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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, May 31, 2020

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DAY 244 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/01/2020 04:00:02 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): 35.03°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.14°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.59°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.069
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 236

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): 1.36 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.31 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.67 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: 119 in
SWE DAY: 151
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.21 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 54.21 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: -42

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: 2
D3: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2020-06-01 04:02:17OBSERVATION2020244-4235.0299430.1400632.585118.830142916670.0199999999999821.362.313.67TF3.02994236.02994151456.21431348396 54.2120120719280.06920532860979489 1124128DRYL
2020-06-01 00:00:02FORECAST2020244-4135.6835.6835.68118.979882666670.00151.34152.313.6515TF3.68236.68152456.8053714081154.350649491640.0774517659776891124128DRYL
2020-05-31 12:00:03FORECAST2020244-4148.0333.340.665119.317760.01981.35982.313.6698TF16.03249.03152456.9264080625654.5194354948710.382997997626718921241210DRYL
2020-05-31 07:59:09FORECAST2020244-4143.1930.6136.9119.360290666670.02441.36442.313.6744TF11.19244.19152456.9416363201654.5406865288760.23020792731386891124128DRYL
2020-05-31 04:00:02FORECAST2020244-4148.1734.6441.405119.166732250.05641.39642.313.7064TF16.17249.17152456.8723187406354.4439812798020.387870224337838921241210DRYL
2020-05-31 00:00:03FORECAST2020244-4248.7432.0740.405123.088433333330.08170.08172.312.3917FF16.74220.74151457.7385361391156.3423192896570.40788222899886892121122.5DRYL
2020-05-30 20:00:01FORECAST2020244-4248.3532.5240.435124.143810666670.08740.75742.313.0674FF16.35248.35151458.1137580027956.8719876372930.39416043958503892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-30 16:00:01FORECAST2020244-4248.4834.0541.265124.041146666670.11410.78412.313.0941FF16.48248.48151458.0773016722456.8204337613970.39872070337511892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-30 12:00:02FORECAST2020244-4247.3134.0540.68122.961042666670.22110.89112.313.2011FF15.31247.31151457.6931764346456.2784301958220.3582474625174892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-30 08:00:02FORECAST2020244-4246.9435.2541.095122.310345333330.20830.93832.313.2483FF14.94248.94151457.4612550271555.9522440789910.34574897484346892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-30 03:55:51FORECAST2020244-4247.2534.6740.96121.7706760.25530.94532.313.2553FF15.25248.25151457.2686151967855.6819083860950.35620991492796892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-30 00:00:02FORECAST2020244-4245.934.2940.095121.397685333330.29751.30752.313.6175TF13.9244.9151457.1353184116255.4951695392870.311543105413648921241210DRYL
2020-05-29 20:00:03FORECAST2020244-4246.2132.4339.32123.578249333330.28771.34772.313.6577TF14.21263.21151457.9128071605656.5880630562140.321587065226948921241210DRYL
2020-05-29 16:00:01FORECAST2020244-4246.3634.340.33123.478646666670.23981.29982.313.6098TF14.36265.36151457.8773872121256.5380801122220.326494839582268921241210DRYL
2020-05-29 12:00:02FORECAST2020244-4246.9434.4240.68120.94840.26331.29332.313.6033TF14.94266.94151456.9745882101355.2703452846750.345748974843468921241210DRYL
2020-05-29 07:55:42FORECAST2020244-4247.8534.5541.2120.239920.29540.95542.313.2654TF15.85266.85151456.7207590881154.9160675350940.37676089502835892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-29 04:00:04FORECAST2020244-4249.232.6340.915120.199607250.32290.89292.313.2029FF17.2264.2151456.7063023864454.8959181754490.424212056474892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-29 00:00:02FORECAST2020244-4249.534.2941.895121.286478666670.33091.12092.313.4309TF17.5254.5151457.0955517091355.4395098809980.434934340388648921241210DRYL
2020-05-28 20:00:02FORECAST2020244-4250.133.4541.775123.4209040.4511.0712.333.401TF18.1275.1151457.8568490972356.5091062181710.456515248330938921241210DRYL
2020-05-28 16:00:03FORECAST2020244-4250.1633.5841.87123.272921333330.47141.03142.333.3614TF18.16277.16151457.8042003474956.4348611755060.458681490025528921241210DRYL
2020-05-28 12:00:03FORECAST2020244-4250.4534.0142.23120.944121333330.39721.20722.333.5372TF18.45277.45151456.9730566507455.2682048096320.469167811471848921241210DRYL
2020-05-28 08:00:02FORECAST2020244-4248.7735.1841.975120.6214240.4160.9962.323.316TF16.77270.77151456.8574983564855.1068020168360.408942679003098921241210DRYL
2020-05-28 04:00:04FORECAST2020244-4251.2932.6741.98119.763444750.42341.03342.323.3534TF19.29277.29151456.5497938820754.6779760152190.499636906569998931241212DRYL
2020-05-28 00:00:03FORECAST2020244-4249.7833.7841.78120.510925333330.4310.8812.323.201FF17.78263.78151456.8179068794655.051548666880.44498532431974892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-27 20:00:01FORECAST2020244-4249.8233.4141.615122.5737920.45131.26132.333.5913TF17.82277.82151457.5551988150456.0842757680730.446424226135788921241210DRYL
2020-05-27 16:00:03FORECAST2020244-4248.5935.5942.09122.517485333330.34631.06632.333.3963TF16.59274.59151457.5351254158756.0560530176240.402590242240648921241210DRYL
2020-05-27 12:00:03FORECAST2020244-4252.8735.844.335120.237229333330.16820.59822.322.9182FF20.87274.87151456.7197942244754.9147226392410.55681228199874893123129DRYL
2020-05-27 07:59:12FORECAST2020244-4252.935.8144.355119.9179760.16820.62822.322.9482FF20.9275.9151456.6052642760954.7551791229340.55789028727186893123129DRYL
2020-05-27 04:00:02FORECAST2020244-4250.6735.843.235119.406409833330.17610.72612.333.0561FF18.67279.67151456.4215496645154.4996586160060.47713763898439892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-27 00:00:02FORECAST2020244-4253.8236.445.11121.209222666670.12860.65862.252.9086FF21.82280.82151457.0679189073455.400847156630.59070368911347893123129DRYL
2020-05-26 20:00:03FORECAST2020244-4253.8336.445.115122.144606666670.12810.49812.262.7581FF21.83294.83151457.4021212099955.8692021836930.59105732099691893123129DRYL
2020-05-26 16:00:02FORECAST2020244-4253.936.4445.17122.09240.13940.43942.252.6894FF21.9297.9151457.3834892628255.8430479244730.59353065416541893122126DRYL
2020-05-26 11:55:51FORECAST2020244-4252.4335.6344.03121.3507920.1370.4172.252.667FF20.43292.43151457.1185510632255.4716982094140.54095734860846893122126DRYL
2020-05-26 08:00:03FORECAST2020244-4254.6834.7844.73121.445857333330.08730.40732.262.6673FF22.68280.68151457.152540885255.5192822599150.62081728347955893122126DRYL
2020-05-26 04:00:04FORECAST2020244-4251.0333.5942.31120.990273833330.18470.55472.272.8247FF19.03286.03151456.9895761745755.291293960340.49019746262376892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-26 00:00:03FORECAST2020244-4253.9136.0644.985120.653409333330.14560.525622.5256FF21.91288.91151456.8689565712555.1227972288840.59388368558273893123129DRYL
2020-05-25 20:00:02FORECAST2020244-4253.9236.0945.005121.716002666670.14560.51562.212.7256FF21.92294.92151457.2490843227755.6545307667610.59423664069862893123129DRYL
2020-05-25 16:00:03FORECAST2020244-4253.6637.0945.375121.724858666670.06610.34612.242.5861FF21.66294.66151457.2522481226455.6589652777440.58503572961332893122126DRYL
2020-05-25 12:00:03FORECAST2020244-4248.7540.9244.835120.2184640.12020.38022.232.6102FF16.75287.75151456.713064858354.9053431459970.40823563778222892122125DRYL
2020-05-25 08:00:03FORECAST2020244-4248.6540.9744.81120.030902666670.12020.38022.342.7202FF16.65284.65151456.6457865607854.8116059598210.40470495451772892122125DRYL
2020-05-25 04:00:04FORECAST2020244-4248.4241.0844.75120.005214916670.14540.44542.472.9154FF16.42292.42151456.6365698626954.7987697051810.39661420717047892122125DRYL
2020-05-25 00:00:03FORECAST2020244-4250.1837.6943.935122.571210666670.3070.6072.453.057FF18.18284.18151457.5542786291756.0829818772910.45940384656399892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-24 20:00:03FORECAST2020244-4250.7940.9645.875122.889681333330.30.512.42.91FF18.79310.79151457.6677605527856.2426452508720.48148887993225892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-24 15:59:13FORECAST2020244-4261.194653.595122.4187280.29460.32462.42.7246FF29.19321.19151457.4999113652556.0065572094470.8160004552945894122127DRYL
2020-05-24 12:00:04FORECAST2020244-4255.4244.2149.815121.931702666670.14540.51542.452.9654FF23.42309.42151457.3261227593955.7625528219970.64616204425561893123129DRYL
2020-05-24 08:00:02FORECAST2020244-4247.1844.2745.725122.199241333330.13450.50452.543.0445FF15.18300.18151457.4216170363555.8965745713090.35383795574439892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-24 03:56:10FORECAST2020244-4250.6149.8950.25122.295618666670.03510.09512.572.6651FF18.61304.61151457.4560017146555.9448647424730.47496300769382892122125DRYL