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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, September 20, 2021

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DAY 355 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/21/2021 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 51.18°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.44°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 42.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.385
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 19
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 430

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.71 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.89 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.60 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: 262
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 472.23 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: 70

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: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 112.5

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
2021-09-21 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213557051.1800834.4400842.8100800.00999999999999092.710.893.6TF19.18008430.18008262472.23247964746 00.3850838400516292 243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213557047.2347.2347.23002.70.893.59TF15.23426.23263472.7091100534800.2587316484680792243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-20 12:00:02FORECAST20213557054.7542.7448.74500.00132.70130.893.5913TF22.75433.75263472.7091100534800.5114704582179392343552125DRYVH
2021-09-20 08:00:02FORECAST20213557050.1437.0643.600.0022.7020.893.592TF18.14429.14263472.7091100534800.3498769039409492243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-20 04:00:07FORECAST20213557055.437.5846.4900.00492.70490.893.5949TF23.4434.4263472.7091100534800.5347384353082992343552125DRYVH
2021-09-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213557055.1836.4645.8200.01062.01060.892.9006TF23.18432.18262472.2324796474600.526872419902292343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 20:00:01FORECAST20213557054.9936.2345.6100.01422.26420.893.1542TF22.99439.99262472.2324796474600.5200704865622692343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 16:00:01FORECAST20213557055.1136.9346.0200.01332.26330.893.1533TF23.11440.11262472.2324796474600.5243672502374592343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 12:00:03FORECAST20213557054.8637.3546.10500.02682.27680.893.1668TF22.86439.86262472.2324796474600.5154130417104392343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 08:00:02FORECAST20213557054.937.4646.1800.03652.31650.893.2065TF22.9439.9262472.2324796474600.5168463552216392343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 04:00:08FORECAST20213557054.7837.3946.08500.03732.35730.893.2473TF22.78439.78262472.2324796474600.5125458356628292343552125DRYVH
2021-09-19 00:00:03FORECAST20213557054.6437.4546.04500.05740.68740.891.5774FF22.64428.64262472.2324796474600.507526753514269234335275DRYVH
2021-09-18 20:00:03FORECAST20213557054.8938.1446.51500.04551.46550.892.3555FF22.89435.89262472.2324796474600.5164880465286792343452100DRYVH
2021-09-18 16:00:02FORECAST20213557054.8737.8746.3700.06651.51650.892.4065FF22.87434.87262472.2324796474600.5157713894839992343552125DRYVH
2021-09-18 12:00:03FORECAST20213557054.537.5346.01500.06211.64210.892.5321FF22.5435.5262472.2324796474600.5025064794449692343552125DRYVH
2021-09-18 08:00:03FORECAST20213557054.5937.6846.13500.04251.60250.892.4925FF22.59430.59262472.2324796474600.5057338940421692343552125DRYVH
2021-09-18 04:00:07FORECAST20213557054.4437.5946.01500.04581.86580.892.7558FF22.44432.44262472.2324796474600.5003547655317692343552125DRYVH
2021-09-18 00:00:03FORECAST20213557053.7436.9545.34500.05762.68760.333.0176TF21.74430.74262472.2324796474600.475267109605892243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-17 20:00:02FORECAST20213557054.6738.2246.44500.05792.57790.723.2979TF22.67438.67262472.2324796474600.5086023985372592343552125DRYVH
2021-09-17 16:00:03FORECAST20213557054.6237.9846.300.04822.72820.723.4482TF22.62438.62262472.2324796474600.5068096259422392343552125DRYVH
2021-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20213557052.8936.7644.82500.0412.4510.723.171TF20.89433.89262472.2324796474600.4449443258188892243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-17 08:00:02FORECAST20213557052.9237.9245.4200.05692.42690.723.1469TF20.92439.92262472.2324796474600.4460101276862792243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-17 04:00:07FORECAST20213557054.737.946.300.07042.48040.573.0504TF22.7441.7262472.2324796474600.5096779810075192343552125DRYVH
2021-09-17 00:00:04FORECAST20213557053.7338.8846.30500.08982.21980.562.7798TF21.73431.73262472.2324796474600.4749091873092692243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 20:00:02FORECAST20213557049.7537.8943.8200.06152.55150.833.3815TF17.75438.75262472.2324796474600.3369826966599292243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 16:00:03FORECAST20213557053.5338.1345.8300.03462.60461.13.7046TF21.53438.53262472.2324796474600.4677553762879992243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 12:00:03FORECAST20213557053.2738.3445.80500.02382.61381.063.6738TF21.27438.27262472.2324796474600.4584713105513492243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 08:00:03FORECAST20213557048.7838.9443.8600.02932.55930.893.4493TF16.78429.78262472.2324796474600.3057574895187292243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 04:00:09FORECAST20213557051.3739.5545.4600.04042.41040.893.3004TF19.37436.37262472.2324796474600.3916262508388192243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-16 00:00:04FORECAST20213557050.5837.2543.91500.05012.48010.893.3701TF18.58424.58262472.2324796474600.3646340911018892243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 20:00:02FORECAST20213557050.5737.8944.2300.04062.32060.983.3006TF18.57440.57262472.2324796474600.3642963655345292243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 16:00:04FORECAST20213557051.2838.9545.11500.04321.90321.012.9132TF19.28442.28262472.2324796474600.3885219627707592243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 12:00:04FORECAST20213557052.835.7144.25500.00391.71391.172.8839FF20.8438.8262472.2324796474600.441749337520992243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 08:00:04FORECAST20213557052.8635.6444.2500.00392.08391.33.3839TF20.86436.86262472.2324796474600.4438789217735192243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 04:00:10FORECAST20213557051.9935.2643.62500.02411.79411.563.3541TF19.99436.99262472.2324796474600.4131890916926792243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-15 00:00:04FORECAST20213557048.1836.9142.54500.3291.7891.363.149TF16.18424.18262472.2324796474600.287108436347692243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-14 20:00:02FORECAST20213557050.0137.0443.52500.2731.7331.623.353TF18.01445.01262472.2324796474600.3455586779495592243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-14 16:00:05FORECAST20213557049.913743.45500.2731.7731.533.303TF17.91443.91262472.2324796474600.3422505447525192243552112.5DRYVH
2021-09-14 12:00:05FORECAST20213557048.6338.0943.3600.19731.27731.562.8373FF16.63439.63262472.2324796474600.301045141717799224345290DRYVH
2021-09-14 08:00:04FORECAST20213557050.3836.8743.62500.19311.12311.622.7431FF18.38439.38262472.2324796474600.357899855658339224345290DRYVH
2021-09-14 04:00:06FORECAST20213557050.2536.7843.51500.19311.20311.542.7431FF18.25438.25262472.2324796474600.353546034349819224345290DRYVH
2021-09-14 00:00:04FORECAST20213557049.9536.4243.18500.20981.43981.52.9398FF17.95440.95262472.2324796474600.343572363984759224345290DRYVH
2021-09-13 20:00:03FORECAST20213557051.537.3344.41500.18341.25341.42.6534FF19.5459.5262472.2324796474600.396122380139319224345290DRYVH
2021-09-13 16:00:05FORECAST20213557051.337.3244.3100.15761.41761.613.0276FF19.3455.3262472.2324796474600.389211197414999224345290DRYVH
2021-09-13 12:00:04FORECAST20213557041.5436.8539.19500.210.81.882.68FF9.54442.54262472.2324796474600.123217852974529214335260DRYH
2021-09-13 08:00:03FORECAST20213557037.8536.8637.35500.14621.07621.772.8462FF5.85434.85262472.2324796474600.0679288575527839214345280DRYVH
2021-09-13 04:00:08FORECAST20213557037.8637.6637.7600.08881.01881.762.7788FF5.86440.86262472.2324796474600.0680471909617579214345280DRYVH