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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, January 24, 2021

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DAY 116 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/25/2021 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): 24.76°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.43°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 21.60°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.121
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: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 34

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.03 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: 116 in
SWE DAY: 24
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 366.40 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 42.33 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: -168

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 1.5

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
2021-01-25 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021116-16824.7600418.4299821.59501115.53946708333006.036.03TF-7.2399633.7600424366.40241404738 42.3339396570810.120983345543690 1111121.5WETL
2021-01-25 03:00:08OBSERVATION2021116-16824.7600418.4299821.59501115.53946708333006.036.03TF-7.2399633.7600424366.40241404738 42.3339396570810.120983345543690 1111121.5WETL
2021-01-24 11:00:02FORECAST2021116-16828.0520.2724.16115.348922682970.3110.3116.036.341TF-3.9537.0524366.2903460855842.2511968101420.23078094090469901112123WETL
2021-01-24 07:00:07FORECAST2021116-16828.4521.5525115.682783403290.3210.3216.036.351TF-3.5537.4524366.4866692615442.3961979803780.24712699172373901112123WETL
2021-01-24 03:00:07FORECAST2021116-16827.6121.0824.345116.058523938660.41440.41446.036.4444TF-4.3936.6124366.7074203811642.559521926790.2135184697754901112123WETL
2021-01-23 23:00:02FORECAST2021116-16828.121.3924.745116.64571370330.4080.4186.036.448TF-3.940.124367.0519783174442.8150399770470.23279064709611901112123WETL
2021-01-23 19:00:02FORECAST2021116-16828.2821.1824.73116.798368466190.43210.44216.036.4721TF-3.7240.2824367.1414706933342.8815247732560.24010536522352901112123WETL
2021-01-23 15:00:03FORECAST2021116-16829.2121.0725.14116.848194132350.4390.4496.036.479TF-2.7941.2124367.1706729969242.9032300780490.27981200271005902112124WETL
2021-01-23 11:00:06FORECAST2021116-16827.720.2923.995117.27609951470.47560.48566.036.5156TT-4.339.724367.421311780243.0897383241550.21698703287975901112123WETL
2021-01-23 07:00:07FORECAST2021116-16828.219.8924.045117.500553885290.44910.46916.036.4991TT-3.840.224367.5526734812743.187642716070.23683903088452901112123WETL
2021-01-23 03:00:07FORECAST2021116-16828.0619.8623.96117.621008106160.47560.48566.036.5156TT-3.9441.0624367.623138322943.2402041326890.2311821065249901112123WETL
2021-01-22 22:56:11FORECAST2021116-16828.5721.2824.925116.968848547310.45170.47176.036.5017TT-3.4345.5724367.2413719834742.955800419840.25214868803984902112124WETL
2021-01-22 19:00:03FORECAST2021116-16828.4121.3724.89116.958943989820.44110.45116.036.4811TF-3.5945.4124367.2355690985142.9514843572630.24546504099384901112123WETL
2021-01-22 15:00:05FORECAST2021116-16828.4121.3724.89116.987558951240.44110.45116.036.4811TF-3.5945.4124367.2523336418942.963954031910.24546504099384901112123WETL
2021-01-22 10:56:13FORECAST2021116-16826.5921.9124.25117.243995112260.47580.48586.036.5158TT-5.4143.5924367.4025165872743.075738858990.1765128940324901112123WETL
2021-01-22 07:00:07FORECAST2021116-16828.622.125.35115.119906416670.48260.50266.036.5326TT-3.445.624366.1555792517842.1517960174060.25341245704764902113126WETL
2021-01-22 03:00:07FORECAST2021116-16828.622.125.35115.119906416670.48260.50266.036.5326TT-3.445.624366.1555792517842.1517960174060.25341245704764902113126WETL
2021-01-21 23:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.1821.8325.005111.9940960.46660.48666.086.5666TT-3.8243.1824364.3083073179140.8003795433590.23602627533388901112123WETL
2021-01-21 19:00:06FORECAST2021116-16827.4921.8224.655111.995517333330.49060.51066.086.5906TT-4.5143.4924364.30915062640.8009917936260.20894425296016901113124.5WETL
2021-01-21 15:00:06FORECAST2021116-16829.1623.0426.1111.995025333330.53350.55356.086.6335TT-2.8445.1624364.30885871240.8007798606090.27759894365171902113126WETL
2021-01-21 11:02:05FORECAST2021116-16827.2822.524.89111.996446666670.53470.55476.086.6347TT-4.7243.2824364.3097020181140.801392112220.20107946008187901113124.5WETL
2021-01-21 07:02:06FORECAST2021116-16829.4522.4425.945112.280730333330.47640.52646.126.6464TT-2.5548.4524364.4783121380140.9238910775170.29055205934115902113126WETL
2021-01-21 03:00:08FORECAST2021116-16829.5322.4425.985112.297731666670.42120.45126.266.7112TT-2.4747.5324364.4883918593840.9312196246390.2941744189538902112124WETL
2021-01-20 23:02:04FORECAST2021116-16827.8220.4424.13120.427748911080.40430.42436.376.7943TT-4.1848.8224369.2589721242944.4690267781460.22166196752704901112123WETL
2021-01-20 19:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.4622.0625.26119.9809760.40870.41876.316.7287TT-3.5450.4624368.9993622803644.2729036297760.24754341639915901112123WETL
2021-01-20 15:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.4622.0625.26120.006712696810.42030.45036.346.7903TT-3.5450.4624369.0143253029244.2841961176360.24754341639915901112123WETL
2021-01-20 10:56:07FORECAST2021116-16829.9621.9725.965119.907121333330.44890.47896.396.8689TT-2.0452.9624368.9564185866144.2405020501770.31399203935194902112124WETL
2021-01-20 07:00:08FORECAST2021116-16829.9621.9625.96119.996414289860.44890.48896.46.8889TT-2.0452.9624369.0083380437444.2796774083070.31399203935194902112124WETL
2021-01-20 02:59:20FORECAST2021116-16829.6321.3425.485120.453754108760.48770.53776.497.0277TT-2.3753.6324369.2740740975444.4804485200860.29873145317317902113126WETL
2021-01-19 23:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.8216.2722.545115.334588243770.80240.85246.717.5624TT-3.1854.8224366.2819131460342.2449736338360.26278069932664902113126WETL
2021-01-19 19:00:06FORECAST2021116-16826.6816.2521.465114.821621503420.82250.94256.677.6125TT-5.3252.6824365.9799330258942.0224093477450.1796052886024901113124.5WETL
2021-01-19 15:02:02FORECAST2021116-16825.9117.9121.91114.888470045850.73660.83666.677.5066TT-6.0953.9124366.0193086197342.0513983745610.15424385031183901113124.5WETL
2021-01-19 10:56:11FORECAST2021116-16826.7815.6921.235112.902887143730.5550.6556.627.275TT-5.2255.7824364.8468920595941.1922674789450.1830808587465901113124.5WETL
2021-01-19 07:00:09FORECAST2021116-16828.1115.6921.9114.42161696590.5550.6156.617.225TT-3.8956.1124365.7441798211841.8490404510060.23319375014765901113124.5WETL
2021-01-19 03:00:07FORECAST2021116-16827.8115.6921.75115.13712418340.70250.75256.517.2625TT-4.1951.8124366.1657139384742.1592672774360.22127020882121901113124.5WETL
2021-01-18 23:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.318.4523.375115.331775273810.54060.56066.266.8206TT-3.761.324366.2802582419342.2437524307920.240925762874901113124.5WETL
2021-01-18 19:02:01FORECAST2021116-16828.3818.4223.4115.61716044990.54060.56066.096.6506TT-3.6260.3824366.4480935400942.3676880273850.24422252394842901113124.5WETL
2021-01-18 15:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.8221.1224.97114.777632327750.49520.51526.146.6552TT-3.1861.8224365.9540185678542.0033357920440.26278069932664902113126WETL
2021-01-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021116-16828.1423.1725.655115.271185187120.77630.80636.066.8663TT-3.8654.1424366.2446094938642.217450204750.23440537705932901113124.5WETL
2021-01-18 06:56:28FORECAST2021116-16828.1423.1725.655115.44512031110.77630.80636.046.8463TT-3.8653.1424366.3469311326242.2929655402060.23440537705932901113124.5WETL
2021-01-18 03:00:07FORECAST2021116-16827.8822.5225.2113.450160043950.42080.45086.046.4908TF-4.1254.8824365.1706278709641.428666175310.22402081163103901112123WETL
2021-01-17 22:59:20FORECAST2021116-16829.922.1626.03112.409293720740.17780.28785.916.1978TF-2.163.924364.5545237803840.9793165408540.31119258927984902112124WETL
2021-01-17 19:00:06FORECAST2021116-16830.122.326.2112.589696507230.12560.21566.016.2256TF-1.965.124364.661423568841.0571190075050.32056561098207902112124WETL
2021-01-17 15:00:05FORECAST2021116-16829.0724.1426.605113.003932269780.3760.4565.996.446TF-2.9360.0724364.9066985413541.2358918467540.27363709165928902112124WETL
2021-01-17 11:00:06FORECAST2021116-16825.8321.3323.58112.547594404050.04980.209866.2098TF-6.1757.8324364.6364798551941.0389586396620.15175146523079901112123WETL
2021-01-17 07:00:09FORECAST2021116-16825.9522.8324.39112.489402361050.01970.17976.026.1997TF-6.0554.9524364.6019991417741.0138609831020.15550011104351901112123WETL
2021-01-17 02:59:23FORECAST2021116-16827.5227.0327.275112.56111831410.02610.06616.076.1361TF-4.4855.5224364.6444924901241.0447918617660.21008237334285901111121.5WETL