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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, March 12, 2020

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DAY 164 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/12/2020 09:00:03 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 38.24°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.21°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.23°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.621
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: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -7

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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.07 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.67 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 185 in
SWE DAY: 71
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 438.61 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 81.14 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: -121

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.5

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
2020-03-12 09:00:03FORECAST2020164-12138.2422.2130.225190.911630333310.01590.06593.63.6659FF6.24-6.7672438.6103646685583.7358197999630.62052932321179913111122.5DRYL
2020-03-12 05:00:01FORECAST2020164-12134.2722.5228.395191.012004387780.01640.06643.63.6664FF2.27-10.7372438.6509704003183.7876010828080.4276355442184912111122DRYL
2020-03-12 01:00:01FORECAST2020164-12238.7322.3330.53190.90303990950.01150.06154.694.7515TF6.73-10.2771438.0004236060283.6156123480380.64328754539958913111122.5WETL
2020-03-11 21:00:03FORECAST2020164-12238.1720.4129.29190.933607853350.01430.06434.694.7543TF6.17-10.8371438.012838139383.6313714720240.61724165068798913111122.5WETL
2020-03-11 17:00:02FORECAST2020164-12238.0821.4229.75190.927741573170.01330.06334.694.7533TF6.08-10.9271438.0104557466183.6283471011350.61300223313025913111122.5WETL
2020-03-11 13:00:02FORECAST2020164-12237.222.7829.99190.945508241320.01130.06134.694.7513TF5.2-11.871438.0176709731783.637506802650.57091331625978913111122.5WETL
2020-03-11 09:00:02FORECAST2020164-12237.1223.2330.175191.030612149390.00970.05974.694.7497TF5.12-11.8871438.0522280300783.681385273990.56703897483502913111122.5WETL
2020-03-11 05:00:03FORECAST2020164-12237.4223.3930.405191.192296506970.01170.12174.694.8117TF5.42-9.5871438.1178605583983.7647599008790.58153150294985913112125WETL
2020-03-11 01:00:03FORECAST2020164-12236.8623.2930.075191.368413574540.01140.17144.694.8614TF4.86-11.1471438.1893210928183.8555952228380.55440469566297913112125WETL
2020-03-10 21:00:02FORECAST2020164-12237.1523.5630.355191.453062124570.010.24.694.89TF5.15-10.8571438.2236563660983.8992609067160.56849262885432913112125WETL
2020-03-10 17:00:03FORECAST2020164-12237.4224.1330.775191.367583642810.01040.18044.694.8704TF5.42-9.5871438.188984418183.8551671269880.58153150294985913112125WETL
2020-03-10 12:59:15FORECAST2020164-12237.3424.5730.955191.350735651070.01370.18374.694.8737TF5.34-10.6671438.1821496147883.8464766779560.57767678667437913112125WETL
2020-03-10 09:00:02FORECAST2020164-12237.1524.3830.765191.32252717310.01280.20284.694.8928TF5.15-7.8571438.1707054952483.8319267085690.56849262885432913112125WETL
2020-03-10 05:00:02FORECAST2020164-12236.5224.630.56191.366998222520.01120.19124.694.8812TF4.52-12.4871438.1887469328383.8548651554240.53780119518139913112125WETL
2020-03-10 01:00:03FORECAST2020164-12238.224.2131.205191.096422367180.00750.19754.694.8875TF6.2-4.871438.0789456233683.7153192230090.61865170296514913112125WETL
2020-03-09 21:00:02FORECAST2020164-12240.3823.8132.095191.288689047630.0190.2194.694.909TF8.38-4.6271438.1569763578883.8144736045730.71587072465243914112126WETL
2020-03-09 17:00:02FORECAST2020164-12241.0824.632.84191.309381698210.0190.2294.694.919TF9.08-3.9271438.1653721239383.8251464225940.74437669366821914112126WETL
2020-03-09 13:00:03FORECAST2020164-12240.7525.0732.91191.228334524250.01910.23914.694.9291TF8.75-2.2571438.1324857970383.7833455599350.73112611877643914112126WETL
2020-03-09 09:00:03FORECAST2020164-12238.626.2532.425190.766025955950.00480.16484.694.8548TF6.6-0.471437.9447664000483.544982674340.63729533242343913112125WETL
2020-03-09 05:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.4424.3934.415190.637828970730.00460.12464.694.8146TF12.446.4471437.8926732412683.4789085489010.85795770825157915112127WETL
2020-03-09 01:00:03FORECAST2020164-12244.4725.5435.005190.512011971820.00750.11754.694.8075TF12.477.4771437.8415306999583.4140709384670.85878789797921915112127WETL
2020-03-08 20:59:54FORECAST2020164-12240.7826.4133.595190.530144863840.01340.07344.694.7634TF8.782.7871437.8489024304583.4234148085460.73234479990604914111123WETL
2020-03-08 17:00:02FORECAST2020164-12240.5627.6934.125190.524261620120.01650.08654.694.7765TF8.563.5671437.8465106987683.4203831538260.7233437601825914111123WETL
2020-03-08 13:00:22FORECAST2020164-12240.627.7434.17190.663043184510.01650.10654.694.7965TF8.64.671437.9029204388483.4919034302520.72499127402827914112126WETL
2020-03-08 09:00:03FORECAST2020164-12243.4626.8735.165190.667045943820.00590.06594.694.7559TF11.46-0.5471437.9045471222683.4939664051670.82902456689311914111123WETL
2020-03-08 05:00:01FORECAST2020164-12244.5527.3635.955190.365166274530.00590.03594.684.7159TF12.552.5571437.7818196651683.3384088925250.86098567449171915111123.5WETL
2020-03-08 00:00:03FORECAST2020164-12244.5927.3835.985190.35201753330.00590.03594.684.7159TF12.597.5971437.7764719804683.3316346700930.86207580939146915111123.5WETL
2020-03-07 20:00:02FORECAST2020164-12245.0328.3236.675189.189917281540.00470.03474.854.8847TF13.0321.0371437.3031315722582.7333432891120.87368377276225915111123.5WETL
2020-03-07 16:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.0627.935.98189.23893830290.00480.04484.864.9048TF12.0621.0671437.3231267885882.7585642087730.84715689637364914111123WETL
2020-03-07 12:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.0827.9236189.948995001050.00480.04484.864.9048TF12.0820.0871437.6124732439783.1240494926150.84773855408064914111123WETL
2020-03-07 08:00:02FORECAST2020164-12241.8828.8535.365190.044463545280.05910.05914.864.9191TF9.8815.8871437.6513366705583.173213497430.77502905833915914111123WETL
2020-03-07 04:00:03FORECAST2020164-12241.5728.7935.18190.637497068750.05930.05934.975.0293TF9.5719.5771437.8925383500683.4787374961370.76340476874309914111123WETL
2020-03-07 00:00:02FORECAST2020164-12241.5928.8135.2192.36412596710.05930.05934.784.8393TF9.5918.5971438.592736528584.3695084178250.76416454264457914111123WETL
2020-03-06 20:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.8330.3937.61190.936419951760.03190.03194.884.9119TF12.8318.8371438.0139801660483.6328212617240.86849438489438915111123.5WETL
2020-03-06 16:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.4830.5537.515190.653560381130.0320.0324.874.902TF12.4825.4871437.8990666514883.4870161446780.85906389745895915111123.5WETL
2020-03-06 12:00:02FORECAST2020164-12244.530.5737.535191.154587468210.0320.0324.864.892TF12.523.571438.1025557389983.7453133110550.85961480115744915111123.5WETL
2020-03-06 08:00:02FORECAST2020164-12248.1932.2240.205191.150736927260.00290.00294.924.9229TF16.1923.1971438.1009928525783.7433276323320.93750964299056915111123.5WETL
2020-03-06 04:00:03FORECAST2020164-1224226.5334.265192.345756140550.03120.07125.035.1012TF101371438.5853031802184.3600217723280.77944052081434914111123WETL
2020-03-05 23:59:56FORECAST2020164-1224226.5334.265196.330616590310.03120.07125.275.3412TF102071440.1896810510386.422711497440.77944052081434914111123WETL
2020-03-05 20:00:03FORECAST2020164-12240.5827.7334.155196.640840052090.04670.07675.35.3767TF8.5818.5871440.3139027236886.58369571820.72416812077034914111123WETL
2020-03-05 16:00:03FORECAST2020164-12239.2227.9533.585195.625853119480.00210.02215.195.2121TF7.2213.2271439.9071110940786.0572039011040.66554697543477913111122.5WETL
2020-03-05 11:59:55FORECAST2020164-12236.7727.9532.36195.704478018530.00150.02155.175.1915TF4.7710.7771439.9386602680186.0979658679240.5500177135821913111122.5WETL
2020-03-05 08:00:02FORECAST2020164-12230.9128.0529.48195.901119575480.01710.13715.155.2871TF-1.091.9171440.01753744886.1999282189070.27542015148324912112124WETL
2020-03-05 04:00:03FORECAST2020164-12226.7725.8326.3196.314381677650.04060.23065.25.4306TF-5.23-4.2371440.1831774672786.414288309390.13415459148464911112123WETL
2020-03-05 00:00:03FORECAST2020164-12226.7726.7726.77194.645720931520.00820.19825.155.3482TF-5.23-0.2371439.5132921379385.5493816071730.13415459148464911112123WETL