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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 20, 2019

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DAY 81 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/21/2019 04:00:09 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): 35.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.25°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.574
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: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 54

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: 3.05 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 5.46 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.16 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: 12
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 307.36 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.54 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: 161

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
2019-12-21 04:01:14OBSERVATION20208116135.3899433.1100634.2544.0566704166673.055.464.710.16TT3.3899454.3899412307.36160124576 13.5413287648230.5744329240383890 31151212.5WETL
2019-12-21 00:01:14FORECAST20208216233.3833.3833.3843.9924560.08272.49274.77.1927TT1.3852.3812307.314209226313.5195068275630.488465292591299021151210WETL
2019-12-20 12:00:10FORECAST20208116135.0533.6134.3343.8457306666671.70084.11084.78.8108TT3.0554.0512307.2058928493413.4696668370850.560027906435369031151212.5WETL
2019-12-20 08:01:14FORECAST20208116135.2833.3234.343.7872373333332.34334.75334.79.4533TT3.2854.2812307.1627003258313.4498060591150.569784093799029031151212.5WETL
2019-12-20 04:01:13FORECAST20208116135.4733.2434.35543.6337791666673.32915.73914.710.4391TT3.4754.4712307.0493535639113.3977236866750.577811813749619031151212.5WETL
2019-12-20 00:01:15FORECAST20208116138.533.2735.88536.6226906666674.17164.63164.79.3316TT6.560.512301.823443496411.0535866071170.699448505555919041151215WETL
2019-12-19 20:00:11FORECAST20208116135.7933.0134.436.7486973333334.08156.39154.711.0915TT3.7953.7912301.9181896882111.095100172280.591257759982899031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 16:00:10FORECAST20208116135.6232.9834.336.7240973333334.23826.54824.711.2482TT3.6253.6212301.8996949829711.0869937834580.584126906581129031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 12:01:13FORECAST20208116135.632.7234.1637.0814073768864.59886.90884.711.6088TT3.653.612302.1682133752211.2048226165120.583286110537379031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 08:00:11FORECAST20208116137.4932.6435.06536.7480292231144.44886.70884.711.4088TT5.4955.4912301.9176874066611.0948799997950.660553322123759031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 04:01:14FORECAST20208116135.2733.1234.19536.8759995967634.12386.66384.711.3638TT3.2753.2712302.0138792690111.1370636901410.569360751812319031151212.5WETL
2019-12-19 00:00:13FORECAST20208116137.2233.4735.34536.5231426666674.16276.71274.711.4127TT5.2252.2212301.7485705051311.0208060900210.649836152663529031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 20:00:10FORECAST20208116138.5932.9535.7738.3417130825973.80846.57844.711.2784TT6.5962.5912303.1133893739111.6218866068680.702814971069759041151215WETL
2019-12-18 16:02:38FORECAST20208116135.3833.234.2938.4982436881734.09146.89144.711.5914TT3.3858.3812303.2305696194111.6738443629110.574013024648149031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 16:00:11FORECAST20208116138.7733.4736.1237.4882653333333.9456.5454.711.245TT6.7765.7712302.4736704245611.3392132132230.709495702715439041151215WETL
2019-12-18 12:00:11FORECAST20208116138.0333.335.66537.5121735210313.89476.28474.710.9847TT6.0361.0312302.4916101745211.3471177695230.681595686023389031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 08:00:12FORECAST20208116135.6232.5834.138.8555582676753.95776.11774.710.8177TT3.6258.6212303.4978840929211.7925797194890.584126906581129031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 04:00:12FORECAST20208116137.3932.4234.90538.3139758539733.91256.25254.710.9525TT5.3954.3912303.0926201707211.6126833307380.656598551951659031151212.5WETL
2019-12-18 00:00:13FORECAST20208116137.231.7134.45550.4660190461653.81686.09684.710.7968TT5.257.212312.0531998081715.7480827249360.649037394854279031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 20:00:11FORECAST20208116138.5530.8934.7251.1046093516383.93626.30624.711.0062TT6.5565.5512312.5164730359715.9710322704550.701320889655839041151215WETL
2019-12-17 16:00:11FORECAST20208116138.6930.1934.4450.5167426339563.61956.10954.710.8095TT6.6965.6912312.0900253410315.7657714887780.706535158757179041151215WETL
2019-12-17 12:00:12FORECAST20208116137.0531.7334.3950.7482533285013.3676.2074.710.907TT5.0558.0512312.2580428229115.8465502610390.643025932402649031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 08:00:11FORECAST20208116134.1131.3832.74551.6212178826523.51696.53694.7211.2569TT2.1153.1112312.8907036264516.1517991853570.519837869583619031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 04:00:13FORECAST20208116136.1930.8833.53550.5302763034863.79367.02364.7111.7336TT4.1951.1912312.0998500388315.7704916567390.607913610369389031151212.5WETL
2019-12-17 00:00:13FORECAST20208116136.130.1333.11561.8116902529213.01956.49954.6411.1395TT4.155.112320.1731716461719.7904449130890.604182065101929031151212.5WETL
2019-12-16 20:00:11FORECAST20208116136.1428.532.3265.4359378606442.44075.79074.6910.4807TT4.1465.1412322.718079003721.1173601641920.605841730612199031151212.5WETL
2019-12-16 16:00:10FORECAST20208116133.2828.4430.8666.2760187994712.3355.7854.6810.465TT1.2857.2812323.3046376998421.427344246150.484168887807149021151210WETL
2019-12-16 12:00:11FORECAST20208116131.9929.4430.71564.9641196695932.44646.30644.6810.9864TT-0.01000000000000257.9912322.3880982918620.9436589974850.429085837812899021151210WETL
2019-12-16 08:00:11FORECAST20208116133.5329.1931.3665.2158513625762.52196.46194.6811.1419TT1.5357.5312322.5642038817721.0362991752410.494912254524859021151210WETL
2019-12-16 04:00:12FORECAST20208116133.0428.0730.55560.6611478852861.93455.97454.6710.6445TT1.0453.0412319.3603618901919.3727661413190.473865959749199021151210WETL
2019-12-16 00:00:13FORECAST20208116133.0428.0730.55551.6044107262841.93455.99454.5810.5745TT1.0454.0412312.8785362693816.1459124930840.473865959749199021151210WETL
2019-12-15 20:00:11FORECAST20208116135.6429.1732.40551.3181763337673.29286.53284.6211.1528TT3.6468.6412312.6712402411116.0457178411910.584967317782639031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 16:00:11FORECAST20208116134.7729.6332.251.8487741830923.12636.15634.5910.7463TT2.7765.7712313.0553894073816.2315381921830.548102004780219031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 12:00:11FORECAST20208116134.7729.6232.19552.0837473296233.12636.07634.5910.6663TT2.7764.7712313.2253430049216.3139496223030.548102004780219031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 08:00:11FORECAST20208116135.0731.0333.0552.7103836801372.21514.51514.639.1451TT3.0765.0712313.6780868229416.5340923084880.560877807242959031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 04:00:12FORECAST20208116134.530.6632.5852.2545328182862.24654.86654.649.5065TT2.560.512313.3488067070316.3738955036430.536560647353339031151212.5WETL
2019-12-15 00:00:13FORECAST20208116134.530.6632.5850.6459764366972.24654.92654.269.1865TT2.557.512312.1838281717315.8108548055030.536560647353339031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 20:00:11FORECAST20208116134.9229.6132.26549.6806951428492.45944.86944.319.1794TT2.9267.9212311.4824456440815.4746644243930.554496979784959031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 16:00:11FORECAST20208116134.5729.7732.1749.600842558232.55634.59634.368.9563TT2.5769.5712311.4243469500615.446910001870.539556204601459031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 12:00:11FORECAST20208116135.1928.9132.0550.1324882606622.35694.39694.448.8369TT3.1970.1912311.8109368861215.631858132990.565971186218579031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 08:00:11FORECAST20208116134.7128.431.55551.5320136645641.90654.27654.68.8765TT2.7165.7112312.8261192701816.1205598528630.545540421057889031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 04:00:12FORECAST20208116135.3629.1332.24550.9183973873961.46243.30244.627.9224TT3.3665.3612312.3814608686915.9059633609670.573167902825749031151212.5WETL
2019-12-14 00:00:13FORECAST20208116135.3629.1332.24525.8849219747581.46243.30243.827.1224TT3.3666.3612293.637142631557.60077452590850.573167902825749031152225WETL
2019-12-13 20:00:11FORECAST20208116134.0328.5131.2725.4034197039181.69163.74163.877.6116TT2.0368.0312293.264796713347.4499287152930.516402264839989031152225WETL
2019-12-13 16:00:11FORECAST20208116134.4728.4731.4725.6546550803571.5113.4913.927.411TT2.4770.4712293.45913395537.52859286180360.535276192248949031152225WETL
2019-12-13 12:00:12FORECAST20208116134.4728.931.68526.3563580899541.27583.25584.037.2858TT2.4769.4712294.001263448887.74880257835790.535276192248949031152225WETL
2019-12-13 08:00:12FORECAST20208116132.9231.7932.35525.6003971130990.91872.47873.686.1587TT0.9265.9212293.417174473987.51159618633740.46872061184649021152220WETL
2019-12-13 04:00:12FORECAST20208116135.5334.0734.826.7212994635280.54862.31863.926.2386TT3.5372.5312294.282832193257.86361968601090.580340347635669031152225WETL