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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, February 6, 2020

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DAY 129 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/13/2020 02:44:01 PM
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): 31.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.30°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.50°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.382
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 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: 11

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: 4.22 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 8.41 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.73 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 24.14 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: 161 in
SWE DAY: 37
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 388.19 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 62.50 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: -156

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
2020-02-07 00:01:13FORECAST2020130-15631.3931.3931.391350.10910.279115.2615.5391TT-0.617.3937388.1870497642652.4052517181750.36112473396284882112124WETL
2020-02-06 12:00:10FORECAST2020129-15634.3833.6934.035134.850978666672.28132.451315.2617.7113TT2.3810.3837388.1076554124752.3366971603980.487300853343028821151210WETL
2020-02-06 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15638.2132.5635.385134.732625333332.92563.095615.2618.3556TT6.2114.2137388.0445786888152.2822648331110.64902707125448831151212.5WETL
2020-02-06 04:00:11FORECAST2020129-15634.7333.0733.903.76173.931715.2619.1917TT2.7310.7337302.4086121726500.502411193167928831155262.5WETH
2020-02-06 00:00:12FORECAST2020129-15637.4531.7134.58134.677466666674.37514.545115.2619.8051TT5.4513.4537388.0151752522152.2569008311910.618078158723228831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 20:00:10FORECAST2020129-15636.9732.8334.9134.7107044.31426.104215.2621.3642TT4.9716.9737388.0328935744752.2721842685740.598120516209778831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 16:00:10FORECAST2020129-15634.6832.7333.705134.788494666674.3896.17915.2621.439TT2.6814.6837388.074356761452.3079583666040.500252279275128831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 12:00:11FORECAST2020129-15634.6633.1533.905134.939436181954.42926.219215.2621.4792TT2.6614.6637388.154786699752.3773880685840.499388708108718831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15636.0233.334.66135.394465518394.03876.348715.2621.6087TT4.0218.0237388.3970648353652.5868130022940.557906719841258831151212.5WETL
2020-02-05 04:00:12FORECAST2020129-15635.5433.634.571.84089171728383.92666.986615.2622.2466TT3.5415.5437303.787064758960.559239091332710.53733120247258831154250WETH
2020-02-05 00:00:12FORECAST2020129-15635.3933.6334.51138.023437730284.03147.491415.2622.7514TT3.3915.3937389.7913789087953.8003461146170.530878169499118831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 20:01:11FORECAST2020129-15635.0533.2434.145134.969883694243.98598.055915.2623.3159TT3.0516.0537388.1710070711752.3913956778710.516223876121198831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 16:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.2332.9734.1135.211761402143.8317.99115.2623.251TT3.2316.2337388.2998185691552.5027024208650.523986023973828831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 12:00:10FORECAST2020129-15635.4432.934.17137.122061719913.81297.892915.2623.1529TT3.4416.4437389.3143694004553.3835889893740.533030166400148831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 08:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.1332.0233.575140.106059615253.6938.02315.2623.283TT3.1315.1337390.8893377091354.7659648520420.519674654169598831151212.5WETL
2020-02-04 04:00:12FORECAST2020129-15635.0532.2833.6657.38139485946813.62197.821915.2623.0819TT3.0515.0537307.897092419452.27271001523010.516223876121198831154250WETH
2020-02-04 00:00:12FORECAST2020129-15637.832.6835.24136.982561032893.51557.545515.2622.8055TT5.817.837389.2404477943653.3191533964580.632438598343638831151212.5WETL
2020-02-03 20:00:11FORECAST2020129-15634.9932.4633.725137.061377546122.84626.726215.2822.0062TT2.9922.9937389.2822159919753.3555567780670.513634980699658831151212.5WETL
2020-02-03 16:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.232.2733.735136.511250299852.71486.544815.2821.8248TT3.223.237388.9905057620253.1015802963430.522692884801068831151212.5WETL
2020-02-03 12:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.2232.7934.005136.322360214193.0896.88915.2822.169TT3.2224.2237388.8902509458353.0144368732220.523555004975758831151212.5WETL
2020-02-03 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15637.333.1335.215135.652274470973.60347.133415.3222.4534TT5.327.337388.5342097268352.7055492592260.611872287581418831151212.5WETL
2020-02-03 04:00:12FORECAST2020129-15637.2732.3734.822.97088585856643.44916.779115.3422.1191TT5.2724.2737304.630013041460.905020997839770.61062762223318831154250WETH
2020-02-03 00:00:13FORECAST2020129-15637.3233.1535.235135.972888097913.82737.267315.3722.6373TT5.3228.3237388.7046391565352.8532924031710.612701427609828831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 20:00:10FORECAST2020129-15637.7533.2535.5136.366064650694.21657.906515.423.3065TT5.7533.7537388.9134516774653.0345968949720.630397874069458831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 16:00:11FORECAST2020129-15637.7533.235.475137.246638375153.5757.49515.3622.855TT5.7535.7537389.3803606057653.4411455424430.630397874069458831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 12:00:11FORECAST2020129-15637.7933.2535.52138.010456480333.5757.30515.3522.655TT5.7932.7937389.784516960253.7943391146420.632030750303598831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15636.1233.8734.995137.133405644324.01728.037215.3523.3872TT4.1232.1237389.3203794101153.3888295152470.562175563702538831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 04:00:12FORECAST2020129-15638.0533.5435.795138.445413489953.80467.704615.4223.1246TT6.0531.0537390.0143140698853.9956929784040.642585201767658831151212.5WETL
2020-02-02 00:00:12FORECAST2020129-15638.0933.5935.84146.158226966173.80467.834614.322.1346TT6.0917.0937394.0472752709557.5932510944520.644199565984778831151212.5WETL
2020-02-01 20:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.8732.2934.58147.172326254244.0988.78814.5823.368TT4.8726.8737394.57168592358.0700328913450.593928358465728831151212.5WETL
2020-02-01 16:00:10FORECAST2020129-15634.63233.3146.441597453395.694610.534614.6125.1446TT2.623.637394.1939477287257.7263914118520.496798027980998821151210WETL
2020-02-01 12:00:10FORECAST2020129-15634.6532.0533.35147.099243653275.694610.524614.5625.0846TT2.6522.6537394.53393862458.0356439671360.498956923346728821151210WETL
2020-02-01 10:44:44FORECAST2020129-15635.4732.9334.2143.829522187654.42977.839714.6122.4497TT3.4727.4737392.8379316693956.5016920091920.534320905312078831151212.5WETL
2020-02-01 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15635.5132.9734.2481.9355668404954.42977.799715.1922.9897TT3.5132.5137357.9277354621529.3270118930260.536041326739098831151212.5WETL
2020-02-01 04:00:12FORECAST2020129-15637.6332.7335.1882.6431680960563.08476.394715.8222.2147TT5.6335.6337358.3586519777229.6158943140710.625485229664118831151212.5WETL
2020-02-01 00:00:15FORECAST2020129-15637.6632.7835.22100.03329498913.08476.394713.8120.2047TT5.6629.6637368.7091362111636.8831897877860.626715336737058831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 20:00:15FORECAST2020129-15635.9232.4434.18103.005635556773.92168.131613.9922.1216TT3.9241.9237370.4329534205638.1566817982570.553631141191348831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 16:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.9732.5534.26103.010284665073.46577.285714.1721.4557TT3.9741.9737370.4356395027938.158680675270.555769741738798831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 12:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.0232.634.31102.769512635373.46577.285714.221.4857TT4.0244.0237370.2964886358738.0551896676980.557906719841258831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 08:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.0531.8833.965102.446268114873.95037.530314.6922.2203TT4.0539.0537370.109540066937.9163411735660.559188102426758831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 04:00:11FORECAST2020129-15638.5831.9135.245104.33722506774.46128.091215.1623.2512TT6.5841.5837371.2010013707538.7300824253770.663758296662928831151212.5WETL
2020-01-31 00:00:13FORECAST2020129-15638.6231.9535.285158.301546158424.46128.091214.3822.4712TT6.6242.6237400.2389362260663.3584424373870.66533640206878831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 20:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.1132.9634.535149.312314817541.82753.927514.7318.6575TT4.1152.1137395.6738931239859.0789848952070.561748996323638831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 16:58:03FORECAST2020129-15636.5733.0134.79151.53264978251.41664.256614.9519.2066TT4.5746.5737396.8111678212360.1298477232380.581288981432018831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 16:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.5833.2834.9391.5806992340211.24894.088914.9118.9989TT4.5846.5837363.7352995244833.3111330665470.581711725941318831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 12:00:11FORECAST2020129-15636.6534.5835.61591.7035943905430.60033.440314.7518.1903TT4.6547.6537363.8083834942633.3625364358370.584668269070048831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 08:00:10FORECAST2020129-15637.1435.8936.51595.1148346818040.17544.285414.8419.1254TT5.1446.1437365.8279202659734.7956621580860.605221105039778831151212.5WETL
2020-01-30 04:00:11FORECAST2020129-15635.9535.4735.71100.228889015420.0924.37215.3219.692TT3.9536.9537368.8229719756836.9667167244860.554914492776168831151212.5WETL