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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 5, 2019

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DAY 66 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/06/2019 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 41.01°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.67°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 37.84°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: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 40

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): 0.25 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.38 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 12 in
SWE DAY: 27
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 300.54 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.75 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: 146

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 24.0

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
2019-12-06 04:00:11OBSERVATION20206614641.0100834.6699437.8400112.47864958333300.253.133.38FF9.0100840.0100827300.53988222089 3.75033187605070.7929617725358689 43123224DRYL
2019-12-06 00:00:12FORECAST20206714734.4134.4134.4112.9868253333330.00140.25143.133.3814FF2.4133.4127300.923457065093.90804037560710.53643109910918933123221DRYL
2019-12-05 12:00:11FORECAST20206614642.5733.8638.21512.6254786666670.00340.25343.133.3834FF10.5741.5727300.650760772083.7958597662450.838482273909648943123224DRYL
2019-12-05 08:00:11FORECAST20206614645.3530.2837.81512.2555729923620.00720.25723.133.3872FF13.3544.3527300.371345911173.68122295462850.902180962878228953123227DRYL
2019-12-05 04:00:11FORECAST20206614642.3730.7336.5512.6829155833330.01010.26013.133.3901FF10.3741.3727300.694123231583.81367818135060.833039856768158943123224DRYL
2019-12-05 00:00:12FORECAST20206614645.6133.5939.612.8599266666670.0070.0873.133.217FF13.6140.6127300.827719381293.8686224105440.907032572368518953113213.5DRYL
2019-12-04 20:00:10FORECAST20206614646.4234.6940.55513.8993413333330.0130.1933.133.323FF14.4253.4227301.610989430774.19219409198260.921009168985448953123227DRYL
2019-12-04 16:00:11FORECAST20206614646.2836.441.3413.8308986666670.01340.19343.133.3234FF14.2853.2827301.559476775944.1708385652610.918714081920458953123227DRYL
2019-12-04 12:00:11FORECAST20206614646.1237.5841.8513.2612173333330.0270.2073.133.337FF14.1253.1227301.13036444253.99335520853790.916030142608328953123227DRYL
2019-12-04 08:00:11FORECAST20206614646.4337.0241.72513.0579666666670.0340.2743.133.404FF14.4353.4327300.977115577293.93014914263780.921171212701878953123227DRYL
2019-12-04 04:00:11FORECAST20206614646.4335.8141.1212.736085750.03690.31693.133.4469FF14.4350.4327300.734258835763.8301773084950.921171212701878953123227DRYL
2019-12-04 00:00:12FORECAST20206614646.7937.942.34511.6901693333330.03680.29683.133.4268FF14.7946.7927299.943750518573.50639323403720.926839055538298953123227DRYL
2019-12-03 20:00:11FORECAST20206614646.7834.8940.83512.8746693333330.05310.58313.133.7131TF14.7858.7827300.838843452543.87320063207380.926685928743588953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 16:00:10FORECAST20206614646.5636.7741.66512.7425946666670.05960.61963.133.7496TF14.5660.5627300.739171731853.8321973657680.923254999295428953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 12:00:11FORECAST20206614646.2737.2741.7712.0206666666670.07880.59883.133.7288TF14.2760.2727300.193768877883.60852923109130.918548248454898953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 08:00:11FORECAST20206614646.3137.3841.84511.8320977273420.10891.02893.134.1589TF14.3161.3127300.051143827883.55023445697230.919210059217128953143254WETMH
2019-12-03 04:00:12FORECAST20206614646.0535.2140.6312.0574285998250.10861.00863.134.1386TF14.0562.0527300.221565991763.61990009607320.91483528014798953143254WETMH
2019-12-03 00:00:13FORECAST20206614646.536.9941.7458.77365305957420.10940.81943.133.9494TF14.555.527297.728309313562.61216489193080.922298498095288953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-02 20:00:11FORECAST20206614645.9235.6440.789.75848533333330.02250.73253.153.8825TF13.9267.9227298.478242625572.91269555298070.912582636605238953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-02 16:00:11FORECAST20206614646.0337.7541.899.60968266666670.0360.7063.153.856TF14.0369.0327298.365052156122.86719347004380.914491569720618953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-02 12:00:11FORECAST20206614645.6238.1241.878.77413248666190.04050.96053.154.1105TF13.6268.6227297.728674845852.61231083817580.907215566667658953133240.5WETMH
2019-12-02 08:00:11FORECAST20206614641.7836.1738.9759.04648867929510.06711.01713.174.1871TF9.7865.7827297.936256975412.69527697587960.816306506071738943143248WETM
2019-12-02 04:00:12FORECAST20206614641.8535.338.5759.78202575933910.06930.97933.164.1393TF9.8561.8527298.496145320282.91989698258640.818344613044818943133236WETM
2019-12-02 00:00:13FORECAST20206614641.8736.3139.099.08816115828430.07590.78592.683.4659TF9.8758.8727297.968005886362.70798125750790.818924326449638943133236DRYL
2019-12-01 20:00:11FORECAST20206614645.1536.1940.678.99465229589370.12260.84262.773.6126TF13.1578.1527297.896759824892.67947777469820.898324956434198953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-01 16:00:11FORECAST20206614645.0336.1440.5858.76885466666670.18190.87192.793.6619TF13.0377.0327297.724650823322.61070419375380.895959040110248953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-01 12:00:11FORECAST20206614644.5535.640.0758.38281871777490.18190.86192.793.6519TF12.5574.5527297.430175147192.49330323945490.886097739724628953134254DRYMH
2019-12-01 08:00:11FORECAST20206614645.0535.3940.229.06870564787870.10040.84042.953.7904TF13.0571.0527297.953183781852.70204972056590.89635609846998953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-01 04:00:11FORECAST20206614645.0435.140.079.32513661301420.06910.67913.263.9391TF13.0474.0427298.148485926412.78027536222710.896157706495568953133240.5DRYM
2019-12-01 00:00:13FORECAST20206614645.0535.1140.089.02736005650520.06910.71913.273.9891TF13.0570.0527297.921682372392.68944629541540.89635609846998953133240.5DRYM
2019-11-30 20:00:11FORECAST20206614645.0335.340.1658.96042377739550.34191.40192.884.2819TF13.0392.0327297.870676278252.66904749031250.895959040110248953143254WETMH
2019-11-30 16:00:11FORECAST20206614645.1836.8641.029.01881175196620.25051.56052.864.4205TF13.1887.1827297.91516896442.68684082694520.898910286645528953153267.5WETMH
2019-11-30 12:00:11FORECAST20206614645.1836.8741.0258.78007434131440.25051.61052.894.5005TF13.1888.1827297.733205090612.61411967457330.898910286645528953153267.5WETMH
2019-11-30 08:00:12FORECAST20206614645.7835.2840.539.10085360146490.04640.23642.953.1864FF13.7883.7827297.977675179772.7118511983160.910107464883198953123227DRYL
2019-11-30 04:00:12FORECAST20206614644.913539.9558.89030473019560.05070.71073.033.7407TF12.9182.9127297.817235582842.64768597823590.893553589448748953133240.5DRYM
2019-11-30 00:00:13FORECAST20206614644.9234.9839.959.85095414705180.05070.71072.983.6907TF12.9274.9227298.548559791272.94098817317220.893755559442358953133240.5DRYM
2019-11-29 20:00:11FORECAST20206614642.3629.7536.05510.5961564023070.12280.94282.783.7228TF10.3691.3627299.114640395323.16946551184850.832764674150638943133236DRYL
2019-11-29 16:00:11FORECAST20206614644.883238.4410.2168211199920.20580.95582.783.7358TF12.8894.8827298.826618496393.05305810706960.892946021882448953133240.5DRYM
2019-11-29 12:00:11FORECAST20206614644.93238.4510.2155481052330.20580.95582.733.6858TF12.993.927298.825651453763.05266781750330.89335134327918953133240.5DRYM
2019-11-29 08:00:11FORECAST20206614645.2534.6939.9710.1521148227710.06050.27052.743.0105FF13.2597.2527298.777460551823.03322308597810.900266529191158953123227DRYL
2019-11-29 04:00:12FORECAST20206614645.3135.4740.399.74845800226930.04610.08612.712.7961FF13.3194.3127298.470616429682.90962826917620.901418436553648953113213.5DRYL
2019-11-29 00:00:13FORECAST20206614645.3335.4740.411.0431582696130.04610.08612.662.7461FF13.3393.3327299.453684225023.30691442931550.901800240102258953113213.5DRYL
2019-11-28 20:00:11FORECAST20206614644.2632.3738.31511.4364162706280.05030.13032.732.8603FF12.26108.2627299.751646046833.42808460199750.879827439355668953123227DRYL
2019-11-28 16:00:11FORECAST20206614645.1735.840.48511.7378231801830.01690.11692.662.7769FF13.17110.1727299.979813190163.52111000485060.898715449190398953123227DRYL
2019-11-28 12:00:12FORECAST20206614641.4935.838.64511.9931621180750.01510.11512.652.7651FF9.49106.4927300.172969931593.60002309185370.8077124080818943123224DRYL
2019-11-28 08:00:12FORECAST20206614637.7136.4137.0612.2908209773620.21710.31712.833.1471FF5.7195.7127300.397982424033.69213782393440.675107822097628933123221DRYL
2019-11-28 04:00:11FORECAST20206614637.5437.0637.311.9737792354060.1130.1432.762.903FF5.5495.5427300.158311718213.5940293601860.668357093911498933123221DRYL