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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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DAY 126 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/04/2021 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): 27.38°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.13°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.76°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.235
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -51

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: 0.41 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.59 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.07 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.66 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: 138 in
SWE DAY: 34
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 387.51 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 53.56 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: -158

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2021-02-04 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021126-15827.3799422.1300624.755138.216587083330.409999999999971.592.073.66TF-4.62006-50.6200634387.5086094007 53.5601174567740.2353224991560693 1115127.5DRYL
2021-02-04 02:55:21OBSERVATION2021126-15827.3799422.1300624.755138.216587083330.409999999999971.592.073.66TF-4.62006-50.6200634387.5086094007 53.5601174567740.2353224991560693 1115127.5DRYL
2021-02-03 11:00:02FORECAST2021126-15830.8122.4526.63124.191041164240.0491.2292.073.299TF-1.19-47.1934379.8783330659547.1774856991950.36012417172485932114128DRYL
2021-02-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021126-15828.6422.4425.54124.689728492490.07871.25872.073.3287TF-3.36-49.3634380.1543188303547.4013388002040.27828014756625932114128DRYL
2021-02-03 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15828.1422.1325.135125.063549877460.15891.33892.073.4089TF-3.86-49.8634380.3609716057247.569293343850.26078772366388932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 23:02:22FORECAST2021126-15830.2622.1626.21122.858601278320.19861.19862.073.2686TF-1.74-49.7434379.1392110870946.5805131639260.33856693942185932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 19:00:01FORECAST2021126-15830.2621.6525.955122.822838957180.18621.18622.073.2562TF-1.74-49.7434379.1193387648346.5645134906640.33856693942185932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 15:00:02FORECAST2021126-15829.8323.9426.885122.832775822450.18971.18972.073.2597TF-2.17-50.1734379.1248606397946.5689590156860.3220696110017932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 11:00:05FORECAST2021126-15829.8121.8825.845126.437174122830.21211.21212.073.2821TF-2.19-50.1934381.1186439602148.1875643478530.32131043837508932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 07:00:08FORECAST2021126-15829.8723.1226.495126.928908591190.20941.33942.073.4094TF-2.13-50.1334381.3892360562748.409319481050.323590181422932114128DRYL
2021-02-02 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15829.0823.5926.335128.72798544550.24571.64572.073.7157TF-2.92-50.9234382.3763584744549.2225383084030.294131578298049321151210DRYL
2021-02-01 23:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.9823.4226.2129.762750316750.27312.02312.074.0931TF-3.02-50.0234382.9420760948649.6916170060770.290492582356079321151210WETL
2021-02-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.723.1825.94130.189291997540.3042.1842.074.254TF-3.3-50.334383.1748388086549.8852609757690.280417006820739321151210WETL
2021-02-01 15:00:04FORECAST2021126-15828.8423.125.97128.876663734340.23181.85182.073.9218TF-3.16-49.1634382.4577340710449.2898767864720.285433648617759321151210DRYL
2021-02-01 11:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.8323.1325.98130.695255384940.25611.84612.073.9161TF-3.17-49.1734383.4506149618450.1151760499510.285073905647699321151210DRYL
2021-02-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021126-15827.3122.524.905132.683962787050.33212.15212.074.2221TF-4.69-50.6934384.5311354204251.0211148625840.23305010263045931115127.5WETL
2021-02-01 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15826.4621.7324.095133.265382272160.31142.23142.074.3014TF-5.54-52.5434384.8460071720951.2866502617020.2064253147077931115127.5WETL
2021-01-31 23:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.1921.6124.9135.514663265710.32782.55782.465.0178TF-3.81-48.8134386.0597511790352.3167571814680.26251120546099321151210WETL
2021-01-31 19:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.5521.5925.07136.487808318610.38532.75532.465.2153TF-3.45-49.4534386.5827288446552.7638293938340.27508980159839321151210WETL
2021-01-31 15:00:05FORECAST2021126-15828.6121.2424.925135.984727194940.38152.63152.465.0915TF-3.39-50.3934386.3125295327952.5326039405020.277214699524519321151210WETL
2021-01-31 11:00:06FORECAST2021126-15825.9219.0722.495138.738827813330.54742.73742.465.1974TF-6.08-51.0834387.7875067639953.8011841290890.19048743898633931115127.5WETL
2021-01-31 07:00:07FORECAST2021126-15828.1118.3123.21140.265584148060.56332.74332.655.3933TT-3.89-49.8934388.6007369806154.5073093729530.259756432305599321151210WETL
2021-01-31 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15828.1418.4923.315142.67468831620.62992.87993.025.8999TT-3.86-50.8634389.8775547594155.625658606780.260787723663889321151210WETL
2021-01-30 23:00:05FORECAST2021126-15830.3122.3826.345143.446184752960.82793.23793.246.4779TT-1.69-51.6934390.2847965945355.9848650385680.340506259192559321151210WETL
2021-01-30 19:00:06FORECAST2021126-15827.222.3524.775142.609657698860.71233.11233.126.2323TT-4.8-52.834389.8431912382455.5954040587180.22950087043808931115127.5WETL
2021-01-30 15:00:05FORECAST2021126-15829.6422.3325.985139.865520227250.52522.75523.075.8252TT-2.36-50.3634388.3879468514454.322082236370.314887829047559321151210WETL
2021-01-30 11:00:06FORECAST2021126-15831.2323.3627.295135.688355022480.3781.9582.914.868TF-0.77-50.7734386.1531896246952.3964910868590.376895288168929321151210WETL
2021-01-30 07:02:20FORECAST2021126-15830.1219.9925.055139.789742581650.5772.2873.095.377TF-1.88-49.8834388.3476170918454.2870134254640.333159695800169321151210WETL
2021-01-30 02:55:50FORECAST2021126-15828.2119.9724.09139.95018772670.57432.20433.275.4743TF-3.79-52.7934388.4329987155254.3612710894810.263202224857159321151210WETL
2021-01-29 23:00:06FORECAST2021126-15831.1621.7926.475140.429481889540.58451.75453.565.3145TF-0.84-50.8434388.6878501850454.5832334182460.374082937003599321151210WETL
2021-01-29 19:00:07FORECAST2021126-15831.212126.105136.506579845320.36261.20263.254.4526TF-0.79-48.7934386.5928041438752.7724614864920.37609108535859932114128WETL
2021-01-29 15:00:06FORECAST2021126-15831.0120.9725.99136.268997509970.23591.04593.324.3659TF-0.99-50.9934386.4652504040552.6632322449990.36807915233223932114128WETL
2021-01-29 11:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.5519.9224.235135.135289771130.13130.86133.284.1413TF-3.45-55.4534385.8555216944452.1426977339670.2750898015983932113126WETL
2021-01-29 06:56:01FORECAST2021126-15828.2220.0324.125134.558291358750.13270.88273.164.0427TF-3.78-55.7834385.5445265651851.8782127373280.26354808220857932113126WETL
2021-01-29 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15828.4519.6424.045135.375786334080.12780.90783.24.1078TF-3.55-55.5534385.9850118994352.2530244990530.2715662065869932113126WETL
2021-01-28 23:00:06FORECAST2021126-15827.5417.822.67139.341820348660.13751.26753.344.6075TF-4.46-53.4634388.1090689617354.0798241629490.24056860655168931114126WETL
2021-01-28 19:00:06FORECAST2021126-15827.5417.8922.715139.842690449280.13751.28753.374.6575TF-4.46-59.4634388.375797390554.3115164124710.24056860655168931114126WETL
2021-01-28 15:00:06FORECAST2021126-15827.8918.8723.38140.538467785530.13071.27073.464.7307TF-4.11-57.1134388.7457571505954.633733068070.25225835620302932114128WETL
2021-01-28 11:00:07FORECAST2021126-15827.2518.8723.06141.474682177430.09511.30513.634.9351TF-4.75-53.7534389.2425318144555.0679634783870.23111039713415931114126WETL
2021-01-28 07:00:07FORECAST2021126-15827.2916.9222.105143.463495725010.09511.47513.815.2851TF-4.71-53.7134390.2939252071455.9929308704540.23240253328689931114126WETL
2021-01-28 03:00:07FORECAST2021126-15826.6418.722.67142.947684760250.09881.49883.695.1888TF-5.36-58.3634390.0217498055255.7527061408420.21190831255702931114126WETL
2021-01-27 23:00:06FORECAST2021126-15826.9118.8722.89137.675798821480.11061.21063.384.5906TF-5.09-49.0934387.2194167544953.3107425208620.22029026800836931114126WETL
2021-01-27 19:00:06FORECAST2021126-15826.9618.8622.91130.468311120770.09311.17313.644.8131TF-5.04-46.0434383.3269624591950.0120213991050.22186304291556931114126WETL
2021-01-27 15:00:06FORECAST2021126-15828.1419.3123.725129.529476521580.07791.11793.64.7179TF-3.86-51.8634382.8146724654749.5857841292310.26078772366388932114128WETL
2021-01-27 10:55:45FORECAST2021126-15823.8120.5622.185128.974395682830.02790.85793.784.6379TF-8.19-50.1934382.5112086383249.3341519760370.13572482817801931113124.5WETL
2021-01-27 07:00:07FORECAST2021126-15823.9721.5122.74129.039919985010.01330.84333.94.7433TF-8.03-48.0334382.5470531840449.3638411333690.13945573879128931113124.5WETL
2021-01-27 03:00:08FORECAST2021126-15824.1123.2323.67131.678849880110.00551.07554.065.1355TF-7.89-49.8934383.9857115954450.5627968732850.14277684280053931114126WETL