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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, February 27, 2020

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DAY 150 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/28/2020 12:00:01 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 32.42°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.42°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.42°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.427
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -28

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): 0.03 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.22 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.25 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 184 in
SWE DAY: 58
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 426.93 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 78.56 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: -135

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: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.0

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
2020-02-28 00:00:01FORECAST2020151-13532.4232.4232.42184.003624910320.00170.03173.223.2517FF0.42-27.5858426.933012084378.5572218173940.42735771752213912111122DRYL
2020-02-27 12:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.9232.0538.485183.6146568740.00910.03913.223.2591FF12.92-15.0858426.7640168545478.3601285209160.89367127464434915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-27 08:00:03FORECAST2020150-13544.9728.4636.715183.553989670010.01040.04043.223.2604FF12.97-15.0358426.7376436749578.3293970389170.89471802511708915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-27 03:59:55FORECAST2020150-13540.5726.9833.775183.656092736150.01570.04573.223.2657FF8.57-19.4358426.7820274709478.3811196153230.77295546424784914111123DRYL
2020-02-27 00:00:03FORECAST2020150-135452635.5183.610198756480.02020.05023.223.2702FF13-1558426.7620789649878.3578701404870.89534249727897915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-26 20:00:03FORECAST2020150-13544.6426.8935.765183.56052612040.00970.05973.223.2797FF12.64-4.3658426.7404853887578.3327080148330.88767089620464915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-26 16:00:03FORECAST2020150-13544.4727.6836.075183.5972078160.00380.05383.223.2738FF12.47-4.5358426.7564318357478.351289302560.88391218751828915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-26 11:59:56FORECAST2020150-13539.7830.5635.17183.61223556370.00610.05613.223.2761FF7.78-9.2258426.7629643430878.3589019388260.7448229185909914111123DRYL
2020-02-26 08:00:03FORECAST2020150-13544.2929.2236.755183.55408286670.00290.06293.223.2829FF12.29-4.7158426.7376841924278.3294442465970.87983630227348915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-26 04:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.0429.3836.71183.259474274580.00260.07263.223.2926FF12.04-7.9658426.6095545005478.1802426782810.87401016409624915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-26 00:00:03FORECAST2020150-13543.9829.2636.62185.581125019460.00350.05353.223.2735FF11.98-10.0258427.6166806138379.3575846654020.87258314984353915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-25 20:00:01FORECAST2020150-13543.229.7636.48185.564142666670.01020.16023.223.3802FF11.21.258427.6093352544479.3489596927530.8530095848499915112127DRYL
2020-02-25 16:00:02FORECAST2020150-13543.4129.8236.615185.5570360.00970.17973.223.3997FF11.411.4158427.6062613212679.3453504258140.85846702618893915112127DRYL
2020-02-25 12:00:01FORECAST2020150-13543.1929.8336.51185.262054666670.00630.16633.223.3863FF11.191.1958427.4786204854279.19556755720.85274624292554915112127DRYL
2020-02-25 08:00:03FORECAST2020150-13543.7729.0236.395185.162586358520.00520.14523.223.3652FF11.77-0.2358427.4355581690379.1450734521760.86750052602541915112127DRYL
2020-02-25 04:00:03FORECAST2020150-13543.9129.3236.615185.097126993820.00580.13583.223.3558FF11.91-3.0958427.4072132377579.1118472267420.87090418305442915112127DRYL
2020-02-25 00:00:03FORECAST2020150-13545.1629.0937.125180.114119706280.00270.19273.073.2627FF13.164.1658425.2355996776176.5909357037050.89862788089606915112127DRYL
2020-02-24 20:00:03FORECAST2020150-13544.328.5536.425180.151095264220.00160.13163.13.2316FF12.39.358425.2518151969976.6095802708340.88006534444739915112127DRYL
2020-02-24 16:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.6629.2136.935180.14215572290.00250.12253.13.2225FF12.669.6658425.247894927776.6050725089020.88810733163769915112127DRYL
2020-02-24 12:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.128.8336.465180.217515874120.00360.18363.13.2836FF12.19.158425.2809399303776.6430745428630.87542603014629915112127DRYL
2020-02-24 08:00:03FORECAST2020150-13539.2628.333.78180.471385214750.00310.11313.123.2331FF7.26-1.7458425.3922136751776.7711220615250.72535807230058914112126DRYL
2020-02-24 04:00:04FORECAST2020150-13544.926.9935.945179.983813725150.00290.13293.163.2929FF12.95.958425.1784422408476.5252375482230.89325048368831915112127DRYL
2020-02-23 23:59:22FORECAST2020150-13544.9129.8137.36180.74447315440.00170.13173.143.2717FF12.912.9158425.5118310661676.9089117270180.89346102865681915112127DRYL
2020-02-23 20:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.7326.5935.66177.1032889359900.113.23.31FF12.73-1.2758423.9100849389275.0758702558180.88962533308868915112127DRYL
2020-02-23 16:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.6727.0935.88176.9512941078600.123.183.3FF12.67-0.3358423.8429002300874.999549694140.88832509549221915112127DRYL
2020-02-23 11:59:23FORECAST2020150-13544.6827.0935.885180.6643912780700.123.23.32FF12.68-1.3258425.4767623728776.8685002770580.88854255695175915112127DRYL
2020-02-23 08:00:03FORECAST2020150-13542.4325.6334.03182.228692037170.00120.21123.723.9312TF10.430.4358426.1604965005877.6586698752110.83180875082354914112126DRYL
2020-02-23 04:00:03FORECAST2020150-13542.9726.0834.525181.496723239160.00120.21123.763.9712TF10.976.9758425.8409012836277.2887282041870.84687293100171914112126DRYL
2020-02-23 00:00:02FORECAST2020150-13542.9726.0834.525183.564968175760.00120.21123.944.1512TF10.970.9758426.7424165399678.3349581114040.84687293100171914112126WETL
2020-02-22 20:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.5828.1936.385183.801817275600.213.954.16TF12.5812.5858426.8453534133378.4549516530140.88635431851781915112127WETL
2020-02-22 16:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.342936.67183.3886023746900.123.954.07TF12.3413.3458426.6657260491978.2456311813450.88097844448822915112127WETL
2020-02-22 12:00:02FORECAST2020150-13544.342936.67182.9142957173600.143.823.96TF12.3414.3458426.4593091424378.0055041838970.88097844448822915112127DRYL
2020-02-22 08:00:02FORECAST2020150-13545.9928.3337.16184.032347751950.00270.09274.094.1827TF13.9911.9958426.9454846999278.5717799114190.91447442247653915112127WETL
2020-02-22 04:00:04FORECAST2020150-13545.5428.3136.925184.268147404760.00270.10274.054.1527TF13.5412.5458427.0478440227778.6913150712740.90612918894034915112127WETL
2020-02-22 00:00:03FORECAST2020150-13545.5728.3136.94187.462277322960.00270.10274.184.2827TF13.578.5758428.4283751803680.3141588810850.90670352611881915112127WETL
2020-02-21 20:00:03FORECAST2020150-13547.5628.9338.245187.313894902250.00060.07064.344.4106TF15.5621.5658428.3644907531480.2386212007920.93928115283608915111123.5WETL
2020-02-21 16:00:01FORECAST2020150-13547.2229.9538.585191.033290572760.00070.06074.424.4807TF15.2223.2258429.9585958137182.1364053683390.93445110336757915111123.5WETL
2020-02-21 12:00:03FORECAST2020150-13547.2529.9538.6189.97549695420.00070.06074.244.3007TF15.2523.2558429.5067648388181.5957610954470.93488887865351915111123.5WETL
2020-02-21 07:57:22FORECAST2020150-13547.629.9538.775188.911504880030.00170.03173.823.8517TF15.620.658429.0510599042181.0526813968780.93983066229767915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-21 04:00:03FORECAST2020150-13549.0631.2640.16187.684649341330.00170.02173.653.6717FF17.0625.0658428.5240699504880.4273898029770.95735965580933915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-21 00:00:02FORECAST2020150-13549.0931.2640.175189.618845005870.00170.02173.633.6517FF17.0918.0958429.3541489726781.4136378266770.95767120579165915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-20 19:59:26FORECAST2020150-13548.7334.1441.435186.534869207810.00610.04613.323.3661FF16.7341.7358428.0286944431179.8422765351360.95380923077853915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-20 16:00:02FORECAST2020150-13549.4534.0941.77186.19829562810.00610.05613.363.4161FF17.4543.4558427.8834098990779.6711616507480.96126846588409915111123.5DRYL
2020-02-20 11:57:11FORECAST2020150-13541.1334.0937.61186.312919543320.00510.05513.353.4051FF9.1336.1358427.9329021307379.7294283646240.7917913005629914111123DRYL
2020-02-20 08:00:02FORECAST2020150-13536.4933.8835.185187.5645343895900.063.413.47FF4.4927.4958428.472386829480.3662237344520.61109084555807913111122.5DRYL
2020-02-20 04:00:04FORECAST2020150-13537.6436.6837.16185.9591104512500.062.932.99FF5.6424.6458427.7800882783979.5496046850060.66042715269751913111122.5DRYL