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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, October 26, 2020

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DAY 26 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/27/2020 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 37.90°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.99°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.95°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.244
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 133

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): 0.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.29 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.33 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: 68
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 335.25 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: 106

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: 1
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 17.5

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
2020-10-27 04:00:04OBSERVATION20212610637.9000427.9899632.945000.0410.2910.33TT5.90004132.9000468335.24544439784 00.2441971533457686 15115217.5WETH
2020-10-27 00:00:02FORECAST20212610632.3832.3832.3800.00190.041910.2910.3319TT0.38127.3867334.2454583163100.101993376391318615115217.5WETH
2020-10-26 11:58:41FORECAST20212610646.0739.5242.79500.0030.04310.2910.333TT14.07141.0767334.2454583163100.563990405004078635115222.5WETH
2020-10-26 08:00:03FORECAST20212610646.3631.1138.73500.00380.043810.2910.3338TT14.36141.3667334.2454583163100.575895960885168635115222.5WETH
2020-10-26 04:00:47FORECAST20212610646.8330.6138.7200.00370.043710.2910.3337TT14.83141.8367334.2454583163100.59504036241128635115222.5WETH
2020-10-26 00:00:02FORECAST20212610646.8529.1638.00500.00070.040710.2910.3307TT14.85142.8568335.2454443978400.595850337649378635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 20:00:02FORECAST20212610646.8329.5938.21000.0410.2910.33TT14.83148.8368335.2454443978400.59504036241128635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 16:00:03FORECAST20212610646.8329.2738.05000.0410.2910.33TT14.83148.8368335.2454443978400.59504036241128635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 12:00:02FORECAST20212610646.9128.5737.7400.00440.044410.2910.3344TT14.91148.9168335.2454443978400.598277786422598635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 07:58:45FORECAST20212610646.9228.6137.76500.00440.044410.2910.3344TT14.92148.9268335.2454443978400.598681995639038635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 04:00:04FORECAST20212610646.9228.7637.8400.00440.044410.2910.3344TT14.92148.9268335.2454443978400.598681995639038635115222.5WETH
2020-10-25 00:00:41FORECAST20212610646.8228.2837.5500.00160.001610.2910.2916TT14.82131.8268335.2454443978400.594635221854978635115222.5WETH
2020-10-24 20:00:02FORECAST20212610646.8128.3737.5900.00160.011610.2910.3016TT14.81141.8168335.2454443978400.594229979896318635115222.5WETH
2020-10-24 16:00:03FORECAST20212610646.8128.3637.58500.00160.011610.2910.3016TT14.81141.8168335.2454443978400.594229979896318635115222.5WETH
2020-10-24 12:00:03FORECAST20212610646.8128.0937.45000.0110.2910.3TT14.81141.8168335.2454443978400.594229979896318635115222.5WETH
2020-10-24 08:00:02FORECAST20212610647.0928.7637.925000.0210.2910.31TT15.09143.0968335.2454443978400.605537065926168635115222.5WETH
2020-10-24 04:00:04FORECAST20212610647.0928.7437.915000.0510.2910.34TT15.09146.0968335.2454443978400.605537065926168635115222.5WETH
2020-10-23 23:58:51FORECAST20212610646.0529.1537.6000.18.438.53TT14.05150.0568335.2454443978400.563167062275148635125245WETH
2020-10-23 20:00:02FORECAST20212610648.1628.1338.145000.098.438.52TT16.16152.1668335.2454443978400.647858098158648635115222.5WETH
2020-10-23 16:00:02FORECAST20212610646.5328.1437.335000.18.438.53TT14.53150.5368335.2454443978400.582843738135828635125245WETH
2020-10-23 12:00:02FORECAST20212610647.2127.5337.37000.18.438.53TT15.21148.2168335.2454443978400.610356476917598635125245WETH
2020-10-23 08:00:03FORECAST2021261064225.9233.96000.118.738.84TT1014768335.2454443978400.395772166511198625125240WETH
2020-10-23 04:00:04FORECAST20212610647.2130.1138.6600.00080.10088.898.9908TT15.21149.2168335.2454443978400.610356476917598635125245WETH
2020-10-22 23:58:56FORECAST20212610647.4131.0439.22500.00250.12258.88.9225TT15.41156.4168335.2454443978400.618350918410538635125245WETH
2020-10-22 20:00:03FORECAST20212610647.4131.0439.22500.00250.11258.878.9825TT15.41150.4168335.2454443978400.618350918410538635125245WETH
2020-10-22 16:00:03FORECAST20212610647.4131.0439.22500.00250.11258.878.9825TT15.41150.4168335.2454443978400.618350918410538635125245WETH
2020-10-22 12:00:03FORECAST20212610646.4730.3238.395000.128.999.11TT14.47157.4768335.2454443978400.580394416186368635125245WETH
2020-10-22 08:00:03FORECAST20212610646.4730.3238.395000.118.939.04TT14.47157.4768335.2454443978400.580394416186368635125245WETH
2020-10-22 04:00:04FORECAST20212610646.1630.3938.275000.1499.14TT14.16159.1668335.2454443978400.567691966546388635125245WETH
2020-10-22 00:00:03FORECAST20212610646.6131.1538.8800.00070.08078.929.0007TT14.61150.6168335.2454443978400.586104491006768635115222.5WETH
2020-10-21 20:00:03FORECAST20212610646.6131.1538.8800.00070.07079.199.2607TT14.61158.6168335.2454443978400.586104491006768635115222.5WETH
2020-10-21 16:00:05FORECAST20212610646.6130.8838.74500.00070.08079.159.2307TT14.61161.6168335.2454443978400.586104491006768635115222.5WETH
2020-10-21 12:00:02FORECAST20212610643.9128.5136.2100.0110.0818.979.051TT11.91160.9168335.2454443978400.474218075850798625115220WETH
2020-10-21 08:00:03FORECAST20212610643.9128.5136.2100.0110.1718.738.901TT11.91157.9168335.2454443978400.474218075850798625125240WETH
2020-10-21 04:00:04FORECAST20212610642.6128.8735.7400.01110.16118.818.9711TT10.61155.6168335.2454443978400.420526062761078625125240WETH
2020-10-21 00:00:02FORECAST20212610642.8226.1334.47500.00040.11048.738.8404TT10.82140.8268335.2454443978400.429126498074148625125240WETH
2020-10-20 20:00:03FORECAST20212610642.8226.1334.47500.00040.13048.88.9304TT10.82148.8268335.2454443978400.429126498074148625125240WETH
2020-10-20 16:00:03FORECAST20212610641.7125.4533.5800.00040.11048.668.7704TT9.71146.7168335.2454443978400.384143253455368625125240WETH
2020-10-20 12:00:02FORECAST20212610643.1726.7934.9800.00120.37128.829.1912TT11.17149.1768335.2454443978400.443533619835898625125240WETH
2020-10-20 08:00:04FORECAST20212610643.1726.7934.9800.00120.37129.019.3812TT11.17149.1768335.2454443978400.443533619835898625125240WETH
2020-10-20 04:00:04FORECAST20212610643.8228.8736.34500.00120.32128.929.2412TT11.82153.8268335.2454443978400.470474309961858625125240WETH
2020-10-20 00:00:03FORECAST20212610641.6325.0433.33500.00020.08028.538.6102TT9.63138.6368335.2454443978400.380953052768318625115220WETH
2020-10-19 20:00:02FORECAST20212610641.6325.0433.33500.00020.08028.618.6902TT9.63150.6368335.2454443978400.380953052768318625115220WETH
2020-10-19 16:00:02FORECAST20212610640.8524.932.87500.00020.13028.548.6702TT8.85154.8568335.2454443978400.350301720150918625125240WETH
2020-10-19 12:00:03FORECAST20212610626.1523.0424.59500.00450.24458.228.4645TT-5.85135.1568335.2454443978400.0272037676952478615125235WETL
2020-10-19 08:00:03FORECAST20212610626.1523.6524.900.00040.24048.218.4504TT-5.85134.1568335.2454443978400.0272037676952478615125235WETL
2020-10-19 04:00:33FORECAST20212610624.9524.4224.68500.00020.24028.238.4702TT-7.05140.9568335.2454443978400.0201983239089628615125235WETL