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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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DAY 261 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/18/2020 04:00:04 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): 44.09°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.95°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.02°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.219
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 220

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): 1.75 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.10 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: 99 in
SWE DAY: 168
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 45.30 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: -25

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2020-06-18 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020261-2544.0900633.9499439.0298.87775501.753.355.1TF12.09006220.09006168458.17304535131 45.3031221258510.2192916279562392 11251210WETL
2020-06-18 00:00:03FORECAST2020261-2442.1442.1442.1498.9445680.00111.75113.355.1011TF10.14218.14169458.7266206523245.3885073105440.167050538239359211251210WETL
2020-06-17 12:00:01FORECAST2020261-2455.1342.3148.7298.7841586666670.01391.76393.355.1139TF23.13231.13169458.6699043380145.3093206057510.620943962912849231251215WETL
2020-06-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020261-2450.938.1544.52598.6837906666670.01611.76613.355.1161TF18.9226.9169458.6344052277745.2597816380290.457472226495259221251212.5WETL
2020-06-17 04:00:03FORECAST2020261-2456.1135.1645.63598.5863044166670.01671.76673.355.1167TF24.11232.11169458.5999166973145.2116709929790.656913641177799231251215WETL
2020-06-17 00:02:43FORECAST2020261-2557.236.5646.8898.2512133333330.01131.34133.354.6913TF25.2232.2168457.950504632944.9941927267940.695302281658229231241212WETL
2020-06-16 19:54:40FORECAST2020261-2556.9835.2346.10599.3386253333330.00821.44823.354.7982TF24.98242.98168458.3365155134345.5305193911740.687707893571759231241212WETL
2020-06-16 16:00:02FORECAST2020261-2556.8335.846.31599.2971333333330.00811.44813.354.7981TF24.83242.83168458.3218061873745.5100414985610.682483567010489231241212WETL
2020-06-16 12:00:03FORECAST2020261-2556.4436.8646.6598.540820.00561.44563.354.7956TF24.44242.44168458.0534137576445.1369589954770.668731387530629231241212WETL
2020-06-16 08:00:03FORECAST2020261-2556.4937.0246.75598.6516700876960.00431.48433.354.8343TF24.49237.49168458.0927833110845.1916181287590.670507754536899231241212WETL
2020-06-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020261-2556.3636.9746.66598.75473950.00151.47153.354.8215TF24.36237.36168458.1293795335545.2424475331320.665881306027789231241212WETL
2020-06-16 00:02:43FORECAST2020261-2555.4536.7946.1297.4395773333330.00170.17173.353.5217FF23.45239.45168457.6616933914944.5943619657250.63282252155676923122126DRYL
2020-06-15 19:54:44FORECAST2020261-2555.5736.846.18598.4834457314220.00240.55243.353.9024TF23.57248.57168458.0330323397645.1086712836310.63724511336781923123129DRYL
2020-06-15 16:02:39FORECAST2020261-2549.636.5243.0698.6761746666670.00910.58913.353.9391TF17.6241.6168458.1014848694145.2037021360330.40738647350571922123127.5DRYL
2020-06-15 12:00:02FORECAST2020261-2551.336.9844.1498.1194493333330.00940.63943.353.9894TF19.3243.3168457.9036584185944.9292548117510.47305887259044922123127.5DRYL
2020-06-15 07:54:45FORECAST2020261-2556.0537.4146.7397.5600453333330.01141.01143.354.3614TF24.05251.05168457.704598166944.6536813464380.654747956617579231241212WETL
2020-06-15 04:00:05FORECAST2020261-2554.1637.4845.8297.784401250.02181.10183.354.4518TF22.16242.16168457.7844677237944.7641800779210.584277632851439231241212WETL
2020-06-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020261-255337.6145.30596.8195480.04561.26563.154.4156TF21242168457.4406616546244.2891980982210.539473497022129231241212WETL
2020-06-14 20:00:04FORECAST2020261-2553.1437.6645.497.7460213333330.04441.40443.184.5844TF21.14255.14168457.7708078969644.7452751544730.544919242821639231241212WETL
2020-06-14 16:00:03FORECAST2020261-2549.237.0443.1297.8454053333330.02081.61083.184.7908TF17.2250.2168457.8061769956244.794230952240.39223655809169221251212.5WETL
2020-06-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020261-2551.4937.2944.3997.2023066666670.02621.61623.184.7962TF19.49253.49168457.5771508498244.4775545405640.480478486172439221251212.5WETL
2020-06-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020261-2551.5137.3644.43597.2647525812950.02681.59683.194.7868TF19.51248.51168457.5994060599844.5082930117720.481259936513579221251212.5WETL
2020-06-14 04:00:03FORECAST2020261-2551.9937.4544.7297.3359216634610.02081.38083.224.6008TF19.99247.99168457.624765831644.5433283582450.500029443285729231241212WETL
2020-06-14 00:00:02FORECAST2020261-2553.7235.5744.64597.1702235711890.01161.48162.944.4216TF21.72251.72168457.565715325844.461762856720.567379169546589231241212WETL
2020-06-13 20:00:02FORECAST2020261-2553.7834.8644.3298.4556496790810.01391.55393.254.8039TF21.78261.78168458.0231571072945.0949675010620.569691498814549231251215WETL
2020-06-13 15:58:58FORECAST2020261-2555.7836.446.0998.0384746241980.01521.51523.284.7952TF23.78264.78168457.8748616031744.8893530003410.64494047564849231251215WETL
2020-06-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020261-2554.535.8945.19597.7460914023330.02081.77083.315.0808TF22.5260.5168457.7708328364844.7453096677570.597231314124089231251215WETL
2020-06-13 08:00:03FORECAST2020261-2554.5535.945.22597.6811867869590.02081.65083.545.1908TF22.55260.55168457.7477295567344.7133414721370.59912766229819231251215WETL
2020-06-13 04:00:02FORECAST2020261-2554.5636.0345.29597.518244323040.01621.61623.364.9762TF22.56257.56168457.689712190744.6330971775540.599506653405879231251215WETL
2020-06-13 00:02:38FORECAST2020261-2553.9734.4244.19598.4950949694060.01321.23323.134.3632TF21.97244.97168458.0371708112645.1144146385730.57699775785629231241212WETL
2020-06-12 20:00:03FORECAST2020261-2554.0234.4244.2299.5022234902460.01321.19323.224.4132TF22.02256.02168458.3944975809245.6112717449960.578916171763349231241212WETL
2020-06-12 16:02:36FORECAST2020261-2554.7835.4445.1199.2564658679150.00191.07193.144.2119TF22.78258.78168458.3073876626145.4899715805480.60782016597489231241212WETL
2020-06-12 12:00:04FORECAST2020261-2557.6334.5546.0998.5102742915930.00591.22593.144.3659TF25.63250.63168458.0425631855945.1218985366370.70990338097859241241214WETL
2020-06-12 08:00:03FORECAST2020261-2557.6634.5646.1198.1199039429420.00591.24593.164.4059TF25.66258.66168457.9038200734544.9294788407140.710909721728089241241214WETL
2020-06-12 04:00:04FORECAST2020261-2558.0634.5646.3197.9194142105080.00561.40563.414.8156TF26.06253.06168457.8325097143144.8306911577510.724168289107259241241214WETL
2020-06-11 23:54:57FORECAST2020261-2555.2333.9744.699.0881280.03181.35183.454.8018TF23.23253.23168458.2476881446645.4069055785830.624668895103329231241212WETL
2020-06-11 19:59:01FORECAST2020261-2555.2533.9744.61100.238447030660.03181.36183.464.8218TF23.25253.25168458.655130189145.9748779728010.625412501763239231241212WETL
2020-06-11 16:00:04FORECAST2020261-2554.3134.5344.4299.9263212200190.091.23.434.63TF22.31260.31168458.5446931462945.8206843010710.590004674770889231241212WETL
2020-06-11 11:55:12FORECAST2020261-2552.4435.5944.01598.2261386919990.07710.59713.343.9371TF20.44266.44168457.9415910232144.981834232680.51762658315797923123129DRYL
2020-06-11 07:55:22FORECAST2020261-2552.4635.5944.02597.8974706666670.07710.59713.373.9671TF20.46265.46168457.8247026108744.8198803943230.51840813519529923123129DRYL
2020-06-11 04:00:04FORECAST2020261-2554.3534.9744.6697.5516695422720.09170.71173.364.0717TF22.35257.35168457.701615546844.6495567487850.59152870316593923123129WETL
2020-06-10 23:55:01FORECAST2020261-2551.1834.7242.9598.8491976893360.08340.84343.484.3234TF19.18269.18168458.1629098095545.2890360456860.46837744885436922123127.5WETL
2020-06-10 20:00:03FORECAST2020261-2551.234.7242.9699.9258241959210.06790.82793.434.2579TF19.2271.2168458.5445172182945.8204388135590.46915740015328922123127.5WETL
2020-06-10 15:59:02FORECAST2020261-2550.4135.1442.77599.914305868690.00860.75863.434.1886TF18.41271.41168458.5404400978445.8147497850990.43846977164556922123127.5WETL
2020-06-10 11:59:00FORECAST2020261-2545.1334.1739.6597.6186906666670.00280.80283.334.1328TF13.13274.13168457.7254799990244.6825620422760.25060260123791922123127.5WETL
2020-06-10 08:00:02FORECAST2020261-2537.1134.1935.6597.5088653333330.00280.80283.324.1228TF5.11264.11168457.6863719725644.6284788095740.072168316114306921123126WETL
2020-06-10 04:02:33FORECAST2020261-2534.5132.2933.497.8668090833330.00160.78163.274.0516TF2.51262.51168457.8137930628344.8047750813960.043118813379646921123126WETL