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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 18, 2020

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DAY 79 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/19/2020 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): 30.02°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.21°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.330
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 72

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: 0.75 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.55 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.99 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.54 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: 76 in
SWE DAY: 14
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 332.35 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.41 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: 159

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
2020-12-19 07:00:07OBSERVATION20217915930.0224.4000427.2100276.4696633333330.752.552.995.54TT-1.9872.0214332.34904394444 25.4146194995860.3298324231431793 22151212.5WETL
2020-12-19 03:00:07OBSERVATION20217915930.0224.4000427.2100276.4696633333330.752.552.995.54TT-1.9872.0214332.34904394444 25.4146194995860.3298324231431793 22151212.5WETL
2020-12-18 11:00:03FORECAST20217915934.0526.9930.5276.5239503871420.87632.67632.995.6663TT2.0576.0514332.385658006825.435463602710.512784008977969332151215WETL
2020-12-18 07:00:07FORECAST20217915934.2126.0230.11576.0430537012890.72212.52212.995.5121TT2.2176.2114332.0611400349725.2509431037910.520260143058559332151215WETL
2020-12-18 03:00:07FORECAST20217915929.6724.6627.16576.5173155715990.67382.47382.995.4638TF-2.3371.6714332.3811834068425.4329159008030.3151136511319322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 23:00:02FORECAST20217915932.5627.0329.79565.5282439717540.91732.18732.995.1773TF0.5677.5614324.8655569282221.2878694724130.443296191429449322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 19:00:02FORECAST20217915929.325.8427.5768.0467498810180.99042.26042.995.2504TF-2.774.314326.6065850085122.2245165995670.299866919925449322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 15:00:02FORECAST20217915933.0927.4430.26568.0581873341371.14832.41832.995.4083TF1.0978.0914326.6144662745522.2287885317520.467924860767449322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 10:58:10FORECAST20217915932.5927.4230.00568.9040472303351.07172.34172.995.3317TF0.5977.5914327.1966932634922.5451764062370.444685340560819322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 07:00:07FORECAST20217915932.6427.8830.2670.1025816135171.02012.62012.995.6101TT0.6479.6414328.0195360878722.9950162994270.447002091167949322151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 02:58:14FORECAST20217915932.6925.6529.1771.3317939379921.0242.9542.995.944TT0.6975.6914328.8608426377123.4582338613070.449320651641029322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 23:00:05FORECAST20217915930.9625.7928.37567.9586937946960.97733.25732.996.2473TT-1.0477.9614326.5459000699122.1916328327650.370631746085429322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 19:00:06FORECAST20217915931.8527.8129.8367.0372504535711.02233.31232.996.3023TT-0.1581.8514325.9100612122121.8481143988220.410659691498079322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 15:00:06FORECAST20217915932.628.0430.3267.1451837106231.04543.19542.996.1854TT0.682.614325.9846171623221.8882970062010.445148542141459322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 11:00:04FORECAST20217915933.0728.0830.57570.4017126216151.03193.24192.996.2319TT1.0783.0714328.2245114313123.1075677291570.466992641528629322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 07:00:07FORECAST20217915932.5128.6430.57571.0885072077681.03463.24462.996.2346TT0.5181.5114328.6945389709523.366404102790.440982498973389322151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 02:59:43FORECAST20217915937.0525.8831.46572.2123812024521.17383.35382.996.3438TT5.0584.0514329.4619278032923.7912303222260.64941128143159332151215WETL
2020-12-15 23:00:04FORECAST20217915932.7225.282971.050760706561.09753.42752.846.2675TT0.7281.7214328.6687273603923.3521630994130.45071262410119322151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 19:00:05FORECAST20217915933.9324.4829.20570.6081774072821.12783.37782.846.2178TT1.9383.9314328.3658977246823.1853175610460.50717381452629332151215WETL
2020-12-15 14:58:07FORECAST20217915930.9725.0428.00571.1470336091751.03333.43332.846.2733TT-1.0380.9714328.7345552887823.3884884536280.371074693001039322151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 10:58:17FORECAST20217915933.7425.9629.8570.9290079943971.25643.78642.846.6264TT1.7486.7414328.5854542052523.3062403081670.49828854532759322151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 07:01:05FORECAST20217915934.427.8731.13571.9437749883661.22553.87553.076.9455TT2.481.414329.2787208119223.689554198550.529128591164819332151215WETL
2020-12-15 03:00:07FORECAST20217915933.327.7230.5167.1785769439161.16734.11733.287.3973TT1.379.314326.0076797241221.9007319966540.477722809598269322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 23:00:05FORECAST20217915930.5626.7528.65563.591756571071.34484.18483.267.4448TT-1.4482.5614323.5192801838120.5731593114970.353060072398619322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 18:58:09FORECAST20217915930.2827.4628.8761.2721114943161.37033.92033.317.2303TT-1.7285.2814321.8978849761819.7233630980450.340941078801059322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 15:00:04FORECAST20217915930.2827.4628.8758.5945244754241.34783.74783.317.0578TT-1.7288.2814320.0143773133918.7510902639770.340941078801059322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 11:00:05FORECAST20217915933.628.2730.93558.0840021904581.40233.62233.36.9223TT1.691.614319.653801900318.5667721297650.491741800701899322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 07:00:07FORECAST20217915933.628.2730.93558.3575768440471.40233.32233.316.6323TT1.689.614319.8470823516318.6655006866790.491741800701899322151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 03:00:07FORECAST20217915933.1528.1930.6760.2091862217241.4863.4363.466.896TT1.1586.1514321.1517193258419.3362836743160.470722553669789322151212.5WETL
2020-12-13 22:59:43FORECAST20217915938.0428.933.4755.6431593123840.32951.75953.174.9295TF6.04100.0414317.9233890497517.6902617860280.691388536814249332151215WETL
2020-12-13 19:00:06FORECAST20217915938.0428.933.4755.9253391110410.32951.62953.24.8295TF6.04102.0414318.1239866623417.7911918334480.691388536814249332151215WETL
2020-12-13 15:00:06FORECAST20217915937.5828.8733.22557.856379828220.33671.99673.165.1567TF5.58100.5814319.4928843421518.4847016689130.67215201682419332151215WETL
2020-12-13 11:00:07FORECAST20217915932.7926.2829.53559.1921367332920.382.343.115.45TF0.7990.7914320.435869683618.9672838125630.453962888862519322151212.5WETL
2020-12-13 07:00:07FORECAST20217915932.7926.2829.53559.1521355349930.382.323.255.57TF0.7996.7914320.4076770512518.9527983393880.453962888862519322151212.5WETL
2020-12-13 02:59:45FORECAST20217915933.9127.8230.86558.6555411671160.191.123.424.54TF1.9198.9114320.0574413560918.7731424273040.506238614146569332141212WETL
2020-12-12 23:00:06FORECAST20217915934.6327.9131.2757.5917339497850.05350.81353.424.2335TF2.63104.6314319.3056760173918.389367541850.53984437444761933213129WETL
2020-12-12 19:00:06FORECAST20217915932.528.1130.30557.4901705958460.58371.29373.484.7737TF0.598.514319.2337975127218.3528054789660.440519999498549322141210WETL
2020-12-12 14:58:17FORECAST20217915932.528.1130.30567.1154883709290.58371.23373.474.7037TF0.5100.514325.9641068548821.8772402229590.440519999498549322141210WETL
2020-12-12 11:00:06FORECAST20217915936.0830.5233.365.2367108727970.39121.37123.144.5112TF4.08105.0814324.6633016666921.1799659418370.60642774583019332141212WETL
2020-12-12 07:00:07FORECAST20217915936.0830.5233.364.4948926162590.39121.37123.144.5112TF4.08109.0814324.1479787218720.9058890794450.60642774583019332141212WETL
2020-12-12 03:00:07FORECAST20217915934.5426.730.6267.2735929151960.13731.49733.064.5573TF2.54101.5414326.0732904532921.9361218024730.535654253478289332141212WETL
2020-12-11 23:00:06FORECAST20217915932.1128.2430.17574.6626277616050.28652.55653.385.9365TT0.11100.1114331.1273980307524.7228416608390.422551898202119322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 18:58:25FORECAST20217915932.1628.2830.2276.1914281303350.26742.53743.666.1974TT0.1699.1614332.1613081287925.3078444359720.424847330991669322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 15:00:06FORECAST20217915934.9126.7430.82575.656369234490.13972.35973.65.9597TT2.91100.9114331.7999105441125.1027765440960.552849968856649332151215WETL
2020-12-11 11:00:06FORECAST20217915930.727.8729.28568.0589349104570.01652.17652.74.8765TF-1.397.714326.6149814029222.2290677600820.35917683983489322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 07:00:07FORECAST20217915929.8227.8728.84569.1031726291080.01382.17382.875.0438TF-2.18101.8214327.3335745606722.6197885101690.321387583874419322151212.5WETL
2020-12-11 03:00:07FORECAST20217915925.7325.6725.766.583630842102.22.875.07TF-6.2799.7314325.5964954779521.6793968583850.17273866811419312151210WETL