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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 6, 2020

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DAY 67 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/07/2020 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): 36.11°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.38°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.666
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 105

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: 0.18 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.18 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.84 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 57 in
SWE DAY: 26
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 331.27 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 18.85 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: 147

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
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
2020-12-07 07:00:07OBSERVATION20216714736.1099430.3833.2449756.914256250.180000000000010.180000000000014.664.84TF4.10994105.1099426331.2658534467 18.853749669940.6656894910617493 3312127WETL
2020-12-07 03:00:07OBSERVATION20216714736.1099430.3833.2449756.914256250.180000000000010.180000000000014.664.84TF4.10994105.1099426331.2658534467 18.853749669940.6656894910617493 3312127WETL
2020-12-06 11:00:02FORECAST20216714738.431.1934.79556.9634717522520.03260.03264.664.6926TF6.4107.426331.299182598418.8719516294880.75361979955189934311124WETL
2020-12-06 07:00:07FORECAST20216714739.3330.7835.05557.2364208787170.08240.08244.664.7424TF7.33108.3326331.4839504310518.9729549014110.78543137901473934311124WETL
2020-12-06 03:00:07FORECAST20216714737.0931.3234.20557.5612623710030.19150.19154.664.8515TF5.09106.0926331.7036789571319.0932824938780.70484992450019934312128WETL
2020-12-05 23:00:02FORECAST20216714736.2531.5433.89559.4247780232150.22670.25674.664.9167TF4.25100.2526332.9606966381319.7861154881760.6714109405476933312127WETL
2020-12-05 19:00:02FORECAST20216714739.0831.5835.3359.3537038522310.27480.30484.664.9648TF7.08103.0826332.912863253619.7596114941520.77712231640169934312128WETL
2020-12-05 15:00:03FORECAST20216714737.2632.9835.1259.103197195680.17690.20694.664.8669TF5.26101.2626332.7442017549319.6662461720410.71142229118441934312128WETL
2020-12-05 11:00:05FORECAST20216714736.9533.3835.16558.926057888380.25210.28214.664.9421TF4.95100.9526332.6248723451319.6002724829240.69938623739002934312128WETL
2020-12-05 06:59:50FORECAST20216714738.1732.9435.55558.9238061741890.32280.36284.665.0228TF6.17100.1726332.6233551384119.5994341071840.74538032401161934312128WETL
2020-12-05 03:00:07FORECAST20216714738.1232.1235.1258.8339402241140.28880.32884.664.9888TF6.12101.1226332.562796309319.5659796788250.74357025326778934312128WETL
2020-12-04 23:00:05FORECAST20216714739.333.3436.3259.5492838832240.29750.33754.664.9975TF7.3102.326333.044469090519.8325596356080.78444388436558934312128WETL
2020-12-04 18:58:40FORECAST20216714734.6632.4433.5559.0779373333330.42910.49914.665.1591TF2.6697.6626332.7271887997919.656836009010.604409194072519333131210.5WETL
2020-12-04 15:00:46FORECAST20216714740.4932.7436.61558.7006280.21170.27174.664.9317TF8.49103.4926332.4729344563319.516370045590.82156380013434934312128WETL
2020-12-04 11:00:04FORECAST20216714739.6432.9136.27557.9125533333330.32680.41684.665.0768TF7.64102.6426331.941094419919.2235563341170.79548076876058934312128WETL
2020-12-04 07:00:07FORECAST20216714735.8533.0534.4558.0577136310260.32280.35284.665.0128TF3.8596.8526332.0391372959619.2774331474220.65496919845893933312127WETL
2020-12-04 03:00:08FORECAST20216714736.3433.534.9257.89944350.17340.18344.664.8434TF4.3497.3426331.9322381130519.2186918664550.6750664650795933312127WETL
2020-12-03 23:00:06FORECAST20216714742.3333.7438.03559.5994226666670.03980.04984.674.7198TF10.33108.3326333.0781969594219.8512682416360.87048688799226935311124.5WETL
2020-12-03 19:00:06FORECAST20216714742.5433.838.1759.670380.11470.11474.674.7847TF10.54107.5426333.1259219228619.8777503489870.87541534688059935312129WETL
2020-12-03 15:00:06FORECAST20216714740.7832.6736.72559.8874066666670.23820.24824.674.9182TF8.78103.7826333.2718378116519.9587860815730.82996183168547934312128WETL
2020-12-03 10:58:47FORECAST20216714735.2132.0133.6159.7200394851390.19280.21284.674.8828TF3.2199.2126333.1593171194319.8962875732140.62805512044922933312127WETL
2020-12-03 07:00:07FORECAST20216714740.9232.1936.55558.8230863333330.09960.16964.674.8396TF8.92103.9226332.5554811582519.5619397787950.8339240827321934312128WETL
2020-12-03 03:00:08FORECAST20216714738.4231.8435.1358.8947543333330.3360.3964.675.066TF6.42102.4226332.6037792079819.5886178667920.75432947059026934312128WETL
2020-12-02 23:00:06FORECAST20216714742.4233.5637.9960.0113186666670.15450.22454.694.9145TF10.42107.4226333.3551128423920.0050799059470.87261533202849935312129WETL
2020-12-02 19:00:05FORECAST20216714742.4333.573860.1183013333330.2190.2894.684.969TF10.43102.4326333.4269894386220.0450642237370.87285031981816935312129WETL
2020-12-02 15:00:06FORECAST20216714742.7333.273860.1009720.15630.22634.684.9063TF10.73106.7326333.4153480043820.0385864947820.87976045815676935312129WETL
2020-12-02 11:00:06FORECAST20216714743.7633.6938.72559.4650893333330.07510.20514.684.8851TF11.76102.7626332.9878225774519.801150616480.90146486984513935312129WETL
2020-12-02 07:00:07FORECAST20216714743.7733.738.73559.2831959166670.07510.20514.684.8851TF11.77103.7726332.8654024160919.7333248653130.90166055984399935312129WETL
2020-12-02 02:59:52FORECAST20216714743.5733.4438.50559.3724665833330.10310.18314.674.8531TF11.57100.5726332.9254915339519.766607620840.89769261708521935312129WETL
2020-12-01 23:00:03FORECAST20216714742.3831.5236.9558.6969853333330.00120.00124.64.6012TF10.38102.3826332.4704786146719.5150148070120.87167237030253935311124.5WETL
2020-12-01 19:00:06FORECAST20216714742.4231.583758.719180.00120.00124.64.6012TF10.42102.4226332.4854416370719.5232724948660.87261533202849935311124.5WETL
2020-12-01 15:00:06FORECAST20216714741.4330.5535.9959.0405741172050.01870.01874.64.6187TF9.43101.4326332.7020220246119.6429183902880.8478503493216934311124WETL
2020-12-01 11:00:06FORECAST20216714741.130.4535.77558.7767263051980.15330.30334.64.9033TF9.198.126332.5242338149519.5446858807870.83893023347532934312128WETL
2020-12-01 07:00:07FORECAST20216714741.1230.4735.79559.127624634570.15330.30334.64.9033TF9.1298.1226332.7606530202919.6753469849380.83948034553459934312128WETL
2020-12-01 02:59:00FORECAST20216714742.1531.8136.9859.191343787870.0150.0154.64.615TF10.15101.1526332.8035614628319.6990900203740.86615662441941935311124.5WETL
2020-11-30 22:59:51FORECAST20216714742.4830.2436.3655.7453119227710.0010.0414.044.081TF10.4886.4826330.473008602418.4223209465970.87402074728786935311124.5WETL
2020-11-30 19:00:40FORECAST20216714742.5130.2336.3755.8287622039180.0010.0414.034.071TF10.5184.5126330.5296874136118.453063319950.87471939781007935311124.5WETL
2020-11-30 15:00:06FORECAST20216714739.6129.0634.33556.1237317544590.00130.05134.044.0913TF7.6180.6126330.7299322866118.5617980028240.79452064024197934311124WETL
2020-11-30 11:00:06FORECAST20216714740.4532.4236.43556.62963700840.0390.0394.014.049TF8.4582.4526331.0730251643618.748545238330.82038532867493934311124WETL
2020-11-30 07:00:07FORECAST20216714740.4932.4236.45558.4224126524460.0390.0394.354.389TF8.4983.4926332.2852996229119.4129088929110.82156380013434934311124WETL
2020-11-30 03:00:07FORECAST20216714742.2832.9337.60559.8843294780980.0010.0014.944.941TF10.2894.2826333.2697694542419.9576366790880.86929386254522935311124.5WETL
2020-11-29 22:59:02FORECAST20216714742.2532.0637.15560.1261328350380.00360.00364.814.8136TF10.2594.2526333.4322502872120.0479917722550.86857442242246935311124.5WETL
2020-11-29 19:00:06FORECAST20216714742.2932.0637.17560.4425696417750.00330.00334.894.8933TF10.2992.2926333.6447307039820.1663448711860.86953307156824935311124.5WETL
2020-11-29 15:00:06FORECAST20216714741.8530.3736.1162.6261832044520.10980.10984.95.0098TF9.8589.8526335.1063333870220.9864306276680.85872113028812935312129WETL
2020-11-29 11:00:06FORECAST20216714733.7931.1432.46561.9806597144120.00180.00185.025.0218TF1.7981.7926334.6750956570720.7433832188090.56624212815609933311123.5WETL
2020-11-29 07:00:07FORECAST20216714733.8231.8432.8361.847772928464005.035.03TF1.8283.8226334.5862337177620.6934134079660.56757075172093933311123.5WETL
2020-11-29 02:59:08FORECAST20216714733.3432.6432.9962.6420782706470.00340.00345.015.0134TF1.3477.3426335.1169430645720.9924217772710.54623122179695933311123.5WETL