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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, January 26, 2020

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DAY 118 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/27/2020 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): 32.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.38°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.07°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.472
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -50

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: 0.74 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.80 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.40 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: 127 in
SWE DAY: 26
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 374.77 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 47.61 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: -167

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2020-01-27 04:00:13OBSERVATION2020118-16732.7700427.3799430.07499127.046990.740000000000011.811.613.4TT0.77004-50.2299626374.77317374134 47.6138036565850.4723093944090788 21151210WETL
2020-01-27 00:00:12FORECAST2020119-16727.1927.1927.19130.121360934320.02861.088611.612.6886TT-4.81-55.8126376.5087639531948.9918327692890.22156391635622881114126WETL
2020-01-26 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16729.7627.8228.79129.537571370530.42261.482611.613.0826TT-2.24-53.2426376.1802358699648.7294741521860.32791675252295882114128WETL
2020-01-26 08:00:10FORECAST2020118-16731.0728.0829.575129.65256164840.46751.527511.613.1275TT-0.93-51.9326376.2449852815548.7811261491160.388993876477238821151210WETL
2020-01-26 04:00:11FORECAST2020118-16737.1727.932.535129.769132673230.65931.719311.613.3193TT5.17-45.8326376.3106054889648.8335008900390.684549478718388831151212.5WETL
2020-01-26 00:00:12FORECAST2020118-16738.242833.12123.811175131830.90181.391811.612.9918TT6.24-44.7626372.9317441413546.1731174861030.730459022645058841141212WETL
2020-01-25 20:00:10FORECAST2020118-16734.3827.9431.16124.904060672331.04371.583711.613.1837TT2.38-45.6226373.5553741314246.6585831149850.552409669458818831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 16:00:10FORECAST2020118-16733.4827.9530.715125.567814937721.26521.805211.613.4052TT1.48-46.5226373.9332861181646.9539856703380.507685961552398831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16735.7327.7331.73124.867498415851.33821.878211.613.4782TT3.73-44.2726373.5345386977546.6423234191060.618094181629448831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 08:00:11FORECAST2020118-16734.6828.0931.385125.714615951941.54092.220911.613.8209TT2.68-45.3226374.0167820439547.0193761142370.567198682667348831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 04:00:12FORECAST2020118-16732.8827.9130.395127.041123495911.50192.471911.614.0719TT0.88-51.1226374.769848921547.6111826593780.477781336742458821151210WETL
2020-01-25 00:00:12FORECAST2020118-16733.9827.6730.825136.181422580991.46272.242711.613.8427TT1.98-48.0226379.8904479314451.7340216242340.532580635300838831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 16:00:10FORECAST2020118-16735.3128.0431.675136.743422494211.76782.657811.614.2578TT3.31-43.6926380.2014301455551.9900447952940.59792741495738831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16735.6728.0231.845135.628609980971.60872.488711.614.0887TT3.67-43.3326379.5841161094151.4824660387730.615231355462048831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 08:00:11FORECAST2020118-16736.6828.0832.38132.394408707751.65452.674511.614.2745TT4.68-45.3226377.7832925955150.0163956428510.662470504112188831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 04:00:11FORECAST2020118-16733.2928.931.095130.911180730951.42992.779911.614.3799TT1.29-48.7126376.9524610644349.347291757380.498212853331758821151210WETL
2020-01-24 00:00:13FORECAST2020118-16734.0528.4531.25133.203087924611.33783.02789.0812.1078TT2.05-46.9526378.2349582345550.3820643978780.536057971408978831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 20:00:11FORECAST2020118-16734.6727.9931.33133.232377538921.43583.175810.3613.5358TT2.67-38.3326378.2512997437350.3953199720410.566707110743738831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 16:00:10FORECAST2020118-16737.4927.7932.64134.065334630741.5023.12210.3613.482TT5.49-38.5126378.7155216650250.7726231418750.698627053337088831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16734.0828.3731.225133.329785570481.43233.442310.3613.8023TT2.08-36.9226378.3056377121250.439409556260.537547431161778831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 08:00:10FORECAST2020118-16735.1327.2931.21133.446212503421.49763.547610.8814.4276TT3.13-33.8726378.3705675241350.4921191588640.589200591584218831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 04:00:12FORECAST2020118-16734.6927.7831.235133.423187887441.65973.899711.4815.3797TT2.69-38.3126378.3577285132750.481694300090.567690150631288831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 00:00:12FORECAST2020118-16737.6127.7832.695131.582008341071.52353.623510.3613.9835TT5.61-34.3926377.3286134921149.6496567678430.703832316997028841151215WETL
2020-01-22 20:00:10FORECAST2020118-16737.1628.5332.845129.76250957251.28123.321211.4214.7412TT5.16-33.8426376.3068777310548.8305248237740.684105066707658831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 16:00:10FORECAST2020118-16734.3828.2431.31130.04391808141.4493.53911.314.839TT2.38-39.6226376.465210940748.9570110520710.552409669458818831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16734.3828.2431.31130.770810637111.4493.67911.4715.149TT2.38-38.6226376.8736703752449.2840753827540.552409669458818831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 08:00:10FORECAST2020118-16734.2627.831.03130.968258814341.41883.518811.5315.0488TT2.26-43.7426376.9844913481449.3730024318760.546472412719718831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 04:00:12FORECAST2020118-16736.0427.9131.975130.019546347781.27963.349611.6414.9896TT4.04-38.9626376.4515027721948.9460536123810.632779633027178831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 00:00:12FORECAST2020118-16736.0627.9231.99130.392824232091.27963.429610.4913.9196TT4.06-46.9426376.6613643082849.1139390712670.633720707619978831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 20:00:11FORECAST2020118-16735.6826.8231.25129.149366012141.06283.032811.1114.1428TT3.68-53.3226375.9615031346348.5551897748060.615708934261618831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 16:00:11FORECAST2020118-16732.8227.3430.08127.776483943370.91772.697711.2413.9377TT0.82-53.1826375.186225905647.9399767701990.474794969761028821151210WETL
2020-01-21 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16736.327.9832.14131.145323209610.26741.917411.2213.1374TT4.3-46.726377.0838243374849.4527800198560.644949484447038831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 08:00:12FORECAST2020118-16737.9227.6332.775131.352666973240.31141.721411.4413.1614TT5.92-41.0826377.2000872562849.5462374436540.717084736992468841151215WETL
2020-01-21 04:00:11FORECAST2020118-16736.4527.7732.11132.464884961490.41452.064511.6913.7545TT4.45-48.5526377.8226920913150.0482394437150.651904825155458831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 00:00:13FORECAST2020118-16738.3228.4733.395137.674600619590.29732.207311.3313.5373TT6.32-45.6826380.71572071952.4148847995860.733752458749898841151215WETL
2020-01-20 20:00:11FORECAST2020118-16738.3328.4833.405138.480572034810.29732.197311.8914.0873TT6.33-36.6726381.1598785063852.7832380122820.734162703277988841151215WETL
2020-01-20 16:00:11FORECAST2020118-16738.7127.2232.965137.820244179990.05762.207611.8214.0276TT6.71-31.2926380.7960498487352.4814045729280.749511293777448841151215WETL
2020-01-20 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16733.5426.2129.875137.414784108610.20062.440612.1914.6306TT1.54-39.4626380.5723461386552.2962667823520.510676822136758831151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 08:00:11FORECAST2020118-16734.0328.5931.31138.110892425140.28552.195512.0714.2655TT2.03-45.9726380.956266942252.6142100023390.535064716109848831151212.5WETL
2020-01-20 04:00:11FORECAST2020118-16732.6230.1631.39133.909497595041.39942.879411.6414.5194TT0.62-44.3826378.6287455612250.7019850931440.464851574083518821151210WETL
2020-01-20 00:00:13FORECAST2020118-16732.9230.2331.575138.576553716161.39942.879411.4114.2894TT0.92-51.0826381.2127118923552.8271438468340.479772951809688821151210WETL
2020-01-19 20:00:11FORECAST2020118-16732.8630.9431.9138.320168181220.83982.619811.2713.8898TT0.86-44.1426381.0715550001552.7098815766980.476785734132358821151210WETL
2020-01-19 16:00:10FORECAST2020118-16732.9530.5331.74138.068488291080.62612.316110.9413.2561TT0.95-41.0526380.9328994335152.5948295651220.481266997295838821151210WETL
2020-01-19 12:00:11FORECAST2020118-16732.9730.5631.765138.294186014790.4482.13811.0713.208TT0.97-44.0326381.0572449991952.6980015222010.482263175116238821151210WETL
2020-01-19 08:00:11FORECAST2020118-16736.132.834.45137.644682201710.3562.40610.3812.786TT4.1-38.926380.6992156544152.401222553190.635600442087278831151212.5WETL
2020-01-19 04:00:11FORECAST2020118-16736.5736.436.485137.870427581380.31932.13931012.1393TT4.57-48.4326380.8237214223752.5043293056370.657432691692158831151212.5WETL