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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 17, 2020

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DAY 109 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/18/2020 04:00:11 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): 23.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 13.89°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 18.67°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.116
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: -9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 261

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: 0.12 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.70 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.06 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.76 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: 134 in
SWE DAY: 17
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 370.93 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 49.62 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: -176

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2020-01-18 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020109-17623.4513.8900218.67001133.782540833330.119999999999950.6999999999999515.0615.76TT-8.55261.4517370.92677969522 49.6235270507530.1164811759772989 1123126WETL
2020-01-18 00:00:12FORECAST2020110-17622.4822.4822.48137.061726376470.01220.592215.0615.6522TT-9.52260.4817372.809418188651.0979024663380.096121094053255891123126WETL
2020-01-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17627.4821.0824.28137.444848883080.16560.745615.0615.8056TT-4.52265.4817373.0283543050651.2708257865630.23235250059179891123126WETL
2020-01-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17627.9917.3922.69137.666684659450.2320.81215.0615.872TT-4.01265.9917373.1550254377851.3710152160320.25055975184408892123127.5WETL
2020-01-17 04:00:11FORECAST2020109-17627.9214.921.41138.163002972630.32820.908215.0615.9682TT-4.08265.9217373.4381713450951.5953391776430.24801683618211891123126WETL
2020-01-17 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17627.8815.8421.86139.194495167530.34720.577215.0615.6372TT-4.12256.8817374.0254894110952.0622891783670.24656993858973891123126WETL
2020-01-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.1716.9121.54139.493136812910.38950.669515.0615.7295TT-5.83265.1717374.1952449795252.1976685026690.18912362594346891123126WETL
2020-01-16 16:00:10FORECAST2020109-17628.4918.1923.34139.200500369690.38430.664315.0615.7243TT-3.51267.4917374.0289041907552.0650106160790.26911707359675892123127.5WETL
2020-01-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17628.1619.4123.785139.81871853410.44470.724715.0615.7847TT-3.84267.1617374.3801673207852.3453552393740.25679237243043892123127.5WETL
2020-01-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17628.5219.0623.79140.675672005910.40550.765515.0615.8255TT-3.48270.5217374.8661652877352.734549714130.2702520241992892123127.5WETL
2020-01-16 04:00:13FORECAST2020109-17628.6218.2823.45142.130196824230.43310.953115.0616.0131TT-3.38265.6217375.688641984753.3967006299110.27405237274458892123127.5WETL
2020-01-16 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17628.5118.9623.735147.039074443080.62340.963415.0616.0234TT-3.49271.5117378.4420937777555.6457751993810.26987344188642892123127.5WETL
2020-01-15 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.1518.7622.455144.363216399460.37060.880615.0615.9406TT-5.85270.1517376.9454283244754.4170544399930.18850445161966891123126WETL
2020-01-15 16:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.1118.8122.46144.470925023710.35970.909715.0615.9697TT-5.89270.1117377.005868787354.4663866030680.1872698501741891123126WETL
2020-01-15 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.3118.9522.63146.747541709970.4951.03515.0616.095TT-5.69270.3117378.2795265206755.5115905961190.19349275125371891124128WETL
2020-01-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17628.6319.0323.83146.404653851730.37571.005715.0616.0657TT-3.37274.6317378.0881680101555.353867362960.274433853233238921241210WETL
2020-01-15 04:00:12FORECAST2020109-17628.9618.2323.595145.785727423440.34820.958215.0616.0182TT-3.04271.9617377.7423359704955.0694412280890.28716749691924892123127.5WETL
2020-01-15 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17626.3719.3622.865146.980867457810.3851.05514.8415.895TT-5.63266.3717378.4096454620355.6189779444110.19538388949758891124128WETL
2020-01-14 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17628.4619.2423.85145.919871848820.44381.073815.0416.1138TT-3.54269.4617377.8173368176355.1310573706920.267984516609318921241210WETL
2020-01-14 16:00:11FORECAST2020109-17628.5618.8623.71145.869907850850.36730.987315.0416.0273TT-3.44273.5617377.7894046725255.1081056466070.27176900068321892123127.5WETL
2020-01-14 12:00:10FORECAST2020109-17628.3319.9524.14146.764956811740.30320.913215.0415.9532TT-3.67269.3317378.2892410765755.5196041289490.26310462881623892123127.5WETL
2020-01-14 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17624.2220.0122.115148.615913475640.47071.000715.216.2007TT-7.78272.2217379.3193023928456.3728846240540.13468512081728891124128WETL
2020-01-14 04:00:11FORECAST2020109-17624.6819.2521.965148.781753120520.42630.946315.3316.2763TT-7.32273.6817379.411356340456.4494867501590.14644422626567891123126WETL
2020-01-14 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17624.7118.8421.775143.397231604060.31150.901515.0915.9915TT-7.29270.7117376.4026282472353.9750948591460.14723429760855891123126WETL
2020-01-13 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17625.0417.5421.29143.516044648650.40171.081715.2516.3317TT-6.96279.0417376.4694627757354.0294082285740.156112956457891124128WETL
2020-01-13 16:00:10FORECAST2020109-17626.3618.322.33144.057807158490.5161.18615.1916.376TT-5.64279.3617376.7739586423954.2772302764470.19506792408711891124128WETL
2020-01-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17625.117.8421.47145.848747728030.48621.246215.1716.4162TT-6.9274.117377.7775741338355.0983861071520.15776429547688891124128WETL
2020-01-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17625.6120.2222.915146.729542154310.64331.363315.1316.4933TT-6.39267.6117378.2694854909755.5033084170380.17226081957951891124128WETL
2020-01-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020109-17625.6420.2322.935147.068271753670.64331.403315.1816.5833TT-6.36267.6417378.4583684291255.6592181755840.17313916842873891124128WETL
2020-01-13 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17625.6720.2522.96141.306117660230.64331.423313.8115.2333TT-6.33257.6717375.2230306896153.0213097234540.17402035756549891124128WETL
2020-01-12 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17624.7918.0521.42139.302223364320.73431.554314.516.0543TT-7.21264.7917374.0867397279852.1111145752170.149355061709738911251210WETL
2020-01-12 16:00:11FORECAST2020109-17623.2312.3117.77138.743881182070.76141.341414.4915.8314TT-8.77262.2317373.7691050124151.8581762953720.11161546653098891124128WETL
2020-01-12 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17623.2412.3317.785143.109669586530.76141.391414.4815.8714TT-8.76262.2417376.2407858019653.8436945410940.11183344115108891124128WETL
2020-01-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17625.2514.8320.04144.391072581791.14461.664615.0116.6746TT-6.75262.2517376.9610613465354.4298119693960.161942523690548911251210WETL
2020-01-12 04:00:12FORECAST2020109-17626.0612.7819.42146.110007450251.13511.575115.4917.0651TT-5.94260.0617377.9235988520455.2184198438950.185733631511328911251210WETL
2020-01-12 00:00:17FORECAST2020109-17626.0812.819.44136.361007333931.13511.575114.6116.1851TT-5.92256.0817372.4084393053550.7819899233340.186347180632228911251210WETL
2020-01-11 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17627.5516.6422.095140.286303535131.96992.399915.2217.6199TT-4.45267.5517374.6454766240152.5576290517390.234807204558498911251210WETL
2020-01-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.8918.2222.555140.11361980551.97852.248515.2817.5285TT-5.11264.8917374.5475319891852.4792104962210.212238477868388911251210WETL
2020-01-11 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17626.9118.2422.575142.849643905781.97852.248515.2917.5385TT-5.09263.9117376.0943392421653.7249424357240.212903229912458911251210WETL
2020-01-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17627.9517.4922.72147.855046379691.37042.660415.5518.2104TT-4.05263.9517378.8964643495656.0217543095030.249104970644338921251212.5WETL
2020-01-11 04:00:12FORECAST2020109-17624.5817.5721.075150.744820915831.32792.577916.0118.5879TT-7.42255.5817380.498071175257.3581135981240.143831184032098911251210WETL
2020-01-11 00:00:12FORECAST2020109-17624.5617.5821.07151.218211961261.32792.577914.917.4779TT-7.44253.5617380.7593210395457.5777437151810.143312363186458911251210WETL
2020-01-10 20:00:11FORECAST2020109-17620.2413.9517.095142.615385025970.43461.194616.717.8946TT-11.76253.2417375.962321707853.6180112656150.059260871446047891124128WETL
2020-01-10 16:00:11FORECAST2020109-17618.513.1215.81142.474727366030.27181.021816.7517.7718TT-13.5246.517375.8830157662253.5538301928130.039127261211424891124128WETL
2020-01-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020109-17616.7713.1214.945146.720908822430.23190.981916.7917.7719TT-15.23244.7717378.2646692346355.4993360455210.025005786934615891123126WETL
2020-01-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020109-17615.8514.0914.97140.973740939760.08480.734816.9217.6548TT-16.15248.8517375.0349592047552.8700811822850.019425982451512891123126WETL
2020-01-10 04:00:12FORECAST2020109-17619.2118.8319.02149.26724707890.0561.10617.3218.426TT-12.79249.2117379.6806205718956.6738810019730.046545648869249891124128WETL