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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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DAY 78 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/18/2019 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): 34.55°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.26°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.41°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.484
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: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 44

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): 0.16 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.07 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.23 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: 38 in
SWE DAY: 15
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 306.10 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 11.59 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: 158

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 5.0

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
2019-12-18 04:00:12OBSERVATION20207815834.5500630.2599432.40537.86737833333300.165.075.23TF2.5500643.5500615306.10352639401 11.5913380431290.4838851662342192 2212125WETL
2019-12-18 00:00:12FORECAST20207915930.1130.1130.11500.00160.16165.075.2316TF-1.8939.1115314.9586331185515.7479316559270.27443359027882922212125WETL
2019-12-17 12:00:11FORECAST20207815839.4730.9335.249.8290573333330.00480.16485.075.2348TF7.4748.4715314.8357548944815.687968881220.71872812669336924212127WETL
2019-12-17 08:00:11FORECAST20207815839.9930.3435.16549.7982253333330.01780.17785.075.2478TF7.9948.9915314.8135863369615.6771579104030.74038981572599924212127WETL
2019-12-17 04:00:12FORECAST20207815834.0328.8831.45549.4880486666670.01070.17075.075.2407TF2.0343.0315314.5904691847915.5684684490860.45783693007706922212125WETL
2019-12-17 00:00:13FORECAST20207815838.2529.333.77560.784340.00870.09875.075.1687TF6.2544.2515322.603838683619.6092614158490.66474573703013923212126WETL
2019-12-16 20:00:10FORECAST20207815839.1631.635.3860.7544920.0070.1475.075.217TF7.1652.1615322.5829666112619.598364264320.7054126508689924212127WETL
2019-12-16 16:00:10FORECAST20207815839.1131.5435.32560.7430120.00360.14365.075.2136TF7.1152.1115322.5749384697719.5941733583690.70323807727824924212127WETL
2019-12-16 12:00:11FORECAST20207815839.3131.5435.42560.649281458040.00180.14185.075.2118TF7.3152.3115322.5093824936719.5599623117170.71189188988615924212127WETL
2019-12-16 08:00:11FORECAST20207815839.0330.5534.7960.7784812725940.00160.14165.075.2116TF7.0352.0315322.5997419247919.607122373120.6997435756715924212127WETL
2019-12-16 04:00:12FORECAST20207815839.1730.334.73560.7257638852860.0040.1345.075.204TF7.1748.1715322.5628761564119.5878770556330.70584668271138924212127WETL
2019-12-16 00:00:12FORECAST20207815839.3331.5435.43551.6732907262840.00350.04355.075.1135TF7.3349.3315316.1586268702116.3369566418870.71275068760111924211123.5WETL
2019-12-15 20:00:11FORECAST20207815840.1732.3736.2751.6453563337670.02350.08355.075.1535TF8.1757.1715316.1386356647716.3270924897780.74768251474008924211123.5WETL
2019-12-15 16:00:11FORECAST20207815840.4532.5336.4951.5381021675680.00070.05075.075.1207TF8.4558.4515316.0618662045616.2892287517230.75880872167316924211123.5WETL
2019-12-15 12:00:11FORECAST20207815840.2132.2336.2251.56602146716500.055.075.12TF8.2158.2115316.0818520530716.299083568350.74928834311551924211123.5WETL
2019-12-15 08:00:11FORECAST20207815839.8931.2335.5651.7299610532260.00040.09045.075.1604TF7.8958.8915316.1991785459316.3569711912430.73629186422241924212127WETL
2019-12-15 04:00:12FORECAST20207815839.9931.3935.6951.5804333386110.00140.10145.075.1714TF7.9953.9915316.0921681426316.3041710077380.74038981572599924212127WETL
2019-12-15 00:00:13FORECAST20207815839.8831.3835.6349.952365998150.00120.11124.684.7912TF7.8850.8815314.9243978683615.7312187840670.73588026427083924212127WETL
2019-12-14 20:00:11FORECAST20207815839.9729.134.53549.8620791428490.00480.05484.794.8448TF7.9756.9715314.8594960245215.6995491096520.73957285982681924211123.5WETL
2019-12-14 16:00:11FORECAST20207815839.5730.9135.2449.8648278915640.01090.10094.794.8909TF7.5756.5715314.8614721559615.7005131187410.72296067120867924212127WETL
2019-12-14 12:00:11FORECAST20207815838.4530.234.32550.4083362606620.00970.17974.794.9697TF6.4557.4515315.2519404450115.8913258207780.67387284034648923212126WETL
2019-12-14 08:00:11FORECAST20207815833.5729.3231.44550.5490460760290.0920.2524.885.132TF1.5756.5715315.3529416398115.9407903771620.43494334340315922212125WETL
2019-12-14 04:00:12FORECAST20207815837.6528.5133.0850.6154615666460.11680.29684.855.1468TF5.6557.6515315.4006019934815.9641470482980.63679451681807923212126WETL
2019-12-14 00:00:12FORECAST20207815837.6729.1533.4125.5714335720930.12220.33224.024.3522TF5.6758.6715296.846421448697.59078854718880.637739061011999232122212WETL
2019-12-13 20:00:11FORECAST20207815837.5329.2733.425.6320357039180.16210.30214.14.4021TF5.5356.5315296.892758883437.60996579593470.631109958939339232122212WETL
2019-12-13 16:00:11FORECAST20207815836.6228.2732.44525.8295884136910.16250.32254.134.4525TF4.6258.6215297.043761577117.67251810239110.587149098408689232122212WETL
2019-12-13 12:00:12FORECAST20207815836.6228.2732.44526.5314007566210.16250.33254.234.5625TF4.6257.6215297.579591188187.89520339080510.587149098408689232122212WETL
2019-12-13 08:00:11FORECAST20207815837.9626.6532.30525.8634531130990.01070.02074.194.2107TF5.9651.9615297.069639015597.68324668000490.65133821859412923211226WETL
2019-12-13 04:00:12FORECAST20207815837.6726.6232.14526.6836727318810.0110.0214.434.451TF5.6756.6715297.695723898297.94361527018220.63773906101199923211226WETL
2019-12-13 00:00:13FORECAST20207815837.6726.6232.14530.4563793020530.0110.0313.133.161FF5.6752.6715300.558744211379.15393111625030.63773906101199923211226DRYL
2019-12-12 20:00:11FORECAST20207815838.2525.6531.9529.0124429920270.00180.06184.364.4218TF6.2556.2515299.466213691858.68824645277320.66474573703013923211226WETL
2019-12-12 16:00:11FORECAST20207815838.4826.832.6429.247550363950.00180.07184.434.5018TF6.4856.4815299.644377006738.76386400777880.67523314155991923211226WETL
2019-12-12 12:00:11FORECAST20207815838.4826.8132.64529.7815940400320.00180.07184.364.4318TF6.4852.4815300.048677818058.93592791502550.67523314155991923211226WETL
2019-12-12 08:00:11FORECAST20207815837.8824.0230.9530.8685255074930.00090.08094.394.4709TF5.8853.8815300.869853438959.2874087453160.64760521777465923211226WETL
2019-12-12 04:00:12FORECAST20207815839.7524.3332.0431.0348279153280.00090.08094.534.6109TF7.7556.7515300.995294887929.341337180170.73049988920176924211227WETL
2019-12-12 00:00:13FORECAST20207815839.7524.3332.0417.0819929037320.00090.09094.784.8709TF7.7559.7515290.284252812794.95863354661320.730499889201769242123221WETM
2019-12-11 20:00:11FORECAST20207815836.9724.3130.6418.2226025216420.00340.14345.245.3834TF4.9767.9715291.174171555845.30595119283050.604220011415579232122212WETL
2019-12-11 16:00:11FORECAST20207815838.528.1333.31517.2893891814540.0420.2025.315.512TF6.571.515290.446257974755.02163839042260.676138714865479232122212WETL
2019-12-11 12:00:11FORECAST20207815838.4928.1333.3116.8959748806970.0420.2025.365.562TF6.4972.4915290.138874405094.90217913386210.675686058008879232123218WETM
2019-12-11 08:00:11FORECAST20207815838.3623.8531.10517.7379334584590.00060.11065.635.7406TF6.3659.3615290.796341317215.15812615224780.669778103937699232122212WETL
2019-12-11 04:00:12FORECAST20207815837.4124.3830.89518.2112761117590.04730.29735.756.0473TF5.4163.4115291.165347208675.30249253219340.625396585638259232122212WETL
2019-12-11 00:00:13FORECAST20207815835.8725.7230.79514.960902068350.25050.50054.935.4305TF3.8760.8715288.622478776634.31805263970160.550049446870989232133227WETL
2019-12-10 20:00:11FORECAST20207815836.4426.7431.5914.977866937190.08460.13465.495.6246TF4.4467.4415288.635805495064.32314868801360.578302967485179232123218WETL
2019-12-10 16:00:11FORECAST20207815837.1129.8933.514.927549803630.01480.01485.345.3548TF5.1170.1115288.596277298194.30803530251090.61099476340303923211329WETM
2019-12-10 12:00:11FORECAST20207815834.429.8932.14514.5462859574670.00360.00365.525.5236TF2.466.415288.296599345574.19364477464590.47635711376272922211327.5WETM
2019-12-10 08:00:12FORECAST20207815834.2332.4533.3416.3415976664660.00231.17235.216.3823TT2.2369.2315289.705205129114.73424590410080.467839059052069222143230WETH
2019-12-10 04:00:12FORECAST20207815832.9632.4832.7215.7669441872940.04931.39935.657.0493TT0.9661.9615289.255029430064.56066790491790.404930055360299222143230WETH