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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, February 15, 2021

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DAY 138 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/16/2021 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): 28.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.97°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.305
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -105

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: 2.19 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.91 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.67 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.58 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: 167 in
SWE DAY: 46
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 411.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 68.72 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: -146

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
2021-02-16 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021138-14628.7099625.2399226.97494167.15517752.18999999999993.90999999999995.679.5799999999999TT-3.29004-105.2900446411.13231073447 68.7228943768060.304686143993788 21151210WETL
2021-02-16 03:00:08OBSERVATION2021138-14628.7099625.2399226.97494167.15517752.18999999999993.90999999999995.679.5799999999999TT-3.29004-105.2900446411.13231073447 68.7228943768060.304686143993788 21151210WETL
2021-02-15 11:00:03FORECAST2021138-14628.6622.9425.8161.644341486191.48423.20425.678.8742TT-3.34-105.3446408.4996431916166.0316558210510.302684344758618821151210WETL
2021-02-15 07:00:08FORECAST2021138-14627.821.7924.795163.244577450841.79973.51975.679.1897TT-4.2-106.246409.2679173378166.8107682299960.269190641301068821151210WETL
2021-02-15 02:59:38FORECAST2021138-14627.3922.0424.715164.006299131011.98763.70765.679.3776TT-4.61-106.6146409.6325247809667.1823143930160.253903454504778821151210WETL
2021-02-14 23:00:03FORECAST2021138-14630.7622.7326.745161.383958220982.41313.51315.679.1831TT-1.24-103.2446408.3743373835365.9050670028230.391264680872188821151210WETL
2021-02-14 19:00:04FORECAST2021138-1463022.1726.085161.579434860622.36013.46015.679.1301TT-2-10446408.4684155389166.0000957411910.358256519039988821151210WETL
2021-02-14 14:59:34FORECAST2021138-14629.9722.6726.32162.337781862322.50753.60755.679.2775TT-2.03-104.0346408.8329477252266.3690338859450.356973222298828821151210WETL
2021-02-14 10:59:38FORECAST2021138-14630.2422.3226.28163.022938061852.43373.53375.679.2037TT-1.76-103.7646409.1616943599166.7027415569190.368579463820328821151210WETL
2021-02-14 07:00:08FORECAST2021138-14630.0921.1325.61163.27857428142.17643.44645.679.1164TT-1.91-103.9146409.2842053826466.8273415307720.362115970675888821151210WETL
2021-02-14 03:00:08FORECAST2021138-14629.8821.1525.515163.788044985742.20653.47655.679.1465TT-2.12-104.1246409.5281268478467.0758112630820.353133077328398821151210WETL
2021-02-13 23:00:02FORECAST2021138-14629.721.7125.705155.49421462532.33113.32115.678.9911TT-2.3-105.346405.5177291060663.0556608039820.345497806622398821151210WETL
2021-02-13 19:00:05FORECAST2021138-14628.2522.2225.235155.83716266122.11813.17815.678.8481TT-3.75-107.7546405.6852380277163.2208364277730.286483889988638821151210WETL
2021-02-13 15:00:06FORECAST2021138-14631.0321.7826.405158.141357865172.02293.10295.678.7729TT-0.97-103.9746406.8069192637864.332998601320.403196622222028821151210WETL
2021-02-13 11:00:06FORECAST2021138-14628.6421.7725.205160.134156707492.09623.05625.678.7262TT-3.36-106.3646407.7717329786465.2981825896840.301884637276748821151210WETL
2021-02-13 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-14631.092126.045162.473967576592.06953.27955.678.9495TT-0.91-103.9146408.8983369232966.4353351353970.405860875590838821151210WETL
2021-02-13 03:00:07FORECAST2021138-14627.9620.3824.17164.705680759342.03693.28695.678.9569TT-4.04-110.0446409.9666717648267.5238397616670.2752790269838821151210WETL
2021-02-12 22:59:42FORECAST2021138-14627.4422.3124.875159.280553476741.9583.20869.208TT-4.56-103.5646407.3590587484464.8843763412150.255743079077948821151210WETL
2021-02-12 19:00:06FORECAST2021138-14629.5722.8326.2157.472100125361.58442.914468.9144TT-2.43-100.4346406.4818010762964.0095428782230.340022043655668821151210WETL
2021-02-12 15:00:06FORECAST2021138-14628.2722.2525.26157.691698754451.50572.775768.7757TT-3.73-102.7346406.5885406470264.1156376687230.287264538359898821151210WETL
2021-02-12 11:00:06FORECAST2021138-14626.4420.1523.295163.459978845591.6262.88668.886TT-5.56-103.5646409.3710934092166.9157902686640.22030807073907881115127.5WETL
2021-02-12 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-14626.8220.1223.47161.693966833691.59072.58076.038.6107TT-5.18-104.1846408.5235152957166.0557877330080.23343145027602881115127.5WETL
2021-02-12 03:00:18FORECAST2021138-14627.2220.9124.065160.946263114671.5052.4556.098.545TT-4.78-105.7846408.163515899565.6923926237690.24770098277319881115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 23:00:05FORECAST2021138-14628.0719.9824.025164.881391893441.84082.94086.279.2108TT-3.93-104.9346410.0505288751867.6097019475810.279503697525758821151210WETL
2021-02-11 19:00:06FORECAST2021138-14627.6219.7923.705164.292137666791.58362.75366.39.0536TT-4.38-109.3846409.7691629858667.3218517368770.262422815701158821151210WETL
2021-02-11 15:00:02FORECAST2021138-14629.6122.8226.215164.761486155611.43753.02756.269.2875TT-2.39-104.3946409.9933086193467.551106841980.341703370287118821151210WETL
2021-02-11 11:00:05FORECAST2021138-14626.9818.9622.97168.376921083771.45312.75316.319.0631TT-5.02-116.0246411.7109952289969.322629752990.2390839700822881115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-14626.9818.9622.97169.17970363771.45312.67316.539.2031TT-5.02-106.0246412.0902604071969.717308127670.2390839700822881115127.5WETL
2021-02-11 03:00:07FORECAST2021138-14626.9818.9622.97169.69810651111.45312.67316.569.2331TT-5.02-105.0246412.334763127669.9724285514560.2390839700822881115127.5WETL
2021-02-10 23:00:02FORECAST2021138-14630.9620.8325.895173.250001325852.16134.02136.4810.5013TT-1.04-93.0446414.0013687561371.7257376859050.40009400350418821151210WETL
2021-02-10 19:00:05FORECAST2021138-14630.3921.1925.79174.509532401452.26264.26266.5210.7826TT-1.61-97.6146414.5887588070572.3496904383180.375080339018258821151210WETL
2021-02-10 15:00:03FORECAST2021138-14632.5320.7726.65173.611612407712.24354.19356.4310.6235TT0.53-87.4746414.1702006576871.9047563474060.470832216677798821151210WETL
2021-02-10 11:00:06FORECAST2021138-14627.921.6424.77169.131572155441.48752.83756.399.2275TT-4.1-95.146412.0675430411969.6936313887860.272987968272388821151210WETL
2021-02-10 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-1462922.7725.885168.879215270091.48752.97756.339.3075TT-3-9646411.9483887630469.5695206260780.316421680595098821151210WETL
2021-02-10 03:00:08FORECAST2021138-14629.3621.825.58173.643852146181.68133.34136.499.8313TT-2.64-96.6446414.185245479471.9207215271540.33124782054938821151210WETL
2021-02-09 23:00:06FORECAST2021138-14629.4121.7725.59170.046666522441.24942.42946.448.8694TT-2.59-95.5946412.4989792006670.144076356980.33332876424878821151210WETL
2021-02-09 19:00:06FORECAST2021138-14629.4421.8325.635167.58208467181.22552.01556.568.5755TT-2.56-92.5646411.3347214368668.9323301162840.334579800854638821151210WETL
2021-02-09 15:00:06FORECAST2021138-14629.4521.5525.5165.700066315781.46132.20136.178.3713TT-2.55-98.5546410.4407434175168.0100584029790.334997222115818821151210WETL
2021-02-09 11:00:06FORECAST2021138-14628.8422.5325.685168.57280565341.52132.17136.038.2013TT-3.16-98.1646411.803609931869.4188899044040.309923946574288821151210WETL
2021-02-09 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-14627.622.1524.875167.934770198371.52132.22135.777.9913TT-4.4-104.446411.5017757390169.1054561449530.261676241643678821151210WETL
2021-02-09 03:00:07FORECAST2021138-14628.2721.9725.12166.681986385791.44412.26415.67.8641TT-3.73-97.7346410.9076986803968.4909114372630.287264538359898821151210WETL
2021-02-08 23:00:06FORECAST2021138-14624.514.2219.36157.206675338410.42520.88525.86.6852TT-7.5-113.546406.3527074430163.8813581518780.16021099020104881113124.5WETL
2021-02-08 19:00:04FORECAST2021138-14621.6814.2117.945158.131754250420.25890.77895.946.7189TT-10.32-114.3246406.8022578387364.3283546650710.093890067369326881113124.5WETL
2021-02-08 15:00:05FORECAST2021138-14627.3518.8123.08156.7732565040.24170.76175.856.6117TT-4.65-106.6546406.1417200091463.672160047970.25243676367038882113126WETL
2021-02-08 11:00:06FORECAST2021138-14615.1912.4913.84148.22454551290.0550.1355.785.915TF-16.81-124.8146401.9323986347259.5762471145390.019520953165911881112123WETL
2021-02-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021138-14614.4412.4213.43147.230522251280.03090.11095.745.8509TF-17.56-125.5646401.4369907503759.1037777991580.015769661781941881112123WETL
2021-02-08 03:00:07FORECAST2021138-14611.1411.0211.08150.99665632960.01490.07496.086.1549TF-20.86-148.8646403.307391704860.8980676204390.0056887168659789881111121.5WETL