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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 20, 2019

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DAY 355 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/21/2019 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): 45.64°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 40.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 42.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.214
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: 14
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 403

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.44 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.65 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.09 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: 262
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 472.23 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: 70

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: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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:
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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
2019-09-21 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193557045.6400440.1599442.8999900.0399999999999640.439999999999964.655.09TF13.64004402.64004262472.23247964746 00.2136338144230990 14325240WETMH
2019-09-21 00:00:13FORECAST20193557042.2942.2942.29000.44.655.05TF10.29399.29263472.7091100534800.137214545068129014325240WETMH
2019-09-20 12:00:11FORECAST20193557053.9545.3749.6600.00710.40714.655.0571TF21.95410.95263472.7091100534800.479066655387799024325245WETMH
2019-09-20 08:00:12FORECAST20193557047.6842.8445.2600.01430.41434.655.0643TF15.68404.68263472.7091100534800.270317268679679024325245WETMH
2019-09-20 04:00:12FORECAST20193557054.2342.5748.400.04410.44414.655.0941TF22.23411.23263472.7091100534800.4890234416129024325245WETMH
2019-09-20 00:00:13FORECAST20193557053.2440.7847.0100.04120.38124.655.0312TF21.24405.24262472.2324796474600.453891738652039024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 20:00:11FORECAST20193557053.241.0647.1300.04410.40414.655.0541TF21.2416.2262472.2324796474600.452477978428089024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 16:00:11FORECAST20193557053.0541.4947.2700.05460.41464.655.0646TF21.05416.05262472.2324796474600.447181885620079024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 12:00:11FORECAST20193557052.6342.1347.3800.04540.40544.655.0554TF20.63415.63262472.2324796474600.43240579862059024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 08:00:11FORECAST20193557052.5741.3946.9800.07470.43474.655.0847TF20.57414.57262472.2324796474600.430302129410389024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 04:00:11FORECAST20193557053.0641.747.3800.08170.44174.655.0917TF21.06417.06262472.2324796474600.447534676287449024325245WETMH
2019-09-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193557053.1341.3447.23500.07910.09914.654.7491TF21.13413.13262472.2324796474600.450005357758239024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 20:00:11FORECAST20193557053.0641.1647.1100.08570.28574.654.9357TF21.06423.06262472.2324796474600.447534676287449024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 16:00:11FORECAST20193557053.1640.0646.6100.08390.28394.654.9339TF21.16423.16262472.2324796474600.45106482040989024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 12:00:16FORECAST20193557052.6639.245.9300.08470.27474.654.9247TF20.66422.66262472.2324796474600.433458356023289024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 08:00:11FORECAST20193557053.0439.6446.3400.08410.32414.654.9741TF21.04422.04262472.2324796474600.446829136737619024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 04:00:12FORECAST20193557052.2239.784600.07620.38624.655.0362TF20.22416.22262472.2324796474600.418071977318189024325245WETMH
2019-09-18 00:00:12FORECAST20193557051.840.9746.38500.05620.44623.283.7262TF19.8416.8262472.2324796474600.403500682329729024325245DRYM
2019-09-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193557051.9540.6646.30500.0750.4953.794.285TF19.95420.95262472.2324796474600.408690476639639024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193557051.941.1446.5200.0660.3763.794.166TF19.9422.9262472.2324796474600.406958717572599024325245WETMH
2019-09-17 12:00:15FORECAST20193557048.2940.9744.6300.07560.48563.794.2756TF16.29418.29262472.2324796474600.288616690694899024325245WETMH
2019-09-17 08:00:15FORECAST20193557048.2741.6944.9800.06150.63154.044.6715TF16.27414.27262472.2324796474600.288007578089869024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-17 04:00:12FORECAST20193557053.5539.6246.58500.05180.59184.144.7318TF21.55418.55262472.2324796474600.464866838953439024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-17 00:00:15FORECAST20193557052.739.8846.2900.04650.55654.194.7465TF20.7410.7262472.2324796474600.434862499014929024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193557052.2538.8445.54500.04520.60524.55.1052TF20.25416.25262472.2324796474600.419117353362569024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193557052.1338.5545.3400.04890.71894.415.1289TF20.13426.13262472.2324796474600.414939348156289024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193557053.6139.9146.7600.01480.60484.374.9748TF21.61420.61262472.2324796474600.466994405732729024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-16 08:00:14FORECAST20193557053.6239.9346.77500.01480.48484.324.8048TF21.62419.62262472.2324796474600.467349093551859024325245WETMH
2019-09-16 04:00:15FORECAST20193557054.640.547.5500.00790.49794.474.9679TF22.6417.6262472.2324796474600.502190102451889034335275WETMH
2019-09-16 00:00:15FORECAST20193557056.2441.3248.7800.00950.47953.634.1095TF24.24423.24262472.2324796474600.560324895923659034325250WETMH
2019-09-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193557056.2840.4348.35500.02720.44723.964.4072TF24.28428.28262472.2324796474600.56173178012289034325250WETMH
2019-09-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193557056.444.1550.27500.00730.61733.944.5573TF24.4434.4262472.2324796474600.5659476849049034335275WETMH
2019-09-15 12:00:11FORECAST20193557053.5539.5846.56500.07760.52763.574.0976TF21.55417.55262472.2324796474600.464866838953439024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193557053.5639.5646.5600.07760.61764.024.6376TF21.56420.56262472.2324796474600.465221365333149024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-15 04:00:11FORECAST20193557054.0239.5446.7800.06470.49474.194.6847TF22.02426.02262472.2324796474600.481554870705329024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193557052.0442.4247.2300.03540.33544.234.5654TF20.04423.04262472.2324796474600.411812117321869024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193557052.0642.4547.25500.03540.27544.174.4454TF20.06440.06262472.2324796474600.412506581144999024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 16:00:13FORECAST20193557054.4643.2548.85500.02870.19874.434.6287TF22.46441.46262472.2324796474600.497207628148869024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 12:00:13FORECAST20193557050.1537.4343.7900.02630.14634.744.8863TF18.15418.15262472.2324796474600.347716390049369024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 08:00:13FORECAST20193557050.1837.4343.80500.02630.14634.474.6163TF18.18424.18262472.2324796474600.348705845227889024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 04:00:12FORECAST20193557051.8738.0144.9400.00760.20764.574.7776TF19.87421.87262472.2324796474600.405920532122659024325245WETMH
2019-09-14 00:00:14FORECAST20193557046.8537.7642.30500.14670.44674.384.8267TF14.85423.85262472.2324796474600.246385284068089014325240WETMH
2019-09-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193557046.8737.7842.32500.12110.42114.324.7411TF14.87430.87262472.2324796474600.246948320118869014325240WETMH
2019-09-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193557047.4238.5442.9800.21631.30634.165.4663TF15.42428.42262472.2324796474600.262697508812499024345290WETMH
2019-09-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193557049.2942.5945.9400.00280.88284.195.0728TF17.29425.29262472.2324796474600.319815237563719024335267.5WETMH
2019-09-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193557046.1242.6144.36500.00110.88114.25.0811TF14.12422.12262472.2324796474600.226312360375299014335260WETMH
2019-09-13 04:00:12FORECAST20193557044.5241.3342.92500.00110.89113.964.8511TF12.52432.52262472.2324796474600.185705068107919014335260WETMH