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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 19, 2019

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DAY 80 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/20/2019 04:00:10 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): 35.75°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.37°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.56°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.580
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: 4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 55

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: 2.08 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.41 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.11 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 44 in
SWE DAY: 13
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 308.33 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.53 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: 160

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
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
2019-12-20 04:01:13OBSERVATION20208016035.7499425.3700630.5643.8811458333332.082.414.77.11TT3.7499454.7499413308.33448320065 13.5300704227730.5797729989770190 31151212.5WETL
2019-12-20 00:01:15FORECAST20208116138.8238.8238.8236.9627173333330.12650.45654.75.1565TF6.8257.8213303.2010313766311.207134017950.70669284771964904112126WETL
2019-12-19 12:01:13FORECAST20208016035.4527.8231.63537.3470327102191.98162.31164.77.0116TT3.4554.4513303.4885646711911.3343973519520.56665255692239031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 08:00:11FORECAST20208016034.7425.8230.2837.0794185564471.93012.26014.76.9601TT2.7453.7413303.288373425411.2457565415450.535326459539879031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 04:01:14FORECAST20208016034.930.432.6537.1921369300962.21042.54044.77.2404TT2.953.913303.372710036111.2830793725170.542412082196959031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 00:00:13FORECAST20208016034.9229.8432.3836.9166882.49832.54834.77.2483TT2.9250.9213303.166574777911.1919058531040.543296884686349031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 20:00:10FORECAST20208016035.7728.8532.3138.6491037492642.53372.77374.77.4737TT3.7759.7713304.4606516057111.7671313114780.580647509248049031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 16:02:38FORECAST20208016034.6528.0331.3438.7601516881732.56382.80384.77.5038TT2.6558.6513304.5434079544411.8041486879470.53133572240159031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 16:00:11FORECAST20208016038.9930.0634.52537.8229346666672.36282.60284.77.3028TT6.9962.9913303.8442315487411.4922805187110.713184446020939041151215WETL
2019-12-18 12:00:11FORECAST20208016035.2129.9532.5837.9069215210312.14812.38814.77.0881TT3.2159.2113303.9069547784911.5201770844840.556100211821589031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 08:00:12FORECAST20208016035.1827.831.4939.1303676010091.85772.15774.76.8577TT3.1859.1813304.8191357014611.927684831820.554778209219419031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 04:00:12FORECAST20208016034.9427.7331.33538.5961651873061.92152.34154.77.0415TT2.9452.9413304.4211919397211.7494906106220.544181472576929031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 00:00:12FORECAST20208016038.529.3333.91550.6281057128321.89392.28394.76.9839TT6.555.513313.2545691351115.85948544120.694292379543469031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 20:00:11FORECAST20208016036.8127.8832.34551.2923346849721.98062.37064.77.0706TT4.8162.8113313.7344013934116.092169918460.625345263232889031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 16:00:11FORECAST20208016036.8428.8332.83550.6852253006232.00462.49464.77.1946TT4.8462.8413313.2958635668415.8794714306390.626613063934819031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 12:00:11FORECAST20208016036.3127.9532.1351.0321373285012.06772.83774.77.5377TT4.3157.3113313.5465339099216.0009497773660.604025575046719031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 08:00:11FORECAST20208016033.4427.1830.3151.7020152159852.34153.04154.77.7415TT1.4455.4413314.0299470638816.2359811013720.477538397880869021151210WETL
2019-12-17 04:00:13FORECAST20208016033.828.3331.06550.6621323034862.35383.24384.77.9438TT1.850.813313.2791692764615.871390721810.493545756572979021151210WETL
2019-12-17 00:00:13FORECAST20208016035.2328.6331.9361.8209786026282.78643.48644.638.1164TT3.2355.2313321.2330582601519.8589420211570.556981201159269031151212.5WETL
2019-12-16 20:00:10FORECAST20208016038.4427.132.7763.4139597573082.58873.35874.688.0387TT6.4465.4413322.3502386536620.4415050617420.691941697089069031151212.5WETL
2019-12-16 16:00:10FORECAST20208016033.3227.6330.47564.1176919770142.68093.45094.688.1309TT1.3260.3213322.8423383562720.6999056078660.472209379314989021151210WETL
2019-12-16 12:00:11FORECAST20208016032.9328.2430.58563.5273203140523.08633.85634.688.5363TT0.9361.9313322.4295678771120.4830864372510.454929299922369021151210WETL
2019-12-16 08:00:11FORECAST20208016031.828.9230.3663.1063093534133.1513.9414.688.621TT-0.259.813322.1348310931920.3287403044760.405454066603189021151210WETL
2019-12-16 04:00:12FORECAST20208016033.3927.8430.61560.6760718852863.19284.04284.678.7128TT1.3956.3913320.4273223487919.4422712448450.475317430390159021151210WETL
2019-12-16 00:00:13FORECAST20208016033.3927.3130.3551.6193347262843.18184.06184.588.6418TT1.3957.3913313.9703256955416.2069393361980.475317430390159021151210WETL
2019-12-15 20:00:11FORECAST20208016035.9327.5631.74551.4158656671012.37673.25674.67.8567TT3.9368.9313313.8235496756316.1355094732950.587608066127559031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 16:00:11FORECAST20208016032.3127.2829.79551.9821061830922.32983.02984.597.6198TT0.3167.3113314.2318292144116.3344323123310.427646063721059021151210WETL
2019-12-15 12:00:11FORECAST20208016032.3127.2829.79552.2170246629562.32982.94984.597.5398TT0.3166.3113314.4010415199816.4170869391080.427646063721059021151210WETL
2019-12-15 08:00:11FORECAST20208016030.7927.4329.1152.8614276801371.74542.29544.636.9254TT-1.2165.7913314.8646884355216.6441969567630.362453408830069021151210WETL
2019-12-15 04:00:12FORECAST20208016030.6727.829.23552.3321594849521.92022.62024.647.2602TT-1.3361.6713314.4839365277716.4576235218270.3574462322029021151210WETL
2019-12-15 00:00:13FORECAST20208016030.6827.829.2450.7236031033641.92022.68024.266.9402TT-1.3258.6813313.3236053174715.8929021990380.357862575285189021151210WETL
2019-12-14 20:00:11FORECAST20208016035.3828.231.7949.7500124761831.38842.40844.316.7184TT3.3869.3813312.61899974715.5527991377050.563579349469249031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 16:00:11FORECAST20208016035.6328.131.86549.6919718915641.28372.05374.356.4037TT3.6370.6313312.5769396416315.5325644986230.574536173829959031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 12:00:11FORECAST20208016035.6428.131.8750.2348789273291.28372.05374.436.4837TT3.6470.6413312.9701243798315.7220163060920.574973310384069031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 08:00:11FORECAST20208016035.3928.7732.0851.5932949978971.21052.46054.516.9705TT3.3967.3913313.9515457074216.1977947127290.56401861860899031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 04:00:12FORECAST20208016034.4327.3230.87551.0294253873961.2031.9634.56.463TT2.4366.4313313.5445751825515.9999995049010.52156813322859031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 00:00:13FORECAST20208016034.4427.3230.8825.9962779747581.2031.9633.75.663TF2.4467.4413294.876867961347.66570102784910.522012440331719031152225WETL
2019-12-13 20:00:11FORECAST20208016034.2329.8732.0525.4592890372511.42292.21293.715.9229TT2.2370.2313294.463276989297.49682567972660.512677095580069031152225WETL
2019-12-13 16:00:11FORECAST20208016034.4229.0331.72525.6867444136911.35282.14283.765.9028TT2.4272.4213294.638532876257.56830468841710.521123799319579031152225WETL
2019-12-13 12:00:12FORECAST20208016034.4229.0431.7326.3884474232881.35282.14283.876.0128TT2.4271.4213295.178562169077.78930396828020.521123799319579031152225WETL
2019-12-13 08:00:12FORECAST20208016036.9929.5433.26525.6166331130991.16691.56693.675.2369TF4.9968.9913294.58452244537.54626363227860.632931286550069031152225WETL
2019-12-13 04:00:12FORECAST20208016036.7130.3633.53526.7814327968611.33811.77813.915.6881TF4.7172.7113295.480582755347.91339336983940.621109540577479031152225WETL
2019-12-13 00:00:13FORECAST20208016036.7230.3633.5430.5614695149391.33811.77812.624.3981TF4.7268.7213298.370305532089.11863499668170.621533777256589031152225WETL
2019-12-12 20:00:12FORECAST20208016035.9630.2433.128.8068416586940.32150.32153.894.2115TF3.9671.9613297.032395989218.55656519876370.588910178903819031122210WETL
2019-12-12 16:00:11FORECAST20208016029.2425.4627.3529.2033674799920.21760.21763.974.1876TF-2.7666.2413297.335269945398.68319115297770.29986169989781902112228WETL
2019-12-12 12:00:11FORECAST20208016028.7225.4627.0929.7447269770720.02760.02763.93.9276TF-3.2861.7213297.748278396638.85644124880120.28001302141528902111224DRYL
2019-12-12 08:00:11FORECAST20208016026.6925.8426.26530.7999735074930.01540.01543.943.9554TF-5.3159.6913298.551705711579.19538462653330.20917941193965901111223DRYL
2019-12-12 04:00:12FORECAST20208016027.6526.8327.2430.932054581995004.084.08TF-4.3564.6513298.652116008189.23792355339340.24128778128814901111223WETL