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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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DAY 114 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/23/2020 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): 34.55°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.25°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.533
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: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -70

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: 1.62 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.74 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 12.74 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.48 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: 133 in
SWE DAY: 22
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 374.61 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 49.73 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: 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
2020-01-23 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020114-17134.5500625.2529.90003132.7398921.622.7412.7415.48TT2.55006-70.4499422374.60799232511 49.7254244435720.5333752350409789 31151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 00:00:12FORECAST2020115-17134.634.634.6130.985786666670.04181.161812.7413.9018TT2.6-70.422373.6109114016748.9377191371980.535559335779568931141210WETL
2020-01-22 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.5229.4131.965130.740321664371.09422.214212.7414.9542TT2.52-70.4822373.4710277898248.8277223055640.532060087140748931151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 08:00:10FORECAST2020114-17134.1127.1430.625130.687418211261.3322.45212.7415.192TT2.11-70.8922373.4408681717948.8040229159450.514093360037458931151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 04:00:12FORECAST2020114-17134.1328.8531.49130.099319987931.40622.526212.7415.2662TT2.13-70.8722373.1053274216648.5407493814320.5149707471018931151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 00:00:12FORECAST2020114-17135.0227.4631.24130.292260665061.49541.535412.7414.2754TT3.02-78.9822373.2154654041448.6270867026670.553879076939938931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 20:00:10FORECAST2020114-17132.826.4329.615128.54809164311.36222.252212.7414.9922TT0.8-80.222372.2178622257147.8478958645880.456674786765448921151210WETL
2020-01-21 16:00:11FORECAST2020114-17133.8926.7930.34127.840194060071.53292.422912.7415.1629TT1.89-79.1122371.8117071963547.5324808017870.504438533462878931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.0626.830.43131.602464246481.59662.486612.7415.2266TT2.06-78.9422373.9619540930349.2143146930720.511899603161448931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 08:00:12FORECAST2020114-17133.826.9530.375130.999351415791.71242.632412.7415.3724TT1.8-77.222373.6186390285948.9437993895950.50048776087148931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 04:00:11FORECAST2020114-17132.7126.8529.78131.809466384471.54023.000212.7415.7402TT0.71-75.2922374.0796665064549.3072412274960.45274942290778921151210WETL
2020-01-21 00:00:13FORECAST2020114-17134.3325.8230.075138.150787034081.46693.016912.7415.7569TT2.33-79.6722377.6558523765552.1734532338470.523739932088488931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 20:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.1125.9330.02138.992827924761.67273.372712.7416.1127TT2.11-70.8922378.1264036221852.5568581524650.514093360037458931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 16:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.8326.9230.875138.595921070721.67963.389612.7416.1296TT2.83-70.1722377.9047285981352.3760539370380.545603433289788931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.528.3431.42137.049712669641.84773.667712.7416.4077TT2.5-70.522377.0390270624551.6730903241480.53118487711738931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 08:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.7128.2931.5137.498591165181.8713.48112.7416.221TT2.71-70.2922377.2906985062151.876939504330.540366260643678931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 04:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.6628.5131.585134.922580261711.85453.424512.7416.1645TT2.66-72.3422375.8425042625850.709640447130.538181983495128931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 00:00:13FORECAST2020114-17135.128.6531.875139.737400382831.73893.268912.7416.0089TT3.1-78.922378.5416497506152.8964260727780.557356761535898931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 20:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.2929.3131.8139.460405514551.77653.326512.7716.0965TT2.29-72.7122378.3872621571552.7700410219760.521986878351478931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 16:00:10FORECAST2020114-17135.5328.0831.805139.217253624411.63263.012612.7715.7826TT3.53-71.4722378.2516479431352.659155605550.575967149221798931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17133.9327.9530.94139.455634014791.62723.137212.7715.9072TT1.93-74.0722378.3846017323952.7678645360240.506194315698438931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 08:00:11FORECAST2020114-17133.2427.9530.595138.913990135071.48392.633912.8315.4639TT1.24-73.7622378.082389995552.5209333940790.475919248640898921151210WETL
2020-01-19 04:00:11FORECAST2020114-17132.1327.5729.85138.902260914721.13432.274312.8515.1243TT0.13-82.8722378.0758410434152.5155891181630.427579672043958921151210WETL
2020-01-19 00:00:13FORECAST2020114-17132.1626.8929.525135.816778634991.10442.314412.2614.5744TT0.16-78.8422376.3462831053951.1141398226270.42887525685968921151210WETL
2020-01-18 20:00:10FORECAST2020114-17131.3926.6729.03134.91812834141.25462.334612.4214.7546TT-0.61-76.6122375.839993249450.7076284450550.395902578217498921151210WETL
2020-01-18 16:00:10FORECAST2020114-17133.182629.59135.316732208111.00522.125212.5114.6352TT1.18-72.8222376.0647049775150.8878469763650.473290682253058921151210WETL
2020-01-18 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17133.2226.0229.62135.500123193661.00522.065212.4314.4952TT1.22-74.7822376.1680147013250.9708123335440.475042937722098921151210WETL
2020-01-18 08:00:10FORECAST2020114-17132.2828.9930.635134.887957057131.12932.159312.6914.8493TT0.28-72.7222375.8229750149250.6939933148970.434065126369228921151210WETL
2020-01-18 04:00:12FORECAST2020114-17133.2926.5529.92136.962919641691.17452.174513.0815.2545TT1.29-74.7122376.9903319459351.6336965400060.47811052631198921151210WETL
2020-01-18 00:00:12FORECAST2020114-17133.3326.5729.95140.71627673151.17452.224513.1915.4145TT1.33-78.6722379.0863730251453.3436229717470.479864028210968921151210WETL
2020-01-17 20:00:11FORECAST2020114-17132.825.9529.375140.510066653831.03141.911413.3215.2314TT0.8-73.222378.9717342048353.2493436330370.456674786765448921151210WETL
2020-01-17 16:00:10FORECAST2020114-17132.0328.330.165138.989203784030.28261.302613.3214.6226TT0.030000000000001-74.9722378.1243805271552.5552065807990.42326676845184892114128WETL
2020-01-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17132.0428.3230.18138.137416725310.28261.362613.4314.7926TT0.039999999999999-70.9622377.648372629652.167370625570.42369765426344892114128WETL
2020-01-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020114-17131.9228.2730.095139.226208454470.19061.060613.6114.6706TT-0.079999999999998-72.0822378.2566438470252.6632383455340.4185331897702892114128WETL
2020-01-17 04:00:11FORECAST2020114-17130.6726.2528.46141.325994642150.80062.240613.7215.9606TT-1.33-74.3322379.4249838091553.6226132289090.365726002196178921151210WETL
2020-01-17 00:00:12FORECAST2020114-17130.6926.2728.48142.159243324670.80062.180613.3215.5006TT-1.31-82.3122379.886886648554.0044323549150.366554082869248921151210WETL
2020-01-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020114-17131.1626.8529.005141.72230337790.80062.110613.4215.5306TT-0.84-73.8422379.6447953927153.8041348684860.386185110115848921151210WETL
2020-01-16 16:00:11FORECAST2020114-17130.9228.5929.755140.487537069640.87812.288113.4515.7381TT-1.08-74.0822378.9592056448653.2390454509130.37612077656068921151210WETL
2020-01-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17135.2227.5131.365141.596821765840.88582.305813.5715.8758TT3.22-69.7822379.5752212879753.7466449554430.562564930797968931151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020114-17136.0527.5631.805147.995065434540.08120.491213.6514.1412TT4.05-68.9522383.0946593236856.6961191742330.5982447705878893113127.5WETL
2020-01-16 04:00:13FORECAST2020114-17135.5527.7631.655150.30864746330.18950.589513.7814.3695TT3.55-72.4522384.3532608475357.77161878610.5768289715095893113127.5WETL
2020-01-16 00:00:12FORECAST2020114-17135.5727.7931.68155.238882323760.18950.589513.7314.3195TT3.57-66.4322387.0107886454960.0791222765640.57769042638009893113127.5WETL
2020-01-15 20:00:11FORECAST2020114-17134.7726.5730.67151.843589408940.05040.470413.6314.1004TT2.77-64.2322385.1842058625858.4877524018050.54298578014446893112125WETL
2020-01-15 16:00:11FORECAST2020114-17135.2525.830.525152.666981228440.02050.470513.7914.2605TT3.25-68.7522385.6286180251358.8727569891930.56386531743894893112125WETL
2020-01-15 12:00:11FORECAST2020114-17131.625.8228.71154.185986155490.01920.469213.8914.3592TT-0.4-68.422386.4460409296759.5845639166260.4048320653487892112124WETL
2020-01-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020114-17129.0327.7428.385166.970945405690.36272.132713.6715.8027TT-2.97-69.9722393.202456791565.6533859463170.300256818073228921151210WETL
2020-01-15 04:00:12FORECAST2020114-17127.126.2326.665162.768278928440.07351.783513.6215.4035TT-4.9-73.922391.0056526824963.6433171384180.23084573698914891115127.5WETL