652824436600.541981666251459334235267.5WETMH
2021-09-25 20:00:02FORECAST20213617657.2644.9351.09500.57690.57693.674.2469TF25.26412.26268475.0652824436600.571463149910139334335275WETMH
2021-09-25 16:00:01FORECAST20213617656.3946.8451.61500.58480.58483.674.2548TF24.39411.39268475.0652824436600.540923478449249334335275WETMH
2021-09-25 12:00:02FORECAST20213617656.5646.7251.6400.62280.62283.674.2928TF24.56411.56268475.0652824436600.546915822670159334335275WETMH
2021-09-25 08:00:03FORECAST20213617651.4246.6149.01500.53380.53383.674.2038TF19.42406.42268475.0652824436600.367283888517899324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-25 04:00:07FORECAST20213617656.2846.3551.31500.5370.5373.674.207TF24.28408.28268475.0652824436600.537041031852449334335275WETMH
2021-09-25 00:00:02FORECAST20213617653.7946.5950.1900.62940.62943.674.2994TF21.79396.79268475.0652824436600.448927981294219324235260WETMH
2021-09-24 20:00:02FORECAST20213617653.7346.5650.14500.78940.78943.674.4594TF21.73409.73268475.0652824436600.446818300377719324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-24 16:00:02FORECAST20213617650.9446.2448.5900.92530.92533.674.5953TF18.94407.94268475.0652824436600.351332060196679324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-24 12:00:03FORECAST20213617651.0346.4748.7500.9340.9343.674.604TF19.03408.03268475.0652824436600.354304152487949324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-24 08:00:03FORECAST20213617654.2744.949.58500.77490.77493.674.4449TF22.27411.27268475.0652824436600.465852466271529324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-24 04:00:06FORECAST20213617654.844650.4200.76920.76923.674.4392TF22.84412.84268475.0652824436600.48602831448849324335267.5WETMH
2021-09-24 00:00:03FORECAST20213617656.6946.451.54500.79930.79933.674.4693TF24.69408.69268475.0652824436600.551491079286199334335275WETMH
2021-09-23 20:00:03FORECAST20213617657.7747.5752.6700.63170.63173.684.3117TF25.77417.77268475.0652824436600.589180617193449334335275WETMH
2021-09-23 16:00:02FORECAST20213617657.7445.5451.6400.38080.38083.684.0608TF25.74417.74268475.0652824436600.588143062655479334325250WETMH
2021-09-23 12:00:03FORECAST20213617654.2447.0650.6500.22660.22663.683.9066TF22.24412.24268475.0652824436600.464792551887249324325245DRYM
2021-09-23 08:00:03FORECAST20213617654.0545.6149.8300.21270.21273.673.8827TF22.05414.05268475.0652824436600.458085868841939324325245DRYM
2021-09-23 04:00:06FORECAST20213617658.4846.5452.5100.12760.12763.673.7976TF26.48418.48268475.0652824436600.61353883100979334325250DRYMH
2021-09-23 00:00:03FORECAST20213617659.7346.653.16500.01860.01863.63.6186FF27.73411.73268475.0652824436600.655302624191059334315225DRYL
2021-09-22 20:00:02FORECAST20213617661.0346.2953.6600.04350.04353.643.6835FF29.03419.03268475.0652824436600.696809689837989334315225DRYL
2021-09-22 16:00:03FORECAST20213617661.0446.2753.65500.04350.04353.643.6835FF29.04418.04268475.0652824436600.697120199151299334315225DRYL
2021-09-22 12:00:04FORECAST20213617661.1946.1153.6500.04240.04243.643.6824FF29.19417.19268475.0652824436600.701760661306789344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-22 08:00:04FORECAST20213617657.5745.4751.5200.03460.03463.653.6846FF25.57412.57268475.0652824436600.582252148758819334315225DRYL
2021-09-22 04:00:09FORECAST20213617657.5745.4651.51500.03460.03463.653.6846FF25.57414.57268475.0652824436600.582252148758819334315225DRYL
2021-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20213617658.5845.6452.1100.04660.04663.643.6866FF26.58401.58268475.0652824436600.616936291482469334315225DRYL
2021-09-21 20:00:03FORECAST20213617658.3845.5951.98500.04990.04993.673.7199TF26.38417.38268475.0652824436600.610132647087029334315225DRYL
2021-09-21 16:00:03FORECAST20213617657.9844.8251.400.01050.01053.643.6505FF25.98417.98268475.0652824436600.596425650624359334315225DRYL
2021-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20213617661.3348.4954.9100.05180.05183.653.7018FF29.33419.33268475.0652824436600.706062342937189344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213617663.3749.2356.30003.643.64FF31.37420.37268475.0652824436600.765249918894829344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213617663.8948.9456.4150003.643.64FF31.89419.89268475.0652824436600.779210862875119344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-21 00:00:03FORECAST20213617659.9346.8553.3900.00750.00753.623.6275FF27.93420.93268475.0652824436600.661827665824889334315225DRYL
2021-09-20 20:00:04FORECAST20213617663.184654.590003.613.61FF31.18433.18268475.0652824436600.76002981891329344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 16:00:02FORECAST20213617663.0546.0254.5350003.633.63FF31.05430.05268475.0652824436600.75642207607189344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 12:00:04FORECAST20213617668.0248.0858.050003.623.62FF36.02439.02268475.0652824436600.872213652738989354315160DRYH
2021-09-20 08:00:04FORECAST20213617666.2546.1856.2150003.63.6FF34.25424.25268475.0652824436600.836315300732049344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 04:00:10FORECAST20213617666.2446.2256.230003.63.6FF34.24435.24268475.0652824436600.836095523682779344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-20 00:00:03FORECAST20213617662.0242.5252.2700.00030.01032.932.9403FF30.02418.02268475.0652824436600.726832790433149344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 20:00:03FORECAST20213617662.4844.253.340003.163.16FF30.48437.48268475.0652824436600.740264086279069344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20213617662.3544.1953.270003.173.17FF30.35437.35268475.0652824436600.736503069068949344315227.5DRYL
2021-09-19 12:00:05FORECAST20213617657.945.7551.8250003.193.19FF25.9433.9268475.0652824436600.593669392406999334315225DRYL
2021-09-19 08:00:03FORECAST20213617646.7445.4546.0950003.253.25FF14.74413.74268475.0652824436600.225084571582289314315220DRYL
2021-09-19 04:00:09FORECAST20213617646.7445.4346.0850003.33.3FF14.74415.74268475.0652824436600.225084571582289314315220DRYL