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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, October 20, 2019

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DAY 20 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/21/2019 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 33.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.26°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.49°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.092
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: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 170

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: 0.49 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.64 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.42 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.06 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: 29 in
SWE DAY: 74
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 9.89 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: 100

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 87.5

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
2019-10-21 04:01:14OBSERVATION20202010033.7127.2600630.4850300.489999999999953.644.428.06TT1.71169.7174341.1662149952 00.09151250121071491 15155287.5WETL
2019-10-21 00:00:12FORECAST20202010034.134.134.100.00743.15744.427.5774TT2.1170.173340.1887706441100.0981815838971129115155287.5WETH
2019-10-20 12:00:11FORECAST20202010038.2230.3334.2750.220250170800730.47583.62584.428.0458TT6.22174.2273340.332903117340.0749583800407030.190821988096429115154270WETH
2019-10-20 08:00:11FORECAST20202010036.7328.8632.7951.52686280823370.65533.80534.428.2253TT4.73172.7373341.186298887140.520944670449680.152526006833729115154270WETH
2019-10-20 04:00:11FORECAST20202010037.5129.7333.621.56707406156650.70273.85274.428.2727TT5.51173.5173341.212517408550.534705285512730.171891544341739115154270WETH
2019-10-20 00:01:14FORECAST20202010037.0427.232.123.33370315290690.59331.89334.426.3133TT5.04170.0474343.330957507921.14456349553470.160042538423329115154270WETH
2019-10-19 20:00:11FORECAST20202010033.8126.8330.321.42870326886110.56132.45134.426.8713TT1.81166.8174342.096189430160.488753944103810.093189736827639115154270WETL
2019-10-19 16:00:11FORECAST20202010037.8227.6832.751.68374012644430.69032.58034.427.0003TT5.82170.8274342.261843845450.576280000233390.180004936593419115154270WETH
2019-10-19 12:00:11FORECAST20202010037.5427.7932.6654.00701038042430.74922.63924.427.0592TT5.54170.5474343.765949507741.37747372811390.172666374021899115154270WETH
2019-10-19 08:00:11FORECAST20202010037.2727.6532.465.1956686418720.75653.00654.427.4265TT5.27173.2774344.532071878641.79007448197910.165772824115789115154270WETH
2019-10-19 04:00:12FORECAST20202010037.8127.7932.85.95376353473720.76133.39134.427.8113TT5.81174.8174345.019477871162.05416438612340.179739527246989115154270WETH
2019-10-19 00:00:13FORECAST20202010033.9528.6131.289.16808771321520.59232.36234.426.7823TT1.95167.9574347.075686153453.18202033377910.0955757479802119115153252.5WETL
2019-10-18 20:00:12FORECAST20202010033.4228.8131.1157.92902835867150.61043.16044.427.5804TT1.42171.4274346.285045670392.74570394730440.0867747341257759115153252.5WETL
2019-10-18 16:00:11FORECAST20202010033.7729.0231.3959.35540183788970.78093.49094.427.9109TT1.77171.7774347.194994428543.24814868898280.0925161459287149115153252.5WETL
2019-10-18 12:00:12FORECAST20202010037.2529.2133.2310.3746159158960.73863.66864.428.0886TT5.25176.2574347.843181113073.60873940301150.165269349278019115153252.5WETH
2019-10-18 08:00:12FORECAST20202010034.4329.4231.9259.56693046171820.51463.57464.427.9946TT2.43176.4374347.32965771263.32287868262880.104096242448619115153252.5WETL
2019-10-18 04:00:12FORECAST20202010034.1928.4931.3410.5380073492740.51463.69464.428.1146TT2.19176.1974347.94693672243.6666673763380.0997697785217979115153252.5WETL
2019-10-18 00:00:13FORECAST20202010034.428.5431.4713.5484885580550.50723.84723.57.3472TT2.4171.474349.850944491084.73995151846210.103548138178899115153252.5WETL
2019-10-17 20:00:11FORECAST20202010038.3128.1633.23512.108175889870.38493.85494.228.0749TT6.31182.3174348.941821319264.22504894786510.193309580943849115153252.5WETH
2019-10-17 16:00:11FORECAST20202010035.3228.1531.73517.2215057339270.47624.27624.228.4962TT3.32177.3274352.154347666916.0646281175730.121320737709739115152235WETL
2019-10-17 12:00:11FORECAST20202010032.0727.9930.0318.7230970180450.28553.88554.228.1055TT0.07169.0774353.08984672196.61093545626090.067099404031879115152235WETL
2019-10-17 08:00:11FORECAST20202010032.3127.8130.0621.7440416566670.39854.39854.548.9385TT0.31175.3174354.961135272227.71828971185690.0703202378343029115152235WETL
2019-10-17 04:00:12FORECAST20202010038.4927.4532.9724.24707352730.38374.73374.519.2437TT6.49172.4974356.500768473868.64410034572470.198343652606689115152235WETL
2019-10-17 00:00:13FORECAST20202010034.7128.531.60525.5366517468410.80665.11663.78.8166TT2.71161.7174357.290184995459.12399502679320.109313218836929115152235WETL
2019-10-16 20:00:11FORECAST20202010035.0928.531.79523.0269515868660.80094.74094.329.0609TT3.09169.0974355.751485311278.19187222921850.116689084315319115152235WETL
2019-10-16 16:00:12FORECAST20202010035.4328.7832.10522.1940944929490.74064.25064.298.5406TT3.43164.4374355.238688327597.88420101629370.123580846018889115152235WETL
2019-10-16 12:00:11FORECAST20202010038.2927.4832.88522.6102482504760.78154.14154.558.6915TT6.29172.2974355.495053229278.03783140532980.192755082868439115152235WETL
2019-10-16 08:00:12FORECAST20202010038.327.532.923.6602208784370.78154.24154.899.1315TT6.3174.374356.140669080158.42636689423060.193032210594029115152235WETL
2019-10-16 04:00:12FORECAST20202010038.6827.5433.1123.0944284407250.73213.95214.738.6821TT6.68171.6874355.792983881578.21683560596480.203742156072779115152235WETL
2019-10-16 00:00:13FORECAST20202010037.9928.2133.124.7476567613541.02334.42334.989.4033TT5.99161.9974356.807508062058.83014973939390.184554399757389115152235WETL
2019-10-15 20:00:12FORECAST20202010037.9828.2333.10523.0868434860721.02334.25334.578.8233TT5.98180.9874355.788319454968.21402924542930.184284825469479115152235WETL
2019-10-15 16:00:11FORECAST20202010039.0529.1434.09522.6373985499351.01043.93044.698.6204TT7.05178.0574355.511769324798.04786161139790.214502576231219115152235WETL
2019-10-15 12:00:12FORECAST20202010036.8527.8132.3322.9280846645471.01583.92585.19.0258TT4.85172.8574355.69066886038.15530577001830.15540745245069115152235WETL
2019-10-15 08:00:11FORECAST20202010036.8827.8232.3523.4662129788221.01583.97585.269.2358TT4.88170.8874356.021505543048.35447647411380.156133375015069115152235WETL
2019-10-15 04:00:11FORECAST20202010035.9327.8631.89523.66918689521.09944.19945.099.2894TT3.93172.9374356.146174767728.42969037258760.134223785480549115152235WETL
2019-10-15 00:00:13FORECAST20202010036.1228.6832.424.7295020688350.613.745.39.04TT4.12149.1274356.796390327178.82339707274860.138428056511729115152235WETL
2019-10-14 20:00:11FORECAST20202010045.9633.5439.751.2509876667130.66293.12295.28.3229TT13.96233.9674341.980694131270.427813630612170.46335297527549125254290WETH
2019-10-14 16:00:12FORECAST20202010043.0835.0939.0852.01625758509440.613.515.198.7TT11.08232.0874342.477663233750.690523186220460.350761984809729125254290WETH
2019-10-14 12:00:12FORECAST20202010044.5434.6539.5950.0149075130856910.06152.65155.17.7515TT12.54229.5474341.175936057290.0050860847312970.4068701022762791252552112.5WETH
2019-10-14 08:00:11FORECAST20202010044.5734.6639.6150.0529204227598730.06152.65155.237.8815TT12.57231.5774341.200722285470.0180564864693210.408047817947039125254290WETH
2019-10-14 04:00:12FORECAST20202010044.9235.5540.23500.08832.65835.217.8683TT12.92227.9274341.166214995200.4218465374537591252552112.5WETH
2019-10-14 00:00:13FORECAST20202010045.3936.2840.83501.79884.46885.179.6388TT13.39218.3974341.166214995200.4405252174388391252552112.5WETH
2019-10-13 20:00:11FORECAST20202010045.0936.340.69501.28483.95485.59.4548TT13.09238.0974341.166214995200.4285846682466391252552112.5WETH
2019-10-13 16:00:11FORECAST20202010040.3735.6237.99500.44543.44545.48.8454TT8.37236.3774341.166214995200.2554735155979391252552112.5WETH
2019-10-13 12:00:11FORECAST20202010039.0434.136.5700.0252.4055.127.525TT7.04241.0474341.166214995200.2142074859012991152552100WETH
2019-10-13 08:00:12FORECAST20202010039.0434.4936.76500.01772.39775.127.5177TT7.04242.0474341.166214995200.2142074859012991152552100WETH
2019-10-13 04:00:12FORECAST20202010038.8238.3438.5800.06313.07315.098.1631TT6.82237.8274341.166214995200.2077753671387291152552100WETH