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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, March 29, 2020

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DAY 181 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/29/2020 09:00:02 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): 36.81°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.96°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.474
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 93

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: 0.60 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.61 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.31 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 197 in
SWE DAY: 88
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 448.46 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 88.35 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: -104

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
2020-03-29 09:00:02FORECAST2020181-10436.8131.1133.96190.60091750760.60421.61421.73.3142TF4.8192.8189448.45725221285.4763637345450.473548909814629021151210DRYL
2020-03-29 05:00:02FORECAST2020181-10433.4829.6131.545191.161827040150.86871.87871.73.5787TF1.4889.4889448.670013223685.7685794659510.338223974976969021151210DRYL
2020-03-29 01:00:01FORECAST2020181-10533.3831.0432.21191.20867598930.88221.89221.73.5922TF1.3889.3888448.1196848357285.6843716221820.334378427957879021151210DRYL
2020-03-28 20:59:51FORECAST2020181-10532.4629.1930.825190.627106473971.04632.05631.73.7563TF0.4688.4688447.8982678690585.3815507985780.2998536014289021151210DRYL
2020-03-28 16:59:06FORECAST2020181-10536.6229.5933.105190.204636986321.04882.05881.73.7588TF4.6292.6288447.7372187423185.1616951561470.465583560412469021151210DRYL
2020-03-28 13:00:01FORECAST2020181-10532.7729.7931.28190.597926160841.12832.13831.73.8383TF0.7788.7788447.8871496293485.3663618734420.311307505901889021151210DRYL
2020-03-28 09:00:01FORECAST2020181-10532.5529.7231.135192.110645765921.0992.1091.73.809TF0.5588.5588448.462439246386.1544088053640.303159277890399021151210DRYL
2020-03-28 04:59:08FORECAST2020181-10532.6829.7931.235192.909267065471.13482.31481.74.0148TF0.6889.6888448.7652658090986.5709785116720.307962658389599021151210WETL
2020-03-28 01:00:03FORECAST2020181-10532.9229.7331.325185.410574354531.11932.35931.74.0593TF0.9293.9288445.8975205092182.6741153808740.316916890222529021151210WETL
2020-03-27 21:00:02FORECAST2020181-10533.0928.7630.925185.019370921351.19172.49171.74.1917TF1.0994.0988445.74640715982.4717198430120.323325351272839021151210WETL
2020-03-27 17:00:01FORECAST2020181-10532.528.2330.365184.057117672821.14182.43181.74.1318TF0.598.588445.3740701916181.9742676456790.301320778976249021151210WETL
2020-03-27 13:00:02FORECAST2020181-10532.7929.1330.96184.122905846271.03972.37971.74.0797TF0.7997.7988445.3995554441482.0082604110110.312052937113519021151210WETL
2020-03-27 09:00:02FORECAST2020181-10532.528.7930.645186.175140330881.10242.47241.74.1724TF0.592.588446.1924225143583.0699368761830.301320778976249021151210WETL
2020-03-27 05:00:02FORECAST2020181-10532.5928.9930.79186.06397923341.06122.41121.74.1112TF0.5993.5988446.1495819553883.0123665519370.304633675350719021151210WETL
2020-03-27 01:00:02FORECAST2020181-10533.7929.1831.485186.171606884371.12842.43841.74.1384TF1.7993.7988446.1910609396983.0681067925830.350251239399729021151210WETL
2020-03-26 21:00:02FORECAST2020181-10535.3629.1332.245180.488820002451.17552.53551.74.2355TF3.36100.3688443.9853713618780.1343957754530.413257773467749021151210WETL
2020-03-26 17:00:03FORECAST2020181-10531.626.7729.185181.726001780111.13612.58611.74.2861TF-0.491.688444.4682799580480.7714434348590.269122577681979021151210WETL
2020-03-26 13:00:28FORECAST2020181-10535.4429.5932.515181.033654988311.1952.7151.74.415TF3.4499.4488444.1982235561480.4148279496830.416544630049849021151210WETL
2020-03-26 09:00:02FORECAST2020181-10531.8828.0829.98182.532030969010.9572.5571.74.257TF-0.1296.8888444.7820815531581.1869766845210.27895281424499021151210WETL
2020-03-26 05:00:01FORECAST2020181-10532.0828.730.39182.238431074030.76792.46791.684.1479TF0.07999999999999893.0888444.6678522374181.0355717408050.286079600730069021151210WETL
2020-03-26 01:00:02FORECAST2020181-10532.929.3431.12181.64096354690.71782.34781.674.0178TF0.997.988444.4351355701580.7276262590590.316166500739159021151210WETL
2020-03-25 21:00:02FORECAST2020181-10531.8827.3329.605183.623896017970.95642.52641.664.1864TF-0.1291.8888445.2061408745481.7504861185070.27895281424499021151210WETL
2020-03-25 16:59:16FORECAST2020181-10531.5226.2828.9183.38710871361.03082.58081.644.2208TF-0.4893.5288445.1142770951181.6282203236160.266346168590459021151210WETL
2020-03-25 13:00:03FORECAST2020181-10529.5224.7627.14184.593667128611.03082.54081.664.2008TF-2.4888.5288445.581796380982.2515777997020.20193179754788901115127.5WETL
2020-03-25 08:59:18FORECAST2020181-10530.3526.1428.245184.051248327241.01212.45211.664.1121TF-1.6586.3588445.3717962970881.9712350782230.22746063775242901115127.5WETL
2020-03-25 05:00:03FORECAST2020181-10530.4226.9928.705185.082084472841.20942.60941.754.3594TF-1.5886.4288445.7706421428682.5041596445980.22969360208998901115127.5WETL
2020-03-25 01:00:02FORECAST2020181-10530.4226.9928.705184.295921104391.20942.49941.84.2994TF-1.5889.4288445.4665583761482.0976696971320.22969360208998901115127.5WETL
2020-03-24 21:00:04FORECAST2020181-10532.7925.5229.155186.537021920411.60632.80631.994.7963TF0.7984.7988446.3318049012283.2574056746370.312052937113519021151210WETL
2020-03-24 17:00:02FORECAST2020181-10533.7627.5630.66183.697717668030.98451.964523.9645TF1.7688.7688445.2347693565381.7886109572460.349080491725029021151210DRYL
2020-03-24 13:00:03FORECAST2020181-10534.6627.831.23182.839936194391.08932.15932.024.1793TF2.6693.6688444.9017850884881.3458139983470.384780731658719021151210WETL
2020-03-24 10:03:53FORECAST2020181-10534.3927.8331.11183.314192049451.15891.96891.953.9189TF2.3991.3988445.085977286481.5905763187980.373951706197989021151210DRYL
2020-03-24 09:00:04FORECAST2020181-10534.3927.8331.11192.382866739211.15891.94891.93.8489TF2.3991.3988448.5657308292786.2963612179040.373951706197989021151210DRYL
2020-03-24 05:00:03FORECAST2020181-10533.9327.2430.585194.753616139721.2692.1291.884.009TF1.9388.9388449.4622754451787.5344034613310.355733394520179021151210WETL
2020-03-24 01:00:02FORECAST2020181-10533.9327.2430.585194.985446535261.2692.1691.944.109TF1.9392.9388449.5496571513787.6556406394310.355733394520179021151210WETL
2020-03-23 21:00:02FORECAST2020181-10531.6427.0129.325192.946791043211.28842.29842.054.3484TF-0.3689.6488448.7794792979886.5905604165880.270516200596999021151210WETL
2020-03-23 16:59:25FORECAST2020181-10534.8927.5331.21192.466945268361.21542.54542.124.6654TF2.8993.8988448.597619170686.3402134164270.394077245424559021151210WETL
2020-03-23 13:00:02FORECAST2020181-10534.1429.8431.99191.128675096481.20342.88342.175.0534TF2.1488.1488448.089246043585.6427039212730.364012527831439021151210WETL
2020-03-23 09:00:03FORECAST2020181-10537.6628.9133.285191.787672888670.65392.42392.34.7239TF5.6690.6688448.3397976800385.9860464604290.50926776869779031151212.5WETL
2020-03-23 04:59:30FORECAST2020181-10541.0231.1936.1056.95392043800160.24841.25842.373.6284TF9.02100.0288358.729488665992.49457632294830.647045920216199031144240DRYM
2020-03-23 01:00:03FORECAST2020181-10541.0231.1936.105190.547989804330.24841.25842.323.5784TF9.02100.0288447.8681210408385.3403701617720.647045920216199031141210DRYL
2020-03-22 21:00:03FORECAST2020181-10536.8729.7433.305192.219175783480.96442.51442.364.8744TF4.8792.8788448.5036284599786.2109977984780.476066634243759021151210WETL
2020-03-22 17:00:03FORECAST2020181-10534.630.2732.435192.448761490670.88632.37632.344.7163TF2.688.688448.5907232128586.3307290985190.382366167821979021151210WETL
2020-03-22 13:00:03FORECAST2020181-10534.630.2732.435191.384609968030.82162.31162.184.4916TF2.686.688448.186602557685.776018123380.382366167821979021151210WETL
2020-03-22 08:59:27FORECAST2020181-10527.927.2727.585208.864650476970.48192.18192.464.6419TF-4.175.988454.6883680682194.9683270725090.15730991550085901115127.5WETL
2020-03-22 05:00:02FORECAST2020181-10529.0628.6828.87203.723015685710.11541.46542.423.8854TF-2.9479.0688452.8057933963292.2469617506610.18855243107008901114126DRYL
2020-03-22 01:00:03FORECAST2020181-10528.6828.6828.68201.751466449720.0311.3812.173.551TF-3.3283.6888452.0773777168691.2072739031210.17792183536775901114126DRYL