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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 14, 2019

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DAY 75 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/15/2019 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): 27.04°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.09°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.06°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.220
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 26

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: 0.39 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.78 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.29 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.07 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: 42 in
SWE DAY: 18
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 319.37 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.29 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: 155

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2019-12-15 04:00:12OBSERVATION20207515527.0399223.0925.0649651.7042929166670.390000000000042.782.295.07TF-4.9600826.0399218319.37417387707 16.5130158361580.2195985398880490 12151210WETL
2019-12-15 00:00:13FORECAST20207615623.5523.5523.5550.0101045475550.00212.39212.294.6821TF-8.4522.5518318.1730282762615.9118664083080.108025202230069012151210WETL
2019-12-14 12:00:10FORECAST20207515529.5123.1626.33550.3838175156040.11472.50472.294.7947TF-2.4928.5118318.4384277896116.0441436357080.327912823316579022151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 08:00:10FORECAST20207515531.5522.1526.8550.3105805012120.20422.59422.294.8842TF-0.4530.5518318.3864369488316.0182064666080.430564061383679022151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 04:00:12FORECAST20207515526.923.825.3550.4418372995360.17162.56162.294.8516TF-5.125.918318.4796090771816.0646966242910.214143810756679012151210WETL
2019-12-14 00:00:12FORECAST20207515531.7823.4527.61525.4259695000140.16841.72842.294.0184TF-0.2226.7818300.148951546657.63157808748620.442587016303999022152225WETL
2019-12-13 20:00:11FORECAST20207515526.4520.2923.3725.3666865606980.10631.80632.294.0963TF-5.5528.4518300.104113215257.61264697550750.197143084802779012152220WETL
2019-12-13 16:00:10FORECAST20207515528.0320.1824.10525.4690491189540.13691.83692.294.1269TF-3.9730.0318300.181530348537.64533814104950.260397304626089022152225WETL
2019-12-13 12:00:12FORECAST20207515526.9520.1423.54526.0763694139580.2421.9422.294.232TF-5.0528.9518300.640434896737.83961104114010.216083947388589012152220WETL
2019-12-13 08:00:11FORECAST20207515526.652023.32525.89876927450.13331.90332.294.1933TF-5.3528.6518300.506309562597.78274357689290.204596064053879012152220WETL
2019-12-13 04:00:12FORECAST20207515530.5519.2324.8926.7055615476840.11792.13792.294.4279TF-1.4527.5518301.115120272248.04144837736880.379172206514889022152225WETL
2019-12-13 00:00:13FORECAST20207515530.7619.425.0830.4352578257590.17060.84062.293.1306FF-1.2424.7618303.91341497369.24968314142840.389821281556329022132215DRYL
2019-12-12 20:00:11FORECAST20207515531.0121.426.20528.9224903309130.10792.06792.294.3579TF-0.9928.0118302.781619235128.75719845470610.402606769421889022152225WETL
2019-12-12 16:00:11FORECAST20207515526.6720.1123.3929.0422875847090.1062.1362.294.426TF-5.3328.6718302.871405677868.79607846488130.205350453206819012152220WETL
2019-12-12 12:00:11FORECAST20207515526.6819.7923.23529.5519903994720.08932.06932.294.3593TF-5.3224.6818303.253115873528.96173316890410.205728265283059012152220WETL
2019-12-12 08:00:11FORECAST20207515531.719.1425.4230.4366668133650.15822.09822.294.3882TF-0.333.718303.91446709939.25014337486270.438398535940719022152225WETL
2019-12-12 04:00:12FORECAST20207515532.0919.6625.87530.6705477505730.09582.23582.294.5258TF0.09000000000000331.0918304.089059569559.32657802195470.458873873003849022152225WETL
2019-12-12 00:00:13FORECAST20207515532.1718.425.28516.6461558340290.11452.84451.944.7845TF0.1734.1718293.434294194544.88455298821050.463089285945319022153237.5WETL
2019-12-11 20:00:11FORECAST20207515531.6619.6825.6717.6187907434360.05982.68982.555.2398TF-0.3439.6618294.185546125685.18319357693170.436306849984189022152225WETL
2019-12-11 16:00:11FORECAST20207515531.6120.4426.02517.23417733250.07762.75762.555.3076TF-0.3939.6118293.888697014435.0649299203640.433694751660449022152225WETL
2019-12-11 12:00:11FORECAST20207515531.8420.0225.9316.8345266952420.1072.8072.555.357TT-0.1640.8418293.579934616784.94227924649370.445732619282549022153237.5WETL
2019-12-11 08:00:11FORECAST20207515525.8718.3522.1117.230377077680.13792.88792.745.6279TT-6.1333.8718293.885762486415.06376250540240.176474523729119012152220WETL
2019-12-11 04:00:12FORECAST20207515529.8718.5924.2318.2833259620190.14812.88812.865.7481TT-2.1335.8718294.697759252335.38805519268710.345350338049279022152225WETL
2019-12-11 00:00:13FORECAST20207515531.7618.7225.2415.0239575929950.07612.50612.424.9261TF-0.2433.7618292.177190618324.389657721490.441539275665849022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 20:00:11FORECAST20207515531.6419.1425.3914.9639418297240.06972.50972.985.4897TT-0.3639.6418292.130582669054.3714250457430.435261670727329022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 16:00:11FORECAST20207515531.7319.8125.7715.0414565055150.03442.43442.915.3444TF-0.2740.7318292.190778850754.39497489139620.439968433632139022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 12:00:11FORECAST20207515531.7319.8125.7714.5787407995550.03442.51443.015.5244TT-0.2739.7318291.831268222564.25453241662220.439968433632139022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 08:00:11FORECAST20207515530.5818.8124.69515.7495621720390.01582.30582.95.2058TF-1.4239.5818292.740129731384.61052887345520.380688112586529022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 04:00:12FORECAST20207515530.6919.0324.8615.4474368869890.08082.52083.135.6508TT-1.3133.6918292.505860711574.51846582241630.38626195367699022153237.5WETL
2019-12-10 00:00:13FORECAST20207515530.719.0324.86515.6998759684950.08082.80083.155.9508TT-1.324.718292.701615223124.59537905478130.3867698513789022153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 20:00:11FORECAST20207515529.1119.5924.3519.1066361827080.43083.60082.426.0208TT-2.8934.1118295.331155679195.64278494498090.308969662955379022152225WETL
2019-12-09 16:00:11FORECAST20207515526.4919.0822.78516.2334279573170.17863.06862.415.4786TT-5.5131.4918293.114946663084.75826036986810.198620419226069012153230WETL
2019-12-09 12:00:11FORECAST20207515526.4919.0822.78515.7456145721050.17863.11862.415.5286TT-5.5131.4918292.737069907374.60932507372880.198620419226069012153230WETL
2019-12-09 08:00:11FORECAST20207515530.1919.5924.8915.2904238902690.2423.7622.386.142TT-1.8137.1918292.384041265164.47067592969430.361132168378779022153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 04:00:12FORECAST20207515530.6619.3925.02515.0052129771630.06842.95842.325.2784TT-1.3433.6618292.1626344044.3839625532010.384739432397999022153237.5WETL
2019-12-09 00:00:13FORECAST20207515530.6719.3925.0316.8521785794250.06842.93842.034.9684TF-1.3329.6718293.593578740184.9476914187020.385246743368969022153237.5WETL
2019-12-08 20:00:11FORECAST20207515531.0219.0525.03518.4712507045070.12883.36882.065.4288TT-0.9841.0218294.842451892265.44610884723360.403120461427049022152225WETL
2019-12-08 16:00:11FORECAST20207515531.2919.2225.25517.0575268590280.12073.56072.095.6507TT-0.7145.2918293.752258906215.01068704619290.41705054766059022152225WETL
2019-12-08 12:00:11FORECAST20207515531.319.2325.26525.5130896662870.12073.56072.075.6307TT-0.745.318300.214832164137.65940793215270.417568597341329022152225WETL
2019-12-08 08:00:11FORECAST20207515533.1322.5927.8620.736745387950.05762.03762.364.3976TF1.1344.1318296.58134515876.15013184137170.513862170466989032152230WETL
2019-12-08 04:00:12FORECAST20207515532.7723.127.93520.3605104706470.06222.11222.374.4822TF0.7740.7718296.293256364586.03268194859330.494804422883919022152225WETL
2019-12-08 00:00:13FORECAST20207515532.7723.1227.94517.7941924443280.06222.11221.743.8522TF0.7740.7718294.320826949025.23720143510450.494804422883919022152225DRYL
2019-12-07 20:00:11FORECAST20207515529.7225.1927.45516.2263018515850.2892.1891.273.459TF-2.2848.7218293.109429909654.75608208525980.338042139939249022153237.5DRYL
2019-12-07 16:00:11FORECAST20207515531.9224.228.0614.1841577463190.21722.28721.283.5672TF-0.07999999999999850.9218291.524359832074.13502750675260.449932041880179022153237.5DRYL
2019-12-07 12:00:11FORECAST20207515529.5824.226.8913.8902508034240.19552.26551.273.5355TF-2.4248.5818291.295557783074.04616835553010.331275688783079022153237.5DRYL
2019-12-07 08:00:11FORECAST20207515526.7225.3626.0415.1624480142930.07921.86921.493.3592TF-5.2842.7218292.284714494514.43175178889570.207243625207739012153230DRYL
2019-12-07 04:00:12FORECAST20207515523.3822.8323.10517.09872939780.04661.98661.683.6666TF-8.6244.3818293.784087654775.02333461618860.103889466481499012152220DRYL