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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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DAY 91 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/31/2020 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): 29.42°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.02°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.22°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.431
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: 13

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: 1.81 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.21 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.36 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.57 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: 94 in
SWE DAY: 2
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 332.01 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 31.18 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: 171

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2020-12-31 07:00:07OBSERVATION20219117129.4200627.0199428.2293.9187754166671.812.219.3611.57TT-2.5799413.420062332.00911909529 31.1818898925960.4310796116270592 21151210WETL
2020-12-31 03:00:07OBSERVATION20219117129.4200627.0199428.2293.9187754166671.812.219.3611.57TT-2.5799413.420062332.00911909529 31.1818898925960.4310796116270592 21151210WETL
2020-12-30 11:00:02FORECAST20219117130.4227.1428.7884.2846268009830.85991.25999.3610.6199TT-1.5814.422325.4223097965627.4280979339170.44473586772697922114128WETL
2020-12-30 07:00:07FORECAST20219117131.5726.6529.1183.8244798714271.09371.49379.3610.8537TT-0.4315.572325.1036589953727.2516451195850.46052199749392922114128WETL
2020-12-30 03:01:29FORECAST20219117132.0726.1629.11583.9449312654641.43191.83199.3611.1919TT0.0716.072325.1871073262427.2978093729170.467406481366489221151210WETL
2020-12-29 22:57:17FORECAST20219117132.5727.5930.08110.265679590211.78222.01229.3611.3722TT0.5724.572342.823151645237.8016277954150.474300728737889221151210WETL
2020-12-29 19:00:03FORECAST20219117133.9127.0830.495109.593128047391.67081.90089.3611.2608TT1.9125.912342.3870363346737.5232663147920.492809599487959221151210WETL
2020-12-29 15:00:02FORECAST20219117133.3626.7930.075109.739393337041.76311.99319.3611.3531TT1.3625.362342.4819453047837.5837609066350.485208529965259221151210WETL
2020-12-29 11:00:05FORECAST20219117132.3326.6229.475110.815726346091.77232.00239.3611.3623TT0.3324.332343.179275463738.0296606774340.470990401500199221151210WETL
2020-12-29 07:00:07FORECAST20219117132.1926.3529.27111.265708027072.01622.24629.3611.6062TT0.1919.192343.4702430867138.2164597832710.469060287773139221151210WETL
2020-12-29 02:57:37FORECAST20219117132.2726.3729.32111.33720965892.00812.20819.3611.5681TT0.2724.272343.5164469336838.2461626735340.470163123799419221151210WETL
2020-12-28 22:57:30FORECAST20219117134.1227.4430.7886.8543069504272.17792.34799.3611.7079TT2.1228.122327.194976914928.4182929576050.495712665131339221151210WETL
2020-12-28 19:00:05FORECAST20219117134.0626.930.4887.1210887642.15262.27269.3611.6326TT2.0628.062327.378351487828.521558419380.494883187911219221151210WETL
2020-12-28 15:00:06FORECAST20219117133.1727.3930.2887.0093609919491.99732.13739.3611.4973TT1.1727.172327.3015696494728.4783004268620.482583814362679221151210WETL
2020-12-28 10:59:33FORECAST20219117134.4826.4130.44588.2216595433172.11662.22669.3611.5866TT2.4828.482328.1335251536728.9484841408550.50068979219199231151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 07:00:07FORECAST20219117134.4326.7630.59588.1447298708761.99372.04379.3611.4037TT2.4330.432328.0808072650328.9185941321950.499998513380449231151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 03:00:07FORECAST20219117134.7227.1130.91587.9109187903081.91741.96749.3611.3274TT2.7228.722327.9205194126528.8277941517610.504007865072219231151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 23:00:05FORECAST20219117134.4226.5530.48586.067643495881.61241.63249.210.8324TT2.4233.422326.6535336378228.1142998798090.499860257549489231151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 19:00:06FORECAST20219117132.9726.5129.7486.3633832597891.27471.29479.210.4947TT0.9729.972326.8572117783228.2284946520370.47982177321601922114128WETL
2020-12-27 15:00:05FORECAST20219117133.4428.4530.94585.0602517963221.42351.44359.210.6435TT1.4432.442325.9585862556127.7261194220750.48631387170694922114128WETL
2020-12-27 11:00:05FORECAST20219117133.8626.9530.40585.7199567027331.27411.29419.210.4941TT1.8632.862326.4138834452627.9801839560980.49211844375456922114128WETL
2020-12-27 07:00:07FORECAST20219117133.4928.6531.0784.9943740852351.07391.07399.210.2739TT1.4930.492325.913078658527.7007781267710.48700476423374922114128WETL
2020-12-27 03:00:08FORECAST20219117136.6328.1532.3983.7113215782360.78220.78229.2210.0022TT4.6326.632325.0252400386727.208292389920.53038535873913923113127.5WETL
2020-12-26 23:00:05FORECAST20219117137.7729.3933.5879.520078592660.55940.559499.5594TT5.7733.772322.1047638443725.6137961359750.54607306532099923113127.5WETL
2020-12-26 19:00:06FORECAST20219117137.7729.3933.5879.5504014298830.58290.58299.039.6129TT5.7734.772322.1260047772725.6252529910360.54607306532099923113127.5WETL
2020-12-26 14:59:35FORECAST20219117137.062933.0379.9631379379280.75880.75889.049.7988TT5.0634.062322.4149611563125.7813120121940.53630952254445923113127.5WETL
2020-12-26 11:00:06FORECAST20219117135.4529.8332.6481.670250420871.43661.43669.0110.4466TT3.4528.452323.6068963637526.4290562639470.514097672838289231141210WETL
2020-12-26 06:57:34FORECAST20219117135.4529.8332.6481.4169821606211.43661.43669.1810.6166TT3.4534.452323.4303864629226.3327260048550.514097672838289231141210WETL
2020-12-26 03:00:07FORECAST20219117134.8827.9931.43582.4497308947231.40921.40929.3310.7392TT2.8832.882324.1494266547126.7260329973590.506219773801739231141210WETL
2020-12-25 23:00:05FORECAST20219117133.8928.731.295185.016084857981.36891.398910.111.4989TT1.8929.892386.9336089904971.588941435390.49253313448798922114128WETL
2020-12-25 19:00:05FORECAST20219117133.8928.731.295184.995072065941.36891.398910.111.4989TT1.8927.892386.9223488880371.5787278164630.49253313448798922114128WETL
2020-12-25 15:00:05FORECAST20219117136.4528.3332.39183.294562927061.2461.27610.0711.346TT4.4528.452386.0091036844570.7533699457080.527903401452919231141210WETL
2020-12-25 10:57:34FORECAST20219117133.4828.1130.795186.500677282020.95590.955910.1211.0759TT1.4820.482387.7276366928472.3114668441710.48686658254171922113126WETL
2020-12-25 07:00:07FORECAST20219117133.4828.1130.795186.736788350580.95590.955910.2611.2159TT1.4829.482387.8536439184672.4265438154030.48686658254171922113126WETL
2020-12-25 03:00:07FORECAST20219117135.6223.9429.78184.324419241540.22890.238910.2210.4589TT3.6228.622386.5626510055471.2529361470660.5164462962027923112125WETL
2020-12-24 23:00:06FORECAST20219117138.3928.0433.215116.20379754420.3170.33710.110.437TT6.3940.392346.6415611552940.2810657928950.55457646875164923112125WETL
2020-12-24 19:00:06FORECAST20219117138.3928.0433.215116.780729164660.3170.33710.1610.497TT6.3938.392347.0094872120840.5240209436810.55457646875164923112125WETL
2020-12-24 15:00:06FORECAST20219117138.3329.2633.795118.201331484680.95890.968910.3311.2989TT6.3336.332347.913151609141.1237977612260.55375459137594923113127.5WETL
2020-12-24 11:00:06FORECAST20219117136.0625.7630.91118.801686017431.05661.226610.3211.5466TT4.0621.062348.2940661802841.3779222920860.522522236955129231141210WETL
2020-12-24 07:00:07FORECAST20219117136.0625.7630.91118.355247507081.05661.226610.311.5266TT4.0633.062348.0108640403341.1889119486450.522522236955129231141210WETL
2020-12-24 03:00:07FORECAST20219117137.2925.1531.22120.266664447291.16351.273510.4311.7035TT5.2930.292349.2211352425341.9996610901160.539475043830579231141210WETL
2020-12-23 23:00:05FORECAST20219117136.0327.4631.74589.3513018366792.12852.40859.9612.3685TT4.0329.032328.9064543768529.3882198810580.522108118511229231151212.5WETL
2020-12-23 18:57:47FORECAST20219117136.0327.4631.74588.1645094571021.95642.23649.9212.1564TT4.0328.032328.0943626809728.9262785414080.522108118511229231151212.5WETL
2020-12-23 15:00:05FORECAST20219117134.832.5933.69583.5504419485481.46471.564710.0611.6247TT2.827.82324.9137112775327.1466841723810.505113839089529231151212.5WETL
2020-12-23 11:00:06FORECAST20219117132.3629.4130.88583.2205202731660.76940.909410.1611.0694TT0.3625.362324.6848526009427.0204423582660.4714040875241922113126WETL
2020-12-23 06:57:55FORECAST20219117131.1829.7130.44584.0592719497020.18710.187110.3710.5571TT-0.8225.182325.2662985601427.341648246740.45516019685915922112124WETL
2020-12-23 03:00:07FORECAST20219117131.1830.7130.94585.3799148221720.06180.061810.3510.4118TT-0.8221.182326.1792978632727.8491606683220.45516019685915922111122WETL