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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, February 10, 2020

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DAY 133 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/13/2020 02:44:01 PM
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): 35.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.20°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.60°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.523
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 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: -6

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.31 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 22.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 23.44 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: 170 in
SWE DAY: 41
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 392.31 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 66.69 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: -152

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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
2020-02-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.3328.4233.875136.83564748270.00640.006410.310.3064TT7.33-24.6741392.3113870820153.6821826662040.7256067948024884111123WETL
2020-02-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.2726.2932.78136.853681376480.01490.014910.310.3149TT7.27-24.7341392.3208040768853.6905463185010.72309802788534884111123WETL
2020-02-10 04:00:11FORECAST2020133-15234.4722.828.63500.01040.010410.310.3104TT2.47-29.5341306.8661183987900.496538695030878821115210WETL
2020-02-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020133-15239.9925.0632.525136.850719353490.01010.010110.310.3101TT7.99-24.0141392.3192573880953.6891725897890.75244142571173884111123WETL
2020-02-09 20:01:15FORECAST2020133-15239.7622.9231.34136.839755133390.00580.015810.310.3158TT7.76-12.2441392.3135320657953.6840876633990.74325161136995884111123WETL
2020-02-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.9824.8932.435136.828234245210.00390.013910.310.3139TT7.98-12.0241392.3075158894453.6787446802760.75204555023363884111123WETL
2020-02-09 12:01:14FORECAST2020133-15239.6425.3532.495136.7599043692100.0110.310.31TT7.64-12.3641392.2718305960853.6470580390530.738387472204884111123WETL
2020-02-09 08:01:15FORECAST2020133-15240.3725.4232.895136.712076566880.00110.011110.310.3111TT8.37-11.6341392.2468488303553.6248812304110.76723177735828884111123WETL
2020-02-09 04:00:13FORECAST2020133-15240.7125.7233.21500.00130.011310.310.3113TT8.71-15.2941306.8661183987900.78003872770028841115215WETH
2020-02-09 00:00:17FORECAST2020133-15240.2526.2933.27136.782225682340.0020.01210.310.312TT8.25-11.7541392.2834885881253.6574086675180.76261481970313884111123WETL
2020-02-08 20:01:13FORECAST2020133-15239.9224.7632.34136.782495752170.00380.113810.310.4138TT7.92-4.0841392.2836296363553.6575339043810.7496632305737884112126WETL
2020-02-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020133-15240.1623.431.78136.747038612020.00340.113410.310.4134TT8.16-3.8441392.2651107585553.6410922470450.7591194216015884112126WETL
2020-02-08 12:01:14FORECAST2020133-15240.4824.2232.35137.073174836270.00520.115210.310.4152TT8.48-3.5241392.4353852876253.7923641794680.77141985562543884112126WETL
2020-02-08 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15240.0424.8532.445138.433988119190.00240.422410.310.7224TT8.04-6.9641393.1443407429254.4245389955320.75441573551529884112126WETL
2020-02-08 04:01:15FORECAST2020133-15240.2824.9932.6352.71205547874270.00210.812110.311.1121TT8.28-5.7241308.864051081750.837656441922920.76377374351358841134236WETH
2020-02-08 00:00:15FORECAST2020133-15240.5926.2833.435141.427985900230.00281.172810.311.4728TT8.59-6.4141394.6955514720755.8209968884730.775565346458338841141212WETL
2020-02-07 20:01:15FORECAST2020133-15240.9726.0633.515140.196609972730.00411.424111.2712.6941TT8.975.9741394.0589950054555.2457352290260.789553837483138841141212WETL
2020-02-07 16:01:15FORECAST2020133-15241.125.8533.475140.46157552810.0031.50311.2712.773TT9.15.141394.1961363978855.3694103855370.794219522230678841151215WETL
2020-02-07 12:00:11FORECAST2020133-15240.1626.2533.205142.229376005880.0021.41211.2712.682TT8.165.1641395.108759707956.196072347710.75911942160158841141212WETL
2020-02-07 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15236.2925.730.995142.096592861810.00081.350811.5212.8708TT4.291.2941395.0403529362756.1338881951710.586714558526028831141210WETL
2020-02-07 04:01:16FORECAST2020133-15242.1726.2434.2056.72393489898330.00081.340811.9313.2708TT10.175.1741311.794421764182.09648539380850.830243947367798841144248WETH
2020-02-07 00:01:13FORECAST2020133-15242.7125.3334.02141.422155165230.00021.340212.4313.7702TT10.719.7141394.692541978355.8182699142140.846789584054218841141212WETL
2020-02-06 20:00:11FORECAST2020133-15242.3726.9734.67141.159985555420.00021.190214.6415.8302TT10.378.3741394.5571788706855.6956856701710.836500623488348841141212WETL
2020-02-06 16:01:14FORECAST2020133-15241.8126.6834.245141.599955239530.00021.140214.7815.9202TT9.8111.8141394.7842922238655.9014381081690.818601471821418841141212WETL
2020-02-06 12:00:11FORECAST2020133-15241.8526.7234.285141.484756009080.00021.120214.7215.8402TT9.8512.8541394.724850643855.8475491840570.81991917083048841141212WETL
2020-02-06 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.826.1332.965141.374717701970.17891.388915.116.4889TT7.86.841394.6680558014955.7960849749220.744862479855558841141212WETL
2020-02-06 04:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.6724.33327.31676873035430.17951.41951617.4195TT7.678.6741312.224914753062.28447749310270.739607919978428841144248WETL
2020-02-06 00:00:12FORECAST2020133-15239.7124.3832.045141.631803271970.17951.349516.6618.0095TT7.7111.7141394.8007224018555.9163382468490.741230615873928841141212WETL
2020-02-05 20:00:10FORECAST2020133-15239.1325.5832.355143.641491008010.20631.496318.3419.8363TT7.1313.1341395.8348227820156.8583041372990.717200973327568841141212WETL
2020-02-05 16:00:11FORECAST2020133-15237.672531.335144.694515467780.27891.558918.4820.0389TT5.6710.6741396.3745607646457.3532250135930.652402152068278831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 12:00:11FORECAST2020133-15237.725.0431.37145.23731204180.27891.628918.4120.0389TT5.79.741396.6522131082657.6087012472730.653788347994018831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 08:00:10FORECAST2020133-15236.224.9930.595146.819862995220.32361.653618.3720.0236TT4.27.241397.4595410091658.3549553571070.582322217199938831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 04:00:12FORECAST2020133-15236.3825.623113.3092815409350.31281.912818.5820.4928TT4.389.3841316.540245139454.21292324159740.591096075401328831153237.5WETL
2020-02-05 00:00:12FORECAST2020133-15236.4225.6531.035149.089917577870.31281.792818.9320.7228TT4.429.4241398.6119428647359.4290217072570.593039803601918831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 20:01:11FORECAST2020133-15240.5426.733.62145.23764611360.00111.671118.8520.5211TT8.5413.5441396.6523838754657.6088585594210.773686334189318841151215WETL
2020-02-04 16:00:11FORECAST2020133-15240.625.7833.19143.457705023520.00111.211118.9520.1611TT8.612.641395.740473423156.77202010220.775940085505838841141212WETL
2020-02-04 12:00:10FORECAST2020133-15240.6425.8133.225145.44679312510.00111.211118.7319.9411TT8.6412.6441396.7592649407657.7073627283070.77743548869548841141212WETL
2020-02-04 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15239.0224.6531.835153.091215561520.07762.017618.8920.9076TT7.029.0241400.6271088427461.3324910796320.712525699798888841151215WETL
2020-02-04 04:00:13FORECAST2020133-15239.9526.333.12517.4088126914240.00031.640318.6820.3203TT7.9517.9541319.454789927755.56132860123050.750855902710158841152230WETL
2020-02-04 00:00:12FORECAST2020133-15239.9926.3133.15145.802512375610.00031.640318.620.2403TT7.9920.9941396.9409189278457.8749832443620.752441425711738841151215WETL
2020-02-03 20:00:11FORECAST2020133-15238.0125.631.805142.132735656230.03480.944817.4218.3648TT6.0127.0141395.0589751443556.1508128828120.66798901925293883113127.5WETL
2020-02-03 16:00:11FORECAST2020133-15237.1624.330.73142.002668354580.00771.097717.1818.2777TT5.1624.1641394.9919512922956.0899110620890.628538522563678831141210WETL
2020-02-03 12:00:11FORECAST2020133-15233.924.0828.99142.030993155270.00071.090717.5318.6207TT1.921.941395.0065489854656.1031724552390.46811332639379882114128WETL
2020-02-03 08:00:11FORECAST2020133-15226.8825.6426.26139.203512924810.00041.040418.6519.6904TT-5.1216.8841393.5441638494954.7827300989070.16885045068628881114126WETL
2020-02-03 04:00:12FORECAST2020133-15227.0526.7326.897.72396461436010.00021.200217.7718.9702TT-4.9520.0541312.520229334062.4138951926480.174269055075098811144224WETL