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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 6, 2019

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DAY 67 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/07/2019 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 45.43°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 35.15°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.29°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.934
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: 13
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 36

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: 0.05 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.22 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.50 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.72 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: 26
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 299.01 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.57 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: 147

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 27.0

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
2019-12-07 04:00:12OBSERVATION20206714745.4299835.1540.2899911.9553566666670.0499999999999550.219999999999952.52.72FF13.4299836.4299826299.01075518799 3.57478022544170.9335080193507692 53123227DRYL
2019-12-07 00:00:12FORECAST20206814835.9635.9635.9611.9783520.01160.18162.52.6816FF3.9626.9626299.028212245013.58186518420150.666033213829389233123221DRYL
2019-12-06 12:00:11FORECAST20206714744.2833.438.8411.6250960.07420.24422.52.7442FF12.2835.2826298.759923138373.47311278743620.914950710274619253123227DRYL
2019-12-06 08:00:10FORECAST20206714744.1634.0839.1211.5055946666670.16080.33082.52.8308FF12.1635.1626298.669110356093.43636572321110.91281080746069253123227DRYL
2019-12-06 04:00:11FORECAST20206714738.9533.3236.13512.1107429166670.19210.36212.52.8621FF6.9529.9526299.128697840043.6226707585380.778650792223139243123224DRYL
2019-12-06 00:00:12FORECAST20206714742.8533.153812.5123733333330.18570.35572.52.8557FF10.8526.8526299.433331361153.74662163043440.886794435998819253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 20:00:11FORECAST20206714743.133.0338.06512.4814320.19480.36482.52.8648FF11.136.126299.40987364943.73706397808360.892143776603499253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 16:00:11FORECAST20206714742.8932.8937.8912.5256573333330.18360.35362.52.8536FF10.8935.8926299.443401862563.75072544245810.887662780234749253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 12:00:11FORECAST20206714742.6233.638.1112.1380706666670.19890.36892.52.8689FF10.6235.6226299.149435578833.63109698894930.881708780545249253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 08:00:11FORECAST20206714746.3735.6841.02511.1631143256960.17060.35062.52.8506FF14.3741.3726298.408696134673.33117039073310.946215677208829253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 04:00:11FORECAST20206714745.9835.7440.8611.6069115833330.19690.37692.52.8769FF13.9837.9826298.746106012273.46751963834950.94119793662789253123227DRYL
2019-12-05 00:00:12FORECAST20206714745.7636.6941.22511.7506306666670.29570.30572.52.8057FF13.7637.7626298.855291155713.51173814914990.938210009290359253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 20:00:11FORECAST20206714746.3235.8241.0712.7711306666670.36020.47022.52.9702FF14.3250.3226299.62943222683.82660663054760.945591924714049253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 16:00:11FORECAST20206714746.3137.2641.78512.6334253333330.34530.45532.52.9553FF14.3150.3126299.525087421633.78402782740130.945466492526499253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 12:00:11FORECAST20206714745.4336.9141.1712.0826586666670.3150.4452.52.945FF13.4349.4326299.107384529293.61401243194680.933508312439979253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 08:00:11FORECAST20206714745.6637.0241.3411.90450.2360.4262.52.926FF13.6649.6626298.972143397023.55911388106980.93681340122539253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 04:00:12FORECAST20206714745.6637.1141.38511.5832204166670.22890.46892.52.9689FF13.6646.6626298.728103716533.46023347000140.93681340122539253123227DRYL
2019-12-04 00:00:13FORECAST20206714745.1936.7740.9810.5516813333330.26980.56982.422.9898FF13.1943.1926297.943212856363.14380183748990.929918948576899253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 20:00:11FORECAST20206714745.1936.9941.0911.7175946666670.29930.83932.463.2993FF13.1955.1926298.830196830733.50157112062280.929918948576899253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 16:00:10FORECAST20206714745.0836.7140.89511.6026853333330.37060.95062.463.4106TF13.0857.0826298.74289467523.46621980248550.928224981626449253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 12:00:11FORECAST20206714746.636.5741.58510.8533146666670.40470.96472.463.4247TF14.657.626298.172936336493.23616470314390.94901255302389253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-03 08:00:11FORECAST20206714742.9734.5438.75510.9224990606750.33731.26732.523.7873TF10.9754.9726298.225602254483.2573688604940.889385212711199253143254DRYMH
2019-12-03 04:00:12FORECAST20206714741.6134.5238.06511.1699699331580.50591.39592.543.9359TF9.6154.6126298.41391120413.33327441578590.857478925454319253143254DRYMH
2019-12-03 00:00:13FORECAST20206714741.6234.938.267.87804905957420.53471.23472.543.7747TF9.6248.6226295.899266130972.33110893527180.857734147208889253144272DRYH
2019-12-02 20:00:11FORECAST20206714742.8834.6738.7758.79957733333330.3540.9642.563.524TF10.8861.8826296.605327102552.61000151331750.88744614026129253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-02 16:00:12FORECAST20206714743.3935.0739.238.70232533333330.34910.92912.573.4991TF11.3963.3926296.530892075262.58050829422240.898118728926259253133240.5DRYM
2019-12-02 12:00:11FORECAST20206714743.3935.0839.2357.86464315332860.34911.15912.593.7491TF11.3963.3926295.888982528332.32706126058680.898118728926259253144272DRYH
2019-12-02 08:00:11FORECAST20206714743.7637.1840.478.04209801262840.21491.08492.613.6949TF11.7660.7626296.025078893742.38066269865950.905388431647279253144272DRYH
2019-12-02 04:00:12FORECAST20206714740.1837.0738.6258.88751509267250.1780.9982.613.608TF8.1853.1826296.672617340462.6366823641960.817795825974519243143248DRYM
2019-12-02 00:00:13FORECAST20206714740.237.0838.648.1908078249510.1780.8482.092.938FF8.250.226296.139082439182.42561831371670.818394410798449243134248DRYM
2019-12-01 20:00:11FORECAST20206714743.2235.5739.3957.98413896256040.39691.19692.13.2969TF11.2272.2226295.980634807872.36315051853290.894645988400899253144272DRYH
2019-12-01 16:00:11FORECAST20206714741.2136.4638.8357.90867466666670.42931.27932.13.3793TF9.2169.2126295.922757565042.34035681604480.847016593216169243144264DRYH
2019-12-01 12:00:12FORECAST20206714740.936.638.757.56495071777490.42931.25932.113.3693TF8.966.926295.65899854522.23664575326110.838567459316749243144264DRYH
2019-12-01 08:00:11FORECAST20206714739.9636.6438.38.20360564787870.63651.47652.243.7165TF7.9661.9626296.148891462042.4294887186110.811130423522849243144264DRYH
2019-12-01 04:00:11FORECAST20206714740.9236.8638.898.45692061301420.60381.25382.583.8338TF8.9265.9226296.342981716272.50614907059840.83912155383759243143248DRYM
2019-12-01 00:00:13FORECAST20206714740.9636.938.938.15624672317180.60381.29382.593.8838TF8.9661.9626296.112591134372.41516735112970.840226023349679243144264DRYH
2019-11-30 20:00:11FORECAST20206714741.3136.7939.058.02934111072890.66751.90752.334.2375TF9.3184.3126296.015297223832.37680779540390.849678592179369253154290WETM
2019-11-30 16:00:11FORECAST20206714740.1936.3438.2658.11511708529950.61181.97182.354.3218TF8.1978.1926296.081061974112.40273248465970.818095272015119243154280WETM
2019-11-30 12:00:11FORECAST20206714740.2236.3638.297.8732090079810.61181.97182.434.4018TF8.2279.2226295.895553392352.32964753639020.818991766325979243154280WETM
2019-11-30 08:00:12FORECAST20206714744.4134.6839.5458.15577626813150.57040.78042.273.0504FF12.4179.4126296.112230511542.41502510230950.917224401453899253134254DRYMH
2019-11-30 04:00:12FORECAST20206714743.235.1839.197.95096739686230.62311.24312.413.6531TF11.277.226295.95519528552.3531301086470.89423188581219253144272DRYH
2019-11-30 00:00:13FORECAST20206714743.2235.1939.2058.90855548038510.62311.24312.363.6031TF11.2269.2226296.688715280242.64306788047820.894645988400899253143254DRYMH
2019-11-29 20:00:11FORECAST20206714743.4735.139.2859.91599373563990.12070.88072.253.1307FF11.4785.4726297.458497463712.9495965974630.899723914212959253133240.5DRYM
2019-11-29 16:00:11FORECAST20206714739.1235.6237.379.75248245332520.26021.09022.23.2902TF7.1285.1226297.333692587242.89974161973950.784330587092579243143248DRYM
2019-11-29 12:00:11FORECAST20206714738.435.6537.0259.89405343856580.21041.04042.153.1904FF6.483.426297.441753886592.94290460781470.759701269558979243143248DRYM
2019-11-29 08:00:11FORECAST20206714738.9835.3237.159.92005482277140.08710.33712.052.3871FF6.9886.9826297.461596550292.9508353454480.779659268812529243123224DRYL
2019-11-29 04:00:12FORECAST20206714738.8538.0238.4359.60982333560260.06450.154522.1545FF6.8583.8526297.224761401052.85627744803070.775270239509979243123224DRYL