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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, April 20, 2020

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DAY 203 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/21/2020 04:00:03 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): 49.79°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.90°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.34°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.767
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: 18
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 209

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): 0.15 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.22 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.37 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: 175 in
SWE DAY: 110
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.22 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 79.33 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: -83

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: 2
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2020-04-21 04:00:03OBSERVATION2020203-8349.7899432.941.34497174.6600837500.150.220.37FF17.78994208.78994110454.21792025513 79.3337399925120.7665563877723988 4122127DRYL
2020-04-21 00:00:03FORECAST2020203-8234.6434.6434.64174.9855680.00030.15030.220.3703FF2.64193.64111454.8811629376779.5976386691490.23485088226892881112123DRYL
2020-04-20 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8250.8534.6442.745175.17180.00750.15750.220.3775FF18.85209.85111454.9487990370179.6942000351510.79646865690861884122127DRYL
2020-04-20 08:00:02FORECAST2020203-8251.2832.6841.98175.027097333330.01210.16210.220.3821FF19.28210.28111454.8962484134979.6191699476360.80792056205744884122127DRYL
2020-04-20 04:00:04FORECAST2020203-8250.4234.6742.545175.522256083330.01910.16910.220.3891FF18.42209.42111455.0759916375479.8759647415810.78461986400937884122127DRYL
2020-04-20 00:00:01FORECAST2020203-8351.9235.1143.515175.8211680.01840.16840.220.3884FF19.92203.92110454.641036610379.9355180775540.82421908239555884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 20:00:01FORECAST2020203-8351.9733.3942.68176.875725333330.01610.17610.220.3961FF19.97215.97110455.0242531116380.4827448133770.82545450129381884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 15:59:36FORECAST2020203-8352.3132.9642.635176.816740.0140.1740.220.394FF20.31216.31110455.0028454711680.4521198269340.8337089331862884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8352.3434.6343.485176.110282666670.01510.17510.220.3951FF20.34216.34110454.7462003913280.0854818925070.83442499244131884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 08:00:03FORECAST2020203-8352.7635.7644.26176.166430364960.01320.18320.220.4032FF20.76211.76110454.766614836780.1146111849370.84424054336107884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 04:00:02FORECAST2020203-8352.6736.0344.35175.633918750.01850.19850.220.4185FF20.67216.67110454.5728845656279.8384170737510.84217010676534884122127DRYL
2020-04-19 00:00:02FORECAST2020203-8352.0736.144.085175.8460240.03570.07570.220.2957FF20.07211.07110454.6500808705879.9484090323690.82790879047927884121123.5DRYL
2020-04-18 20:00:03FORECAST2020203-8353.2436.0744.655175.8842360.03080.16080.220.3808FF21.24222.24110454.6639838152879.9682274300660.85498000661235885122128DRYL
2020-04-18 16:00:02FORECAST2020203-8352.8736.1244.495175.771185333330.03780.15780.220.3778FF20.87221.87110454.6228478746179.9095968505350.84674671086231884122127DRYL
2020-04-18 12:00:01FORECAST2020203-8352.3836.1144.245175.551394430190.02760.16760.220.3876FF20.38220.38110454.5428383660379.7956291034120.83537663912154884122127DRYL
2020-04-18 08:00:02FORECAST2020203-8352.6936.0144.35175.415578666670.02720.23720.220.4572FF20.69219.69110454.4933756224879.7252184849840.84263175452928884122127DRYL
2020-04-18 04:00:04FORECAST2020203-8352.8235.9644.39175.829086909090.02230.29230.220.5123FF20.82215.82110454.6439180962879.9396249876410.84561086606475884122127DRYL
2020-04-18 00:00:03FORECAST2020203-8353.3736.144.735176.253874666670.03110.20110.220.4211FF21.37202.37110454.7984024516780.1599806243170.85780096212902885122128DRYL
2020-04-17 19:59:37FORECAST2020203-8352.8235.8844.35177.427113333330.03070.18070.220.4007FF20.82218.82110455.2242141833680.7691182419880.84561086606475884122127DRYL
2020-04-17 15:57:59FORECAST2020203-8352.135.7643.93177.411260.02780.19780.220.4178FF20.1218.1110455.2184688752380.7608821384260.82864077153676884122127DRYL
2020-04-17 12:00:03FORECAST2020203-8346.1533.8239.985176.79314713540.01180.21180.220.4318FF14.15213.15110454.994281977480.4398710393970.64766827050066883122126DRYL
2020-04-17 08:00:03FORECAST2020203-8346.1533.8239.985176.612662238910.01470.27470.230.5047FF14.15211.15110454.9287544563480.3461784535640.64766827050066883122126DRYL
2020-04-17 04:00:04FORECAST2020203-8350.1533.9142.03176.75868057820.00740.25740.220.4774FF18.15214.15110454.9817707407780.421977483270.77698012279484884122127DRYL
2020-04-17 00:00:03FORECAST2020203-8350.0233.7841.9177.343016612390.00770.17770.220.3977FF18.02201.02110455.1937345711780.7254300319130.77324747545827884122127DRYL
2020-04-16 20:00:02FORECAST2020203-8350.3533.1641.755178.407055779040.01440.18440.230.4144FF18.35217.35110455.5789002924181.2784902762240.78265387836852884122127DRYL
2020-04-16 16:00:03FORECAST2020203-8348.9833.3541.165178.525656114250.0190.1790.230.409FF16.98214.98110455.6217673338981.3401749532160.74215221102666884122127DRYL
2020-04-16 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8349.8333.7741.8177.490032433030.01830.17830.230.4083FF17.83215.83110455.2470140226980.8018072839270.76772930019506884122127DRYL
2020-04-16 07:58:04FORECAST2020203-8351.2934.0342.66177.342084546580.00590.13590.230.3659FF19.29211.29110455.1933967212380.7249458463820.808182116846884122127DRYL
2020-04-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020203-8350.5733.7842.175177.424701750.01320.14320.230.3732FF18.57222.57110455.2233402313380.7678653701820.78879783928398884122127DRYL
2020-04-15 23:58:10FORECAST2020203-8351.0534.2542.65177.5916080.01540.10540.290.3954FF19.05229.05110455.283814022480.8545846286110.80184485740096884122127DRYL
2020-04-15 20:00:02FORECAST2020203-8346.334.1940.245178.596752362760.0090.0990.290.389FF14.3228.3110455.6474582535481.3771562664270.65298577889028883122126DRYL
2020-04-15 16:00:03FORECAST2020203-8353.8834.4144.145178.249951860630.00270.07270.280.3527FF21.88236.88110455.5220965853981.1967917877980.86850860051703885121124DRYL
2020-04-15 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8344.734.4439.57178.398686229370.15950.22950.280.5095FF12.7220.7110455.5758747049381.2741375251550.59491601667476883122126DRYL
2020-04-15 08:00:03FORECAST2020203-8344.734.4439.57178.372988249320.15950.22950.30.5295FF12.7220.7110455.566584497781.2607730233930.59491601667476883122126DRYL
2020-04-15 04:00:02FORECAST2020203-8344.2134.5139.36178.733177371380.15470.20470.290.4947FF12.21224.21110455.6967429967481.4481267935950.57663678037512883122126DRYL
2020-04-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020203-8352.7536.4144.58178.889559661690.10980.20980.310.5198FF20.75217.75110455.7532164804481.5294922105850.84401138096598884122127DRYL
2020-04-14 20:00:01FORECAST2020203-8352.7536.4144.58179.798252805560.10980.18980.310.4998FF20.75235.75110456.0809243781682.002553341140.84401138096598884122127DRYL
2020-04-14 16:00:02FORECAST2020203-8353.4935.6244.555179.725627538280.06220.12220.320.4422FF21.49235.49110456.0547608584681.9647280871090.86037184376156885122128DRYL
2020-04-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8342.0635.0638.56179.334483309820.04560.08560.330.4156FF10.06226.06110455.9137666863281.7610597825240.49499622082455882121122.5DRYL
2020-04-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020203-8344.7134.2439.475179.468011832270.09350.16350.320.4835FF12.71222.71110455.9619149191681.8305783417770.59528705848415883122126DRYL
2020-04-14 04:00:04FORECAST2020203-8348.3435.8742.105178.748975976310.09490.11490.350.4649FF16.34247.34110455.7024492794681.45634615860.72197329845538884122127DRYL
2020-04-14 00:00:02FORECAST2020203-8348.7534.2741.51180.331331495990.12190.14190.330.4719FF16.75224.75110456.2728202802782.280285206570.7349887043543884122127DRYL
2020-04-13 20:00:58FORECAST2020203-8348.7634.2941.525180.537121659060.05850.07850.310.3885FF16.76241.76110456.3468304560182.3875432487620.73530224797971884121123.5DRYL
2020-04-13 16:00:03FORECAST2020203-8348.8834.6541.765180.436529016290.01110.06110.290.3511FF16.88244.88110456.3106582482782.3351113274540.73905001812871884121123.5DRYL
2020-04-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020203-8344.1336.8440.485179.908079267490.00070.02070.270.2907FF12.13237.13110456.1204805983982.0597595790220.57363557749861883121123DRYL
2020-04-13 08:00:02FORECAST2020203-8339.9136.8638.385179.873781661890.00040.02040.270.2904FF7.91234.91110456.1081288073682.0418939753090.41356541395115882121122.5DRYL
2020-04-13 04:00:03FORECAST2020203-8337.835.236.5180.07807572250.00450.11450.260.3745FF5.8242.8110456.1816865032182.1483202853430.337098299036882122125DRYL