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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, September 22, 2019

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DAY 357 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/23/2019 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): 46.51°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 41.12°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 43.82°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.234
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: 15
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 374

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: 0.89 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.93 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.05 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.98 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: 264
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 473.18 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: 72

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: 2
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 52.5

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
2019-09-23 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193577246.5099841.1200643.8150200.889999999999990.929999999999995.055.98TF14.50998373.50998264473.18393270088 00.2336952922304493 14235252.5WETMH
2019-09-23 00:00:13FORECAST20193577242.8742.8742.8700.00240.04245.055.0924TF10.87369.87265473.6569544460900.152429979709939314215217.5WETMH
2019-09-22 12:00:11FORECAST20193577257.0144.0950.5500.37810.41815.055.4681TF25.01384.01265473.6569544460900.554230383426919334225245WETMH
2019-09-22 08:00:11FORECAST20193577256.7941.8249.30500.59240.63245.055.6824TF24.79383.79265473.6569544460900.547074647390739334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-22 04:00:11FORECAST20193577256.2946.4151.3500.73480.77485.055.8248TF24.29383.29265473.6569544460900.530758294014329334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-22 00:00:12FORECAST20193577256.1446.6451.3900.70890.74895.055.7989TF24.14376.14264473.1839327008800.52585203287149334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-21 20:00:11FORECAST20193577256.2647.8552.05500.93830.98835.056.0383TF24.26396.26264473.1839327008800.529777391355959334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-21 16:00:11FORECAST20193577261.3848.154.7400.98541.03545.056.0854TF29.38401.38264473.1839327008800.6898960844414293343452100WETMH
2019-09-21 12:00:11FORECAST20193577257.548.0752.78500.94510.99515.056.0451TF25.5397.5264473.1839327008800.570101473794019334245290WETMH
2019-09-21 08:00:11FORECAST20193577255.5847.9151.74500.72750.77755.055.8275TF23.58394.58264473.1839327008800.507506645468759334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-21 04:00:12FORECAST20193577255.4349.0552.2400.6530.7035.055.753TF23.43392.43264473.1839327008800.502588392460489334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-21 00:00:13FORECAST20193577256.4248.6252.5200.61620.62625.055.6762TF24.42392.42264473.1839327008800.535006639305039334235267.5WETMH
2019-09-20 20:00:11FORECAST20193577247.441.5144.45500.44710.46715.055.5171TF15.4388.4264473.1839327008800.256697171673999324225240WETMH
2019-09-20 16:00:11FORECAST20193577245.0141.3943.200.37510.39515.055.4451TF13.01387.01264473.1839327008800.19764520752649314225235WETMH
2019-09-20 12:00:11FORECAST20193577249.2541.3445.29500.34930.35935.055.4093TF17.25391.25264473.1839327008800.308015019401169324225240WETMH
2019-09-20 08:00:12FORECAST20193577248.4640.6244.5400.51760.52765.055.5776TF16.46384.46264473.1839327008800.285552866630089324235260WETMH
2019-09-20 04:00:12FORECAST20193577248.0440.1144.07500.49490.53495.055.5849TF16.04390.04264473.1839327008800.273936854560999324235260WETMH
2019-09-20 00:00:13FORECAST20193577248.5240.4244.4700.83720.88724.995.8772TF16.52383.52264473.1839327008800.287231222046199324235260WETMH
2019-09-19 20:00:12FORECAST20193577247.8740.3544.1100.86520.91525.015.9252TF15.87392.87264473.1839327008800.269302372410059324235260WETMH
2019-09-19 16:00:11FORECAST20193577247.8939.1843.53500.99821.05825.016.0682TF15.89392.89264473.1839327008800.269845560778229324245280WETMH
2019-09-19 12:00:11FORECAST20193577247.6937.842.74500.83260.89265.015.9026TF15.69391.69264473.1839327008800.264438453927739324235260WETMH
2019-09-19 08:00:11FORECAST20193577246.3338.5242.42500.92411.01415.016.0241TF14.33388.33264473.1839327008800.229186551750579314245270WETMH
2019-09-19 04:00:11FORECAST20193577248.3237.9243.1200.77720.89725.015.9072TF16.32391.32264473.1839327008800.281654940255239324235260WETMH
2019-09-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193577245.4636.8341.14500.58050.68054.675.3505TF13.46384.46264473.1839327008800.208091802260449314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-18 20:00:11FORECAST20193577244.8936.8440.86500.56820.67824.855.5282TF12.89393.89264473.1839327008800.194913803940279314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-18 16:00:11FORECAST20193577247.4235.9541.68500.46990.56994.855.4199TF15.42395.42264473.1839327008800.25722724489569324235260WETMH
2019-09-18 12:00:16FORECAST20193577243.8539.241.52500.57540.68544.845.5254TF11.85389.85264473.1839327008800.172212550739149314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-18 08:00:11FORECAST20193577243.8739.2141.5400.57540.68544.895.5754TF11.87388.87264473.1839327008800.172632585939929314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-18 04:00:12FORECAST20193577248.7940.0844.43500.35290.43294.965.3929TF16.79393.79264473.1839327008800.294840949445899324225240WETMH
2019-09-18 00:00:12FORECAST20193577244.7239.8742.29500.80850.87853.674.5485TF12.72390.72264473.1839327008800.191083754138319314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193577244.7639.942.3300.80850.89854.215.1085TF12.76394.76264473.1839327008800.191980774072849314235252.5WETMH
2019-09-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193577247.1640.4543.80500.79940.86944.14.9694TF15.16400.16264473.1839327008800.250380865901169324335267.5WETMH
2019-09-17 12:00:15FORECAST20193577244.6337.7441.18501.721.844.26.04TT12.63390.63264473.1839327008800.189074856348369314255287.5WETH
2019-09-17 08:00:15FORECAST20193577244.6737.7441.20501.721.824.616.43TT12.67386.67264473.1839327008800.189966092420779314255287.5WETH
2019-09-17 04:00:12FORECAST20193577244.0137.4140.7101.76621.85624.686.5362TT12.01390.01264473.1839327008800.175591053349259314255287.5WETH
2019-09-17 00:00:15FORECAST20193577246.1839.9243.0501.37531.42534.76.1253TT14.18384.18264473.1839327008800.225466358001189314245270WETH
2019-09-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193577248.6440.2744.45501.26711.31715.066.3771TT16.64393.64264473.1839327008800.290601852923669324245280WETH
2019-09-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193577247.5839.643.5900.99741.04745.086.1274TF15.58401.58264473.1839327008800.261488197227959324345290WETMH
2019-09-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193577250.8140.4245.61500.1770.1874.965.147TF18.81402.81264473.1839327008800.354479136057419324325245WETMH
2019-09-16 08:00:14FORECAST20193577250.8240.4445.6300.1770.1874.794.977TF18.82401.82264473.1839327008800.354785035460949324325245WETMH
2019-09-16 04:00:15FORECAST20193577251.9141.2546.5800.19520.20524.965.1652TF19.91400.91264473.1839327008800.38864987386489324325245WETMH
2019-09-16 00:00:15FORECAST20193577256.9843.8950.43500.22810.24814.14.3481TF24.98410.98264473.1839327008800.553255587662219334325250WETMH
2019-09-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193577255.5845.5750.57500.24180.29184.384.6718TF23.58412.58264473.1839327008800.507506645468759334325250WETMH
2019-09-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193577256.0947.2851.68500.23850.25854.554.8085TF24.09420.09264473.1839327008800.524215703775139334325250WETMH
2019-09-15 12:00:11FORECAST20193577251.2844.4147.84500.00060.11064.024.1306TF19.28396.28264473.1839327008800.368954685778739324225240WETMH
2019-09-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193577246.4444.445.42000.114.564.67TF14.44394.44264473.1839327008800.231936391641029314225235WETMH
2019-09-15 04:00:12FORECAST20193577247.2645.1546.205000.094.624.71TF15.26401.26264473.1839327008800.253002622320459324315222.5WETMH