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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, February 16, 2020

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DAY 139 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/17/2020 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): 24.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.91°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 21.84°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.126
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -35

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: 0.59 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.13 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 18.54 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 19.67 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: 187 in
SWE DAY: 47
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 420.82 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 78.54 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: -146

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2020-02-17 04:00:02OBSERVATION2020139-14624.7699418.9100421.83999186.625282916670.590000000000031.1318.5419.67TT-7.23006-35.2300647420.8182530014 78.5353255228840.1263831788818289 1114126WETL
2020-02-17 00:00:04FORECAST2020140-14621.9421.9421.94175.125331844240.02430.564318.5419.1043TT-10.06-38.0647415.5694316623472.776734624190.068398126741709891113124.5WETL
2020-02-16 12:00:02FORECAST2020139-14628.9620.2224.59175.086474621290.52441.064418.5419.6044TT-3.04-31.0447415.5514352310172.7574358184150.26279639941386892114128WETL
2020-02-16 08:00:02FORECAST2020139-14628.9319.2424.085175.146991635640.56491.104918.5419.6449TT-3.07-31.0747415.5794624612972.7874926356520.26160986538175892114128WETL
2020-02-16 04:00:03FORECAST2020139-14626.9322.7824.855175.117406115660.52011.060118.5419.6001TT-5.07-33.0747415.565761064872.7727981481470.18909437923332891114126WETL
2020-02-16 00:00:02FORECAST2020139-14625.7422.9124.325175.014119625810.66671.216718.5419.7567TT-6.26-30.2647415.5179198242272.7215029267830.15249673599446891114126WETL
2020-02-15 20:00:01FORECAST2020139-14626.0121.0423.525173.618546913430.58022.050218.5420.5902TT-5.99-21.9947414.8702728936572.0291739373730.16035902300226891115127.5WETL
2020-02-15 16:00:02FORECAST2020139-14626.4722.924.685173.97899138390.65122.121218.5420.6612TT-5.53-21.5347415.037765224772.2078517800210.17435165821012891115127.5WETL
2020-02-15 12:00:03FORECAST2020139-14629.5322.8226.175175.218966892010.71982.189818.5420.7298TT-2.47-18.4747415.6127907359872.8232438198640.285850442994678921151210WETL
2020-02-15 08:00:03FORECAST2020139-14625.7522.7724.26175.813158840560.59732.247318.5420.7873TT-6.25-23.2547415.8876997547773.1185302168190.15278330292044891115127.5WETL
2020-02-15 04:00:04FORECAST2020139-14626.3523.2524.8177.735136683180.63312.543118.5421.0831TT-5.65-27.6547416.7740863675174.0753992065380.170628880716891115127.5WETL
2020-02-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020139-14628.4522.8425.645172.36245540490.75242.252418.5420.7924TT-3.55-17.5547414.2853890634171.4072468973440.24300563895489891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 20:00:03FORECAST2020139-14626.2122.9624.585172.543109572830.71782.507818.5421.0478TT-5.79-18.7947414.3696234276671.4966233387290.16635030302516891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 16:00:02FORECAST2020139-14626.6923.0724.88172.610345800720.74532.515318.5421.0553TT-5.31-17.3147414.4009640725871.529893708720.18130931656347891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 11:59:30FORECAST2020139-14626.3923.0224.705174.397447052430.77032.360318.5420.9003TT-5.61-21.6147415.232022107172.4154045898970.17186412612884891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 08:00:02FORECAST2020139-14626.2922.8824.585176.614247314940.89042.750418.5421.2904TT-5.71-24.7147416.2576754284373.517036034860.1687866716787891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 04:00:02FORECAST2020139-14626.4923.0724.78177.268621537890.96183.121818.5421.6618TT-5.51-21.5147416.559334283573.8428989771770.17497708908542891115127.5WETL
2020-02-14 00:00:03FORECAST2020139-1462922.7225.86175.768563091090.82933.259318.3721.6293TT-3-2047415.8670814706973.0963593469880.264382709442398921151210WETL
2020-02-13 20:00:03FORECAST2020139-14629.7722.5226.145179.123829180380.95123.311218.3321.6412TT-2.23-13.2347417.4118425554674.7684075837740.295836735404948921151210WETL
2020-02-13 12:02:17FORECAST2020139-14628.792325.895152.158174532641.06413.52415.338.8541TT-3.21-45.2147404.6165182316561.5657107998790.256109241545588921151210WETL
2020-02-13 12:00:11FORECAST2020139-14628.7422.8625.8153.022844548381.13053.59055.368.9505TT-3.26-45.2647405.0405535502161.9804576617030.254159433034458921151210WETL
2020-02-13 08:02:14FORECAST2020139-14627.1123.2525.18152.353081383920.98653.39655.368.7565TT-4.89-41.8947404.7121821279361.6591480208020.19506587971125891115127.5WETL
2020-02-13 08:00:11FORECAST2020139-14627.1722.824.985151.959780761750.92473.37475.348.7147TT-4.83-41.8347404.5190942402161.4706328746860.19708152608276891115127.5WETL
2020-02-13 04:02:14FORECAST2020139-14627.0823.5425.3115.3671593078780.96123.42125.348.7612TT-4.92-40.9247324.316436950264.98382235277790.194062763029758911153222.5WETL
2020-02-13 04:00:11FORECAST2020139-14627.3720.3123.8415.1121654363310.79243.25245.388.6324TT-4.63-41.6347324.139183739274.89844496906510.203890645933248911153222.5WETL
2020-02-13 00:02:17FORECAST2020139-14627.1419.9423.54152.680829526410.81133.14135.48.5413TT-4.86-50.8647404.8729402537561.8163363707410.19607213523823891115127.5WETL
2020-02-13 00:00:12FORECAST2020139-14627.6723.5225.595151.853808716360.83513.13515.398.5251TT-4.33-39.3347404.4670350900661.419859778640.21436263885138891115127.5WETL
2020-02-12 08:02:16FORECAST2020139-14628.2523.7225.985156.534474696211.14784.06785.399.4578TT-3.75-34.7547406.7531221913963.6708863132730.23547016465923891115127.5WETL
2020-02-12 08:00:11FORECAST2020139-14628.2623.7325.995156.45325901831.14784.01785.459.4678TT-3.74-29.7447406.7136868509363.6316817951750.23584385521014891115127.5WETL
2020-02-12 04:02:14FORECAST2020139-14628.2923.7726.0318.7881091023261.14783.97785.439.4078TT-3.71-30.7147326.683364399926.13776269226070.236966882794118911152215WETL
2020-02-12 04:00:11FORECAST2020139-14633.4523.2228.33517.6120320374281.40783.87785.439.3078TT1.45-28.5547325.871965054285.73926748863570.464265603003398921152220WETL
2020-02-12 00:02:15FORECAST2020139-14633.4723.2428.355154.488314900451.40783.83785.339.1678TT1.47-28.5347405.7570988208162.6847304557220.465230362976248921151210WETL
2020-02-12 00:00:12FORECAST2020139-14630.823.2327.015157.573730432112.05994.59995.359.9499TT-1.2-26.247407.2570290573764.1730093132690.340398442104838921151210WETL
2020-02-11 16:02:14FORECAST2020139-14629.6724.3527.01157.980281887761.95244.40245.429.8224TT-2.33-19.3347407.4537931370464.3696650960250.291656338568258921151210WETL
2020-02-11 16:00:11FORECAST2020139-14629.6824.3627.02158.077572075121.95244.40245.429.8224TT-2.32-19.3247407.500849832364.4167449600370.292073138043828921151210WETL
2020-02-11 08:00:11FORECAST2020139-1463024.6327.315159.752676793772.05334.30335.619.9133TT-2-2347408.309232700665.2284928835310.305554457328548921151210WETL
2020-02-11 04:02:14FORECAST2020139-14628.0924.6926.3923.5669613905041.67394.14395.649.7839TT-3.91-32.9147329.955569513197.77605016729930.229535686222598911152215WETL
2020-02-11 04:00:11FORECAST2020139-14628.1124.7226.41523.5993553080921.67394.24395.699.9339TT-3.89-26.8947329.97761522157.78725898532910.230272890059288911152215WETL
2020-02-10 16:02:16FORECAST2020139-14631.7124.9328.32162.787211485292.49454.42455.9110.3345TT-0.29-20.2947409.7649276425266.7044899353960.381741467582158921151210WETL
2020-02-10 12:00:11FORECAST2020139-14631.9828.3930.185162.48433841862.04234.16235.9810.1423TT-0.02-27.0247409.6201400996766.5568574670290.394297694812298921151210WETL
2020-02-10 08:00:11FORECAST2020139-14632.0228.4230.22162.576818019822.04234.16235.9310.0923TT0.020000000000003-18.9847409.6643615034666.6019283493550.396167603018058921151210WETL
2020-02-10 04:00:11FORECAST2020139-14632.0428.2830.1623.61429147412.09213.75215.999.7421TT0.039999999999999-15.9647329.987779431077.79242760637620.397103456440068921152220WETL
2020-02-10 00:00:12FORECAST2020139-14632.128.3230.21160.77335990212.09213.75215.979.7221TT0.1-9.947408.8001168264465.7241683105590.399914552352088921151210WETL
2020-02-09 20:01:15FORECAST2020139-14635.5627.1331.345155.169203915720.6882.8285.938.758TT3.565.5647406.0891147308163.0125246516180.566093784196898931151212.5WETL
2020-02-09 16:00:11FORECAST2020139-14635.3428.5731.955152.95578643180.59952.47955.548.0195TT3.345.3447405.0077014627361.9482714881690.555564210976428931151212.5WETL
2020-02-09 12:01:14FORECAST2020139-14630.328.6229.46153.214883270380.54332.42335.517.9333TT-1.71.347405.1346032739662.0726509494120.31843749095288921151210WETL
2020-02-09 08:01:15FORECAST2020139-14632.1730.431.285141.367276938990.62651.76655.677.4365TT0.174.1747399.2455648255356.4402583293520.403200720503828921151210WETL
2020-02-09 04:00:13FORECAST2020139-14630.9930.4930.745.60180354828240.16911.60915.587.1891TT-1.015.9947317.445609507941.77826794172820.348892763965018921154240WETL