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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, February 20, 2021

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DAY 143 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/21/2021 07:00:06 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): 24.17°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.57°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.37°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.098
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -122

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: 0.37 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.34 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.85 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.19 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: 198 in
SWE DAY: 51
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 428.34 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 84.69 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: -141

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2021-02-21 07:00:06OBSERVATION2021143-14124.1720.5722.37197.724342083330.371.349.8511.19TT-7.83-121.8351428.33779288466 84.6928082875460.09755671491315389 1114126WETL
2021-02-21 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021143-14124.1720.5722.37197.724342083330.371.349.8511.19TT-7.83-121.8351428.33779288466 84.6928082875460.09755671491315389 1114126WETL
2021-02-20 11:00:03FORECAST2021143-14126.9718.3522.66193.666828190320.32281.29289.8511.1428TT-5.03-119.0351426.5812342426482.6146346012840.16783163384132891114126WETL
2021-02-20 07:00:07FORECAST2021143-14125.7517.5421.645193.545215723650.34021.31029.8511.1602TT-6.25-120.2551426.5283064443582.5525130830140.13398639550839891114126WETL
2021-02-20 03:00:07FORECAST2021143-14125.7718.0321.9194.015085797290.42611.39619.8511.2461TT-6.23-120.2351426.7327114173782.7925836181520.13450052478483891114126WETL
2021-02-19 23:00:02FORECAST2021143-14126.5618.6422.6191.465851539650.50211.44219.8511.2921TT-5.44-117.4451425.6207978412181.4918484916540.15589252832784891114126WETL
2021-02-19 18:59:19FORECAST2021143-14126.8118.722.755191.721815185650.53891.47899.8511.3289TT-5.19-117.1951425.7327683588881.6222591337740.16310435085828891114126WETL
2021-02-19 15:00:02FORECAST2021143-14126.5818.1922.385191.539257799980.49851.43859.8511.2885TT-5.42-117.4251425.652916631681.5292437320120.15646163797695891114126WETL
2021-02-19 11:00:04FORECAST2021143-14126.2319.322.765192.590275001740.45581.39589.8511.2458TT-5.77-117.7751426.1121314075882.0650525693630.14669886671256891114126WETL
2021-02-19 07:00:07FORECAST2021143-14127.1918.3322.76193.557252250.50811.55819.8511.4081TT-4.81-122.8151426.5335456728182.5586610928780.17447381867891115127.5WETL
2021-02-19 03:00:07FORECAST2021143-14127.2618.3222.79194.412577105370.55091.78099.8511.6309TT-4.74-117.7451426.9054394811482.9957866698290.17662170249311891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 23:00:06FORECAST2021143-14125.6519.0722.36186.278080174650.55552.07559.8511.9255TT-6.35-119.3551423.3356627786578.8581545318690.13143595732456891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 19:00:05FORECAST2021143-14126.2818.5222.4186.093484366720.49722.02729.8511.8772TT-5.72-119.7251423.2537950213878.7647734869650.14806802511721891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 15:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.1417.9922.065186.258540548070.54512.09519.8511.9451TT-5.86-119.8651423.3269988218678.8482689751560.14425579177576891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.5118.4222.465189.574024547980.49852.08859.8511.9385TT-5.49-118.4951424.7909626494680.5293323810660.15447571595524891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 07:00:08FORECAST2021143-14126.2317.9822.105189.863943241840.47582.10589.8511.9558TT-5.77-118.7751424.9183920914480.6766814784630.14669886671256891115127.5WETL
2021-02-18 03:00:07FORECAST2021143-14127.0818.1222.6190.892801284660.55362.31369.8512.1636TT-4.92-117.9251425.369854668281.2000431396630.17113216826454891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 23:00:06FORECAST2021143-14125.8818.2122.045190.750590747770.65332.34339.3111.6533TT-6.12-123.1251425.3075229756381.1276612570720.13735236082047891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 19:00:06FORECAST2021143-14128.218.6223.41190.125831055340.66352.38359.3111.6935TT-3.8-113.851425.0334203377780.8098322680140.20706175169716891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 15:00:06FORECAST2021143-14127.418.723.05190.225126616360.6312.2919.3111.601TT-4.6-120.651425.0770136455880.8603287424360.18096726420625891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 11:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.8918.9422.915191.142307524210.61332.40339.3111.7133TT-5.11-121.1151425.4791602918981.3270685016570.16545709859865891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 06:59:32FORECAST2021143-14127.9319.2323.58192.499214938240.61552.68559.3111.9955TT-4.07-120.0751426.0723935560982.0186012664070.19801626727512891115127.5WETL
2021-02-17 03:00:07FORECAST2021143-14127.9320.3124.12192.504308197650.57322.72329.3512.0732TT-4.07-115.0751426.0746164546582.0211992811790.19801626727512891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 23:00:07FORECAST2021143-14125.8819.4222.65182.7186389370.72132.85138.5811.4313TT-6.12-115.1251421.7502740317877.0616360423940.13735236082047891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 19:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.918.6822.79184.01609343510.78363.01368.5911.6036TT-5.1-113.151422.3298260263977.7154847265030.16575272424865891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 15:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.918.6822.79183.076931543370.76072.75078.5911.3407TT-5.1-117.151421.9105084958277.2420812813180.16575272424865891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 11:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.6818.822.74183.904031223720.57092.40098.6111.0109TT-5.32-112.3251422.2798449673377.6589657940170.15932762860983891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 07:00:08FORECAST2021143-14127.8418.6723.255185.129878875810.55072.57078.8111.3807TT-4.16-122.1651422.8258147749278.2776918748470.19505483998834891115127.5WETL
2021-02-16 03:00:08FORECAST2021143-14130.0419.3524.695184.783533177460.54722.56728.9311.4972TT-1.96-111.9651422.6717310847578.1027758440720.274870712881468921151210WETL
2021-02-15 23:00:06FORECAST2021143-14130.6818.9124.795174.95469212520.91772.93778.4611.3977TT-1.32-114.3251418.2420484331873.1734088174410.300781587455958921151210WETL
2021-02-15 19:00:06FORECAST2021143-14130.6420.3125.475173.428230428690.78772.78778.4111.1977TT-1.36-117.3651417.5441242140572.4139385883410.299130329534548921151210WETL
2021-02-15 14:59:36FORECAST2021143-14126.3320.5223.425175.096288894780.76112.78118.3411.1211TT-5.67-120.6751418.3066518383473.2439423568930.14944568555393891115127.5WETL
2021-02-15 11:00:06FORECAST2021143-14129.0821.5425.31180.397024728510.74662.79668.3711.1666TT-2.92-116.9251420.7084680028375.8945559058010.2381870053352891115127.5WETL
2021-02-15 07:00:08FORECAST2021143-14129.0921.5425.315185.204918064010.74662.84668.8411.6866TT-2.91-118.9151422.8591806538878.3155999056190.23855481305368891115127.5WETL
2021-02-15 02:59:38FORECAST2021143-14130.6621.7826.22185.558524273380.77512.80519.0211.8251TT-1.34-117.3451423.0163246954578.4942849540350.299955444775138921151210WETL
2021-02-14 23:00:07FORECAST2021143-14130.1621.6825.92183.227966603690.76332.89338.8211.7133TT-1.84-112.8451421.9780102291877.3181727657630.279644288442178921151210WETL
2021-02-14 19:00:06FORECAST2021143-14130.1121.6825.895183.419648525260.76332.89338.7811.6733TT-1.89-113.8951422.0636408871177.4147646668050.27765042102998921151210WETL
2021-02-14 14:59:38FORECAST2021143-14129.1222.0825.6183.135357687380.76382.59388.9611.5538TT-2.88-112.8851421.9366238219277.2715145250340.23966009621044891115127.5WETL
2021-02-14 10:59:38FORECAST2021143-14128.9415.8522.395195.226266695561.91533.48539.0112.4953TT-3.06-115.0651427.2584812215983.4120782029080.23307040617239891115127.5WETL
2021-02-14 07:00:08FORECAST2021143-14128.9515.8522.4195.61701270591.91533.48538.9112.3953TT-3.05-116.0551427.4277580358783.6121411745590.23343384519572891115127.5WETL
2021-02-14 03:00:08FORECAST2021143-14128.2720.824.535192.569874736451.57422.98428.9811.9642TT-3.73-117.7351426.1032297009982.0546455683180.20944610301768891115127.5WETL
2021-02-13 23:00:04FORECAST2021143-14130.6418.7424.69195.010130669152.57414.62418.6413.2641TT-1.36-107.3651427.1647757817683.3014587424580.299130329534548921151210WETL
2021-02-13 19:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.4518.6622.555192.453100833531.80823.85828.5212.3782TT-5.55-114.5551426.0522662397281.9950797549880.15278678160666891115127.5WETL
2021-02-13 15:00:06FORECAST2021143-14126.2219.5922.905195.345466167331.18953.19958.5811.7795TT-5.78-116.7851427.3101379636383.473098098530.14642605488378891115127.5WETL
2021-02-13 11:00:06FORECAST2021143-14121.6919.2920.49195.137161310810.74853.71858.6412.3585TT-10.31-118.3151427.2198559521883.3664699461220.055829827893419891115127.5WETL
2021-02-13 07:00:07FORECAST2021143-14121.6920.5521.12194.341615362220.43293.40298.9212.3229TT-10.31-115.3151426.8746161602982.9595024617190.055829827893419891115127.5WETL
2021-02-13 03:00:07FORECAST2021143-14124.323.2923.795199.429280385960.2493.0999.1912.289TT-7.7-122.751429.0705017039885.5692213896670.10024831540715891115127.5WETL