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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 10, 2020

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DAY 102 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/11/2020 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): 26.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.07°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.26°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.238
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 585

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: 1.57 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.09 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.90 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.99 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: 108 in
SWE DAY: 10
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 348.79 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 37.54 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: -183

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 4
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2020-01-11 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020102-18326.4500618.0699822.26002107.6178951.572.099.911.99TT-5.54994585.4500610348.79107796377 37.5361616052420.2376604795609889 11451215WETL
2020-01-11 00:00:12FORECAST2020103-18328.128.128.1105.284274604560.06940.58949.910.4894TT-3.9587.110347.3101260262836.5662946814950.296984763631728921431210.5WETL
2020-01-10 12:00:10FORECAST2020102-18332.5728.0630.315105.192548622361.26691.78699.911.6869TT0.57591.5710347.2517357946636.5282951017770.482671391001148921451217.5WETL
2020-01-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.2321.0126.62106.061806881611.62782.14789.912.0478TT0.23591.2310347.8045356098336.8887774883980.467843072298978921451217.5WETL
2020-01-10 04:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.4618.5425107.934350403891.92342.44349.912.3434TT-0.54590.4610348.9912304479637.6681417550560.434457357237348921451217.5WETL
2020-01-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020102-18332.5223.1827.85108.983465249831.73072.02079.911.9207TT0.52590.5210349.6536275630438.1064639689920.48048875739828921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 20:00:10FORECAST2020102-18328.4920.6724.58109.954254816311.75152.11159.912.0115TT-3.51592.4910350.265000759838.513127146780.311936022185648921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.6921.2924.99109.694842138731.68482.04489.911.9448TT-3.31592.6910350.1017782595138.4043592986660.319727320893348921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.7323.5926.16110.280971070251.73922.09929.911.9992TT-3.27592.7310350.4704177178438.6502179973180.321295311690478921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.4823.2625.87109.890766421051.56611.93619.911.8361TT-3.52590.4810350.2250637900338.4865006797480.311548617393718921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 04:00:12FORECAST2020102-18328.4423.4825.96109.76953480721.48891.87899.911.7789TT-3.56587.4410350.1487859247238.4356693442630.310001085068948921451217.5WETL
2020-01-09 00:00:12FORECAST2020102-18328.4623.1825.82108.209995448581.53921.67929.911.5792TT-3.54578.4610349.1654400464537.7831906782290.310774433161138921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 20:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.8922.8127.35107.033892359831.65742.03749.911.9374TT-0.11588.8910348.4212838803437.2928861947230.453059242987888921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.2822.7925.535108.064761990351.70912.08919.911.9891TT-3.72585.2810349.0736666861937.7225627075410.303844734653078921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.5722.1726.87108.707040277541.72452.12459.912.0245TT-0.43586.5710349.4792677580837.9908568363440.43920386779918921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.3421.927.12110.664880598631.8772.3079.912.207TT0.34590.3410350.7115761768538.8114547021670.472636586743118921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 04:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.0220.9124.465112.96000300371.93322.45329.912.3532TT-3.98588.0210352.1483963884239.7786839137850.293958777277178921451217.5WETL
2020-01-08 00:00:12FORECAST2020102-18329.2521.9125.58106.905549264891.65842.39847.9710.3684TT-2.75587.2510348.339942691637.2394729043470.34196062509028921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 20:00:11FORECAST2020102-18327.721.824.75104.277162282211.732.458.8711.32TT-4.3592.710346.6682801736536.1495845097630.2819996426398921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 16:00:10FORECAST2020102-18328.0722.4225.245105.315536740411.93382.63388.8711.5038TT-3.93594.0710347.3300235319836.579247854330.295848350934138921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.9622.0527.005107.131676686441.7872.5878.8711.457TT-0.039999999999999597.9610348.4832397609437.3335937727120.4560983401958921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18327.5122.5125.01110.541055750722.16752.98759.1712.1575TT-4.49591.5110350.6338194544438.7594325843990.275011441001318921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 04:00:11FORECAST2020102-18327.0423.1325.085110.343834253791.99222.85229.3912.2422TT-4.96588.0410350.5099222604238.6766087662110.258099545566388921451217.5WETL
2020-01-07 00:00:13FORECAST2020102-18327.0622.9224.9992.5637765524872.03572.81576.559.3657TT-4.94594.0610339.0813302857531.386648489690.25880807261538921451217.5WETL
2020-01-06 20:00:11FORECAST2020102-18328.9720.4824.72588.0775614774371.73172.50179.1111.6117TT-3.03592.9710336.1152278388129.6042096434750.33076939569598921451217.5WETL
2020-01-06 16:00:10FORECAST2020102-18331.8425.9428.8988.7835683633091.96742.78749.0711.8574TT-0.16599.8410336.5842546736529.8831511848310.45089013073768921551220WETL
2020-01-06 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.8725.9828.92592.0489079882721.96742.84749.1211.9674TT-0.13602.8710338.7426345705831.1808896012920.452191426320558921551220WETL
2020-01-06 08:00:10FORECAST2020102-18332.2225.9929.10593.2507878241372.09342.85349.9412.7934TT0.22604.2210339.5325772685631.6616803222530.467407518861748921551220WETL
2020-01-06 04:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.8826.4629.6795.7388245959872.17833.028310.4113.4383TT0.88605.8810341.1602110703432.6622776067940.496212782917228921551220WETL
2020-01-06 00:00:13FORECAST2020102-18332.9126.4929.793.7398552251972.17833.03839.8412.8783TT0.91608.9110339.8533300759831.8578019591230.497523721383488921551220WETL
2020-01-05 20:00:11FORECAST2020102-18334.6326.7230.67596.2039763441272.86994.219910.0814.2999TT2.63612.6310341.4633662709132.8501336111130.572286384876248931551222.5WETL
2020-01-05 16:00:11FORECAST2020102-18334.4626.9630.7194.8825865980792.47343.75349.7813.5334TT2.46612.4610340.6012343252632.3171261112790.564967796968688931551222.5WETL
2020-01-05 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18334.3426.8330.58598.3419327038342.47343.94349.8313.7734TT2.34615.3410342.8521478750333.7167428536910.559788148124398931551222.5WETL
2020-01-05 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18334.0624.1129.08598.9496112232892.63193.971910.2914.2619TT2.06623.0610343.2455114548833.96400991260.547663953314298931551222.5WETL
2020-01-05 04:00:12FORECAST2020102-18333.4225.2529.33599.4023207635652.04763.487610.2813.7676TT1.42616.4210343.5381658353534.1484909548920.519802217656728931551222.5WETL
2020-01-05 00:00:12FORECAST2020102-18333.3725.2629.31592.4474245175852.04763.33769.1712.5076TT1.37614.3710339.0048292215831.3401233605590.517619658252358931551222.5WETL
2020-01-04 20:00:10FORECAST2020102-18332.9625.4729.21589.0076733830241.12042.41049.3411.7504TT0.96602.9610336.7329602584929.9718173439870.49970867125918931551222.5WETL
2020-01-04 16:00:10FORECAST2020102-18332.5924.6928.6489.578649017971.44082.61089.0111.6208TT0.59603.5910337.1114505755530.1979883110460.483544593551528921551220WETL
2020-01-04 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.624.7128.65585.9919285419911.44082.61089.0411.6508TT0.6603.610334.7247411990828.7836260264280.483981224687368921551220WETL
2020-01-04 08:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.4422.4626.9584.7874444831781.42032.70038.3811.0803TT-0.56606.4410333.9183526738528.3120837892480.433595348659828921551220WETL
2020-01-04 04:00:11FORECAST2020102-18331.6522.6927.1784.1608799640711.32472.29478.8711.1647TT-0.35609.6510333.4978982953828.0674765867080.442661414110278921551220WETL
2020-01-04 00:00:13FORECAST2020102-18331.6722.7127.1986.2303721096791.32472.29478.710.9947TT-0.33608.6710334.8840841584428.8771791905910.443526494006778921551220WETL
2020-01-03 20:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.0327.0629.54588.3857087780062.15933.27938.711.9793TT0.030000000000001624.0310336.3200450817429.72588556080.459140007908478921551220WETL
2020-01-03 16:00:11FORECAST2020102-18332.7327.5130.1287.4737673599061.8723.0128.2411.252TT0.73617.7310335.7134369889529.3661190867660.489658987074778921551220WETL
2020-01-03 12:00:11FORECAST2020102-18333.8929.7831.83579.1088020183481.19522.34527.8410.1852TT1.89623.8910330.0831544138326.1124829121150.540280349999198931551222.5WETL
2020-01-03 08:00:12FORECAST2020102-18329.7328.7229.22588.1286760390850.8812.7117.5210.231TT-2.27616.7310336.1492134078129.624385129210.361467546659218921551220WETL
2020-01-03 04:00:12FORECAST2020102-18329.9527.2128.5884.6533272140160.2381.8287.939.758TT-2.05609.9510333.8284099308428.259685619210.3705336877858921551220WETL