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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, February 6, 2021

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DAY 129 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/07/2021 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): 27.16°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.30°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.23°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.208
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: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -66

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: 1.18 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.87 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.46 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.33 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: 137 in
SWE DAY: 37
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 389.38 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 53.45 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: -155

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
2021-02-07 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021129-15527.1599821.3000824.23003137.255302916671.17999999999992.86999999999993.466.3299999999999TT-4.84002-65.8400237389.38494964203 53.4451492143070.2077411214250389 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021129-15527.1599821.3000824.23003137.255302916671.17999999999992.86999999999993.466.3299999999999TT-4.84002-65.8400237389.38494964203 53.4451492143070.2077411214250389 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-06 11:00:03FORECAST2021129-15530.3122.2926.3138.560388882410.64782.33783.465.7978TT-1.69-62.6937390.0750156212354.0489458577920.318627072025798921151210WETL
2021-02-06 07:00:07FORECAST2021129-15527.0522.5324.79139.524781014880.89232.58233.466.0423TT-4.95-65.9537390.5834715621954.4960733377450.20433028917618891115127.5WETL
2021-02-06 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15528.622.225.4139.220387436080.89242.58243.466.0424TT-3.4-64.437390.4231207989254.354858141630.255401718112438921151210WETL
2021-02-05 23:00:00FORECAST2021129-15528.6622.2825.47135.119128679710.80731.19733.464.6573TF-3.34-61.3437388.2504965449752.4600688026210.25750425322236892114128WETL
2021-02-05 19:00:03FORECAST2021129-15528.2323.2425.735135.247453102870.84231.23233.464.6923TF-3.77-61.7737388.3188194147152.5191313177520.24263669401335891114126WETL
2021-02-05 15:00:02FORECAST2021129-15533.5423.6928.615135.260731071660.85781.24783.464.7078TF1.54-56.4637388.3258876389552.5252434560970.45218188343947892114128WETL
2021-02-05 11:00:05FORECAST2021129-15529.3823.4726.425135.610851197310.84781.23783.464.6978TF-2.62-60.6237388.512180122252.6864674468950.28341664034086892114128WETL
2021-02-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021129-15529.3123.3426.325136.027022090560.85861.39863.464.8586TF-2.69-63.6937388.7334016125852.8782470084940.28084354596509892114128WETL
2021-02-05 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15529.3122.8826.095137.461282281770.86851.72853.465.1885TF-2.69-64.6937389.4940135952153.5403465498730.280843545965098921151210WETL
2021-02-04 23:02:24FORECAST2021129-15529.2322.4625.845145.413122952540.94212.81213.466.2721TT-2.77-65.7737393.6611055929657.2434907492230.277916751366018921151210WETL
2021-02-04 19:00:03FORECAST2021129-15529.722.7626.23145.89693566480.91732.84733.466.3073TT-2.3-62.337393.9119374083357.4705445896580.295320884442328921151210WETL
2021-02-04 14:55:14FORECAST2021129-15529.7923.0226.405145.397100244560.87332.78333.466.2433TT-2.21-65.2137393.6527933750157.2359746598980.298709901296698921151210WETL
2021-02-04 11:00:02FORECAST2021129-15530.2922.6726.48147.404568931340.78432.60433.466.0643TT-1.71-63.7137394.6915931935458.1793441555160.317850760247138921151210WETL
2021-02-04 07:00:07FORECAST2021129-15530.523.2626.88146.826507441470.75142.45143.465.9114TT-1.5-62.537394.3930079802557.9073479210750.326041341821588921151210WETL
2021-02-04 02:55:21FORECAST2021129-15530.6524.1727.41146.218650081260.72162.33163.465.7916TT-1.35-60.3537394.0785591085357.6216349388170.331943839198228921151210WETL
2021-02-03 22:55:44FORECAST2021129-15531.4519.325.375134.246070460981.00872.57873.15.6787TT-0.55-58.5537387.7850686727752.0586216527610.36410060001628921151210WETL
2021-02-03 19:02:26FORECAST2021129-15532.5822.427.49132.092654318770.87222.34223.15.4422TF0.58-55.4237386.6326590842551.0713341847640.411150042740788921151210WETL
2021-02-03 14:55:45FORECAST2021129-15532.8422.0927.465130.849760651910.6291.9793.15.079TF0.84-55.1637385.9646447815150.5033813897620.422186660321718921151210WETL
2021-02-03 11:00:05FORECAST2021129-15531.7525.2428.495129.722449778710.28151.56153.14.6615TF-0.25-56.2537385.356925877749.9894444640490.376425453388778921151210WETL
2021-02-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021129-15532.5625.929.23129.420511821930.22961.36963.134.4996TF0.56-58.4437385.1938593093149.8519864224760.41030385974368892114128WETL
2021-02-03 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15532.7625.3129.035129.474384206630.23421.30423.214.5142TF0.76-59.2437385.2229631451249.8765059354660.41878383984034892114128WETL
2021-02-02 23:02:25FORECAST2021129-15534.3627.1830.77126.048497446580.03030.96033.074.0303TF2.36-57.6437383.3642248239248.3224845138290.48765700235755892113126WETL
2021-02-02 19:00:06FORECAST2021129-15534.1226.6330.375126.59928545610.0211.1213.064.181TF2.12-56.8837383.6641508572648.5716073536490.47725130831816892114128WETL
2021-02-02 15:00:06FORECAST2021129-15534.726.7230.71126.278481358910.00290.92293.063.9829TF2.7-56.337383.489511260148.4264730989940.5024111117869893113127.5DRYL
2021-02-02 11:00:06FORECAST2021129-15535.7728.131.935131.059887436920.0560.9763.084.056TF3.77-55.2337386.0777291698550.5993037269030.54872762890308893113127.5WETL
2021-02-02 07:00:08FORECAST2021129-15532.3928.4830.435131.965348738850.05521.04523.214.2552TF0.39-56.6137386.5643334392551.0130970723130.40312853512134892114128WETL
2021-02-02 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15532.3928.730.545133.010117238340.05520.88523.524.4052TF0.39-57.6137387.1244139563651.491463686160.40312853512134892113126WETL
2021-02-01 23:00:06FORECAST2021129-15538.9829.6234.3133.423155656830.01060.81063.894.7006TF6.98-51.0237387.3454263754751.6808491162570.68141607732283893113127.5WETL
2021-02-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021129-15538.9727.5533.26133.393281110590.01060.69064.054.7406TF6.97-52.0337387.3294486045151.6671460201110.68102764475036893113127.5WETL
2021-02-01 15:00:05FORECAST2021129-15541.132.2236.66131.17297032470.01190.59193.724.3119TF9.1-45.937386.1385622570450.6509421681640.75876003871072894113129WETL
2021-02-01 11:00:06FORECAST2021129-15538.1430.4334.285133.889394591530.01050.66053.724.3805TF6.14-52.8637387.5946273884451.8948100079680.64813018974326893113127.5WETL
2021-02-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021129-15538.1530.4334.29136.111577133420.01050.66054.024.6805TF6.15-51.8537388.7783194592752.9172302168830.64853384372693893113127.5WETL
2021-02-01 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15536.8830.0833.48137.157674787180.0140.6944.14.794TF4.88-57.1237389.333236617353.4000414517950.59607576766462893113127.5WETL
2021-01-31 23:00:06FORECAST2021129-15537.4825.4431.46138.601791655930.00820.61824.825.4382TF5.48-50.5237390.0968699802154.0681250986260.62113990798704893113127.5WETL
2021-01-31 19:00:06FORECAST2021129-15537.4925.4431.465140.148615862010.00820.64825.025.6682TF5.49-51.5137390.9117128757454.7857354837830.62155367903312893113127.5WETL
2021-01-31 15:00:05FORECAST2021129-15537.5325.0331.28139.889092485730.0040.6544.895.544TF5.53-56.4737390.7752234147154.6651913693920.62320736606508893113127.5WETL
2021-01-31 11:00:06FORECAST2021129-15532.3823.0427.71145.584274628460.00281.082856.0828TF0.38-63.6237393.7498741024457.3237898062520.40270744572556892114128WETL
2021-01-31 07:00:07FORECAST2021129-15532.4723.1227.795149.872180199730.00281.47285.196.6628TT0.47-56.5337395.9612660124859.3435782119360.40650125518932892114128WETL
2021-01-31 03:00:07FORECAST2021129-15532.0322.4127.22152.00857040720.0021.4725.77.172TT0.030000000000001-58.9737397.0541048553260.3556268533680.38804370104699892114128WETL
2021-01-30 23:00:05FORECAST2021129-15536.329.6632.98152.733007439880.31871.47876.287.7587TT4.3-52.737397.4233355648960.6996612676160.571465013721248931141210WETL
2021-01-30 19:00:06FORECAST2021129-15536.5630.3733.465151.24866467950.1531.3736.037.403TT4.56-57.4437396.6660656637159.9952127553070.582537854914388931141210WETL
2021-01-30 15:00:06FORECAST2021129-15535.5728.5532.06147.411876694830.10941.34945.636.9794TT3.57-52.4337394.6953650559458.1827844856470.540101595219888931141210WETL
2021-01-30 11:00:06FORECAST2021129-15524.9120.8822.895147.193323324880.00141.82144.676.4914TT-7.09-68.0937394.5825296532358.0799138655980.14475318069937891115127.5WETL
2021-01-30 07:02:21FORECAST2021129-15522.5221.622.06150.944288290160.00091.82095.187.0009TT-9.48-69.4837396.5104283284159.8509844036560.093490171860342891115127.5WETL
2021-01-30 02:55:50FORECAST2021129-15521.3221.0821.2154.131638050380.00092.02095.277.2909TT-10.68-73.6837398.1342697235761.3650871564860.073474096127144891115127.5WETL