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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, February 21, 2021

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DAY 144 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/22/2021 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): 30.86°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.81°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.34°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.328
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -118

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: 1.20 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.84 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.14 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.98 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: 193 in
SWE DAY: 52
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 427.07 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 82.55 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: -140

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
2021-02-22 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021144-14030.8600623.8127.33503193.290295833331.21.8410.1411.98TT-1.13994-118.1399452427.06770562879 82.5480431618510.3280537012896790 21151210WETL
2021-02-22 03:00:08OBSERVATION2021144-14030.8600623.8127.33503193.290295833331.21.8410.1411.98TT-1.13994-118.1399452427.06770562879 82.5480431618510.3280537012896790 21151210WETL
2021-02-21 11:00:03FORECAST2021144-14034.4822.9528.715200.494666908110.76761.407610.1411.5476TT2.48-114.5252430.1653547606986.2458595181560.4977004980591902114128WETL
2021-02-21 07:00:07FORECAST2021144-14030.723.0226.86201.699114918821.0611.70110.1411.841TT-1.3-118.352430.6777208766386.867315116070.321062832554749021151210WETL
2021-02-21 03:00:07FORECAST2021144-14030.8121.9126.36203.006344983191.36852.008510.1412.1485TT-1.19-118.1952431.2320389946887.5428400759560.325860628238139021151210WETL
2021-02-20 23:00:03FORECAST2021144-14031.1423.4627.3197.160677586181.37851.968510.1412.1085TT-0.86-114.8652428.7388905875784.5304501757920.340425186369149021151210WETL
2021-02-20 19:00:03FORECAST2021144-14031.2723.6927.48197.119573811081.39751.987510.1412.1275TT-0.73-114.7352428.721228638784.5093458730240.346230230177339021151210WETL
2021-02-20 15:00:02FORECAST2021144-14031.2423.6527.445196.772972116081.29311.883110.1412.0231TT-0.76-114.7652428.5722234303684.3314301707910.344887335369749021151210WETL
2021-02-20 11:00:03FORECAST2021144-14031.1323.5727.35198.304895853021.24021.830210.1411.9702TT-0.87-114.8752429.2298122235485.1183732099980.339980184317339021151210WETL
2021-02-20 07:00:07FORECAST2021144-14031.4823.5827.53198.310016607051.23531.845310.1411.9853TT-0.52-115.5252429.2320060543785.1210062489190.355683826648039021151210WETL
2021-02-20 03:00:07FORECAST2021144-14031.7923.6127.7198.883241886311.24251.942510.1412.0825TT-0.21-115.2152429.4774066454985.4158589505810.369801269462149021151210WETL
2021-02-19 23:00:05FORECAST2021144-14031.623.7327.665196.082964963961.17541.915410.1412.0554TT-0.4-112.452428.2751962815183.9774703074010.361126437690159021151210WETL
2021-02-19 18:59:22FORECAST2021144-14031.0523.8627.455196.895765823221.28342.063410.1412.2034TT-0.95-112.9552428.6250278541284.3944531103380.336428230637489021151210WETL
2021-02-19 15:00:02FORECAST2021144-14031.0723.827.435196.615951589781.24411.984110.1412.1241TT-0.93-112.9352428.5046766023884.250854750850.337314867704229021151210WETL
2021-02-19 11:00:04FORECAST2021144-14031.2623.9827.62197.407712757261.18551.885510.1412.0255TT-0.74-113.7452428.8450007024284.6573107160510.34578238282999021151210WETL
2021-02-19 07:00:07FORECAST2021144-14030.7923.8927.34198.41535291621.16532.025310.1412.1653TT-1.21-119.2152429.2771278522885.1751728216620.32498612546429021151210WETL
2021-02-19 03:00:07FORECAST2021144-14030.7623.927.33199.218950080071.16452.244510.1412.3845TT-1.24-114.2452429.6209591785585.5886364199460.323676177253919021151210WETL
2021-02-18 23:00:06FORECAST2021144-14030.7524.3827.565191.31415874121.2782.58810.2112.798TT-1.25-115.2552426.208076422381.5396395894370.32324001147469021151210WETL
2021-02-18 19:00:06FORECAST2021144-14032.0324.2528.14191.211538946291.32772.587710.2112.7977TT0.030000000000001-114.9752426.163318354881.487343945080.38085383141929021151210WETL
2021-02-18 15:00:06FORECAST2021144-14031.8524.0927.97192.193424110251.38612.716110.2112.9261TT-0.15-115.1552426.591093976981.9880030463560.372554751800859021151210WETL
2021-02-18 11:00:06FORECAST2021144-14030.5624.1327.345195.167070728511.25232.572310.2112.7823TT-1.44-114.4452427.8801266353583.5081109383630.314999538735029021151210WETL
2021-02-18 07:00:08FORECAST2021144-14033.0725.0829.075195.049439021451.29582.575810.2712.8458TT1.07-112.9352427.8293197366183.4478688115520.429768445937239021151210WETL
2021-02-18 03:00:07FORECAST2021144-14033.4824.9929.235196.564129292951.41192.831910.3313.1619TT1.48-111.5252428.4823778598384.2242655213910.449398085642479021151210WETL
2021-02-17 23:00:06FORECAST2021144-14033.3625.4829.42196.427572580651.44112.89119.7912.6811TT1.36-116.6452428.4236044792784.1542086641170.443637785639639021151210WETL
2021-02-17 19:00:06FORECAST2021144-14031.0125.2928.15196.513290892161.42632.93639.7712.7063TT-0.99-109.9952428.4604996280184.1981827991980.334657684997689021151210WETL
2021-02-17 15:00:06FORECAST2021144-14031.0125.2928.15196.286435903211.29982.75989.7312.4898TT-0.99-116.9952428.3628384761784.0818148378670.334657684997689021151210WETL
2021-02-17 11:00:06FORECAST2021144-14034.8226.1330.475194.910237459560.87592.41599.7612.1759TT2.82-113.1852427.7691768798483.3765918435320.514166715884989031151212.5WETL
2021-02-17 06:59:32FORECAST2021144-14031.8526.8429.345196.008692693130.84842.56849.8712.4384TT-0.15-115.1552428.2431932777283.9393884690970.372554751800859021151210WETL
2021-02-17 03:00:07FORECAST2021144-14033.8126.8430.325195.722827739950.84312.60319.912.5031TT1.81-108.1952428.1199612487583.7928494275220.46529036171999021151210WETL
2021-02-16 23:00:07FORECAST2021144-14034.4426.2130.325185.741392451940.7572.6979.0811.777TT2.44-107.5652423.7605255912178.7098700894760.495763010950959021151210WETL
2021-02-16 19:00:07FORECAST2021144-14034.4727.2130.84187.231737733720.84282.94289.0912.0328TT2.47-105.5352424.4184804469279.4646096203820.497216119411989021151210WETL
2021-02-16 15:00:06FORECAST2021144-14033.5927.2230.405186.44456057370.85882.87888.9111.7888TT1.59-110.4152424.0712692981179.0657814562170.454687775019579021151210WETL
2021-02-16 11:00:06FORECAST2021144-14032.0725.728.885188.447250728291.10512.88518.8211.7051TT0.07-106.9352424.9532618442780.0812738825730.38270568978399021151210WETL
2021-02-16 07:00:08FORECAST2021144-14032.2525.9129.08189.270323490371.10512.81519.2612.0751TT0.25-116.7552425.3144474481880.4994030536480.391071698364069021151210WETL
2021-02-16 03:00:08FORECAST2021144-14032.5326.6729.6188.311858875661.19322.92329.3612.2832TT0.53-106.4752424.8937760450380.0125367917390.404184886817789021151210WETL
2021-02-15 23:00:06FORECAST2021144-14032.4126.7329.57180.644522979691.69533.66539.0212.6853TT0.41-108.5952421.4914514361676.1401221847040.398550826616539021151210WETL
2021-02-15 19:00:06FORECAST2021144-14032.4126.7429.575179.283484870391.69533.58538.912.4853TT0.41-111.5952420.8805452381775.4569308644490.398550826616539021151210WETL
2021-02-15 14:59:36FORECAST2021144-14032.8726.6929.78181.747312083141.6113.4418.8812.321TT0.87-115.1352421.9848952444576.6946204503630.420252571788289021151210WETL
2021-02-15 11:00:06FORECAST2021144-14033.8126.2230.015195.108252500863.50055.28058.9814.2605TT1.81-110.1952427.854724058183.4779875352120.46529036171999021151210WETL
2021-02-15 07:00:08FORECAST2021144-14033.8126.2230.015200.460669808183.50055.43059.3514.7805TT1.81-112.1952430.150869806986.2283314800640.46529036171999021151210WETL
2021-02-15 02:59:38FORECAST2021144-14032.6725.1128.89204.503036432753.48245.44249.4614.9024TT0.67-111.3352431.8644404663888.3175894027040.41078307907669021151210WETL
2021-02-14 23:00:07FORECAST2021144-14031.1225.1428.13205.054416792893.07014.95019.4214.3701TT-0.88-108.8852432.0968115262488.603359685580.339535404966959021151210WETL
2021-02-14 19:00:06FORECAST2021144-14031.0925.1428.115199.994824058762.33654.22659.3713.5965TT-0.91-109.9152429.9522634728385.9882272869160.338202408548429021151210WETL
2021-02-14 14:59:38FORECAST2021144-14030.8526.0228.435195.397655577261.82843.54849.4212.9684TT-1.15-109.1552427.9796756575383.6262252581950.327612504881989021151210WETL
2021-02-14 10:59:38FORECAST2021144-14029.6423.826.72208.544213691571.61974.33979.3713.7097TT-2.36-112.3652433.5600103972190.4164314563940.276442886027729021151210WETL
2021-02-14 07:00:08FORECAST2021144-14029.2624.526.88204.100618710661.04833.76839.2713.0383TT-2.74-113.7452431.6946419469488.1091435154460.261220826312769021151210WETL
2021-02-14 03:00:08FORECAST2021144-14029.1428.728.92196.081015036820.44092.69099.311.9909TT-2.86-115.8652428.2743561591783.9764704699330.256504812730919021151210WETL