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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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DAY 30 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/31/2019 04:00:53 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 49.01°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.17°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.09°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.793
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 17
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 94

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.37 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: 11 in
SWE DAY: 64
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 338.61 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.74 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: 110

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2019-10-31 04:02:13OBSERVATION20203011049.0127.1700638.0900311.057922564103007.377.37TT17.0194.0164338.60858887058 3.74430755527090.7931351754035789 45113215WETH
2019-10-31 04:00:12OBSERVATION20203011049.0127.1700638.0900311.057922564103007.377.37TT17.0194.0164338.60858887058 3.74430755527090.7931351754035789 45113215WETH
2019-10-30 04:02:13FORECAST20203011049.0524.2136.6311.2422039040530.0050.0057.377.375TT17.0594.0563337.743208341653.79697801538590.794309267588888945113215WETH
2019-10-30 04:00:13FORECAST20203011045.8323.0134.4211.4868500844250.00590.00597.377.3759TT13.8390.8363337.90481989173.88146200890040.68796915841438935113213.5WETH
2019-10-30 00:02:15FORECAST20203011046.2921.2433.7658.39699551503540.0050.0057.377.375TT14.2985.2964336.850166145642.82852933436380.704516138312828945113215WETH
2019-10-30 00:00:13FORECAST20203011046.2923.71358.40224718828160.00370.00377.377.3737TT14.2985.2964336.853648331422.83032761955510.704516138312828945113215WETH
2019-10-29 16:02:14FORECAST20203011046.2829.8138.0458.41177907791380.00150.01157.377.3815TT14.2894.2864336.859968448052.8335916347780.704160741460018945113215WETH
2019-10-29 16:00:12FORECAST20203011046.2928.7737.538.39963195247110.00280.01287.377.3828TT14.2994.2964336.851914273332.82943210238130.704516138312828945113215WETH
2019-10-29 12:02:14FORECAST20203011046.0728.6637.3658.420074420336100.017.377.38TT14.0794.0764336.865468547882.83643231481450.69665254365348935113213.5WETH
2019-10-29 12:00:11FORECAST20203011046.0328.8237.4258.4271341060020.00020.01027.377.3802TT14.0394.0364336.870149273132.83884992423360.695212818527548935113213.5WETH
2019-10-29 00:02:14FORECAST20203011046.5428.1737.3558.42708267198220.00210.01217.377.3821TT14.5495.5464336.870115171562.83883231027090.713336582445178945113215WETH
2019-10-29 00:00:13FORECAST20203011045.6527.1736.418.47260330039090.00150.00157.377.3715TT13.6593.6564336.900294327592.85442254562260.681387072146338935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 20:00:11FORECAST20203011045.2827.136.198.50625662244570.00090.01097.377.3809TT13.28112.2864336.922603482252.86595012712250.667678022183268935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 12:02:13FORECAST20203011044.9125.3335.128.45758428500110.00090.01097.377.3809TT12.91111.9164336.890337442832.84927842372520.653741025828898935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 12:00:11FORECAST20203011044.8725.235.0358.388905723040.00080.01087.377.3808TT12.87112.8764336.844802019832.82575928744050.652221364261248935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 08:02:12FORECAST20203011044.9425.2435.098.36778643606550.00090.01097.377.3809TT12.94112.9464336.830797863132.81852818160820.654879152360378935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 08:00:12FORECAST20203011044.9425.2535.0958.36460462398030.00090.01097.377.3809TT12.94111.9464336.828687944822.81743880067250.654879152360378935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 00:02:15FORECAST20203011045.2825.9735.6258.29090315674190.00020.01027.377.3802TT13.28115.2864336.779810369552.79220879291980.667678022183268935113213.5WETH
2019-10-28 00:00:13FORECAST20203011043.8524.734.2758.28609648344310.00230.01237.377.3823TT11.85112.8564336.77662234672.79056358613290.612704941653918935113213.5WETH
2019-10-27 12:00:11FORECAST20203011038.8723.8431.3558.38186861093090.0010.0017.367.361TT6.87114.8764336.84013580842.82334976123420.410595275400388925113212WETL
2019-10-27 08:02:15FORECAST20203011038.623.8131.2058.35460316308650.00060.00067.377.3706TT6.6114.664336.822055680512.81401461178560.399827269725338925113212WETL
2019-10-27 08:00:12FORECAST20203011038.5923.8231.2058.34984987450660.00060.00067.377.3706TT6.59114.5964336.81890357532.81238727974970.399429859398998925113212WETL
2019-10-27 04:02:13FORECAST20203011046.3923.334.8458.75844854447630.00080.01087.377.3808TT14.39115.3964337.089723584422.95238299888590.70805926736388945113215WETH
2019-10-27 04:00:12FORECAST20203011046.3923.334.8458.74404837847840.00080.01087.367.3708TT14.39116.3964337.080183903322.9474454354770.70805926736388945113215WETH
2019-10-27 00:02:16FORECAST20203011046.426.5136.45520.1087683078350.00020.00027.247.2402TT14.4113.464344.501481720696.92750047762720.708412490513648945112210WETL
2019-10-27 00:00:13FORECAST20203011046.3424.2635.320.1298786894520.00040.01047.247.2504TT14.34112.3464344.515068678556.93504653918760.706290172976578945112210WETL
2019-10-26 20:02:14FORECAST20203011046.3423.6835.0120.1097180976480.00050.01057.267.2705TT14.34123.3464344.50209303536.92783997498940.706290172976578945112210WETL
2019-10-26 20:00:11FORECAST20203011046.3523.6835.01520.1138340246920.00050.01057.277.2805TT14.35123.3564344.504742158396.9293112044930.706644388131498945112210WETL
2019-10-26 08:02:16FORECAST20203011045.3924.9435.16520.1175588047320.00040.00047.267.2604TT13.39121.3964344.507139504716.93064263763590.67177822637109893511229WETL
2019-10-26 08:00:11FORECAST20203011045.424.9435.1720.1316196336140.00040.00047.267.2604TT13.4121.464344.516189143786.93566887746460.6721499581811893511229WETL
2019-10-26 00:02:14FORECAST20203011047.0328.5837.80519.7714552308820.00040.00047.267.2604TT15.03133.0364344.284283118696.80700129037750.730253511464188945112210WETL
2019-10-26 00:00:13FORECAST20203011047.2126.5936.919.770074919190.00250.00257.257.2525TT15.21132.2164344.283393942546.80650849167690.736340028068768945112210WETL
2019-10-25 20:02:13FORECAST20203011047.2326.5936.9120.8220566890670.00250.00257.587.5825TT15.23150.2364344.960161484167.18278003789270.73701196301818945112210WETL
2019-10-25 20:00:15FORECAST20203011047.2326.5936.9120.8093566777470.00250.00257.587.5825TT15.23150.2364344.952002011977.17822924656990.73701196301818945112210WETL
2019-10-25 00:01:18FORECAST20203011051.335.5443.4218.3130848313840.00130.00137.557.5513TT19.3170.364343.343082206056.28767099070840.853854156497698955112211WETL
2019-10-24 20:02:15FORECAST20203011050.1334.4642.29519.7344835346160.00130.00137.537.5313TT18.13187.1364344.260465428116.79380248661040.824496619292178945112210WETL
2019-10-24 20:00:11FORECAST20203011050.1434.4642.319.6082489412610.00130.00137.537.5313TT18.14188.1464344.179126456616.74874999194690.824762355222588945112210WETL
2019-10-24 16:02:14FORECAST20203011049.7133.7641.73519.7570891618570.00140.00147.537.5314TT17.71186.7164344.275028559176.80187243544430.813106286184948945112210WETL
2019-10-24 16:00:11FORECAST20203011049.7133.7641.73519.7424186845270.00140.00147.537.5314TT17.71186.7164344.265577552636.79663517071440.813106286184948945112210WETL
2019-10-24 12:01:15FORECAST20203011050.7336.243.46516.9321584602750.00160.00167.537.5316TT18.73195.7364342.448642599665.79839468100370.839989012822268945112210WETL
2019-10-24 08:00:12FORECAST20203011050.7436.1943.46516.7695574832270.00160.00167.387.3816TT18.74195.7464342.343117743575.74094259198780.840239422738918945112210WETL
2019-10-23 20:01:15FORECAST20203011041.8128.8835.34519.1774571888920.00160.00167.377.3716TT9.81180.8164343.901350327766.59515342311270.53048185327892893511229WETL
2019-10-23 16:00:12FORECAST20203011041.9729.2635.61519.1375564032880.00070.00077.377.3707TT9.97178.9764343.875606769276.58093882026160.53702577102585893511229WETL
2019-10-23 12:01:14FORECAST20203011043.3633.9838.6718.104160181968007.357.35TT11.36183.3664343.207960991326.21349190151330.59326813924537893511229WETL