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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, May 17, 2020

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DAY 230 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/18/2020 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): 45.87°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.19°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.03°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.327
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 14
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 227

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: 0.21 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.75 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.94 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: 140 in
SWE DAY: 137
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.27 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 63.84 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: -56

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: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2020-05-18 04:00:03OBSERVATION2020230-5645.8700834.1900640.03007139.919339583330.210000000000040.750000000000043.193.94TF13.87008226.87008137456.26624020539 63.8404710037090.3267363096822786 2123127.5DRYL
2020-05-17 12:00:03FORECAST2020230-5546.0236.341.16141.336346666670.15990.69993.193.8899TF14.02227.02138457.310348889464.6345740048860.33180139088425862123127.5DRYL
2020-05-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020230-5540.3336.4538.39141.420806666670.17950.71953.193.9095TF8.33221.33138457.340506127464.6774632978780.16693061715968861123126DRYL
2020-05-17 04:00:04FORECAST2020230-5542.4736.3239.395141.240514416670.1860.7263.193.916TF10.47223.47138457.2761232466864.5859148778210.22170195219101861123126DRYL
2020-05-16 23:56:31FORECAST2020230-5646.2237.541.86141.934765333330.36480.92483.194.1148TF14.22232.22137456.9894364491364.862688422220.33860642152458862123127.5WETL
2020-05-16 19:56:39FORECAST2020230-5646.5235.8741.195143.026933333330.46361.02363.194.2136TF14.52232.52137457.3797956909665.4176295463040.34891285707918621241210WETL
2020-05-16 16:00:03FORECAST2020230-5647.0137.5942.3142.9179280.37570.93573.194.1257TF15.01233.01137457.3408839770565.3622115276880.36598575109373862123127.5WETL
2020-05-16 12:00:02FORECAST2020230-5646.638.2242.41142.1095720.31710.87713.194.0671TF14.6232.6137457.0519881103764.9514624121140.35168054786528862123127.5WETL
2020-05-16 08:00:03FORECAST2020230-5646.9337.9142.42141.912280.59131.21133.194.4013TF14.93231.93137456.9813884299964.8512707496660.363179093518548621241210WETL
2020-05-16 03:59:18FORECAST2020230-5646.2337.6241.925141.955357333330.52731.12733.194.3173TF14.23226.23137456.9968063974264.8731449523370.338948082547598621241210WETL
2020-05-16 00:00:03FORECAST2020230-5647.5136.8542.18141.468605333330.5771.0373.194.227TF15.51232.51137456.8224929887464.6260409680130.383684634354438621241210WETL
2020-05-15 20:00:02FORECAST2020230-5647.7937.1542.47142.5803440.58231.10233.194.2923TF15.79242.79137457.2203079977965.1906287981110.39370574511168621241210WETL
2020-05-15 16:00:02FORECAST2020230-5646.8137.342.055142.6807120.65471.32473.194.5147TF14.81242.81137457.2561675645665.2416355545030.358982883105468621241210WETL
2020-05-15 12:00:03FORECAST2020230-5647.0938.0442.565141.659101333330.53851.05853.194.2485TF15.09243.09137456.8907382168164.7227313833170.368799595417098621241210WETL
2020-05-15 07:56:28FORECAST2020230-5648.5238.2743.395141.831782304060.69591.30593.194.4959TF16.52239.52137456.9525726803964.8103978116860.420149230723068621241210WETL
2020-05-15 04:00:04FORECAST2020230-5647.5238.2742.895141.34818750.79241.45243.194.6424TF15.52245.52137456.7793362398664.5649312649570.384041239259348621241210WETL
2020-05-15 00:00:02FORECAST2020230-5645.9137.5941.75142.695014885510.87761.35763.054.4076TF13.91232.91137457.2612769678465.2489047234920.328081950928948621241210WETL
2020-05-14 20:00:04FORECAST2020230-5646.6737.241.935142.836368568870.66921.18923.294.4792TF14.67241.67137457.3117626000365.3207514736190.354108745497818621241210WETL
2020-05-14 16:00:03FORECAST2020230-5646.7837.5342.155142.725161022840.66741.16743.294.4574TF14.78240.78137457.2720454297765.2642263152050.357936459434748621241210WETL
2020-05-14 12:00:03FORECAST2020230-5641.2937.7439.515142.111754928020.68881.27883.294.5688TF9.29237.29137457.0527690593364.9525711057310.19033078295943861124128WETL
2020-05-14 08:00:05FORECAST2020230-5641.5937.7439.665142.24025335340.69641.27643.294.5664TF9.59236.59137457.0987321224665.0178394646180.19803693409833861124128WETL
2020-05-14 04:00:06FORECAST2020230-5648.5236.8442.68142.621616767580.82381.28383.524.8038TF16.52243.52137457.2350550749865.2116027976060.420149230723068621241210WETL
2020-05-13 23:56:50FORECAST2020230-5646.5237.0141.765145.274046967170.7921.1623.44.562TF14.52244.52137458.1795539043666.56159803330.34891285707918621241210WETL
2020-05-13 20:00:04FORECAST2020230-5646.5237.0141.765144.944717333330.81491.15493.434.5849TF14.52244.52137458.0626292358866.3937583155580.34891285707918621241210WETL
2020-05-13 16:00:03FORECAST2020230-5646.2236.8841.55144.9108240.57651.06653.414.4765TF14.22242.22137458.0505902489466.376488466660.338606421524588621241210WETL
2020-05-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020230-5647.8438.5643.2144.7947120.75950.95953.344.2995TF15.84238.84137458.0093391518166.3173303557970.39550287144425862123127.5WETL
2020-05-13 08:00:03FORECAST2020230-5647.8438.5643.2144.867670707270.75950.95953.454.4095TF15.84234.84137458.0352606040366.3545013055050.39550287144425862123127.5WETL
2020-05-13 03:56:45FORECAST2020230-5644.3536.3340.34144.931547900260.83441.04443.74.7444TF12.35241.35137458.0579515472566.3870479457670.277298504156438621241210WETL
2020-05-12 23:59:21FORECAST2020230-5646.3935.5640.975144.759998666670.69731.16733.684.8473TF14.39244.39137457.9970041873266.2996457154940.344432503210828621241210WETL
2020-05-12 20:00:03FORECAST2020230-5646.3935.5640.975145.028818249610.69731.14733.684.8273TF14.39244.39137458.0924975911566.4366135746540.344432503210828621241210WETL
2020-05-12 16:00:04FORECAST2020230-5645.7737.0741.42144.723918666670.53161.02163.574.5916TF13.77244.77137457.9841824415966.2812655702970.323372684912978621241210WETL
2020-05-12 12:00:03FORECAST2020230-5647.7235.5341.625143.9360080.59610.81613.74.5161TF15.72250.72137457.7038895016665.8800707009410.39119357406999862123127.5WETL
2020-05-12 08:00:04FORECAST2020230-5647.7235.5341.625143.770805333330.59610.80613.924.7261TF15.72250.72137457.6450487981865.7959972225260.39119357406999862123127.5WETL
2020-05-12 04:00:06FORECAST2020230-5647.4636.1341.795143.538752166670.45160.67163.794.4616TF15.46253.46137457.5623560522665.6779296261810.38190309228684862123127.5WETL
2020-05-12 00:00:04FORECAST2020230-5645.9436.1741.055145.404538666670.49490.92493.794.7149TF13.94245.94137458.2258564209866.628119258030.32909467507834862123127.5WETL
2020-05-11 20:00:03FORECAST2020230-5645.9436.1741.055146.732265333330.49490.91494.165.0749TF13.94260.94137458.6961037143467.3055183975790.32909467507834862123127.5WETL
2020-05-11 16:00:04FORECAST2020230-5645.7936.4841.135146.573130666670.49690.88694.215.0969TF13.79257.79137458.6398258405867.2242751218690.32404373109554862123127.5WETL
2020-05-11 12:00:04FORECAST2020230-5644.633.7239.16145.7935840.38051.30054.145.4405TF12.6251.6137458.3638107655466.8265027474060.285173549620028621241210WETL
2020-05-11 08:00:04FORECAST2020230-5644.4433.4938.965146.031657333330.35491.18494.225.4049TF12.44242.44137458.4481636666666.9479451416660.280121252310678621241210WETL
2020-05-11 04:00:03FORECAST2020230-5645.0332.938.965146.1363290.43671.31674.25.5167TF13.03236.03137458.4852342451167.0013490332850.298962361413358621241210WETL
2020-05-11 00:00:03FORECAST2020230-5637.3731.5134.44149.415307086821.05251.47253.775.2425TF5.37227.37137459.6415427662268.6774822622740.10692581420997861124128WETL
2020-05-10 20:00:03FORECAST2020230-5637.3731.5134.44151.530744145151.03591.45593.985.4359TF5.37243.37137460.3824422221469.7620940612830.10692581420997861124128WETL
2020-05-10 15:56:45FORECAST2020230-5640.834.2537.525150.641151761311.07371.25374.045.2937TF8.8252.8137460.0713610875469.3056797266190.17814593706395861124128WETL
2020-05-10 12:00:02FORECAST2020230-5636.6432.2634.45149.529225659990.30431.33434.035.3643TF4.64236.64137459.6815425026168.7358251006070.094874607874742861124128WETL
2020-05-10 08:00:02FORECAST2020230-5636.6434.7735.705149.123699504930.24851.27853.975.2485TF4.64236.64137459.5390991072168.528170526030.094874607874742861124128WETL
2020-05-10 04:00:03FORECAST2020230-5639.538.9839.24146.452732416670.18491.30493.775.0749TF7.5264.5137458.5972319576567.1628176989180.14826032993355861124128WETL