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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 3, 2020

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DAY 95 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/04/2020 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): 36.59°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.78°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.19°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.737
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 624

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: 0.63 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.63 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.55 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.18 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: 54 in
SWE DAY: 3
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 304.48 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 16.33 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: -190

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: 5
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2020-01-04 04:00:11OBSERVATION202095-19036.5929.7800633.1850353.6334229166670.631.637.559.18TT4.59623.593304.47830752118 16.3302138362340.737008263501388 41551225WETL
2020-01-04 00:00:12FORECAST202096-19032.9432.9432.9453.9948613333330.0641.0647.558.614TT0.94619.943304.7475607425716.4548022839660.570595232270198831541218WETL
2020-01-03 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19044.0931.8337.9653.8577444393770.33181.33187.558.8818TT12.09631.093304.6454447353816.4075165071780.942118154777118851541222WETL
2020-01-03 08:00:11FORECAST202095-19043.6631.3237.4953.7896520075520.34071.34077.558.8907TT11.66630.663304.5947205728516.3840440229510.935605773466558851541222WETL
2020-01-03 04:00:12FORECAST202095-19038.1229.5433.8353.7412608054830.4391.4397.558.989TT6.12625.123304.5586671337516.3673667610050.795439800402638841541220WETL
2020-01-03 00:00:14FORECAST202095-19043.1629.6236.3951.6857599944710.51991.05997.558.6099TT11.16633.163303.0231352342815.6619810404910.927335536025258851541222WETL
2020-01-02 20:00:11FORECAST202095-19042.8829.836.3450.8765301828330.5721.7927.559.342TT10.88630.883302.4164091018715.3858975654550.922362812096278851551227.5WETL
2020-01-02 16:00:11FORECAST202095-19043.0729.6236.34550.5231426666670.54461.76467.559.3146TT11.07631.073302.1510626925215.2656212472990.925764396383868851551227.5WETL
2020-01-02 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19042.9929.7836.38551.780752532910.55611.77617.559.3261TT10.99630.993303.0942748504715.6944496401740.924346239723728851551227.5WETL
2020-01-02 08:00:11FORECAST202095-19043.0429.6136.32552.4901679858770.61462.03467.559.5846TT11.04631.043303.6250114677615.9373278566560.925234977540948851551227.5WETL
2020-01-02 04:00:13FORECAST202095-19041.7929.5635.67552.7749460564180.57592.03597.559.5859TT9.79630.793303.8377942828616.0350232031790.900537688871098851551227.5WETL
2020-01-02 00:00:14FORECAST202095-19041.6729.4935.5848.391111666780.52171.41177.558.9617TT9.67627.673300.5451316784714.543713027960.897885748387318851541222WETL
2020-01-01 20:00:13FORECAST202095-19041.8429.4435.6446.9549460253390.47441.60447.559.1544TT9.84630.843299.4584416898414.0610549663790.901627728343528851551227.5WETL
2020-01-01 16:00:12FORECAST202095-19037.6729.5833.62547.1937588560640.46891.59897.559.1489TT5.67628.673299.6394168462214.1411103824120.779105248295098841551225WETL
2020-01-01 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19042.329.4935.89548.1214808513180.47561.48567.559.0356TT10.3633.33300.3414147969414.4528736410090.911249461827918851541222WETL
2020-01-01 08:00:11FORECAST202095-19037.7830.1433.9649.1456219903530.50642.02647.559.5764TT5.78630.783301.114453551514.7984571100740.783165522578698841551225WETL
2020-01-01 04:00:13FORECAST202095-19037.6729.9133.7949.9186615779920.59592.55597.5510.1059TT5.67632.673301.6966263305115.0602917890150.779105248295098841551225WETL
2020-01-01 00:00:13FORECAST202095-19042.4229.7136.06548.1575418850550.44092.86096.839.6909TT10.42293.423300.3686684350314.4650167311180.913640597341728851251220WETL
2019-12-31 20:00:12FORECAST202095-19041.9330.1436.03549.2749324621780.64143.18149.0812.2614TT9.93285.933301.2119163416314.8421968345370.903567779820828851251220WETL
2019-12-31 16:00:11FORECAST202095-19041.8727.7334.849.8797236754520.78223.20229.0812.2822TT9.87283.873301.6673296950215.0470830470990.902277552440358851251220WETL
2019-12-31 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19041.727.7334.71544.968659123860.85423.23429.0812.3142TT9.7282.73297.9489490515113.398364726210.898553491428998851251220WETL
2019-12-31 08:00:10FORECAST202095-19036.628.6732.63545.3516459555210.64663.09669.8312.9266TT4.6279.63298.2405955223813.5257018976950.737415996723628841251217.5WETL
2019-12-31 04:00:12FORECAST202095-19041.9930.4936.2445.3235177049130.53472.91479.7812.6947TT9.99287.993298.219185364713.5163425278220.904845487129438851251220WETL
2019-12-31 00:00:16FORECAST202095-19041.8829.935.8944.3250006596010.12472.42479.3811.8047TT9.8815.883297.4581602440313.184833149020.902493461881678851151217.5WETL
2019-12-30 20:00:11FORECAST202095-19041.2930.8436.06544.3123482941480.28633.05639.3412.3963TT9.2923.293297.44850478713.1806417436950.889150448090848851151217.5WETL
2019-12-30 16:00:11FORECAST202095-19041.3731.9136.6444.0726101238040.20792.74799.3612.1079TT9.3723.373297.265493654713.1012662051040.891032423694118851151217.5WETL
2019-12-30 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19041.3731.9136.6443.8980788054260.20792.62799.311.9279TT9.3723.373297.1321899621613.0435322905880.891032423694118851151217.5WETL
2019-12-29 20:02:14FORECAST202095-19038.8728.5833.72544.4118311994533.09526.45529.4915.9452TT6.8716.873297.5244152564413.2136041080850.821013455110448841151215WETL
2019-12-29 04:02:15FORECAST202095-19037.7422.1829.9646.1846117448082.59998.47998.7217.1999TT5.7430.743298.8739246306613.8033761697140.781694065832978841151215WETL
2019-12-29 04:00:12FORECAST202095-19036.6823.3830.0347.7832397976293.29799.17798.6217.7979TT4.6824.683300.085662765614.3390651837590.740666191421258841151215WETL
2019-12-29 00:02:15FORECAST202095-19036.6823.3830.0350.5015403397373.29799.22798.5517.7779TT4.6821.683302.1348345296115.2582745340370.740666191421258841151215WETL
2019-12-29 00:00:13FORECAST202095-19036.6823.3830.0350.268004463933.29799.28798.3517.6379TT4.6825.683301.9593401713315.1788934596580.740666191421258841151215WETL
2019-12-28 20:02:12FORECAST202095-19028.819.1623.9853.2713333659181.70795.83798.1413.9779TT-3.223.83304.2083212668516.2055828948930.367078552517988821151210WETL
2019-12-28 20:00:11FORECAST202095-19028.8119.1623.98553.2995129814771.70795.79798.2914.0879TT-3.1921.813304.2293418557916.2152757555890.367549384145948821151210WETL
2019-12-28 16:02:14FORECAST202095-19031.0722.7226.89552.2938541201662.22536.05538.2114.2653TT-0.9326.073303.4782384156715.8700467283540.477728405101998821151210WETL
2019-12-28 16:00:11FORECAST202095-19031.0822.7326.90552.3532297245962.22536.05538.2114.2653TT-0.9226.083303.5226380014715.8903903939070.478226313089368821151210WETL
2019-12-28 12:02:13FORECAST202095-19031.0922.7626.92552.1901795223862.22536.05538.0314.0853TT-0.9128.093303.4006970999215.8345368488620.478724255062578821151210WETL
2019-12-28 12:00:11FORECAST202095-19043.9422.9233.4351.3087309727633.1047.9348.0215.954TT11.9444.943302.7406100501815.5332365155950.939907662793558851151217.5WETL
2019-12-28 00:02:13FORECAST202095-19031.318.6924.99554.3822490206722.6818.2317.7115.941TT-0.732.33305.0358705354916.5885366716990.489187512182048821151210WETL
2019-12-28 00:00:13FORECAST202095-19031.318.6924.99554.3789995723092.6818.2317.7115.941TT-0.732.33305.0334533424816.5874140288510.489187512182048821151210WETL
2019-12-27 16:02:16FORECAST202095-19032.8325.7529.2954.3879855846250.94494.47497.6212.0949TT0.8337.833305.0401377902816.590518616870.565189549948968831151212.5WETL
2019-12-27 04:02:12FORECAST202095-19033.4531.1932.3247.5934401740360.00241.24248.019.2524TT1.4528.453299.9420545275214.2752742278330.595469913460718831141210WETL
2019-12-27 04:00:12FORECAST202095-19033.4531.8332.6447.9315168683260.00221.24228.059.2922TT1.4526.453300.1978056017914.3889361830370.595469913460718831141210WETL