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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 2, 2020

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DAY 2 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/03/2020 04:00:03 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): 69.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 57.23°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 63.28°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.921
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: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 469

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): 5.57 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.57 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: 92
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 358.14 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: 82

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 60.0

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
2020-10-03 04:00:03OBSERVATION202128269.3399257.2300663.284990005.575.57TF37.33992469.3399292358.13969574323 00.9207801137034387 54315160WETMH
2020-10-03 00:00:02FORECAST202128257.3857.3857.3800.00050.00055.575.5705TF25.38457.3891357.2268733228900.631285421637668734315225WETMH
2020-10-02 12:00:03FORECAST202128273.2357.8165.5200.00850.00855.575.5785TF41.23473.2391357.2268733228900.960871693917528754315160WETMH
2020-10-02 10:04:01FORECAST202128273.0357.7865.40500.01160.01165.575.5816TF41.03473.0391357.2268733228900.959320387182538754315160WETMH
2020-10-02 08:00:02FORECAST202128273.0153.9863.49500.00440.00445.575.5744TF41.01473.0191357.2268733228900.95916255725738754315160WETMH
2020-10-02 04:00:04FORECAST202128268.5157.7863.14500.00790.00795.575.5779TF36.51468.5191357.2268733228900.909165021123728754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 23:59:59FORECAST202128273.4957.3665.42500.00630.01635.575.5863TF41.49474.4992358.1396957432300.962816253279778754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 20:00:01FORECAST202128273.2155.6464.42500.00340.01345.575.5834TF41.21474.2192358.1396957432300.96071875627688754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 15:59:59FORECAST202128273.3257.465.3600.00350.01355.575.5835TF41.32474.3292358.1396957432300.961553944034038754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 12:00:02FORECAST202128273.2257.5965.40500.00070.01075.575.5807TF41.22474.2292358.1396957432300.96079528560728754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 11:14:30FORECAST202128273.2257.5965.40500.00070.01075.575.5807TF41.22474.2292358.1396957432300.96079528560728754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 08:00:02FORECAST202128273.257.6565.42500.00080.01085.575.5808TF41.2474.292358.1396957432300.960642105797648754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 04:00:03FORECAST202128273.2157.5665.38500.00090.01095.575.5809TF41.21469.2192358.1396957432300.96071875627688754315160WETMH
2020-10-01 00:00:03FORECAST202128274.2159.4866.84500.00290.00295.575.5729TF42.21465.2192358.1396957432300.967793397136598754315160WETMH
2020-09-30 20:00:03FORECAST202128274.3759.7567.0600.00090.00095.575.5709TF42.37477.3792358.1396957432300.968821472145648754315160WETMH
2020-09-30 16:00:03FORECAST202128274.3259.8967.10500.00070.00075.575.5707TF42.32477.3292358.1396957432300.968503147286248754315160WETMH
2020-09-30 12:00:05FORECAST202128273.8859.2766.57500.00060.00065.575.5706TF41.88476.8892358.1396957432300.96558480179948754315160WETMH
2020-09-30 04:00:05FORECAST202128273.8459.2166.52500.00040.00045.575.5704TF41.84472.8492358.1396957432300.965308855279838754315160WETMH
2020-09-30 00:00:03FORECAST202128273.8259.4166.61500.00180.00185.575.5718TF41.82462.8292358.1396957432300.965170204132238754315160WETMH
2020-09-29 20:00:03FORECAST202128274.4659.6267.0400.00140.00145.585.5814TF42.46479.4692358.1396957432300.969387768214688754315160WETMH
2020-09-29 16:00:03FORECAST202128274.959.6767.28500.00140.00145.585.5814TF42.9479.992358.1396957432300.972035362647048754315160WETMH
2020-09-29 12:00:03FORECAST202128270.2158.764.45500.00110.00115.585.5811TF38.21475.2192358.1396957432300.931715478117748754315160WETMH
2020-09-29 08:00:02FORECAST202128269.6358.764.16500.00140.00145.585.5814TF37.63474.6392358.1396957432300.924563833277948754315160WETMH
2020-09-29 03:59:49FORECAST202128273.8658.2866.0700.00050.00055.575.5705TF41.86475.8692358.1396957432300.96544705416178754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 23:59:49FORECAST202128273.965966.4800.00230.00235.575.5723TF41.96481.9692358.1396957432300.96613130032578754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 20:00:04FORECAST202128273.965966.4800.00230.00235.575.5723TF41.96483.9692358.1396957432300.96613130032578754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 16:00:02FORECAST202128273.9458.6266.2800.00220.00225.575.5722TF41.94476.9492358.1396957432300.965995347457098754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 12:00:02FORECAST202128274.3658.8866.6200.00050.00055.575.5705TF42.36478.3692358.1396957432300.968758020353138754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 08:00:03FORECAST202128274.3658.8866.6200.00050.00055.585.5805TF42.36478.3692358.1396957432300.968758020353138754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 04:00:03FORECAST202128274.2658.6766.46500.00050.00055.585.5805TF42.26484.2692358.1396957432300.968117626108628754315160WETMH
2020-09-28 00:00:04FORECAST202128274.3658.9166.63500.00260.00265.575.5726TF42.36485.3692358.1396957432300.968758020353138754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 20:00:04FORECAST202128274.3658.9166.63500.00260.00265.585.5826TF42.36491.3692358.1396957432300.968758020353138754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 16:00:02FORECAST202128275.4658.7967.12500.00260.00265.585.5826TF43.46492.4692358.1396957432300.975127187087468754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 11:58:47FORECAST202128275.0759.6367.350005.585.58TF43.07487.0792358.1396957432300.97300601493148754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 07:58:45FORECAST202128275.0759.6367.350005.585.58TF43.07482.0792358.1396957432300.97300601493148754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 04:00:06FORECAST202128274.9660.1767.5650005.585.58TF42.96490.9692358.1396957432300.972381205083418754315160WETMH
2020-09-27 00:00:03FORECAST202128272.7556.4864.6150005.15.1TF40.75483.7592358.1396957432300.957065358163038754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 20:05:29FORECAST202128272.7556.4864.6150005.475.47TF40.75491.7592358.1396957432300.957065358163038754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 16:00:02FORECAST202128274.457.4365.9150005.485.48TF42.4498.492358.1396957432300.969011190002918754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 12:00:02FORECAST202128275.4857.0366.2550005.485.48TF43.48495.4892358.1396957432300.975232096354228754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 08:00:02FORECAST202128275.4858.867.140005.455.45TF43.48493.4892358.1396957432300.975232096354228754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 04:00:03FORECAST202128274.2757.9766.120005.445.44TF42.27494.2792358.1396957432300.968182148217168754315160WETMH
2020-09-26 00:00:03FORECAST202128273.458.0165.7050004.344.34TF41.4491.492358.1396957432300.96215224376788754315160WETMH
2020-09-25 20:00:02FORECAST202128273.459.7566.5750005.215.21TF41.4496.492358.1396957432300.96215224376788754315160WETMH
2020-09-25 16:00:03FORECAST202128275.0960.3967.740005.165.16TF43.09499.0992358.1396957432300.973118342911538754415165WETMH
2020-09-25 12:00:03FORECAST202128266.0758.0462.0550005.475.47TF34.07486.0792358.1396957432300.867815420565958754315230WETMH
2020-09-25 07:58:51FORECAST202128259.4858.2658.870005.875.87TF27.48471.4892358.1396957432300.699826976731678744315227.5WETMH
2020-09-25 04:00:04FORECAST202128259.4658.8559.1550006.016.01TF27.46476.4692358.1396957432300.699201833982118744315227.5WETMH