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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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DAY 170 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/18/2020 10:54:00 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): 41.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.50°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.707
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: 10
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 40

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.02 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.68 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: 182 in
SWE DAY: 77
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 439.30 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 79.95 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: -115

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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
2020-03-18 10:54:00FORECAST2020170-11541.8929.1135.5183.64898529010.0090.0192.662.679FF9.8939.8978439.3022267005380.6774081692330.70680245934812904111123DRYL
2020-03-18 10:52:31FORECAST2020170-11541.8929.1135.5192.64898529010.0090.0192.662.679FF9.8939.8978442.8866457939285.3216629107330.70680245934812904111123DRYL
2020-03-18 09:00:01FORECAST2020170-11540.9529.1835.065192.73793005160.01440.02442.662.6844FF8.9538.9578442.9216624078885.367804387510.67042883661669903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-18 05:00:03FORECAST2020170-11538.3528.6233.485192.811278912960.0110.0212.662.681FF6.3536.3578442.9505331292785.4058587878310.56210171468952903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-18 00:59:39FORECAST2020170-11643.1227.8135.465192.648657333330.01120.02123.793.8112TF11.1233.1277442.2963448131485.2077969716930.7513721550118904111123DRYL
2020-03-17 20:59:42FORECAST2020170-11642.7325.1733.95192.630125333330.01770.02773.793.8177TF10.7332.7377442.2890201775385.1981893903550.737640446837904111123DRYL
2020-03-17 17:00:03FORECAST2020170-11642.6327.7135.17192.640566666670.01040.02043.793.8104TF10.6332.6377442.2931470795385.2036024861840.73405804499417904111123DRYL
2020-03-17 13:00:02FORECAST2020170-11642.3130.4636.385192.670428666990.0130.0233.793.813TF10.3132.3177442.3049493309385.2190841891240.72243046586202904111123DRYL
2020-03-17 09:00:02FORECAST2020170-11639.7229.3434.53192.289709650550.02490.03493.793.8249TF7.7229.7277442.1544120494985.0217435137080.62033673460143903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-17 05:00:02FORECAST2020170-11639.2328.7734192.368326159170.01670.03673.793.8267TF7.2325.2377442.1855091474385.0624862465290.59974694653731903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-17 01:00:02FORECAST2020170-11638.1428.7133.425192.2606880.06320.07323.793.8632TF6.1429.1477442.1429308414985.0067040779220.55302088276027903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-16 21:00:02FORECAST2020170-11637.3728.5532.96192.394238666670.06380.06383.793.8538TF5.3725.3777442.1957575905585.0759161232640.51952215353511903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-16 17:00:02FORECAST2020170-11636.628.4932.545192.3418680.02130.02133.793.8113TF4.627.677442.1750442020885.048773984810.48588490910359902111122DRYL
2020-03-16 13:00:02FORECAST2020170-11636.728.1432.42192.427467107320.03980.03983.793.8298TF4.724.777442.2088985113185.0931382728480.49025280146564902111122DRYL
2020-03-16 09:00:02FORECAST2020170-11637.2528.0132.63191.867833256850.0450.0453.793.835TF5.2527.2577441.9874309168884.8031706967820.51428305630024903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-16 05:00:02FORECAST2020170-11637.526.3731.935191.95592430070.01680.04683.793.8368TF5.524.577442.0223126467684.8488015856410.52519401091203903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-16 01:00:01FORECAST2020170-11637.7426.4932.115191.962801811970.0210.0413.793.831TF5.7425.7477442.0250356313884.8523643108370.53565088235202903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-15 21:00:02FORECAST2020170-11641.3729.2935.33191.515034666670.01650.01653.793.8065TF9.3734.3777441.8476537326984.6204687220010.68690798615015903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-15 17:00:04FORECAST2020170-11642.4229.5836191.494042666670.00860.01863.793.8086TF10.4235.4277441.8393328496984.609600056530.72645529285669904111123DRYL
2020-03-15 13:00:03FORECAST2020170-11637.9429.4133.675191.629506666670.00750.00753.793.7975TF5.9430.9477441.8930207423684.6797415643010.54434647841079903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-15 09:00:03FORECAST2020170-11639.4628.734.08191.432813845050.03290.04293.793.8329TF7.4633.4677441.8150602189884.5779001768410.60944992698353903111122.5DRYL
2020-03-15 05:00:00FORECAST2020170-11643.0826.634.8400.01160.01163.83.8116TF11.0833.0877344.0763607963800.749981586042129041115215DRYL
2020-03-15 01:00:03FORECAST2020170-11643.1225.5434.33191.457441992650.01150.01153.793.8015TF11.1237.1277441.8248238842584.5906505897310.7513721550118904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 21:00:03FORECAST2020170-11644.1928.3536.27191.385718868540.0150.0153.793.805TF12.1937.1977441.7963880281184.5535193162870.78699777823994904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 17:00:04FORECAST2020170-11644.8929.7937.34191.349945295760.02690.02693.83.8269TF12.8938.8977441.782203048584.5350003859710.80860118703711904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 13:00:00FORECAST2020170-11644.3829.9137.145191.492453843450.02880.02883.83.8288TF12.3835.3877441.8387030482884.6087774497240.7929976689144904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 08:59:54FORECAST2020170-11644.3529.8337.09191.777817118650.03410.03413.793.8241TF12.3532.3577441.9517788369784.7565474170570.7920570085029904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 05:00:02FORECAST2020170-11645.4530.4437.945191.615469191570.00930.00933.823.8293TF13.4536.4577441.8874581852184.6724726300280.82488048744007904111123DRYL
2020-03-14 01:00:03FORECAST2020170-11647.1629.5938.375191.895279035380.00820.00823.873.8782TF15.1640.1677441.9982995583184.8173870269050.86898145922612905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 21:00:05FORECAST2020170-11647.6728.8238.245189.693112524560.01220.01223.823.8322TF15.6738.6777441.123819515683.6781503326360.88050607699629905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 17:00:02FORECAST2020170-11647.8230.539.16189.504478694190.00310.00313.813.8131TF15.8240.8277441.0486853572883.580701197390.88375571127398905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 13:00:02FORECAST2020170-11648.2433.4140.825189.581360900720.0040.0043.843.844TF16.2441.2477441.0793124176783.6204163132940.89252065735641905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 09:00:02FORECAST2020170-11648.4333.8641.145191.285527759190.00410.00413.863.8641TF16.4337.4377441.7566568799284.5016552524110.89632578690988905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 05:00:02FORECAST2020170-11648.8832.140.49191.508196628620.01140.01143.863.8714TF16.8839.8877441.8449432957784.6169282800470.90494724087682905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-13 01:00:03FORECAST2020170-11648.9332.1540.54191.548821257040.01140.02143.873.8914TF16.9340.9377441.8610452488884.6379623768270.90587168647238905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-12 21:00:02FORECAST2020170-11650.5231.1640.84191.901823052130.00180.00183.883.8818TF18.5237.5277442.0008909040684.8207767551540.93192890719632905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-12 17:00:03FORECAST2020170-11651.6130.9841.295192.144596756440.00130.00133.973.9713TF19.6141.6177442.0969957084484.9465489676310.94630827052018905111123.5DRYL
2020-03-12 13:00:01FORECAST2020170-11651.6631.0141.335192.530781209810.00130.00134.024.0213TF19.6637.6677442.2497492705985.1466897169080.94690537658533905111123.5WETL
2020-03-12 09:00:03FORECAST2020170-11647.532.5240.01192.916616792540.0020.0024.14.102TF15.532.577442.4022152775285.3467386328630.87674653638635905111123.5WETL
2020-03-12 05:00:01FORECAST2020170-11649.7332.7541.24192.823148624690.0020.0024.094.092TF17.7337.7377442.3652942986885.2982688889570.91977561525447905111123.5WETL
2020-03-12 01:00:02FORECAST2020170-11649.7832.7741.275192.477923098470.0020.0024.034.032TF17.7838.7877442.2288503268485.1192906451340.92059027311455905111123.5WETL
2020-03-11 21:00:03FORECAST2020170-11647.8230.1939.005192.837818025630.00210.00214.054.0521TF15.8235.8277442.3710894571585.3058756485390.88375571127398905111123.5WETL
2020-03-11 17:00:03FORECAST2020170-11647.4529.7838.615193.686469658640.00110.00114.194.1911TF15.4533.4577442.705982638185.7461588739330.87562523029797905111123.5WETL
2020-03-11 13:00:02FORECAST2020170-11641.8929.2235.555194.398673007920.00110.00114.184.1811TF9.8922.8977442.9864742927486.1159827629670.70680245934812904111123WETL
2020-03-11 09:00:02FORECAST2020170-11626.7725.0925.93196.026714504470.00160.00164.424.4216TF-5.232.7777443.6257539455486.9624990155130.13298416252917901111121.5WETL
2020-03-11 05:00:03FORECAST2020170-11626.5224.4225.47196.552143362690.00020.00024.514.5102TF-5.48-0.4877443.8315093735387.2360344592670.1271827224509901111121.5WETL
2020-03-11 01:00:03FORECAST2020170-11626.5526.5526.55196.63594477665004.584.58TF-5.450.5577443.8643002232487.2796760270240.12786947490808901111121.5WETL