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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, March 14, 2020

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DAY 166 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/14/2020 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): 29.50°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.95°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.201
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -5

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: 0.03 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.52 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.47 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.99 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 193 in
SWE DAY: 73
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 440.72 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 85.06 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: -119

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.5

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
2020-03-14 08:59:54FORECAST2020166-11929.518.3923.945193.157539579140.03370.52373.473.9937TF-2.5-4.574440.7156152386385.1275438935990.200516443456891113124.5DRYL
2020-03-14 05:00:02FORECAST2020166-11924.7417.321.02193.31138709970.05860.54863.474.0186TF-7.26-9.2674440.7770266056985.2072184148270.083460949584758891113124.5WETL
2020-03-14 01:00:02FORECAST2020166-12028.8917.0622.975193.398007937510.07390.56393.54.0639TF-3.11-1.1173440.2135209522185.1364180193160.18161225628472891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 21:00:05FORECAST2020166-12028.4316.3322.38191.286874657690.05240.54243.54.0424TF-3.57-1.5773439.3656910124284.0448898655840.16811917209784891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 17:00:02FORECAST2020166-12028.8618.2223.54191.208288130840.03940.52943.54.0294TF-3.14-1.1473439.3340428556384.0043102520240.18071219062735891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 13:00:01FORECAST2020166-12029.3115.9422.625191.545447297930.08930.57933.54.0793TF-2.69-0.6973439.469778120384.1784352239720.19450556388842891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 09:00:02FORECAST2020166-1202917.0623.03193.209915578640.09870.58873.54.0887TF-3-173440.1381675140285.0390581883220.18493638379253891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 05:00:02FORECAST2020166-12029.1117.1823.145193.290845059860.10180.59183.54.0918TF-2.89-1.8973440.170593842685.0809460543370.18829797283458891113124.5WETL
2020-03-13 01:00:03FORECAST2020166-12030.3118.8824.595193.202067634620.07550.57553.54.0755TF-1.69-0.6973440.1350226933685.0349964227670.22736372524708891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 21:00:02FORECAST2020166-12028.3416.922.62193.431453156180.09770.54773.54.0477TF-3.66-5.6673440.2269159845285.1537320773510.16555647378861891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 17:00:02FORECAST2020166-12027.8214.7321.275193.650618659150.10540.64543.54.1454TF-4.18-2.1873440.314665070185.2672072955210.15124614739943891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 13:00:01FORECAST2020166-12026.9515.9321.44194.211422847420.10710.72713.54.2271TF-5.05-5.0573440.5389765429885.5577014541580.12919164799688891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 09:00:03FORECAST2020166-12027.6116.0721.84194.203900144730.13810.76813.54.2681TF-4.39-2.3973440.5359697125685.5538034722210.14570681651471891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 05:00:01FORECAST2020166-12027.4615.8421.65194.35723614720.13940.76943.54.2694TF-4.54-6.5473440.5972468900785.6332631596180.14183446279246891113124.5WETL
2020-03-12 01:00:01FORECAST2020166-12026.9516.421.675194.440764667480.09330.76333.54.2633TF-5.05-6.0573440.6306170861585.6765541221340.12919164799688891113124.5WETL
2020-03-11 21:00:03FORECAST2020166-12027.0515.5121.28194.280905198820.09730.77733.54.2773TF-4.95-0.9573440.5667459798485.5937062094640.13160714209701891113124.5WETL
2020-03-11 17:00:03FORECAST2020166-12026.6815.3321.005194.931566137820.10430.92433.54.4243TF-5.32-1.3273440.826552563485.9310102863210.12282348829063891113124.5WETL
2020-03-11 13:00:02FORECAST2020166-12024.9314.4119.67195.245189500420.12220.91223.54.4122TF-7.07-6.0773440.9516279720586.0936841639190.086837221858193891113124.5WETL
2020-03-11 09:00:02FORECAST2020166-12022.8815.7619.32196.5850603540.20161.15163.54.6516TF-9.12-8.1273441.4848580887986.7893274727620.055419959252405891114126WETL
2020-03-11 05:00:03FORECAST2020166-12023.2514.919.075196.993977296510.211.183.564.74TF-8.75-5.7573441.6472341843587.0018452239760.060308899989967891114126WETL
2020-03-11 01:00:03FORECAST2020166-12024.0415.719.87197.083642186110.23291.20293.614.8129TF-7.96-5.9673441.6828165152587.0484581698420.071867725000155891114126WETL
2020-03-10 21:00:02FORECAST2020166-12028.3515.8322.09196.567196841320.23611.00613.644.6461TF-3.65-1.6573441.4777608531586.7800459186860.16583996702602891114126WETL
2020-03-10 17:00:03FORECAST2020166-12026.615.4721.035196.584602266460.2641.0443.624.664TF-5.4-2.473441.4846760930486.7890894564860.12097950187535891114126WETL
2020-03-10 12:59:15FORECAST2020166-12026.6515.521.075197.209464957090.2641.0543.624.674TF-5.35-7.3573441.7327339626887.1138761188150.12212970397511891114126WETL
2020-03-10 09:00:02FORECAST2020166-12029.6616.5523.105199.167498016450.52231.37233.645.0123TF-2.34-1.3473442.5074886826588.1331093744650.20566356328694891114126WETL
2020-03-10 05:00:03FORECAST2020166-12028.8115.922.355199.168314978430.58611.39613.635.0261TF-3.19-1.1973442.5078111347488.1335351084990.17921829412205891114126WETL
2020-03-10 01:00:03FORECAST2020166-12026.9715.3221.145198.788925403870.66911.37913.645.0191TF-5.033.9773442.3579953532687.9358705400870.12967227882183891114126WETL
2020-03-09 21:00:02FORECAST2020166-12024.0713.718.885199.924235901120.64491.31493.654.9649TF-7.931.0773442.8058839726488.527628005750.072337911569684891114126WETL
2020-03-09 17:00:02FORECAST2020166-12023.9514.1919.07199.221725225920.67021.28023.664.9402TF-8.051.9573442.5288905244488.1613690325920.070471176418605891114126WETL
2020-03-09 13:00:03FORECAST2020166-12023.9814.2119.095199.293483974670.67021.28023.674.9502TF-8.023.9873442.5572070042688.1987676419760.070934363598859891114126WETL
2020-03-09 09:00:03FORECAST2020166-12023.2313.5318.38194.717430752240.21070.71073.614.3207TF-8.776.2373440.7410964681485.8199739312020.06003630678896891113124.5WETL
2020-03-09 05:00:02FORECAST2020166-12028.3417.2122.775194.208397279360.25450.72453.574.2945TF-3.6619.3473440.5377672278685.5561337143480.16555647378861891113124.5WETL
2020-03-09 01:00:03FORECAST2020166-12028.3817.2322.805194.155395323560.25450.73453.564.2945TF-3.6220.3873440.5165809162885.5286709143850.16669232350541891113124.5WETL
2020-03-08 20:59:54FORECAST2020166-12032.3716.924.635197.259062599550.43831.25833.514.7683TF0.3717.3773441.752406365287.1396655806930.30395385119017892114128WETL
2020-03-08 17:00:02FORECAST2020166-12031.4916.9824.235197.900147785870.44491.24493.524.7649TF-0.5115.4973442.0064633906387.4731444273150.26986237755668892114128WETL
2020-03-08 13:00:22FORECAST2020166-12031.531724.265198.212501157510.44491.24493.544.7849TF-0.4716.5373442.1300967744987.6357123186850.27136958171401892114128WETL
2020-03-08 09:00:03FORECAST2020166-12031.3520.1625.755192.921835621980.08910.41913.513.9291TF-0.6512.3573440.0226872938784.8899845480490.26462034181366892112124DRYL
2020-03-08 05:00:02FORECAST2020166-12034.222.8728.535191.431248583670.07530.29533.473.7653TF2.224.273439.4238164344984.1194498374560.38026929193981892112124DRYL
2020-03-08 00:00:03FORECAST2020166-12034.2322.8828.555191.447787678890.07530.29533.473.7653TF2.2329.2373439.4304737684984.1279920416640.38157033565879892112124DRYL
2020-03-07 20:00:02FORECAST2020166-12034.9423.8729.405190.911154876960.11020.39023.644.0302TF2.9444.9473439.2143250289383.8509140297760.41272157300755892112124WETL
2020-03-07 16:00:02FORECAST2020166-12032.5625.4429191.431236867330.05920.39923.664.0592TF0.5639.5673439.4238117183184.1194437861920.31155900828321892112124WETL
2020-03-07 12:00:02FORECAST2020166-12029.8825.4627.67192.179703278620.04510.38513.664.0451TF-2.1235.8873439.7248053414284.5061826147640.21286720372066891112123WETL
2020-03-07 08:00:02FORECAST2020166-12023.3621.6522.505192.4133650010.01940.35943.623.9794TF-8.6417.3673439.8186545894684.626987319770.061825455513138891112123DRYL
2020-03-07 04:00:03FORECAST2020166-12026.1825.3725.775191.802352203750.00060.23063.733.9606TF-5.8224.1873439.5731262104684.311159572720.11161724153829891112123DRYL
2020-03-07 00:00:03FORECAST2020166-12025.3825.3825.38193.583188312440.00060.23063.543.7706TF-6.6222.3873440.2876726328585.2322914429310.09523760765228891112123DRYL