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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, February 14, 2021

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DAY 137 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/15/2021 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): 29.18°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.82°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.00°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.324
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -104

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: 1.17 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.81 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.49 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: 156 in
SWE DAY: 45
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 405.16 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 63.31 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: -147

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
2021-02-15 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021137-14729.1799420.8200224.99998156.261170416671.171.815.687.49TT-2.82006-103.8200645405.1611200606 63.3109508279970.3243204040512187 21151210WETL
2021-02-15 02:59:38OBSERVATION2021137-14729.1799420.8200224.99998156.261170416671.171.815.687.49TT-2.82006-103.8200645405.1611200606 63.3109508279970.3243204040512187 21151210WETL
2021-02-14 10:59:35FORECAST2021137-14729.1923.4426.315154.525975075290.55231.19235.686.8723TT-2.81-103.8145404.3097687167162.4763612434140.3247000740644872114128WETL
2021-02-14 07:00:08FORECAST2021137-14729.1220.1224.62155.140385259650.72391.36395.687.0439TT-2.88-103.8845404.6116503735362.771607319490.32206202804466872114128WETL
2021-02-14 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-14728.9118.2523.58155.343351623480.71861.35865.687.0386TT-3.09-104.0945404.7112715173362.86920535730.31420190275504872114128WETL
2021-02-13 23:00:01FORECAST2021137-14729.1818.9324.055147.051461251580.72631.07635.686.7563TT-2.82-104.8245400.5992961496358.9087118751570.32432266794425872114128WETL
2021-02-13 19:00:03FORECAST2021137-14728.3419.2423.79147.920278667930.80311.15315.686.8331TT-3.66-105.6645401.034218531559.3210933605540.2932953275158872114128WETL
2021-02-13 15:00:02FORECAST2021137-14729.0519.6724.36148.68534789630.8191.1695.686.849TT-2.95-104.9545401.4164115748459.6847388062910.31943291048625872114128WETL
2021-02-13 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14729.0917.9623.525149.910292628880.70411.05415.686.7341TT-2.91-104.9145402.0267926281260.2679541275330.32093416360183872114128WETL
2021-02-13 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14730.0918.3524.22152.282806757460.71241.30245.686.9824TT-1.91-104.9145403.2036115597961.4009776630680.35936197670393872114128WETL
2021-02-13 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-14727.0618.4522.755153.444605970080.61441.34445.687.0244TT-4.94-107.9445403.7773078645861.9574499049420.24885468211927871114126WETL
2021-02-12 22:59:42FORECAST2021137-14728.1917.3322.76149.191818555280.47511.66515.687.3451TT-3.81-100.8145401.6690125207659.9257304352750.287902553203248721151210WETL
2021-02-12 19:00:05FORECAST2021137-14728.6816.3922.535149.714496776110.49221.75225.687.4322TT-3.32-100.3245401.9293564509360.1746513405950.305688880673828721151210WETL
2021-02-12 15:00:05FORECAST2021137-14728.0516.2322.14149.739604006840.4611.6915.687.371TT-3.95-100.9545401.9418535640660.1866139864590.28291189267278721151210WETL
2021-02-12 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14727.9416.9222.43153.284700949090.451.685.687.36TT-4.06-100.0645403.6984472200761.8807957557410.279019999078918721151210WETL
2021-02-12 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14727.0315.9321.48151.707966655660.25391.44395.687.1239TT-4.97-100.9745402.9191289236161.1260417756720.24785776445877871114126WETL
2021-02-12 03:00:18FORECAST2021137-14726.7714.7920.78151.963393139870.25311.46315.687.1431TT-5.23-103.2345403.0455882239461.2481751765640.23930769494024871114126WETL
2021-02-11 23:00:05FORECAST2021137-14726.6515.5421.095153.28317092130.4731.7135.767.473TT-5.35-103.3545403.6976924988261.8800623998320.23541644513282871115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 19:00:06FORECAST2021137-14726.1515.0720.61154.334924331170.53441.81445.767.5744TT-5.85-106.8545404.2158026024862.3846153081180.21958410428157871115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 15:00:02FORECAST2021137-14729.3114.9322.12157.227537503320.782.195.767.95TT-2.69-103.6945405.6336314517863.7767770016910.329242887175218721151210WETL
2021-02-11 11:00:05FORECAST2021137-14726.0117.1221.565158.755255934680.53051.95055.767.7105TT-5.99-112.9945406.3782571352964.5146842178020.21526296547286871115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14727.7112.4620.085159.371399163970.5331.9635.897.853TT-4.29-103.2945406.6777549723664.8128028188070.270967438257968721151210WETL
2021-02-11 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-14727.7112.4620.085159.743777668080.5331.9635.927.883TT-4.29-102.2945406.8585353801164.9931194181210.270967438257968721151210WETL
2021-02-10 23:00:02FORECAST2021137-14730.5613.4422161.759801281811.08942.51945.928.4394TT-1.44-94.4445407.8343009703665.9711954808720.377956765745218721151210WETL
2021-02-10 19:00:05FORECAST2021137-14730.7514.9322.84162.228247370781.13442.79445.838.6244TT-1.25-98.2545408.0603167356566.198910005590.385557619832968721151210WETL
2021-02-10 15:00:03FORECAST2021137-14734.7317.1425.935162.09631836621.06842.66845.818.4784TT2.73-90.2745407.9966908602266.1347614940350.550398296791228731151212.5WETL
2021-02-10 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14731.7415.923.82160.774574716330.50572.05575.787.8357TT-0.26-93.2645407.3580705907665.4928205564920.425812776162618721151210WETL
2021-02-10 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14730.0315.6622.845161.35507279610.57972.12975.797.9197TT-1.97-94.9745407.6388109982465.7745900231370.357010905895818721151210WETL
2021-02-10 03:00:08FORECAST2021137-14730.2218.0624.14164.23809990620.71882.37885.878.2488TT-1.78-95.7845409.0269836193467.1778146000060.364474154120758721151210WETL
2021-02-09 23:00:06FORECAST2021137-14730.1917.9424.065163.279438919980.4731.72367.723TT-1.81-94.8145408.5665176417166.710511762030.363292241662548721151210WETL
2021-02-09 19:00:06FORECAST2021137-14730.318.4724.385160.708958226930.46511.31516.137.4451TT-1.7-91.745407.3263111052965.4609871161510.36763219584892872114128WETL
2021-02-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021137-14729.1818.4723.825157.364014221350.38791.12795.887.0079TT-2.82-97.8245405.7002692038363.8426229325980.32432266794425872114128WETL
2021-02-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14727.6415.6921.665156.719125141720.18270.95275.836.7827TT-4.36-97.3645405.3851845480363.5316114677810.26853984961594872113126WETL
2021-02-09 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14727.3216.5621.94155.066229558320.18270.85275.726.5727TT-4.68-101.6845404.5752400244562.7359570432430.25758316265243872113126WETL
2021-02-09 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-14729.8718.9824.425154.116219540360.17130.91135.616.5213TT-2.13-96.1345404.1081791711362.2796248591940.35076807427266872113126WETL
2021-02-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021137-14724.749.0816.91152.348756682890.00960.66965.696.3596TF-7.26-108.2645403.2362229675461.4325372186090.17836893202617871113124.5WETL
2021-02-08 19:00:04FORECAST2021137-14724.749.0816.91154.61988836410.00960.74965.816.5596TT-7.26-106.2645404.3559421754662.5214706385280.17836893202617871113124.5WETL
2021-02-08 15:00:05FORECAST2021137-14725.1210.0317.575153.854898880560.00970.77975.696.4697TT-6.88-103.8845403.9795062837962.154226089110.18896729615785871113124.5WETL
2021-02-08 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14722.9810.4816.73147.263484468110.08110.11115.855.9611TF-9.02-110.0245400.705521661659.0092913655010.13427539037557871112123WETL
2021-02-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-14722.9310.4816.705146.673080261280.08110.11115.815.9211TF-9.07-110.0745400.4095817154258.7293067163320.13314266352171871112123WETL
2021-02-08 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-14719.187.7413.46150.691349555030.06280.20286.046.2428TF-12.82-129.8245402.4149972623760.640459018650.06605366101595871112123WETL
2021-02-07 23:00:06FORECAST2021137-14710.1-5.162.47144.953753972470.03920.19925.655.8492TF-21.9-146.945399.5452375667257.9155820671160.0068807863881094871112123WETL
2021-02-07 19:00:06FORECAST2021137-14710.44-5.072.685145.687875206840.02230.22235.635.8523TF-21.56-148.5645399.9147587078658.2627314600040.0076014454591765871112123WETL
2021-02-07 15:00:05FORECAST2021137-1474.09-0.351.87145.551690078860.03310.20315.735.9331TF-27.91-148.9145399.8462617422758.1982991682990.00097335011354788871112123WETL
2021-02-07 11:00:06FORECAST2021137-14711.065.468.26148.305212289960.25490.25495.715.9649TF-20.94-138.9445401.226606320559.5039970267420.0090878856509108871112123WETL
2021-02-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021137-1478.855.467.155146.183503729370.140.145.745.88TF-23.15-146.1545400.1638448050358.4973528994140.0047227917743499871112123WETL
2021-02-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021137-1479.778.649.205142.16113897250.01780.01785.585.5978TF-22.23-140.2345398.1332573766456.5990773314940.0062396884176762871111121.5WETL