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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 21, 2020

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DAY 82 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/22/2020 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): 38.03°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.65°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.84°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.737
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 47

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: 1.45 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.09 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.47 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.56 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: 78 in
SWE DAY: 11
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 330.38 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.78 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: 162

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2020-12-22 07:00:07OBSERVATION20218216238.0321.6529.8478.0444633333331.454.095.479.56TT6.0347.0311330.37667597643 25.7840703744310.7365436218996890 41151215WETL
2020-12-22 03:00:07OBSERVATION20218216238.0321.6529.8478.0444633333331.454.095.479.56TT6.0347.0311330.37667597643 25.7840703744310.7365436218996890 41151215WETL
2020-12-21 11:00:01FORECAST20218216240.117.5728.83584.5967993743891.20643.84645.479.3164TT8.149.111334.7922032959128.3223488543340.804491533594419041151215WETL
2020-12-21 07:00:07FORECAST20218216238.5919.4329.0184.364534692541.58444.22445.479.6944TT6.5947.5911334.6369364527128.231489434770.756034204246459041151215WETL
2020-12-21 03:00:10FORECAST20218216237.6419.3528.49585.1115006475452.1854.8255.4710.295TT5.6446.6411335.1359502212528.5239236442720.722515752892359041151215WETL
2020-12-20 22:57:45FORECAST20218216236.8319.8628.34586.2967564837432.70024.84025.4710.3102TT4.8347.8311335.9258249099228.9893091088520.6922665911919031151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 19:00:03FORECAST20218216236.4820.6828.5885.8813494114622.62144.76145.4710.2314TT4.4847.4811335.6492611799628.8260114790960.678762788019149031151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 15:00:02FORECAST20218216236.1920.128.14586.7048064987732.91975.05975.4710.5297TT4.1947.1911336.197206607129.1499137442960.667391133286089031151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 11:00:03FORECAST20218216238.2120.0529.1387.538385083082.77494.91495.4710.3849TT6.2149.2111336.7507210289829.478614294440.742893866663389041151215WETL
2020-12-20 07:00:07FORECAST20218216238.2420.829.5287.0587960374392.6634.9135.4710.383TT6.2452.2411336.4324065829729.2894002650910.743944459215789041151215WETL
2020-12-20 03:00:07FORECAST20218216237.7621.4629.6186.6529012369722.60255.22255.4710.6925TT5.7651.7611336.162701602529.1294733815150.726870596575999041151215WETL
2020-12-19 23:00:06FORECAST20218216237.7222.5730.14580.226719463822.36456.21455.4711.6845TT5.7259.7211331.8554370665826.6236730520830.725422747586849041151215WETL
2020-12-19 19:00:03FORECAST20218216235.9221.8728.89579.4082589916612.36456.07455.4711.5445TT3.9258.9211331.3017844998626.3080979079650.656663258784179031151212.5WETL
2020-12-19 15:00:06FORECAST20218216236.9722.3629.66579.7170418122712.15565.83565.4711.3056TT4.9757.9711331.5107977340726.4270601241860.697597421175269031151212.5WETL
2020-12-19 11:00:05FORECAST20218216236.572229.28580.0548277454962.08255.29255.4710.7625TT4.5758.5711331.7392553286926.5573289417580.682258770116739031151212.5WETL
2020-12-19 07:00:07FORECAST20218216237.719.8728.78580.7888145144861.78994.90995.4710.3799TT5.759.711332.2350035679726.8408720784730.724697407704769041151215WETL
2020-12-19 03:00:07FORECAST20218216236.5121.2828.89582.0467164502652.02925.29925.4710.7692TT4.5153.5111333.0824674970927.3283227652880.679929895061839031151212.5WETL
2020-12-18 23:00:05FORECAST20218216236.8321.9529.3979.9690412143292.02765.38765.610.9876TT4.8360.8311331.6812531718326.5242318049180.6922665911919031151212.5WETL
2020-12-18 19:00:05FORECAST20218216237.9221.2129.56580.1776103058542.68676.46675.612.0667TT5.9264.9211331.822249326626.604714997320.732623932448029041151215WETL
2020-12-18 15:00:05FORECAST20218216237.0422.9529.99578.4835598068942.2855.9655.611.565TT5.0459.0411330.6748797637925.9525417025790.700247225920119041151215WETL
2020-12-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021821624218.5330.26586.1036727545612.45337.13335.612.7333TT106511335.7973127044928.9133819249680.856431385608069051151217.5WETL
2020-12-18 07:00:07FORECAST20218216241.1318.5329.8384.7587141695182.34967.28965.4412.7296TT9.1367.1311334.9003877025328.3857262365390.83392362276439041151215WETL
2020-12-18 03:00:07FORECAST20218216239.8218.0828.9585.0688414620811.94656.93655.3912.3265TT7.8259.8211335.1074770558428.5072048384210.79597469055199041151215WETL
2020-12-17 23:00:06FORECAST20218216239.1824.6731.92573.3689831024273.41318.98315.1114.0931TT7.1866.1811327.1807042730724.0049155632510.775698062529549041151215WETL
2020-12-17 19:00:05FORECAST20218216237.726.8632.2886.7312821890073.07568.80565.1813.9856TT5.759.711336.2148050710729.1603411347410.724697407704769041151215WETL
2020-12-17 15:00:05FORECAST20218216240.5424.6332.58588.3849214791923.796710.42675.3415.7667TT8.5467.5411337.3116415849429.8132629555020.817431816989499041151215WETL
2020-12-17 10:58:10FORECAST20218216235.5519.4427.49582.0195886508070.77947.18945.2612.4494TT3.5557.5511333.0642197194527.3177902956920.641756331909979031151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 07:00:07FORECAST20218216235.5519.4427.49579.0908512575520.77947.05945.5412.5994TT3.5563.5511331.0867621821626.1859338610940.641756331909979031151212.5WETL
2020-12-17 02:58:14FORECAST20218216231.8922.9527.4281.0366558010020.32796.11795.8711.9879TT-0.1155.8911332.4021915350526.9367619829250.486179641049279021151210WETL
2020-12-16 23:00:06FORECAST20218216237.3427.7932.56580.7806683102390.92666.57666.1812.7566TT5.3461.3411332.2295065413526.8377215707910.71148261994269041151215WETL
2020-12-16 19:00:06FORECAST20218216237.3427.7932.56580.0920679032940.92666.88666.2313.1166TT5.3469.3411331.7644302830826.571699278130.71148261994269041151215WETL
2020-12-16 15:00:06FORECAST20218216238.5627.633.0877.7021300350270.62396.64396.1212.7639TT6.5678.5611330.1439561726725.6528886128070.755010131439041151215WETL
2020-12-16 11:00:05FORECAST20218216232.9326.2829.60584.5196585045441.1827.3326.1613.492TT0.9367.9311334.7406454796828.2921650435330.53124038004729031151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 07:00:07FORECAST20218216232.9326.2829.60583.0713021704181.1827.1226.1613.282TT0.9366.9311333.7707452912527.7267704377350.53124038004729031151212.5WETL
2020-12-16 02:59:43FORECAST20218216231.0722.3326.787.4513051378181.48097.31096.2713.5809TT-0.9368.0711336.6929528436529.4442381568830.450746599934699021151210WETL
2020-12-15 23:00:05FORECAST20218216235.4330.6933.0678.6934121871451.0257.7056.213.905TT3.4378.4311330.8172794910726.033140533620.636873562228839031151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 19:00:06FORECAST20218216235.4330.6933.0677.428981055111.0257.5756.1513.725TT3.4380.4311329.9581229975425.5483212545560.636873562228839031151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 14:58:07FORECAST20218216234.5728.0331.387.072625999691.19817.54816.213.7481TT2.5771.5711336.4415912824929.2948528484810.601271703184599031151212.5WETL
2020-12-15 10:58:17FORECAST20218216242.3332.5337.4375.173172310452.54978.17976.5614.7397TT10.3381.3311328.418475209924.6882586268890.864404921638799051151217.5WETL
2020-12-15 07:01:05FORECAST20218216242.3332.5337.4376.2891466265672.54978.17976.8815.0597TT10.3375.3311329.1812591443625.1129573455820.864404921638799051151217.5WETL
2020-12-15 03:00:07FORECAST20218216242.1430.6636.469.113087001472.57138.66137.3315.9913TT10.1473.1411324.2383604767522.4091140168440.859851835565739051151217.5WETL
2020-12-14 23:00:06FORECAST20218216237.6629.8733.76567.053607964110.24517.46517.3714.8351TT5.6677.6611322.8030646371521.6451101457930.723243908144189041151215WETL
2020-12-14 18:58:09FORECAST20218216237.6629.8733.76564.8685772358810.20697.41697.1614.5769TT5.6679.6611321.2720380322520.8404600128240.723243908144189041151215WETL
2020-12-14 15:00:05FORECAST20218216234.1327.5130.8260.7505569374030.24186.92186.9913.9118TT2.1378.1311318.3633873514419.3407530900780.582704203444889031151212.5WETL
2020-12-14 11:00:06FORECAST20218216231.4727.6729.5767.5353422708430.05395.58396.8512.4339TT-0.5376.4711323.1394688061121.8233346270390.467999623812659021151210WETL
2020-12-14 07:00:07FORECAST20218216231.4729.7130.5967.9445042892310.00485.53486.5612.0948TT-0.5374.4711323.4248712718221.9749425533720.467999623812659021151210WETL
2020-12-14 03:00:07FORECAST20218216234.0833.333.6963.8617907921930.00025.35026.8312.1802TT2.0869.0811320.5637293450320.4717738189980.580581709834929031151212.5WETL