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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, October 13, 2019

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DAY 13 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/14/2019 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): 40.64°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.34°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.99°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.205
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 178

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): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.51 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.52 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 81
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 347.91 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: 93

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: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2019-10-14 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020139340.6431.3399435.9899700.0100000000000480.0100000000000483.513.52FF8.64177.6481347.90530640596 00.2049241371557695 14115215DRYL
2019-10-14 00:00:12FORECAST2020139332.8832.8832.8800.00140.00143.513.5114FF0.88169.8880346.9535193201500.0565285880717159514115215DRYL
2019-10-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020139351.9438.7645.3500.01640.01643.513.5264FF19.94188.9480346.9535193201500.610854935132119534115220DRYL
2019-10-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020139351.8735.2743.5700.020.023.513.53FF19.87188.8780346.9535193201500.608226184182349534115220DRYL
2019-10-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020139347.0536.5541.800.03610.03613.513.5461FF15.05184.0580346.9535193201500.421948130143449524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-13 00:00:14FORECAST2020139349.6737.8443.75500.06830.06833.513.5783FF17.67169.6781347.9053064059600.523699393960829534115220DRYL
2019-10-12 20:00:11FORECAST2020139347.0139.5743.2900.05990.07993.513.5899FF15.01187.0181347.9053064059600.420417327956169524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-12 16:00:11FORECAST2020139349.5641.2545.40500.05430.07433.513.5843FF17.56189.5681347.9053064059600.519411908627559534115220DRYL
2019-10-12 12:00:11FORECAST2020139350.4741.6946.0800.05070.07073.513.5807FF18.47190.4781347.9053064059600.554767638905769534115220DRYL
2019-10-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020139351.4242.3746.89500.05380.08383.513.5938FF19.42192.4281347.9053064059600.591213871053629534115220DRYL
2019-10-12 04:00:11FORECAST2020139351.1842.4446.8100.05310.07313.513.5831FF19.18188.1881347.9053064059600.582067650832049534115220DRYL
2019-10-12 00:00:13FORECAST2020139346.0141.6443.82500.05440.06443.513.5744FF14.01171.0181347.9053064059600.382595584148739524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-11 20:00:12FORECAST2020139348.9341.4545.1900.04940.05943.513.5694FF16.93198.9381347.9053064059600.494828097254829524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020139348.7440.9744.85500.05840.07843.513.5884FF16.74197.7481347.9053064059600.487413520032819524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-11 12:00:11FORECAST2020139351.8241.0446.4300.03290.04293.513.5529FF19.82200.8281347.9053064059600.606345468209959534215222.5DRYL
2019-10-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020139351.4240.8746.14500.00990.01993.513.5299FF19.42202.4281347.9053064059600.591213871053629534215222.5DRYL
2019-10-11 04:00:12FORECAST2020139351.8140.0845.94500.00830.00833.513.5183FF19.81200.8181347.9053064059600.605969025668529534215222.5DRYL
2019-10-11 00:00:13FORECAST2020139344.5839.9942.28500.08660.08663.513.5966FF12.58184.5881347.9053064059600.330478904889439524115217.5DRYL
2019-10-10 20:00:12FORECAST2020139344.2639.5341.89500.15630.16633.513.6763TF12.26207.2681347.9053064059600.31921229371539524225240DRYM
2019-10-10 16:00:11FORECAST2020139343.9239.6341.77500.16450.17453.513.6845TF11.92205.9281347.9053064059600.307421861468289524225240DRYM
2019-10-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020139344.0439.5941.81500.09880.13883.513.6488FF12.04207.0481347.9053064059600.311561361729189524225240DRYM
2019-10-10 08:00:12FORECAST2020139343.9340.3542.1400.08650.12653.523.6465FF11.93207.9381347.9053064059600.30776589513399524225240DRYM
2019-10-10 04:00:14FORECAST2020139344.4838.7241.600.05740.08743.523.6074FF12.48204.4881347.9053064059600.326940946905089524215220DRYL
2019-10-10 00:00:13FORECAST2020139344.7739.9242.34500.06930.09933.513.6093FF12.77188.7781347.9053064059600.337242687599769524125235DRYL
2019-10-09 20:00:11FORECAST2020139348.2439.9244.0800.06060.08063.523.6006FF16.24221.2481347.9053064059600.467928892334839524215220DRYL
2019-10-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020139345.4239.0642.2400.07210.11213.513.6221FF13.42217.4281347.9053064059600.360770589181959524225240DRYM
2019-10-09 12:00:11FORECAST2020139345.0338.3541.6900.25050.29053.513.8005TF13.03214.0381347.9053064059600.346583863855439524225240DRYM
2019-10-09 08:00:12FORECAST2020139344.2238.3341.27500.25050.30053.513.8105TF12.22208.2281347.9053064059600.317815353208999524225240DRYM
2019-10-09 04:00:12FORECAST2020139342.6938.0140.3500.24950.28953.513.7995TF10.69206.6981347.9053064059600.266467728898819524225240DRYM
2019-10-09 00:00:13FORECAST2020139348.4139.3243.86500.06820.10822.933.0382FF16.41194.4181347.9053064059600.474547396990319524125235DRYL
2019-10-08 20:00:11FORECAST2020139348.4139.3243.86500.06820.10823.283.3882FF16.41210.4181347.9053064059600.474547396990319524225240DRYM
2019-10-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020139348.5939.1543.8700.17280.23283.283.5128FF16.59207.5981347.9053064059600.481562851008999524225240DRYM
2019-10-08 12:00:11FORECAST2020139348.0938.5343.3100.12830.31833.283.5983TF16.09201.0981347.9053064059600.462096328373919524225240DRYM
2019-10-08 08:00:12FORECAST2020139348.2938.6643.47500.12830.31833.363.6783TF16.29199.2981347.9053064059600.469874673752779524225240DRYM
2019-10-08 04:00:12FORECAST2020139344.3439.2841.8100.08230.11233.373.4823FF12.34207.3481347.9053064059600.32201386670979524225240DRYM
2019-10-08 00:00:16FORECAST2020139349.0139.8144.4100.07720.12722.542.6672FF17.01210.0181347.9053064059600.49795070712379524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 20:00:12FORECAST2020139349.0139.8144.4100.07720.12723.473.5972FF17.01232.0181347.9053064059600.49795070712379524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 16:00:11FORECAST2020139348.9539.5144.2300.07710.09713.373.4671FF16.95235.9581347.9053064059600.49560872748829524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 12:00:11FORECAST2020139347.5437.1642.3500.10630.24633.433.6763TF15.54222.5481347.9053064059600.440789316370969524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 08:00:12FORECAST2020139347.5437.1742.35500.10630.24633.413.6563TF15.54217.5481347.9053064059600.440789316370969524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 04:00:12FORECAST2020139347.3838.4842.9300.08170.10173.523.6217FF15.38234.3881347.9053064059600.434620185371319524225240DRYM
2019-10-07 00:00:14FORECAST2020139348.4737.7343.100.02210.03213.413.4421FF16.47212.4781347.9053064059600.476885112705519524215220DRYL
2019-10-06 20:00:12FORECAST2020139348.4737.7443.10500.01540.02543.483.5054FF16.47233.4781347.9053064059600.476885112705519524215220DRYL
2019-10-06 16:00:11FORECAST2020139349.4537.7643.60500.00510.01513.523.5351FF17.45232.4581347.9053064059600.515122176480489534215222.5DRYL
2019-10-06 12:00:12FORECAST2020139343.8440.0441.9400.02140.04143.53.5414FF11.84212.8481347.9053064059600.304675703671199524215220DRYL
2019-10-06 08:00:12FORECAST2020139343.340.541.900.02020.04023.453.4902FF11.3216.381347.9053064059600.286431675521879524215220DRYL
2019-10-06 04:00:13FORECAST2020139342.141.5341.81500.01390.04393.413.4539FF10.1219.181347.9053064059600.247850755619439514215217.5DRYL