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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 13, 2019

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DAY 74 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/14/2019 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): 29.90°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.89°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.39°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.392
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 20

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: 0.83 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.81 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.90 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.71 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: 39 in
SWE DAY: 19
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 319.16 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 12.38 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: 154

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: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2019-12-14 04:00:12OBSERVATION20207415429.8999424.8927.3949749.9104227272730.829999999999982.811.94.71TF-2.1000619.8999419319.16340880364 15.9295806524670.3918634804345391 22151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 00:00:12FORECAST20207515526.3226.3226.3225.0158836396660.00361.98361.93.8836TF-5.6816.3219300.969130949747.529008758970.241184602339259112152220DRYL
2019-12-13 12:00:11FORECAST20207415433.3925.4829.43525.2369649047010.14482.12481.94.0248TF1.3923.3919301.135824606727.5997542371480.55677234884439132152230WETL
2019-12-13 08:00:11FORECAST20207415433.3725.2929.3325.4255083377050.20542.18541.94.0854TF1.3723.3719301.27791103997.66014403911120.555827948263579132152230WETL
2019-12-13 04:00:12FORECAST20207415427.7825.6226.726.3136788597750.45792.43791.94.3379TF-4.2217.7819301.946322332997.94531855876060.298776295234249122152225WETL
2019-12-13 00:00:13FORECAST20207415428.525.5227.0129.8022595840830.63051.09051.92.9905FF-3.515.519304.55718191289.07649219356210.329302900116359122142220DRYL
2019-12-12 20:00:11FORECAST20207415429.0825.1127.09528.6119802391770.63882.37881.94.2788TF-2.9218.0819303.668973786048.68857067721730.354762214644129122152225WETL
2019-12-12 16:00:11FORECAST20207415433.8326.4530.1428.6591908672540.71462.45461.94.3546TF1.8322.8319303.704254382798.70391819355350.577458297011149132152230WETL
2019-12-12 12:00:11FORECAST20207415429.6426.3527.99529.2364723274660.65822.39821.94.2982TF-2.3618.6419304.135315997868.89184374997660.379976344233829122152225WETL
2019-12-12 08:00:10FORECAST20207415432.6625.4329.04529.9423181713720.64822.35821.94.2582TF0.6622.6619304.661519711649.12227215777960.522136054063789132152230WETL
2019-12-12 04:00:12FORECAST20207415430.3525.4527.930.3528933211410.6072.5571.94.457TF-1.6520.3519304.967167249739.25663589398150.412679341548529122152225WETL
2019-12-12 00:00:13FORECAST20207415429.9325.3727.6516.264022792220.60282.80281.94.7028TF-2.0722.9319294.294526467874.78641288609910.393244902432259122153237.5WETL
2019-12-11 20:00:11FORECAST20207415429.9624.8927.42517.3758237202050.633.311.95.21TT-2.0428.9619295.150691077365.12848637905690.394624908148219122152225WETL
2019-12-11 16:00:11FORECAST20207415429.7325.327.51516.9632032014150.63023.36021.95.2602TT-2.2728.7319294.833226480715.00131593132110.384079889933339122152225WETL
2019-12-11 12:00:11FORECAST20207415429.7225.3627.5416.4944585139760.60443.38441.95.2844TT-2.2829.7219294.472176800744.857159103760.38362328890469122153237.5WETL
2019-12-11 08:00:11FORECAST20207415430.5723.727.13516.6379159458430.8133.6231.95.523TT-1.4328.5719294.582720259244.90124253877110.422948648319069122153237.5WETL
2019-12-11 04:00:12FORECAST20207415430.925.828.3517.7097498367790.87683.72681.95.6268TT-1.126.919295.407365798385.23159054823110.438449118616229122152225WETL
2019-12-11 00:00:12FORECAST20207415430.9526.2528.614.8198514142710.8213.3211.564.881TF-1.0522.9519293.178797191444.34486621219180.44080654507379122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 20:00:11FORECAST20207415430.5726.6328.614.7040323101620.65553.47551.975.4455TT-1.4328.5719293.089140961284.30959219845230.422948648319069122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 16:00:11FORECAST20207415430.6824.7327.70514.9185239028950.48563.36561.975.3356TT-1.3229.6819293.255159324314.37493410402710.428103463354319122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 12:00:11FORECAST20207415430.132427.06514.4536160126970.66883.54881.975.5188TT-1.8729.1319292.895202088554.23339478294920.402469448853889122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 08:00:11FORECAST20207415430.7322.9826.85515.6727835988590.50143.36141.865.2214TT-1.2729.7319293.838245167574.60526322957990.430450678161649122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 04:00:12FORECAST20207415429.4923.5326.5115.0645677956990.55713.69711.95.5971TT-2.5124.4919293.368146823454.41946433692030.37316723291079122153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 00:00:13FORECAST20207415430.5423.5327.03515.3094748165590.50123.98121.925.9012TT-1.4614.5419293.557526166184.49421155405250.421545037070969122153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 20:00:11FORECAST20207415430.5925.4528.0217.368644579411.65443.81441.815.6244TT-1.4125.5919295.145170388055.12627156379950.423884933914669122152225WETL
2019-12-09 16:00:10FORECAST20207415431.3325.328.31515.3570841659951.1243.5441.795.334TT-0.6726.3319293.594327390844.50875279639960.45878564302729122153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 12:00:11FORECAST20207415431.3325.328.31514.8498089143821.1243.5841.85.384TT-0.6726.3319293.201983170384.3539934233980.45878564302729122153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 08:00:11FORECAST20207415430.3924.8127.614.6497885821081.36984.10981.825.9298TT-1.6128.3919293.047141511564.29307866773550.414542266521179122153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 04:00:12FORECAST20207415430.5624.1927.37514.616758777931.01783.35781.885.2378TT-1.4423.5619293.021564593924.28302552640090.422480668307119122153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 00:00:13FORECAST20207415430.5624.1927.37516.4542649045351.01783.27781.654.9278TF-1.4419.5619294.441197736494.8448134663650.422480668307119122153237.5WETL
2019-12-08 20:00:11FORECAST20207415432.3925.7829.08517.8493556630611.38393.53391.85.3339TT0.3931.3919295.514610307595.27474538301090.509268734315919132152230WETL
2019-12-08 16:00:11FORECAST20207415431.524.928.216.3922025684951.61693.75691.85.5569TT-0.535.519294.393357225964.82575554646710.46685854827859122153237.5WETL
2019-12-08 12:00:11FORECAST20207415431.524.8928.19524.5779236303171.61693.82691.715.5369TT-0.535.519300.638635790057.38907343077060.46685854827859122152225WETL
2019-12-08 08:00:11FORECAST20207415433.0524.3528.720.3084326001480.66022.70021.674.3702TF1.0532.0519297.397439959426.03967586487240.540678029828649132152230WETL
2019-12-08 04:00:12FORECAST20207415431.5227.0129.26519.8909744094990.82742.78741.664.4474TF-0.4828.5219297.078634940135.90918352520310.467809263788919122152225WETL
2019-12-08 00:00:13FORECAST20207415431.5227.0129.26517.3029886679740.82742.71741.13.8174TF-0.4828.5219295.09467696145.10601985144250.467809263788919122152225DRYL
2019-12-07 20:00:11FORECAST20207415436.3927.1131.7513.9208329481150.86951.91951.283.1995TF4.3940.3919292.482169146254.07159541698730.691977495672469132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 16:00:11FORECAST20207415436.2225.8731.04512.3049925445540.74722.08721.293.3772TF4.2240.2219291.226086844723.5835348274040.68479075664279132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 12:00:11FORECAST20207415436.2325.8731.0512.0514008885920.74722.08721.283.3672TF4.2340.2319291.028487550933.50730097347690.685215481712679132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 08:00:11FORECAST20207415433.1324.2428.68514.4491521118920.98091.92091.393.3109TF1.1337.1319292.891743830594.23203735892540.544471927632659132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 04:00:12FORECAST20207415433.3423.7828.5616.5619506081991.21092.08091.573.6509TF1.3442.3419294.524188949654.87789507030390.554410754530669132153245DRYM
2019-12-07 00:00:12FORECAST20207415433.3723.7928.5816.7867214981691.21092.08091.693.7709TF1.3734.3719294.697342246434.94700221054140.555827948263579132153245DRYM
2019-12-06 20:00:12FORECAST2020741543626.8831.4420.8250783767241.08312.67311.474.1431TF43319297.79152490936.20153184616010.675385857772829132152230WETL
2019-12-06 16:00:11FORECAST20207415435.9427.731.8220.4922519848211.00272.85271.534.3827TF3.9444.9419297.537712227256.0972177739480.672801037522539132152230WETL
2019-12-06 12:00:11FORECAST20207415432.5527.6930.1220.691650957090.74312.59311.594.1831TF0.5538.5519297.689799215986.15969341886320.516895836746359132152230WETL
2019-12-06 08:00:11FORECAST20207415433.3532.2432.79510.026233051640.32682.24681.784.0268TF1.3536.3519289.445896228572.90205201142850.554883230607419132153245WETM
2019-12-06 04:00:12FORECAST20207415433.3732.9233.14510.993220136190.15791.87791.863.7379TF1.3737.3719290.20257527233.19026079405780.555827948263579132153245DRYM