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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, January 4, 2020

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DAY 96 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/05/2020 04:00:12 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): 28.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.26°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.98°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.348
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 618

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: 1.16 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.26 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.08 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.34 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: 64 in
SWE DAY: 4
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 313.02 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 19.96 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: -189

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: 5
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2020-01-05 04:00:11OBSERVATION202096-18928.7000619.2599623.9800163.774478751.162.268.0810.34TT-3.29994617.700064313.02442215261 19.9629693588030.3477624166502687 21551220WETL
2020-01-05 00:00:12FORECAST202097-18925.9325.9325.9356.0433963726590.00981.10988.089.1898TT-6.07614.934307.3750481929617.2263416609430.233294085020038711541214WETL
2020-01-04 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18925.962424.9855.7158215725150.41281.51288.089.5928TT-6.04614.964307.1332192225417.1121796411950.23441168522928711551217.5WETL
2020-01-04 08:00:11FORECAST202096-18925.924.2225.0655.9638934717680.48671.58678.089.6667TT-6.1614.94307.3163744247717.1986208404380.232179443084468711551217.5WETL
2020-01-04 04:00:11FORECAST202096-18928.6923.7826.23556.8556704252950.79171.89178.089.9717TT-3.31617.694307.9738344150417.5100588291160.347310739426548721551220WETL
2020-01-04 00:00:13FORECAST202096-18931.7222.4427.0858.2483339583281.14511.67518.089.7551TT-0.28616.724308.9975974147517.9985952465350.490282423845858721551220WETL
2020-01-03 20:00:11FORECAST202096-18931.0922.7626.92559.223589747131.39052.19058.0810.2705TT-0.91627.094309.7123662554618.3422781187260.459805732052668721551220WETL
2020-01-03 16:00:11FORECAST202096-18930.5724.1327.3559.1876241880651.40222.20228.0810.2822TT-1.43626.574309.6860383863418.3295808563010.434819312333628721551220WETL
2020-01-03 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18930.9724.0427.50558.8128626144661.30182.10188.0810.1818TT-1.03626.974309.4115585139618.1973794822090.454021847615628721551220WETL
2020-01-03 08:00:11FORECAST202096-18930.0924.7927.4458.6394830348441.2742.0848.0810.164TT-1.91626.094309.2844848034218.1362822995710.411981462530028721551220WETL
2020-01-03 04:00:12FORECAST202096-18929.8224.3727.09558.8896620598541.29962.20968.0810.2896TT-2.18619.824309.4678286363118.2244558467890.399259828325378721551220WETL
2020-01-03 00:00:14FORECAST202096-18928.5624.8826.7257.6693326621361.47512.00518.0810.0851TT-3.44626.564308.5724066766317.7951647709910.341493645458728721551220WETL
2020-01-02 20:00:11FORECAST202096-18929.9124.927.40557.238839896881.58652.84658.0810.9265TT-2.09625.914308.2558679215517.6442082712350.403489217681148721551220WETL
2020-01-02 16:00:11FORECAST202096-18931.6925.0128.3556.9985889453521.72542.95548.0811.0354TT-0.31627.694308.0790622933617.5600718343290.488828448176338721551220WETL
2020-01-02 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18929.6924.9827.33558.9693492756351.79983.04988.0811.1298TT-2.31625.694309.5262029944318.252558774340.393171645689538721551220WETL
2020-01-02 08:00:11FORECAST202096-18930.1524.5827.36559.9041554492351.75073.25078.0811.3307TT-1.85626.154310.2101076974218.582874513430.414821605602278721551220WETL
2020-01-02 04:00:13FORECAST202096-18930.1524.5327.3459.8851867359431.67133.18138.0811.2613TT-1.85626.154310.1962463115118.5761601351530.414821605602278721551220WETL
2020-01-02 00:00:14FORECAST202096-18929.3523.8226.58555.1284990648121.49772.88777.5710.4577TT-2.65622.354306.6991298738816.9078626944310.377375211773788721551220WETL
2020-01-01 20:00:13FORECAST202096-18929.3224.8927.10552.9716154754651.35882.51887.9910.5088TT-2.68625.324305.0994124615716.1616087587040.375990777796188721551220WETL
2020-01-01 16:00:12FORECAST202096-18929.5624.2726.91553.8373750700451.44832.60837.9910.5983TT-2.44623.564305.7425821195216.4603780684530.387109471752788721551220WETL
2020-01-01 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18929.4324.6927.0655.526343539941.62252.67257.9910.6625TT-2.57627.434306.9932469921317.0462124969270.381074700571778721551220WETL
2020-01-01 08:00:11FORECAST202096-18928.9622.8125.88558.3082679269081.84753.00758.4211.4275TT-3.04624.964309.0415743388118.0196789171010.359506548081818721551220WETL
2020-01-01 04:00:13FORECAST202096-18928.7622.5525.65559.020457156041.80933.10938.8111.9193TT-3.24626.764309.5636355255118.2705872876010.350458081729478721551220WETL
2020-01-01 00:00:13FORECAST202096-18929.8924.7127.356.6091927173251.78412.87418.611.4741TT-2.11287.894307.7922683305317.4238718348260.402548358818721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 20:00:12FORECAST202096-18928.6324.2826.45557.0049713757261.48672.816710.9313.7467TT-3.37279.634308.0837606506417.5623059572160.344621357843988721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 16:00:11FORECAST202096-18926.4524.1425.29557.5031581590241.38662.846610.8213.6666TT-5.55275.454308.4502605731317.7368641179290.253078206675018721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18926.4724.1625.31549.5921329157321.38662.896610.813.6966TT-5.53274.474302.5752275263815.0053509004960.253856347666968721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 08:00:10FORECAST202096-18927.3223.9225.6251.4811574220151.9673.08711.8114.897TT-4.68272.324303.9888378374215.6496972152440.288049403662988721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 04:00:12FORECAST202096-18929.1923.9726.5850.7380011555451.97092.890911.7714.6609TT-2.81282.194303.4335222089815.395610400470.370010190557488721251212.5WETL
2019-12-31 00:00:16FORECAST202096-18933.5723.2528.4148.284282851581.71592.125911.3913.5159TT1.5714.574301.592545297314.5621797630630.579441679309488731151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 20:00:11FORECAST202096-18931.9323.9127.9248.0017067055881.60372.643711.3614.0037TT-0.0719.934301.3797962336314.4667445857960.500462787387028731151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 16:00:11FORECAST202096-18934.4724.3729.4246.1941388292621.27952.189511.213.3895TT2.4722.474300.0152760193413.8589473113370.621658946083638731151212.5WETL
2019-12-30 12:00:11FORECAST202096-18934.4924.3729.4346.0701904694181.27952.079511.1313.2095TT2.4922.494299.9214785547313.8174396428860.622582810978838731151212.5WETL
2019-12-29 20:02:14FORECAST202096-18929.0120.0524.5349.045902118291.18325.553211.5817.1332TT-2.9911.014302.1652018175714.8199649118980.361781258489018721151210WETL
2019-12-29 04:02:15FORECAST202096-18925.8520.3123.0850.7338629024350.77167.191610.7817.9716TT-6.1521.854303.4304270075915.3941976842310.230328299169871115127.5WETL
2019-12-29 04:00:12FORECAST202096-18924.1920.3122.2553.45703606510.88927.979210.7118.6892TT-7.8114.194305.4602038356716.3289971328970.17371536813461871115127.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:02:15FORECAST202096-18924.220.3122.25556.3621241863120.88927.979210.6918.6692TT-7.811.24307.6101529054817.3375616390290.17402753917608871115127.5WETL
2019-12-29 00:00:13FORECAST202096-18924.2120.3122.2656.2052987228560.88927.979210.5518.5292TT-7.7915.214307.4944967788617.282820047090.17434006576347871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 20:02:12FORECAST202096-18923.9619.7721.86561.1118087155420.97454.844510.1114.9545TT-8.0412.964311.0912268975419.0113475512460.1666336774505871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 20:00:11FORECAST202096-18923.9719.7721.8760.647371915950.91624.786210.2215.0062TT-8.0310.974310.7526877009918.8463338248830.16693765797908871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 16:02:14FORECAST202096-18923.7518.6721.2158.9115876382810.8295.00910.0915.099TT-8.2514.754309.4838912562118.2321873823760.16033248891426871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 16:00:11FORECAST202096-18923.7620.6722.21558.5124103133440.77854.958510.0915.0485TT-8.2414.764309.1913148644318.091529080670.16062897699951871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 12:02:13FORECAST202096-18923.7820.6922.23557.2920456357010.64264.82269.9114.7326TT-8.2216.784308.2950085310217.6628516980180.16122302396692871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 12:00:12FORECAST202096-18924.0721.2622.66556.0742501559770.6196.47910.0916.569TT-7.9334.074307.3978153373717.2371019946290.1699970671378871115127.5WETL
2019-12-28 00:02:13FORECAST202096-18920.5520.5520.5555.0370490206720.04286.30289.6815.9828TT-11.4517.554306.6314809729716.8760918495910.083406416605764871115127.5WETL