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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 24, 2020

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DAY 85 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/25/2020 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): 43.78°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.71°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.910
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 20

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): 0.29 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.38 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.67 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: 80 in
SWE DAY: 8
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 389.55 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 26.00 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: 165

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2020-12-25 07:00:07OBSERVATION20218516543.7799236.7100640.24499180.9478008333300.299.389.67TT11.7799219.779928389.54730809477 70.4877287202940.9097105000467488 5112127WETL
2020-12-25 03:00:07OBSERVATION20218516543.7799236.7100640.24499180.9478008333300.299.389.67TT11.7799219.779928389.54730809477 70.4877287202940.9097105000467488 5112127WETL
2020-12-24 11:00:04FORECAST20218516546.2635.5940.925112.376854666670.01020.30029.389.6802TT14.2622.268349.9065136357439.3213934297640.94996740882912885112127WETL
2020-12-24 07:00:07FORECAST20218516545.2635.4940.375112.314156833330.01140.30149.389.6814TT13.2621.268349.8670169089939.2950190079260.93590438125991885112127WETL
2020-12-24 03:00:07FORECAST20218516544.7535.3940.07112.241942166670.00810.29819.389.6781TT12.7520.758349.8215172234639.2646465048510.92764023316274885112127WETL
2020-12-23 23:00:03FORECAST20218516544.9934.1339.5679.090620.00180.30189.389.6818TT12.9917.998328.0275291545925.9439006579040.93162530789824885112127WETL
2020-12-23 18:57:44FORECAST20218516545.0433.8539.44579.2193053333330.00020.30029.389.6802TT13.0418.048328.1157254571725.993099839660.93243387905602885112127WETL
2020-12-23 15:00:02FORECAST20218516544.9835.8440.4179.0790306666670.00020.30029.389.6802TT12.9817.988328.0195848269225.9394708077960.93146270442465885112127WETL
2020-12-23 11:00:03FORECAST20218516545.2235.4140.31578.71719200.39.389.68TT13.2218.228327.771431758625.8012467258560.9352838692695885112127WETL
2020-12-23 06:57:55FORECAST20218516545.135.8540.47578.71591141545800.39.389.68TT13.114.18327.770553114125.8007578235250.93339442184463885112127WETL
2020-12-23 03:00:07FORECAST20218516545.236.5440.8778.64002703456600.39.389.68TT13.214.28327.7184816371425.7717902556710.93497187483852885112127WETL
2020-12-22 23:00:06FORECAST20218516545.5136.1940.8576.6493388299420.00060.02069.389.4006TT13.5121.518326.3488901988925.014426661630.93967869180546885111123.5WETL
2020-12-22 19:00:05FORECAST20218516545.3634.4439.976.71348485467200.029.389.4TT13.3621.368326.393130662225.0387544857240.93743549280105885111123.5WETL
2020-12-22 14:57:50FORECAST20218516544.9335.540.21576.72604846796700.029.389.4TT12.9319.938326.4017947365325.0435199229870.93064522465348885111123.5WETL
2020-12-22 11:00:05FORECAST20218516544.7636.6840.7276.77162458876200.029.389.4TT12.7619.768326.433222458325.0608088078690.92780974371977885111123.5WETL
2020-12-22 07:00:07FORECAST20218516543.3134.7139.0177.16050813150700.029.389.4TT11.3117.318326.7012352337625.2084333178280.89992556399109885111123.5WETL
2020-12-22 03:00:07FORECAST20218516543.5534.8239.18577.42509425888800.19.389.48TT11.5518.558326.8834327986125.3089805961010.90501529052776885112127WETL
2020-12-21 23:01:12FORECAST20218516543.9934.1539.0780.8267172879790.00080.17089.149.3108TT11.9921.998329.2149622825726.6093646833860.91384832031917885112127WETL
2020-12-21 19:00:05FORECAST20218516544.2933.0538.6780.5705106312380.00120.16129.149.3012TT12.2923.298329.0400545829626.5109252158790.91950982155744885112127WETL
2020-12-21 15:00:05FORECAST20218516544.533.0338.76580.6570565035660.00020.14029.149.2802TT12.522.58329.099150632326.5441687878250.92330300833831885112127WETL
2020-12-21 11:00:03FORECAST20218516538.6534.336.47584.4130707038630.00070.15079.149.2907TT6.6518.658331.6513910456627.9957123213720.76054965560345884112126WETL
2020-12-21 07:00:07FORECAST20218516538.3233.5735.94584.1838867487610.00160.14169.519.6516TT6.3218.328331.4963553553227.9066516368590.74777863115307884112126WETL
2020-12-21 03:00:10FORECAST20218516542.3132.5737.4484.8953943326880.0010.14110.1210.261TT10.3121.318331.9773730322128.1833499930990.87658299747908885112127WETL
2020-12-20 22:57:46FORECAST20218516541.4434.2837.8686.4446456376290.00040.170410.1310.3004TT9.4422.448333.0217485056328.7879470391930.85338459453187885112127WETL
2020-12-20 19:00:05FORECAST20218516541.4434.2837.8686.0947721086750.00040.170410.0510.2204TT9.4418.448332.7862522038228.6511565443880.85338459453187885112127WETL
2020-12-20 15:00:04FORECAST20218516541.3833.0737.22586.6370595378180.00040.110410.3510.4604TT9.3819.388333.1511711705128.8632378517930.85168363314596885112127WETL
2020-12-20 11:00:05FORECAST20218516540.8632.8536.85587.7642996380060.00160.121610.210.3216TT8.8611.868333.9081131797529.3052116966690.83639211837997884112126WETL
2020-12-20 07:00:07FORECAST20218516540.8632.8536.85587.1265499357390.00160.111610.210.3116TT8.8623.868333.4801303340629.0549732281270.83639211837997884112126WETL
2020-12-20 03:00:07FORECAST20218516540.8932.7236.80586.7516305641010.00160.131610.5110.6416TT8.8924.898333.2282046255628.9080901012160.83730113666041884112126WETL
2020-12-19 23:00:06FORECAST20218516541.7833.5937.68580.3972335398320.00160.191611.511.6916TT9.7831.788328.9216968747326.4443944799550.86277616956606885112127WETL
2020-12-19 19:00:05FORECAST20218516541.7833.5937.68579.501753918790.00160.181611.3611.5416TT9.7830.788328.3092045203326.1011575870490.86277616956606885112127WETL
2020-12-19 15:00:06FORECAST20218516541.7433.5937.66579.8983783838910.00160.201611.1311.3316TT9.7433.748328.5806605762526.253061948350.86169304887518885112127WETL
2020-12-19 11:00:06FORECAST20218516542.0833.6837.8880.1138059120970.00030.150310.5810.7303TT10.0833.088328.7279880157826.335650229770.87071534715406885112127WETL
2020-12-19 07:00:07FORECAST20218516542.0833.6837.8881.2424885719080.00030.230310.210.4303TT10.0834.088329.4985597770426.7692829771470.87071534715406885112127WETL
2020-12-19 03:00:07FORECAST20218516542.6132.3137.4683.041538181420.00030.280310.5910.8703TT10.6131.618330.7222452455327.4636839560020.88395329861971885112127WETL
2020-12-18 23:00:06FORECAST20218516541.4831.5336.50581.8016420667080.00170.481710.8111.2917TT9.4837.488329.8794863199826.9846836650970.85451128772396885112127WETL
2020-12-18 19:00:05FORECAST20218516541.4831.5336.50581.8555116783480.00170.471711.8912.3617TT9.4841.488329.9161567400427.005455820910.85451128772396885112127WETL
2020-12-18 15:00:05FORECAST20218516541.4330.5635.99581.9189035835670.00210.692111.3912.0821TT9.4334.438329.9593028025927.0299043127860.853102011277828851131210.5WETL
2020-12-18 11:00:06FORECAST20218516541.3230.7336.02589.8934451986810.00020.570212.5513.1202TT9.3239.328335.3319356433130.144142980120.849969558229838851131210.5WETL
2020-12-18 07:00:07FORECAST20218516541.3230.7336.02588.6271278587250.00020.570212.5513.1202TT9.3241.328334.4860399719429.6445370315520.849969558229838851131210.5WETL
2020-12-18 03:00:07FORECAST20218516541.5630.2935.92587.4290566611420.00020.410212.1512.5602TT9.5633.568333.6832238227129.1736094824680.85674721276037885112127WETL
2020-12-17 23:00:06FORECAST20218516540.3929.4134.976.1139928999050.00110.511113.9114.4211TT8.3933.398325.979389631524.8115929479270.82172281195891884113129WETL
2020-12-17 19:00:06FORECAST20218516541.8931.6936.7988.2981411098720.00110.431113.8114.2411TT9.8931.898334.2658323352329.5150516317450.86572490473202885112127WETL
2020-12-17 15:00:06FORECAST20218516540.3929.4134.990.9412104441340.00040.510415.5916.1004TT8.3935.398336.0297852482630.558955415760.82172281195891884113129WETL
2020-12-17 10:58:10FORECAST20218516532.2329.9731.183.40427471227700.1812.2712.45TT0.2316.238330.9682963134327.604170706780.46779792877406882112124WETL
2020-12-17 07:00:07FORECAST20218516532.2330.0231.12580.49982077449200.1812.4212.6TT0.2322.238328.991775844426.4837789917560.46779792877406882112124WETL
2020-12-17 02:58:14FORECAST20218516533.7932.7933.2981.11867109975500.0311.8111.84TT1.7919.798329.4141352209926.7216368906010.54414263396496883111122.5WETL