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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, April 4, 2020

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DAY 187 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/04/2020 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 37.04°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.48°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.76°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.360
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 52

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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.37 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.56 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: 209 in
SWE DAY: 94
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.54 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 96.04 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: -98

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2020-04-04 09:00:02FORECAST2020187-9837.0420.4828.76211.973579339090.01580.36584.194.5558TF5.0452.0495459.5444528480897.4112825356330.360464993792882112124WETL
2020-04-04 05:00:42FORECAST2020187-9836.8320.6428.735212.013408427940.02140.37144.194.5614TF4.8351.8395459.5584490015697.4325531446780.35149748647935882112124WETL
2020-04-04 00:58:44FORECAST2020187-9937.2719.5228.395212.05952537110.03270.38274.194.5727TF5.2752.2794459.0480166777497.3455045392250.37037516631723882112124WETL
2020-04-03 21:00:03FORECAST2020187-9937.5219.6928.605211.074744055020.03780.38784.194.5778TF5.5252.5294458.7002652852996.8200410930620.3812452896018882112124WETL
2020-04-03 17:00:01FORECAST2020187-9937.5819.0628.32211.106257779060.04660.39664.194.5866TF5.5852.5894458.711407062596.836848545530.38386848501463882112124WETL
2020-04-03 13:00:03FORECAST2020187-9936.922028.46211.057140189190.03350.38354.194.5735TF4.9251.9294458.6940409943696.8106525140940.35533093871111882112124WETL
2020-04-03 08:58:48FORECAST2020187-9937.3520.6529211.585267311750.02680.37684.194.5668TF5.3552.3594458.8806526460797.0923855543080.37384283309141882112124WETL
2020-04-03 04:58:53FORECAST2020187-9938.6420.8629.75212.137282988720.02960.45964.194.6496TF6.6451.6494459.0754378402997.3870160702960.43098404438432882112124WETL
2020-04-03 01:00:04FORECAST2020187-9938.4620.5929.525215.889306384730.04150.37154.194.5615TF6.4660.4694460.3921709823499.393746458340.4228938310499882112124WETL
2020-04-02 21:00:02FORECAST2020187-9933.7720.1826.975214.925337255770.03280.34284.194.5328TF1.7754.7794460.0550730742598.8774917367130.23209506358234881112123WETL
2020-04-02 17:00:02FORECAST2020187-9938.8720.6529.76214.592922223560.0290.2994.194.489TF6.8759.8794459.9386367419898.699576101980.44136337906441882112124WETL
2020-04-02 13:00:03FORECAST2020187-9938.5221.6430.08214.517593846310.02290.27294.194.4629TF6.5260.5294459.9122375062698.6592665703140.42558713380029882112124WETL
2020-04-02 09:57:18FORECAST2020187-9939.0121.1130.06215.162913866030.01740.28744.194.4774TF7.0161.0194460.1382297569299.0046822956550.44770147970787882112124WETL
2020-04-02 09:00:02FORECAST2020187-9938.6121.3829.995204.469155630750.0180.3284.194.518TF6.6154.6194456.3450421027593.308485435030.42963356709303882112124WETL
2020-04-02 05:00:03FORECAST2020187-9938.2922.0630.175205.033654937950.03630.43634.194.6263TF6.2954.2994456.5478621596393.6076768326970.41528275431686882112124WETL
2020-04-02 01:00:03FORECAST2020187-9938.2222.2930.255205.320674305290.04940.48944.194.6794TF6.2259.2294456.6508744405793.7598654622390.41215782533968882112124WETL
2020-04-01 21:00:02FORECAST2020187-9937.3221.2329.275204.46992318590.05870.49874.194.6887TF5.3253.3294456.3453180766293.3088921333730.37254124431951882113126WETL
2020-04-01 17:00:02FORECAST2020187-9937.1221.129.11204.647652114430.07250.53254.194.7225TF5.1258.1294456.4092058943993.4030723896970.36390178792048882113126WETL
2020-04-01 12:59:48FORECAST2020187-9937.0521.3829.215205.385094389190.05970.55974.194.7497TF5.0558.0594456.673984722393.7940294572790.36089398402239882113126WETL
2020-04-01 08:58:59FORECAST2020187-9930.3821.3425.86205.800212017690.0710.5614.264.821TF-1.6253.3894456.822814783194.0142321368790.13121535812363881113124.5WETL
2020-04-01 05:00:02FORECAST2020187-9936.1321.5728.85206.322247534080.05440.64444.274.9144TF4.1356.1394457.0097549622994.291279788820.32222110508413882113126WETL
2020-04-01 01:00:03FORECAST2020187-9936.1621.4228.79206.23610042130.05250.62254.284.9025TF4.1661.1694456.9789228780994.2455510291030.32345504957701882113126WETL
2020-03-31 20:59:49FORECAST2020187-9938.3517.2327.79204.257270758340.02380.49384.384.8738TF6.3561.3594456.2688384790293.1962276798030.41796554403027882113126WETL
2020-03-31 16:58:57FORECAST2020187-9938.5920.8929.74204.118242460870.0090.4894.44.889TF6.5962.5994456.2188151694293.1225827299640.42873370506382882112124WETL
2020-03-31 13:00:03FORECAST2020187-9938.6120.9129.76205.062451699960.0090.5594.475.029TF6.6162.6194456.5582008105593.6229440019360.42963356709303882113126WETL
2020-03-31 09:00:02FORECAST2020187-9940.421.4130.905207.70191877460.03360.62364.485.1036TF8.460.494457.5026217020895.0241723719320.51109349844639883113127.5WETL
2020-03-31 05:00:34FORECAST2020187-9940.4921.5531.02209.071272579230.0160.5264.895.416TF8.4959.4994457.9900978087195.752572577550.5152056143142883113127.5WETL
2020-03-31 01:00:02FORECAST2020187-9940.5121.5631.035209.857002987660.0160.5964.985.576TF8.5163.5194458.2690452807496.1709684046320.51611921369302883113127.5WETL
2020-03-30 21:00:01FORECAST2020187-9937.921.4829.69205.022185019290.0260.3464.825.166TF5.960.994456.5437440039393.6015959525740.39794609817209882112124WETL
2020-03-30 16:59:49FORECAST2020187-9936.5821.6629.12204.924932002480.09830.38834.735.1183TF4.5860.5894456.5088214920393.5500392027890.34092897335192882112124WETL
2020-03-30 13:00:01FORECAST2020187-9937.7122.0829.895205.233918613930.09830.42834.835.2583TF5.7163.7194456.6197454304393.7138596711810.38957020936086882112124WETL
2020-03-30 09:28:45FORECAST2020187-9940.6923.6832.185208.675652576210.08260.41264.885.2926TF8.6970.6994457.8494352103495.5420296741650.52433722581063883112125WETL
2020-03-30 09:00:34FORECAST2020187-9940.7123.6832.195202.630881882220.08260.42264.855.2726TF8.7170.7194455.6825460598292.3353561664380.5252497636497883112125WETL
2020-03-30 05:00:02FORECAST2020187-9939.6524.6432.145204.206216637090.10220.35225.355.7022TF7.6573.6594456.250470917793.1691825049940.47682157298203882112124WETL
2020-03-30 01:00:03FORECAST2020187-9939.6924.6632.175205.676395258630.10220.38225.756.1322TF7.6976.6994456.778439797293.9485429293510.47864733125364882112124WETL
2020-03-29 21:00:02FORECAST2020187-9937.4226.9632.19205.015740023690.24620.68625.696.3762TF5.4273.4294456.5414299422593.5981791110830.37688544841501882113126WETL
2020-03-29 16:59:07FORECAST2020187-9937.5523.8330.69204.616232495140.18010.63015.596.2201TF5.5572.5594456.3979136531293.3864216103470.38255621395394882113126WETL
2020-03-29 13:00:02FORECAST2020187-9937.5823.8730.725204.900086645180.18010.63015.636.2601TF5.5872.5894456.4998984080393.5368687373230.38386848501463882113126WETL
2020-03-29 09:00:02FORECAST2020187-9938.1522.4230.285204.820370798660.03640.30645.615.9164TF6.1569.1594456.4712650641793.4946137693770.4090384550011882112124WETL
2020-03-29 05:00:02FORECAST2020187-9938.4921.2729.88205.01628626470.02230.22235.866.0823TF6.4969.4994456.5416260703793.5984687021960.42424004024178882112124WETL
2020-03-29 01:00:02FORECAST2020187-9936.322.5429.42207.062330540090.32190.50195.866.3619TF4.367.394457.2743531962794.6842932690320.32923896373189882113126WETL
2020-03-28 20:59:52FORECAST2020187-9937.0428.5432.79211.227277650340.38871.31876.117.4287TT5.0469.0494458.7541857347296.9013977634440.360464993792882114128WETL
2020-03-28 16:59:06FORECAST2020187-9938.5728.0533.31206.480703092940.27331.06335.796.8533TT6.5780.5794457.0664486525694.3754016779710.42783421330413882114128WETL
2020-03-28 13:00:02FORECAST2020187-9937.5528.0932.82206.225804717350.13170.92175.786.7017TT5.5576.5594456.9752375904194.2400861079860.38255621395394882113126WETL
2020-03-28 09:00:02FORECAST2020187-9935.1334.1234.625201.438065023700.025.475.49TF3.1392.1394455.2510086469991.704882281940.28227531136258882111122WETL
2020-03-28 04:59:08FORECAST2020187-9934.8234.6434.73201.4345752965600.065.545.6TF2.82100.8294455.24974421491.7030388796170.27039372361651882111122WETL
2020-03-28 01:00:03FORECAST2020187-9934.6634.6634.66193.8333986631700.065.55.56TF2.66103.6694452.4688382686687.7035727107910.26436050549059882111122WETL