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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, January 3, 2021

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DAY 95 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/04/2021 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): 31.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.57°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.488
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: -1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 22

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: 1.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.96 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.00 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: 3
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 352.52 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 43.72 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: -189

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2021-01-04 07:00:07OBSERVATION202195-18931.3399423.7999227.56993124.020421251.064.049.9614TT-0.6600622.339943352.51514322532 43.7190765598080.4881061127498889 21151210WETL
2021-01-04 03:00:07OBSERVATION202195-18931.3399423.7999227.56993124.020421251.064.049.9614TT-0.6600622.339943352.51514322532 43.7190765598080.4881061127498889 21151210WETL
2021-01-03 11:00:02FORECAST202195-18932.7725.829.285106.827304395250.30273.28279.9613.2427TT0.7723.773341.5616276134836.4881079628020.559408675843428931151212.5WETL
2021-01-03 07:00:08FORECAST202195-18933.1322.7227.925107.129770116010.38493.36499.9613.3249TT1.1324.133341.7584872530436.6125081746150.577148429819178931151212.5WETL
2021-01-03 03:00:07FORECAST202195-18932.4825.5329.005107.176211007320.48343.46349.9613.4234TT0.4823.483341.7886998890636.6316178192290.545029337864548931151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 22:57:03FORECAST202195-18932.721.4227.06105.846100566361.07724.54729.9614.5072TT0.722.73340.9219695593136.0852610752550.555944232253718931151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 19:00:02FORECAST202195-18930.8421.5826.21105.927096840871.11414.58419.9614.5441TT-1.1620.843340.9748323496536.1184740865990.463151993946328921151210WETL
2021-01-02 15:00:03FORECAST202195-18931.762628.88105.388061495390.97624.44629.9614.4062TT-0.2421.763340.6228223913435.8975789529130.509113199835898931151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 11:00:05FORECAST202195-18930.8223.8827.35113.816523900391.09364.56369.9614.5236TT-1.1820.823346.0721494564739.3887290698710.462156064121668921151210WETL
2021-01-02 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18934.7726.0730.42114.506440836741.13054.84059.9614.8005TT2.7724.773346.5130633770839.6779775907450.65550061385288931151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 03:00:07FORECAST202195-18932.7226.7929.755115.209384895891.07915.03919.9614.9991TT0.7222.723346.9615087355739.9732220039770.556934521446818931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 23:00:05FORECAST202195-18931.6326.5429.085116.280267044671.04814.77819.9614.7381TT-0.3726.633347.6431441761240.4240376410470.502611918231218931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 19:00:06FORECAST202195-18932.9924.7828.885115.915629183621.20344.71349.9614.6734TT0.9930.993347.4112538700640.2703940778180.570266155814038931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 15:00:06FORECAST202195-18934.1728.0631.115114.970810461331.38254.96259.9614.9225TT2.1731.173346.8093991806139.8729576994010.627405797077838931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 11:01:31FORECAST202195-18935.5826.4331.005117.199238873161.65565.30569.9615.2656TT3.5833.583348.2266096130540.8118936020310.69208487426418931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18935.3328.2531.79117.121662149041.72635.47639.9615.4363TT3.3333.333348.1774079026840.7791167363080.680974052362478931151212.5WETL
2021-01-01 02:57:22FORECAST202195-18936.7425.4531.095118.094831602611.81835.76839.9615.7283TT4.7432.743348.7939225149941.190759543420.741253135549568941151215WETL
2020-12-31 23:00:04FORECAST202195-18933.4227.430.41112.451185873931.7445.5749.0314.604TT1.4235.423345.1973048139738.8178462868150.591327628830778931151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 19:00:06FORECAST202195-18934.9827.5831.28112.070615062381.78955.62959.0314.6595TT2.9837.983344.9529116864638.6590849802610.665143820324078931151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 15:00:06FORECAST202195-1893427.3330.665112.739202764041.95525.86529.0314.8952TT2373345.3821051259638.9381031808670.619313022055448931151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 11:00:05FORECAST202195-18933.4326.1629.795114.005143086691.90185.84189.0314.8718TT1.4335.433346.1927694532939.46775621710.591814553975828931151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18933.4326.8930.16104.438843272021.72365.41369.4314.8436TT1.4338.433340.0017750641735.5093920981370.591814553975828931151212.5WETL
2020-12-31 03:00:07FORECAST202195-18934.032529.515106.919708347371.68235.40239.8815.2823TT2.0338.033341.6217847174536.5261015870970.620745071027238931151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 23:00:04FORECAST202195-18934.5127.5431.02594.5664407433551.60415.53419.3214.8541TT2.5143.513333.4529790090231.5334613801520.643420598207218931151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 19:00:05FORECAST202195-18937.0427.6532.34594.1600796868661.64795.58799.7615.3479TT5.0447.043333.1798872305431.3722447316890.753274806596278941151215WETL
2020-12-30 15:00:07FORECAST202195-18935.325.2930.29595.3715822030852.20046.24049.215.4404TT3.343.33333.9932362333731.8534633847060.679629503820148931151212.5WETL
2020-12-30 11:00:06FORECAST202195-18938.3326.3232.32595.8160726678871.835.239.1914.42TT6.3347.333334.2910203635732.0304526993780.801392931296378941151215WETL
2020-12-30 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18938.3326.3232.32591.7216714643181.835.29.3614.56TT6.3349.333331.5352403036830.4089663899780.801392931296378941151215WETL
2020-12-30 03:01:29FORECAST202195-18939.2322.9731.195.3515529457782.00895.16899.6414.8089TT7.2351.233333.979809816431.8454935185290.831346661757468941151215WETL
2020-12-29 22:57:19FORECAST202195-18934.0622.3128.185120.223509041321.60944.97949.8114.7894TT2.0652.063350.1371647711442.0947185945660.622175465625948931151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 19:00:05FORECAST202195-18934.0622.3128.185119.173211851541.60945.01949.6514.6694TT2.0651.063349.4753118246541.6480953729620.622175465625948931151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 15:00:07FORECAST202195-18932.9823.7228.35119.753975234171.64385.08389.9815.0638TT0.9848.983349.8415026111741.8949106395840.569773720906468931151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 11:00:05FORECAST202195-18934.0923.8228.955122.945551576351.68555.56559.7315.2955TT2.0943.093351.8442857429443.2576897796530.623604187571878931151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18934.0923.8228.955122.600259908271.68555.70559.815.5055TT2.0939.093351.628390172643.1097320262870.623604187571878931151212.5WETL
2020-12-29 02:57:37FORECAST202195-18934.2621.8928.075124.582960989351.80915.44919.7615.2091TT2.2649.263352.8655112366343.9610302208790.631667808945048931151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 22:57:31FORECAST202195-1893122.7826.89100.226777281151.15325.29329.7115.0032TT-1543337.2278004051833.7992556442230.471127226411038921151210WETL
2020-12-28 19:00:06FORECAST202195-1893122.7826.89100.227585018361.15325.45329.7815.2332TT-1513337.228335213433.7995816382010.471127226411038921151210WETL
2020-12-28 15:00:06FORECAST202195-18932.3620.0726.215103.291628142381.14545.24549.5514.7954TT0.3652.363339.249182643535.0416004212180.539060860684468931151212.5WETL
2020-12-28 10:59:33FORECAST202195-18931.0122.1426.575111.512525165161.72854.86859.6114.4785TT-0.9944.013344.5940927000338.4265574339790.47162609661268921151210WETL
2020-12-28 07:00:07FORECAST202195-18931.0122.1426.575110.309132852691.72854.86859.2714.1385TT-0.9946.013343.8186491779237.9263370493980.47162609661268921151210WETL
2020-12-28 03:00:07FORECAST202195-18932.224.7328.465106.831929127462.19915.10919.4614.5691TT0.254.23341.5646387564636.4900092800750.531089415559698931151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 23:00:05FORECAST202195-18935.4223.2629.34112.527686255542.35936.55938.815.3593TT3.4258.423345.2464029493138.8497789119350.68499338872568931151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 19:00:06FORECAST202195-18933.8220.5527.185106.460907577041.76625.23628.3613.5962TT1.8252.823341.3229557983636.3375516511730.610687018578828931151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 15:00:06FORECAST202195-18937.2823.3430.31103.158160460461.49035.35038.4913.8403TT5.2863.283339.1614831053734.9872746961910.762672774635558941151215WETL
2020-12-27 11:00:05FORECAST202195-1893225.228.695.1504350091260.84483.95488.1512.1048TT0543333.8449545010231.7654926463740.521107929605888931151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 07:00:07FORECAST202195-1893225.7528.87592.3541865063420.60573.71577.9311.6457TT0513331.9628352088630.6581575960530.521107929605888931151212.5WETL
2020-12-27 03:00:08FORECAST202195-18933.3729.9331.6585.9832529263910.27713.25717.6710.9271TT1.3753.373327.624386366628.1702104778130.588890902818838931151212.5WETL