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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, May 22, 2020

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DAY 235 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/23/2020 04:00:03 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): 32.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.50°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.95°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.052
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 224

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: 0.64 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.96 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.49 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.45 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: 143 in
SWE DAY: 142
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.99 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 65.75 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: -51

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
2020-05-23 04:00:03OBSERVATION2020235-5132.3999627.529.94998142.936065833330.640000000000040.960000000000042.493.45TF0.39996224.39996142459.9926497345 65.74953966530.0518381103588989 1123126DRYL
2020-05-22 12:00:02FORECAST2020235-5041.6133.1737.39136.644010666670.07970.39972.492.8897FF9.61233.61143458.3024130221762.624279813560.20612984937603891122124DRYL
2020-05-22 08:00:03FORECAST2020235-5036.4328.7932.61136.809079782080.11780.43782.492.9278FF4.43228.43143458.3609306093162.7079371247170.10138591877197891122124DRYL
2020-05-22 03:59:14FORECAST2020235-5040.3828.8534.615136.841599914240.17550.49552.492.9855FF8.38232.38143458.3724562188962.7244202656120.17680172837011891123126DRYL
2020-05-22 00:00:04FORECAST2020235-5140.8731.2236.045137.279699829840.28940.60942.493.0994FF8.87232.87142457.9970099169862.8736920443670.18815510261841891123126DRYL
2020-05-21 20:00:02FORECAST2020235-5141.3530.1235.735136.394588552620.34721.01722.493.5072TF9.35241.35142457.682128620162.4253656210240.19970166231321891124128DRYL
2020-05-21 16:00:02FORECAST2020235-5141.530.4235.96136.438513190770.35631.02632.493.5163TF9.5241.5142457.6977716563862.4476034555250.20339541997287891124128DRYL
2020-05-21 12:00:03FORECAST2020235-5141.1231.8936.505136.818694144010.36861.03862.493.5286TF9.12241.12142457.8330939389562.6401260486390.19411675593268891124128DRYL
2020-05-21 08:01:59FORECAST2020235-5141.1131.436.255137.610661880240.37731.11732.493.6073TF9.11236.11142458.1145690517463.0414490641910.19387610735961891124128DRYL
2020-05-21 04:00:07FORECAST2020235-5135.6730.9833.325138.035239525120.39671.18672.493.6767TF3.67229.67142458.2652362087763.2567516461140.09006900603372891124128DRYL
2020-05-21 00:00:03FORECAST2020235-5140.5930.3435.465138.085917808770.42450.87452.493.3645TF8.59232.59142458.283209235463.2824575636190.18161352530034891123126DRYL
2020-05-20 20:00:02FORECAST2020235-5141.2830.5235.9138.742693462460.33930.95932.493.4493TF9.28245.28142458.5159252207663.6157344605590.19799178134713891123126DRYL
2020-05-20 15:56:22FORECAST2020235-5141.0330.4935.76138.546437072920.24140.89142.493.3814TF9.03246.03142458.4464261610663.5161189334280.19195745757819891123126DRYL
2020-05-20 12:00:01FORECAST2020235-5141.5830.6436.11137.80813094730.22850.96852.493.4585TF9.58250.58142458.1846638500463.1415721538880.20538194691906891123126DRYL
2020-05-20 08:01:58FORECAST2020235-5136.9830.633.79138.015502550350.23321.03322.493.5232TF4.98246.98142458.2582358750763.2467407221360.11019678532744891124128DRYL
2020-05-20 04:00:05FORECAST2020235-5141.830.7236.26138.208349948050.23361.01362.493.5036TF9.8245.8142458.3266201843663.3445659129450.21090386156842891124128DRYL
2020-05-20 00:00:03FORECAST2020235-5142.2130.9236.565138.026261757040.25131.06132.423.4813TF10.21242.21142458.2620520068163.2521979436080.22142340313336891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 20:00:03FORECAST2020235-5142.1130.6536.38139.095191074970.28681.08682.473.5568TF10.11256.11142458.6406660555463.7947110797450.21883041236704891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 16:00:03FORECAST2020235-5141.5430.7436.14139.012659556280.2711.0112.473.481TF9.54252.54142458.6114700532963.7528001551220.20438724965444891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 12:00:04FORECAST2020235-5140.929.6635.28138.164254669350.28961.06962.473.5396TF8.9261.9142458.310986810163.3221958993930.18886448928916891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 07:56:25FORECAST2020235-5140.9330.8935.91138.448314498790.26841.01842.483.4984TF8.93245.93142458.4116656286963.4663224528740.18957551791364891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 04:00:03FORECAST2020235-5140.930.2235.56138.418232702480.35141.13142.53.6314TF8.9253.9142458.4010072299763.4510572898090.18886448928916891124128DRYL
2020-05-19 00:00:03FORECAST2020235-5141.7629.2535.505139.356637051330.29631.31632.483.7963TF9.76244.76142458.733113689263.9275040278110.20989346448331891124128DRYL
2020-05-18 20:00:02FORECAST2020235-5141.7929.1835.485140.566130563390.28911.24912.814.0591TF9.79252.79142459.1599941139664.5423436821080.21065099580268891124128WETL
2020-05-18 16:00:03FORECAST2020235-5142.5630.3136.435140.277443271050.23381.22382.824.0438TF10.56256.56142459.0582235154164.3955139072930.23063570872919891124128WETL
2020-05-18 12:00:02FORECAST2020235-5142.4431.3136.875139.522357234050.23431.14432.853.9943TF10.44245.44142458.7916807770764.0116967813880.22745335460034891124128DRYL
2020-05-18 08:00:04FORECAST2020235-5142.4731.3436.905138.908757282310.23431.20433.074.2743TF10.47251.47142458.5747053188963.700042436950.22824662039134891124128WETL
2020-05-18 04:00:03FORECAST2020235-5142.5631.3536.955138.863805123030.23581.05583.114.1658TF10.56254.56142458.5587964596763.6772193490260.23063570872919891124128WETL
2020-05-17 23:56:20FORECAST2020235-5143.1431.0737.105138.940729645850.29991.19993.134.3299TF11.14258.14142458.5860194392663.7162761462770.24636200978832891124128WETL
2020-05-17 20:00:01FORECAST2020235-5139.2826.9433.11144.864414545810.29991.229934.2299TF7.28236.28142460.6664691933866.7341783605860.15292706058295891124128WETL
2020-05-17 16:01:53FORECAST2020235-5132.3927.3129.85145.41042351710.35621.32623.034.3562TF0.39234.39142460.8566613546967.0133623082610.051745336102246891124128WETL
2020-05-17 12:00:03FORECAST2020235-5139.0328.3433.685143.182290239020.16261.04263.064.1026TF7.03239.03142460.0788714043565.8751464982570.14781320405261891124128WETL
2020-05-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020235-5139.0328.3433.685143.297218334520.16261.04263.094.1326TF7.03231.03142460.1190979130365.9337868335260.14781320405261891124128WETL
2020-05-17 04:00:04FORECAST2020235-5141.0128.7734.89143.758144162220.09731.00733.124.1273TF9.01229.01142460.2803107364266.1690432658770.19147961313369891124128WETL
2020-05-16 23:56:32FORECAST2020235-5142.4429.1735.805142.445601635030.08570.71573.193.9057TF10.44248.44142459.8207405866365.4994420371270.22745335460034891123126DRYL
2020-05-16 19:56:40FORECAST2020235-5142.4429.1735.805143.372477958510.08570.71573.13.8157TF10.44248.44142460.1454335165665.9721910245640.22745335460034891123126DRYL
2020-05-16 16:00:03FORECAST2020235-5142.0230.4436.23141.660591696810.15220.63223.053.6822TF10.02249.02142459.5451461997565.0994373220540.2165117038322891123126DRYL
2020-05-16 12:00:02FORECAST2020235-5137.1427.8932.515143.094660761170.45521.10522.83.9052TF5.14250.14142460.048191918665.8304399563820.11285982337585891124128DRYL
2020-05-16 08:00:03FORECAST2020235-5137.1427.8932.515142.94708163960.45521.10523.174.2752TF5.14249.14142459.9965083485865.7551584328340.11285982337585891124128WETL
2020-05-16 03:59:18FORECAST2020235-5136.8628.132.48143.951096116590.38781.07783.064.1378TF4.86239.86142460.347741340866.2675619608060.1082292043793891124128WETL
2020-05-16 00:00:03FORECAST2020235-5139.4229.7834.6144.769169267610.33771.18773.024.2077TF7.42259.42142460.6332652287666.6854951441960.15584132513376891124128WETL
2020-05-15 20:00:02FORECAST2020235-5139.4229.7834.6145.87669357270.29451.14453.134.2745TF7.42264.42142461.0188692632567.2519083227480.15584132513376891124128WETL
2020-05-15 16:00:02FORECAST2020235-5140.2127.533.855141.893021933510.15430.51433.343.8543TF8.21261.21142459.6268030359965.2178360444140.17296592115218891123126DRYL
2020-05-15 12:00:03FORECAST2020235-5134.8430.0532.445139.999388116950.07070.40073.073.4707FF2.84263.84142458.9601304741464.2541374364540.078809241830788891122124DRYL
2020-05-15 07:56:28FORECAST2020235-5130.7930.0630.425140.125088957770.06450.39453.393.7845TF-1.21257.79142459.0044841335364.3180441712260.038469885491933891122124DRYL
2020-05-15 04:00:05FORECAST2020235-5131.6830.4331.055140.781949425720.03880.37884.074.4488TF-0.32249.68142459.2360277559864.6521432340080.045463946580545891122124WETL