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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, October 3, 2021

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DAY 3 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/04/2021 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 50.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 39.35°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.84°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.500
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 85 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 18
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 366

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): 7.09 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.09 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 91
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 357.23 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: 83

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-10-04 04:00:05OBSERVATION202238350.3400239.3499444.844980007.097.09TT18.34002366.3400291357.22687332289 00.5001023547214885 34215222.5WETH
2021-10-04 00:00:02FORECAST202238343.9143.9143.910007.097.09TT11.91359.9190356.3105755784100.278702884316118524215220WETH
2021-10-03 12:00:01FORECAST202238353.8943.5148.700.00560.00567.097.0956TT21.89369.8990356.3105755784100.627146594673738534215222.5WETH
2021-10-03 08:00:02FORECAST202238355.1940.147.64500.00160.00167.097.0916TT23.19371.1990356.3105755784100.671107775616788534215222.5WETH
2021-10-03 04:00:06FORECAST202238354.3441.7248.0300.00410.00417.097.0941TT22.34370.3490356.3105755784100.642587137297758534215222.5WETH
2021-10-03 00:00:03FORECAST202238354.8640.7747.81500.00130.00137.097.0913TT22.86357.8691357.2268733228900.660141828374058534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 20:00:02FORECAST202238355.314047.65500.00030.00037.097.0903TT23.31371.3191357.2268733228900.675059796481158534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 16:00:02FORECAST202238354.5941.447.9950007.097.09TT22.59370.5991357.2268733228900.651067311514048534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 12:00:02FORECAST202238354.3441.6147.97500.00050.00057.097.0905TT22.34370.3491357.2268733228900.642587137297758534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 08:00:03FORECAST202238354.840.6947.74500.00050.00057.097.0905TT22.8370.891357.2268733228900.658133042844128534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 04:00:06FORECAST202238355.1741.9348.550007.097.09TT23.17368.1791357.2268733228900.670447227555088534215222.5WETH
2021-10-02 00:00:03FORECAST202238355.8441.9348.8850007.097.09TT23.84365.8491357.2268733228900.692275244284098534215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 20:00:03FORECAST202238355.5541.5548.5500.00320.00327.097.0932TT23.55373.5591357.2268733228900.682904703333568534215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 16:00:02FORECAST202238356.0443.0549.5450007.097.09TT24.04375.0491357.2268733228900.698665924292548534215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 12:00:03FORECAST202238355.5943.2849.4350007.097.09TT23.59374.5991357.2268733228900.684204362618188534215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 10:03:08FORECAST202238355.6241.6248.620007.097.09TT23.62374.6291357.2268733228900.685177617049488534215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 08:00:03FORECAST202238355.7341.5148.6200.00450.00457.097.0945TT23.73375.7391357.2268733228900.695786140596348434215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 04:00:04FORECAST202238355.124349.0600.0010.0017.097.091TT23.12375.1291357.2268733228900.675906115889368434215222.5WETH
2021-10-01 00:00:03FORECAST202238355.0442.8748.95500.00270.00276.66.6027TF23.04366.0491357.2268733228900.673259672787698434215222.5WETMH
2021-09-30 20:00:03FORECAST202238357.7743.3750.5700.00420.00426.876.8742TT25.77379.7791357.2268733228900.757954562257988444215225WETH
2021-09-30 16:00:03FORECAST202238357.342.9150.10500.03080.05086.876.9208TT25.3378.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 14:50:14FORECAST202238357.342.9250.1100.03080.05086.876.9208TT25.3378.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 14:45:45FORECAST202238357.342.9250.1100.03080.05086.876.9208TT25.3378.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 14:44:56FORECAST202238357.342.9250.1100.03080.05086.876.9208TT25.3378.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 14:43:20FORECAST202238357.342.9250.1100.03080.05087.17.1508TT25.3380.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 14:40:26FORECAST202238357.342.9250.1100.03080.05087.17.1508TT25.3380.391357.2268733228900.744266678546698444215225WETH
2021-09-30 12:00:03FORECAST202238357.6442.9850.3100.02940.04947.17.1494TT25.64381.6491357.2268733228900.754208693047258444215225WETH
2021-09-30 08:00:02FORECAST202238355.8342.0348.9300.02670.02677.277.2967TT23.83379.8391357.2268733228900.698992744613168434215222.5WETH
2021-09-30 04:00:07FORECAST202238356.6841.4949.08500.02680.02687.367.3868TT24.68376.6891357.2268733228900.725611669033548444215225WETH
2021-09-30 00:00:03FORECAST202238356.0141.5848.79500.00070.00076.946.9407TT24.01380.0191357.2268733228900.704725916949378444215225WETH
2021-09-29 20:00:02FORECAST202238356.5241.6249.0700.00070.00076.96.9007TT24.52387.5291357.2268733228900.720690827611378444215225WETH
2021-09-29 16:00:02FORECAST202238355.3242.0648.6900.00110.00116.876.8711TT23.32386.3291357.2268733228900.682483247911568434215222.5WETH
2021-09-29 12:00:03FORECAST202238358.1443.2250.6800.00020.00026.96.9002TT26.14388.1491357.2268733228900.768444622134188444215225WETH
2021-09-29 08:00:03FORECAST202238357.1844.7450.960007.027.02TT25.18386.1891357.2268733228900.740708332557098444215225WETH
2021-09-29 04:00:08FORECAST202238361.4243.9852.70006.996.99TT29.42392.4291357.2268733228900.849709847441858454215227.5WETH
2021-09-29 00:00:03FORECAST202238360.5442.751.620006.056.05TF28.54386.5491357.2268733228900.830032216854498444215225WETMH
2021-09-28 20:00:03FORECAST202238361.1342.751.9150006.256.25TF29.13389.1391357.2268733228900.84339960807568444215225WETMH
2021-09-28 16:00:04FORECAST202238361.1242.751.910006.386.38TF29.12386.1291357.2268733228900.84317895517788444215225WETMH
2021-09-28 12:00:03FORECAST202238362.3344.8453.5850006.56.5TF30.33391.3391357.2268733228900.868400973720478454215227.5WETMH
2021-09-28 08:00:04FORECAST202238362.5945.7354.160006.576.57TF30.59388.5991357.2268733228900.873434065826798454215227.5WETMH
2021-09-28 04:00:08FORECAST202238362.5745.7354.150006.816.81TT30.57387.5791357.2268733228900.873051717952278454215227.5WETH
2021-09-28 00:00:03FORECAST202238362.9642.2952.625000.046.276.31TF30.96372.9691357.2268733228900.880363552267918454215227.5WETMH
2021-09-27 20:00:04FORECAST202238362.8642.6152.735000.046.586.62TF30.86380.8691357.2268733228900.878517583580748454215227.5WETMH
2021-09-27 16:00:03FORECAST202238362.8842.652.74000.056.426.47TF30.88382.8891357.2268733228900.878888365099268454215227.5WETMH
2021-09-27 12:00:04FORECAST202238364.3145.8455.075000.26.146.34TF32.31385.3191357.2268733228900.903372448187968454225255WETMH
2021-09-27 08:00:04FORECAST202238365.0146.8155.91000.26.456.65TT33.01389.0191357.2268733228900.913942158657158454225255WETH
2021-09-27 04:00:05FORECAST202238365.4946.7956.14000.26.867.06TT33.49399.4991357.2268733228900.920675067882928454325260WETH
2021-09-27 00:00:03FORECAST202238366.1547.2656.705000.176.126.29TF34.15399.1591357.2268733228900.929273712766558454325260WETMH
2021-09-26 20:00:03FORECAST202238367.1148.0557.58000.215.816.02TF35.11417.1191357.2268733228900.940482683792238454325260WETMH
2021-09-26 16:00:04FORECAST202238367.1148.0657.585000.285.786.06TF35.11417.1191357.2268733228900.940482683792238454325260WETMH
2021-09-26 12:00:04FORECAST202238354.8446.1750.50500.01540.02545.515.5354TF22.84407.8491357.2268733228900.666605581671248434315225WETMH
2021-09-26 08:00:04FORECAST202238347.7646.1846.9700.01210.02216.296.3121TF15.76392.7691357.2268733228900.413006695923738424215220WETMH
2021-09-26 04:00:09FORECAST202238346.245.1445.67000.026.226.24TF14.2398.291357.2268733228900.358257187281218424215220WETMH