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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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DAY 9 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/10/2019 04:00:13 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): 33.95°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.97°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.46°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.078
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 189

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.63 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.21 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.84 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: 6 in
SWE DAY: 85
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 351.68 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 2.11 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: 89

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: 1
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 75.0

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
2019-10-10 04:00:13OBSERVATION202098933.9499422.9699428.4599400.00999999999999091.633.214.84TF1.94994188.9499485351.67649212947 00.07836517459112492 14155275WETL
2019-10-10 00:00:12FORECAST202098924.2524.2524.25001.623.214.83TF-7.75179.2584350.739062811900.0115783318592039214155275WETL
2019-10-09 12:00:11FORECAST202098946.8926.8436.86500.0051.6253.214.835TF14.89201.8984350.739062811900.3896079011962592242552100WETM
2019-10-09 08:00:11FORECAST202098945.2222.7433.9800.00811.62813.214.8381TF13.22200.2284350.739062811900.3347521540637492242552100WETM
2019-10-09 04:00:12FORECAST202098945.8322.5834.20500.01051.63053.214.8405TF13.83200.8384350.739062811900.3544549059233792242552100WETM
2019-10-09 00:00:13FORECAST202098944.8824.1434.5100.00671.04673.214.2567TF12.88184.8885351.6764921294700.323960329027559224145270WETM
2019-10-08 20:00:11FORECAST202098944.8326.9235.87500.01381.40383.214.6138TF12.83200.8385351.6764921294700.322385418160259224245280WETM
2019-10-08 16:00:11FORECAST202098944.2729.0236.64500.00931.39933.214.6093TF12.27200.2785351.6764921294700.304969016755729224245280WETM
2019-10-08 12:00:11FORECAST202098943.932835.96500.0091.3993.214.609TF11.93199.9385351.6764921294700.294602914120449224245280WETM
2019-10-08 08:00:12FORECAST202098943.9629.4136.6850.0520936838509520.00371.48373.214.6937TF11.96198.9685351.709069765640.0183218210878840.295511010048549224144256WETM
2019-10-08 04:00:11FORECAST202098944.1229.5136.81500.00371.49373.214.7037TF12.12200.1285351.6764921294700.300375760519889224245280WETM
2019-10-08 00:00:15FORECAST202098943.9528.5936.270.202439956002030.01020.66023.213.8702TF11.95198.9585351.803067093710.0712189974238320.295208168541559224134242DRYM
2019-10-07 20:00:12FORECAST202098943.7727.5535.660.35633808964910.01211.59213.214.8021TF11.77220.7785351.899247894910.125395105743830.289781600434049224254280WETM
2019-10-07 16:00:11FORECAST202098944.0628.1736.11500.0121.4923.214.702TF12.06221.0685351.6764921294700.2985472431419224245280WETM
2019-10-07 12:00:11FORECAST202098944.4528.936.6750.460201801278670.00691.54693.214.7569TF12.45221.4585351.964137735110.161974530171190.310521671267269224254280WETM
2019-10-07 08:00:12FORECAST202098944.528.8536.6750.378018515216310.00861.52863.214.7386TF12.5216.585351.912794360450.133029552009760.312071835603069224254280WETM
2019-10-07 04:00:12FORECAST202098944.5228.5636.540.0542419744607890.01141.64143.214.8514TF12.52221.5285351.710413141720.0190774672472270.312692835616439224254280WETM
2019-10-07 00:00:13FORECAST202098944.429.7837.090.135201726984540.00741.52743.214.7374TF12.4202.485351.761033814770.0475586992576230.308974861655859224254280WETM
2019-10-06 20:00:11FORECAST202098943.629.8136.70500.01251.60253.214.8125TF11.6222.685351.6764921294700.2846998453600292242552100WETM
2019-10-06 16:00:11FORECAST202098944.3329.436.8650.098346586023120.00951.63953.214.8495TF12.33223.3385351.737991161060.0345922306053210.30681500668649224254280WETM
2019-10-06 12:00:12FORECAST202098938.4230.0834.2500.01251.62253.214.8325TF6.42213.4285351.6764921294700.15304247168769214255287.5WETM
2019-10-06 08:00:11FORECAST202098938.3929.5833.98500.01321.56323.224.7832TF6.39217.3985351.6764921294700.152421006267329214255287.5WETM
2019-10-06 04:00:12FORECAST202098943.8626.3635.1100.01221.52223.224.7422TF11.86217.8685351.6764921294700.2924890411228192242552100WETM
2019-10-06 00:00:13FORECAST202098944.1228.6836.40.151849485430850.00361.61363.154.7636TF12.12219.1285351.771441656330.0534163124047820.300375760519889224254280WETM
2019-10-05 20:00:11FORECAST202098944.1327.9836.05500.00261.50263.194.6926TF12.13237.1385351.6764921294700.3006810042682592242552100WETM
2019-10-05 16:00:12FORECAST202098944.6630.2637.460.130739794177160.00151.54153.194.7315TF12.66238.6685351.758244229920.0459888004507370.317054641504339224254280WETM
2019-10-05 12:00:12FORECAST202098943.2430.2736.75500.0011.6113.194.801TF11.24239.2485351.6764921294700.2740809664451192242552100WETM
2019-10-05 08:00:11FORECAST202098947.7231.6839.700.00091.64093.24.8409TF15.72242.7285351.6764921294700.4177952657176192242552100WETM
2019-10-05 04:00:12FORECAST202098947.9531.7439.84500.0041.5543.224.774TF15.95242.9585351.6764921294700.425688268999192242552100WETM
2019-10-05 00:00:13FORECAST202098947.5331.0639.29500.02462.16462.945.1046TF15.53242.5385351.6764921294700.4112996943586192242552100WETM
2019-10-04 20:00:11FORECAST202098947.5531.0739.3100.02462.28463.075.3546TF15.55261.5585351.6764921294700.4119823277920592242552100WETM
2019-10-04 16:00:12FORECAST202098947.4231.0239.2200.01742.07743.085.1574TF15.42260.4285351.6764921294700.4075500613351792242552100WETM
2019-10-04 12:00:12FORECAST202098947.8831.9739.92500.01571.39573.094.4857TF15.88257.8885351.6764921294700.423282744045939224245280WETM
2019-10-04 08:00:11FORECAST202098947.6132.4140.0100.01671.56673.234.7967TF15.61252.6185351.6764921294700.4140318184779192242552100WETMH
2019-10-04 04:00:12FORECAST202098947.8933.0440.46500.02021.51023.274.7802TF15.89258.8985351.6764921294700.4236262176480492242552100WETMH
2019-10-04 00:00:13FORECAST202098946.9633.6640.3100.03561.34563.014.3556TF14.96250.9685351.6764921294700.391965079297179224245280WETMH
2019-10-03 20:00:12FORECAST202098946.9733.6840.32500.03561.41563.114.5256TF14.97271.9785351.6764921294700.392302145091629224245280WETMH
2019-10-03 16:00:11FORECAST202098947.3534.1640.75500.04971.81973.124.9397TF15.35274.3585351.6764921294700.4051683096456992242552100WETMH
2019-10-03 12:00:12FORECAST202098950.1433.6141.87500.03051.64053.455.0905TF18.14281.1485351.6764921294700.5018888863132392342552112.5WETMH
2019-10-03 08:00:11FORECAST202098949.1733.7341.4500.01281.46283.244.7028TF17.17264.1785351.6764921294700.467979711092589224245280WETMH
2019-10-03 04:00:13FORECAST202098951.8532.9742.4100.00261.06263.194.2526TF19.85268.8585351.6764921294700.561482267149949234245290WETMH
2019-10-03 00:00:13FORECAST202098952.6935.9544.3200.01840.70843.273.9784TF20.69268.6985351.6764921294700.590336060707949234235267.5DRYH
2019-10-02 20:00:12FORECAST202098952.7235.9644.3400.01840.70843.34.0084TF20.72290.7285351.6764921294700.591358527702069234235267.5WETMH
2019-10-02 16:00:12FORECAST202098951.8135.2743.5400.02410.78413.394.1741TF19.81289.8185351.6764921294700.560098811632899234235267.5WETMH
2019-10-02 12:00:11FORECAST202098950.9543.4447.19500.00510.31513.313.6251TF18.95301.9585351.6764921294700.530204667316839234225245DRYM
2019-10-02 08:00:12FORECAST202098944.5643.5244.0400.00510.31513.313.6251TF12.56292.5685351.6764921294700.313936429288469224225240DRYM
2019-10-02 04:00:13FORECAST202098944.5843.7144.14500.00350.17353.293.4635FF12.58293.5885351.6764921294700.314559020032069224225240DRYM