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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, October 20, 2020

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DAY 20 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/21/2020 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 33.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.09°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.40°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.092
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 302

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: 0.10 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.33 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.75 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.08 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: 74
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.17 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: 100

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 2
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2020-10-21 04:00:03OBSERVATION20212010033.7131.0899232.3999600.0999999999999660.329999999999976.757.08TT1.71301.7174341.1662149952 00.09151250121071491 15225240WETH
2020-10-21 00:00:02FORECAST20212010031.5631.5631.5600.00060.23066.756.9806TT-0.44299.5673340.1887706441100.0606337683032149115225240WETL
2020-10-20 12:00:02FORECAST20212010041.832.8437.3200.0270.2576.757.007TT9.8309.873340.1887706441100.304072378421859125225245WETH
2020-10-20 08:00:03FORECAST20212010041.1531.7536.4500.03820.26826.757.0182TT9.15309.1573340.1887706441100.281474326114599125225245WETH
2020-10-20 04:00:04FORECAST20212010037.6232.1234.8700.05410.28416.757.0341TT5.62305.6273340.1887706441100.174743425930469115225240WETH
2020-10-20 00:00:03FORECAST20212010041.2333.5437.38500.07430.08436.756.8343TT9.23300.2374341.166214995200.284211474591179125215222.5WETH
2020-10-19 20:00:02FORECAST20212010041.1234.1437.6300.08620.14626.756.8962TT9.12309.1274341.166214995200.280451180691029125225245WETH
2020-10-19 16:00:02FORECAST20212010040.934.6237.7600.07480.13486.756.8848TT8.9308.974341.166214995200.273003561040219125225245WETH
2020-10-19 12:00:02FORECAST20212010040.834.9837.8900.13950.19956.756.9495TT8.8308.874341.166214995200.269650955682249125225245WETH
2020-10-19 08:00:02FORECAST20212010040.2534.7637.50500.09860.17866.756.9286TT8.25307.2574341.166214995200.251587597274089125225245WETH
2020-10-19 04:00:33FORECAST20212010041.1434.3137.72500.09110.21116.756.9611TT9.14307.1474341.166214995200.281133077837069125225245WETH
2020-10-19 00:00:03FORECAST20212010040.8433.9637.400.12990.26996.757.0199TT8.84304.8474341.166214995200.27098952259989125225245WETH
2020-10-18 20:00:03FORECAST20212010041.2833.2937.28500.10190.49196.757.2419TT9.28309.2874341.166214995200.285928622766899125235267.5WETH
2020-10-18 15:59:02FORECAST20212010041.0533.1537.100.0920.4726.757.222TT9.05311.0574341.166214995200.278070858599549125225245WETH
2020-10-18 12:00:04FORECAST20212010041.2733.4637.36500.06490.48496.757.2349TT9.27310.2774341.166214995200.285584799305339125225245WETH
2020-10-18 08:00:02FORECAST20212010041.9434.1738.05500.10450.79456.757.5445TT9.94312.9474341.166214995200.309043437041819125235267.5WETH
2020-10-18 04:00:03FORECAST20212010042.0933.9238.00500.10441.24446.757.9944TT10.09311.0974341.166214995200.314408597398899125245290WETH
2020-10-18 00:00:04FORECAST2021201004235.1238.5600.16571.38576.738.1157TT1031574341.166214995200.311184705907369125245290WETH
2020-10-17 20:00:03FORECAST20212010042.7835.4639.1200.42851.51856.758.2685TT10.78319.7874341.166214995200.339581458330891252552112.5WETH
2020-10-17 16:00:02FORECAST20212010038.3135.3636.83500.43671.42676.758.1767TT6.31313.3174341.166214995200.193309580943849115245280WETH
2020-10-17 12:00:03FORECAST20212010041.935.4638.6800.22311.47316.758.2231TT9.9317.974341.166214995200.307619511406279125245290WETH
2020-10-17 08:00:03FORECAST20212010043.4238.340.8600.2431.4736.778.243TT11.42322.4274341.166214995200.363590763976529125245290WETH
2020-10-17 03:59:15FORECAST20212010045.4838.341.8900.45491.72496.788.5049TT13.48324.4874341.166214995200.4441184662328791252552112.5WETH
2020-10-17 00:00:02FORECAST20212010047.4340.4243.92500.54871.83876.88.6387TT15.43329.4374341.166214995200.5226000619693291352552125WETH
2020-10-16 20:00:03FORECAST20212010047.4340.4243.92500.5071.7877.289.067TT15.43330.4374341.166214995200.5226000619693291352552125WETH
2020-10-16 16:00:03FORECAST20212010046.9940.1743.5800.38151.63157.278.9015TT14.99325.9974341.166214995200.504859126799791352552125WETH
2020-10-16 12:00:03FORECAST20212010047.8339.8943.8600.22481.65487.298.9448TT15.83325.8374341.166214995200.5386903282312791352552125WETH
2020-10-16 08:00:03FORECAST20212010047.8339.8943.8600.22481.39487.398.7848TT15.83323.8374341.166214995200.5386903282312791352452100WETH
2020-10-16 04:00:03FORECAST20212010047.7941.1944.4900.22471.23477.48.6347TT15.79328.7974341.166214995200.5370837111161191352452100WETH
2020-10-16 00:00:03FORECAST20212010048.8140.8344.8200.21291.24297.378.6129TT16.81328.8174341.166214995200.577792130385691352452100WETH
2020-10-15 20:00:02FORECAST20212010048.8140.8344.8200.21291.22297.318.5329TT16.81338.8174341.166214995200.577792130385691352452100WETH
2020-10-15 16:00:03FORECAST20212010048.9338.143.51500.21741.27747.298.5674TT16.93335.9374341.166214995200.582535731377591352452100WETH
2020-10-15 12:00:04FORECAST20212010048.0438.6143.32500.0350.9557.268.215TT16.04341.0474341.166214995200.547114108629449135235275WETH
2020-10-15 08:00:02FORECAST20212010048.0438.6143.32500.0350.7357.267.995TT16.04341.0474341.166214995200.547114108629449135235275WETH
2020-10-15 04:00:02FORECAST20212010048.3838.8643.6200.03921.38927.388.7692TT16.38344.3874341.166214995200.5607061378467991352452100WETH
2020-10-15 00:00:02FORECAST20212010049.6835.6442.6600.02481.22487.748.9648TT17.68339.6874341.166214995200.611885722080991352452100WETH
2020-10-14 20:00:04FORECAST20212010049.6835.6442.6600.02481.16488.339.4948TT17.68349.6874341.166214995200.611885722080991352452100WETH
2020-10-14 15:59:19FORECAST20212010051.538.2644.8800.00321.07328.149.2132TT19.5355.574341.166214995200.6802182279798691352452100WETH
2020-10-14 11:59:21FORECAST20212010045.4337.241.31500.40160.58167.738.3116TT13.43352.4374341.166214995200.442121630444699125235267.5WETH
2020-10-14 08:00:02FORECAST20212010045.4337.241.31500.40160.58167.668.2416TT13.43348.4374341.166214995200.442121630444699125235267.5WETH
2020-10-14 04:00:04FORECAST20212010050.9240.8245.8700.39510.50517.598.0951TT18.92363.9274341.166214995200.658967932893919135235275WETH
2020-10-14 00:00:03FORECAST20212010055.342.4148.85500.02480.11485.96.0148TF23.3366.374341.166214995200.803086961109789145225255WETMH
2020-10-13 20:00:26FORECAST20212010055.343.9849.6400.02480.11486.646.7548TT23.3378.374341.166214995200.803086961109789145225255WETH
2020-10-13 16:00:04FORECAST20212010056.4247.5952.00500.0250.1156.526.635TF24.42378.4274341.166214995200.832986184700269145225255WETMH
2020-10-13 12:00:03FORECAST20212010050.7643.8747.31500.00080.00086.446.4408TF18.76367.7674341.166214995200.65301228572119135215225WETMH
2020-10-13 08:00:02FORECAST20212010045.1944.3944.7900.00020.00027.047.0402TT13.19361.1974341.166214995200.432558151976849125215222.5WETH
2020-10-13 03:59:55FORECAST20212010039.6639.5739.6150007.927.92TT7.66355.6674341.166214995200.232944310092769115215220WETH