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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 22, 2021

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DAY 114 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/23/2021 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): 28.10°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.77°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.94°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.264
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 43

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): 0.02 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.39 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.41 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: 22
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 364.51 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 42.04 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: -170

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: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.0

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
2021-01-23 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021114-17028.0999421.7700624.935115.3327745833300.027.397.41TT-3.9000643.0999422364.51383444055 42.0403919000390.2640552025942790 2111122WETL
2021-01-23 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021114-17028.0999421.7700624.935115.3327745833300.027.397.41TT-3.9000643.0999422364.51383444055 42.0403919000390.2640552025942790 2111122WETL
2021-01-22 10:56:09FORECAST2021114-17033.4824.2828.88115.012424681710.0090.0297.397.419TT1.4848.4822364.32385346141.9017697559340.48578204133902111122WETL
2021-01-22 07:00:07FORECAST2021114-17033.4523.2328.34115.119906416670.01520.03527.397.4252TT1.4548.4522364.3876118879241.948267779930.48445884136103902111122WETL
2021-01-22 03:00:07FORECAST2021114-17033.4523.9128.68115.119906416670.01710.03717.397.4271TT1.4548.4522364.3876118879241.948267779930.48445884136103902111122WETL
2021-01-21 23:00:04FORECAST2021114-17032.924.3728.635111.9940960.02140.09147.397.4814TT0.946.922362.5262472027340.6007993317420.46024536812752902112124WETL
2021-01-21 19:00:03FORECAST2021114-17032.7224.4328.575111.995517333330.02310.09317.397.4831TT0.7246.7222362.5270969443840.6014097696370.45234848923448902112124WETL
2021-01-21 15:00:02FORECAST2021114-17032.8624.428.63111.995025333330.01850.08857.397.4785TT0.8646.8622362.5268028033840.6011984639770.45848903912395902111122WETL
2021-01-21 11:02:05FORECAST2021114-17032.6524.2428.445111.996446666670.02020.09027.397.4802TT0.6546.6522362.5276525430340.6018089032270.44928238980005902112124WETL
2021-01-21 07:02:06FORECAST2021114-17032.2824.0828.18112.280730333330.03410.14417.397.5341TT0.2850.2822362.6975489816740.7239456897720.43313039259859902112124WETL
2021-01-21 03:00:08FORECAST2021114-17032.4424.0928.265112.297731666670.01570.26577.397.6557TT0.4449.4422362.7077056007640.7312525969860.44010296443695902112124WETL
2021-01-20 23:02:04FORECAST2021114-17032.323.6527.975119.972666666670.01340.37347.397.7634TT0.353.322367.2482219870344.0597485203760.43400087264215902112124WETL
2021-01-20 19:00:06FORECAST2021114-17032.223.4127.805119.9809760.01450.31457.397.7045TT0.253.222367.2530900044344.0633841777470.42965175660523902112124WETL
2021-01-20 15:00:06FORECAST2021114-17032.0923.127.595119.9783520.01750.34757.397.7375TT0.09000000000000353.0922367.2515527468844.0622360680110.42487758910458902112124WETL
2021-01-20 10:56:06FORECAST2021114-17032.2223.2827.75119.907285333330.02650.40657.397.7965TT0.2253.2222367.2099147915244.0311440301360.43052091471285902112124WETL
2021-01-20 07:00:08FORECAST2021114-17032.1823.6427.91119.997288956520.03780.42787.397.8178TT0.1853.1822367.2626466402944.0705219318320.42878293929888902112124WETL
2021-01-20 02:59:20FORECAST2021114-17031.9123.3727.64119.992642289860.03760.51767.397.9076TT-0.0953.9122367.2599245191844.0684887502290.41708933532741902113126WETL
2021-01-19 23:00:06FORECAST2021114-17031.3323.827.565110.728634666670.05160.75167.398.1416TT-0.6756.3322361.7684747989740.0581292799330.39222889830044902113126WETL
2021-01-19 19:00:06FORECAST2021114-17031.3223.827.56110.755700513310.11830.77837.398.1683TT-0.6856.3222361.7847076340940.0697187290190.39180379121255902113126WETL
2021-01-19 15:02:02FORECAST2021114-17031.9123.3227.615110.6213240.09860.75867.398.1486TT-0.0957.9122361.7041038708840.012186866430.41708933532741902113126WETL
2021-01-19 10:56:11FORECAST2021114-17032.5622.7627.66110.360885883830.08910.69917.398.0891TT0.5657.5622361.5478055677639.9007361118130.4453447324929902113126WETL
2021-01-19 07:00:08FORECAST2021114-17032.8522.7627.805111.00644960260.05260.65267.398.0426TT0.8556.8522361.9350422188640.1771240234830.45805008210628902113126WETL
2021-01-19 03:00:07FORECAST2021114-17033.4422.2527.845110.996625461310.04120.54127.397.9312TT1.4457.4422361.9291540365640.1729147541250.48401781201224902113126WETL
2021-01-18 23:00:06FORECAST2021114-17033.8322.8328.33112.667728416520.01750.34757.317.6575TT1.8359.8322362.9286335480440.8903447191710.50122711449243903112125WETL
2021-01-18 19:02:01FORECAST2021114-17033.8922.9728.43112.865481105930.01940.17947.317.4894TT1.8958.8922363.0466281096240.9754323454760.50387529883684903112125WETL
2021-01-18 15:00:06FORECAST2021114-17033.5221.6227.57112.945012362850.01670.22677.317.5367TT1.5258.5222363.0940659050241.0096637625210.48754654897914902112124WETL
2021-01-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021114-17031.1921.4626.325112.619776815190.02930.15937.317.4693TT-0.8157.1922362.9000129817840.8697184682380.38628932198744902112124WETL
2021-01-18 06:56:28FORECAST2021114-17026.8621.3324.095112.706328466680.03050.14057.317.4505TT-5.1455.8622362.9516699813240.9069501344440.22121279745969901112123WETL
2021-01-18 03:00:07FORECAST2021114-17026.8621.3324.095112.833202555850.03050.14057.317.4505TT-5.1457.8622363.0273722753940.9615410292680.22121279745969901112123WETL
2021-01-17 22:59:20FORECAST2021114-17032.0123.1327.57112.414815054080.08830.15837.227.3783TT0.00999999999999863.0122362.7776394620840.7815812458850.42141233247566902112124WETL
2021-01-17 19:00:06FORECAST2021114-17032.0522.5527.3112.595436507230.07230.24237.227.4623TT0.04999999999999764.0522362.8854838036340.8592494510060.42314421768618902112124WETL
2021-01-17 15:00:05FORECAST2021114-17030.0718.8724.47112.622789260320.03040.19047.217.4004TT-1.9362.0722362.9018111032940.8710141940730.33983342442839902112124WETL
2021-01-17 11:00:06FORECAST2021114-17031.1523.3727.26112.406702653630.12280.29287.217.5028TT-0.8564.1522362.7727945990440.7780936533210.38459711429351902112124WETL
2021-01-17 07:00:09FORECAST2021114-17030.7123.3727.04112.48833407680.12280.29287.237.5228TT-1.2960.7122362.8215417169140.8131907949120.36613429395853902112124WETL
2021-01-17 02:59:23FORECAST2021114-17032.5624.3628.46112.56111831410.02220.11227.367.4722TT0.5658.5622362.8649971159240.8444898724110.4453447324929902112124WETL
2021-01-16 23:00:05FORECAST2021114-17034.4425.3829.91114.059348772850.15070.45077.497.9407TT2.4474.4422363.7577243638841.4899691520360.52812757965031903112125WETL
2021-01-16 19:00:06FORECAST2021114-17034.4825.3829.93113.89651766980.15070.26077.57.7607TT2.4875.4822363.6608651968941.4197061587140.52988840460757903112125WETL
2021-01-16 15:00:05FORECAST2021114-17035.0126.0930.55114.074233454240.10430.14437.537.6743TT3.0178.0122363.766576434841.4963933630740.55315101453917903112125WETL
2021-01-16 11:00:06FORECAST2021114-17034.2425.7630115.255993396880.1230.3537.567.913TT2.2474.2422364.4683140485142.0071575973450.51931589288098903112125WETL
2021-01-16 07:00:09FORECAST2021114-17034.2625.7630.01114.986364552940.1230.3537.577.923TT2.2673.2622364.3083919071641.8904975615310.52019755779833903112125WETL
2021-01-16 03:00:08FORECAST2021114-17033.1825.9129.545116.19422449920.24790.61797.568.1779TT1.1871.1822365.0239444070442.4136741440140.4725594865867902113126WETL
2021-01-15 22:59:19FORECAST2021114-17025.4517.0121.23117.991245479630.14860.38867.187.5686TT-6.5566.4522366.0844694385643.1947624998050.17769998939272901112123WETL
2021-01-15 19:00:05FORECAST2021114-17025.1117.0121.06117.890115670850.08610.40617.187.5861TT-6.8965.1122366.0249154009743.1507196150350.16807376146202901112123WETL
2021-01-15 15:00:06FORECAST2021114-17027.7318.6623.195116.467280006180.04330.15337.27.3533TT-4.2770.7322365.185402157342.5321504872250.25084652750058902112124WETL
2021-01-15 10:59:22FORECAST2021114-17024.8920.1222.505116.800500759520.00340.27347.227.4934TT-7.1162.8922365.3822839744242.6768337368690.16202688793133901112123WETL
2021-01-15 06:56:39FORECAST2021114-17024.8921.223.045116.735342639790.00270.27277.37.5727TT-7.1156.8922365.3437987301942.6485335260920.16202688793133901112123WETL
2021-01-15 03:00:10FORECAST2021114-17020.2919.1719.73116.171796651030.00030.13037.537.6603TT-11.7147.2922365.0106778407742.4039462415720.06733912308513901112123WETL