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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, January 23, 2020

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DAY 115 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/24/2020 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): 35.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.04°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.71°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.571
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: -60

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: 2.55 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 5.27 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.75 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 17.02 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: 131 in
SWE DAY: 23
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 374.46 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 49.04 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: -170

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
2020-01-24 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020115-17035.3899432.0399633.71495130.975787916672.555.2711.7517.02TT3.38994-59.6100623374.45591792218 49.0446588899160.5705295296874689 31151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 00:00:12FORECAST2020116-17034.2734.2734.27132.987590666670.03072.750711.7514.5007TT2.27-60.7323375.5948001755449.9494475422730.520242329412128931151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 12:00:10FORECAST2020115-17040.3234.2137.265132.688454666671.31274.032711.7515.7827TT8.32-54.6823375.4258272902449.8146728650970.769332620826628941151215WETL
2020-01-23 08:00:10FORECAST2020115-17041.0233.8737.445132.589781333331.83354.553511.7516.3035TT9.02-53.9823375.3700615410149.7702343788020.792758355482668941151215WETL
2020-01-23 04:00:12FORECAST2020115-17036.7833.9635.37132.376962.43435.154311.7516.9043TT4.78-58.2223375.2497368619649.6744194065860.631302755211318931151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 00:00:12FORECAST2020115-17038.9433.636.27130.5082.89424.034211.7515.7842TT6.94-56.0623374.1902680515548.8348235028710.719104272648298941151215WETL
2020-01-22 20:00:10FORECAST2020115-17040.2533.6636.955129.524290666672.89815.088111.7516.8381TT8.25-54.7523373.6306031550548.3942388450170.766911491500538941151215WETL
2020-01-22 16:00:10FORECAST2020115-17040.3633.8837.12129.529429333332.77784.967811.7516.7178TT8.36-54.6423373.6335303479648.396537965770.7707098010458941151215WETL
2020-01-22 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17039.8733.7636.815130.303589664372.94765.137611.7516.8876TT7.87-55.1323374.0740872967748.7431963751920.753525485981858941151215WETL
2020-01-22 08:00:10FORECAST2020115-17039.6732.8636.265130.281244877932.76935.199311.7516.9493TT7.67-56.3323374.0613835270348.7331827066620.746318431555758941151215WETL
2020-01-22 04:00:12FORECAST2020115-17040.3133.4336.87129.65427865462.80485.314811.7517.0648TT8.31-55.6923373.7046378446148.4524052496210.768987606319188941151215WETL
2020-01-22 00:00:12FORECAST2020115-17040.5832.9836.78129.872420665062.64334.163311.7515.9133TT8.58-63.4223373.8288257610448.5500545159630.778201483591988941151215WETL
2020-01-21 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17034.8733.2934.08128.295312976432.5464.77611.7516.526TT2.87-70.1323372.9294292342847.8450978417330.547275199337658931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 16:00:11FORECAST2020115-17035.6833.4434.56127.51722339342.50964.909611.7516.6596TT3.68-68.3223372.4843695485347.498172562270.583402171852178931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17039.8433.6536.745131.185084246482.42484.894811.7516.6448TT7.84-64.1623374.5746720605849.1386099108650.752451457505898941151215WETL
2020-01-21 08:00:12FORECAST2020115-17040.8833.5737.225130.560760749122.50065.110611.7516.8606TT8.88-61.1223374.2202458991348.8584799923140.788188913620558941151215WETL
2020-01-21 04:00:11FORECAST2020115-17035.1133.0634.085131.549089051142.37535.355311.7517.1053TT3.11-64.8923374.781057027649.3021066456030.558034326481568931151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 00:00:13FORECAST2020115-1703533.6234.31137.850065700752.00455.024511.7316.7545TT3-7023378.3235364552752.1519243564990.553107883357038931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17035.2833.6834.48138.657666591432.20865.548611.7617.3086TT3.28-60.7223378.773493372552.5198487577140.565630030522968931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 16:00:11FORECAST2020115-17040.8634.3637.61138.033729070722.11585.475811.7617.2358TT8.86-54.1423378.425946075452.2355445139030.787531367070948941151215WETL
2020-01-20 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17040.5834.2237.4136.52037533632.20865.848611.7617.6086TT8.58-54.4223377.5806821804851.5474564510150.778201483591988941151215WETL
2020-01-20 08:00:11FORECAST2020115-17035.9534.7335.34137.068583165182.28175.731711.7617.4917TT3.95-59.0523377.8872518579951.7964702083590.595305026076968931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 04:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.0134.7236.365134.451954928381.90675.296711.7617.0567TT6.01-58.9923376.4201252379850.610421712630.682516286079948931151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 00:00:13FORECAST2020115-17037.8235.0336.425139.213529716161.83065.060611.7716.8306TT5.82-66.1823379.0826581029952.7734348887020.674800083771988931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.3234.4636.39138.973106847881.60014.890111.816.6901TT6.32-59.6823378.9489912135552.6637186458180.694936259696298931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 16:00:10FORECAST2020115-17037.5734.0235.795138.758654957751.58654.556511.816.3565TT5.57-58.4323378.8296944030452.565898853420.664532413709048931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17037.6134.0835.845138.991623348121.58654.676511.8116.4865TT5.61-61.3923378.9592886556752.6721667131010.666183769602848931151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 08:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.8525.9932.42138.610532868371.34843.928411.8715.7984TT6.85-60.1523378.7472580519752.498359261020.715653999932088941151215WETL
2020-01-19 04:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.5831.5935.085138.523420914721.31393.523911.915.4239TT6.58-69.4223378.6987619952652.4586480077510.705183554767188941151215WETL
2020-01-19 00:00:13FORECAST2020115-17038.6131.6335.12135.433510634991.31393.543911.3314.8739TT6.61-65.3923376.9716203527151.0545899541290.706355663557758941151215WETL
2020-01-18 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.6932.5235.605134.448159008071.44693.726911.4615.1869TT6.69-63.3123376.41798979950.6087057459930.709470703291948941151215WETL
2020-01-18 16:00:10FORECAST2020115-17038.530.8134.655134.896400208111.29533.365311.5614.9253TT6.5-59.523376.6700108042950.811428523850.702047446320918941151215WETL
2020-01-18 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.5230.8434.68135.075855193661.29533.295311.4914.7853TT6.52-61.4823376.770827919850.892641793290.702832896766638941151215WETL
2020-01-18 08:00:10FORECAST2020115-17038.7933.436.095134.43717572381.14123.221211.7614.9812TT6.79-59.2123376.4118109091250.6037407677040.713342635147758941151215WETL
2020-01-18 04:00:12FORECAST2020115-17038.7230.7134.715136.583587641691.33863.398612.1815.5786TT6.72-61.2823377.6160536464751.5761553581330.710634847382998941151215WETL
2020-01-18 00:00:12FORECAST2020115-17038.7530.7334.74140.333446064831.33863.448612.2915.7386TT6.75-65.2523379.7042187232253.2852014987850.711796797408568941151215WETL
2020-01-17 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17039.3532.3935.87140.047367987161.69633.406312.5115.9163TT7.35-58.6523379.5456116898853.1543639482440.734561311393388941151215WETL
2020-01-17 16:00:10FORECAST2020115-17039.8129.434.605138.770099784030.50861.508612.6114.1186TT7.81-60.1923378.8360626533252.5711182161920.751374937493678941151215WETL
2020-01-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17039.8629.4434.65137.916071391980.50861.508612.7814.2886TT7.86-56.1423378.36034634252.1819725379960.753167753735578941151215WETL
2020-01-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020115-17039.7928.9434.365139.003168454470.3031.05312.9113.963TT7.79-57.2123378.9657089037852.677434273220.750655876586548941141212WETL
2020-01-17 04:00:11FORECAST2020115-17038.727.4733.085141.221220757030.12011.990113.0815.0701TT6.7-60.323380.1956844792953.6916986887190.709858994533798941151215WETL
2020-01-17 00:00:12FORECAST2020115-17038.7327.4933.11142.059266840640.12011.990112.6214.6101TT6.73-68.2723380.65860508254.076082354530.711022408301238941151215WETL
2020-01-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020115-17040.2127.7433.975141.500900091330.09021.960212.6514.6102TT8.21-58.7923380.3502835513353.8199074725060.765521689352078941151215WETL
2020-01-16 16:00:11FORECAST2020115-17040.3628.834.58140.295821069640.08462.144612.6714.8146TT8.36-58.6423379.6833653041253.2679894818240.7707098010458941151215WETL
2020-01-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020115-17034.6430.432.52141.564568432510.07672.156712.7914.9467TT2.64-60.3623380.3854623218553.8491038115940.536931590322798931151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020115-17033.5231.7532.635147.967762278140.00090.380912.7513.1309TT1.52-60.4823383.8945299178656.8040145427620.48633448924754892112124WETL
2020-01-16 04:00:13FORECAST2020115-17033.8531.1232.485150.286336291810.00080.560812.813.3608TT1.85-63.1523385.1511423839157.8829541074820.50125626486093893113127.5WETL