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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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DAY 92 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/01/2020 04:00:13 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): 389.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.45°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 211.72°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 1.000
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: 357
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 611

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: 0.83 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.89 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.21 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: 1
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 295.86 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.38 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: 172

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: 5
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 33.0

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
2020-01-01 04:00:13OBSERVATION202092172388.9999434.44998211.7249645.2253927272730.830000000000040.890000000000047.218.1TT356.99994610.999941295.85766354524 13.380279025207190 51531133WETL
2020-01-01 00:00:13FORECAST20209317339.3139.3139.3144.9600386666670.1090.1697.217.379TT7.31261.311295.6540185971213.2926161080820.82740325169137904122127WETL
2019-12-31 12:00:11FORECAST20209217234.9233.7934.35544.8427786666672.36132.42137.219.6313TT2.92256.921295.5639841258413.2539103219930.665996118563289031251215WETL
2019-12-31 08:00:10FORECAST20209217236.2733.1734.7244.8322826666673.10913.16917.2110.3791TT4.27258.271295.5559237885913.2504467190980.721481863557239041251217.5WETL
2019-12-31 04:00:12FORECAST20209217238.0632.9435.545.0588839166673.05733.11737.2110.3273TT6.06260.061295.7298930441113.3252589213630.787349940477269041251217.5WETL
2019-12-31 00:00:16FORECAST20209217235.5330.7433.13543.8052773333332.66642.71647.219.9264TT3.53-7.471294.7662013979712.9123152007310.691617406855169031151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 20:00:11FORECAST20209217235.2531.3233.28543.8929626666672.60352.68357.219.8935TT3.25-2.751294.8337080660812.9411249410190.679962665601059031151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 16:00:11FORECAST20209217235.2329.8832.55543.9132442.61892.69897.219.9089TT3.23-2.771294.8493199987212.9477901323380.679123170716459031151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 12:00:11FORECAST20209217235.2331.3633.29543.8044026666672.56032.64037.219.8503TT3.23-2.771294.76552793912.9120278780930.679123170716459031151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 20:02:14FORECAST20209217233.5631.0232.2943.8545866666672.75172.83177.2110.0417TT1.56-5.441294.8041652273312.9285148136560.606170928665679031151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 04:02:15FORECAST20209217233.9631.1532.55543.9199956666671.98842.05847.219.2684TT1.96-1.041294.8545170409812.9500091107370.624102485945559031151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 04:00:12FORECAST20209217233.7531.0232.38544.0451276666671.89611.95617.219.1661TT1.75-6.251294.9508202818112.9911465347010.614719087564879031151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:02:15FORECAST20209217233.7230.6332.17546.6527026666671.84771.88777.219.0977TT1.72-7.281296.950695420613.8535525001170.61337295946759031151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:00:12FORECAST20209217237.7331.1934.4646.2837573333331.65241.69247.218.9024TT5.73-1.271296.6685372756713.7309345877020.775935803781549041151215WETL
2019-12-28 20:02:12FORECAST20209217238.5931.234.89546.2354866666671.44121.46127.238.6912TT6.597.591296.6316017768813.7149064688670.804954662633329041141212WETL
2019-12-28 20:00:11FORECAST20209217238.8632.9635.9146.2045453333331.58281.61287.238.8428TT6.867.861296.6079238657913.7046342644830.8135726619659041151215WETL
2019-12-28 16:02:14FORECAST20209217238.8231.635.2146.3306613333331.51431.53437.238.7643TT6.826.821296.7044226977413.7465121241110.812310984081329041151215WETL
2019-12-28 16:00:11FORECAST20209217238.8231.635.2146.3396813333331.51431.53437.238.7643TT6.826.821296.7113232503313.7495081674120.812310984081329041151215WETL
2019-12-28 12:02:13FORECAST20209217239.7432.0635.946.0140321.24041.35047.238.5804TT7.748.741296.4620921837413.6414161965290.839992360004269041141212WETL
2019-12-28 12:00:11FORECAST20209217238.5532.6435.59545.8027453333331.13841.33847.238.5684TT6.557.551296.300276647713.5713661134910.803657678448759041141212WETL
2019-12-28 00:02:13FORECAST20209217239.8431.2835.5646.0509866666670.93541.02547.238.2554TT7.8410.841296.4903852808613.6536747793640.842831980095999041141212WETL
2019-12-28 00:00:13FORECAST20209217239.8433.2336.53545.8663226666670.93591.02597.238.2559TT7.8410.841296.3489769769813.5924377999630.842831980095999041141212WETL
2019-12-27 16:02:15FORECAST20209217240.5133.1436.82546.1750783162450.71930.78937.388.1693TT8.5116.511296.5853724478113.694852800230.861000549753479051131210.5WETL
2019-12-27 04:02:12FORECAST20209217239.7432.3336.03546.2736345084440.89031.17037.398.5603TT7.749.741296.6607919201913.7275730583010.839992360004269041141212WETL
2019-12-27 04:00:12FORECAST20209217239.7432.3336.03546.5851008903590.89031.17037.438.6003TT7.747.741296.8990154265613.8310705878940.839992360004269041141212WETL
2019-12-26 16:02:13FORECAST20209217239.4832.7236.147.9678552273191.35081.56087.649.2008TT7.486.481297.9543355549514.2922304322520.832453746145779041151215WETL
2019-12-26 08:02:14FORECAST20209217239.6931.2535.4748.5870469520021.30581.70587.719.4158TT7.695.691298.4257034247214.4996236639810.838560079256459041151215WETL
2019-12-26 08:00:12FORECAST20209217239.6931.2535.4748.7773633693761.30581.77587.759.5258TT7.691.691298.5704354229714.5634786199790.838560079256459041151215WETL
2019-12-26 00:02:14FORECAST20209217238.0231.9234.9749.6375459994141.32411.69417.819.5041TT6.022.021299.2237158526314.8527309597510.785984729351839041151215WETL
2019-12-26 00:00:13FORECAST20209217238.0331.9334.9849.1539808272511.32411.70417.849.5441TT6.036.031298.8566396672414.68999353630.786326508652119041151215WETL
2019-12-25 20:02:13FORECAST20209217235.5230.0132.76550.0873187216251.26021.60027.919.5102TT3.5212.521299.5647355924615.0043943893790.691204379302569031151212.5WETL
2019-12-25 20:00:11FORECAST20209217235.5230.0132.76550.2024394767991.26021.59027.819.4002TT3.5214.521299.6519580751915.0432592893740.691204379302569031151212.5WETL
2019-12-25 16:02:12FORECAST20209217233.6428.7831.2150.597828097381.25751.52757.839.3575TT1.6412.641299.9513343801415.1768860545460.60977665222939031151212.5WETL
2019-12-25 16:00:11FORECAST20209217233.7828.4931.13550.8263197175781.25751.52757.879.3975TT1.789.781300.1242042954415.2542087625040.616063835290889031151212.5WETL
2019-12-24 04:02:13FORECAST20209217235.5935.2835.43546.78862457707500.227.297.51TT3.5929.591297.0545777225313.8987751159610.69409047148451903112125WETL
2019-12-24 04:00:12FORECAST20209217235.4735.2835.37546.7073771066800.167.247.4TT3.4725.471296.9924862748613.871740054290.68913562369795903112125WETL