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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 9, 2020

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DAY 9 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/10/2020 04:00:04 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 56.01°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 39.56°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 47.79°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.698
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 24
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 487

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.98 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.98 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 85
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 351.68 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 89

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
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
2020-10-10 04:00:04OBSERVATION202198956.0100239.5647.785010004.984.98TF24.01002487.0100285351.67649212947 00.698340573608592 34315225WETMH
2020-10-10 00:00:03FORECAST202198947.3847.3847.3800.01790.01794.984.9979TF15.38478.3884350.739062811900.406188635952739224315222.5WETMH
2020-10-09 12:00:02FORECAST202198955.5145.4150.4600.06280.06284.985.0428TF23.51486.5184350.739062811900.682881516577089234315225WETMH
2020-10-09 08:00:17FORECAST202198949.8141.2545.5300.07790.07794.985.0579TF17.81480.8184350.739062811900.490342000786419224315222.5WETMH
2020-10-09 04:00:06FORECAST202198950.8541.5846.21500.12750.12754.985.1075TF18.85481.8584350.739062811900.526714242114219234325250WETMH
2020-10-09 00:00:03FORECAST202198954.9644.549.7300.12860.12864.985.1086TF22.96481.9685351.6764921294700.665502015548359234325250WETMH
2020-10-08 20:00:02FORECAST202198955.3443.5549.44500.12390.16394.985.1439TF23.34491.3485351.6764921294700.677550292774719234325250WETMH
2020-10-08 16:00:06FORECAST202198955.444.8150.10500.09580.13584.985.1158TF23.4491.485351.6764921294700.679436144006289234325250WETMH
2020-10-08 12:00:03FORECAST202198949.6744.5347.100.14020.18024.985.1602TF17.67485.6785351.6764921294700.485445205539259224325245WETMH
2020-10-08 08:00:04FORECAST202198954.5743.8249.19500.21330.26334.985.2433TF22.57483.5785351.6764921294700.652957104616789234325250WETMH
2020-10-08 04:00:03FORECAST202198953.9743.3548.6600.18270.24274.985.2227TF21.97484.9785351.6764921294700.633330082065569234325250WETMH
2020-10-08 00:00:16FORECAST202198955.1243.9149.51500.16960.22964.985.2096TF23.12473.1285351.6764921294700.670596666874919234325250WETMH
2020-10-07 20:00:04FORECAST202198955.3143.3649.33500.09610.15614.985.1361TF23.31489.3185351.6764921294700.676605648459819234325250WETMH
2020-10-07 16:00:03FORECAST202198955.3143.7449.52500.07730.16734.985.1473TF23.31489.3185351.6764921294700.676605648459819234325250WETMH
2020-10-07 11:59:41FORECAST202198956.3143.750.00500.22340.29344.985.2734TF24.31491.3185351.6764921294700.707449363546359244325255WETMH
2020-10-07 08:00:03FORECAST202198956.0844.5750.32500.1880.2584.985.238TF24.08490.0885351.6764921294700.700476865954229244325255WETMH
2020-10-07 04:00:04FORECAST202198955.8845.0150.44500.27170.33174.985.3117TF23.88485.8885351.6764921294700.694353369683549234325250WETMH
2020-10-06 23:59:42FORECAST202198957.0545.7751.4100.31120.33124.995.3212TF25.05496.0585351.6764921294700.729355386248089244325255WETMH
2020-10-06 20:00:03FORECAST202198958.3646.2152.28500.10110.12114.995.1111TF26.36496.3685351.6764921294700.766016857339239244325255WETMH
2020-10-06 16:00:03FORECAST202198950.5846.0548.31500.09260.11264.995.1026TF18.58489.5885351.6764921294700.517280600844089234325250WETMH
2020-10-06 12:00:02FORECAST202198951.9343.3447.63500.07680.07684.995.0668TF19.93491.9385351.6764921294700.564246909237529234315225WETMH
2020-10-06 08:00:03FORECAST202198952.445.2248.8100.0750.0754.995.065TF20.4489.485351.6764921294700.580421529667939234315225WETMH
2020-10-06 04:00:03FORECAST202198954.6342.0148.3200.16870.40874.995.3987TF22.63489.6385351.6764921294700.65489845620369234325250WETMH
2020-10-06 00:00:03FORECAST202198955.0743.6249.34500.30160.36164.995.3516TF23.07480.0785351.6764921294700.669007929235159234325250WETMH
2020-10-05 20:00:04FORECAST202198955.0743.6249.34500.30250.382555.3825TF23.07493.0785351.6764921294700.669007929235159234325250WETMH
2020-10-05 16:00:03FORECAST202198958.1146.452.25500.05360.083655.0836TF26.11496.1185351.6764921294700.759239474465669244315227.5WETMH
2020-10-05 11:59:48FORECAST202198962.3648.6255.4900.00430.034355.0343TF30.36499.3685351.6764921294700.85922554075639254415232.5WETMH
2020-10-05 08:00:00FORECAST202198962.4848.2855.3800.00430.03434.985.0143TF30.48499.4885351.6764921294700.861566118482029254415232.5WETMH
2020-10-05 03:59:49FORECAST202198962.3248.6955.50500.00450.01454.984.9945TF30.32507.3285351.6764921294700.858439432361689254415232.5WETMH
2020-10-05 00:00:03FORECAST202198956.7744.5950.6800.1040.1144.985.094TF24.77495.7785351.6764921294700.721163522096839244325255WETMH
2020-10-04 20:00:04FORECAST202198956.7744.5950.6800.1040.1144.985.094TF24.77508.7785351.6764921294700.721163522096839244425260WETMH
2020-10-04 15:59:50FORECAST202198960.0946.4553.2700.00640.00644.984.9864TF28.09505.0985351.6764921294700.809917460687259244415230WETMH
2020-10-04 11:59:51FORECAST202198957.5846.6952.13500.02960.02964.985.0096TF25.58504.5885351.6764921294700.744525400642029244415230WETMH
2020-10-04 08:00:02FORECAST202198957.5846.6952.13500.02960.02964.995.0196TF25.58502.5885351.6764921294700.744525400642029244415230WETMH
2020-10-04 04:00:05FORECAST202198956.8446.2151.52500.08510.08514.985.0651TF24.84505.8485351.6764921294700.72322274127119244415230WETMH
2020-10-04 00:00:02FORECAST202198956.843.3450.0700.28580.28584.995.2758TF24.8496.885351.6764921294700.722046955951889244325255WETMH
2020-10-03 20:00:02FORECAST202198956.843.3450.0700.28580.28584.995.2758TF24.8516.885351.6764921294700.722046955951889244425260WETMH
2020-10-03 16:00:03FORECAST202198957.1746.451.78500.27450.27454.995.2645TF25.17518.1785351.6764921294700.732829063916399244425260WETMH
2020-10-03 12:00:03FORECAST202198964.1947.6555.9200.23350.23354.995.2235TF32.19519.1985351.6764921294700.892061308676219254425265WETMH
2020-10-03 08:00:03FORECAST202198964.1947.6555.9200.23350.23354.995.2235TF32.19518.1985351.6764921294700.892061308676219254425265WETMH
2020-10-03 04:00:04FORECAST202198962.6847.5355.10500.23490.23494.985.2149TF30.68520.6885351.6764921294700.865408023377859254425265WETMH
2020-10-03 00:00:02FORECAST202198956.9744.5550.7600.03980.03984.985.0198TF24.97500.9785351.6764921294700.727027151902719244415230WETMH
2020-10-02 20:00:02FORECAST202198956.9744.5550.7600.020.0255.02TF24.97515.9785351.6764921294700.727027151902719244415230WETMH
2020-10-02 16:00:03FORECAST202198960.1144.5252.31500.0010.0014.994.991TF28.11519.1185351.6764921294700.810393505687499244415230WETMH
2020-10-02 12:00:03FORECAST202198951.243.947.5500.00190.00194.994.9919TF19.2504.285351.6764921294700.538919999822339234415227.5WETMH
2020-10-02 10:04:01FORECAST202198948.3343.946.11500.00150.00154.994.9915TF16.33501.3385351.6764921294700.438792877076029224415225WETMH
2020-10-02 08:00:02FORECAST202198948.1543.946.02500.00150.00154.984.9815TF16.15502.1585351.6764921294700.432576153609659224415225WETMH
2020-10-02 04:00:04FORECAST202198948.6448.1748.40500.00060.01064.995.0006TF16.64500.6485351.6764921294700.44953407877599224415225WETMH