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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 18, 2019

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DAY 18 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/19/2019 04:00:12 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): 31.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.86°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.89°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.046
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 192

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: 1.30 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.28 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.44 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.72 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 7 in
SWE DAY: 76
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 343.11 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 2.40 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: 98

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
2019-10-19 04:00:12OBSERVATION2020189831.9299827.8629.8949901.33.282.445.72TT-0.07002191.9299876343.10999603722 00.04607744744963491 14155275WETL
2019-10-19 00:00:13FORECAST2020189830.430.430.420.03272.01272.444.4527TF-1.6190.475343.435918607350.68687183721470.0322608094231549114154260WETL
2019-10-18 12:00:12FORECAST2020189835.3929.8932.642.02438730564050.77052.75052.445.1905TF3.39195.3975343.451680580220.695279222267480.0946197115262059114154260WETM
2019-10-18 08:00:11FORECAST2020189835.9328.1832.0551.82020967900951.01662.99662.445.4366TT3.93195.9375343.319686615350.624913816571770.104749795228839114154260WETH
2019-10-18 04:00:12FORECAST2020189835.7928.0431.9152.41732997394561.13833.11832.445.5583TT3.79195.7975343.705512235720.830849636937710.102051267185219114154260WETL
2019-10-18 00:00:13FORECAST2020189835.3228.0331.6755.72409138032091.40472.46472.444.9047TF3.32192.3276346.787637102651.98504412434110.0933611464785029114154260WETL
2019-10-17 20:00:11FORECAST2020189835.6326.4831.0554.22962330167261.45713.23712.445.6771TT3.63198.6376345.832615940961.46274169086230.0990293912359199114154260WETL
2019-10-17 16:00:11FORECAST2020189835.6427.5131.5756.11920084629591.5833.3632.445.803TT3.64198.6476347.039521542542.12360453392120.0992163258086179114154260WETL
2019-10-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020189830.5829.1229.858.84560572700761.68163.46162.445.9016TT-1.42193.5876348.770746170853.08508850974160.0336843023242139114153245WETL
2019-10-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020189835.6229.3332.47510.2341053282771.83243.93242.446.3724TT3.62198.6276349.647824934683.57833266818450.0988427135769139114153245WETH
2019-10-17 04:00:12FORECAST2020189830.752929.87511.1735959440191.84713.91712.446.3571TT-1.25190.7576350.239524361483.91343492884050.0350756430077359114153245WETL
2019-10-17 00:00:13FORECAST2020189831.5929.3930.4910.9855242240131.70572.96572.445.4057TT-0.41183.5976350.121188152663.84626479379120.0426560921176569114153245WETL
2019-10-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020189831.9929.6330.8110.3947973969041.63023.51022.445.9502TT-0.010000000000002188.9976349.749130334083.6355713495660.046703672357959114153245WETL
2019-10-16 16:00:12FORECAST2020189831.8830.12319.92240627627981.43793.28792.445.7279TT-0.12184.8876349.451201992463.46739679990350.0455611218133269114153245WETL
2019-10-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020189836.6828.6432.6610.064476282641.26983.37982.445.8198TT4.68189.6876349.540840508783.51794549911460.120084899567989114153245WETH
2019-10-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020189835.8928.5132.210.6191773076731.26053.71052.446.1505TT3.89190.8976349.890517418023.71554944273530.103973584783859114153245WETH
2019-10-16 04:00:12FORECAST2020189831.7229.7330.72510.8899797654191.26733.55732.445.9973TT-0.28187.7276350.061049168833.81215774210990.0439393370887999114153245WETL
2019-10-16 00:00:13FORECAST2020189832.0629.4930.77513.2653092335831.80644.34642.446.7864TT0.060000000000002179.0676351.551843289764.66344391287470.0474426025683849114153245WETL
2019-10-15 20:00:12FORECAST2020189836.5928.732.64511.6625605372041.68593.79592.466.2559TT4.59197.5976350.546920331124.08827467949220.118165603843299114153245WETH
2019-10-15 16:00:11FORECAST2020189831.8128.6630.23512.5699244690391.64113.87112.466.3311TT-0.19193.8176351.11633963534.41350586906110.0448457830628579114153245WETL
2019-10-15 12:00:12FORECAST2020189831.3828.0829.7311.5700473002241.29433.93432.466.3943TT-0.62192.3876350.488789578944.05517187362670.0406471185667259114153245WETL
2019-10-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020189831.428.5829.9911.8935906618171.33684.13682.466.5968TT-0.6190.476350.692028623544.17098743681080.0408350894207769114153245WETL
2019-10-15 04:00:11FORECAST2020189830.6928.4429.56512.2515774967231.42924.06922.456.5192TT-1.31192.6976350.916709344544.29928325942970.0345793070973539114153245WETL
2019-10-15 00:00:13FORECAST2020189831.0828.2329.65512.9797536566041.37314.22312.456.6731TT-0.92170.0876351.373099406464.56073627185320.0379106627627159114153245WETL
2019-10-14 20:00:11FORECAST2020189845.4835.6740.57501.02393.76392.466.2239TT13.48235.4876343.1099960372200.408089304327491242552100WETH
2019-10-14 16:00:11FORECAST2020189846.3635.0240.6901.1433.8632.476.333TT14.36236.3676343.1099960372200.4450070264595291242552100WETH
2019-10-14 12:00:12FORECAST2020189845.6435.4340.53501.36054.00052.466.4605TT13.64230.6476343.1099960372200.4147512122710991242552100WETH
2019-10-14 08:00:11FORECAST2020189845.6735.4540.5601.36054.13052.466.5905TT13.67232.6776343.1099960372200.4160031154588691242552100WETH
2019-10-14 04:00:12FORECAST2020189845.8935.1740.5301.35974.10972.466.5697TT13.89229.8976343.1099960372200.4252089974538791242552100WETH
2019-10-14 00:00:13FORECAST2020189840.9736.5238.74501.99574.70572.467.1657TT8.97215.9776343.1099960372200.237258582121779114255287.5WETH
2019-10-13 20:00:11FORECAST2020189840.9536.5438.74501.99575.02572.477.4957TT8.95235.9576343.1099960372200.236597727913739114255287.5WETH
2019-10-13 16:00:11FORECAST2020189841.1334.7337.930.598835289715611.97324.90322.477.3732TT9.13240.1376343.497247654080.205698273815440.242581682588569114254270WETH
2019-10-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020189843.3437.7940.56501.77964.42962.476.8996TT11.34245.3476343.1099960372200.3222250008941591242552100WETH
2019-10-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020189843.3537.8140.5801.77964.43962.466.8996TT11.35246.3576343.1099960372200.3226089273501491242552100WETH
2019-10-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020189843.5336.840.16501.564.172.486.65TT11.53244.5376343.1099960372200.3295515990145191242552100WETH
2019-10-13 00:00:14FORECAST2020189842.8638.8940.87501.6043.6342.536.164TT10.86227.8676343.1099960372200.3040255247801491242552100WETH
2019-10-12 20:00:12FORECAST2020189842.8638.9140.88501.6043.6842.556.234TT10.86243.8676343.1099960372200.3040255247801491242552100WETH
2019-10-12 16:00:12FORECAST2020189846.4937.742.09501.3143.1842.65.784TT14.49247.4976343.1099960372200.4505095686189991242552100WETH
2019-10-12 12:00:12FORECAST2020189844.339.141.701.0123.1722.625.792TT12.3244.376343.1099960372200.3598927468732791242552100WETH
2019-10-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020189844.2739.1341.701.0123.1722.595.762TT12.27244.2776343.1099960372200.3586924203679691242552100WETH
2019-10-12 04:00:12FORECAST2020189846.7837.3342.05501.00582.92582.585.5058TT14.78246.7876343.1099960372200.4628172522439491242552100WETH
2019-10-12 00:00:13FORECAST2020189847.533842.76500.94683.41683.126.5368TT15.53225.5376343.1099960372200.4947840342757491242552100WETH
2019-10-11 20:00:12FORECAST2020189847.5538.0142.7800.76423.23423.126.3542TT15.55253.5576343.1099960372200.4956378560734291242552100WETH
2019-10-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020189847.6337.6342.6300.50552.96553.216.1755TT15.63253.6376343.1099960372200.4990533039802191342552112.5WETH
2019-10-11 12:00:11FORECAST2020189846.2542.4644.35500.81062.57062.875.4406TF14.25257.2576343.1099960372200.4403592474209791242552100WETMH
2019-10-11 08:00:12FORECAST2020189846.2842.4944.38500.41222.17222.855.0222TF14.28253.2876343.1099960372200.4416260365478791242552100WETMH
2019-10-11 04:00:13FORECAST2020189842.6541.6242.13500.051.992.754.74TF10.65249.6576343.1099960372200.2962098628670491242552100WETMH