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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, February 1, 2021

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DAY 124 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/02/2021 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 33.84°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.18°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.51°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.553
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -29

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: 0.38 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.73 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.11 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.84 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 122 in
SWE DAY: 32
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 376.95 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 45.96 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: -160

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2021-02-02 07:00:08OBSERVATION2021124-16033.8399629.1799431.50995121.928890.380.732.112.84FF1.83996-29.1600432376.94914274848 45.9609905617740.5526975170352486 3113127.5DRYL
2021-02-02 03:00:06OBSERVATION2021124-16033.8399630.0099231.92494121.899790434780.370.722.112.83FF1.83996-29.1600432376.93281102727 45.9480306722180.5526975170352486 3113127.5DRYL
2021-02-01 11:00:02FORECAST2021124-16033.4928.1630.825123.985213748320.54180.89182.113.0018FF1.49-29.5132378.1001742743246.878830925680.53733581272644863113127.5DRYL
2021-02-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021124-16034.128.6731.385124.744195383210.6831.0332.113.143FF2.1-28.932378.5234991364947.2186093334190.564062442798158631141210DRYL
2021-02-01 03:00:07FORECAST2021124-16033.8628.2431.05125.154801624040.78481.13482.113.2448TF1.86-29.1432378.7521763627447.4026534973530.553575018881548631141210DRYL
2021-01-31 23:00:03FORECAST2021124-16033.6128.1730.89126.956599512181.08931.82932.113.9393TF1.61-27.3932379.7528294563948.2121278829120.542610735662788631151212.5DRYL
2021-01-31 19:00:02FORECAST2021124-16033.9327.6830.805127.496722940421.24251.98252.114.0925TF1.93-27.0732380.051903307748.4553722190.556638059486098631151212.5WETL
2021-01-31 15:00:02FORECAST2021124-16033.2927.5930.44127.732650240731.27552.01552.114.1255TF1.29-27.7132380.1824108359848.5617069109880.528530123081298631151212.5WETL
2021-01-31 11:00:06FORECAST2021124-16034.4927.1530.82128.759827339391.1781.9182.114.028TF2.49-26.5132380.7497021589749.0252659095110.581005668147468631151212.5WETL
2021-01-31 07:00:07FORECAST2021124-16034.6426.8630.75129.399803706121.09562.02562.114.1356TF2.64-28.3632381.102401906549.3145759986330.587484282323688631151212.5WETL
2021-01-31 03:00:07FORECAST2021124-16034.1926.4830.335130.853842330071.09432.39432.114.5043TF2.19-28.8132381.9016146348849.9732936670330.567984049838338631151212.5WETL
2021-01-30 23:00:04FORECAST2021124-16032.7628.2130.485131.137715979961.24272.76272.114.8727TF0.76-32.2432382.0573017749350.1021219282310.505138954269838631151212.5WETL
2021-01-30 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.5328.3130.42130.021969241181.0882.4882.114.598TF0.53-31.4732381.4447366831449.5961958202230.494977833903778621151210WETL
2021-01-30 15:00:05FORECAST2021124-16032.5228.9930.755129.314776847131.03692.38692.114.4969TF0.52-31.4832381.0555754584149.2761167067610.494536072292048621151210WETL
2021-01-30 11:00:06FORECAST2021124-16033.0227.0530.035130.586527131581.0642.2542.114.364TF1.02-30.9832381.754906120249.852047405680.516621079536698631151212.5WETL
2021-01-30 07:02:20FORECAST2021124-16033.8926.4930.19131.502066058740.97142.34142.114.4514TF1.89-30.1132382.2569608259550.2675801139490.554888152920958631151212.5WETL
2021-01-30 02:55:50FORECAST2021124-16033.5126.4629.985132.352524924470.99712.54712.114.6571TF1.51-30.4932382.7222827164850.6542604623850.538215448005448631151212.5WETL
2021-01-29 23:00:05FORECAST2021124-16032.3924.7428.565134.792274437540.76552.58552.134.7155TF0.39-30.6132384.0516080884651.7671897556390.488793978218018621151210WETL
2021-01-29 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.324.7728.535133.184017121520.632.142.134.27TF0.3-29.732383.1762563797451.0329530902410.484819971030348621151210WETL
2021-01-29 15:00:05FORECAST2021124-16031.524.928.2133.440835657520.59162.17162.134.3016TF-0.5-31.532383.3162791002351.1500446042670.449607084016888621151210WETL
2021-01-29 11:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.4823.427.44133.416830109690.56632.10632.134.2363TF-0.52-31.5232383.303194653951.1390972016390.448730666544958621151210WETL
2021-01-29 06:56:01FORECAST2021124-16031.7123.3927.55132.784856128630.5912.0012.144.141TF-0.29-32.2932382.9584442514750.8510819231740.458823501507598621151210WETL
2021-01-29 03:00:07FORECAST2021124-16031.6122.4627.035133.676507214020.62772.07772.144.2177TF-0.39-33.3932383.4446917120751.2575470978280.454431661529518621151210WETL
2021-01-28 23:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.1823.1927.185137.676049480661.0392.6492.124.769TF-0.82-29.8232385.6122795814853.0895752840110.43561677529668621151210WETL
2021-01-28 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.1223.3227.22138.084777943131.05642.69642.124.8164TF-0.88-33.8832385.8325560247353.2776028219040.433001997766578621151210WETL
2021-01-28 15:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.5522.627.075138.968708522351.06882.80882.114.9188TF-0.45-34.4532386.3081522868753.684745014960.451799194130268621151210WETL
2021-01-28 11:00:07FORECAST2021124-16032.4122.5427.475140.195811162771.1413.0512.115.161TF0.41-29.5932386.9666236627654.2510996973190.489677255946268621151210WETL
2021-01-28 07:00:07FORECAST2021124-16032.0723.227.635142.132378765841.31333.37332.145.5133TT0.07-29.9332388.0016323604955.1475949724250.474671949991928621151210WETL
2021-01-28 03:00:07FORECAST2021124-16032.552327.775141.508674447191.32513.23512.175.4051TT0.55-33.4532387.6688459518154.8585045151110.495861375062048621151210WETL
2021-01-27 23:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.4122.8827.645133.76144983160.78322.46322.094.5532TF0.41-25.5932383.490956364951.2963063206750.489677255946268621151210WETL
2021-01-27 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.7122.8727.79127.068402945770.75612.69612.094.7861TF0.71-23.2932379.8147702518248.2624562711130.502930071108468631151212.5WETL
2021-01-27 15:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.8523.6628.255126.765250691430.7942.7142.074.784TF0.85-29.1532379.6467784889848.1260190493470.50911450143848631151212.5WETL
2021-01-27 10:55:45FORECAST2021124-16031.5923.127.345127.495103098430.58492.69492.064.7549TF-0.41-25.4132380.0510069919448.4546423190980.453553944180868621151210WETL
2021-01-27 07:00:07FORECAST2021124-16031.5923.0927.34127.662622590610.58492.77492.14.8749TF-0.41-23.4132380.1436819137848.5301393943650.453553944180868621151210WETL
2021-01-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021124-16031.924.7328.315129.256439912670.72673.02672.155.1767TF-0.1-23.132381.0234419787549.2497336334450.46718141805448621151210WETL
2021-01-26 23:00:06FORECAST2021124-16030.525.5828.04134.085579768950.80883.10882.155.2588TT-1.5-23.532383.6674045512251.44426637770.406174395974878621151210WETL
2021-01-26 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16030.5525.5828.065134.98219335880.8333.3232.075.393TT-1.45-22.4532384.1547424047651.8540497189780.408323424448258621151210WETL
2021-01-26 15:00:06FORECAST2021124-16032.3525.5528.95134.306285780170.91293.52292.195.7129TT0.35-22.6532383.7874682455351.5450693890320.487027591962718621151210WETL
2021-01-26 11:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.6525.3328.49132.161549114151.07063.20062.265.4606TT-0.35-24.3532382.6178792997450.5673716470240.456187759635858621151210WETL
2021-01-26 07:00:07FORECAST2021124-16031.6425.3428.49133.858196174031.07063.20062.285.4806TT-0.36-31.3632383.543637850351.3404595166680.455748653511658621151210WETL
2021-01-26 03:00:08FORECAST2021124-16031.6324.7228.175130.792797767090.97093.05092.135.1809TF-0.37-24.3732381.868120799649.945599897440.455309601431458621151210WETL
2021-01-25 23:00:05FORECAST2021124-16029.5221.3325.425130.821357363590.84492.75491.13.8549TF-2.48-19.4832381.8837914807949.9585559566730.364699257333988621151210DRYL
2021-01-25 19:00:06FORECAST2021124-16029.5321.5325.53129.67376264680.70052.57051.13.6705TF-2.47-18.4732381.2532092767349.4385381680820.365115483662398621151210DRYL
2021-01-25 15:00:06FORECAST2021124-16031.1226.3328.725130.409324750790.41122.36121.093.4512TF-0.88-24.8832381.6575986029949.7717097198230.433001997766578621151210DRYL
2021-01-25 10:59:15FORECAST2021124-16027.7722.2825.025127.792697882530.09671.77671.142.9167TF-4.23-30.2332380.215614810448.5887791936860.294690560874918621151210DRYL
2021-01-25 07:00:08FORECAST2021124-16027.523.5125.505128.122534233860.0681.7481.192.938TF-4.5-31.532380.3979110046148.7375443751770.284462246247998621151210DRYL
2021-01-25 03:00:08FORECAST2021124-16026.4625.3425.9127.412454007820.03821.64821.282.9282TF-5.54-26.5432380.0052694375448.4174039149420.24672734008571861115127.5DRYL