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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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DAY 125 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/03/2021 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 28.82°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.77°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.30°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.316
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 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: -37

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: 0.80 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.26 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.99 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.25 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 124 in
SWE DAY: 33
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 379.15 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 47.16 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: -159

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
2021-02-03 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021125-15928.8199421.7700625.295124.373110833330.799999999999951.261.993.25TF-3.18006-37.1800633379.14946072398 47.1559979010220.3158119226679791 2114128DRYL
2021-02-03 03:00:06OBSERVATION2021125-15928.8199421.7700625.295124.373110833330.799999999999951.261.993.25TF-3.18006-37.1800633379.14946072398 47.1559979010220.3158119226679791 2114128DRYL
2021-02-02 11:00:02FORECAST2021125-15927.0118.6122.81125.408493418370.62251.08251.993.0725FF-4.99-38.9933379.7239907896947.6206135997470.24516194570507911114126DRYL
2021-02-02 07:00:08FORECAST2021125-15927.4818.5523.015125.938373675940.7461.2061.993.196TF-4.52-38.5233380.017435458747.8587777901680.26265968418632912114128DRYL
2021-02-02 03:00:07FORECAST2021125-15927.1718.5822.875127.543107300511.03141.48141.993.4714TF-4.83-38.8333380.9037224013948.5816443374030.25104746689488912114128DRYL
2021-02-01 23:00:03FORECAST2021125-15928.9819.2424.11128.393344115781.20611.82611.993.8161TF-3.02-38.0233381.3718422322548.9656061757940.322456141771019121151210DRYL
2021-02-01 19:00:03FORECAST2021125-15929.2519.1524.2128.620815971681.34221.96221.993.9522TF-2.75-37.7533381.4969114148649.0684440368560.33379262793669121151210DRYL
2021-02-01 15:00:02FORECAST2021125-15930.0219.224.61127.665520799571.07961.69961.993.6896TF-1.98-36.9833380.9711826281448.6368844398520.366934675709099121151210DRYL
2021-02-01 11:00:06FORECAST2021125-15930.3519.2724.81129.333417540681.04721.66721.993.6572TF-1.65-36.6533381.888248464849.3909122925750.381465473985989121151210DRYL
2021-02-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021125-15929.4519.8424.645130.807751304561.14251.90251.993.8925TF-2.55-36.5533382.6956582075550.0595584841480.342289619857499121151210DRYL
2021-02-01 03:00:07FORECAST2021125-15928.2819.0723.675131.431320986381.14212.00211.993.9921TF-3.72-37.7233383.0362434689350.3429594647810.293843335848359121151210DRYL
2021-01-31 23:00:06FORECAST2021125-15928.3218.8523.585133.597484809311.13772.69771.994.6877TF-3.68-35.6833384.2151896253351.3301829594750.295446386726679121151210WETL
2021-01-31 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.3918.8623.125134.167278425891.13452.84451.994.8345TF-4.61-36.6133384.524226792351.5905689975440.259260345214729121151210WETL
2021-01-31 15:00:05FORECAST2021125-15926.8518.7822.815133.608910951630.97482.72481.994.7148TF-5.15-38.1533384.221391181751.3354016401080.23935132489472911115127.5WETL
2021-01-31 11:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.9519.1923.57135.012199091941.01422.66421.994.6542TF-4.05-36.0533384.9816611921551.9772206876210.280774183989939121151210WETL
2021-01-31 07:00:07FORECAST2021125-15928.4418.1523.295136.282480453671.07722.83721.994.8272TF-3.56-36.5633385.6675382422452.5597287421110.300279480800589121151210WETL
2021-01-31 03:00:07FORECAST2021125-15928.1617.9123.035138.327817903351.15653.27651.995.2665TT-3.84-37.8433386.7672601400553.500671131630.289058467344529121151210WETL
2021-01-30 23:00:04FORECAST2021125-15928.1518.6123.38138.448817202141.17123.54122.115.6512TT-3.85-40.8533386.8321393298453.5564521459910.28866138638189121151210WETL
2021-01-30 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15928.5619.2223.89138.150199107621.30893.40892.115.5189TT-3.44-39.4433386.6719857468653.4188118202680.305147960700499121151210WETL
2021-01-30 15:00:05FORECAST2021125-15929.0319.0624.045136.973176082211.19123.19122.115.3012TT-2.97-38.9733386.0395454335552.8770626313640.32454348304039121151210WETL
2021-01-30 11:00:06FORECAST2021125-15926.9520.7823.865133.834414935860.51912.37912.114.4891TF-5.05-41.0533384.3437469960551.4384205134730.24297412909952911115127.5WETL
2021-01-30 07:02:20FORECAST2021125-15927.8621.4624.66135.997684776480.73722.62722.174.7972TF-4.14-39.1433385.5139577656652.4290057051470.277259225383599121151210WETL
2021-01-30 02:55:50FORECAST2021125-15926.9121.424.155136.084427059880.63332.63332.274.9033TF-5.09-40.0933385.5607466507652.4688133047480.24152146389894911115127.5WETL
2021-01-29 23:00:06FORECAST2021125-15926.7620.0623.41137.182605184280.39842.28842.444.7284TF-5.24-41.2433386.1522146154152.9733667986220.23611615286879911115127.5WETL
2021-01-29 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.5719.6223.595134.582558876010.21271.71272.384.0927TF-4.43-39.4333384.7491795293251.78052910650.266081652724959121151210WETL
2021-01-29 15:00:05FORECAST2021125-15927.5719.6223.595134.90204795790.21851.71852.414.1285TF-4.43-41.4333384.922081738851.9267771307820.266081652724959121151210WETL
2021-01-29 11:00:06FORECAST2021125-15926.2817.0421.66134.446802650930.15991.54992.464.0099TF-5.72-42.7233384.6756680169751.7184136224920.21927449537661911115127.5WETL
2021-01-29 06:56:01FORECAST2021125-15926.3216.9921.655133.83457545890.161.522.393.91TF-5.68-42.6833384.3438340690151.4384938628710.22065109579131911115127.5DRYL
2021-01-29 03:00:07FORECAST2021125-15927.3417.8622.6134.673864602330.14841.61842.363.9784TF-4.66-42.6633384.7986069993951.8223154982020.25738168252299121151210DRYL
2021-01-28 23:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.0717.4922.28138.3125639950.09182.09182.384.4718TF-4.93-39.9333386.7590796589453.4936399559750.24736029583348911115127.5WETL
2021-01-28 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15925.1917.821.495138.774821969270.09182.18182.344.5218TF-6.81-45.8133387.006842175453.7068056237820.18369773325641911115127.5WETL
2021-01-28 15:00:06FORECAST2021125-15926.718.0222.36139.529914893390.07322.26322.344.6032TF-5.3-44.333387.4109341255654.0554146673070.23397280397597911115127.5WETL
2021-01-28 11:00:07FORECAST2021125-15926.718.0222.36140.770249035620.07322.50322.344.8432TF-5.3-40.333388.0730256436854.6291364638680.23397280397597911115127.5WETL
2021-01-28 07:00:07FORECAST2021125-15926.718.0222.36142.721393325650.07322.79322.45.1932TF-5.3-40.333389.1103359794455.5343693083990.23397280397597911115127.5WETL
2021-01-28 03:00:07FORECAST2021125-15926.2417.7822.01142.107895954130.07192.70192.395.0919TF-5.76-43.7633388.7847288996955.249379803030.21790283523902911115127.5WETL
2021-01-27 23:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.5918.2322.91136.431730221660.31742.20742.274.4774TF-4.41-35.4133385.7479791339552.6282642227520.266845140811669121151210WETL
2021-01-27 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.6418.2322.935129.437508648760.31742.39742.324.7174TF-4.36-32.3633381.9453525680949.4380548763860.26875868508149121151210WETL
2021-01-27 15:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.418.422.9128.659440339130.24762.36762.274.6376TF-4.6-38.633381.518140791849.08591047350.259636925180859121151210WETL
2021-01-27 10:55:45FORECAST2021125-15929.3820.3124.845128.675783090520.24852.48852.124.6085TF-2.62-32.6233381.5271227436949.0933012893160.339306313727769121151210WETL
2021-01-27 07:00:07FORECAST2021125-15929.1920.1524.67128.92065476160.24852.56852.164.7285TF-2.81-30.8133381.6616592138649.2040710032490.331259806541759121151210WETL
2021-01-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021125-15927.4320.6924.06131.634424442170.34042.87042.265.1304TF-4.57-32.5733383.1470593940250.4353426400430.260768354615089121151210WETL
2021-01-26 23:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.3321.5124.42137.343064694640.42862.93862.365.2986TT-4.67-33.6733386.2384984737353.0471790834390.257006799463879121151210WETL
2021-01-26 19:00:06FORECAST2021125-15927.2621.724.48138.110449017710.39733.04732.355.3973TT-4.74-31.7433386.650657985553.4004959873730.254390581666459121151210WETL
2021-01-26 15:00:06FORECAST2021125-15928.6820.6424.66136.682669147530.28513.11512.495.6051TT-3.32-31.3233385.8831585373352.7435400879610.310051134088679121151210WETL
2021-01-26 11:00:07FORECAST2021125-15927.5725.926.735132.786503096160.11172.87172.315.1817TF-4.43-33.4333383.7745680013950.9600828621450.266081652724959121151210WETL
2021-01-26 07:00:07FORECAST2021125-15927.6326.4827.055134.422091677550.09762.85762.335.1876TF-4.37-40.3733384.6622843857551.7071088565970.268375426174349121151210WETL
2021-01-26 03:00:08FORECAST2021125-15926.3925.7626.075131.273048187690.07092.65092.214.8609TF-5.61-34.6133382.9498481003450.2709938631460.22307199791585911115127.5WETL