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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, January 20, 2020

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DAY 112 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/21/2020 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): 38.27°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.96°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.61°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.668
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: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -75

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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.62 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 13.93 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.55 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: 127 in
SWE DAY: 20
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 369.44 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 46.82 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: -173

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2020-01-21 04:00:11OBSERVATION2020112-17338.2699430.9599634.61495126.725468333330.0199999999999820.6199999999999813.9314.55TT6.26994-74.7300620369.44094533338 46.8175768188820.6678763116868291 3113127.5WETL
2020-01-21 00:00:13FORECAST2020113-17332.7632.7632.76131.995845333330.00070.600713.9314.5307TT0.76-80.2420372.4788918207149.1656661946980.46413197496096912113126WETL
2020-01-20 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17342.053237.025131.7161160.02750.627513.9314.5575TT10.05-70.9520372.3186703911649.0403691782070.78630093898185914113129WETL
2020-01-20 08:00:10FORECAST2020112-17341.7831.7936.785131.689602666670.03240.632413.9314.5624TT9.78-71.2220372.3034783606349.028497136730.7787453168278914113129WETL
2020-01-20 04:00:11FORECAST2020112-17340.1131.735.905131.453100583330.03390.633913.9314.5639TT8.11-72.8920372.1679183679448.922626807110.72876687892448914113129WETL
2020-01-20 00:00:13FORECAST2020112-17340.3232.5136.415136.428569333330.03940.639413.9314.5694TT8.32-80.6820375.0027003024351.1610818983970.73534665633289914113129WETL
2020-01-19 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17341.2632.3636.81136.583440.04370.673713.9314.6037TT9.26-72.7420375.0903645026451.2311322946240.76377229391902914113129WETL
2020-01-19 16:00:10FORECAST2020112-17341.2832.436.84136.548726666670.04040.670413.9314.6004TT9.28-72.7220375.0707180950551.2154289658310.76435829374552914113129WETL
2020-01-19 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17340.2232.2436.23136.234940.05240.682413.9314.6124TT8.22-73.7820374.8930483231251.0735319447180.73222356611654914113129WETL
2020-01-19 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17340.1832.2936.235136.210941333330.0450.73513.9314.665TT8.18-73.8220374.8794541602851.0626833376970.7309691579046914113129WETL
2020-01-19 04:00:11FORECAST2020112-17336.732.6234.66136.518217250.06140.771413.9314.7014TT4.7-82.320375.0534495117851.2016283008110.61207363985666913113127.5WETL
2020-01-19 00:00:13FORECAST2020112-17336.832.8134.805133.251121333330.07770.197713.9314.1277TT4.8-79.220373.196480128949.7288494548290.61571251796941913112125WETL
2020-01-18 20:00:10FORECAST2020112-17338.1932.6435.415133.021630666670.05160.331613.9314.2616TT6.19-74.8120373.0654608507649.625775947780.66511101241162913112125WETL
2020-01-18 16:00:10FORECAST2020112-17339.9332.9936.46133.0706120.05620.426213.9314.3562TT7.93-73.0720373.0934313573749.6477712439060.72306297819754914112126WETL
2020-01-18 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17337.6432.8835.26133.329096751540.06950.359513.9314.2895TT5.64-75.3620373.2409799533749.7638827278430.64584907874604913112125WETL
2020-01-18 08:00:10FORECAST2020112-17337.7932.5635.175133.464511661070.08260.632613.9314.5626TT5.79-72.2120373.3182390052549.8247364630060.65114197790746913113127.5WETL
2020-01-18 04:00:12FORECAST2020112-17337.3732.3934.88134.539946655950.10651.046513.9314.9765TT5.37-73.6320373.9308705265550.3086393736570.636251136530589131141210WETL
2020-01-18 00:00:12FORECAST2020112-17337.6331.7534.69138.227865189530.11381.273813.8215.0938TT5.63-77.3720376.0190638320151.9763124640640.645495201804589131141210WETL
2020-01-17 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17333.7731.0932.43138.09007812440.19851.328513.9815.3085TT1.77-72.2320375.9413965414151.9137768185970.502408716063729131141210WETL
2020-01-17 16:00:10FORECAST2020112-17333.8731.0132.44138.05496322560.29861.428613.9815.4086TT1.87-73.1320375.9215987616251.8978424927460.506203056489949131141210WETL
2020-01-17 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17338.3731.8935.13137.185598686040.361.613.9815.58TT6.37-68.6320375.4308875877751.5037110789580.671324758855439131151212.5WETL
2020-01-17 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17335.5631.9733.765138.610144702770.31111.671114.0415.7111TT3.56-70.4420376.2344034309452.1499051017240.569969023643299131151212.5WETL
2020-01-17 04:00:11FORECAST2020112-17335.729.9932.845139.414599946260.3711.74114.1415.881TT3.7-74.320376.6868739340452.5156498345220.575193229550939131151212.5WETL
2020-01-17 00:00:12FORECAST2020112-17333.3230.0231.67140.205052052360.30561.605613.8115.4156TT1.32-81.6820377.1305686600652.8756110095210.485336443112369121151210WETL
2020-01-16 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17334.1829.731.94140.653584658530.24081.550813.915.4508TT2.18-73.8220377.3819420539753.0801229352880.517960419956569131151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 16:00:11FORECAST2020112-17334.3529.7832.065138.613763036360.23061.580613.8915.4706TT2.35-72.6520376.2364406541652.1515488304770.524402033986869131151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17336.2929.7833.035139.325984276840.23341.643413.9515.5934TT4.29-70.7120376.6370768388952.4753314457290.597054397060489131151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17336.6531.0233.835146.041972056320.11091.55091415.5509TT4.65-72.3520380.3795034739555.5513728171380.610250482411719131151212.5WETL
2020-01-16 04:00:13FORECAST2020112-17337.3231.2634.29147.140957504550.03091.420914.1815.6009TT5.32-74.6820380.9858485228156.058622547330.634464110131939131141210WETL
2020-01-16 00:00:12FORECAST2020112-17337.3431.334.32151.975710402530.03091.360914.1915.5509TT5.34-68.6620383.633324249458.3029469868860.635179273344819131141210WETL
2020-01-15 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17337.7730.734.235150.020184779960.11011.420114.1115.5301TT5.77-69.2320382.5664066391157.3926830146040.650437927181889131141210WETL
2020-01-15 16:00:11FORECAST2020112-17337.8830.734.29150.366412469650.07661.516614.1415.6566TT5.88-70.1220382.75569170657.5536002141720.654303743363179131151212.5WETL
2020-01-15 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17337.930.7334.315151.760032616360.07661.486614.2715.7566TT5.9-66.120383.5159121837258.2023873418950.655004908935439131141210WETL
2020-01-15 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17336.9328.4232.675152.763921763730.31331.533314.2415.7733TT4.93-65.0720384.061869188158.6707973370840.620427815811549131151212.5WETL
2020-01-15 04:00:12FORECAST2020112-17336.7529.4633.105151.802921254580.36221.582214.1915.7722TT4.75-66.2520383.5392653013158.2223808885760.613894330959659131151212.5WETL
2020-01-15 00:00:13FORECAST2020112-17336.7829.3533.065156.41304685620.90082.110814.0716.1808TT4.78-76.2220386.0347301648360.3808683373930.614985546065899131151212.5WETL
2020-01-14 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17330.6828.4629.57157.815293503310.95182.041814.2816.3218TT-1.32-87.3220386.7879898288461.0410601383920.386722842080739121151210WETL
2020-01-14 16:00:11FORECAST2020112-17330.3127.5728.94160.518933832350.96512.455114.216.6551TT-1.69-80.6920388.2327814801662.3187121619640.373323417607679121151210WETL
2020-01-14 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17330.3427.628.97161.760550608780.96512.455114.1216.5751TT-1.66-85.6620388.892968807862.9075407622330.374404415223479121151210WETL
2020-01-14 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17330.1226.0128.065163.682843014040.8862.32614.3716.696TT-1.88-82.8820389.9109839702963.8217383786580.366500544852789121151210WETL
2020-01-14 04:00:11FORECAST2020112-17329.5625.7427.65163.840229490460.8982.25814.4516.708TT-2.44-81.4420389.9941133854663.8967250370.346642143123119121151210WETL
2020-01-14 00:00:13FORECAST2020112-17329.5725.7627.665158.922965573120.8982.25814.1616.418TT-2.43-84.4320387.3811159694961.5637557568940.346993280003639121151210WETL
2020-01-13 20:00:11FORECAST2020112-17334.5927.1430.865150.5350873774801.1214.515.62TT2.59-75.4120382.8478471570957.6320341240710.533484838642499131141210WETL
2020-01-13 16:00:10FORECAST2020112-17334.2627.9631.11150.700588491760.00041.020414.5515.5704TT2.26-75.7420382.9382302406157.7090166532520.520992454897949131141210WETL
2020-01-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020112-17331.4426.9429.19152.1497991317100.9314.5915.52TT-0.56-82.5620383.7280488946758.3841455605260.41465665194491912113126WETL
2020-01-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020112-17329.527.3328.415156.7433580920.00071.510714.6616.1707TT-2.5-90.520386.2124085760760.5362298570140.344538095399479121151210WETL
2020-01-13 04:00:12FORECAST2020112-17329.532929.265157.309127188980.00021.510214.7516.2602TT-2.47-90.4720386.5163964958160.8025569769850.345589523324489121151210WETL