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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, May 14, 2020

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DAY 227 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/15/2020 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 40.85°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.45°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.215
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 246

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: 0.15 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.94 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.26 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.20 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: 145 in
SWE DAY: 134
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.39 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 66.06 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: -59

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: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2020-05-15 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020227-5940.8500631.4499236.14999144.75364750.149999999999980.939999999999983.264.2TF8.85006245.85006134456.39070168991 66.0642187546980.2145804849927493 1123126WETL
2020-05-15 00:00:02FORECAST2020227-5834.1334.1334.13146.012039641290.00720.79723.264.0572TF2.13239.13135457.377290196566.7825910271960.081383953871494931123126WETL
2020-05-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020227-5841.0733.8837.475145.689305594680.25461.04463.264.3046TF9.07246.07135457.2620502538566.6181905762850.22040186440106931124128WETL
2020-05-14 08:00:04FORECAST2020227-5838.9533.8236.385145.854594686740.25031.04033.264.3003TF6.95243.95135457.3210824954266.702381129070.16811630771585931124128WETL
2020-05-14 04:00:06FORECAST2020227-5837.632.6735.135146.390537472480.47721.26723.264.5272TF5.6242.6135457.512321631466.9754746639030.13936462040626931124128WETL
2020-05-13 23:56:49FORECAST2020227-5940.0432.7436.39149.045962380370.58451.15453.264.4145TF8.04246.04134457.9251242512668.2518908421780.19392370579916931124128WETL
2020-05-13 20:00:03FORECAST2020227-5940.131.8135.955148.6054160.611.183.264.44TF8.1246.1134457.7684064058168.0268644655930.19541094990087931124128WETL
2020-05-13 16:00:03FORECAST2020227-5939.9633.1336.545148.557801333330.58971.15973.264.4197TF7.96245.96134457.7514576903768.002550111610.19195145488306931124128WETL
2020-05-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020227-5940.233.736.95148.231878666670.51851.08853.264.3485TF8.2246.2134457.635388583467.8361533940680.19790500133444931124128WETL
2020-05-13 08:00:03FORECAST2020227-5940.3633.6637.01148.326868040610.47551.19553.264.4555TF8.36243.36134457.6692265661167.8846429751180.20193516959888931124128WETL
2020-05-13 03:56:45FORECAST2020227-5940.3333.0936.71148.256374566930.54141.45143.264.7114TF8.33248.33134457.6441155180667.8486574085970.20117580117881931124128WETL
2020-05-12 23:59:21FORECAST2020227-5939.9733.4936.73148.0355160.55681.42683.264.6868TF7.97248.97134457.5654125920367.7359319568150.19219731416175931124128WETL
2020-05-12 20:00:03FORECAST2020227-5939.9933.2536.62148.312152916270.54391.43393.264.6939TF7.99248.99134457.6639851444667.8771309490160.19268960903834931124128WETL
2020-05-12 16:00:03FORECAST2020227-5939.8433.1736.505148.135829333330.46361.32363.264.5836TF7.84247.84134457.6011647099267.7871280382030.18901614632097931124128WETL
2020-05-12 12:00:03FORECAST2020227-5941.1833.0437.11147.564726666670.51771.44773.264.7077TF9.18251.18134457.3974994281567.4957369811320.22334691511048931124128WETL
2020-05-12 08:00:03FORECAST2020227-5941.4933.2637.375147.433417333330.58331.67333.264.9333TF9.49251.49134457.3506304167967.4287663619010.231765771058239311251210WETL
2020-05-12 04:00:05FORECAST2020227-5941.4433.3137.375147.400296166670.49821.53823.264.7982TF9.44250.44134457.338805815367.4118754256850.230396069103959311251210WETL
2020-05-12 00:00:04FORECAST2020227-5941.6633.237.43149.029102666670.4761.6163.184.796TF9.66242.66134457.9191298846468.2432770206080.236456467255779311251210WETL
2020-05-11 20:00:03FORECAST2020227-5941.0732.5936.83150.3483560.48891.74893.425.1689TF9.07258.07134458.3874072532768.9177930916320.220401864401069311251210WETL
2020-05-11 16:00:04FORECAST2020227-5941.1232.436.76150.291557333330.42761.79763.425.2176TF9.12258.12134458.3672785130368.8887321183660.221737760897059311251210WETL
2020-05-11 12:00:04FORECAST2020227-5940.633.5937.095149.0017520.4811.7313.425.151TF8.6256.6134457.9094049787468.229303599110.20807152102229311251210WETL
2020-05-11 08:00:04FORECAST2020227-5936.0632.534.28148.8756360.60881.82883.45.2288TF4.06249.06134457.864553958668.1648766724430.110875817102739311251210WETL
2020-05-11 04:00:03FORECAST2020227-5935.3532.3633.855149.0752090.68681.81683.395.2068TF3.35242.35134457.935522096668.2668336650750.0992465837699659311251210WETL
2020-05-11 00:00:03FORECAST2020227-5940.4532.1736.31151.369905515030.26551.46553.314.7755TF8.45236.45134458.7489363287369.4407831472030.20422352634571931124128WETL
2020-05-10 20:00:02FORECAST2020227-5940.4531.9936.22153.423255271550.27071.63073.364.9907TF8.45252.45134459.472790592870.4938112414520.204223526345719311251210WETL
2020-05-10 15:56:45FORECAST2020227-5941.2133.337.255153.816629094640.19981.66983.385.0498TF9.21253.21134459.611033764270.6958199083120.224153973170849311251210WETL
2020-05-10 12:00:02FORECAST2020227-5941.0231.3136.165151.722288326660.26731.72733.315.0373TF9.02252.02134458.8734280924769.6213265624890.219070584544599311251210WETL
2020-05-10 08:00:02FORECAST2020227-5941.0231.3136.165151.277183504930.26731.68733.294.9773TF9.02252.02134458.7161604588269.3932887824060.219070584544599311251210WETL
2020-05-10 04:00:02FORECAST2020227-5945.9434.2840.11148.988117750.26031.51033.274.7803TF13.94276.94134457.904556881268.2223380388780.369682895292379321251212.5WETL
2020-05-10 00:00:02FORECAST2020227-5943.0534.338.675150.4250960.45791.81793.35.1179TF11.05269.05134458.4145983419268.9570599633850.276695900556949321251212.5WETL
2020-05-09 19:59:23FORECAST2020227-5943.0834.3738.725152.673501333330.45791.90793.295.1979TF11.08282.08134459.2089221029270.1090339809590.277599940869699321251212.5WETL
2020-05-09 16:00:04FORECAST2020227-5940.8232.6436.73152.9330040.47511.59513.294.8851TF8.82274.82134459.3003083711670.2421758973290.213791844277579311251210WETL
2020-05-09 11:57:02FORECAST2020227-5947.4933.6840.585150.498478666670.4071.3773.214.587TF15.49283.49134458.4405948783468.9946120882320.42337875072169321241210WETL
2020-05-09 08:00:02FORECAST2020227-5947.4933.3640.425150.0977720.32011.50013.234.7301TF15.49274.49134458.2985815444368.789596000580.42337875072169321251212.5WETL
2020-05-09 04:00:04FORECAST2020227-5946.3434.2640.3149.727662250.46241.47243.234.7024TF14.34287.34134458.167283509868.6003162793550.38334408596559321241210WETL
2020-05-09 00:00:03FORECAST2020227-5946.1735.1540.66150.685257333330.2411.4913.264.751TF14.17273.17134458.5067412126269.0902062886920.377519233620549321241210WETL
2020-05-08 20:00:03FORECAST2020227-5946.2135.1940.7152.9080240.2411.4813.184.661TF14.21282.21134459.2915140526270.2293578537540.378887339039169321241210WETL
2020-05-08 15:56:59FORECAST2020227-5947.4734.6341.05152.359990666670.22551.42553.184.6055TF15.47288.47134459.0984360417769.9482334304050.42267438856929321241210WETL
2020-05-08 12:00:02FORECAST2020227-5949.2438.2143.725150.4916480.12881.27883.234.5088TF17.24289.24134458.4381752515468.9911164997180.485708878024179321241210WETL
2020-05-08 08:00:02FORECAST2020227-5949.2838.2543.765150.2262960.12881.27883.184.4588TF17.28287.28134458.3441471236468.8553435156630.487143572854589321241210WETL
2020-05-08 04:00:03FORECAST2020227-5948.235.6841.94150.416197750.15441.43443.184.6144TF16.2292.2134458.4114457193268.952506670180.448525786581379321241210WETL
2020-05-08 00:00:03FORECAST2020227-5945.5635.0740.315149.0440920.58081.54083.184.7208TF13.56280.56134457.9244592617968.2509352352640.356855028510479321251212.5WETL
2020-05-07 20:00:03FORECAST2020227-5945.5936.6841.135150.099906666670.48731.44733.184.6273TF13.59299.59134458.2993384687268.7906879295490.357862114011439321241210WETL
2020-05-07 16:00:03FORECAST2020227-5947.0538.0142.53150.089465333330.32941.33943.184.5194TF15.05295.05134458.2956360723468.7853469826970.407943221217459321241210WETL
2020-05-07 12:00:02FORECAST2020227-5940.1637.9539.055149.33020.06261.16263.194.3526TF8.16286.16134458.0261445391468.3971357692590.19690508665529931124128WETL
2020-05-07 08:00:02FORECAST2020227-5937.8336.2637.045149.918249333330.04681.08683.24.2868TF5.83281.83134458.234910516968.6977755681110.14401159628847931124128WETL
2020-05-07 04:00:03FORECAST2020227-5936.8536.4436.645150.207855916670.04161.37163.194.5616TF4.85285.85134458.337610479868.845909756140.12492346474853931124128WETL