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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, May 24, 2020

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DAY 237 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/25/2020 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): 48.74°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.88°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.436
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: 17
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 221

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): 0.64 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.17 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.81 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: 138 in
SWE DAY: 144
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.47 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 63.62 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: -49

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2020-05-25 04:00:03OBSERVATION2020237-4948.7432.8800240.81001138.4626495833300.642.172.81FF16.74220.74144459.47279911326 63.6198211766920.4360982606205889 2123127.5DRYL
2020-05-25 00:00:03FORECAST2020237-4843.4443.4443.44140.937461333330.00240.64242.172.8124FF11.44215.44145460.8619615476664.9527148856270.2678673472877892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-24 12:00:03FORECAST2020237-4856.344.4250.36140.643282666670.0080.6482.172.818FF24.3228.3145460.7595265667264.8027323362830.68899059262154893123129DRYL
2020-05-24 08:00:01FORECAST2020237-4856.2439.147.67140.4303560.01970.65972.172.8297FF24.24228.24145460.68533631264.6942057822740.68715480729404893123129DRYL
2020-05-24 03:56:10FORECAST2020237-4856.4337.5446.985140.344474666670.02130.66132.172.8313FF24.43228.43145460.6554012343164.6504402885920.69295200002153893123129DRYL
2020-05-24 00:00:02FORECAST2020237-4956.5736.746.635140.179217333330.01210.65212.172.8221FF24.57228.57144460.0750392097364.4929589110220.69719309602832893123129DRYL
2020-05-23 20:00:01FORECAST2020237-4956.8235.2346.025141.265645333330.01310.66312.172.8331FF24.82240.82144460.4548466413765.0464510576540.704700501438128941231210.5DRYL
2020-05-23 16:00:03FORECAST2020237-4956.7635.2946.025141.247113333330.01240.66242.172.8324FF24.76240.76144460.448376769865.0370040577530.702906541083458941231210.5DRYL
2020-05-23 11:56:01FORECAST2020237-4955.6236.7446.18140.454720.00620.65622.172.8262FF23.62239.62144460.1714521783664.6332524677050.6679198042998893123129DRYL
2020-05-23 08:00:03FORECAST2020237-4956.1837.2246.7140.4835840.00550.66552.172.8355FF24.18236.18144460.1815493161164.6479533385990.68531437273042893123129DRYL
2020-05-23 04:00:03FORECAST2020237-4952.0637.5244.79140.430309833330.00580.66582.172.8358FF20.06237.06144460.1629124925464.6208203751360.55024230892519893123129DRYL
2020-05-22 23:56:21FORECAST2020237-4958.1137.1347.62134.250656602480.0070.1272.172.297FF26.11252.11144457.9838906268461.4846380300120.74200889482655894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 20:00:02FORECAST2020237-4957.7936.847.295134.340685333330.00560.12562.172.2956FF25.79251.79144458.0158820020961.5301674817120.73298658110102894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 16:00:02FORECAST2020237-4958.363747.68134.235506666670.00910.13912.172.3091FF26.36253.36144457.9785064342561.4769768536450.74894607062542894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 12:00:02FORECAST2020237-4958.5536.5547.55133.819438666670.00640.12642.172.2964FF26.55254.55144457.8305574566461.2666282032950.75415166089765894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 08:00:04FORECAST2020237-4958.9336.9147.92133.978822448750.00740.16742.172.3374FF26.93248.93144457.8872509657861.3471946986880.76438689605395894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 03:59:14FORECAST2020237-4958.3937.3847.885134.09399858090.00430.21432.172.3843FF26.39248.39144457.9282053372361.4054241166470.74977185883016894122127DRYL
2020-05-22 00:00:04FORECAST2020237-4954.8337.1245.975134.569435829840.00750.32752.172.4975FF22.83250.83144458.0971347408961.6458729773480.64276097196545893122126DRYL
2020-05-21 20:00:03FORECAST2020237-4954.5137.2545.88133.797047219280.03980.41982.522.9398FF22.51257.51144457.8225908819161.2553108102810.63238313739019893122126DRYL
2020-05-21 16:00:02FORECAST2020237-4955.2637.4246.34133.793630524110.04270.43272.522.9527FF23.26259.26144457.8213752280461.2535839232990.65654042091043893122126DRYL
2020-05-21 12:00:03FORECAST2020237-4954.6238.6546.635134.149976810680.03630.43632.522.9563FF22.62258.62144457.9481057705761.4337277696150.6359618757683893122126DRYL
2020-05-21 08:01:59FORECAST2020237-4954.6237.9846.3134.917594456660.01690.42692.593.0169FF22.62253.62144458.2207109691261.8220360541760.6359618757683893122126DRYL
2020-05-21 04:00:07FORECAST2020237-4957.3638.2747.815135.231777574450.04570.47572.643.1157FF25.36250.36144458.3321340852661.9810692118420.72061729573055894122127DRYL
2020-05-21 00:00:03FORECAST2020237-4951.6636.7744.215135.880790231250.10680.54682.32.8468FF19.66242.66144458.5620210808662.3097697945060.5365230865284893123129DRYL
2020-05-20 20:00:02FORECAST2020237-4951.6936.4844.085136.40350603160.10040.46042.472.9304FF19.69260.69144458.7468970983862.5746851453380.53755374238908893122126DRYL
2020-05-20 15:56:22FORECAST2020237-4952.636.6244.61136.113662192860.06530.32532.52.8253FF20.6262.6144458.6444143983862.4277708880630.5686654453518893122126DRYL
2020-05-20 12:00:01FORECAST2020237-4949.8337.7143.77135.503446067080.06830.31832.592.9083FF17.83261.83144458.4284079921762.1186290579860.47345153441114892122125DRYL
2020-05-20 08:01:58FORECAST2020237-4949.8737.7443.805135.711469685090.06830.30832.652.9583FF17.87257.87144458.5020825247362.2239914731040.47482879374399892122125DRYL
2020-05-20 04:00:05FORECAST2020237-4949.3737.6243.495135.778677910240.07490.31492.632.9449FF17.37259.37144458.5258769577462.2580373609530.45763997413111892122125DRYL
2020-05-20 00:00:03FORECAST2020237-4953.137.2445.17135.456873757040.12220.38222.592.9722FF21.1259.1144458.4119084101562.0950440062360.58559262177834893122126DRYL
2020-05-19 20:00:03FORECAST2020237-4941.2937.139.195137.100466641850.38640.67642.633.3064FF9.29261.29144458.9930191297162.9281571080340.21033240238324891123126DRYL
2020-05-19 16:00:03FORECAST2020237-4945.6237.3941.505136.943676592130.44170.72172.573.2917FF13.62261.62144458.937688862562.8486144395240.33333719410099892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-19 12:00:04FORECAST2020237-4946.4138.2342.32136.035904390350.29770.59772.613.2077FF14.41271.41144458.6169080330162.3883658529750.35853068333477892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-19 07:56:25FORECAST2020237-4946.4538.2542.35136.310791570290.29770.57772.593.1677FF14.45255.45144458.7141234168862.5276852674260.35982395824428892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-19 04:00:03FORECAST2020237-4949.3836.0142.695136.399999136960.2880.6582.643.298FF17.38265.38144458.7456575848762.5729072986590.45798308316927892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-19 00:00:03FORECAST2020237-4950.2336.5443.385137.221247717990.37870.70872.863.5687TF18.23255.23144459.0356270236362.9894414871950.4872356933078892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-18 20:00:02FORECAST2020237-4950.2636.5543.405138.423142563390.37870.69873.133.8287TF18.26263.26144459.4589075469663.5997458613930.48827032565535892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-18 16:00:03FORECAST2020237-4948.7636.8442.8138.088753937720.32010.57013.173.7401TF16.76266.76144459.3412730561163.4298640284830.43677956405814892123127.5DRYL
2020-05-18 12:00:02FORECAST2020237-4945.6636.541.08137.394183900711.071.33.124.42TF13.66254.66144459.0966109022663.0772041864990.334596065737718921241210WETL
2020-05-18 08:00:04FORECAST2020237-4945.736.5341.115136.772602615651.071.33.44.7TF13.7260.7144458.8772927402762.761841609310.335856798338678921241210WETL
2020-05-18 04:00:03FORECAST2020237-4947.936.0641.98136.680852662060.73610.97613.294.2661TF15.9266.9144458.844890434462.7153108642050.40767892744495892123127.5WETL
2020-05-17 23:56:20FORECAST2020237-4957.7137.0347.37136.227950979180.04080.40083.393.7908TF25.71276.71144458.6848335251362.4856950163570.73070639243838894122127DRYL
2020-05-17 20:00:02FORECAST2020237-4953.8736.4645.165142.843825212480.01630.37633.293.6663TF21.87247.87144461.0047032995465.8516752602510.61134202027361893122126DRYL
2020-05-17 16:01:53FORECAST2020237-4951.9137.5144.71143.764073968610.08840.50843.363.8684TF19.91244.91144461.3243130463666.3218626643170.545103740504893123129DRYL
2020-05-17 12:00:03FORECAST2020237-4940.053437.025142.478080470210.01490.22493.33.5249FF8.05235.05144460.8774696222665.6649372037470.18073658360843891122124DRYL
2020-05-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020237-4936.243435.12142.721021364380.00090.21093.333.5409FF4.24223.24144460.961996015465.7889668814820.10704219844129891122124DRYL
2020-05-17 04:00:04FORECAST2020237-4935.5533.3134.43143.1140466189300.113.393.5FF3.55221.55144461.098630842365.9896909502880.096425726775508891122124DRYL