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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, January 19, 2020

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DAY 111 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/20/2020 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): 43.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.22°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 37.38°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.841
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 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: -82

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): 0.72 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 14.28 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.00 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: 132 in
SWE DAY: 19
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 371.57 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 49.01 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: -174

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2020-01-20 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020111-17443.5399831.2200637.38002131.9075445833300.7214.2815TT11.53998-82.4600219371.56990550045 49.0128738756250.8413218191812191 4113129WETL
2020-01-20 00:00:13FORECAST2020112-17436.3236.3236.32136.9763840.00020.720214.2815.0002TT4.32-89.6819374.4651937988151.292888180420.59334764424294913113127.5WETL
2020-01-19 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17443.0635.5339.295136.555997333330.02680.746814.2815.0268TT11.06-82.9419374.2264866838751.1028711176650.82871718499181914113129WETL
2020-01-19 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17442.5533.6738.11136.5347320.0920.81214.2815.092TT10.55-83.4519374.2144048683651.0932634792410.81464400027894914113129WETL
2020-01-19 04:00:11FORECAST2020111-17438.2533.1935.72136.846763916670.10560.825614.2815.1056TT6.25-87.7519374.3916191267751.2342815150190.6701339218249913113127.5WETL
2020-01-19 00:00:13FORECAST2020111-17441.3131.5536.43133.576005333330.12040.240414.2814.5204TT9.31-84.6919372.5270380697649.7606736240170.77755093703531914112126WETL
2020-01-18 20:00:10FORECAST2020111-17441.6433.5137.575133.4878280.13450.404514.2814.6845TT9.64-82.3619372.4765555382349.7210863797190.78781405437855914112126WETL
2020-01-18 16:00:10FORECAST2020111-17441.7632.6237.19133.518441333330.22310.493114.2814.7731TT9.76-82.2419372.494083302949.7348294084910.79147648004534914113129WETL
2020-01-18 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17441.9633.1237.54133.655347418210.14060.410614.2814.6906TT9.96-82.0419372.5724526575449.7963005983980.79749716808059914112126WETL
2020-01-18 08:00:10FORECAST2020111-17441.5234.4637.99133.868170327740.19220.672214.2814.9522TT9.52-79.4819372.6942250964249.8918940053720.78411436914258914113129WETL
2020-01-18 04:00:12FORECAST2020111-17441.8133.2737.54134.801362655950.21391.063914.2815.3439TT9.81-80.1919373.2274001177350.3115621164090.792991444302439141141212WETL
2020-01-18 00:00:12FORECAST2020111-17442.2732.3937.33138.487641189530.21781.167814.2815.4478TT10.27-83.7319375.3212251111251.9773511540040.806621567430749141141212WETL
2020-01-17 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17441.5933.8537.72138.20651812440.19821.298214.2815.5782TT9.59-75.4119375.162235404751.8498662870480.786277034571079141141212WETL
2020-01-17 16:00:10FORECAST2020111-17441.7433.2537.495138.169325892270.15881.298814.2815.5788TT9.74-76.2619375.1411927595951.8330057180140.790868672194419141141212WETL
2020-01-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17441.0233.8637.44137.469154686040.18851.408514.2815.6885TT9.02-75.9819374.7446782474651.5158341417680.76830309546379141141212WETL
2020-01-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17440.8233.6637.24138.755886036110.16131.591314.2815.8713TT8.82-75.1819375.4728257070152.0990646134570.761802663687439141151215WETL
2020-01-17 04:00:11FORECAST2020111-17440.832.3336.565139.48178527960.1171.69714.2815.977TT8.8-79.219375.8825555468452.428769903130.761147178589529141151215WETL
2020-01-17 00:00:12FORECAST2020111-17440.533.3136.905140.239874719030.11141.651413.9315.5814TT8.5-84.519376.3096492835352.7736180710840.751197686705099141151215WETL
2020-01-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17442.6233.1837.9140.699029388310.0781.69813.9815.678TT10.62-77.3819376.5679290247852.9827421125540.816616930434179141151215WETL
2020-01-16 16:00:11FORECAST2020111-17442.3833.137.74138.693904369690.11791.727913.9815.7079TT10.38-75.6219375.4378054768352.070935089570.809798127756349141151215WETL
2020-01-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17442.0933.4637.775139.425149610170.1451.84513.9815.825TT10.09-75.9119375.8506150187652.4030282300650.801354391693969141151215WETL
2020-01-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17436.2232.1634.19146.069881914120.13271.852714.0615.9127TT4.22-77.7819379.5668315117355.4432822574350.58923943650369131151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 04:00:13FORECAST2020111-17439.2231.3235.27147.317895199950.131.8214.2216.04TT7.22-80.7819380.2578417431856.0187848788820.706392035196989141151215WETL
2020-01-16 00:00:12FORECAST2020111-17439.2431.3635.3152.155065170910.07711.947114.0415.9871TT7.24-74.7619382.9155227940658.2625363256840.707119892507329141151215WETL
2020-01-15 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17439.6931.3835.535149.689396874740.03211.682114.2115.8921TT7.69-76.3119381.5648936097257.1162187930140.723270983624229141151215WETL
2020-01-15 16:00:11FORECAST2020111-17439.4531.5235.485150.252874651310.1161.79614.2516.046TT7.45-76.5519381.8742982046357.3777110606990.714711383129189141151215WETL
2020-01-15 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17439.4731.5335.5151.641576574330.1161.90614.2416.146TT7.47-72.5319382.6349439830258.0233661580160.715429470643279141151215WETL
2020-01-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17439.3929.5334.46151.566454403320.10731.597314.3315.9273TT7.39-70.6119382.5938652710157.9883956355860.712551962346859141151215WETL
2020-01-15 04:00:12FORECAST2020111-17439.2529.6234.435150.187692794110.07531.565314.3115.8753TT7.25-71.7519381.8385296143857.3474477826810.707483507143789141151215WETL
2020-01-15 00:00:13FORECAST2020111-17439.3429.7934.565152.93127773690.24541.595414.1515.7454TT7.34-81.6619383.3389643103658.6245176183220.710746567223659141151215WETL
2020-01-14 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.1627.829.98151.963398549140.19331.533314.3115.8433TT0.16-86.8419382.8108357284258.1732355987290.419257499828469121151210WETL
2020-01-14 16:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.7229.8731.295154.146472834960.25091.860914.316.1609TT0.72-80.2819384.0002064296659.1922773890280.44252591801119121151210WETL
2020-01-14 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.7629.931.33155.193753299510.25091.790914.2916.0809TT0.76-85.2419384.5684435239559.6826201510320.444196551939419121151210WETL
2020-01-14 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.5628.1130.335157.21308972130.23921.909214.3716.2792TT0.56-82.4419385.659844153960.630775680870.435853887553999121151210WETL
2020-01-14 04:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.6328.630.615156.846814222640.25791.787914.4916.2779TT0.63-80.3719385.4622968180360.4585332588490.438770770414649121151210WETL
2020-01-14 00:00:12FORECAST2020111-17432.6828.6330.655151.629212026560.25791.667914.3215.9879TT0.68-83.3219382.6281832729858.0176099288380.440856305407589121151210WETL
2020-01-13 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17431.0724.6127.84150.592050044140.23221.522214.5716.0922TT-0.93-78.9319382.0603253911657.5352476411870.37483619965269121151210WETL
2020-01-13 16:00:10FORECAST2020111-17431.0622.9126.985150.748476491760.22431.544314.516.0443TT-0.94-78.9419382.146066461857.6079373164350.374435285040499121151210WETL
2020-01-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17432.7825.9629.37152.149799131710.0521.42214.5715.992TT0.78-83.2219382.9126471984558.2600823562340.44503224275121912114128WETL
2020-01-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17431.6222.8427.23156.736556801780.0062.14614.4916.636TT-0.38-89.3819385.4027944900460.4067069901520.397083486961989121151210WETL
2020-01-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020111-17431.6722.8527.26157.307027188980.0062.14614.5816.726TT-0.33-89.3319385.7104788619760.6749687854150.39912389055079121151210WETL
2020-01-13 00:00:12FORECAST2020111-17431.7122.8527.28151.793840504390.0062.14613.2315.376TT-0.29-99.2919382.7181817285858.094262635440.400758202585929121151210WETL
2020-01-12 20:00:11FORECAST2020111-17430.8125.6428.225156.197675942040.62792.887913.9616.8479TT-1.19-94.1919385.1117382237160.1535584885410.364457547910369121151210WETL
2020-01-12 16:00:11FORECAST2020111-17430.8727.6929.28159.239394686520.68993.319913.7117.0299TT-1.13-96.1319386.7493986166161.5857401310850.36684413912669121151210WETL
2020-01-12 12:00:11FORECAST2020111-17429.5627.7228.64163.452368801780.54853.178513.7516.9285TT-2.44-97.4419388.9968650780863.5824590534790.316050525289929121151210WETL
2020-01-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020111-17429.6828.4229.05155.750113601280.39053.020514.1717.1905TT-2.32-97.3219384.869701203159.9434996840720.32057910957159121151210WETL
2020-01-12 04:00:12FORECAST2020111-17430.1629.6429.9157.674798611510.13143.141414.5717.7114TT-1.84-97.8419385.9086009055360.8480609302270.338956075443569121151210WETL