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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 16, 2020

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DAY 16 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/17/2020 04:00:05 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 44.22°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 35.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.80°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.343
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 430

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.07 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.73 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 78
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 345.04 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: 96

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2020-10-17 03:59:15OBSERVATION2021169644.2200235.3899439.8049800.00999999999999090.0699999999999916.666.73TT12.22002430.2200278345.03906033777 00.3432097840898493 24315222.5WETH
2020-10-17 00:00:02FORECAST2021169645.3445.3445.3400.00630.06636.666.7263TT13.34431.3477344.0763607963800.381846313747879324315222.5WETH
2020-10-16 12:00:03FORECAST2021169644.8338.5141.6700.52470.58476.667.2447TT12.83430.8377344.0763607963800.364079433397729324335267.5WETH
2020-10-16 08:00:02FORECAST2021169643.1438.740.9200.65930.71936.667.3793TT11.14429.1477344.0763607963800.307437602862329324335267.5WETH
2020-10-16 04:00:03FORECAST2021169643.0438.3240.6800.65760.71766.667.3776TT11.04429.0477344.0763607963800.304209635610779324335267.5WETH
2020-10-16 00:00:03FORECAST2021169644.7739.5842.17500.6260.6666.667.326TT12.77428.7778345.0390603377700.362007444872979324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 20:00:02FORECAST2021169645.7540.7243.23500.5780.6186.667.278TT13.75438.7578345.0390603377700.396314199230239324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 16:00:03FORECAST2021169644.9140.3942.6500.57240.61246.667.2724TT12.91437.9178345.0390603377700.366848264901939324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 12:00:04FORECAST2021169646.6840.6343.65500.52370.56376.667.2237TT14.68439.6878345.0390603377700.429635390525479324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 08:00:02FORECAST2021169647.1540.0743.6100.50640.55646.667.2164TT15.15441.1578345.0390603377700.446683841118719324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 04:00:02FORECAST2021169646.8540.5343.6900.50290.55296.667.2129TT14.85438.8578345.0390603377700.435788434664669324335267.5WETH
2020-10-15 00:00:02FORECAST2021169647.3239.8843.600.52160.53166.667.1916TT15.32440.3278345.0390603377700.452876360513129324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 20:00:04FORECAST2021169646.8240.8543.83500.71720.82726.667.4872TT14.82448.8278345.0390603377700.434701429321259324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 15:59:19FORECAST2021169646.3840.5143.44500.41550.52556.667.1855TT14.38448.3878345.0390603377700.418819556607979324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 11:59:21FORECAST2021169646.6641.444.0300.39250.50256.667.1625TT14.66447.6678345.0390603377700.428912595341669324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 08:00:02FORECAST2021169646.7341.2343.9800.36920.57926.667.2392TT14.73443.7378345.0390603377700.431443405411839324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 04:00:04FORECAST2021169646.4240.143.2600.31630.59636.667.2563TT14.42444.4278345.0390603377700.420258314739559324335267.5WETH
2020-10-14 00:00:02FORECAST2021169647.3540.8344.0900.21780.62785.165.7878TF15.35435.3578345.0390603377700.453970392549269324335267.5WETMH
2020-10-13 20:00:26FORECAST2021169650.4242.8346.62500.17310.74315.846.5831TT18.42447.4278345.0390603377700.566284928694329334335275WETH
2020-10-13 16:00:04FORECAST2021169645.7342.9244.32500.06920.61925.846.4592TT13.73446.7378345.0390603377700.395604947238729324335267.5WETH
2020-10-13 12:00:03FORECAST2021169645.7442.2343.98500.17470.59475.846.4347TT13.74446.7478345.0390603377700.395959530190959324335267.5WETH
2020-10-13 08:00:02FORECAST2021169647.3341.7444.53500.180.596.447.03TT15.33446.3378345.0390603377700.453240998533589324335267.5WETH
2020-10-13 03:59:55FORECAST2021169651.2342.0246.62500.1440.6247.277.894TT19.23448.2378345.0390603377700.595406657950199334335275WETH
2020-10-13 00:00:04FORECAST2021169653.4344.0348.7300.15150.65157.48.0515TT21.43452.4378345.0390603377700.671465830995929334335275WETH
2020-10-12 20:00:03FORECAST2021169653.4343.5948.5100.15170.63177.277.9017TT21.43459.4378345.0390603377700.671465830995929334335275WETH
2020-10-12 16:00:04FORECAST2021169648.3742.0145.1900.15490.72497.478.1949TT16.37449.3778345.0390603377700.491321110277319324335267.5WETH
2020-10-12 12:00:02FORECAST2021169661.0646.853.9300.00160.42167.347.7616TT29.06460.0678345.0390603377700.874210379168879354325260WETH
2020-10-12 08:00:03FORECAST2021169661.0646.853.9300.00160.38167.357.7316TT29.06463.0678345.0390603377700.874210379168879354325260WETH
2020-10-12 04:00:04FORECAST2021169661.7547.1254.43500.00160.31167.297.6016TT29.75468.7578345.0390603377700.886882085445739354325260WETH
2020-10-12 00:00:04FORECAST2021169660.9544.8952.92000.185.275.45TF28.95474.9578345.0390603377700.872102416424199354325260WETMH
2020-10-11 20:00:03FORECAST2021169660.9544.8952.92000.147.247.38TT28.95466.9578345.0390603377700.872102416424199354325260WETH
2020-10-11 15:59:26FORECAST2021169661.3747.0854.225000.0777.07TT29.37465.3778345.0390603377700.880020582226569354315230WETH
2020-10-11 11:59:27FORECAST2021169663.346.5854.9400.00120.09126.856.9412TT31.3464.378345.0390603377700.911975121547719354325260WETH
2020-10-11 07:59:57FORECAST2021169663.2546.5854.91500.00120.09127.267.3512TT31.25466.2578345.0390603377700.911236264721259354325260WETH
2020-10-11 04:00:10FORECAST2021169662.7746.7754.7700.00120.07127.397.4612TT30.77471.7778345.0390603377700.903907748475829354315230WETH
2020-10-11 00:00:03FORECAST2021169659.1746.0852.62500.01420.11425.555.6642TF27.17459.1778345.0390603377700.834576014946139344325255WETMH
2020-10-10 20:00:21FORECAST2021169661.8448.455.1200.01430.10435.835.9343TF29.84468.8478345.0390603377700.888465464761259354325260WETMH
2020-10-10 16:00:03FORECAST2021169659.7148.8454.27500.01630.08635.175.2563TF27.71468.7178345.0390603377700.846643953840669344315227.5WETMH
2020-10-10 12:00:03FORECAST2021169663.3948.6356.0100.0010.05155.051TF31.39469.3978345.0390603377700.913293530654089354315230WETMH
2020-10-10 08:00:04FORECAST2021169663.3948.6356.0100.0010.0515.575.621TF31.39468.3978345.0390603377700.913293530654089354315230WETMH
2020-10-10 04:00:05FORECAST2021169660.9648.4354.69500.0190.0696.096.159TF28.96467.9678345.0390603377700.872295054541159354315230WETMH
2020-10-10 00:00:03FORECAST2021169665.6348.6957.16000.046.546.58TF33.63475.6378345.0390603377700.941561393708329354315230WETMH
2020-10-09 20:00:03FORECAST2021169665.6348.6957.16000.046.326.36TF33.63490.6378345.0390603377700.941561393708329354315230WETMH
2020-10-09 16:00:04FORECAST2021169661.7248.5655.14000.16.146.24TF29.72483.7278345.0390603377700.886350756202539354325260WETMH
2020-10-09 12:00:03FORECAST2021169649.7843.2846.5300.27311.18316.918.0931TT17.78462.7878345.0390603377700.5430095340888493343452100WETH
2020-10-09 08:00:17FORECAST2021169645.9243.2844.600.18651.09656.667.7565TT13.92446.9278345.0390603377700.402356472659129324345290WETH
2020-10-09 04:00:06FORECAST2021169646.2345.9146.0700.0750.8356.367.195TT14.23448.2378345.0390603377700.413434027381499324335267.5WETH