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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, April 2, 2020

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DAY 185 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/03/2020 05:00:05 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): 28.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 16.75°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.48°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.139
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 75

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: 0.22 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.88 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.54 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.42 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: 211 in
SWE DAY: 92
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.67 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 96.57 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: -101

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.5

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
2020-04-03 04:58:53OBSERVATION2020185-10128.2000216.7500422.47503211.152792916670.219999999999970.879999999999973.544.42TF-3.7999875.2000292457.66612030581 96.6374795259080.1390415249791690 1113124.5WETL
2020-04-02 09:57:18FORECAST2020185-10033.3222.0827.7214.586861638730.14350.80353.544.3435TF1.3280.3293459.4112543541898.5836192733740.31236356929386902113126WETL
2020-04-02 09:00:01FORECAST2020185-10033.319.8126.555203.636253469690.15350.81353.544.3535TF1.380.393455.5051819524692.7573686888270.3115409794518902113126WETL
2020-04-02 05:00:03FORECAST2020185-10027.6917.4522.57204.004670538710.21290.87293.544.4129TF-4.3174.6993455.6383697565792.9523555069830.12631291465972901113124.5WETL
2020-04-02 01:00:03FORECAST2020185-10132.9419.6626.3203.968576772730.20910.86913.544.4091TF0.9479.9492455.0836545900192.8227653392590.29689808862154902113126WETL
2020-04-01 21:00:02FORECAST2020185-10128.3318.8723.6202.868996895520.1760.8363.544.376TF-3.6775.3392454.6842205854292.2413317343830.14242004038795901113124.5WETL
2020-04-01 17:00:02FORECAST2020185-10132.9118.9725.94202.79208654240.17130.83133.544.3713TF0.9179.9192454.6562403210492.2006876342260.29569217378952902113126WETL
2020-04-01 12:59:48FORECAST2020185-10133.1420.3626.75203.507523670750.19910.85913.544.3991TF1.1480.1492454.9163079870192.5788913158740.30499433642845902113126WETL
2020-04-01 08:58:59FORECAST2020185-10133.220.6326.915203.722553675060.17940.90943.544.4494TF1.282.292454.994380955492.6926171960360.30744217863718902113126WETL
2020-04-01 05:00:02FORECAST2020185-10133.3720.9727.17204.097315964790.22020.96023.544.5002TF1.3779.3792455.1303475500992.8908823490940.31442412884301902113126WETL
2020-04-01 01:00:03FORECAST2020185-10133.7521.2827.515204.144627716960.23610.98613.544.5261TF1.7582.7592455.1475034125892.9159176404640.33026979425816902113126WETL
2020-03-31 20:59:49FORECAST2020185-10132.7620.8426.8202.916086173540.24071.09073.544.6307TF0.7681.7692454.7013491372992.2662181447660.28969661121803902114128WETL
2020-03-31 16:58:57FORECAST2020185-10132.9422.9727.955202.892687080980.24471.11473.544.6547TF0.9481.9492454.6928380594292.2538517103520.29689808862154902114128WETL
2020-03-31 13:00:03FORECAST2020185-10132.820.426.6203.51471985250.2621.2023.544.742TF0.880.892454.9189214621892.5826968569770.29128984625221902114128WETL
2020-03-31 09:00:02FORECAST2020185-10132.5120.8426.675205.940355414780.29981.24983.544.7898TF0.5181.5192455.7971360654993.8670241983640.27983265138325902114128WETL
2020-03-31 05:00:34FORECAST2020185-10132.7522.6227.685207.957828577070.31491.67493.545.2149TF0.7576.7592456.5234628225394.9376280230590.289298941747249021151210WETL
2020-03-31 01:00:02FORECAST2020185-10132.6122.4627.535208.618536221160.3621.8123.545.352TF0.6180.6192456.7605215905595.2887114178350.283758664423499021151210WETL
2020-03-30 21:00:01FORECAST2020185-10132.3722.3727.37204.440604299050.22581.51583.545.0558TF0.3780.3792455.2547816285993.0725626661810.274380842654439021151210WETL
2020-03-30 16:59:49FORECAST2020185-10133.2720.8327.05203.980723917020.2221.4223.544.962TF1.2782.2792455.0880609413592.8291921168080.31030885592279902114128WETL
2020-03-30 13:00:01FORECAST2020185-10133.9821.1127.545204.357894333530.25721.55723.545.0972TF1.9882.9892455.2248111005793.0287838448940.340012901689399021151210WETL
2020-03-30 09:28:45FORECAST2020185-10130.5722.8626.715208.407898309790.28151.63153.545.1715TF-1.4381.5792456.6849889012495.1767587265370.20927814062523901115127.5WETL
2020-03-30 09:00:34FORECAST2020185-10130.5821.4426.01202.360957861820.28591.66593.485.1459TF-1.4281.5892454.4992929102691.9729122608390.20961279720592901115127.5WETL
2020-03-30 05:00:02FORECAST2020185-10134.1721.0527.61203.725733052630.18011.62013.925.5401TF2.1786.1792454.9955350020892.6942989039730.348143250004769021151210WETL
2020-03-30 01:00:03FORECAST2020185-10134.2321.8728.05205.180413570790.20951.66954.35.9695TT2.2388.2392455.5225767887793.464310696350.35072550720929021151210WETL
2020-03-29 21:00:02FORECAST2020185-10136.6521.0628.855202.553177887840.12321.46324.365.8232TF4.6589.6592454.5692896199492.0744541827360.45937274177937902114128WETL
2020-03-29 16:59:07FORECAST2020185-10135.9222.829.36201.864675168350.09321.36324.335.6932TF3.9289.9292454.3184140155891.7108390682560.42587609521432902114128WETL
2020-03-29 13:00:02FORECAST2020185-10135.9722.8429.405202.083958827880.09321.42324.315.7332TF3.9789.9792454.3983638911191.8266202600290.42815621015322902114128WETL
2020-03-29 09:00:02FORECAST2020185-10135.6921.1828.435204.496279494790.16761.51764.275.7876TF3.6982.6992455.2749523754993.1020339079570.415420592075199021151210WETL
2020-03-29 05:00:02FORECAST2020185-10135.7422.6529.195204.816879861470.12231.45234.545.9923TF3.7483.7492455.3910482313293.2717736155830.41768870841891902114128WETL
2020-03-29 01:00:01FORECAST2020185-10136.3421.3328.835204.581774965310.09941.32944.645.9694TF4.3482.3492455.305921253593.1472935222540.44509871053424902114128WETL
2020-03-28 20:59:52FORECAST2020185-10137.9420.2929.115204.328368541290.01311.20314.936.1331TT5.9481.9492455.2141107004593.0131565763950.519125955458679031141210WETL
2020-03-28 16:59:06FORECAST2020185-10138.1120.5529.33202.35128261730.01470.92474.895.8147TF6.1192.1192454.4957687772291.9678017562090.52699735760549903113127.5WETL
2020-03-28 13:00:02FORECAST2020185-10138.1520.5729.36202.292921093010.01470.804755.8047TF6.1589.1592454.4745092061391.9369760296220.52884803543477903113127.5WETL
2020-03-28 09:00:02FORECAST2020185-10145.228.8537.025202.201867690370.01480.59484.95.4948TF13.2101.292454.4413345474791.8888866012030.81382906079702904113129WETL
2020-03-28 04:59:08FORECAST2020185-10146.5632.7339.645202.268897963230.02580.44585.135.5758TF14.56108.5692454.46575729591.9242878900850.85321350147357905112127WETL
2020-03-28 01:00:03FORECAST2020185-10146.5932.7439.665194.611633329840.02580.45585.085.5358TF14.59111.5992451.6487338726787.8960977903140.85401425926097905112127WETL
2020-03-27 21:00:02FORECAST2020185-10136.4524.430.425194.184100129770.11220.43225.195.6222TF4.4596.4592451.4898283373787.6721460334360.45015652059596902112124WETL
2020-03-27 17:00:01FORECAST2020185-10138.3322.1330.23194.923763711650.16030.69035.155.8403TF6.33102.3392451.7646375591288.0596634648510.5371678050543903113127.5WETL
2020-03-27 13:00:02FORECAST2020185-10138.3522.1730.26195.789012036970.16030.69035.165.8503TF6.35100.3592452.0854510782888.5133638229030.53809128820071903113127.5WETL
2020-03-27 09:00:02FORECAST2020185-10136.9223.9330.425199.208520248920.19330.73335.56.2333TF4.9292.9292453.3464466110990.3104747894990.47184843994852902113126WETL
2020-03-27 05:00:02FORECAST2020185-10135.2425.9130.575201.296057571010.22350.93355.516.4435TT3.2494.2492454.1108909282691.4107320439180.39514287428742902113126WETL
2020-03-27 01:00:02FORECAST2020185-10136.9527.7532.35199.912310087550.20490.84495.746.5849TT4.95100.9592453.6046234983790.681148149950.47323656157752902113126WETL
2020-03-26 21:00:02FORECAST2020185-10139.2328.0833.655188.578673337440.00341.34345.747.0834TT7.23111.2392449.3903615184684.7454381857850.578451741353169031141210WETL
2020-03-26 17:00:03FORECAST2020185-10134.1221.3327.725192.122980962280.14791.88795.67.4879TT2.1290.1292450.7213256633586.5939246697120.34599672523519021151210WETL
2020-03-26 13:00:28FORECAST2020185-10127.7621.3424.55191.017708696410.02571.76575.737.4957TT-4.2490.7692450.3075569622786.0167177396120.12801029717068901115127.5WETL
2020-03-26 09:00:02FORECAST2020185-10127.0425.6226.33183.570320126050.0560.9664.435.396TF-4.96104.0492447.4890704293582.1457119116230.11129628567292901113124.5WETL
2020-03-26 05:00:02FORECAST2020185-10125.1324.0524.59183.327312102330.04591.34594.295.6359TF-6.8799.1392447.3962020718982.0199431706310.074630178473509901114126WETL
2020-03-26 01:00:02FORECAST2020185-10124.4424.4424.44182.64847242190.00971.30974.165.4697TF-7.56103.4492447.1364716225481.6687935059760.063931806719977901114126WETL