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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 12, 2019

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DAY 73 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/13/2019 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 30.62°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.44°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.53°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.398
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 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: 16

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: 1.56 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.33 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.26 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.59 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 25 in
SWE DAY: 20
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 302.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.59 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: 153

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2019-12-13 04:00:12OBSERVATION20207315330.6199426.4399828.5299625.1129247826091.562.332.264.59TF-1.3800615.6199420302.168229407 7.5883280167920.3977898614677691 22152225WETL
2019-12-13 00:00:12FORECAST20207415428.2328.2328.2328.1709618537280.04190.81192.263.0719FF-3.7713.2320304.45640245158.57682969958440.303028632132539122132215DRYL
2019-12-12 12:00:11FORECAST20207315330.0126.828.40528.1790187556561.32012.09012.264.3501TF-1.9915.0120304.462407575628.57945189346570.37275417160399122152225WETL
2019-12-12 08:00:10FORECAST20207315331.0926.8228.95528.7209857163711.29222.06222.264.3222TF-0.9116.0920304.86607470818.75605417709750.417381469892659122152225WETL
2019-12-12 04:00:12FORECAST20207315330.8627.6729.26529.3207694699451.52782.29782.264.5578TF-1.1415.8620305.312157577788.95198738870950.407766448190989122152225WETL
2019-12-12 00:00:13FORECAST20207315335.2527.6631.45515.5037238908822.12832.54832.264.8083TF3.2519.2520294.861386910124.57144952873690.59409941289399132153245WETL
2019-12-11 20:00:11FORECAST20207315333.2727.9530.6116.0248433863982.00483.03482.265.2948TT1.2725.2720295.262236656614.73153110033970.510168342856339132153245WETL
2019-12-11 16:00:11FORECAST20207315333.328.1230.7115.4833196836392.04673.07672.265.3367TT1.325.320294.845681015964.56518993651040.511453019942879132153245WETL
2019-12-11 12:00:11FORECAST20207315333.528.1530.82515.1195530820642.13.132.265.39TT1.525.520294.565539374194.45369930871480.520013854746139132153245WETL
2019-12-11 08:00:11FORECAST20207315333.9828.2831.1314.4469127036491.94273.16272.265.4227TT1.9823.9820294.046847489914.24806913646990.540514756355419132153245WETL
2019-12-11 04:00:12FORECAST20207315333.3828.0930.73515.5417903441611.85663.19662.265.4566TT1.3822.3820294.890685930884.58312921518340.514878208444639132153245WETL
2019-12-11 00:00:12FORECAST20207315333.5628.1930.87513.1372271912491.61272.51272.264.7727TF1.5617.5620293.034366100493.84965904230560.522580485988499132153245WETL
2019-12-10 20:00:11FORECAST20207315333.3628.4130.88513.1311331263551.77753.23752.265.4975TT1.3624.3620293.029647071733.84781130566780.514022004341519132153245WETL
2019-12-10 16:00:11FORECAST20207315334.0828.231.1413.7399082606421.90743.29742.265.5574TT2.0825.0820293.500700410334.03267269807220.544774070264329132153245WETL
2019-12-10 12:00:11FORECAST20207315334.1328.2831.20512.8745573882571.8063.2962.265.556TT2.1325.1320292.830897583013.77006819598730.546901829799069132153245WETL
2019-12-10 08:00:11FORECAST20207315333.8828.5331.20514.296285150821.79353.17352.265.4335TT1.8824.8820293.930572860114.20211528415210.536250787341679132153245WETL
2019-12-10 04:00:12FORECAST20207315334.128.7231.4113.4157569827671.87793.48792.265.7479TT2.121.120293.249971794763.93417035680180.545625331687949132153245WETL
2019-12-10 00:00:12FORECAST20207315334.6928.2931.4914.16569813712.21523.84522.266.1052TT2.699.6920293.82973220934.16230329018170.570626841244429132153245WETL
2019-12-09 20:00:11FORECAST20207315333.6128.7731.1913.0308610488551.51952.40952.274.6795TF1.6120.6120292.951989424313.81741666817390.52471863464729132153245WETL
2019-12-09 16:00:10FORECAST20207315333.5428.6931.11512.9292894042251.77032.65032.274.9203TF1.5420.5420292.873305134553.78664372085640.52172504102869132153245WETL
2019-12-09 12:00:11FORECAST20207315333.628.7531.17512.3750686917641.81532.69532.274.9653TF1.620.620292.443610395583.61900976711290.524291059879999132153245WETL
2019-12-09 08:00:11FORECAST20207315336.0428.6132.32512.2196022686882.15342.99342.285.2734TT4.0424.0420292.32296651773.57207038484940.626627218464959132153245WETH
2019-12-09 04:00:12FORECAST20207315334.9827.9931.48513.1071174576771.87332.66332.274.9333TF2.9818.9820293.011049474433.84053024185850.582818989360419132153245WETL
2019-12-09 00:00:13FORECAST20207315333.327.9930.64514.912620420331.84812.51812.14.6181TF1.315.320294.406062155914.39036585437520.511453019942879132153245WETL
2019-12-08 20:00:11FORECAST20207315335.0429.5232.2814.2189226666671.85832.53832.124.6583TF3.0425.0420293.870836783044.17852670220670.585331996594299132153245WETM
2019-12-08 16:00:11FORECAST20207315336.5129.8233.16514.2280521.81812.53812.114.6481TF4.5129.5120293.877886683584.18130985338410.645575637280199132153245WETM
2019-12-08 12:00:11FORECAST20207315336.5129.8633.18516.8835924396321.81812.51812.114.6281TF4.5129.5120295.921637572664.99622032284530.645575637280199132153245WETM
2019-12-08 08:00:11FORECAST20207315338.2830.0834.1817.0108137444641.32032.31032.114.4203TF6.2825.2820296.019203734445.03552753951120.713443874038389142152235WETL
2019-12-08 04:00:12FORECAST20207315337.8730.3334.115.6396036336991.21752.21752.114.3275TF5.8722.8720294.965957957924.61315066789630.698274690010199132153245WETM
2019-12-08 00:00:13FORECAST20207315337.8730.3334.112.940101342711.21752.09751.63.6975TF5.8722.8720292.881681761373.78991864341560.698274690010199132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 20:00:11FORECAST20207315333.8930.0531.9711.6312333494321.03331.28331.763.0433FF1.8929.8920291.865953355983.39476101023780.536677379854689132143236DRYL
2019-12-07 16:00:11FORECAST20207315333.9731.5732.7711.3068303837531.32481.59481.753.3448TF1.9729.9720291.613682421793.29722644472490.540088560910099132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 12:00:11FORECAST20207315333.9531.632.77511.0135196769891.32481.58481.753.3348TF1.9529.9520291.385411277343.20917896069050.539236032307799132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 08:00:11FORECAST20207315338.3332.0135.1710.8445317264790.80591.07591.963.0359FF6.3330.3320291.253817966243.1585112693930.715268771232899142143242DRYM
2019-12-07 04:00:12FORECAST20207315338.0229.8133.91511.1516505381260.7310.9912.163.151FF6.0235.0220291.492933789173.25062733194980.703866189146019142143242DRYM
2019-12-07 00:00:12FORECAST20207315338.0329.833.91511.0622497074060.7310.9912.283.271TF6.0327.0320291.423347551223.22379784117970.704237261141629142143242DRYM
2019-12-06 20:00:12FORECAST20207315332.1928.7330.4615.0726799522541.17751.60752.163.7675TF0.1923.1920294.529422905974.43934772798360.463953249929049122153237.5DRYL
2019-12-06 16:00:11FORECAST20207315333.2128.6230.91516.1024958485191.41831.87832.214.0883TF1.2135.2120295.321922211644.75542002638950.507598685516469132153245WETL
2019-12-06 12:00:11FORECAST20207315333.2228.6330.92515.9468000896081.41831.87832.274.1483TF1.2232.2220295.202238834214.7075310886940.508026986520549132153245WETL
2019-12-06 08:00:11FORECAST20207315334.3732.6633.51510.0581037183071.85161.93162.484.4116TF2.3729.3720290.640671710762.92329402082520.557095280536229132153245WETM
2019-12-06 04:00:12FORECAST20207315338.9431.3735.15511.0167268028571.51761.79762.494.2876TF6.9429.9420291.387908165573.21014097791610.737074628593119142153252.5WETM
2019-12-06 00:00:13FORECAST20207315338.9431.3735.15511.3946158077991.51761.79762.584.3776TF6.9430.9420291.681968993053.32360397473810.737074628593119142153252.5WETM
2019-12-05 20:00:11FORECAST20207315338.7830.9534.86513.9574226148690.9221.6022.884.482TF6.7833.7820293.668830452644.09885997544170.731438542564719142153252.5WETM
2019-12-05 16:00:11FORECAST20207315338.1430.4634.314.725940244160.78861.61862.734.3486TF6.1434.1420294.262121025964.3332864103480.708304891489989142153252.5WETM
2019-12-05 12:00:11FORECAST20207315334.730.4632.5814.2363897679940.75951.58952.654.2395TF2.732.720293.884325174654.18385179989010.571048453718359132153245WETM
2019-12-05 08:00:12FORECAST20207315336.6432.3234.487.47408746856430.02640.87642.243.1164FF4.6448.6420288.617372846082.15715148959880.650756021614369132134236DRYL
2019-12-05 04:00:11FORECAST20207315333.4431.1132.2757.94835257495740.00050.90052.353.2505FF1.4443.4420288.989720703232.29699219068770.517446393453299132134236DRYL