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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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DAY 107 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/16/2020 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): 22.73°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 7.54°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 15.13°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.119
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: -9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 550

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: 0.23 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.76 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 14.59 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.35 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: 138 in
SWE DAY: 15
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 371.88 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 51.48 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: -178

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2020-01-16 04:00:13OBSERVATION2020107-17822.737.5399815.13499138.424920.229999999999960.7599999999999614.5915.35TT-9.27549.7315371.87617926208 51.4769303642590.1189530946392389 1143129WETL
2020-01-16 00:00:12FORECAST2020108-17822.7122.7122.71142.044282736480.00880.538814.5915.1288TT-9.29549.7115373.9445352825353.1166832974330.11850070160318891143129WETL
2020-01-15 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17824.1518.5921.37142.47167872560.28230.812314.5915.4023TT-7.85551.1515374.1875262453.3111250215920.15422003010457891143129WETL
2020-01-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17826.4314.1220.275142.899469625950.35920.889214.5915.4792TT-5.57553.4315374.4304777097653.5059166765170.22394069571849891143129WETL
2020-01-15 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-17823.516.0819.79142.432760394840.34680.876814.5915.4668TT-8.5550.515374.1654105961653.2934122754810.13730134734544891143129WETL
2020-01-15 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17823.0813.2418.16142.903976342330.33910.649114.5915.2391TT-8.92547.0815374.4330357640653.5079696846150.1270673318406891143129WETL
2020-01-14 20:00:11FORECAST2020107-17826.5714.1820.375141.647633646790.31880.828814.5915.4188TT-5.43551.5715373.7187889859352.9363821092010.22873525621072891143129WETL
2020-01-14 16:00:10FORECAST2020107-17826.6212.3319.475141.628210366760.30190.811914.5915.4019TT-5.38551.6215373.7077287036352.9275568165220.23046144106081891143129WETL
2020-01-14 12:00:10FORECAST2020107-17826.5213.8720.195143.003915875910.29670.806714.5915.3967TT-5.48551.5215374.4897548525953.5535013993290.22701634183127891143129WETL
2020-01-14 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17826.6815.7121.195144.111908929420.29230.962314.5915.5523TT-5.32553.6815375.117614923454.0589155596630.23254242440409891143129WETL
2020-01-14 04:00:11FORECAST2020107-17826.5414.6920.615144.404451722210.26381.063814.5915.6538TT-5.46554.5415375.2830938235554.1925494042050.227703033538768911441212WETL
2020-01-14 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17826.112.9219.51139.40079022030.2680.82814.5915.418TT-5.9552.115372.4357330756551.9178354970230.21286772195772891143129WETL
2020-01-13 20:00:10FORECAST2020107-17825.5914.3219.955138.00595879760.22850.948514.5915.5385TT-6.41559.5915371.6355253997751.2879170060450.19639744189777891143129WETL
2020-01-13 16:00:10FORECAST2020107-17825.4612.0918.775137.691562964490.21420.874214.5915.4642TT-6.54559.4615371.4547662510751.1461873357180.19232576456394891143129WETL
2020-01-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-1782414.2319.115139.198019890270.29290.932914.5915.5229TT-855915372.3195808087851.8261484149560.15019867074929891143129WETL
2020-01-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17821.2713.7117.49139.383383593180.34030.940314.5915.5303TT-10.73556.2715372.4257644413251.9099631851060.089050044812243891143129WETL
2020-01-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-17821.0113.7317.37139.544890548930.36781.017814.5915.6078TT-10.99556.0115372.5182412415151.9830172015260.0843687517112758911441212WETL
2020-01-13 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17824.6412.6218.63133.604710067740.39481.084813.1814.2648TT-7.36546.6415369.0918845636549.3124142254830.167846967105058911441212WETL
2020-01-12 20:00:11FORECAST2020107-17823.2211.3217.27129.892609672690.38641.086413.8614.9464TT-8.78557.2215366.9243107955147.660756281580.130418157818938911441212WETL
2020-01-12 16:00:11FORECAST2020107-17823.1810.5216.85129.42659930340.29460.984613.8614.8446TT-8.82560.1815366.6507507773547.454359805150.12945462114814891143129WETL
2020-01-12 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17821.9712.0917.03133.587486279230.34221.022213.8614.8822TT-10.03559.9715369.0818743505149.3047198257120.102606792086788911441212WETL
2020-01-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17819.6110.6215.115135.150985926790.34031.060314.3515.4103TT-12.39557.6115369.9887753050350.0043477643210.0622734275589728911441212WETL
2020-01-12 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-17816.388.7212.55137.679016000220.34951.009514.8915.8995TT-15.62555.3815371.4475494874251.1405331091210.0283955563471558911441212WETL
2020-01-12 00:00:17FORECAST2020107-17816.318.7512.53127.695889218530.34851.178513.8415.0185TT-15.69551.3115365.6319405356146.6896957733920.0278792167252578911441212WETL
2020-01-11 20:00:11FORECAST2020107-17815.530.958.24123.909146929620.19291.032914.4415.4729TT-16.47556.5315363.3871324149345.0269895827340.0226355699716368911441212WETL
2020-01-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020107-17812.122.017.065123.196832683470.05740.967414.4315.3974TT-19.88554.1215362.9624493303844.715824140540.0083667790833813891143129WETL
2020-01-11 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17812.152.057.1125.395374711360.05740.967414.4415.4074TT-19.85553.1515364.2707539507345.6778676880410.0084454542639534891143129WETL
2020-01-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17816.882.389.63129.27327383170.35991.119914.8515.9699TT-15.12549.8815366.5606739818847.3864983835940.0323189450713168911441212WETL
2020-01-11 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-17815.362.79.03130.921192901260.36730.967315.4716.4373TT-16.64546.3615367.5269706068948.117069415240.02161018171044891143129WETL
2020-01-11 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17815.382.719.045130.547858212240.36730.957314.3715.3273TT-16.62544.3815367.3084111386147.9513263774850.021728745974199891143129WETL
2020-01-10 20:00:11FORECAST2020107-17813.827.2410.53133.390251281290.52411.374115.9117.2841TT-18.18552.8215368.9672130375149.2166292616310.0139808501367138911441212WETL
2020-01-10 16:00:11FORECAST2020107-17814.037.110.565135.305120483350.51811.398115.9317.3281TT-17.97549.0315370.0779854896350.0734464149090.0148607563198358911441212WETL
2020-01-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17814.057.1310.59139.815726552810.51811.498115.8717.3681TT-17.95549.0515372.6732333210852.1055788835720.0149469840350758911441212WETL
2020-01-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17811.812.727.265134.161684088920.25291.042916.1917.2329TT-20.19550.8115369.4153537488849.5613859872530.00759070962453078911441212WETL
2020-01-10 04:00:11FORECAST2020107-17813.042.217.625137.295548674030.15971.059716.4817.5397TT-18.96546.0415371.226875762150.9677975903050.0110939166251298911441212WETL
2020-01-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17813.062.247.65138.082513910270.15971.059715.9717.0297TT-18.94551.0615371.6795182463951.3224422484220.0111609149108768911441212WETL
2020-01-09 20:00:10FORECAST2020107-17811.014.897.95140.633482055490.14811.128116.0217.1481TT-20.99547.0115373.1405660914652.4760571055980.00587317452429048911441212WETL
2020-01-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020107-17811.814.858.33139.298797762690.13141.111415.8116.9214TT-20.19554.8115372.3773165463551.8717125090030.00759070962453078911441212WETL
2020-01-09 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17811.814.868.335139.511191115930.13141.111415.4916.6014TT-20.19552.8115372.4989485126351.9677719964270.00759070962453078911441212WETL
2020-01-09 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-17810.6536.825136.110624676170.0550.98514.9715.955TT-21.35545.6515370.5436284122750.4349247329680.0052197622040343891143129WETL
2020-01-09 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-17810.31.335.815136.536912163510.0160.87615.0515.926TT-21.7536.315370.7896698930350.6264765893220.0046473269903419891143129WETL
2020-01-09 00:00:12FORECAST2020107-17810.331.365.845136.245221940330.0160.87614.9415.816TT-21.67528.3315370.6213430529250.495387140070.0046941001503408891143129WETL
2020-01-08 20:00:11FORECAST2020107-1788.951.535.24139.051682030240.0490.93915.6916.629TT-23.05530.9515372.2357173960651.7600026156550.0029283788832924891143129WETL
2020-01-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020107-17813.50.46.95138.290322809630.02680.776816.0616.8368TT-18.5534.515371.7988937368551.4161890351340.012726357083389891143129WETL
2020-01-08 12:00:11FORECAST2020107-17813.510.436.97139.527787961470.01490.764916.1316.8949TT-18.49536.5115372.508450316351.975280069590.012764036202698891143129WETL
2020-01-08 08:00:11FORECAST2020107-1784.16-1.941.11144.1573112089200.5316.2316.76TT-27.84530.1615375.1433051054754.0796501820310.00047647564928593891143129WETL
2020-01-08 04:00:12FORECAST2020107-1782.76-0.751.005147.3321729246500.6416.3917.03TT-29.24527.7615376.9324246711655.5342731725580.00026600551986677891143129WETL