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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, January 14, 2021

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DAY 106 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/15/2021 07:00:09 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): 44.95°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.85°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.874
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: 13
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 27

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.62 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 12.21 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.83 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: 117 in
SWE DAY: 14
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 358.09 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 41.75 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: -178

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 17.5

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
2021-01-15 06:56:39OBSERVATION2021106-17844.9499222.8500633.89999116.604097503.6212.2115.83TT12.9499226.9499214358.08560155137 41.7542483966420.8737859425147891 51151217.5WETL
2021-01-15 03:00:09OBSERVATION2021106-17844.9499222.8500633.89999116.604097503.6212.2115.83TT12.9499226.9499214358.08560155137 41.7542483966420.8737859425147891 51151217.5WETL
2021-01-14 11:00:02FORECAST2021106-17844.337.6540.975117.3257960.01783.637812.2115.8478TT12.326.314358.5248060491442.0642082554610.86009061552479151151217.5WETL
2021-01-14 07:00:11FORECAST2021106-17843.8930.737.295116.945572666670.02113.641112.2115.8511TT11.8925.8914358.2935136530441.9008401369070.850950751236999151151217.5WETL
2021-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2021106-17840.0424.8532.445117.129154333660.01743.637412.2115.8474TT8.0422.0414358.4052154976641.9796998000130.746380866632999141151215WETL
2021-01-13 23:00:05FORECAST2021106-17843.5331.6337.58123.380353333330.01463.474612.2115.6846TT11.5314.5314362.1778939321644.6856365228720.842604540539219141151215WETL
2021-01-13 19:01:51FORECAST2021106-17843.2232.2737.745123.383141333330.01613.476112.2115.6861TT11.2214.2214362.1795631970544.6868522339870.835176633533299141151215WETL
2021-01-13 15:00:01FORECAST2021106-17843.5231.7337.625123.420260.02713.487112.2115.6971TT11.5214.5214362.2017862053644.703038625930.842368410483439141151215WETL
2021-01-13 11:00:02FORECAST2021106-17843.1131.7137.41123.904420384010.02653.486512.2115.6965TT11.1114.1114362.4914620256844.9142944964460.832487355044759141151215WETL
2021-01-13 07:00:09FORECAST2021106-17842.9131.5937.25123.647025678120.03433.524312.2115.7343TT10.9116.9114362.3375057092444.8019548725740.827525952852689141151215WETL
2021-01-13 02:56:35FORECAST2021106-17843.0931.837.445124.400923303480.03423.694212.2115.9042TT11.0917.0914362.7881527124545.1311811609930.831995382720019141151215WETL
2021-01-12 22:59:19FORECAST2021106-17842.7931.6837.235125.681330395340.01343.463412.2115.6734TT10.7922.7914363.551549413945.6916423976250.824504698578939141151215WETL
2021-01-12 19:00:06FORECAST2021106-17842.7631.1336.945125.747226241260.01473.504712.2115.7147TT10.7623.7614363.5907703085645.7205308532240.823744187467849141151215WETL
2021-01-12 14:56:48FORECAST2021106-17842.7129.2435.975125.62391630460.01563.505612.2115.7156TT10.7123.7114363.517371467745.6664758485240.822472053141059141151215WETL
2021-01-12 11:00:05FORECAST2021106-17842.8331.2837.055125.197449759050.0163.48612.2115.696TT10.8323.8314363.2633447796945.4796443573580.825515480498939141151215WETL
2021-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2021106-17841.8230.9136.365126.102573205630.01324.133212.2116.3432TT9.8222.8214363.8021580235945.8763882645370.79886870884639141151215WETL
2021-01-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021106-17841.8831.136.49126.379706408470.01284.772812.2116.9828TT9.8821.8814363.9668858025345.9980281701270.800516646257379141151215WETL
2021-01-11 23:00:07FORECAST2021106-17841.5830.1735.875127.325345161950.02115.571112.1517.7211TT9.5821.5814364.5281007303646.4136662467230.792195931888969141151215WETL
2021-01-11 19:00:06FORECAST2021106-17841.7330.7236.225128.111698131870.02656.046512.1518.1965TT9.7321.7314364.9937577613246.7599701143360.79638158239879141151215WETL
2021-01-11 15:00:06FORECAST2021106-17842.1730.3636.265127.990532519370.02765.887612.1518.0376TT10.1722.1714364.9220673522946.7065697284890.80836668596739141151215WETL
2021-01-11 10:56:48FORECAST2021106-17840.9730.4135.69128.946523653190.02816.028112.1518.1781TT8.9721.9714365.4871021494747.1282912622520.774659650077429141151215WETL
2021-01-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021106-17841.6929.1735.43129.687287367840.03195.731912.2217.9519TT9.6924.6914365.9239851397347.45568901560.795270343515079141151215WETL
2021-01-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021106-17841.6428.0834.86128.048099766260.03185.781812.2117.9918TT9.6421.6414364.9561310831746.7319390832460.793876244273619141151215WETL
2021-01-10 23:00:06FORECAST2021106-17841.827.3234.56135.793056922620.13155.331512.3917.7215TT9.820.814369.493867458150.1747017762960.798317591003249141151215WETL
2021-01-10 19:00:07FORECAST2021106-17840.2927.6533.97134.374657157040.1335.02312.1217.143TT8.2922.2914368.6694964942249.5398371956710.754160961369779141151215WETL
2021-01-10 15:00:06FORECAST2021106-17840.2927.5933.94136.695774455980.13324.673212.0916.7632TT8.2923.2914370.0169805055650.5797577120690.754160961369779141151215WETL
2021-01-10 11:00:05FORECAST2021106-17843.3828.2335.805131.260397953370.0594.53911.9916.529TT11.3827.3814366.84904255148.1527513140580.839038228896299141151215WETL
2021-01-10 07:01:49FORECAST2021106-17839.7728.2334130.305064047110.0594.49912.0116.509TT7.7725.7714366.287705503947.7291429253560.737835535891879141151215WETL
2021-01-10 03:00:07FORECAST2021106-17838.7525.7332.24133.900674824830.08274.792712.0716.8627TT6.7521.7514368.3933562328549.3281190005620.704276894818239141151215WETL
2021-01-09 22:57:00FORECAST2021106-17842.0727.0734.57131.972526176930.16295.122912.0517.1729TT10.0732.0714367.2665910910948.469099806680.805681357051359141151215WETL
2021-01-09 18:56:53FORECAST2021106-17840.6226.7233.67137.659289100940.17565.665611.8917.5556TT8.6234.6214370.5740029310951.0129538027840.764231605211149141151215WETL
2021-01-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021106-17839.1826.7232.95138.175117424430.02275.432711.8517.2827TT7.1831.1814370.8716513158751.2452339699620.7186630443719141151215WETL
2021-01-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021106-17843.5933.6938.64131.919825028840.63527.135211.8218.9552TT11.5935.5914367.2357162252548.4456714287750.844016448824499141151215WETL
2021-01-09 07:00:09FORECAST2021106-17843.5934.8439.215129.947336443180.63526.935211.818.7352TT11.5933.5914366.0771604224747.5707519295850.844016448824499141151215WETL
2021-01-09 03:00:10FORECAST2021106-17844.3136.2940.3128.890697939650.62236.862311.7518.6123TT12.3134.3114365.4541442885747.1036397222930.860308688135189151151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021106-17844.7836.3140.545130.855399344840.05614.846112.0116.8561TT12.7832.7814366.611238954847.9730600777350.870298713041269151151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 18:56:47FORECAST2021106-17844.7836.4240.6129.740771474770.05615.506111.7217.2261TT12.7835.7814365.9554968554147.4793484874540.870298713041269151151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 15:00:06FORECAST2021106-17845.1437.4741.305129.454198375820.05755.517511.7317.2475TT13.1442.1414365.7866039948447.3526115967650.877609079064999151151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021106-17847.6937.8642.775127.599228174040.00645.146412.3417.4864TT15.6947.6914364.6903924343846.5342125971160.921229964819879151151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 03:00:09FORECAST2021106-17847.8734.8241.345127.857845818460.00145.871412.4318.3014TT15.8751.8714364.8435349132746.6481084348040.923795000788779151151217.5WETL
2021-01-07 23:00:06FORECAST2021106-17851.2142.3446.775133.558589171370.02770.917711.1112.0277TT19.2154.2114368.1938518082249.1754513890790.960742850652429151131210.5WETL
2021-01-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021106-17851.2242.3446.78133.75555445740.02710.907111.0311.9371TT19.2253.2214368.3087431746649.2633401548360.960826274331179151131210.5WETL
2021-01-07 15:00:06FORECAST2021106-17851.2641.7346.495134.314160866270.03050.920511.0411.9605TT19.2649.2614368.6342700960549.5128026545010.961158531625829151131210.5WETL
2021-01-07 10:57:01FORECAST2021106-17844.5242.5443.53135.50022582720.01770.627711.2711.8977TT12.5243.5214369.3239178407450.0434742708090.864835010731899151131210.5WETL
2021-01-07 07:00:12FORECAST2021106-17844.5243.1143.815134.910163852770.01770.627711.1711.7977TT12.5247.5214368.9810808921749.7792980817350.864835010731899151131210.5WETL
2021-01-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021106-17845.0944.6144.85135.590068569040.01190.631911.111.7319TT13.0947.0914369.3760730805250.0837270767490.876611358375579151131210.5WETL