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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 8, 2021

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DAY 100 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/09/2021 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): 28.46°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.57°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.51°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.252
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 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: 14

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: 0.42 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.25 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.57 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.82 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: 128 in
SWE DAY: 8
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 359.40 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 45.91 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: -184

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2021-01-09 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021100-18428.4599420.5724.51497127.744167083330.419999999999961.2510.5711.82TT-3.5400614.459948359.39995294559 45.9112476388240.2523536710355988 2114128WETL
2021-01-09 03:00:09OBSERVATION2021100-18428.4599420.5724.51497127.744167083330.419999999999961.2510.5711.82TT-3.5400614.459948359.39995294559 45.9112476388240.2523536710355988 2114128WETL
2021-01-08 10:57:00FORECAST2021100-18427.1123.2825.195130.710190977490.17391.003910.5711.5739TT-4.8913.118361.1899896481947.2112125260750.20532631835555881114126WETL
2021-01-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021100-18429.1222.3225.72131.154575618220.29281.122810.5711.6928TT-2.8815.128361.4570222590347.4067423586090.27725754657341882114128WETL
2021-01-08 03:00:09FORECAST2021100-18431.0622.7126.885131.330169345670.41561.245610.5711.8156TT-0.9417.068361.5624542211647.4840583419020.35666833404067882114128WETL
2021-01-07 23:00:01FORECAST2021100-18432.8323.9828.405136.329401339170.39151.211510.5711.7815TT0.8319.838364.5445068259849.6981343770680.43511943143244882114128WETL
2021-01-07 19:00:03FORECAST2021100-18431.2522.0426.645136.389609154370.43581.255810.5711.8258TT-0.7518.258364.5801906513949.7249497083690.3648677001159882114128WETL
2021-01-07 15:00:03FORECAST2021100-18430.9921.2726.13136.488109888130.41941.239410.5711.8094TT-1.0117.998364.6385580675149.7688275829680.35366389032314882114128WETL
2021-01-07 10:57:01FORECAST2021100-18430.921.3726.135137.122928421580.56051.380510.5711.9505TT-1.117.98365.0143748588950.0518399966230.34981440424586882114128WETL
2021-01-07 07:00:11FORECAST2021100-18429.9321.4925.71136.655429852380.54461.364610.5711.9346TT-2.0719.938364.7376714169449.8433832708380.309370874943882114128WETL
2021-01-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18430.5421.0725.805136.651979936320.51241.322410.5711.8924TT-1.4619.548364.7356282562249.841845754530.33457361239182882114128WETL
2021-01-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021100-18433.422.5127.955129.703241911450.44820.778210.5711.3482TT1.424.48360.5837932527846.7688869656120.46110392124682882113126WETL
2021-01-06 18:56:53FORECAST2021100-18430.622.8826.74129.672650536070.45730.787310.5711.3573TT-1.420.68360.5653525702846.7554649592610.33709573132573882113126WETL
2021-01-06 15:00:04FORECAST2021100-18432.8623.0927.975129.643264951060.45730.797310.5711.3673TT0.8621.868360.5476373968246.7425728825150.43648107385694882113126WETL
2021-01-06 11:00:05FORECAST2021100-18432.5322.3327.43130.648831882770.44960.779610.5711.3496TT0.5321.538361.1530950208747.1842299953250.42154789669734882113126WETL
2021-01-06 06:59:29FORECAST2021100-18432.7921.226.995131.97988291820.53970.959710.5711.5297TT0.7920.798361.952153923847.7704028968540.43330510695914882113126WETL
2021-01-06 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18429.821.1625.48133.022981917350.65961.399610.5711.9696TT-2.217.88362.5764635969848.2310023607170.3041085901489882114128WETL
2021-01-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021100-18430.6220.8925.755135.184376812040.79322.373211.0913.4632TT-1.3818.628363.8648366228849.1888411826790.337938073485188821151210WETL
2021-01-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021100-18429.9920.5425.265132.981620149460.88361.993611.0913.0836TT-2.0118.998362.5517394686348.2127177025420.311812949070578821151210WETL
2021-01-05 15:00:05FORECAST2021100-18430.4420.1725.305132.773609408860.59281.972811.0913.0628TT-1.5620.448362.4273610004448.1207888685580.33038665809738821151210WETL
2021-01-05 11:01:38FORECAST2021100-18430.120.2125.155137.811669143630.62431.954311.0913.0443TT-1.913.18365.4214291509850.3593370921470.316311565547738821151210WETL
2021-01-05 07:00:07FORECAST2021100-18429.8622.8826.37133.464172755530.43941.759411.0912.8494TT-2.1423.868362.8400252667448.4261438148210.306532390316058821151210WETL
2021-01-05 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18433.1124.3328.72135.801382989450.86762.167611.1613.3276TT1.1129.118364.2313282653149.4631181065130.447855864793978821151210WETL
2021-01-04 22:57:15FORECAST2021100-18433.7521.9827.865130.764223164320.24721.367210.0311.3972TT1.7527.758361.2224739161847.2349761911440.47714928093883882114128WETL
2021-01-04 19:00:06FORECAST2021100-18434.1621.9828.07129.569543424340.24971.46979.8911.3597TT2.1631.168360.5031883698546.7102335201010.49599060646921882114128WETL
2021-01-04 15:00:06FORECAST2021100-18432.0820.826.44130.678983230520.49011.52019.8611.3801TT0.07999999999999825.088361.1712254517947.1974885141590.401368942454598821151210WETL
2021-01-04 11:00:06FORECAST2021100-18432.9424.2528.595135.474678095880.47241.72249.9411.6624TT0.9418.948364.0373424144949.3178417784840.440115758613328821151210WETL
2021-01-04 07:00:07FORECAST2021100-18432.9424.2528.595136.179214125190.47241.712410.1111.8224TT0.9424.948364.4554704355449.6312595475380.440115758613328821151210WETL
2021-01-04 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18433.1325.7529.44134.554283758720.34461.514610.6712.1846TT1.1327.138363.4899783505748.9091336904320.448767830682228821151210WETL
2021-01-03 23:00:06FORECAST2021100-18431.9725.5328.75117.937270079090.08571.37579.9911.3657TT-0.03000000000000127.978353.3844206733741.6771938626990.39647387216878882114128WETL
2021-01-03 18:59:30FORECAST2021100-18431.9725.5328.75117.961034789150.08571.535710.0411.5757TT-0.03000000000000129.978353.3991797662241.6873329388610.396473872168788821151210WETL
2021-01-03 15:00:06FORECAST2021100-18431.923.9327.915117.772520064520.08161.831610.0311.8616TT-0.128.98353.282078040541.6069206244590.393367247348698821151210WETL
2021-01-03 11:00:05FORECAST2021100-18433.5626.6530.105116.42988701960.33391.47399.8211.2939TT1.5631.568352.4464364133841.035298772070.46843267379724882114128WETL
2021-01-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021100-18433.5626.6530.105114.68931192320.33391.57399.8411.4139TT1.5636.568351.3588689693140.2971069202030.468432673797248821151210WETL
2021-01-03 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18432.7625.0228.89120.426439046670.41771.927710.2712.1977TT0.7629.768354.9254909438442.7424130012590.431945283181038821151210WETL
2021-01-02 22:57:07FORECAST2021100-18436.8427.5432.19119.709871434440.04561.495611.5313.0256TT4.8439.848354.4828547830242.435096971790.61747856250418831141210WETL
2021-01-02 19:00:05FORECAST2021100-18436.8427.5432.19118.941895737410.04561.485611.6313.1156TT4.8436.848354.007567704942.106331208210.61747856250418831141210WETL
2021-01-02 15:00:06FORECAST2021100-18433.722.8228.26124.657126260670.5672.21711.4813.697TT1.735.78357.5225031152544.5677278118690.474854205473668821151210WETL
2021-01-02 11:00:06FORECAST2021100-18435.2528.131.675130.004315708490.01972.419711.5513.9697TT3.2532.258360.7652060945746.9010337497570.546011486176968831151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 07:00:07FORECAST2021100-18435.2528.131.675129.589573499420.01972.419711.6714.0897TT3.2537.258360.5152659555546.7190195552090.546011486176968831151212.5WETL
2021-01-02 03:00:07FORECAST2021100-18433.928.8631.38132.28532512640.27962.399612.0514.4496TT1.935.98362.1351367485247.905164304470.484038752138468821151210WETL
2021-01-01 23:00:06FORECAST2021100-18439.1630.6334.895131.383601180670.16011.750112.0313.7801TT7.1649.168361.5945270345347.5075911290190.714403153450698841151215WETL
2021-01-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021100-18439.1630.6334.895128.846969381410.01721.607211.7613.3672TT7.1656.168360.0670848877546.3935526617860.714403153450698841151215WETL
2021-01-01 15:00:06FORECAST2021100-1844131.4236.21121.704311945730.00561.565611.5913.1556TT9628355.7128584073643.2917886827160.781840510749418841151215WETL
2021-01-01 11:01:32FORECAST2021100-18433.2830.2631.77124.352829128770.03561.805611.7413.5456TT1.2855.288357.3366399918344.4358221343520.455615875547618821151210WETL
2021-01-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021100-18433.2831.4732.375122.655917896030.03531.805311.8313.6353TT1.2856.288356.2975369970743.7020014444690.455615875547618821151210WETL
2021-01-01 02:57:22FORECAST2021100-18433.6333.1333.38124.002078097060.05741.827412.0213.8474TT1.6356.638357.1222247632844.2838980052910.471642518138638821151210WETL