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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, April 21, 2020

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DAY 204 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/22/2020 04:00:04 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): 37.64°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.66°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.325
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 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: 217

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.24 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.24 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: 173 in
SWE DAY: 111
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.29 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 78.76 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: -82

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: 2
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
2020-04-22 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020204-8237.6399429.6633.64997173.37071625000.240.24FF5.63994216.63994111454.2933344899 78.7611607881140.324947109365486 2121122.5DRYL
2020-04-22 00:00:03FORECAST2020204-8134.0834.0834.08174.988629333330.00140.00140.240.2414FF2.08213.08112455.4247110909879.694145958340.20396690718978861121122DRYL
2020-04-21 12:00:01FORECAST2020204-8142.2933.938.095174.588414666670.02860.02860.240.2686FF10.29221.29112455.2798048729479.4865793625150.51358123345218863121123DRYL
2020-04-21 08:00:01FORECAST2020204-8137.931.4834.69174.681140838090.02690.02690.240.2669FF5.9216.9112455.3133914641979.5346626598230.33482852266584862121122.5DRYL
2020-04-21 04:00:03FORECAST2020204-8140.5331.1835.855174.330115088730.03720.03720.240.2772FF8.53219.53112455.1862037813879.3526632920120.44013127802349862121122.5DRYL
2020-04-21 00:00:04FORECAST2020204-8243.3232.9438.13174.457981223870.02270.02270.240.2627FF11.32207.32111454.6893791526779.3241911709090.55651252732192863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 20:00:02FORECAST2020204-8243.7731.6237.695175.490725333330.01760.02760.240.2676FF11.77223.77111455.064552675379.8596084224780.57509227759546863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 16:00:02FORECAST2020204-8243.6132.8138.21175.482685941470.02130.03130.240.2713FF11.61223.61111455.0616359377879.855438143280.56850302354168863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 12:00:03FORECAST2020204-8245.7933.139.445174.559575444810.0080.0180.240.258FF13.79225.79111454.7263297884279.3768350714450.65590958382666863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 08:00:02FORECAST2020204-8244.0733.3638.715174.4213360.00640.01640.240.2564FF12.07224.07111454.6760486497279.3052038526850.5873893665631863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 04:00:04FORECAST2020204-8244.0433.2838.66174.916057416670.01590.03590.240.2759FF12.04223.04111454.8559097485479.5616024258850.58616329971169863121123DRYL
2020-04-20 00:00:01FORECAST2020204-8244.7834.7839.78175.059606666670.00860.02860.240.2686FF12.78218.78111454.9080562758179.6360254011410.61613249900384863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 20:00:01FORECAST2020204-8246.0635.0340.545176.115640.00890.03890.240.2789FF14.06232.06111455.2910931493180.183882256290.66627790352445863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 15:59:36FORECAST2020204-8246.5134.1340.32176.071906666670.00670.02670.240.2667FF14.51232.51111455.2752508917680.1611814826580.68327658366005863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 12:00:02FORECAST2020204-8245.3434.1539.745175.430229333330.0090.0390.240.279FF13.34231.34111455.0426029169779.828228186160.63836925408396863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 08:00:03FORECAST2020204-8244.3133.7739.04175.544651698290.00520.03520.240.2752FF12.31226.31111455.0841159304679.8875826244370.5971662669281863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 04:00:02FORECAST2020204-8244.5433.7239.13175.012030750.00670.05670.240.2967FF12.54231.54111454.890775680879.611358421340.60647922034839863121123DRYL
2020-04-19 00:00:02FORECAST2020204-8243.9832.6938.335175.268580.01380.09380.090.1838FF11.98224.98111454.9839351539979.7443882372520.58370865654712863122126DRYL
2020-04-18 20:00:03FORECAST2020204-8243.432.3737.885175.327237333330.00590.06590.190.2559FF11.4235.4111455.00522657979.7748093483230.55982590350461863121123DRYL
2020-04-18 16:00:02FORECAST2020204-8242.7831.8537.315175.2303680.0080.0680.190.258FF10.78234.78111454.9700632647979.7245716148720.53405531654306863121123DRYL
2020-04-18 12:00:01FORECAST2020204-8240.9333.5637.245175.131698739960.01110.08110.190.2711FF8.93230.93111454.9342376862979.6734058609680.45673518360411862121122.5DRYL
2020-04-18 08:00:02FORECAST2020204-8240.9333.5637.245174.971370799520.01280.07280.270.3428FF8.93230.93111454.8760054582479.5902782188370.45673518360411862121122.5DRYL
2020-04-18 04:00:04FORECAST2020204-8245.1733.4139.29175.238237001180.01250.07250.320.3925FF13.17231.17111454.9729200144879.7286523866170.63166411708344863121123DRYL
2020-04-18 00:00:03FORECAST2020204-8247.8532.8940.37175.500622666670.00720.07720.220.2972FF15.85219.85111455.0681434028579.8647425229650.73154945847058864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-17 19:59:37FORECAST2020204-8247.8532.2640.055176.700144454160.00750.07750.20.2775FF15.85236.85111455.5026591354480.4873856684880.73154945847058864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-17 15:57:59FORECAST2020204-8248.9332.7340.83176.636809001460.0310.1010.220.321FF16.93236.93111455.4797495406280.454489523640.76756656799002864122127DRYL
2020-04-17 12:00:03FORECAST2020204-8246.6933.4540.07176.071164468740.04170.10170.240.3417FF14.69229.69111455.2749820177980.1607962373550.68997177690343863122126DRYL
2020-04-17 08:00:03FORECAST2020204-8246.6933.4540.07175.890679572240.04170.09170.320.4117FF14.69227.69111455.2095832080180.0671229382530.68997177690343863122126DRYL
2020-04-17 04:00:04FORECAST2020204-8248.9333.6741.3175.956173911530.01710.05710.310.3671FF16.93232.93111455.2333185867180.1011129755660.76756656799002864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-17 00:00:03FORECAST2020204-8247.7433.240.47176.624197562750.01410.05410.230.2841FF15.74218.74111455.4751873119280.4479394687120.72772987757323864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-16 20:00:02FORECAST2020204-8247.2831.1939.235177.907899632980.0320.0720.240.312FF15.28234.28111455.9388218453581.115118155640.71147075122013864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-16 16:00:03FORECAST2020204-8245.9332.7839.355178.223217674790.1730.2230.230.453FF13.93230.93111456.0524741453781.2791393707350.66130098145008863122126DRYL
2020-04-16 12:00:02FORECAST2020204-8247.1133.0840.095176.843586451680.17410.21410.240.4541FF15.11233.11111455.5545311131880.5618971063690.7053483892525864122127DRYL
2020-04-16 07:58:04FORECAST2020204-8247.5133.4340.47176.639751960790.05860.07860.220.2986FF15.51228.51111455.4808141446380.4560180334030.7196573300048864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020204-8248.8933.1441.015176.605193750.00980.02980.220.2498FF16.89241.89111455.4683123452480.4380695487170.76628225513102864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-15 23:58:10FORECAST2020204-8249.6633.5941.625176.7315920.04170.07170.240.3117FF17.66248.66111455.5140329203280.5037202163490.79030545516101864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-15 20:00:02FORECAST2020204-8249.6633.2141.435177.760680362760.03660.05660.240.2966FF17.66247.66111455.8857273895281.0385570684320.79030545516101864121123.5DRYL
2020-04-15 16:00:03FORECAST2020204-8251.8834.3943.135177.229871860630.03560.04560.210.2556FF19.88258.88111455.6941270019480.7626117361950.8509631516034865121124DRYL
2020-04-15 12:00:02FORECAST2020204-8238.3532.8835.615178.056279207130.53820.71820.20.9182FF6.35229.35111455.9923146778981.1922948985920.35219664548877862123127.5DRYL
2020-04-15 08:00:03FORECAST2020204-8238.3532.8835.615178.040814090810.53820.71820.220.9382FF6.35229.35111455.986740236581.184250446320.35219664548877862123127.5DRYL
2020-04-15 04:00:02FORECAST2020204-8238.0434.8236.43178.194437371380.61470.79470.180.9747FF6.04232.04111456.0421044326881.264166217040.34019632390118862123127.5DRYL
2020-04-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020204-8241.4933.2137.35178.532206558580.74070.88070.251.1307FF9.49229.49111456.1637569145881.4399220740150.48010162654044862123127.5DRYL
2020-04-14 20:00:01FORECAST2020204-8241.4933.2137.35179.500205283210.69010.80010.261.0601FF9.49247.49111456.5118181237381.9439650674210.48010162654044862123127.5DRYL
2020-04-14 16:00:02FORECAST2020204-8241.0933.6537.37179.396096871620.26390.33390.240.5739FF9.09246.09111456.4744251443981.8897301926190.4633996191749862122125DRYL
2020-04-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020204-8238.3736.3737.37178.991777976480.21740.27740.230.5074FF6.37234.37111456.3291107186781.6791588699630.35297609107015862122125DRYL
2020-04-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020204-8237.4835.4936.485179.278810498940.17210.28210.240.5221FF5.48230.48111456.4322871446881.8286375126090.31892992219881862122125DRYL
2020-04-14 04:00:04FORECAST2020204-8238.8336.3537.59178.622367976310.09160.18160.240.4216FF6.83255.83111456.1962122153281.4868476877250.37106762467226862122125DRYL