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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 20, 2021

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DAY 81 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/21/2021 07:00:04 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): 32.01°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.74°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.88°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.429
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -70

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: 1.65 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.51 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.89 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.40 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: 84 in
SWE DAY: 12
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 335.08 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 27.99 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: 161

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
2021-12-21 07:00:04OBSERVATION20228116132.0100821.7426.8750483.5365783333331.653.518.8912.4TT0.010080000000002-69.9899212335.08331260682 27.9917133917730.4288644829985116 21151210WETL
2021-12-21 03:00:07OBSERVATION20228116132.0100821.7426.8750483.5365783333331.653.518.8912.4TT0.010080000000002-69.9899212335.08331260682 27.9917133917730.4288644829985116 21151210WETL
2021-12-20 11:00:02FORECAST20228116131.9527.0929.5280.0116412140990.46832.32838.8911.2183TT-0.050000000000001-70.0512332.7196598685726.6214460502810.426296951503671621151210WETL
2021-12-20 07:00:09FORECAST20228116132.2324.7228.47581.0580561481870.72432.58438.8911.4743TT0.23-69.7712333.4235452449427.0266644515910.438287706161211621151210WETL
2021-12-20 03:00:07FORECAST20228116132.2322.0127.1282.7379299022011.03932.89938.8911.7893TT0.23-69.7712334.5496302215427.6799438540770.438287706161211621151210WETL
2021-12-19 23:00:01FORECAST20228116131.9724.2828.12580.6553665650471.16183.14188.8912.0318TT-0.030000000000001-62.0312333.1528919923726.870568625850.427151314568121621151210WETL
2021-12-19 19:00:02FORECAST20228116132.0124.2528.1380.7319771183731.12463.10468.8911.9946TT0.009999999999998-61.9912333.2044043332826.9002503463750.42886106215441621151210WETL
2021-12-19 15:00:02FORECAST20228116134.7824.0429.4180.1811787026711.17923.15928.8912.0492TT2.78-59.2212332.833828627426.6870086914680.548723344197651631151212.5WETL
2021-12-19 11:00:02FORECAST20228116134.5523.6729.1180.1615726975921.08323.06328.8911.9532TT2.55-59.4512332.8206282014226.6794249828260.538789554344211631151212.5WETL
2021-12-19 07:00:07FORECAST20228116134.9125.4730.1980.3326513682160.97362.90368.8911.7936TT2.91-59.0912332.9357907216626.7456148040440.55432503160531631151212.5WETL
2021-12-19 03:00:07FORECAST20228116134.7325.4930.1180.1035591471140.98662.91668.8911.8066TT2.73-64.2712332.7815647067826.6569877515590.546566200599871631151212.5WETL
2021-12-18 23:00:01FORECAST20228116134.7424.3629.5575.3062730707531.04312.33318.8911.2231TT2.74-54.2612329.531306144124.8157745258490.546997741319351631151212.5WETL
2021-12-18 19:00:03FORECAST20228116135.4126.1330.7775.895139528531.07592.43598.8911.3259TT3.41-52.5912329.9324107372825.040266347890.575759442555561631151212.5WETL
2021-12-18 15:00:03FORECAST20228116131.325.8528.57576.3581216531791.23472.52478.8911.4147TT-0.7-57.712330.2473485992125.2170672199790.398740463760691621151210WETL
2021-12-18 11:00:02FORECAST20228116134.6426.6130.62577.5417246681731.11962.47968.8911.3696TT2.64-53.3612331.0507982602925.6702498498780.542679920188621631151212.5WETL
2021-12-18 07:00:08FORECAST20228116134.4526.6430.54577.4452359925291.04722.79728.8911.6872TT2.45-55.5512330.9853905132925.6332416783810.534462583988581631151212.5WETL
2021-12-18 03:00:06FORECAST20228116134.4126.9830.69577.7810826086060.93813.35818.8912.2481TT2.41-55.5912331.2129850403625.7621045504670.532730625416051631151212.5WETL
2021-12-17 23:00:02FORECAST20228116134.4626.5830.5281.483729684421.08123.68128.6912.3712TT2.46-50.5412333.7093455064127.1918821024090.534895472949851631151212.5WETL
2021-12-17 19:00:03FORECAST20228116134.9824.829.8980.6766795203891.19223.58228.6912.2722TT2.98-50.0212333.167223664426.878825330270.557336911952091631151212.5WETL
2021-12-17 15:00:03FORECAST20228116134.5427.4130.97581.1716911950581.09193.64198.6912.3319TT2.54-52.4612333.4998708669627.0707485316050.538357055341781631151212.5WETL
2021-12-17 11:00:03FORECAST20228116134.1427.4230.7881.5640822520890.82593.59598.6912.2859TT2.14-50.8612333.7632601338627.2230940022830.5210253313461631151212.5WETL
2021-12-17 07:00:11FORECAST20228116133.3827.4130.39580.5269992334640.91753.47758.6412.1175TT1.38-51.6212333.0665563234426.820850325750.488012466433041621151210WETL
2021-12-17 03:00:12FORECAST20228116133.8726.8930.3880.5207318090530.75083.34088.6411.9808TT1.87-51.1312333.0623403379726.8184233820490.509301874108831631151212.5WETL
2021-12-16 23:00:03FORECAST20228116131.9326.2229.07582.0602235378620.56853.26858.5411.8085TT-0.07-56.0712334.0959153040127.4159854929340.425442934146011621151210WETL
2021-12-16 19:00:03FORECAST20228116134.0625.9630.0183.8996294572210.57723.57728.5412.1172TT2.06-46.9412335.325557266828.1336900022210.51755315267221631151212.5WETL
2021-12-16 15:00:04FORECAST20228116132.3226.2829.380.3571263637960.41362.61368.5311.1436TT0.32-49.6812332.9522621042126.755086999020.442154490365061621151210WETL
2021-12-16 11:00:04FORECAST20228116132.2624.3828.3281.4000820387480.32962.45968.5410.9996TT0.26-52.7412333.6532082703327.1593985256960.439575998554551621151210WETL
2021-12-16 07:00:08FORECAST20228116129.3525.6427.49584.6024735882380.39032.89038.611.4903TT-2.65-59.6512335.7938933213328.408993990810.319531791179131621151210WETL
2021-12-16 03:00:07FORECAST20228116129.4325.6627.54584.9887749442570.39032.97038.611.5703TT-2.57-53.5712336.0509471282728.5605583152880.322652452417341621151210WETL
2021-12-15 23:00:05FORECAST20228116131.6322.9527.2982.8180888383560.19612.02618.5210.5461TT-0.37-52.3712334.6032438724927.7112011766340.412676805030821621151210WETL
2021-12-15 19:00:04FORECAST20228116131.1121.5126.3183.8925064840340.19452.23458.4810.7145TT-0.89-52.8912335.3208066346128.1309029448260.390773462682141621151210WETL
2021-12-15 15:00:05FORECAST20228116131.1522.9427.04584.3742005448250.19462.32468.4810.8046TT-0.85-51.8512335.6418765878928.3195150064680.392447043956661621151210WETL
2021-12-15 11:00:02FORECAST20228116131.0221.8426.4385.6110344361690.0772.1678.510.667TT-0.98-55.9812336.4644829062828.8050724326370.387015335578531621151210WETL
2021-12-15 07:00:09FORECAST2022811613224.5828.2986.2794492053910.07962.32968.5110.8396TT0-5712336.9079646304929.0682336212280.428433498800651621151210WETL
2021-12-15 03:00:09FORECAST20228116132.0524.5628.30588.5944184547250.07962.82968.5711.3996TT0.049999999999997-53.9512338.4381004876129.9837266956220.430572145530761621151210WETL
2021-12-14 23:00:03FORECAST20228116129.6821.3125.49588.0174556796920.21763.08768.4511.5376TT-2.32-52.3212338.057584096929.7549684254320.332484433356511621151210WETL
2021-12-14 19:00:03FORECAST20228116129.7219.5224.6288.7836154297380.20343.08348.5511.6334TT-2.28-55.2812338.5627576251330.0588256718210.334068520598681621151210WETL
2021-12-14 15:00:02FORECAST20228116129.7519.624.67591.2153892670880.20343.39348.7512.1434TT-2.25-51.2512340.1596705012431.0277967577350.335258529645311621151210WETL
2021-12-14 11:00:04FORECAST20228116130.5622.0326.29599.3926731107920.59633.55639.312.8563TT-1.44-54.4412345.4578023498634.3359744225320.367979025212691621151210WETL
2021-12-14 07:00:06FORECAST20228116130.5621.442699.4494421361890.59633.55639.2912.8463TT-1.44-51.4412345.4942002053534.3592054717110.367979025212691621151210WETL
2021-12-14 03:00:09FORECAST20228116130.7121.9426.325100.393380613730.6013.6519.4813.131TT-1.29-50.2912346.0986443947934.7460129366230.374153543272561621151210WETL
2021-12-13 23:00:04FORECAST20228116128.0818.2523.16596.0810349297270.3353.1559.0512.205TT-3.92-52.9212343.3254136244932.9870610587180.271809726744461621151210WETL
2021-12-13 19:00:03FORECAST20228116128.1219.2323.67595.9651690134840.33323.24329.1512.3932TT-3.88-49.8812343.2504814438232.9400904657160.273257186739081621151210WETL
2021-12-13 15:00:05FORECAST20228116128.6220.3524.48598.6552738317870.3193.4599.4412.899TT-3.38-43.3812344.9845365120134.0345439173240.291665514709711621151210WETL
2021-12-13 11:00:04FORECAST20228116124.2923.0223.65596.8017774423530.00022.83029.4512.2802TT-7.71-57.7112343.791033419333.2795831037320.15378794420228161115127.5WETL
2021-12-13 07:00:09FORECAST20228116125.1924.1224.65596.3037340997520.00082.93089.2412.1708TT-6.81-57.8112343.4693745191933.0773833151040.17820530554492161115127.5WETL
2021-12-13 03:00:08FORECAST20228116125.2124.1524.6896.347638711720.00082.93089.4412.3708TT-6.79-57.7912343.49774645933.0951967741220.17877422109873161115127.5WETL