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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 26, 2019

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DAY 26 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/27/2019 04:01:00 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): 33.23°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.25°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.119
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 142

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: 0.13 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.13 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.24 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.37 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: 9 in
SWE DAY: 68
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.50 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.07 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: 106

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: 2
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 21.0

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
2019-10-27 04:02:13OBSERVATION20202610633.2299425.2529.239979.48645826086960.130.137.247.37TT1.22994142.2299468341.49862492721 3.23961245151630.1187406263707686 15123221WETL
2019-10-27 04:00:12OBSERVATION20202610633.2299425.2529.239979.48645826086960.130.137.247.37TT1.22994142.2299468341.49862492721 3.23961245151630.1187406263707686 15123221WETL
2019-10-27 00:00:13FORECAST20202610624.8524.2624.55521007.247.24TT-7.15133.8567347.940303213237.30674636747780.019690619201316861511227WETL
2019-10-26 08:02:16FORECAST20202610635.9625.0130.48520.9815065905120.03010.03017.247.2701TT3.96144.9667347.92856151567.30006540646720.18520443737852861511227WETL
2019-10-26 08:00:11FORECAST20202610635.8226.4431.1320.9959603909570.0260.0267.247.266TT3.82144.8267347.937738461867.30528697526430.18131942242657861511227WETL
2019-10-26 00:02:14FORECAST20202610636.8126.5931.720.9679504849180.02780.02787.247.2678TT4.81145.8168348.868075825817.31504853968420.20988298919007861511227WETL
2019-10-26 00:00:13FORECAST20202610636.9626.7531.85520.9717478943210.02490.02497.247.2649TT4.96145.9668348.87047783177.31642370885780.21443000183907861511227WETL
2019-10-25 20:02:13FORECAST20202610636.8524.9330.8922.038301753580.04010.35017.247.5901TT4.85162.8568349.54419748147.70336050030810.211089962509818615122214WETL
2019-10-25 20:00:14FORECAST20202610636.8624.8430.8522.0260699027280.03710.34717.247.5871TT4.86162.8668349.536481219657.69891496889750.211392339030168615122214WETL
2019-10-25 00:01:18FORECAST20202610637.4627.432.4321.0334047360560.01280.32287.247.5628TT5.46163.4668348.909474887537.33875420155430.229993405016448615122214WETL
2019-10-24 20:02:15FORECAST20202610637.4727.0432.25522.0597302012830.01330.30337.247.5433TT5.47183.4768349.557714687037.71114887577280.230310977431728615122214WETL
2019-10-24 20:00:11FORECAST20202610637.4727.0432.25521.9334409412610.01330.30337.247.5433TT5.47184.4768349.478039981747.66525595020720.230310977431728615122214WETL
2019-10-24 16:02:14FORECAST20202610637.6627.1232.3922.0337205894020.01620.29627.247.5362TT5.66183.6668349.541307557477.70169550517550.236391151943878615122214WETL
2019-10-24 16:00:11FORECAST20202610637.6627.1232.3922.0191553180570.01620.29627.247.5362TT5.66183.6668349.532119161677.69640202047050.236391151943878615122214WETL
2019-10-24 12:01:15FORECAST20202610637.8227.6132.71520.6869931269420.00830.29837.247.5383TT5.82183.8268348.690295325737.21335374283480.241578969623638615122214WETL
2019-10-24 08:00:12FORECAST20202610638.0827.9633.0220.5247201498930.00890.14897.247.3889TT6.08184.0868348.587556552357.1546620459720.250139172330318625122216WETL
2019-10-23 20:01:15FORECAST20202610638.6127.7533.1820.8702298539080.01660.13667.247.3766TT6.61185.6168348.806255839757.27966673385660.268074336985978625122216WETL
2019-10-23 16:00:12FORECAST20202610637.4528.3832.91520.7983544660130.01680.13687.247.3768TT5.45184.4568348.760776266337.25365024862920.229676077399998615122214WETL
2019-10-23 12:01:14FORECAST20202610632.9828.5430.7620.2364335153010.01580.11587.247.3558TT0.98179.9868348.404931145947.05047322553780.113626449778628615122214WETL
2019-10-23 00:00:13FORECAST20202610640.6628.234.4319.7080226377650.00620.15627.247.3962TT8.66189.6668348.069843117746.85976834768780.342972014838228625122216WETL
2019-10-22 20:01:14FORECAST20202610640.6928.3634.52519.683537701060.00740.22747.267.4874TT8.69200.6968348.054305262626.85094003965310.344125503400048625222218WETL
2019-10-22 16:01:13FORECAST20202610640.8929.335.09519.4751789419540.00860.19867.257.4486TT8.89201.8968347.922044118476.77584406705780.351852053994278625222218WETL
2019-10-22 12:00:12FORECAST20202610638.8327.0132.9219.0393635214240.01380.19387.257.4438TT6.83199.8368347.645172512476.61894281593320.275704513356768625222218WETL
2019-10-22 09:12:23FORECAST20202610638.8926.732.79518.9852097553220.01380.19387.247.4338TT6.89201.8968347.610747451796.59946295357660.277803822722358625222218WETL
2019-10-22 08:00:12FORECAST20202610638.926.7132.80500.01380.17387.257.4238TT6.9201.968335.2454443978400.278154464034028625225245WETH
2019-10-22 04:00:12FORECAST20202610640.1127.5333.8200.01410.13417.517.6441TT8.11195.1168335.2454443978400.322093105741988625125240WETH
2019-10-22 00:00:15FORECAST20202610640.6528.2934.4724.1864467659930.01930.08936.426.5093TF8.65203.6568350.895608152878.48691794701020.34258784280436862521229WETL
2019-10-21 20:00:11FORECAST20202610640.6828.3134.49524.0747146799110.01960.07967.197.2696TT8.68208.6868350.825498482228.44602377839720.34374084548713862521229WETL
2019-10-21 16:00:11FORECAST20202610640.5828.0734.32524.0425826577340.01990.07997.57.5799TT8.58207.5868350.805332590778.43426620558750.33990321262849862521229WETL
2019-10-21 12:01:14FORECAST20202610640.0528.1434.09523.3755167754630.0510.1417.277.411TT8.05211.0568350.386313516398.19046114949520.319847510110048625222218WETL
2019-10-21 09:57:42FORECAST20202610637.0425.931.4724.2802323378690.07270.19277.357.5427TT5.04197.0468350.954441383398.52125537679560.216878269581268615122214WETL
2019-10-21 08:00:11FORECAST20202610637.0425.931.470.328743977843210.07270.19277.637.8227TT5.04195.0468335.464671959190.110281990685730.216878269581268615124228WETL
2019-10-21 04:01:14FORECAST20202610638.626.5732.5850.188868066414840.05770.16777.888.0477TT6.6205.668335.371416106990.0633409508909330.267730049890348625224236WETH
2019-10-21 00:00:13FORECAST20202610636.7925.9331.360.118520395776690.04610.15618.148.2961TT4.79194.7968335.324502498930.0397427927497960.20928102380748615124228WETL
2019-10-20 20:01:14FORECAST20202610636.825.9331.3650.123439764169820.04610.15618.628.7761TT4.8200.868335.327783410660.0413927825038020.209581879638615224232WETL
2019-10-20 16:00:11FORECAST20202610636.1625.6830.920.410222301597330.08690.19698.278.4669TT4.16202.1668335.518978627660.137637367642220.19084316787248615224232WETL
2019-10-20 12:00:12FORECAST20202610640.7328.2734.50.120225746440160.05670.08678.138.2167TT8.73196.7368335.325639866040.040314775353420.345665744093048625114216WETH
2019-10-20 08:00:11FORECAST20202610640.7328.2834.5050.135234776029960.05670.08678.48.4867TT8.73194.7368335.335649780550.0453490414929320.345665744093048625114216WETH
2019-10-20 04:00:12FORECAST20202610640.9827.5934.28500.00440.05448.458.5044TT8.98206.9868335.2454443978400.355349285503418625215222.5WETH
2019-10-20 00:01:14FORECAST20202610635.9325.6430.7850.00866880501282140.03430.07437.057.1243TT3.93196.9368335.251227663040.00290622752291990.184367621468958615115217.5WETL
2019-10-19 20:00:11FORECAST20202610635.9426.8631.40.0100597345361520.03430.07437.587.6543TT3.94193.9468335.252155589260.00337254768790060.184646298959258615115217.5WETL
2019-10-19 16:00:12FORECAST20202610636.2828.8832.580.00938727492579330.01510.09516.816.9051TT4.28194.2868335.251706973910.00314709994270560.194276305330548615125235WETH
2019-10-19 12:00:12FORECAST20202610643.9937.9940.9900.01340.01347.937.9434TT11.99198.9968335.2454443978400.477547790543418625115220WETH
2019-10-19 08:00:11FORECAST20202610644.0138.841.40500.00980.00987.997.9998TT12.01201.0168335.2454443978400.478380473299288625215222.5WETH
2019-10-19 04:00:12FORECAST20202610647.245.2946.2450.737459456252260.00440.00448.328.3244TT15.2208.268335.736974497870.247592406656980.609955495416858635214220WETH