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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, March 18, 2024

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DAY 170 OF WATER YEAR 2024, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/18/2024 12:00:01 PM

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): 52.16°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 37.56°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.86°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.954
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:


Forecasted temperatures from DarkSky
DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 20
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 66

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.37 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.37 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)

Forecasted precipitation from DarkSky
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 142 in
SWE DAY: 77
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 421.41 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 59.66 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.

Forecasted snow from DarkSky
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: -115

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
2024-03-18 12:00:01FORECAST2024170-11552.1637.56244.861141.5715272009.379.37TT20.1666.1678421.4128599300959.6600621620230.9539945998684165111123.5WETL
2024-03-18 08:00:02FORECAST2024170-11551.76436.9544.357141.610592009.379.37TT19.76465.76478421.4303709257859.679004313580.94957914002583165111123.5WETL
2024-03-18 04:00:04FORECAST2024170-11552.19637.3144.753141.91394311667009.379.37TT20.19666.19678421.566290493259.8261345689560.95438015106451165111123.5WETL
2024-03-18 00:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.737.20244.951148.1975680010.3710.37TT20.757.777423.6975951742262.7909531722680.95951067552787175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 20:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.57437.07644.825150.49024880010.3710.37TT20.57456.57477424.7090990078263.9145779773110.95827400678518175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 16:00:01FORECAST2024170-11653.2437.70645.473150.3778760010.3710.37TT21.2457.2477424.6596586082963.85941748440.96447879773249175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 12:00:01FORECAST2024170-11652.64638.46245.554149.18143040010.3710.37TT20.64656.64677424.1323853134763.2726759200280.95898435594771175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 08:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.93438.67845.806149.11619120010.3710.37TT20.93456.93477424.1035883187763.2407117643480.96172856535896175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 04:00:05FORECAST2024170-11651.15238.19244.672149.698270516670010.3710.37TT19.15254.15277424.3603532341563.5260109549950.94210069220685175111123.5WETL
2024-03-17 00:00:01FORECAST2024170-11652.23239.39845.815156.92594480010.3710.37TT20.23249.23277427.5171792324267.0885372692790.95476310863071175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 20:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.62839.54246.085158.91781680010.3710.37TT20.62848.62877428.3770294104168.0767422811710.95880769181459175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 16:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.77239.00245.887158.96760720010.3710.37TT20.77248.77277428.3984672207368.1014792622270.96020391788535175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 12:00:02FORECAST2024170-11652.86238.98445.923157.78444560010.3710.37TT20.86248.86277427.8883098644767.5141197506860.96105691000265175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 08:00:02FORECAST2024170-11651.9838.3945.185157.9660920010.3710.37TT19.9845.9877427.9667320809267.6042321728340.95202754524676175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 04:00:05FORECAST2024170-11650.66637.5844.123157.903172250010.3710.37TT18.66642.66677427.9395718274767.5730159228640.9355644746652175111123.5WETL
2024-03-16 00:00:02FORECAST2024170-11650.57637.16643.871161.359456007.677.67TT18.57639.57677429.42511743769.291803342370.93429366667522175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 20:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.91838.08444.501163.0420568007.677.67TT18.91839.91877430.1436099638670.1314988878840.93902156636646175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 16:00:02FORECAST2024170-11651.15238.10244.627163.0248368007.677.67TT19.15240.15277430.136272340270.1228956000210.94210069220685175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 12:00:02FORECAST2024170-11649.56837.29243.43162.361424007.677.67TT17.56835.56877429.8533406525769.7916004995080.91870718810484175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 08:00:02FORECAST2024170-11650.16236.64443.403162.292052007.677.67TT18.16238.16277429.823727402269.7569747183920.92819719658396175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 04:00:04FORECAST2024170-11650.4536.82443.637162.04718338333007.677.67TT18.4538.4577429.7191571108969.6347790556790.93248211407952175111123.5WETL
2024-03-15 00:00:04FORECAST2024170-11650.73836.75243.745165.883692006.16.1TF18.73835.73877431.3500749985471.5539429852340.93656735033904175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 20:00:02FORECAST2024170-11650.95437.47244.213166.038672006.16.1TF18.95437.95477431.415624340771.6316773455810.93950341281863175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 16:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.41437.54443.979165.9411576006.16.1TF18.41436.41477431.3743832885271.5827645218840.93195752628346175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 12:00:03FORECAST2024170-11649.11835.70842.413166.1019432006.16.1TF17.11835.11877431.4423777031271.6634173153160.91091180608034175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 08:00:03FORECAST2024170-11649.9135.8742.89165.93732006.16.1TF17.9135.9177431.372760071571.5808397272670.92428005561743175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 04:00:05FORECAST2024170-11651.51237.20244.357165.31602101667006.16.1TF19.51241.51277431.1097560624971.2693494937160.94659836590433175111123.5WETL
2024-03-14 00:00:02FORECAST2024170-11650.0936.73443.412164.305336005.975.97TF18.0933.0977430.6810321035370.7631916885970.9270941620359175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 20:00:02FORECAST2024170-11650.32436.55443.439164.1709216005.975.97TF18.32434.32477430.623931698170.6959277298930.93063233920171175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 16:00:03FORECAST2024170-11648.86635.74442.305164.681716005.975.97TF16.86629.86677430.8408179161770.9516052172790.90631101495647175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 12:00:03FORECAST2024170-11651.20636.62643.916163.7585272005.975.97TF19.20637.20677430.4486212637870.4896322534270.94279366143559175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 08:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.82837.68844.258163.9135072005.975.97TF18.82835.82877430.5145253926570.5671457576540.93780386854518175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 04:00:06FORECAST2024170-11652.5237.23844.879163.43388066667005.975.97TF20.5244.5277430.3104835428770.3273122169610.95773475309684175111123.5WETL
2024-03-13 00:00:04FORECAST2024170-11653.4239.05646.238164.38106772465005.945.94TF21.4244.4277430.7131950133470.8010948793880.9660196635255175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 20:00:04FORECAST2024170-11653.38438.24645.815157.5483448005.985.98TF21.38441.38477427.7863239512867.3970272666010.96571595470106175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 16:00:03FORECAST2024170-11652.8839.05645.968157.1767864005.985.98TF20.8842.8877427.625701969267.2128336175630.96122571446102175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 12:00:04FORECAST2024170-11652.17838.10245.14161.01229253056005.985.98TF20.17839.17877429.2764915729969.1187920376440.95418770037479175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 08:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.91837.25644.087160.84237973021005.975.97TF18.91841.91877429.2037015838269.0341447517550.93902156636646175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 04:00:06FORECAST2024170-11650.30635.65442.98162.22771905669006.096.09TF18.30637.30677429.796260541269.7248670066930.93036494009668175111123.5WETL
2024-03-12 00:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.25236.46443.358168.02028062249006.316.31TF18.25235.25277432.2514824803472.6270153858360.92955799680163175111123.5WETL
2024-03-11 20:00:03FORECAST2024170-11648.79436.17642.485162.73714622313006.466.46TF16.79425.79477430.0136368679869.9791921009240.90496493583249175111123.5WETL
2024-03-11 16:00:03FORECAST2024170-11648.57834.9741.774163.07424922761006.496.49TF16.57825.57877430.1573266360770.1475830909340.90084159170796175111123.5WETL
2024-03-11 12:00:03FORECAST2024170-11644.49231.51438.003166.24193712702006.466.46TF12.49223.49277431.501556943771.7336546996460.79745018145053174111123WETL
2024-03-11 08:00:03FORECAST2024170-11645.78834.98840.388164.87368465525006.446.44TF13.78832.78877430.9222561812971.0477401765630.83557340533111174111123WETL
2024-03-11 04:00:06FORECAST2024170-11647.44435.88841.666154.16638424185006.436.43TF15.44437.44477426.3187224287565.7240159714470.87704649137734175111123.5WETL
2024-03-11 00:00:03FORECAST2024170-11646.45434.75440.604165.48128979652006.376.37TF14.45423.45477431.1797570279371.3521823271310.85322894711477175111123.5WETL
2024-03-10 20:00:04FORECAST2024170-11645.10434.62839.866155.13661018078006.256.25TF13.10427.10477426.7410422576166.2031587208590.8160689716697174111123WETL
2024-03-10 16:00:03FORECAST2024170-11649.40638.42643.916154.83012079176006.346.34TF17.40637.40677426.6077460327966.0517288489560.91596216560955175111123.5WETL
2024-03-10 12:00:03FORECAST2024170-11647.8437.54442.692159.28670562873006.466.46TF15.8435.8477428.535794249668.2600549100120.88577207681946175111123.5WETL
2024-03-10 08:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.48639.14644.816159.49134396142006.446.44TF18.48634.48677428.6238037328368.3617865112030.93300358165299175111123.5WETL
2024-03-10 04:00:05FORECAST2024170-11650.8137.5844.195159.46362045401006.456.45TF18.8139.8177428.6118832712368.348002676040.93755807580944175111123.5WETL
2024-03-09 23:00:03FORECAST2024170-11650.9939.61445.302161.04070067392006.386.38TF18.9928.9977429.2886584472669.1329463477140.93998228512019175111123.5WETL
2024-03-09 19:00:03FORECAST2024170-11651.65639.52445.59161.84754575211006.86.8TT19.65639.65677429.6338544133569.5351849088190.94831825711534175111123.5WETL
2024-03-09 15:00:03FORECAST2024170-11648.75835.92442.341162.93879302202006.776.77TT16.75830.75877430.0996033699870.0799102523530.90428659596483175111123.5WETL
2024-03-09 11:00:05FORECAST2024170-11643.3425.64634.493164.22403571252006.426.42TF11.3421.3477430.6464973644870.7225057626570.75949735356309174111123WETL
2024-03-09 07:00:06FORECAST2024170-11647.60636.19441.9163.11934793663006.486.48TF15.60629.60677430.1765405797370.1701167970020.88067076066929175111123.5WETL
2024-03-09 03:00:05FORECAST2024170-11648.27233.96241.117164.61334650514006.866.86TT16.27230.27277430.811804147270.9173727945850.89477918632975175111123.5WETL
2024-03-08 23:00:03FORECAST2024170-11642.72830.77636.752166.44793562117006.286.28TF10.72827.72877431.5885998546171.8370314834320.73786208603279174111123WETL
2024-03-08 19:00:05FORECAST2024170-11642.6234.66438.642166.74853939472006.226.22TF10.6229.6277431.7155357280971.987935016670.73394327811654174111123WETL
2024-03-08 15:00:04FORECAST2024170-11640.51434.66437.589165.68103204909006.256.25TF8.51435.51477431.2643203171.4523176749080.65213446334448173111122.5WETL
2024-03-08 11:00:04FORECAST2024170-11634.32232.7233.521170.55945081132006.656.65TF2.3226.32277433.31639355673.9062061124520.38362791244166172111122WETL
2024-03-08 07:00:07FORECAST2024170-11635.83433.00834.421168.89052341386006.436.43TF3.8349.83477432.6172303516373.0649504719420.44899655653756172111122WETL
2024-03-08 03:00:07FORECAST2024170-11635.9635.07835.519171.26524813401006.786.78TT3.965.9677433.6111824180674.2625267505130.45453320314594172111122WETL