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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 15, 2021

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DAY 107 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/16/2021 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): 37.43°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.49°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.46°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.693
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 25

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: 0.39 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.66 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.56 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 16.22 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: 115 in
SWE DAY: 15
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 357.80 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 41.02 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: -177

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2021-01-16 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021107-17737.4300625.4899431.46114.633957083330.389999999999990.6599999999999915.5616.22TT5.4300625.4300615357.79665351227 41.0156462232860.6930301454399790 3113127.5WETL
2021-01-16 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021107-17737.4300625.4899431.46114.633957083330.389999999999990.6599999999999915.5616.22TT5.4300625.4300615357.79665351227 41.0156462232860.6930301454399790 3113127.5WETL
2021-01-15 10:59:17FORECAST2021107-17738.828.6733.735116.924218320340.01580.285815.5615.8458TT6.826.815359.1893432071741.9979331834950.74539987490171904112126WETL
2021-01-15 06:56:39FORECAST2021107-17738.8328.8633.845116.463724239060.090.3615.5615.92TT6.8326.8315358.9099707490641.7999918599670.74649215737724904112126WETL
2021-01-15 03:00:09FORECAST2021107-17737.1129.0533.08116.394400309370.28880.558815.5616.1188TT5.1125.1115358.8678850148141.7702122665920.68014375870061903113127.5WETL
2021-01-14 23:00:05FORECAST2021107-17744.5229.3436.93117.885091458750.5350.82515.5616.385TT12.5231.5215359.7712343026842.4116648599970.904958937376819051131210.5WETL
2021-01-14 19:00:03FORECAST2021107-17740.2929.4934.89117.970627138950.52130.811315.5616.3713TT8.2927.2915359.822964688142.448540803250.79655385575943904113129WETL
2021-01-14 14:56:35FORECAST2021107-17742.3229.3535.835117.846713347850.4310.72115.5616.281TT10.3229.3215359.7480202835142.3951218238060.855451378606529051131210.5WETL
2021-01-14 11:00:05FORECAST2021107-17741.7729.2135.49117.216002585140.43150.721515.5616.2815TT9.7728.7715359.3661937785342.1234686989580.84075812706826904113129WETL
2021-01-14 07:00:11FORECAST2021107-17741.5129.0735.29116.768759039310.3770.66715.5616.227TT9.5128.5115359.095065735741.9310852030980.83348398634138904113129WETL
2021-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2021107-17742.0729.2235.645116.948278591570.35730.647315.5616.2073TT10.0725.0715359.20393110742.008281406290.84888945827383904113129WETL
2021-01-13 23:00:06FORECAST2021107-17739.7229.9834.85123.055000041540.42080.540815.5616.1008TT7.7215.7215362.8777966767444.6539272851310.77774747976747904113129WETL
2021-01-13 19:01:52FORECAST2021107-17739.4129.9834.695123.111624017390.33770.467715.5616.0277TT7.4114.4115362.9115962906544.6786359940870.76711730462838904112126WETL
2021-01-13 15:00:01FORECAST2021107-17739.5429.634.57123.127678711590.38480.524815.5616.0848TT7.5415.5415362.9211786693444.6856422848290.77160909130067904113129WETL
2021-01-13 11:00:02FORECAST2021107-17741.9529.535.725123.828874057150.38050.520515.5616.0805TT9.9516.9515363.3393119853244.991897903840.84567059668978904113129WETL
2021-01-13 07:00:09FORECAST2021107-17741.7629.2235.49123.559777690060.37180.541815.5616.1018TT9.7619.7615363.1789338322744.874308326030.84048224962203904113129WETL
2021-01-13 02:56:35FORECAST2021107-17741.9729.4935.73124.30928121450.3530.69315.5616.253TT9.9719.9715363.6253563979745.2020066851970.84621019056141904113129WETL
2021-01-12 22:59:20FORECAST2021107-17739.8329.2634.545125.683902030990.37741.387414.6616.0474TT7.8323.8315364.441908614145.8044811382430.781451982728079041141212WETL
2021-01-12 19:00:06FORECAST2021107-17740.1429.7534.945125.857234148740.40531.455314.6616.1153TT8.1425.1415364.5446690864745.8805837748890.791698948054539041141212WETL
2021-01-12 14:56:49FORECAST2021107-17739.9629.9534.955125.389819537240.40361.463614.6616.1236TT7.9624.9615364.2674573855745.6754307448670.785783936282089041141212WETL
2021-01-12 11:00:05FORECAST2021107-17739.4429.4134.425125.281458532060.37681.416814.6616.0768TT7.4424.4415364.2031442261145.6279011106090.768158198302299041141212WETL
2021-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2021107-17739.0229.0234.02125.88490799890.61941.679415.2816.9594TT7.0223.0215364.5610714247745.8927369362880.753352447440589041151215WETL
2021-01-12 03:00:08FORECAST2021107-17738.9429.0133.975126.157330313430.61791.637915.9617.5979TT6.9421.9415364.722475073246.0124137605410.750476061810999041151215WETL
2021-01-11 23:00:07FORECAST2021107-17738.329.5433.92127.09484930220.68041.480416.9218.4004TT6.321.315365.2770796993446.4248353979340.726839231273459041141212WETL
2021-01-11 19:00:06FORECAST2021107-17738.8929.0733.98127.891173717240.41461.364617.2518.6146TT6.8921.8915365.7471221798546.7758287392830.748669324289129041141212WETL
2021-01-11 15:00:06FORECAST2021107-17740.1729.334.735128.112416523240.37991.369917.0518.4199TT8.1723.1715365.8775454017646.873456493010.792675348942099041141212WETL
2021-01-11 10:56:49FORECAST2021107-17739.5129.8334.67128.724589979680.47271.472717.1818.6527TT7.5122.5115366.2380415472247.1438417331270.770576859775769041141212WETL
2021-01-11 07:00:08FORECAST2021107-17739.4330.5334.98129.592705401990.48811.668116.7718.4381TT7.4325.4315366.7482964510847.5279039386680.767811521493879041151215WETL
2021-01-11 03:00:08FORECAST2021107-17739.4330.5534.99127.805670731280.48841.718416.7618.4784TT7.4322.4315365.6966983033846.7381118108770.767811521493879041151215WETL
2021-01-10 23:00:06FORECAST2021107-17740.4227.533.96135.508838121880.45111.791116.3818.1711TT8.4222.4215370.1958398570750.1648081365870.800706446093079041151215WETL
2021-01-10 19:00:07FORECAST2021107-17737.3927.532.445134.171481812990.36341.773415.7317.5034TT5.3920.3915369.4210397971149.5657683224750.691429783978819031151212.5WETL
2021-01-10 15:00:06FORECAST2021107-17737.425.9831.69136.86327538570.38261.642615.517.1426TT5.421.415370.9778578480550.7732447206540.691829617131199031151212.5WETL
2021-01-10 11:00:05FORECAST2021107-17742.692734.845132.514963622420.56461.884615.2117.0946TT10.6930.6915368.4576764491448.8261555910610.864806799845859051151217.5WETL
2021-01-10 07:01:49FORECAST2021107-17738.9426.9732.955131.719353151940.56461.954615.1217.0746TT6.9425.9415367.9935389747848.4718709178520.750476061810999041151215WETL
2021-01-10 03:00:07FORECAST2021107-17738.7328.2233.475134.645104041380.43322.153215.1417.2932TT6.7321.7315369.695734829149.777720679720.742841674914639041151215WETL
2021-01-09 22:57:00FORECAST2021107-17742.5725.0133.79134.68673997410.772.9315.0117.94TT10.5735.5715369.7198673564849.7963636379010.861819076830179051151217.5WETL
2021-01-09 18:56:53FORECAST2021107-17740.7625.0232.89140.490865935520.773.1615.1718.33TT8.7636.7615373.0591333743452.4114006929150.811323659557879041151215WETL
2021-01-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021107-17739.4323.9231.675139.892259915080.56222.672215.1717.8422TT7.4331.4315372.7170119645652.1402251125180.767811521493879041151215WETL
2021-01-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021107-17743.0329.736.365132.106825032670.6225.20214.3819.582TT11.0340.0315368.219696680448.6443350429390.873030954753429051151217.5WETL
2021-01-09 07:00:09FORECAST2021107-17743.0329.736.365130.154988662030.6225.54213.8219.362TT11.0338.0315367.0781915599247.7770578605610.873030954753429051151217.5WETL
2021-01-09 03:00:10FORECAST2021107-17743.3428.7136.025128.700980502160.28635.226313.6718.8963TT11.3438.3415366.2241488094547.1334070353430.880220998251629051151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021107-17743.4624.8534.155132.731848093480.44882.638814.6717.3088TT11.4637.4615368.5840383319548.9228405855590.882925894998969051151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 18:56:47FORECAST2021107-17743.4624.8534.155130.75607599470.3442.49415.0817.574TT11.4640.4615367.4303325992748.0437484921090.882925894998969051151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 15:00:06FORECAST2021107-17743.625.5634.58129.866890017940.23072.400715.0817.4807TT11.646.615366.9092211405747.6493594684290.886026726422889051151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 07:00:08FORECAST2021107-17745.4340.7743.1127.120402840710.00082.660814.8317.4908TT13.4354.4315365.2921778297946.4360888002830.921306734385359051151217.5WETL
2021-01-08 03:00:10FORECAST2021107-17746.2843.5744.925127.57177515180.00033.380314.9218.3003TT14.2859.2815365.558706549846.6349731167530.934569217891559051151217.5WETL