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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, February 13, 2020

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DAY 136 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/14/2020 04:00:02 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 32.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.33°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.27°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.407
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -10

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: 0.21 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.43 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 21.64 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 22.07 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: 166 in
SWE DAY: 44
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 409.32 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 68.09 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: -149

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2020-02-14 04:00:02OBSERVATION2020136-14932.1999820.3300626.26502166.341530833330.209999999999980.4299999999999821.6422.07TT0.19998-9.8000244409.31813613038 68.0866053617750.4072643284381288 2112124WETL
2020-02-14 00:00:03FORECAST2020137-14927.3927.3927.39166.170110944460.04040.260421.6421.9004TT-4.61-14.6144409.2360084795768.0027929315180.22366965634674881112123WETL
2020-02-13 12:02:16FORECAST2020136-14928.8623.6426.25138.364107847460.34210.35218.518.8621TT-3.14-40.1444395.4293661348554.7132314619340.27448266709507882112124WETL
2020-02-13 12:00:10FORECAST2020136-14930.0825.1127.595138.347855142040.37380.38388.518.8938TT-1.92-38.9244395.4210075955854.7056482789510.32057794366941882112124WETL
2020-02-13 08:02:14FORECAST2020136-14934.3323.7329.03138.254328515370.36710.37718.518.8871TT2.33-34.6744395.372901451954.6620150034040.4992021694261883112125WETL
2020-02-13 08:00:10FORECAST2020136-14934.4724.1629.315138.083412185560.34920.35928.518.8692TT2.47-34.5344395.2849597858754.5822960328660.50530077093579883112125WETL
2020-02-13 04:02:14FORECAST2020136-14934.7225.5230.121.07010290441270.34740.35748.518.8674TT2.72-34.2844310.946084230180.332744307850470.516187122110148831124220WETL
2020-02-13 04:00:11FORECAST2020136-14934.8524.9329.891.23882203561560.39350.40358.518.9135TT2.85-34.1544311.069031007110.38535917020920.521843772569448831124220WETL
2020-02-13 00:02:17FORECAST2020136-14930.9225.3228.12138.450890558170.41280.42288.518.9328TT-1.08-38.0844395.4739914304754.7537263061440.35406948792474882112124WETL
2020-02-13 00:00:12FORECAST2020136-14934.0125.3729.69138.324664988410.40150.41158.518.9215TT2.01-34.9944395.4090806262154.6948286109950.48526550207319882112124WETL
2020-02-12 08:02:16FORECAST2020136-14933.8825.9329.905138.210593299970.38620.40628.518.9162TT1.88-26.1244395.3504019838754.6416136195740.47960790623245882112124WETL
2020-02-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14934.5526.1530.35138.411715418880.44560.46568.518.9756TT2.55-24.4544395.4538480579154.7354454786910.50878522133495883112125WETL
2020-02-12 04:02:14FORECAST2020136-14934.4225.4129.9151.4956901809770.42760.44768.518.9576TT2.42-24.5844311.256111427780.46554270963160.503122767161638831124220WETL
2020-02-12 04:00:11FORECAST2020136-14934.4225.0329.7251.55027502854840.41870.44878.518.9587TT2.42-29.5844311.295850561820.482594183616730.503122767161638831124220WETL
2020-02-12 00:02:15FORECAST2020136-14930.6626.1428.4138.152378390290.32450.35458.518.8645TT-1.34-28.3444395.3204495968154.6144603381180.34356680637063882112124WETL
2020-02-12 00:00:12FORECAST2020136-14934.2527.330.775138.047464014420.3490.3698.518.879TT2.25-24.7544395.2664584952754.5655322052330.49571724657488882112124WETL
2020-02-11 16:02:14FORECAST2020136-14934.8126.0830.445137.964013158540.32960.43968.518.9496TT2.81-16.1944395.2235026889954.5266205255460.52010368030976883112125WETL
2020-02-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020136-14934.8226.0930.455137.967737305580.32960.43968.518.9496TT2.82-16.1844395.225419864554.5283569043510.52053874059339883112125WETL
2020-02-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14933.5226.6830.1138.581380184590.50820.62828.519.1382TT1.52-17.4844395.5410731283154.8146278338170.46396563551911882113126WETL
2020-02-11 04:02:14FORECAST2020136-14928.7226.227.462.32692303749290.52610.65618.519.1661TT-3.28-26.2844311.860673246490.725675785065290.26940931970538821134224WETL
2020-02-11 04:00:11FORECAST2020136-14933.7725.6429.7052.04761518820490.57660.70668.519.2166TT1.77-22.2344311.657672952450.638154984658050.474823870791918821134224WETL
2020-02-10 16:02:16FORECAST2020136-14932.9324.3628.645140.647870941070.80620.92628.519.4362TT0.93-23.0744396.6004494667555.7810088317720.43846068983389882113126WETL
2020-02-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020136-14929.7326.0727.9140.70983360890.89271.00278.519.5127TT-2.27-26.2744396.6321285390255.8100408106680.30702405356325882114128WETL
2020-02-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14931.6126.1128.86140.344524052680.85220.95228.519.4622TT-0.39-18.3944396.4452881740455.6389252817150.38246579014643882113126WETL
2020-02-10 04:00:11FORECAST2020136-14935.9225.6530.7852.77053518444660.87391.01398.519.5239TT3.92-19.0844312.182793654250.864913413797940.568132028210078831144240WETL
2020-02-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020136-14935.9625.730.83139.161878897290.75880.98888.519.4988TT3.96-13.0444395.839224772255.0857302605470.56984840973101883113127.5WETL
2020-02-09 20:01:15FORECAST2020136-14934.823.9629.38140.142008389440.79590.93598.529.4559TT2.8-2.244396.341635271555.5441127753020.51966859607589883113127.5WETL
2020-02-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020136-14935.9724.8630.415138.526558015960.41620.55628.519.0662TT3.97-1.0344395.512893028154.7890397221160.57027730030451883113127.5WETL
2020-02-09 12:01:14FORECAST2020136-14936.0124.9530.48138.392616831660.41620.52628.519.0362TT4.010.00999999999999844395.4440270735654.7265337171580.57199202851324883113127.5WETL
2020-02-09 08:01:15FORECAST2020136-14940.2627.3333.795136.77354203750.57070.69078.519.2007TT8.260.2644394.6097226705953.9721694920940.74071374318333884113129WETL
2020-02-09 04:00:13FORECAST2020136-14938.9726.732.8350.989726733169320.4770.5978.519.107TT6.971.9744310.887495036760.307693664845930.693105248199788831134230WETH
2020-02-09 00:00:17FORECAST2020136-14940.2526.8733.56137.403579358010.47920.60928.519.1192TT8.255.2544394.9347868744454.2654533295410.74035987647408884113129WETL
2020-02-08 20:01:13FORECAST2020136-14937.0425.5131.275138.6359458780.69970.82978.619.4397TT5.0412.0444395.5691174969554.8400987643160.61559024338858883113127.5WETL
2020-02-08 16:00:11FORECAST2020136-14936.625.0130.805137.426270469930.59580.66588.619.2758TT4.610.644394.9464845235154.2760224032770.59710983125678883113127.5WETL
2020-02-08 12:01:14FORECAST2020136-14936.6625.0630.86137.773777353850.59580.66588.629.2858TT4.6610.6644395.1255459551454.4379389952410.59964371100132883113127.5WETL
2020-02-08 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14934.7626.6230.69140.794155764420.56110.61118.929.5311TT2.760.7644396.6752311285755.8495542794040.51792802998872883113127.5WETL
2020-02-08 04:01:15FORECAST2020136-14934.3325.8730.15.26462885379420.55960.62969.319.9396TT2.337.3344313.987090419871.65302549594330.49920216942618831134230WETL
2020-02-08 00:00:15FORECAST2020136-14934.3725.9130.14144.044356850230.55960.62969.6710.2996TT2.377.3744398.3296061215457.3771319281820.5009446703037883113127.5WETL
2020-02-07 20:01:15FORECAST2020136-14932.9124.5228.715143.022559704270.75320.833210.8911.7232TT0.9116.9144397.8109754291956.8959439843360.4375999708174882113126WETL
2020-02-07 16:01:15FORECAST2020136-14933.5424.228.87144.881708104050.97051.020510.9711.9905TT1.5414.5444398.7536157741657.7721049660250.46483341523279882114128WETL
2020-02-07 12:00:11FORECAST2020136-14933.6124.2328.92146.817481056920.97051.020510.8811.9005TT1.6114.6144399.730388026558.6874086719550.46787193463152882114128WETL
2020-02-07 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14939.6430.3534.995141.433700430370.13280.132811.0711.2028TT7.6421.6444397.0018440327356.149439879230.71831326243569884112126WETL
2020-02-07 04:01:16FORECAST2020136-14938.8929.1434.0156.10045116240890.1330.13311.4711.603TT6.8923.8944314.589194951751.91913602002470.690030041979458831124220WETH
2020-02-07 00:01:13FORECAST2020136-14939.3928.934.145140.669310643630.1330.13311.9712.103TT7.3930.3944396.611411306655.7910538218980.70902437132591884112126WETL
2020-02-06 20:00:11FORECAST2020136-14938.6228.9133.765140.766877555420.110.1614.0314.19TT6.6220.6244396.6612884552555.8367710229540.67955377715223883112125WETL
2020-02-06 16:01:14FORECAST2020136-14938.0429.7133.875141.25314990620.02610.076114.1214.1961TT6.0424.0444396.909691344756.0647441307350.65656858794904883111122.5WETL
2020-02-06 12:00:11FORECAST2020136-14933.1829.7531.465141.244441342410.01410.064114.0414.1041TT1.1820.1844396.9052454397456.0606596580070.44924294277571882111122WETL
2020-02-06 08:00:11FORECAST2020136-14920.0519.5419.795141.8041711832300.314.6914.99TT-11.95-7.9544397.1907994190556.3233121132240.059088831904093881112123WETL
2020-02-06 04:00:12FORECAST2020136-14912.0911.7711.9310.87678314607200.5815.6216.2TT-19.91-19.9144318.005523407933.45887711736120.00742090312831678811133213.5WETL