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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 11, 2019

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DAY 11 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/12/2019 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 49.12°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.10°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.61°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.573
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 17
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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.59 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.60 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 4 in
SWE DAY: 83
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 349.80 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.40 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: 91

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2019-10-12 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020119149.1199834.1000641.61002000.013.593.6FF17.11998189.1199883349.7980644861 00.5729582056308589 34115220DRYL
2019-10-12 00:00:13FORECAST2020119132.832.832.8000.013.593.6FF0.8172.882348.8534835640400.0879800814328778914115215DRYL
2019-10-11 12:00:11FORECAST2020119158.2139.2548.7300.00430.01433.593.6043FF26.21198.2182348.8534835640400.850820337333278954115225DRYL
2019-10-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020119159.0230.3544.68500.00540.01543.593.6054FF27.02199.0282348.8534835640400.867852402023048954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-11 04:00:12FORECAST2020119156.7530.6943.7200.00260.01263.593.6026FF24.75196.7582348.8534835640400.816578000819518944115222.5DRYL
2019-10-11 00:00:13FORECAST2020119158.6431.3244.9800.00430.01433.593.6043FF26.64187.6483349.798064486100.860036042398488954115225DRYL
2019-10-10 20:00:11FORECAST2020119157.5935.9246.75500.00230.01233.593.6023FF25.59210.5983349.798064486100.836836168875538944215225DRYL
2019-10-10 16:00:11FORECAST2020119157.5536.0446.79500.00240.01243.593.6024FF25.55210.5583349.798064486100.835905687568098944215225DRYL
2019-10-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020119158.5835.6347.105000.013.593.6FF26.58211.5883349.798064486100.858773816997028954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020119158.5435.7847.1600.00070.02073.593.6107FF26.54212.5483349.798064486100.85792807104278954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-10 04:00:14FORECAST2020119158.2435.4546.84500.00090.02093.593.6109FF26.24211.2483349.798064486100.851476112646038954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020119154.3832.6543.51500.00030.01033.593.6003FF22.38197.3883349.798064486100.751489231047988944115222.5DRYL
2019-10-09 20:00:11FORECAST2020119158.3532.8745.61000.023.593.61FF26.35224.3583349.798064486100.853864155548658954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020119157.6933.1245.40500.00020.01023.593.6002FF25.69223.6983349.798064486100.839147378564988944215225DRYL
2019-10-09 12:00:11FORECAST2020119158.1234.9246.5200.00190.01193.593.6019FF26.12224.1283349.798064486100.848841456796518944215225DRYL
2019-10-09 08:00:11FORECAST2020119156.6338.7847.70500.00170.01173.593.6017FF24.63218.6383349.798064486100.813561339379818944215225DRYL
2019-10-09 04:00:12FORECAST2020119155.2936.6745.9800.0010.0113.593.601FF23.29218.2983349.798064486100.777829331101298944215225DRYL
2019-10-09 00:00:13FORECAST2020119153.8335.3744.600.00150.01153.013.0215FF21.83199.8383349.798064486100.734798572956268944215225DRYL
2019-10-08 20:00:11FORECAST2020119153.9237.3145.61500.00260.01263.363.3726FF21.92215.9283349.798064486100.737568160098918944215225DRYL
2019-10-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020119153.635.1344.36500.00280.01283.363.3728FF21.6214.683349.798064486100.727654033578978944215225DRYL
2019-10-08 12:00:11FORECAST2020119149.435.1942.295000.013.363.37FF17.4210.483349.798064486100.583273632047468934215222.5DRYL
2019-10-08 08:00:12FORECAST2020119148.2436.5242.380003.453.45FF16.24208.2483349.798064486100.540247668779638934215222.5DRYL
2019-10-08 04:00:11FORECAST2020119155.6835.7345.7050003.463.46FF23.68216.6883349.798064486100.788611854836638944215225DRYL
2019-10-08 00:00:16FORECAST2020119154.2135.544.85500.00180.01182.622.6318FF22.21214.2183349.798064486100.746390683982488944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 20:00:12FORECAST2020119154.2235.5144.86500.00180.01183.553.5618FF22.22236.2283349.798064486100.746692109830148944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 16:00:11FORECAST2020119155.7234.3145.01500.00180.01183.453.4618FF23.72238.7283349.798064486100.789700186684138944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 12:00:11FORECAST2020119154.5436.145.3200.00240.01243.513.5224FF22.54230.5483349.798064486100.756237585194898944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 08:00:12FORECAST2020119154.5536.1145.3300.00240.01243.493.5024FF22.55225.5583349.798064486100.756532725002468944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 04:00:12FORECAST2020119154.7536.1545.4500.00250.01253.63.6125FF22.75236.7583349.798064486100.762394844720548944215225DRYL
2019-10-07 00:00:13FORECAST2020119154.5334.244.36500.00140.01143.493.5014FF22.53217.5383349.798064486100.755942252664568944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 20:00:11FORECAST2020119154.5434.2144.37500.00140.01143.563.5714FF22.54238.5483349.798064486100.756237585194898944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 16:00:11FORECAST2020119153.5834.5244.0500.00140.01143.63.6114FF21.58236.5883349.798064486100.727028285666948944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 12:00:12FORECAST2020119155.4836.545.9900.00210.01213.583.5921FF23.48227.4883349.798064486100.783121028694118944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 08:00:12FORECAST2020119155.4936.514600.00210.01213.533.5421FF23.49231.4983349.798064486100.783397509645518944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 04:00:13FORECAST2020119155.0635.545.2800.00210.01213.493.5021FF23.06233.0683349.798064486100.771326269756688944215225DRYL
2019-10-06 00:00:13FORECAST2020119155.334.0444.6700.00150.00153.523.5215FF23.3233.383349.798064486100.778109662386398944215225DRYL
2019-10-05 20:00:11FORECAST2020119155.3234.0444.6800.00150.00153.453.4515FF23.32251.3283349.798064486100.778669719600968944215225DRYL
2019-10-05 16:00:12FORECAST2020119155.9636.2246.0900.00150.00153.493.4915FF23.96254.9683349.798064486100.796160887951878944215225DRYL
2019-10-05 12:00:12FORECAST2020119159.5136.9348.2200.00110.00113.563.5611FF27.51260.5183349.798064486100.877480901000598954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-05 08:00:12FORECAST2020119159.5338.6849.10500.00080.00083.63.6008FF27.53266.5383349.798064486100.877863194926178954215227.5DRYL
2019-10-05 04:00:12FORECAST2020119158.137.4447.7700.00080.00083.533.5308FF26.1264.183349.798064486100.848399351148198944215225DRYL
2019-10-05 00:00:14FORECAST2020119155.1436.345.7200.03560.05563.843.8956TF23.14261.1483349.798064486100.773600222510548944215225DRYL
2019-10-04 20:00:11FORECAST2020119155.1736.345.73500.00660.02664.094.1166TF23.17280.1783349.798064486100.774449656884548944215225WETMH
2019-10-04 16:00:12FORECAST2020119156.4737.2146.8400.0010.0213.93.921TF24.47278.4783349.798064486100.809491739744418944215225DRYL
2019-10-04 12:00:12FORECAST2020119146.3437.1441.7400.00020.02023.233.2502FF14.34266.3483349.798064486100.46898034732678924215220DRYL
2019-10-04 08:00:11FORECAST2020119136.2334.7135.47000.023.543.56FF4.23252.2383349.798064486100.151526905109788914215217.5DRYL
2019-10-04 04:00:12FORECAST2020119138.4837.6538.06500.00020.02023.523.5402FF6.48261.4883349.798064486100.206695837097118914215217.5DRYL