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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, September 26, 2020

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DAY 362 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/27/2020 08:00:03 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 38.97°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.83°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.40°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.071
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: 7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 422

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: 0.49 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.54 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.57 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 269
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 475.53 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: 76

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: 3
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 100.0

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
2020-09-27 07:58:44OBSERVATION20203627638.9699633.8300636.4000100.490000000000012.543.035.57TT6.96996421.96996269475.53116862601 00.0706454382922792 143552100WETH
2020-09-27 04:00:06OBSERVATION20203627638.9699633.8300636.4000100.490000000000012.543.035.57TT6.96996421.96996269475.53116862601 00.0706454382922792 143552100WETH
2020-09-27 00:00:02FORECAST20203627635.8635.8635.8600.00292.05293.035.0829TF3.86418.86270475.9952878003100.0400548686464592143552100WETM
2020-09-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203627644.4735.7940.1300.37732.42733.035.4573TF12.47427.47270475.9952878003100.1639436461630392143552100WETMH
2020-09-26 08:00:01FORECAST20203627643.6834.1938.93500.34892.39893.035.4289TF11.68426.68270475.9952878003100.1470699206814792143552100WETM
2020-09-26 04:00:03FORECAST20203627642.4835.3638.9200.35292.40293.035.4329TF10.48425.48270475.9952878003100.1237359911929892143552100WETM
2020-09-26 00:00:02FORECAST20203627643.2535.1739.2100.45731.28733.034.3173TF11.25423.25269475.5311686260100.138391582736259214345280WETM
2020-09-25 20:00:01FORECAST20203627640.8436.3338.58500.42962.15963.035.1896TF8.84428.84269475.5311686260100.09621955919680592143552100WETM
2020-09-25 16:00:02FORECAST20203627641.1236.3138.71500.37692.10693.035.1369TF9.12429.12269475.5311686260100.1005695069295492143552100WETM
2020-09-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203627644.5636.8840.7200.69712.42713.035.4571TF12.56432.56269475.5311686260100.1659424929500392143552100WETMH
2020-09-25 07:58:51FORECAST20203627639.8136.9938.400.47012.82013.035.8501TT7.81425.81269475.5311686260100.08140311611672192143552100WETH
2020-09-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203627642.2837.7640.0200.43862.94863.035.9786TT10.28426.28269475.5311686260100.1201134133077692143552100WETH
2020-09-25 00:00:04FORECAST20203627645.1436.8440.9900.35132.31133.035.3413TF13.14431.14269475.5311686260100.1791986896661992143552100WETMH
2020-09-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203627644.9236.8140.86500.26192.48193.035.5119TT12.92432.92269475.5311686260100.1740942058722392143552100WETH
2020-09-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203627645.0836.9641.0200.28842.50843.035.5384TT13.08434.08269475.5311686260100.1777973313671692143552100WETH
2020-09-24 12:00:02FORECAST20203627646.7437.4242.0800.30142.76143.035.7914TT14.74435.74269475.5311686260100.2190882512670992143552100WETH
2020-09-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203627647.5137.7942.6500.35562.90563.035.9356TT15.51435.51269475.5311686260100.2399703280722992143552100WETH
2020-09-24 04:00:03FORECAST20203627649.3739.1344.2500.21623.00623.036.0362TT17.37435.37269475.5311686260100.2945858464059992243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 23:59:53FORECAST20203627651.6840.4346.05500.32192.94192.675.6119TT19.68445.68269475.5311686260100.3693983376173392243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 20:00:02FORECAST20203627651.3439.8945.61500.4263.2962.675.966TT19.34440.34269475.5311686260100.3579836341033292243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 16:00:04FORECAST20203627651.6939.6845.68500.46493.37492.676.0449TT19.69441.69269475.5311686260100.369735870375592243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 12:00:02FORECAST20203627653.442.0747.73501.11883.60882.676.2788TT21.4447.4269475.5311686260100.4287222944580192243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203627653.442.5647.9801.05633.33632.976.3063TT21.4444.4269475.5311686260100.4287222944580192243552112.5WETH
2020-09-23 04:00:05FORECAST2020362765241.546.7501.95734.22732.76.9273TT20444269475.5311686260100.3802479645714492243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 23:58:58FORECAST20203627649.6341.7145.6702.42415.14412.777.9141TT17.63448.63269475.5311686260100.302653657814292243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 19:58:59FORECAST20203627649.6341.7145.6702.52955.40952.788.1895TT17.63451.63269475.5311686260100.302653657814292243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 16:00:02FORECAST20203627648.8742.0845.47501.64694.45692.617.0669TT16.87439.87269475.5311686260100.2793560900794492243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 11:59:03FORECAST20203627652.0543.8147.9301.50664.32662.526.8466TT20.05450.05269475.5311686260100.381952007912692243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 08:00:04FORECAST20203627652.0543.8147.9301.50664.44662.627.0666TT20.05444.05269475.5311686260100.381952007912692243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 04:00:05FORECAST20203627652.2943.848.04501.37244.18242.636.8124TT20.29450.29269475.5311686260100.3901627349609192243552112.5WETH
2020-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20203627651.345.5748.43500.74864.21862.797.0086TT19.3440.3269475.5311686260100.3566488043560692243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203627651.345.5748.43500.74864.22862.716.9386TT19.3453.3269475.5311686260100.3566488043560692243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 16:00:02FORECAST20203627650.3444.5547.44500.78134.25132.797.0413TT18.34454.34269475.5311686260100.3251716194738992243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20203627649.8445.6747.75500.75063.22063.086.3006TT17.84450.84269475.5311686260100.3092412514671592243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 08:00:04FORECAST20203627649.8445.6747.75500.75063.24062.826.0606TT17.84451.84269475.5311686260100.3092412514671592243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 04:05:22FORECAST20203627650.8845.1448.0100.60643.15642.845.9964TT18.88444.88269475.5311686260100.3427416828658892243552112.5WETH
2020-09-21 00:00:06FORECAST20203627657.1543.0750.1100.32652.99652.675.6665TT25.15453.15269475.5311686260100.5618779084127292343552125WETH
2020-09-20 20:00:02FORECAST20203627657.1543.0750.1100.32652.92652.95.8265TT25.15465.15269475.5311686260100.5618779084127292343552125WETH
2020-09-20 16:00:02FORECAST20203627649.9440.7345.33500.38093.03092.945.9709TT17.94455.94269475.5311686260100.312400046445692243552112.5WETH
2020-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20203627656.539.2247.8600.02612.50612.44.9061TF24.5455.5269475.5311686260100.5388762341545592343552125WETMH
2020-09-20 08:00:02FORECAST20203627656.539.2247.8600.02612.50612.615.1161TF24.5454.5269475.5311686260100.5388762341545592343552125WETMH
2020-09-20 04:00:04FORECAST20203627654.864047.4300.01812.38812.394.7781TF22.86453.86269475.5311686260100.4804352861537392243552112.5WETMH
2020-09-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203627652.2242.0347.12500.512.981.274.25TF20.22468.22269475.5311686260100.387762693737792243552112.5WETMH
2020-09-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203627652.2242.0347.12500.50492.97491.324.2949TF20.22474.22269475.5311686260100.387762693737792243552112.5WETMH
2020-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203627652.341.1946.74500.47583.03581.594.6258TF20.3474.3269475.5311686260100.3905059422752892243552112.5WETMH
2020-09-19 12:00:03FORECAST20203627644.5641.5143.03501.85054.04052.286.3205TT12.56455.56269475.5311686260100.1659424929500392143552100WETH
2020-09-19 08:00:04FORECAST20203627644.5641.6843.1201.32723.51722.395.9072TT12.56449.56269475.5311686260100.1659424929500392143552100WETH
2020-09-19 04:00:05FORECAST20203627645.4444.3144.87500.69652.52652.434.9565TF13.44462.44269475.5311686260100.1863090006128392143552100WETMH