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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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DAY 353 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/19/2019 04:00:11 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 43.87°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 37.43°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.146
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 436

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: 0.34 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.80 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.99 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 260
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 471.27 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 68

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 100.0

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
2019-09-19 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193536843.8699237.4300640.6499900.340000000000031.83.194.99TF11.86992435.86992260471.27376800312 00.1456630205312391 143552100WETMH
2019-09-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193536839.5839.5839.5800.0011.4613.194.651TF7.58431.58261471.7540346002500.0747371459832779114345280WETM
2019-09-18 12:00:16FORECAST20193536849.739.3544.52500.19311.65313.194.8431TF17.7441.7261471.7540346002500.2976936530559291243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-18 08:00:11FORECAST20193536848.7437.6843.2100.24211.70213.194.8921TF16.74440.74261471.7540346002500.2685076160485891243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-18 04:00:12FORECAST20193536844.8738.0941.4800.30421.76423.194.9542TF12.87436.87261471.7540346002500.1672058360785191143552100WETMH
2019-09-18 00:00:12FORECAST20193536848.7338.0343.3800.36520.45523.193.6452TF16.73437.73260471.2737680031200.268211321284569124325245DRYM
2019-09-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193536848.4936.2242.35500.39920.99923.194.1892TF16.49443.49260471.2737680031200.261149899611549124345290WETMH
2019-09-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193536848.8737.0842.97500.30390.90393.194.0939TF16.87443.87260471.2737680031200.272374340322339124335267.5WETMH
2019-09-17 12:00:15FORECAST20193536848.0436.4742.25500.40331.00333.194.1933TF16.04443.04260471.2737680031200.24817173379099114345280WETMH
2019-09-17 08:00:15FORECAST20193536848.3536.0642.20500.56191.41193.194.6019TF16.35439.35260471.2737680031200.257075253547549124345290WETMH
2019-09-17 04:00:12FORECAST20193536847.6536.5142.0800.52661.47663.194.6666TF15.65438.65260471.2737680031200.237208068368189114345280WETMH
2019-09-17 00:00:15FORECAST20193536849.2236.4142.81500.49781.49783.194.6878TF17.22437.22260471.2737680031200.282920121755069124345290WETMH
2019-09-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193536843.2836.6239.9500.55371.86373.195.0537TF11.28438.28260471.2737680031200.1338687722976191143552100WETM
2019-09-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193536849.336.9443.1200.66371.88373.195.0737TF17.3448.3260471.2737680031200.2853577980595891243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193536848.4938.2743.3800.58021.76023.194.9502TF16.49446.49260471.2737680031200.2611498996115491243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-16 08:00:14FORECAST20193536847.3336.7742.0500.46321.59323.194.7832TF15.33445.33260471.2737680031200.2284144089368891143552100WETMH
2019-09-16 04:00:15FORECAST20193536847.7736.7642.26500.47541.75543.194.9454TF15.77436.77260471.2737680031200.2405529369452791143552100WETMH
2019-09-16 00:00:15FORECAST20193536848.5538.3943.4700.45681.93682.154.0868TF16.55437.55260471.2737680031200.2629062683703591243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193536847.6537.9342.7900.41271.93272.444.3727TF15.65443.65260471.2737680031200.2372080683681891143552100WETMH
2019-09-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193536848.338.3943.34500.61012.11012.444.5501TF16.3448.3260471.2737680031200.2556280662888891243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-15 12:00:11FORECAST20193536841.9637.0739.51500.44841.57842.444.0184TF9.96436.96260471.2737680031200.1098976298122791143552100WETM
2019-09-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193536842.1337.8239.97500.53531.76532.794.5553TF10.13440.13260471.2737680031200.1127998808811591143552100WETM
2019-09-15 04:00:11FORECAST20193536848.6236.7542.68500.42981.63982.984.6198TF16.62448.62260471.2737680031200.2649629611644691243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193536850.537.2143.85500.2931.52334.523TF18.5438.5260471.2737680031200.3230659842178891243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193536850.5237.3343.92500.2281.2683.134.398TF18.52455.52260471.2737680031200.323711628230949124345290WETMH
2019-09-14 16:00:13FORECAST20193536850.1737.5843.87500.16391.34393.254.5939TF18.17454.17260471.2737680031200.312490911747699124345290WETMH
2019-09-14 12:00:13FORECAST20193536849.0637.743.3800.10281.53283.314.8428TF17.06446.06260471.2737680031200.2780749501009391243552112.5WETMH
2019-09-14 08:00:13FORECAST20193536849.0837.7143.39500.10281.38283.194.5728TF17.08452.08260471.2737680031200.278678379198299124345290WETMH
2019-09-14 04:00:12FORECAST20193536848.638.1543.37500.16961.48963.254.7396TF16.6445.6260471.2737680031200.264374502532949124345290WETMH
2019-09-14 00:00:14FORECAST20193536848.8438.1443.4900.2761.4663.194.656TF16.84450.84260471.2737680031200.271479572784019124345290WETMH
2019-09-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193536848.8738.1643.51500.2761.4063.194.596TF16.87457.87260471.2737680031200.272374340322339124345290WETMH
2019-09-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193536846.2338.3942.3100.99022.08023.075.1502TF14.23453.23260471.2737680031200.1996218761766691143552100WETMH
2019-09-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193536841.1638.2339.69500.85081.99083.055.0408TF9.16446.16260471.2737680031200.09695654263315491143552100WETM
2019-09-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193536841.1738.2439.70500.85082.06082.995.0508TF9.17446.17260471.2737680031200.09711110694187291143552100WETM
2019-09-13 04:00:12FORECAST20193536846.9635.8141.38500.73261.66263.034.6926TF14.96459.96260471.2737680031200.2184786755243291143552100WETMH
2019-09-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193536851.737.1744.43500.60971.04973.154.1997TF19.7451.7260471.2737680031200.362685087864099124345290WETMH
2019-09-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193536851.7137.1944.4500.60971.05973.314.3697TF19.71465.71260471.2737680031200.363022236433029124345290WETMH
2019-09-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193536851.5837.0644.3200.32620.69623.223.9162TF19.58467.58260471.2737680031200.358647670674849124335267.5DRYH
2019-09-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193536853.7236.7445.2300.09370.33372.933.2637FF21.72464.72260471.2737680031200.432605531107369124325245DRYM
2019-09-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193536853.7336.7245.22500.09370.33373.093.4237FF21.73463.73260471.2737680031200.432958974994989124325245DRYM
2019-09-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193536850.4438.6544.54500.11560.34563.043.3856FF18.44465.44260471.2737680031200.321132252235199124325245DRYM
2019-09-12 00:00:12FORECAST20193536852.3940.2746.3300.16250.442533.4425FF20.39448.39260471.2737680031200.386184631259389124325245DRYM
2019-09-11 20:00:11FORECAST20193536852.440.346.3500.15680.43682.973.4068FF20.4459.4260471.2737680031200.386528531011279124325245DRYM
2019-09-11 16:00:11FORECAST20193536851.0738.644.83500.0510.4112.933.341FF19.07459.07260471.2737680031200.34166895568629124325245DRYM
2019-09-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193536842.4239.4640.9400.13160.58162.873.4516TF10.42453.42260471.2737680031200.117875893298729114335260DRYH
2019-09-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193536841.3939.4140.400.09940.54942.823.3694FF9.39443.39260471.2737680031200.100557251409659114335260DRYH
2019-09-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193536842.9440.4141.67500.02410.55412.773.3241FF10.94449.94260471.2737680031200.127376781777369114335260DRYH