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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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DAY 23 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/23/2019 12:00:07 PM
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): 47.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.61°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.03°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.557
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 15
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 181

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): 1.60 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.26 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.86 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: 15 in
SWE DAY: 71
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 352.26 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.28 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: 103

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 45.0

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
2019-10-23 12:01:14FORECAST20202310347.4534.6141.0323.3687093333330.00941.59947.268.8594TT15.45181.4570352.256040043658.2317690106910.55671563024758835152245WETL
2019-10-23 00:00:13FORECAST20202310347.6233.1340.37523.0937906666670.01371.60377.268.8637TT15.62181.6271353.01677513388.15249550676180.563311893627268835152245WETL
2019-10-22 20:01:13FORECAST20202310347.6630.439.0323.1222439066830.00711.61717.268.8771TT15.66192.6671353.034472506078.16294918075270.564861470697728835152245WETL
2019-10-22 16:01:13FORECAST20202310347.8433.1440.4923.0242546666670.00391.61397.268.8739TT15.84192.8471352.973519686198.12695220784450.571821913487258835152245WETL
2019-10-22 12:00:12FORECAST20202310348.3134.1541.2322.4984160.00261.61267.268.8726TT16.31193.3171352.646169918587.93398023163490.589886103664118835152245WETL
2019-10-22 09:12:23FORECAST20202310348.7534.1541.4522.4622813333330.00141.60147.268.8614TT16.75193.7571352.623658985437.92073183292020.606626897800468835152245WETL
2019-10-22 08:00:11FORECAST20202310348.8833.9241.400.00041.61047.268.8704TT16.88193.8871338.2227037099800.6115370529511988351552112.5WETH
2019-10-22 04:00:12FORECAST20202310343.5333.9538.7400.00061.87067.269.1306TT11.53186.5371338.2227037099800.4040056272115488251552100WETH
2019-10-22 00:00:14FORECAST20202310349.7134.0141.8627.8461880.0010.7817.268.041TT17.71192.7171355.955012848719.91199020732750.642437400956278835132227WETL
2019-10-21 20:00:11FORECAST20202310349.8234.5742.19527.9088360.00251.55257.268.8125TT17.82195.8271355.993509504399.93536447382240.646468407683138835152245WETL
2019-10-21 16:00:11FORECAST20202310350.2434.442.3227.9127173333330.00211.86217.269.1221TT18.24195.2471355.995894348739.93681277078340.661705672364228835152245WETL
2019-10-21 12:01:14FORECAST20202310351.4335.3443.38527.2801146666670.00211.63217.268.8921TT19.43198.4371355.606887779389.7009966748780.703397544106178845152250WETL
2019-10-21 09:57:41FORECAST20202310351.2436.1643.727.35140.00211.71217.268.9721TT19.24193.2471355.650754548889.72754604796830.696899733052018835152245WETL
2019-10-21 08:00:11FORECAST20202310350.4435.5743.00500.00231.99237.269.2523TT18.44192.4471338.2227037099800.6688713655530388351552112.5WETH
2019-10-21 04:01:14FORECAST20202310350.9535.5143.2300.00172.24177.269.5017TT18.95194.9571338.2227037099800.6868614078232388351552112.5WETH
2019-10-21 00:00:13FORECAST20202310350.735.4843.0900.00162.98166.789.7616TT18.7190.771338.2227037099800.678094825944288351552112.5WETH
2019-10-20 20:01:13FORECAST20202310351.1535.6843.41500.00072.99077.2510.2407TT19.15197.1571338.2227037099800.6937997808592988351552112.5WETH
2019-10-20 16:00:11FORECAST20202310350.8135.9143.3600.00042.64047.259.8904TT18.81197.8171338.2227037099800.681964710963688351552112.5WETH
2019-10-20 12:00:12FORECAST20202310343.9534.8539.400.00182.50187.259.7518TT11.95190.9571338.2227037099800.4200858666321488251552100WETH
2019-10-20 08:00:11FORECAST20202310343.6336.2139.9200.00262.59267.4310.0226TT11.63188.6371338.2227037099800.4078206537913188251552100WETH
2019-10-20 04:00:12FORECAST20202310350.9235.7243.3200.00252.60257.4710.0725TT18.92196.9271338.2227037099800.6858148449177188351552112.5WETH
2019-10-20 00:01:14FORECAST20202310347.7734.9241.3451.26959915290690.00073.16075.518.6707TT15.77187.7771339.058757571310.430468711398190.569117605112368835154290WETH
2019-10-19 20:00:11FORECAST20202310347.7933.8640.82500.00163.13166.079.2016TT15.79184.7971338.2227037099800.5698906011422988351552112.5WETH
2019-10-19 16:00:12FORECAST20202310347.634.3740.98500.00092.23096.28.4309TT15.6185.671338.2227037099800.5625367391243888351552112.5WETH
2019-10-19 12:00:12FORECAST20202310345.8533.3839.6152.42435382601170.00083.29086.269.5508TT13.85183.8571339.816846522330.823836272009640.494113175589138825154280WETH
2019-10-19 08:00:11FORECAST20202310345.933.3239.613.5131926418720.00082.98086.639.6108TT13.9186.971340.529628241681.19634618427810.496075371263928825154280WETH
2019-10-19 04:00:12FORECAST20202310345.1632.7438.954.38153945625230.0012.9317.019.941TT13.16191.1671341.09665901581.49452846987350.467070069918168825154280WETH
2019-10-19 00:00:13FORECAST20202310344.1234.9539.5357.31904237988180.04143.23145.989.2114TT12.12178.1271343.005604428212.51047255534710.426634271887028825153260WETH
2019-10-18 20:00:12FORECAST20202310344.1534.9739.565.98229369200490.04143.01146.789.7914TT12.15182.1571342.138679946632.04677406683560.427792028834948825154280WETH
2019-10-18 16:00:12FORECAST20202310343.7333.9938.867.14440850455640.04283.08287.1110.1928TT11.73186.7371342.892515830622.4497642062490.411644439151918825154280WETH
2019-10-18 12:00:12FORECAST20202310341.3130.3835.8458.74900469998850.0183.0087.2910.298TT9.31188.3171343.929728183783.00904280834570.322257949017548825153260WETH
2019-10-18 08:00:12FORECAST20202310341.3430.3835.867.92493704185890.0182.1087.199.298TT9.34188.3471343.39757818272.72140418742470.323317233120548825153260WETH
2019-10-18 04:00:12FORECAST20202310341.2729.3435.3058.98626145883770.0182.1087.319.418TT9.27188.2771344.08273273183.09201739979930.320847812140848825153260WETH
2019-10-18 00:00:13FORECAST20202310341.9629.7235.8412.5273283375910.00672.57676.559.1267TT9.96177.9671346.355407990584.33890791739840.345519034734378825153260WETH
2019-10-17 20:00:12FORECAST20202310341.9929.7335.8611.0137265041710.00672.56677.279.8367TT9.99188.9971345.386471198353.80399213201950.346607687633618825153260WETH
2019-10-17 16:00:12FORECAST20202310342.4729.1935.8316.784251597510.00592.37597.710.0759TT10.47184.4771349.060603857145.85872099791690.364192996988638825152240WETL
2019-10-17 12:00:11FORECAST20202310343.3730.2936.8317.7709477863730.00091.74097.319.0509TT11.37180.3771349.683466384386.21420662287470.397920670749248825152240WETL
2019-10-17 08:00:11FORECAST20202310343.4130.2936.8520.7919648090870.00091.74098.149.8809TT11.41186.4171351.580838032967.31005641193040.399439646802088825152240WETL
2019-10-17 04:00:12FORECAST20202310341.1228.834.9625.0283629525870.2442.9248.4411.364TT9.12176.1271354.217134070778.86547499554840.315582896517538825152240WETL
2019-10-17 00:00:14FORECAST20202310338.7228.2233.4730.9520512001480.3635.3638.0213.383TT6.72165.7271357.8561819309711.0763828654170.236927454966318815151217.5WETL
2019-10-16 20:00:12FORECAST20202310338.7328.6933.7125.6328659289290.27025.36028.2613.6202TT6.73175.7371354.591006793279.08918373673590.2372313088698815152235WETL
2019-10-16 16:00:12FORECAST20202310340.5329.3734.9521.5292159042970.09043.96047.7411.7004TT8.53171.5371352.041668061747.57918107901020.295242660297328825152240WETL
2019-10-16 12:00:12FORECAST20202310333.7628.331.0325.5769578716180.00083.37087.8911.2608TT1.76172.7671354.556452889729.06847545867050.114194704720438815152235WETL
2019-10-16 08:00:12FORECAST20202310329.5428.629.0726.7576541395970.00063.37068.3311.7006TT-2.46170.5471355.285139327239.50659687905650.0525472361579538815152235WETL
2019-10-16 04:00:12FORECAST20202310330.1429.7729.95525.7038159774530.00053.05057.8810.9305TT-1.86170.1471354.634850316149.11546893171780.059211745806638815152235WETL