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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 31, 2020

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DAY 92 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/01/2021 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): 28.34°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.18°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.446
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 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: 14

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: 1.12 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.33 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.63 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.96 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: 102 in
SWE DAY: 1
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 336.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 34.14 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: 172

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
2021-01-01 07:00:07OBSERVATION20219217230.0228.3400629.18003101.571319166671.123.338.6311.96TT-1.9814.021336.13463702832 34.1416385005750.4463534860861491 21151210WETL
2021-01-01 02:57:22OBSERVATION20219217230.0228.3400629.18003101.571319166671.123.338.6311.96TT-1.9814.021336.13463702832 34.1416385005750.4463534860861491 21151210WETL
2020-12-31 11:00:02FORECAST20219217234.8429.8932.36594.5167452908430.19122.40128.6311.0312TT2.8418.841331.401888047631.32302784150.496726991952399121151210WETL
2020-12-31 07:00:07FORECAST20219217237.6628.1132.88595.240259492350.59192.80198.6311.4319TT5.6621.661331.8911888379231.6094029481480.526274739524369131151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 03:00:07FORECAST20219217237.727.6732.68596.2819995483351.03763.24768.6311.8776TT5.721.71332.5941230048832.0228272009350.526693202398159131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 23:00:02FORECAST20219217236.8627.2432.0584.7180285514941.43062.69068.6311.3206TT4.8621.861324.6858555792727.5067455832310.517900006228839131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 19:00:04FORECAST20219217236.3927.613284.7642585681841.87093.13098.6311.7609TT4.3921.391324.7179356596627.5244750599830.512975926328519131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 15:00:02FORECAST20219217237.528.3932.94584.5426789979141.31362.57368.6311.2036TT5.522.51324.5641422116827.4395220892360.524600602691519131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 11:00:05FORECAST20219217236.427.7732.08586.9454366736981.30172.56178.6311.1917TT4.421.41326.2272320962628.3639691494610.51308071725229131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 07:00:07FORECAST20219217235.228.4231.8186.4113056809521.23752.72758.6311.3575TT3.222.21325.8584054937828.1578502858310.500501441266629131151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 03:01:29FORECAST20219217235.5927.4731.5386.5592264136291.17663.00668.6311.6366TT3.5922.591325.960597398528.2148971521380.504590366781029131151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 22:57:18FORECAST20219217236.2729.4432.855112.805855486271.1683.1788.6311.808TT4.2732.271343.4987311483338.7486682256360.511718367429799131151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 19:00:05FORECAST20219217234.7427.0330.885112.30019363271.12083.02088.6311.6508TT2.7431.741343.1717730402938.5382565617020.495678571369279121151210WETL
2020-12-29 15:00:06FORECAST20219217234.7729.8632.315112.54673327661.35863.34868.6311.9786TT2.7730.771343.3312366463438.640809116360.495993094739729121151210WETL
2020-12-29 11:00:05FORECAST20219217235.1127.4831.295113.24363438131.09543.09548.6311.7254TT3.1130.111343.7814575553838.9310616864710.49955781994819131151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 07:00:07FORECAST20219217235.6228.6532.135112.867835359260.91773.16778.6311.7977TT3.6225.621343.5387781021438.7744782463530.504904885013279131151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 02:57:37FORECAST20219217236.128.9432.52113.06738990210.91683.12688.6311.7568TT4.131.11343.6676731338338.8576067949720.509936629172179131151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 22:57:30FORECAST20219217236.528.332.488.4680459519060.73293.07298.6411.7129TT4.535.51327.2758777603328.9534573926510.514128575622379131151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 19:00:06FORECAST20219217233.9230.2332.07588.209760406870.87993.13998.6411.7799TT1.9232.921327.0982778306628.8532607169430.487083303720779121151210WETL
2020-12-28 15:00:06FORECAST20219217236.0628.2932.17588.8617221383310.7842.9148.6411.554TT4.0634.061327.5463497221529.1063327164350.509517366504719131151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 10:59:33FORECAST20219217234.6826.6630.6790.8182525373470.75352.97358.6411.6135TT2.6833.681328.8865628544329.8689029214540.495049532882559121151210WETL
2020-12-28 07:00:07FORECAST20219217234.6828.8231.7589.1337610411870.6042.6348.6411.274TT2.6835.681327.7330938410429.2120832717160.495049532882559121151210WETL
2020-12-28 03:00:07FORECAST20219217235.2527.7931.5289.2138608155150.85532.81538.6411.4553TT3.2535.251327.7880546327329.2432378829930.501025674458199131151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 23:00:05FORECAST20219217233.1128.2730.6988.0312709560070.70382.32388.4810.8038TT1.1137.111326.9754784596828.7840669402540.478598727322939121151210WETL
2020-12-27 19:00:06FORECAST20219217235.2427.7731.50588.3814175467310.61.898.4710.36TT3.2436.241327.2163241188728.9198425700560.50092082793269131151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 15:00:05FORECAST20219217236.9129.9833.44586.1274737135080.57652.01658.4710.4865TT4.9139.911325.6622109641728.04846351430.518423697044129131151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 11:00:05FORECAST20219217235.7227.9731.84586.9789564148520.38631.67638.4710.1463TT3.7239.721326.2503613698128.3769159619140.505953256003079131151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 07:00:07FORECAST20219217235.7227.9731.84586.2714685210370.38631.45638.479.9263TT3.7236.721325.7617628608828.103945670010.505953256003079131141210WETL
2020-12-27 03:00:08FORECAST20219217236.1228.1632.1484.8604610420450.40321.18328.499.6732TT4.1234.121324.7846807122427.5613777446340.510146256417759131141210WETL
2020-12-26 23:00:06FORECAST20219217235.828.6332.21582.1401415502571.18221.74228.2710.0122TT3.840.81322.891025281126.5223145218970.50679192353889131151212.5WETL
2020-12-26 19:00:06FORECAST20219217235.828.6332.21582.2282047988121.18221.76228.310.0622TT3.841.81322.9525325884326.5558069899770.50679192353889131151212.5WETL
2020-12-26 14:59:35FORECAST20219217231.7827.0729.42584.2995981562711.18811.94818.3110.2581TT-0.2236.781324.3953256169127.3463955932780.464690051263739121151210WETL
2020-12-26 11:00:06FORECAST20219217236.4728.832.63584.8270310253860.97042.41048.2810.6904TT4.4735.471324.7614888934527.5485528942150.513814228024659131151212.5WETL
2020-12-26 06:57:34FORECAST20219217236.4728.832.63584.6297004623290.97042.41048.4510.8604TT4.4741.471324.6245521951127.472878614990.513814228024659131151212.5WETL
2020-12-26 03:00:07FORECAST20219217235.0228.531.7686.663549822331.01452.42458.611.0245TT3.0239.021326.0326467516228.2551465254650.498614201103449121151210WETL
2020-12-25 23:00:05FORECAST20219217234.6926.5430.615188.020106464490.80462.20469.3711.5746TT2.6935.691387.7401100784172.9029367774960.49515437181789121151210WETL
2020-12-25 19:00:05FORECAST20219217234.6926.5430.615187.757979226570.80462.20469.3711.5746TT2.6933.691387.6001383628472.7750187269450.49515437181789121151210WETL
2020-12-25 15:00:06FORECAST20219217232.5723.9828.275188.619978433251.04542.32549.3411.6654TT0.5731.571388.0600815786373.1958842181650.472947488839869121151210WETL
2020-12-25 10:57:34FORECAST20219217235.726.1930.945189.440199693031.69782.65789.3912.0478TT3.726.71388.496799012573.5969111850290.505743584862749131151212.5WETL
2020-12-25 07:00:07FORECAST20219217235.726.1930.945189.758308939781.69782.65789.5312.1878TT3.735.71388.6659279355473.7525892275580.505743584862749131151212.5WETL
2020-12-25 03:00:07FORECAST20219217236.7928.3232.555185.165696106411.43391.67399.4911.1639TT4.7936.791386.2108714130271.5130048490560.517166787397899131151212.5WETL
2020-12-24 23:00:06FORECAST20219217235.7828.1731.975116.683018445620.37380.71389.3710.0838TT3.7846.781345.991777395740.3713649438970.50658225932453913113127.5WETL
2020-12-24 19:00:06FORECAST20219217235.7828.1731.975117.191839894580.34410.68419.4310.1141TT3.7844.781346.3171349226740.5855422286070.50658225932453913113127.5WETL
2020-12-24 15:00:06FORECAST20219217233.4828.0230.75119.008431215830.23261.20269.610.8026TT1.4840.481347.4752999520941.3524903335470.48247342700877912114128WETL
2020-12-24 11:00:06FORECAST20219217227.7424.8426.29122.595296679110.48041.71049.5911.3004TT-4.2619.741349.7464672085342.87727190990.422774403122369121151210WETL
2020-12-24 07:00:07FORECAST20219217227.7425.1126.425121.194959091750.35511.58519.5711.1551TT-4.2631.741348.8622488741542.2803459809590.422774403122369121151210WETL
2020-12-24 03:00:07FORECAST20219217226.8825.8126.345121.037364462210.0831.3539.711.053TT-5.1227.881348.7625415087342.2132988473590.41394722857832912114128WETL