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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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DAY 77 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/17/2020 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 31.81°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.99°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.420
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 97

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: 0.97 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.74 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.74 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: 64 in
SWE DAY: 16
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 325.90 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 20.87 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: 157

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2020-12-17 07:00:07OBSERVATION20217715731.8099227.9899629.8999464.0353050.9700000000000322.744.74TF-0.1900896.8099216325.90327730359 20.8693157626350.4202438861060793 22151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 02:58:13OBSERVATION20217715731.8099227.9899629.8999464.0353050.9700000000000322.744.74TF-0.1900896.8099216325.90327730359 20.8693157626350.4202438861060793 22151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 11:00:03FORECAST20217715735.6927.1231.40562.827556071931.12612.15612.744.8961TF3.69100.6916325.0675966318620.4232026545550.618668557390369332151215WETL
2020-12-16 07:00:07FORECAST20217715735.3828.2131.79562.9108586030171.09932.12932.744.8693TF3.38100.3816325.1253187045820.4539129532850.603253654291159332151215WETL
2020-12-16 02:59:43FORECAST20217715735.9827.1631.5763.3192679184291.16892.19892.744.9389TF3.98100.9816325.408137437820.6046050372610.632921041173499332151215WETL
2020-12-15 23:00:02FORECAST20217715734.8427.3531.09561.4312369190511.24562.12562.744.8656TF2.84102.8416324.0982374384819.909755609130.576026483353829332151215WETL
2020-12-15 19:00:02FORECAST20217715735.6827.6531.66561.2600813623991.22622.10622.744.8462TF3.68103.6816323.9791803207619.8469909461730.61817408409519332151215WETL
2020-12-15 14:58:05FORECAST20217715735.3327.7731.5561.4955665464921.29132.17132.744.9113TF3.33103.3316324.1429722396619.9333557199420.60075149894739332151215WETL
2020-12-15 10:58:17FORECAST20217715735.8328.131.96563.7624252876931.32122.20122.744.9412TF3.83103.8316325.7146870897420.7683584006640.625570516209499332151215WETL
2020-12-15 07:01:05FORECAST20217715736.1128.6432.37564.8277364508381.34692.45692.745.1969TF4.11101.1116326.450195151721.1630272156190.639252446927499332151215WETL
2020-12-15 03:00:07FORECAST20217715736.1928.6432.41562.0822518591551.36242.68242.745.4224TT4.19101.1916324.5506158705520.148833075520.643129947161239332151215WETL
2020-12-14 23:00:04FORECAST20217715733.6528.4631.05558.1341542951431.32562.62562.745.3656TF1.65105.6516321.7956317411318.7073169071420.514914119070489332151215WETL
2020-12-14 18:58:08FORECAST20217715736.0329.132.56556.6866073735411.29342.64342.745.3834TF4.03108.0316320.778591143218.1838500499720.635360585053119332151215WETL
2020-12-14 15:00:03FORECAST20217715736.6729.333355.9071064709081.27232.62232.745.3623TF4.67110.6716320.2293659819117.9030972590620.666073386333249332151215WETL
2020-12-14 11:00:05FORECAST20217715735.0828.7231.955.6792415009041.11052.45052.745.1905TF3.08107.0816320.0686100823317.8211774376330.588180527702189332151215WETL
2020-12-14 07:00:07FORECAST20217715732.9527.5530.2556.7694439427440.84992.19992.744.9399TF0.95104.9516320.836892707918.2137319953450.47870713380289322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 03:00:07FORECAST20217715732.5727.6130.0956.3543260724390.67652.17652.744.9165TF0.57104.5716320.544603468718.0640751046360.459106291101329322151212.5WETL
2020-12-13 22:59:43FORECAST20217715735.129.3232.2155.2768122065820.75392.29392.414.7039TF3.1112.116319.7844738641917.6766663083710.589189726532439332151215WETL
2020-12-13 19:00:06FORECAST20217715735.8528.7532.355.667006844850.74472.31472.414.7247TF3.85113.8516320.0599760525817.8167808776810.626553293196219332151215WETL
2020-12-13 15:00:06FORECAST20217715735.7129.2932.557.3581061932750.82922.35922.414.7692TF3.71113.7116321.2508485013718.4263402830210.619656922503939332151215WETL
2020-12-13 11:00:06FORECAST20217715732.2128.7530.4857.4338450348520.81242.29242.414.7024TF0.21108.2116321.3040642215718.453727833570.440627567067919322151212.5WETL
2020-12-13 07:00:07FORECAST20217715735.8928.1832.03557.3560099843130.79142.37142.454.8214TF3.89113.8916321.2493755147918.4255823894810.628516374890079332151215WETL
2020-12-13 02:59:45FORECAST20217715735.6328.4632.04558.5164917303470.55692.07692.684.7569TF3.63113.6316322.0636367767218.846034138090.615698840485029332151215WETL
2020-12-12 23:00:06FORECAST20217715737.5928.3532.9757.7708219497850.32081.79082.734.5208TF5.59115.5916321.540707303818.5756709512550.708301164455019342151217.5WETL
2020-12-12 19:00:05FORECAST20217715737.2230.1833.757.4921930156180.2691.7292.84.529TF5.22116.2216321.3450537725118.4748318561030.691615757111769332151215WETL
2020-12-12 14:58:17FORECAST20217715737.2230.3933.80562.2972081209270.21071.57072.894.4607TF5.22118.2216324.6998208656120.2278923172930.691615757111769332151215WETL
2020-12-12 11:00:06FORECAST20217715737.7330.8634.29561.7727546027240.30071.29072.934.2207TF5.73117.7316324.3356451384420.0351062160530.714503082240959342141214WETL
2020-12-12 07:00:07FORECAST20217715737.7330.8634.29560.9583610054010.30071.27072.954.2207TF5.73121.7316323.7691752420219.7364382668240.714503082240959342141214WETL
2020-12-12 03:00:07FORECAST20217715736.928.5732.73560.1100861696960.19261.09262.944.0326TF4.9118.916323.1778912431219.4262508907650.676857336379529332141212WETL
2020-12-11 23:00:06FORECAST20217715735.8331.0133.4262.3307905649250.56051.90052.824.7205TF3.83118.8316324.7231236852120.2402490140110.625570516209499332151215WETL
2020-12-11 18:58:25FORECAST20217715735.8431.0533.44563.6187204654550.56051.93053.075.0005TF3.84117.8416325.6153185268820.7152299286310.626062007098539332151215WETL
2020-12-11 15:00:06FORECAST20217715732.1329.9831.05564.6000400455270.71412.13412.965.0941TF0.13118.1316326.2931570569121.0785510124580.436537241518059322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 11:00:06FORECAST20217715732.1129.7230.91561.6513465750980.84711.54712.784.3271TF0.11117.1116324.2512713414319.9905275068870.435515701821579322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 07:00:07FORECAST20217715732.1329.7530.9462.5617177890210.84711.56712.934.4971TF0.13122.1316324.8833100050120.3252579548970.436537241518059322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 03:00:07FORECAST20217715738.4231.5935.00563.387548058471.60192.38192.875.2519TF6.42124.4216325.4553920276120.6298193030380.74411818965959342151217.5WETL
2020-12-10 22:58:31FORECAST20217715735.7730.0532.9168.6862110677681.19642.81643.216.0264TT3.77129.7716329.0975519595122.6044639157760.622617311818039332151215WETL
2020-12-10 19:00:03FORECAST20217715735.830.0732.93568.758276224811.19642.75643.326.0764TT3.8132.816329.1467505347922.6315631917690.624094822208429332151215WETL
2020-12-10 15:00:06FORECAST20217715734.2929.7932.0469.8628047500030.72942.36943.515.8794TT2.29128.2916329.8996817666223.047717054350.547917753138259332151215WETL
2020-12-10 11:00:06FORECAST20217715736.0628.5232.2974.8546693740591.45082.95083.796.7408TT4.06120.0616333.2762960379824.9472869501340.636821693071939332151215WETL
2020-12-10 07:00:07FORECAST20217715736.5728.7832.67574.1420549630541.45082.95084.046.9908TT4.57125.5716332.7968826410824.6742447643080.661340945792699332151215WETL
2020-12-10 03:00:08FORECAST20217715734.9429.5132.22578.1937718817741.77443.80444.177.9744TT2.94125.9416335.5111637375326.2348834010810.581100160184929332151215WETL
2020-12-09 22:58:26FORECAST20217715735.726.9831.3481.6597369423080.94993.66994.097.7599TT3.7127.716337.8109791809827.5855556961420.61916283711159332151215WETL
2020-12-09 18:58:36FORECAST20217715735.7427.0331.38580.7192538579780.80023.52023.667.1802TT3.74129.7416337.1889288071827.2176387424870.621138005177149332151215WETL
2020-12-09 15:00:06FORECAST20217715735.2126.6630.93588.2074555325460.72814.07814.058.1281TT3.21125.2116342.1008017230830.1758412556370.594729602483029332151215WETL
2020-12-09 11:00:06FORECAST20217715730.527.0428.7774.7925997539430.51132.24133.45.6413TT-1.5119.516333.2345730134524.9234800435710.355255327175749322151212.5WETL
2020-12-09 07:00:07FORECAST20217715730.5628.5629.5672.1341080399480.21561.94563.415.3556TF-1.44125.5616331.4413538639423.9082264285280.35815749936319322151212.5WETL
2020-12-09 03:00:07FORECAST20217715725.925.5225.7172.1676893251160.04791.92793.345.2679TF-6.1122.916331.4640808750623.9209968110260.166537668416729312151210WETL