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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 26, 2020

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DAY 87 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/27/2020 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): 29.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.41°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.85°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.334
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: -2

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: 0.50 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.50 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.12 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.62 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: 83 in
SWE DAY: 6
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 328.67 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 27.28 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: 167

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2020-12-27 07:00:07OBSERVATION20218716729.324.4099426.8549783.0142126086960.50.59.129.62TT-2.7-1.76328.66527251715 27.2838888098330.3338748320138992 2113126WETL
2020-12-27 03:00:07OBSERVATION20218716729.324.4099426.8549783.0142126086960.50.59.129.62TT-2.7-1.76328.66527251715 27.2838888098330.3338748320138992 2113126WETL
2020-12-26 11:00:03FORECAST20218716728.9224.1326.52579.9508949206750.2330.2339.129.353TT-3.08-2.086326.5622326150126.1089427448640.31834841283649922112124WETL
2020-12-26 06:57:34FORECAST20218716730.8623.9827.4279.7369443465160.37690.37699.129.4969TT-1.14-0.146326.4147382492326.0273138176610.40037646339091922112124WETL
2020-12-26 03:00:07FORECAST20218716730.0524.0327.0480.3725684957180.50970.50979.129.6297TT-1.95-0.956326.852693592726.2699905037890.36534556510793922113126WETL
2020-12-25 23:00:02FORECAST20218716735.124.5129.805182.470948380350.68141.35149.1210.4714TT3.10.16388.7684493035370.9389476447740.590306153916469231141210WETL
2020-12-25 19:00:02FORECAST20218716732.1624.428.28183.071768789620.65581.32589.1210.4458TT0.16-2.846389.0873581806571.2309108758120.45819321543486922114128WETL
2020-12-25 15:00:03FORECAST20218716731.2724.9328.1183.33969322270.66451.33459.1210.4545TT-0.73-3.736389.2294127011771.3612011178860.41843865412029922114128WETL
2020-12-25 10:57:34FORECAST20218716730.8424.6727.755185.529613249030.74271.41279.1210.5327TT-1.16-4.166390.386899138372.4283304146160.39950047282065922114128WETL
2020-12-25 07:00:07FORECAST20218716730.824.7527.775185.855306219060.81041.55049.1210.6704TT-1.2-2.26390.5584954687872.5873687718050.397750012448019221151210WETL
2020-12-25 03:00:07FORECAST20218716729.8924.2927.09184.41270035710.62051.47059.1210.5905TT-2.11-3.116389.7973571742971.8835832285740.35854659502289922114128WETL
2020-12-24 23:00:04FORECAST20218716734.5624.1529.355116.408335788420.51621.34629.1210.4662TT2.565.566350.5603436053140.808146192510.566358495952079231141210WETL
2020-12-24 19:00:06FORECAST20218716731.5123.8527.68116.958931390280.64911.40919.1210.5291TT-0.493.516350.9060095223941.0415918921680.4290946284329922114128WETL
2020-12-24 15:00:06FORECAST20218716731.9323.4827.705118.177744358670.68781.60789.1210.7278TT-0.070.936351.6694674378141.5595044216150.447862892998799221151210WETL
2020-12-24 11:00:06FORECAST20218716732.1324.6628.395117.301176628040.78621.59629.1210.7162TT0.131.136351.1206288174541.1868628986640.456844027630459221151210WETL
2020-12-24 07:00:07FORECAST20218716736.1924.3130.25116.905565413030.82681.58689.1210.7068TT4.195.196350.8725273209741.0189511943590.637547483956819231151212.5WETL
2020-12-24 03:00:07FORECAST2021871673224.2228.11118.231057330660.93651.72659.1210.8465TT0-16351.7028084752941.5821949121960.451003491037849221151210WETL
2020-12-23 23:00:05FORECAST20218716732.2324.7428.48583.6178379178380.62491.25499.1310.3849TT0.23-2.776329.077749144927.5167698903650.46134316742123922114128WETL
2020-12-23 18:57:46FORECAST20218716731.8725.4728.6783.40058187640.64521.20529.1310.3352TT-0.13-4.136328.9293639314327.4329003481160.44517354291206922114128WETL
2020-12-23 15:00:03FORECAST20218716733.2327.1330.1883.1102799997120.82361.29369.1310.4236TT1.23-1.776328.730960784227.3209221953490.506511802987129231141210WETL
2020-12-23 11:00:05FORECAST20218716733.2425.8229.5382.7290121088910.91381.29389.1310.4238TT1.242.246328.4701657248327.1740123176590.506964034621939231141210WETL
2020-12-23 06:57:55FORECAST20218716734.0625.7929.92583.6046889729131.12111.46119.1310.5911TT2.06-0.946329.0687707833827.5116922320430.54396331381679231141210WETL
2020-12-23 03:00:07FORECAST20218716732.6425.629.1284.1660323195151.10311.44319.1310.5731TT0.64-5.366329.4518004738827.7286508864070.47983521216266922114128WETL
2020-12-22 23:00:06FORECAST20218716733.228.130.6583.5878819298461.37361.64368.8510.4936TT1.23.26329.0572941629827.5052022526490.505155060191659231151212.5WETL
2020-12-22 19:00:06FORECAST20218716734.3728.131.23582.9419310711021.37171.73178.8510.5817TT2.374.376328.6158378011127.2560321677720.557869408480039231151212.5WETL
2020-12-22 14:57:50FORECAST20218716735.2727.5931.4381.1812298341510.96331.48338.8510.3333TT3.274.276327.4088533342226.5794533722610.5977804430479231141210WETL
2020-12-22 11:00:05FORECAST20218716733.8328.0430.93584.8647973999741.39152.20158.8511.0515TT1.831.836329.9278367577127.9992590230550.533610004735449231151212.5WETL
2020-12-22 07:00:07FORECAST20218716733.5927.0730.3385.9427468020781.39152.09158.8510.9415TT1.59-2.416330.6605387342928.417874957880.522782357224359231151212.5WETL
2020-12-22 03:00:07FORECAST20218716734.7324.9429.83589.5599301321371.89622.60628.9311.5362TT2.731.736333.1045954543229.8328242955820.573928256200199231151212.5WETL
2020-12-21 23:01:14FORECAST20218716731.5923.1927.3995.9690739600161.74992.64998.7611.4099TT-0.41-1.416337.3803619984132.3780809132820.432658536961179221151210WETL
2020-12-21 19:00:05FORECAST20218716731.5923.1927.3995.9731264536171.74992.64998.7511.3999TT-0.410.596337.3830436001932.3797055067470.432658536961179221151210WETL
2020-12-21 15:00:05FORECAST20218716733.8423.0528.44589.4941969279761.1861.7968.7310.526TT1.843.846333.0603809033529.8069713174720.534060673202989231151212.5WETL
2020-12-21 11:00:04FORECAST20218716731.6426.1428.8989.8024368454560.50891.26898.7410.0089TT-0.36-4.366333.2676504755829.9282471344670.43488878379806922114128WETL
2020-12-21 07:00:07FORECAST20218716731.6426.1428.8988.8452831168650.50891.15899.110.2589TT-0.36-4.366332.6235014210429.5520291550750.43488878379806922114128WETL
2020-12-21 03:00:10FORECAST20218716732.1824.2428.2189.5661938027910.44441.13449.7110.8444TT0.18-0.826333.1088082424729.8352880764610.45909294261082922114128WETL
2020-12-20 22:57:46FORECAST20218716733.6526.3429.99591.3797944411920.72972.01979.7511.7697TT1.651.656334.3257757871930.5506206678260.52549116064289231151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 19:00:06FORECAST20218716733.6526.3429.99591.1586761125750.72972.01979.6711.6897TT1.65-2.356334.1777002349830.4631967397660.52549116064289231151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 15:00:05FORECAST20218716735.0826.0330.55593.3179167167530.64791.93799.9111.8479TT3.08-1.926335.6201185093131.3193702675190.589424608021749231151212.5WETL
2020-12-20 11:00:05FORECAST20218716733.9526.0429.99592.9975359518350.4910.9619.7710.731TT1.95-9.056335.4065968928631.1919870530260.53901501757095923113127.5WETL
2020-12-20 07:00:07FORECAST20218716733.9526.0429.99592.5321711199270.4910.9619.7610.721TT1.952.956335.0961392404231.0071732978210.53901501757095923113127.5WETL
2020-12-20 03:00:07FORECAST20218716734.5225.9930.25592.1244119164780.47150.871510.0910.9615TT2.524.526334.8238100779330.8454465990640.56457372599094923113127.5WETL
2020-12-19 23:00:06FORECAST20218716734.4126.830.60584.3751376369230.26280.692811.1411.8328TT2.4113.416329.5943428392127.809568041410.55965892952794923113127.5WETL
2020-12-19 19:00:05FORECAST20218716734.4126.830.60583.3751828981010.23140.661410.9911.6514TT2.4112.416328.9120111601527.423099087860.55965892952794923113127.5WETL
2020-12-19 15:00:06FORECAST20218716730.4725.8128.1483.062454784770.1630.53310.7811.313TT-1.5311.476328.6982612075627.3024844593850.38339021945383922113126WETL
2020-12-19 11:00:06FORECAST20218716732.7126.6429.67587.0607825503370.6081.18810.1811.368TT0.7113.716331.4183716823428.8535427902230.48299784142805922114128WETL
2020-12-19 07:00:07FORECAST20218716732.7130.5131.6186.9549735745170.44681.02689.8810.9068TT0.7114.716331.3467438412728.812247354720.48299784142805922114128WETL
2020-12-19 03:00:07FORECAST20218716729.2728.2228.74589.3020829412470.17250.982510.3211.3025TT-2.738.276332.9311157037129.7314421082940.33263822504433922113126WETL