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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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DAY 104 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/13/2021 07:00:08 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): 39.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.93°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.93°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.776
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 4

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: 3.35 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.70 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.53 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 16.23 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: 124 in
SWE DAY: 12
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 360.51 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 44.55 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: -180

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2021-01-13 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021104-18039.9300831.9299835.93003123.588991666673.354.711.5316.23TT7.930083.9300812360.50541954173 44.5545012915310.7760403523058689 41151215WETL
2021-01-13 02:56:35OBSERVATION2021104-18039.9300831.9299835.93003123.588991666673.354.711.5316.23TT7.930083.9300812360.50541954173 44.5545012915310.7760403523058689 41151215WETL
2021-01-12 11:00:03FORECAST2021104-18040.9433.2737.105123.7331722.44683.796811.5315.3268TT8.944.9412360.5923418040544.6172342503240.808259702211658941151215WETL
2021-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2021104-18041.7333.337.515123.77817153.07044.420411.5315.9504TT9.735.7312360.6194642179544.6368178882070.831373688485768941151215WETL
2021-01-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021104-18041.1232.9337.025124.173903463193.75495.104911.5316.6349TT9.125.1212360.8578491008244.809127718180.813689513263718941151215WETL
2021-01-11 23:00:05FORECAST2021104-18039.6933.8636.775124.905967127974.77396.063911.5317.5939TT7.697.6912361.2982056273645.1283017954850.767952560311818941151215WETL
2021-01-11 19:00:04FORECAST2021104-18040.5333.3236.925124.81698722855.09566.385611.5317.9156TT8.538.5312361.2447254622345.0894782843810.79553581225128941151215WETL
2021-01-11 15:00:03FORECAST2021104-18038.7833.536.14124.837666302064.90326.193211.5317.7232TT6.786.7812361.2571554178445.0985002172830.735871093017538941151215WETL
2021-01-11 10:56:48FORECAST2021104-18039.9733.7436.855126.011133556775.03476.324711.5317.8547TT7.977.9712361.9614445700245.6111719341150.777369497356688941151215WETL
2021-01-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021104-18041.7134.2837.995126.259532474314.54985.909811.5317.4398TT9.719.7112362.1102590987745.7198720179610.83081151725998941151215WETL
2021-01-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021104-18038.0234.2736.145125.23852348714.5485.89811.5317.428TT6.026.0212361.4979771581645.2734729028610.707447955378498941151215WETL
2021-01-10 23:00:06FORECAST2021104-18035.9931.733.845133.628366915443.98765.517611.5317.0476TT3.994.9912366.4824533630448.9724517460660.625387073084488931151212.5WETL
2021-01-10 19:00:06FORECAST2021104-18037.2632.0634.66130.472218716463.61234.872311.5316.4023TT5.269.2612364.6198115906247.5727558062080.677681532320148931151212.5WETL
2021-01-10 15:00:05FORECAST2021104-18038.7831.4435.11133.803260876643.41224.642211.5316.1722TT6.789.7812366.5852333021649.0502996050520.735871093017538941151215WETL
2021-01-10 11:00:04FORECAST2021104-18039.0132.8535.93129.063429048063.21594.345911.5315.8759TT7.019.0112363.7835637924546.9511541743780.74418724587088941151215WETL
2021-01-10 07:01:49FORECAST2021104-18040.2233.1936.705127.821733451863.10974.259711.5315.7897TT8.2212.2212363.0440167507546.4049155404070.785590541920578941151215WETL
2021-01-10 03:00:07FORECAST2021104-18039.2931.2735.28130.351760410253.07274.282711.5315.8127TT7.298.2912364.5484253079847.519528993680.754123925573758941151215WETL
2021-01-09 22:56:59FORECAST2021104-18038.3731.6835.025129.92407075792.96024.130211.5515.6802TT6.3712.3712364.2947903502847.3306621182040.72071308183298941151215WETL
2021-01-09 18:56:53FORECAST2021104-18040.7630.7935.775132.914278646383.27614.286111.5515.8361TT8.7614.7612366.0623309820748.6549106620960.802734282866848941151215WETL
2021-01-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021104-18040.3430.1835.26133.160566163.31694.286911.5515.8369TT8.3414.3412366.2073163846548.7643735817130.789473210403548941151215WETL
2021-01-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021104-18041.131.5636.33129.275494862242.5613.50111.5515.051TT9.113.112363.9096359905447.0445982778140.813090938216748941151215WETL
2021-01-09 07:00:09FORECAST2021104-18039.5230.735.11129.448850681462.02472.944711.5514.4947TT7.5213.5212364.0126448320147.1210185070230.762128830106318941151215WETL
2021-01-09 03:00:10FORECAST2021104-18037.8131.6634.735128.480385034831.91952.789511.5514.3395TT5.8112.8112363.4365964646146.6944738495220.699351032314368941151215WETL
2021-01-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021104-18038.2632.1135.185132.571276678172.65684.036811.315.3368TT6.2610.2612365.8602601972748.502561780160.716575632435688941151215WETL
2021-01-08 18:56:47FORECAST2021104-18039.6933.9336.81130.9070054833.36134.451311.315.7513TT7.6912.6912364.8772943204447.7649939682280.767952560311818941151215WETL
2021-01-08 15:00:06FORECAST2021104-18042.233.8838.04130.712831991843.35054.460511.2915.7505TT10.219.212364.7623390207647.679118337370.844239179756018941151215WETL
2021-01-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021104-18041.6833.3137.495129.721716174042.48744.087411.4115.4974TT9.6818.6812364.1746909326847.2413658949380.829966012543578941151215WETL
2021-01-08 03:00:09FORECAST2021104-18041.9434.5438.24129.919489818462.48984.049811.5415.5898TT9.9420.9412364.2920722009247.3286401652550.837204051526378941151215WETL
2021-01-07 23:00:06FORECAST2021104-18039.4326.7633.095135.700440055260.69980.969811.5112.4798TT7.4321.4312367.6972196310649.8966745110320.75901358074379894113129WETL
2021-01-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021104-18039.7426.933.32135.63461375360.6920.85211.5412.392TT7.7419.7412367.6587267831149.8672494003680.76965021759785894113129WETL
2021-01-07 15:00:06FORECAST2021104-18039.6727.5333.6135.857455532940.68830.878311.5212.3983TT7.6717.6712367.7890106406249.9668791586110.76727155532674894113129WETL
2021-01-07 10:57:01FORECAST2021104-18038.628.133.35136.782323160540.51420.794211.6612.4542TT6.617.612368.3289445958950.3808887290950.72926819408723894113129WETL
2021-01-07 07:00:11FORECAST2021104-18039.728.133.9136.01218918610.51420.704211.6512.3542TT7.721.712367.8794318922250.0360868882010.76829264703572894113129WETL
2021-01-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021104-18040.9127.7834.345136.29925923570.52170.691711.612.2917TT8.9119.9112368.0470920797950.1645460143310.80734542403594894113129WETL
2021-01-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021104-18040.6326.333.465128.783193607150.67890.808911.0711.8789TT8.6327.6312363.6168608543646.827740590230.79868456228186894113129WETL
2021-01-06 18:56:53FORECAST2021104-18040.6326.333.465128.817294788560.67890.818911.0811.8989TT8.6323.6312363.6371528783846.8427543184090.79868456228186894113129WETL
2021-01-06 15:00:06FORECAST2021104-18041.1726.3733.77128.70019308750.68630.856311.0911.9463TT9.1727.1712363.5674637669346.7912027871350.81518075882611894113129WETL
2021-01-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021104-18039.5232.5136.015129.629899540610.64170.721711.211.9217TT7.5228.5212364.1201765037447.2008619008880.76212883010631894113129WETL
2021-01-06 06:59:29FORECAST2021104-18039.5232.5136.015130.658073562910.64170.721711.2912.0117TT7.5228.5212364.7299104854547.6549074748010.76212883010631894113129WETL
2021-01-06 03:00:08FORECAST2021104-18039.1432.8836.01131.550704267890.64990.729911.7312.4599TT7.1427.1412365.2579739695348.0499437151540.74882657681844894113129WETL
2021-01-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021104-18046.8234.1640.49133.485669223390.49021.160213.314.4602TT14.8238.8212366.3985603758648.9089570342590.936730768180518951141214WETL
2021-01-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021104-18044.4234.1639.29131.430210592250.25540.985412.8613.8454TT12.4236.4212365.1867620649847.9965730437030.896125589872348951131210.5WETL
2021-01-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021104-18038.6334.6736.65131.575520387280.13890.598912.8813.4789TT6.6328.6312365.2726376190148.0609373779550.7303743677712894113129WETL
2021-01-05 11:01:38FORECAST2021104-18037.0535.4336.24137.001929867160.04190.061912.7612.8219TT5.058.0512368.456963860250.4793151218410.66924038763774893111122.5WETL
2021-01-05 07:00:07FORECAST2021104-18032.4429.9631.2133.3231598689800.6512.7513.4TT0.4419.4412366.3029829315648.836671153870.46969181870911892113126WETL
2021-01-05 03:00:07FORECAST2021104-18030.630.2130.405136.111197360280.0020.34213.5413.882TT-1.424.612367.9372703671250.0803824231430.38930062261343892112124WETL