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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 13, 2020

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DAY 74 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/14/2020 07:00:07 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 29.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.13°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.72°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.365
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 105

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: 0.73 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.97 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.14 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.11 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: 53 in
SWE DAY: 19
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 321.12 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 16.92 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: 154

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2020-12-14 07:00:07OBSERVATION20217415429.322.1300625.7150352.6885429166670.730000000000020.970000000000022.143.11FF-2.7105.319321.12336944191 16.9195224323850.3650085132940392 2213127.5DRYL
2020-12-14 03:00:07OBSERVATION20217415429.322.1300625.7150352.6885429166670.730000000000020.970000000000022.143.11FF-2.7105.319321.12336944191 16.9195224323850.3650085132940392 2213127.5DRYL
2020-12-13 11:00:03FORECAST20217415432.9626.1729.56553.618111782410.39560.63562.142.7756FF0.96108.9619321.7760972231617.2530267498190.53771556309717923213129DRYL
2020-12-13 07:00:07FORECAST20217415433.7126.8630.28553.5624259140060.44030.68032.142.8203FF1.71109.7119321.7370389147217.2330163106610.57330684651358923213129DRYL
2020-12-13 02:59:45FORECAST20217415433.522.6628.0853.7217172047970.67420.91422.143.0542FF1.5109.519321.8487518142217.290267627680.56338854540707923213129DRYL
2020-12-12 23:00:04FORECAST20217415434.6526.4430.54553.9961626760710.70820.95822.143.0982FF2.65115.6519322.0411177359617.3889845816540.61705278188129923213129DRYL
2020-12-12 19:00:02FORECAST20217415434.0627.2830.6754.2276925491150.77871.02872.143.1687FF2.06115.0619322.2032987559517.4723414232480.589731842897989232141212DRYL
2020-12-12 14:58:14FORECAST20217415432.6527.0129.8355.9638295854230.87491.12492.143.2649TF0.65113.6519323.416386085818.0996195160390.522899008629599232141212DRYL
2020-12-12 11:00:05FORECAST20217415433.9825.8929.93556.2316828920920.91391.16392.143.3039TF1.98114.9819323.6030667875118.1967450345040.585990311812569232141212DRYL
2020-12-12 07:00:07FORECAST20217415433.8925.7929.8456.0382321528350.93321.18322.143.3232TF1.89114.8919323.4682537899918.1265890999560.581771758289249232141212DRYL
2020-12-12 03:00:07FORECAST20217415433.9527.2830.61555.9198997767590.91821.16822.143.3082TF1.95111.9519323.385757024918.0836991220640.58458520381549232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 23:00:06FORECAST20217415433.5526.5130.0354.436196657780.92391.05392.143.1939FF1.55118.5519322.3492691927217.5474682102670.565753905253219232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 18:58:23FORECAST20217415433.8326.7830.30555.3863392074571.16521.29522.143.4352TF1.83118.8319323.0134710743217.8905336775010.578954123217749232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 15:00:05FORECAST20217415434.1327.130.61554.9935779502341.06991.18992.143.3299TF2.13119.1319322.7391037028817.7485780570730.592999009351589232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 11:00:04FORECAST20217415433.8327.1430.48554.9869948588710.89241.01242.143.1524FF1.83118.8319322.7345026847417.7462004399060.578954123217749232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 07:00:07FORECAST20217415434.4925.8930.1955.7659563290931.03431.16432.143.3043TF2.49120.4919323.2783964771518.0279289400840.609694861550869232141212DRYL
2020-12-11 03:00:07FORECAST20217415434.4527.1930.8255.1808094746820.86151.10152.143.2415TF2.45117.4519322.869930328917.8162241105830.607849112418539232141212DRYL
2020-12-10 22:58:31FORECAST20217415434.4726.1230.29556.7807168703561.00881.38882.193.5788TF2.47124.4719323.9853199653118.3961187231020.608772293093639232141212DRYL
2020-12-10 19:00:02FORECAST20217415435.2928.1531.7256.9207741287170.94541.49542.193.6854TF3.29127.2919324.082746532118.4470408143680.646040403491389232141212DRYL
2020-12-10 15:00:06FORECAST20217415435.427.4431.4258.0217190095861.02121.69122.193.8812TF3.4127.419324.847379490918.8482033738220.650943840051099232151215DRYL
2020-12-10 11:00:06FORECAST20217415431.127.2929.19560.1530133850451.19491.97492.194.1649TF-0.9122.119326.3215526878119.6292247266590.44875175064249222151212.5WETL
2020-12-10 07:00:07FORECAST20217415434.0627.6430.8560.3589574336531.2552.2252.184.405TF2.06125.0619326.4635776490819.7050011869590.589731842897989232151215WETL
2020-12-10 03:00:08FORECAST20217415432.5428.4230.4861.4948206543811.4842.3942.154.544TF0.54122.5419327.2455682572520.123907529920.517632834467889232151215WETL
2020-12-09 22:58:25FORECAST20217415434.6828.4731.57562.4640346609251.34382.34382.124.4638TF2.68123.6819327.9110468304820.4826469949190.618427792298659232151215WETL
2020-12-09 18:58:36FORECAST20217415434.6928.531.59561.1136012566831.27451.94452.094.0345TF2.69125.6919326.9833673861319.9831311320030.618885798264029232151215WETL
2020-12-09 15:00:05FORECAST20217415431.6928.2529.9763.8404791775581.67352.32352.14.4235TF-0.31123.6919328.8533257154520.9941538928080.476905447212889222151212.5WETL
2020-12-09 11:00:05FORECAST20217415430.9727.7729.3760.4625770153120.96011.73012.043.7701TF-1.03118.9719326.5350086150519.7431481065830.442577954292519222151212.5DRYL
2020-12-09 07:00:07FORECAST20217415431.0327.8129.4260.1352256542280.96011.74012.043.7801TF-0.97125.0319326.3092822692619.6226823223310.445425759270599222151212.5DRYL
2020-12-09 03:00:07FORECAST20217415434.927.3131.10559.3928405874860.95051.63052.083.7105TF2.9128.919325.796671888719.3499897974190.628464561872079232151215DRYL
2020-12-08 22:58:36FORECAST20217415435.6726.1430.90560.2252339617470.47150.95152.43.3515TF3.67132.6719326.3713665410419.6557919083490.66287182628197923213129DRYL
2020-12-08 19:00:05FORECAST20217415435.7126.1830.94560.5594016849050.47150.99152.433.4215TF3.71136.7119326.6017384662219.7788058707640.664625452571889232141212DRYL
2020-12-08 15:00:06FORECAST20217415435.1226.0130.56561.6797705074270.64171.39172.453.8417TF3.12137.1219327.372684440420.1922720466840.638414775949519232141212DRYL
2020-12-08 11:00:53FORECAST20217415431.6727.9929.8364.5307883127811.00032.40032.464.8603TF-0.33128.6719329.3246548416721.2515795877670.475948391122959222151212.5WETL
2020-12-08 07:00:07FORECAST20217415431.6928.0229.85564.4176267037411.00032.32032.634.9503TF-0.31129.6919329.2474470040121.2093391342640.476905447212889222151212.5WETL
2020-12-08 03:00:07FORECAST20217415434.9128.4131.6663.2031089846271.16391.87392.734.6039TF2.91133.9119328.4174078325420.7570012196890.628918769139019232151215WETL
2020-12-07 23:00:06FORECAST20217415436.1628.9732.56560.4992055133040.93061.66062.74.3606TF4.16131.1619326.5602542584319.7566359348580.684099618136989232151215WETL
2020-12-07 19:00:06FORECAST20217415435.328.8432.0766.5801275671691.64192.30192.835.1319TF3.3130.319330.7190436459522.0193161148390.646487186871159232151215WETL
2020-12-07 15:00:06FORECAST20217415435.3428.8832.1167.5487960343281.64192.35192.855.2019TF3.34128.3419331.3756124072722.3840236532490.648272298556399232151215WETL
2020-12-07 11:00:05FORECAST20217415433.3927.7930.5967.8323135760051.55482.18482.855.0348TF1.39112.3919331.567476736422.4909890535880.558176886165269232151215WETL
2020-12-07 07:00:07FORECAST20217415433.4327.8130.6267.8555937789081.55482.18482.524.7048TF1.43113.4319331.5832249697422.4997766174470.560073249287839232151215WETL
2020-12-07 03:00:07FORECAST20217415432.7527.2830.01567.9787852122561.71382.89382.535.4238TT0.75116.7519331.6665441144322.5462887644460.527682996272599232151215WETL
2020-12-06 23:00:06FORECAST20217415436.3328.9532.6461.5657293213431.37552.50552.545.0455TF4.33125.3319327.2943108998520.1501129532750.691329334826819232151215WETL
2020-12-06 19:00:06FORECAST20217415435.1227.0931.10565.73461211330.56852.11852.424.5385TF3.12127.1219330.1446267611721.7019289814360.638414775949519232151215WETL
2020-12-06 15:00:06FORECAST20217415435.1629.1332.14567.1708235154530.55832.10832.574.6783TF3.16127.1619331.1196127496122.2415770705090.640214124060699232151215WETL
2020-12-06 11:00:06FORECAST20217415434.9733.7834.37565.7765369938910.40111.87113.175.0411TF2.97112.9719330.1731382976721.7176456456260.631640223925259232151215WETL
2020-12-06 07:00:07FORECAST20217415434.9933.9434.46566.776695404720.32911.79913.385.1791TF2.99115.9919330.8524090740522.0932305446560.632545918204849232151215WETL
2020-12-06 03:00:07FORECAST20217415433.273333.13565.122730342190.06881.08883.294.3788TF1.27122.2719329.7281632501521.4727982615650.552479962961979232141212WETL