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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, September 19, 2020

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DAY 355 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/20/2020 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 46.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.38°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.99°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.221
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: 15
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 566

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: 0.40 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.44 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.44 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 262
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 472.23 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 69

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 4
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 45.0

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
2020-09-20 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203556946.5999843.3799644.9899700.399999999999980.4399999999999800.43999999999998FF14.59998565.59998262472.23247964746 00.2213439072233292 14425245DRYM
2020-09-20 00:00:02FORECAST20203556945.7745.7745.7700.00810.048100.0481FF13.77564.77263472.7091100534800.198560191923379214415222.5DRYL
2020-09-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203556951.5344.1647.84500.1230.16300.163FF19.53570.53263472.7091100534800.382906684565179224425250DRYMH
2020-09-19 08:00:04FORECAST20203556946.6543.8545.2500.22870.268700.2687FF14.65565.65263472.7091100534800.222763073823669214425245DRYM
2020-09-19 04:00:05FORECAST20203556948.5844.3146.44500.30610.346100.3461FF16.58567.58263472.7091100534800.281308062683349224425250DRYMH
2020-09-19 00:05:17FORECAST20203556948.9344.1246.52500.25920.279200.2792FF16.93564.93262472.2324796474600.29266803734459224425250DRYMH
2020-09-18 20:00:02FORECAST20203556948.3344.6746.500.27290.962900.9629FF16.33570.33262472.2324796474600.273326171553769224435275DRYVH
2020-09-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203556951.7144.8748.2900.25280.942800.9428FF19.71573.71262472.2324796474600.389468699120549224435275DRYVH
2020-09-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203556950.8543.4947.1700.4561.14601.146FF18.85572.85262472.2324796474600.3584329232961192244452100DRYVH
2020-09-18 08:00:04FORECAST20203556950.9144.247.55500.25280.812800.8128FF18.91573.91262472.2324796474600.360570816125119224435275DRYVH
2020-09-18 04:00:04FORECAST20203556947.8844.1746.02500.23810.858100.8581FF15.88571.88262472.2324796474600.259247067733729224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 23:59:18FORECAST20203556950.944.3747.63500.35490.754900.7549FF18.9575.9262472.2324796474600.360214195873769224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 20:00:04FORECAST20203556950.5944.3347.4600.29640.736400.7364FF18.59575.59262472.2324796474600.349220636041629224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 15:59:16FORECAST20203556950.643.7447.1700.27771.027701.0277FF18.6576.6262472.2324796474600.3495733591059192244452100DRYVH
2020-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203556950.6642.8246.7400.25640.766400.7664FF18.66576.66262472.2324796474600.351692414744249224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203556947.9943.4945.7400.3770.69700.697FF15.99573.99262472.2324796474600.262653746294079224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 04:00:03FORECAST20203556949.9943.5246.75500.36040.950400.9504FF17.99570.99262472.2324796474600.328304962835289224435275DRYVH
2020-09-17 00:00:04FORECAST20203556949.3545.0447.19500.20560.615600.6156FF17.35558.35262472.2324796474600.306574264761099224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 20:00:03FORECAST20203556954.1345.0849.60500.27490.72490.020.7449FF22.13583.13262472.2324796474600.480016518390439224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 16:00:02FORECAST20203556953.5843.7648.6700.41261.09260.021.1126FF21.58582.58262472.2324796474600.4591722434673692244452100DRYVH
2020-09-16 12:00:02FORECAST20203556951.0344.9447.98500.25260.92260.020.9426FF19.03578.03262472.2324796474600.36485963601379224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203556951.0444.8547.94500.25350.86350.020.8835FF19.04575.04262472.2324796474600.365217810459339224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 04:00:03FORECAST20203556953.7943.6948.7400.23290.94290.010.9529FF21.79576.79262472.2324796474600.467120864296349224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 00:00:02FORECAST20203556954.0744.2549.1600.29061.01060.011.0206FF22.07570.07262472.2324796474600.4777389073989192244452100DRYVH
2020-09-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203556954.0844.0549.06500.27850.98850.041.0285FF22.08585.08262472.2324796474600.478118460759019224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 16:00:02FORECAST20203556954.0443.8148.92500.30131.11130.041.1513FF22.04585.04262472.2324796474600.4766003698352792244452100DRYVH
2020-09-15 12:00:02FORECAST20203556955.4245.1950.30500.09810.66810.040.7081FF23.42583.42262472.2324796474600.529019965172549234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-15 08:00:03FORECAST20203556955.4445.1950.31500.09810.76810.060.8281FF23.44578.44262472.2324796474600.529778170344979234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-15 04:00:05FORECAST20203556956.9644.5450.7500.090.810.070.88FF24.96580.96262472.2324796474600.586887913087729234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203556957.7444.6951.21500.09780.76780.10.8678FF25.74579.74262472.2324796474600.61557136758659234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 20:00:02FORECAST20203556954.745.2849.9900.1230.6830.090.773FF22.7583.7262472.2324796474600.501675860286179234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203556957.7543.3250.53500.09350.59350.070.6635FF25.75591.75262472.2324796474600.615935389598449234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 11:59:27FORECAST20203556956.544.5250.5100.17420.71420.170.8842FF24.5583.5262472.2324796474600.569741159215199234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 08:00:03FORECAST20203556955.6844.2849.9800.17420.72420.150.8742FF23.68577.68262472.2324796474600.538867430869439234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 03:59:29FORECAST20203556954.5144.4849.49500.19180.78180.180.9618FF22.51584.51262472.2324796474600.494453473584549224435275DRYVH
2020-09-14 00:05:08FORECAST20203556953.4845.1749.32500.18010.97010.241.2101FF21.48578.48262472.2324796474600.455392717835449224435275DRYVH
2020-09-13 20:00:03FORECAST20203556953.4745.1949.3300.18010.97010.281.2501FF21.47595.47262472.2324796474600.455014981492739224435275DRYVH
2020-09-13 16:00:02FORECAST20203556955.0744.449.73500.24571.01570.321.3357FF23.07595.07262472.2324796474600.5157367872796192344452110DRYVH
2020-09-13 12:00:03FORECAST20203556955.4245.6250.5200.19960.52960.320.8496FF23.42597.42262472.2324796474600.529019965172549234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-13 08:00:04FORECAST20203556953.8545.6749.7600.33890.66890.320.9889FF21.85594.85262472.2324796474600.469394449448589224435275DRYVH
2020-09-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203556954.1645.4949.82500.32690.74690.31.0469FF22.16595.16262472.2324796474600.481155573259859224435275DRYVH
2020-09-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203556956.9543.5350.2400.00610.36610.330.6961FF24.95593.95262472.2324796474600.586516790123249234425255DRYH
2020-09-12 20:00:02FORECAST20203556956.9544.7650.85500.0050.3650.651.015FF24.95612.95262472.2324796474600.586516790123249234525260DRYH
2020-09-12 15:59:34FORECAST20203556959.3345.7752.5500.00540.54540.681.2254FF27.33615.33262472.2324796474600.67197641262349234535290DRYVH
2020-09-12 12:00:04FORECAST20203556946.845.2546.02500.16361.23360.361.5936FF14.8587.8262472.2324796474600.227049765537569214445290DRYVH
2020-09-12 07:50:39FORECAST20203556946.8145.5546.1800.11791.18790.221.4079FF14.81582.81262472.2324796474600.227337186324549214445290DRYVH
2020-09-12 04:05:07FORECAST20203556947.7346.847.26500.05460.85460.441.2946FF15.73599.73262472.2324796474600.25463862236559224535282.5DRYVH