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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 30, 2019

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DAY 91 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/31/2019 04:00:11 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): 296.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.98°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 165.09°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 1.000
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: 264
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 252

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.06 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.04 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.10 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: 45 in
SWE DAY: 2
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 297.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.49 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: 171

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 8.0

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
2019-12-31 04:00:11OBSERVATION202091171296.2000433.98165.0900245.3854079166670.00999999999999090.0599999999999918.048.1TT264.20004252.200042297.12551763777 13.485162820441191 5121118WETL
2019-12-31 00:00:16FORECAST20209217230.8930.8930.89440.00310.05318.048.0931TT-1.11-13.112296.0652470331713.0268708694590.47070418883241912111122WETL
2019-12-30 12:00:11FORECAST20209117135.8829.7832.8343.9005066666670.03240.08248.048.1224TT3.88-8.122295.9889598081412.9940653033170.67463219119125913111122.5WETL
2019-12-29 20:02:14FORECAST20209117134.6130.3132.4643.9357666666670.03250.08258.048.1225TT2.61-9.392296.0159978708713.0056898120550.62506302311876913111122.5WETL
2019-12-29 04:02:15FORECAST20209117139.0230.5434.7844.0173023333330.01810.06818.048.1081TT7.02-4.982296.0785117532813.0325773662470.78345858099666914111123WETL
2019-12-29 04:00:12FORECAST20209117139.3530.8535.144.1388263333330.00660.05668.048.0966TT7.35-9.652296.1716609048413.0726695055340.79353267934818914111123WETL
2019-12-29 00:02:14FORECAST20209117138.9830.834.8946.7533440.00440.04448.048.0844TT6.98-11.022298.168762460213.9403867213560.78221848206831914111123WETL
2019-12-29 00:00:12FORECAST20209117138.9830.834.8946.6175520.00440.04448.048.0844TT6.98-9.022298.0653638248413.8950775975030.78221848206831914111123WETL
2019-12-28 20:02:12FORECAST2020911713930.5434.7746.589180.00340.04348.048.0834TT7-12298.0437554991713.8856141728270.78283904195908914111123WETL
2019-12-28 20:00:11FORECAST20209117138.8230.4734.64546.6090240.00290.05298.048.0929TT6.82-1.182298.0588690004613.8922329786550.77721738348003914111123WETL
2019-12-28 16:02:14FORECAST20209117138.330.2134.25546.5668213333330.00110.04118.048.0811TT6.3-1.72298.0267258756313.8781572964090.76052035046801914111123WETL
2019-12-28 16:00:11FORECAST20209117138.3130.2134.2646.5758413333330.00110.04118.048.0811TT6.31-1.692298.0335961335413.8811654855180.76084775188898914111123WETL
2019-12-28 12:02:13FORECAST20209117139.3129.5434.42546.3448746666670.00670.12678.048.1667TT7.31-0.692297.8576262966513.8041743592290.79232654354221914112126WETL
2019-12-28 12:00:11FORECAST20209117139.1430.7734.95546.2007186666670.00750.21758.048.2575TT7.14-0.862297.747743793413.7561597446330.78715431847575914112126WETL
2019-12-28 00:02:13FORECAST20209117140.1130.7835.44546.4430013333330.00020.11028.048.1502TT8.111.112297.9324000591813.8368748531920.8156533317499914112126WETL
2019-12-28 00:00:13FORECAST20209117139.6330.4835.05546.3812826666670.00040.11048.048.1504TT7.630.632297.8853718282913.8163056330330.80185900558241914112126WETL
2019-12-27 16:02:15FORECAST20209117140.229.6434.9246.5895609829120.0020.0928.198.282TT8.26.22298.044045668913.8857412412850.81817178268968914112126WETL
2019-12-27 04:02:12FORECAST20209117139.0527.5733.3146.4560831243020.00520.30528.198.4952TT7.050.0499999999999972297.9423671417313.8412353741870.78438597312871914112126WETL
2019-12-27 04:00:12FORECAST20209117139.0527.5733.3146.7655800578580.00520.29528.248.5352TT7.05-1.952298.178077838513.9444707706550.78438597312871914112126WETL
2019-12-26 16:02:13FORECAST20209117138.4127.6633.03548.43000722731900.318.378.68TT6.41-2.592299.4425210354814.5020034579150.76410829585419914112126WETL
2019-12-26 08:02:14FORECAST20209117138.2527.0132.6348.9381162853350.01020.54028.48.9402TT6.25-3.752299.827460910114.6729911475550.75887968405389914113129WETL
2019-12-26 08:00:12FORECAST20209117138.2527.0132.6349.128432702710.01020.65028.49.0502TT6.25-7.752299.9715154573414.7371304098760.75887968405389914113129WETL
2019-12-26 00:02:14FORECAST20209117139.0826.5232.849.9379393327470.01020.54028.479.0102TT7.08-5.922300.5834708188315.0105191301770.78531106240405914113129WETL
2019-12-26 00:00:13FORECAST20209117139.0826.5232.849.4584741605840.01020.58028.479.0502TT7.08-1.922300.2211658296214.8484807726440.78531106240405914113129WETL
2019-12-25 20:02:13FORECAST20209117136.6324.5530.5950.1234781283870.00110.54118.549.0811TT4.636.632300.723553734815.0733104683170.70258106148554914113129WETL
2019-12-25 20:00:11FORECAST20209117136.6324.5530.5950.2379592169790.00110.49118.488.9711TT4.638.632300.8099547232715.1120782374490.70258106148554914113129WETL
2019-12-25 16:02:12FORECAST20209117136.8124.6630.73550.4321659221250.00110.45118.488.9311TT4.818.812300.9564686559515.1778865625940.70912229360008914112126WETL
2019-12-25 16:00:11FORECAST20209117136.2424.3330.28550.6574975288540.00110.46118.518.9711TT4.246.242301.1263733675715.2543085147410.68818322086464913112125WETL
2019-12-24 04:02:13FORECAST20209117140.7625.3333.04546.88166724374100.268.088.34TT8.7623.762298.2664412515913.9832280487320.8333559158812914112126WETL
2019-12-24 04:00:12FORECAST20209117140.7726.0433.40546.78079444001300.168.078.23TT8.7719.772298.1896602277113.949549199250.83361942337059914112126WETL
2019-12-23 20:02:13FORECAST20209117145.830.7238.2642.9759678836220.00060.02067.867.8806TT13.830.82295.279140386912.6899068539710.93317512734088915111123.5WETL
2019-12-23 20:00:11FORECAST20209117145.830.7238.2643.0668431540990.00060.02067.887.9006TT13.829.82295.3489842370712.719748379860.93317512734088915111123.5WETL
2019-12-23 08:00:11FORECAST20209117130.3928.0229.20548.6764423994950.44091.41097.99.3109TT-1.617.392299.6292806460714.5848874205710.44977533812616912114128WETL
2019-12-23 04:02:13FORECAST20209117127.0125.9826.49549.1730103037990.31091.47097.959.4209TT-4.996.012300.0052471279714.7521611082170.31466049442346912114128WETL
2019-12-23 04:00:12FORECAST20209117127.0225.9826.548.5926079798940.23781.39787.969.3578TT-4.988.022299.5657602876114.5566815538550.31503506272176912114128WETL
2019-12-23 00:02:14FORECAST20209117127.0327.0327.0346.1424243408790.04991.20997.849.0499TT-4.976.032297.703297682513.7367518893450.31540982117093912114128WETL