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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, October 21, 2019

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DAY 21 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/22/2019 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): 42.56°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.22°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.89°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.353
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: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 174

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: 1.59 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.93 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.28 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.21 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: 25 in
SWE DAY: 73
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.19 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 8.50 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: 101

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 100.0

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
2019-10-22 04:00:12OBSERVATION20202110142.5600631.2200636.8900601.593.935.289.21TT10.56006173.5600673340.18877064411 00.353158481441692 251552100WETH
2019-10-22 00:00:14FORECAST20202110141.5841.5841.5829.9476293333330.02642.36645.287.6464TT9.58172.5872358.1557539925810.725915764170.319120999192029225151220WETL
2019-10-21 12:01:14FORECAST20202110144.0535.5539.829.5411280.66863.00865.288.2886TT12.05175.0572357.9080870114710.5730086106410.407145986939599225151220WETL
2019-10-21 09:57:41FORECAST20202110142.0333.6437.83529.5720693333330.78423.12425.288.4042TT10.03173.0372357.9269474715610.5846405068970.334582156549889225151220WETL
2019-10-21 08:00:11FORECAST20202110141.9232.9837.4500.88343.22345.288.5034TT9.92172.9272339.2076049383800.3307755010644892251552100WETH
2019-10-21 04:01:14FORECAST20202110141.8832.7637.3201.20113.54115.288.8211TT9.88172.8872339.2076049383800.3293955611367192251552100WETH
2019-10-21 00:00:13FORECAST20202110140.8732.836.83501.52623.38625.288.6662TT8.87171.8773340.1887706441100.2953617421777192251552100WETH
2019-10-20 20:01:13FORECAST20202110140.6832.0936.38501.61323.94325.289.2232TT8.68175.6873340.1887706441100.2891442655360192251552100WETH
2019-10-20 16:00:11FORECAST20202110142.432.5837.4901.38413.71415.288.9941TT10.4177.473340.1887706441100.3475096282072592251552100WETH
2019-10-20 12:00:12FORECAST20202110140.7233.837.2601.39193.72195.289.0019TT8.72175.7273340.1887706441100.2904480883084892251552100WETH
2019-10-20 08:00:11FORECAST2020211014134.8437.920.867528141567011.51324.02325.289.3032TT917573340.756017673490.295615434740060.299650895212679225154280WETH
2019-10-20 04:00:12FORECAST2020211014134.1237.560.922772728233141.423.975.289.25TT917673340.792097907080.314473653946010.299650895212679225154280WETH
2019-10-20 00:01:14FORECAST20202110140.0332.3136.172.94901381957351.97022.56025.287.8402TT8.03171.0373342.111943594441.00889284950120.268352343372969225154280WETH
2019-10-19 20:00:11FORECAST20202110140.1432.1536.1451.26347070782842.02093.17095.288.4509TT8.14168.1473341.014495867290.430861826473190.271817537192259225154280WETH
2019-10-19 16:00:11FORECAST20202110139.8634.1136.9851.0232027931111.5372.8175.288.097TT7.86171.8673340.857675805270.348766525937260.263041051319459225154280WETH
2019-10-19 12:00:11FORECAST20202110139.8832.1836.033.7982911593452.47013.81015.289.0901TT7.88171.8873342.663125785621.30153432130510.263663113096869225154280WETH
2019-10-19 08:00:11FORECAST20202110139.1732.2735.724.83596197520532.24653.95655.289.2365TT7.17173.1773343.334963733451.66035482937350.242047941620719215154270WETH
2019-10-19 04:00:12FORECAST20202110140.6732.0736.375.72885412291892.22334.31335.289.5933TT8.67176.6773343.911649310161.97021967007040.288818739914139225154280WETH
2019-10-19 00:00:13FORECAST20202110139.2832.9236.18.70631837988181.94264.27264.018.2826TT7.28168.2873345.825256851953.01086478995750.245332734412079215153252.5WETH
2019-10-18 20:00:12FORECAST20202110139.7933.7536.777.37913635867151.95784.34784.759.0978TT7.79171.7973344.97406833132.54561069042230.260869749635829225153260WETH
2019-10-18 16:00:11FORECAST20202110142.8834.938.898.56852983788972.355.074.759.82TT10.88175.8873345.73701956332.96245796819120.364546186874449225153260WETH
2019-10-18 12:00:12FORECAST20202110144.1433.6238.889.76223991589572.17755.07754.759.8275TT12.14181.1473346.500425752923.38262028716010.410476094762829225153260WETH
2019-10-18 08:00:12FORECAST20202110144.163338.588.94394912838481.27623.826258.8262TT12.16181.1673345.977358747473.09440389621030.411217004958179225153260WETH
2019-10-18 04:00:12FORECAST20202110143.6232.5538.0859.95619001594051.27623.82625.128.9462TT11.62180.6273346.624243042513.45105682786280.39133189090989225153260WETH
2019-10-18 00:00:13FORECAST20202110139.3134.4136.8612.9495605580551.66154.11154.468.5715TT7.31171.3173348.527488612544.51327781993470.246232721139139215153252.5WETH
2019-10-17 20:00:11FORECAST20202110139.3234.4736.89511.4353385565361.65464.04465.249.2846TT7.32182.3273347.566524231083.97454087550110.24653310902499215153252.5WETH
2019-10-17 16:00:11FORECAST20202110138.5733.9336.2517.056262825111.40974.10975.369.4697TT6.57176.5773351.115179607335.98871278526820.224557218754779215152235WETL
2019-10-17 12:00:11FORECAST20202110139.3332.2335.7818.3181683004221.44113.65115.469.1111TT7.33169.3373351.90491783586.44625351066240.246833692826349215152235WETL
2019-10-17 08:00:11FORECAST20202110139.3532.2635.80521.338135434281.44114.01115.939.9411TT7.35175.3573353.784657683687.54910494022490.24743544759869215152235WETL
2019-10-17 04:00:12FORECAST20202110137.9334.1736.0523.8146903912521.48434.36435.9210.2843TT5.93170.9373355.315433257858.46172703426930.206715699692569215152235WETL
2019-10-17 00:00:13FORECAST20202110139.2835.1337.20525.1615572944593.64997.05994.9712.0299TT7.28162.2873356.143907303028.96113532867750.245332734412079215152235WETL
2019-10-16 20:00:11FORECAST20202110140.5235.3937.95522.2351595868663.63186.74185.5112.2518TT8.52170.5273354.340227016787.87881149576460.28395666076759225152240WETL
2019-10-16 16:00:12FORECAST20202110139.8335.7137.7721.4365784929493.14185.95185.2911.2418TT7.83164.8373353.84568996387.58524090730060.262109365203979225152240WETL
2019-10-16 12:00:11FORECAST20202110144.7334.8739.821.8120602504762.64785.51785.3810.8978TT12.73177.7373354.078339375357.72317807184350.432456173344169225152240WETL
2019-10-16 08:00:12FORECAST20202110144.7634.8839.8222.8596275451032.64785.62785.7111.3378TT12.76179.7673354.726242792988.10890979072140.433580015869839225152240WETL
2019-10-16 04:00:12FORECAST20202110145.1935.540.34522.2240257740582.23274.91275.5610.4727TT13.19178.1973354.333339077137.87471326025810.449743081610799225152240WETL
2019-10-16 00:00:13FORECAST20202110142.9834.3138.64524.1524261569941.37193.98196.3510.3319TT10.98165.9873355.523444914218.58675375037070.368130723662869225152240WETL
2019-10-15 20:00:12FORECAST20202110142.9934.3238.65522.4904186074261.37193.93195.829.7519TT10.99184.9973354.498089741397.97281043381660.368489815312529225152240WETL
2019-10-15 16:00:11FORECAST20202110142.3233.9138.11522.1831860732061.52323.81325.899.7032TT10.32181.3273354.308071905137.85968188631020.344698801448229225152240WETL
2019-10-15 12:00:12FORECAST20202110143.6135.3839.49522.1202206645470.90993.54995.959.4999TT11.61177.6173354.269110611777.8365109013650.390966139877999225152240WETL
2019-10-15 08:00:11FORECAST20202110143.6235.439.5122.6551783121550.90993.54996.169.7099TT11.62175.6273354.599929610678.03352463480740.39133189090989225152240WETL
2019-10-15 04:00:11FORECAST20202110142.9735.6339.322.82622689520.80693.57696.089.6569TT10.97176.9773354.705611627558.09659077201110.367771747144919225152240WETL
2019-10-15 00:00:13FORECAST20202110144.8136.1940.523.7546860688350.19882.56886.238.7988TT12.81154.8173355.278457888918.43952823417080.435454276149159225152240WETL
2019-10-14 20:00:11FORECAST20202110150.639.7145.15500.42292.52295.788.3029TT18.6245.673340.1887706441100.6513545882969892352552125WETH
2019-10-14 16:00:12FORECAST20202110150.0239.0944.5551.10791625176110.10482.47485.898.3648TT18.02243.0273340.912978213810.377703028999360.6307105043127192352542100WETH
2019-10-14 12:00:12FORECAST20202110142.2937.439.84500.09561.38566.027.4056TT10.29233.2973340.1887706441100.343646936402149225245290WETH
2019-10-14 08:00:11FORECAST20202110139.4637.3938.42500.03391.32396.157.4739TT7.46232.4673340.1887706441100.250759044304029225245290WETH
2019-10-14 04:00:12FORECAST20202110136.3435.0235.6800.00241.30246.137.4324TT4.34225.3473340.1887706441100.16617514485049215245280WETH