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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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DAY 120 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/29/2020 04:00:13 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): 33.49°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.82°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.497
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -35

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: 1.09 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.13 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.85 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.98 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: 145 in
SWE DAY: 28
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 335.74 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 48.68 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: -165

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2020-01-29 04:00:13OBSERVATION2020120-16533.4900428.8199431.1549960.5887895833331.093.1310.8513.98TT1.49004-34.5099628335.74284125347 20.3422523628170.4969099342703288 21151210WETL
2020-01-29 00:00:12FORECAST2020121-16531.4231.4231.42101.010565456740.00292.042910.8512.8929TT-0.58-36.5828361.3232083258736.4974615856410.420372492977938821151210WETL
2020-01-28 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16531.4529.3730.41100.542188222270.20962.249610.8513.0996TT-0.55-36.5528361.0415905959536.2999115577650.421467464001448821151210WETL
2020-01-28 08:00:10FORECAST2020120-16532.4630.2431.35101.469013556880.52782.567810.8513.4178TT0.46-35.5428361.5985317723736.6910463225570.458632933670738821151210WETL
2020-01-28 04:00:12FORECAST2020120-16533.328.0130.655102.909533541580.84792.887910.8513.7379TT1.3-34.728362.4615602810637.3007500952790.48983526264888821151210WETL
2020-01-28 00:00:12FORECAST2020120-16535.729.1532.425131.443470953041.05871.888710.8512.7387TT3.7-29.328378.921560369949.806765113960.578676106302868831151212.5WETL
2020-01-27 20:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.1827.4731.325130.196377415031.24782.987810.8513.8378TT3.18-30.8228378.226820659549.243761891070.559608479520398831151212.5WETL
2020-01-27 16:00:10FORECAST2020120-16531.8928.9130.4131.41658385071.46473.204710.8514.0547TT-0.11-34.1128378.9066051121249.7946116423030.437592496207158821151210WETL
2020-01-27 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.6229.2432.43133.230485742791.54633.286310.8514.1363TT3.62-30.3828379.9132549916750.6160275026630.57575344454048831151212.5WETL
2020-01-27 08:00:11FORECAST2020120-16531.9729.5930.78134.797226275171.64343.473410.8514.3234TT-0.030000000000001-33.0328380.779014015151.3279549130280.440536308553688821151210WETL
2020-01-27 04:00:13FORECAST2020120-16535.2628.5331.895133.932196515731.55393.463910.8514.3139TT3.26-32.7428380.3014366162650.9346067441030.562552126009618831151212.5WETL
2020-01-27 00:00:13FORECAST2020120-16535.3728.5331.95138.096928671111.79133.061310.8513.9113TT3.37-35.6328382.5911533956952.834663220680.566593961178831151212.5WETL
2020-01-26 20:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.8828.9332.405134.438093545160.95122.731210.8513.5812TT3.88-33.1228380.5808665128551.1645661337540.585236033954668831151212.5WETL
2020-01-26 16:00:11FORECAST2020120-16532.0428.8830.46134.540804323751.1823.05210.8513.902TT0.039999999999999-37.9628380.637554502251.2112827385510.443114848575458821151210WETL
2020-01-26 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16534.8228.8431.83137.267928193931.47623.336210.8514.1862TT2.82-33.1828382.1373082544252.4551965896880.546323585571958831151212.5WETL
2020-01-26 08:00:10FORECAST2020120-16533.128.3830.74137.042584129841.1043.01410.8513.864TT1.1-33.928382.013775966252.3521550316070.482393301596558821151210WETL
2020-01-26 04:00:11FORECAST2020120-16532.9929.6131.3136.158488758921.24573.485710.8514.3357TT0.99-28.0128381.5284366418851.9483353517110.47830267052738821151210WETL
2020-01-26 00:00:12FORECAST2020120-16534.6428.4231.53130.911546380591.29533.555310.2813.8353TT2.64-25.3628378.6255011811649.5664498587510.539660696121278831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 20:00:11FORECAST2020120-16536.0629.0932.575133.11329224481.04533.745310.3314.0753TT4.06-25.9428379.8483568949150.5628653400590.591772281931068831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 16:00:10FORECAST2020120-16531.7428.3330.035133.250244294631.23774.037710.3314.3677TT-0.26-30.2628379.9241947572550.6249917648440.432082272604228821151210WETL
2020-01-25 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.4328.3631.895133.254919542441.19374.243710.3314.5737TT3.43-23.5728379.9267832327850.6271129317010.568795694661658831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 08:00:11FORECAST2020120-16536.4128.3432.375138.292852905052.19995.469910.4715.9399TT4.41-24.5928382.6982746600852.9244362045830.604407293982418831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 04:00:12FORECAST2020120-16536.0128.5732.29138.603484889542.0275.13710.7615.897TT4.01-30.9928382.8680029820953.0668394660180.589959133989648831151212.5WETL
2020-01-25 00:00:12FORECAST2020120-16536.6928.8132.75147.806302768332.13495.084910.5715.6549TT4.69-25.3128387.8361183101557.3246227274430.614437585502738831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 16:00:10FORECAST2020120-16532.429.2130.805147.138440173351.79894.798910.6815.4789TT0.4-25.628387.4794696162257.0131247585260.456411637610358821151210WETL
2020-01-24 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16532.4429.2130.825146.572379894561.79894.738910.6715.4089TT0.44-25.5628387.1767108277356.7494119457680.457892354644698821151210WETL
2020-01-24 08:00:11FORECAST2020120-16533.7227.1630.44137.120756213472.03395.263910.8116.0739TT1.72-25.2828382.0566374517752.3878950437640.505471810044178831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 04:00:11FORECAST2020120-16536.0128.132.055132.799656432691.57994.659911.1415.7999TT4.01-29.9928379.6745801231950.4206537965850.589959133989648831151212.5WETL
2020-01-24 00:00:13FORECAST2020120-16536.0428.132.07135.835164935831.57994.50998.9613.4699TT4.04-26.9628381.3506701312451.8008311756660.591047256150248831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 20:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.1727.5931.38138.321254158521.51544.755410.2915.0454TT3.17-20.8328382.7137985769552.9374526029330.559240288544028831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 16:00:10FORECAST2020120-16534.3425.5229.93139.941676452491.55794.727910.1714.8979TT2.34-23.6628383.5976574001153.6812992598190.528532014144478831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16534.7625.5130.135139.329039833451.55794.657910.5615.2179TT2.76-21.2428383.2639225705153.399794334550.54410397673158831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 08:00:10FORECAST2020120-16534.3823.8229.1139.023050792710.4942.70411.1213.824TT2.38-19.6228383.0970399572153.2593192445090.530017317829488831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 04:00:12FORECAST2020120-16535.4825.430.44136.630207240470.57872.898711.9114.8087TT3.48-21.5228381.7875302143752.1637093750160.570628844150968831151212.5WETL
2020-01-23 00:00:12FORECAST2020120-16535.525.430.45134.86170491180.57872.758710.6513.4087TT3.5-17.528380.814570252951.357302199560.571361680050278831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 20:00:10FORECAST2020120-16533.323.0528.175136.686073513760.70342.843411.6514.4934TT1.3-18.728381.8181944703652.1892297982650.48983526264888821151210WETL
2020-01-22 16:00:10FORECAST2020120-16535.0325.430.215134.509765346740.66372.983711.5814.5637TT3.03-24.9728380.6204250726951.1971640627050.554080380176758831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16535.0525.430.225135.356861852770.66372.983711.8914.8737TT3.05-23.9528381.0874266789651.5827981668130.5548180918498831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 08:00:11FORECAST2020120-16536.1229.3432.73135.10566798811.19093.530911.8215.3509TT4.12-23.8828380.9490490889351.4683757465920.593945465834588831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 04:00:12FORECAST2020120-16536.8428.5632.7133.711148281941.10643.026411.914.9264TT4.84-18.1628380.1792288755450.8342012458910.619780116838818831151212.5WETL
2020-01-22 00:00:12FORECAST2020120-16536.8528.5632.705134.200646759031.10643.026410.8313.8564TT4.85-26.1528380.4497585865451.0566036616310.620135487258578831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 20:00:11FORECAST2020120-16530.2526.0328.14141.400229023721.31013.290111.2714.5601TT-1.75-39.7528384.3901194986154.3528509315590.37822872674118821151210WETL
2020-01-21 16:00:11FORECAST2020120-16531.4628.6230.04134.997889605541.18573.345711.2114.5557TT-0.54-40.5428380.8896490973551.4192988007380.421832589757398821151210WETL
2020-01-21 12:00:11FORECAST2020120-16532.329.9131.105135.137824913930.67132.181311.0613.2413TT0.3-33.728380.9667686133851.48302047490.452712536520358821151210WETL
2020-01-21 08:00:12FORECAST2020120-16533.9532.8433.395131.818545358110.62071.820711.0412.8607TT1.95-23.0528379.1300793754949.9763755647820.514032654266238831151212.5WETL
2020-01-21 04:00:12FORECAST2020120-16532.2730.3631.315138.335863603490.32641.976411.5313.5064TT0.27-35.7328382.7217835562552.9441484481230.451603591104068821151210WETL