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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, February 8, 2021

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DAY 131 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/09/2021 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): 21.42°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 13.65°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 17.54°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.077
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: -11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -85

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: 0.03 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.71 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.84 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: 144 in
SWE DAY: 39
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 394.53 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 56.86 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: -153

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
2021-02-09 07:00:07OBSERVATION2021131-15321.4199613.6500817.53502144.108963750.0299999999999731.715.136.84TT-10.58004-84.5800439394.53489221452 56.8560144802520.07726496261714290 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-09 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021131-15321.4199613.6500817.53502144.108963750.0299999999999731.715.136.84TT-10.58004-84.5800439394.53489221452 56.8560144802520.07726496261714290 1115127.5WETL
2021-02-08 11:00:02FORECAST2021131-15323.416.1919.795142.174660600630.03231.71235.136.8423TT-8.6-82.639393.5332744783855.9504597340190.11467326614156901115127.5WETL
2021-02-08 07:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.2216.2819.75141.949080745560.03471.71475.136.8447TT-8.78-82.7839393.4161443439355.8450600400830.11081854256689901115127.5WETL
2021-02-08 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.6416.1819.91142.024324480490.04731.72735.136.8573TT-8.36-82.3639393.4552213773655.880212029440.11995949057619901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 23:00:03FORECAST2021131-15323.7813.5618.67137.430890011640.07091.54095.136.6709TT-8.22-82.2239391.0559285512453.7431643051240.12312104746275901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 19:00:02FORECAST2021131-15323.7913.6318.71137.41538260660.06881.53885.136.6688TT-8.21-82.2139391.0477810492153.735980450340.12334908025409901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 15:00:01FORECAST2021131-15323.5515.119.325137.45779891420.0781.5485.136.678TT-8.45-82.4539391.070065573453.7556304349520.117957437608901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 11:00:05FORECAST2021131-15323.3815.4219.4139.139874957810.08071.55075.136.6807TT-8.62-82.6239391.95185586154.536132213980.1142403261359901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.5415.0419.29139.721052243470.07981.61985.136.7498TT-8.46-80.4639392.2556502305154.8063721986520.11773645052082901115127.5WETL
2021-02-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.6615.2319.445139.97842406230.07061.64065.136.7706TT-8.34-81.3439392.3900410316954.9261395613560.12040761508837901115127.5WETL
2021-02-06 23:00:05FORECAST2021131-15323.1914.9519.07139.342199543060.08421.23425.136.3642TT-8.81-79.8139392.0576663374654.6301775751810.11018519370401901114126WETL
2021-02-06 19:00:04FORECAST2021131-15321.0514.9317.99138.786455573250.07271.12275.136.2527TT-10.95-81.9539391.7668962471354.3719389410730.071439420770233901114126WETL
2021-02-06 15:00:03FORECAST2021131-15323.3315.1719.25138.437243831840.06811.08815.136.2181TT-8.67-79.6739391.5839755196654.2098062996550.11316305611217901114126WETL
2021-02-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021131-15323.5515.0519.3140.988301937340.06851.08855.136.2185TT-8.45-78.4539392.9165170140255.396632536940.117957437608901114126WETL
2021-02-06 07:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.4114.4418.925141.897439655350.07911.30915.136.4391TT-8.59-81.5939393.389320770955.8209374051470.11489017205089901114126WETL
2021-02-06 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15323.1713.8318.5141.497434447940.07671.28675.136.4167TT-8.83-79.8339393.1814296235955.6341635643120.10976440150451901114126WETL
2021-02-05 23:00:01FORECAST2021131-15322.6914.2518.47138.409481494480.10071.37073.835.2007TF-9.31-77.3139391.5694263564154.1969212710820.10000818476408901114126WETL
2021-02-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021131-15324.1814.919.54137.460290288810.06931.22933.835.0593TF-7.82-76.8239391.0713744080153.7567846497690.13247321311403901114126WETL
2021-02-05 15:00:05FORECAST2021131-15324.6613.8119.235137.541668758870.06831.24833.835.0783TF-7.34-70.3439391.1141217385753.7944889790820.14432555618931901114126WETL
2021-02-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021131-15322.1813.8818.03138.301613395790.08931.27933.835.1093TF-9.82-77.8239391.5128871351454.1468639560360.090350655122457901114126WETL
2021-02-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021131-15320.415.1417.77139.259704783510.10851.37853.985.3585TF-11.6-80.639392.0145302972254.5918277600370.062025847719365901114126WETL
2021-02-05 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15325.4513.0319.24140.851641061630.11471.40474.35.7047TF-6.55-76.5539392.845351078655.3329123828530.16534182861786901114126WETL
2021-02-04 23:02:25FORECAST2021131-15324.9214.2919.605150.551195272210.18371.69375.317.0037TT-7.08-80.0839397.8355317170959.8946148217630.15103452169955901115127.5WETL
2021-02-04 19:00:04FORECAST2021131-15325.5614.7720.165150.57580474960.12611.58615.376.9561TT-6.44-75.4439397.8480369705559.9062883348890.16841746008333901115127.5WETL
2021-02-04 14:55:14FORECAST2021131-15326.115.5320.815150.115311438890.13821.55825.356.9082TT-5.9-74.939397.6139086922759.6879357357760.18404381636486901115127.5WETL
2021-02-04 11:00:03FORECAST2021131-15326.7816.3121.545151.611901930470.18381.44385.266.7038TT-5.22-74.2239398.3738189386660.3982123685960.20495779679907901114126WETL
2021-02-04 07:00:07FORECAST2021131-15326.7316.3221.525150.271889975920.18381.29385.146.4338TT-5.27-72.2739397.693548532559.762161169210.20337359142041901114126WETL
2021-02-04 02:55:21FORECAST2021131-1532616.5221.26148.834100275980.12421.11425.056.1642TF-6-6939396.961060703659.0813423144210.1810840643428901114126WETL
2021-02-03 22:55:44FORECAST2021131-15322.7211.0416.88141.307748408780.23851.98854.656.6385TT-9.28-72.2839393.0827719316555.5456414399430.10059881717768901115127.5WETL
2021-02-03 19:02:26FORECAST2021131-15322.6311.0416.835138.36759578570.18761.74764.556.2976TT-9.37-69.3739391.5474737407754.1774825774760.09883449953677901115127.5WETL
2021-02-03 14:55:45FORECAST2021131-15324.1814.719.44134.412178712040.16871.25874.435.6887TF-7.82-65.8239389.4638502590452.3486846428970.13247321311403901114126WETL
2021-02-03 11:00:06FORECAST2021131-15336.2623.7730.015129.988149526750.01070.36074.364.7207TF4.26-52.7439387.1084369856450.3195093899560.59303087403025903112125WETL
2021-02-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021131-15336.2623.7730.015129.632851479960.01070.30074.254.5507TF4.26-56.7439386.9181207926950.1572992876220.59303087403025903112125WETL
2021-02-03 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15334.2422.5828.41129.743640183850.0110.3014.264.561TF2.24-56.7639386.9774834385950.2078673705080.5038406003984903112125WETL
2021-02-02 23:02:25FORECAST2021131-15340.6927.9534.32125.730432048750.00290.05293.984.0329TF8.69-41.3139384.8164388578448.3831371170570.7674293515807904111123WETL
2021-02-02 19:00:06FORECAST2021131-15340.6727.8234.245126.258481548810.00260.03264.144.1726TF8.67-40.3339385.1020446977748.6223994048840.76674579834817904111123WETL
2021-02-02 15:00:06FORECAST2021131-15342.4831.436.94125.657398837550.00590.00593.963.9659TF10.48-35.5239384.7769072624448.3500652993530.82394556336597904111123DRYL
2021-02-02 11:00:06FORECAST2021131-15336.5525.2330.89131.032637767120.01540.08543.984.0654TF4.55-44.4539387.6669258667250.7970198713850.60555571914923903111122.5WETL
2021-02-02 07:00:08FORECAST2021131-15336.4725.2330.85131.951594040870.01540.08544.184.2654TF4.47-46.5339388.157068916951.2179439818160.60211087624865903111122.5WETL
2021-02-02 03:00:07FORECAST2021131-15329.721.6425.67133.226757518690.01550.09554.334.4255TF-2.3-57.339388.8353095167151.8032674956890.30935034499346902112124WETL
2021-02-01 23:00:06FORECAST2021131-15334.4821.9128.195133.447146949990.00370.03374.674.7037TF2.48-44.5239388.9523089126951.9045759240110.51453642226121903111122.5WETL
2021-02-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021131-15334.5223.4328.975133.415236878250.00320.03324.714.7432TF2.52-45.4839388.9353726853851.8899048771510.5163182507695903111122.5WETL
2021-02-01 15:00:05FORECAST2021131-15333.2522.6927.97131.348031571460.00250.03254.284.3125TF1.25-42.7539387.8352761959550.941400102310.45977576139203902111122WETL
2021-02-01 11:00:06FORECAST2021131-15325.5322.2123.87136.049222751530.00480.26484.354.6148TF-6.47-56.4739390.3287475094153.1039227162340.16757503449015901112123WETL
2021-02-01 07:00:07FORECAST2021131-15325.5323.0824.305138.347062686850.00420.26424.654.9142TF-6.47-55.4739391.536711335854.1679539473780.16757503449015901112123WETL
2021-02-01 03:00:08FORECAST2021131-15323.3722.9723.17138.8782546290.01990.20994.764.9699TF-8.63-63.6339391.8149546177154.4145770348470.11402429180132901112123WETL