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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, May 3, 2020

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DAY 216 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/04/2020 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): 34.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.53°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.145
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: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 189

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: 0.62 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.51 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.39 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.90 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: 168 in
SWE DAY: 123
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.72 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 76.96 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: -70

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: 1
D3: 5
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
2020-05-04 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020216-7034.7700224.5329.65001167.758850833330.621.513.394.9TF2.77002188.77002123458.72498930761 76.9551770547780.1446924056923689 1115127.5WETL
2020-05-04 00:00:03FORECAST2020216-6924.6124.6124.61163.003616364390.00080.89083.394.2808TF-7.39178.61124457.5680754051274.5852510239270.014980920066929891113124.5WETL
2020-05-03 12:01:29FORECAST2020216-6937.9426.4232.18163.127723885790.10610.99613.394.3861TF5.94191.94124457.6123057015674.6492538512240.23767633634007891114126WETL
2020-05-03 08:00:03FORECAST2020216-6938.127.3932.745163.365024562610.18261.07263.394.4626TF6.1192.1124457.6968377500374.7716551412630.24310327864795891114126WETL
2020-05-03 04:00:05FORECAST2020216-6937.0726.6831.875164.113857299170.24391.13393.394.5239TF5.07191.07124457.9632556444775.1581163850990.20935961049773891114126WETL
2020-05-03 00:00:03FORECAST2020216-7039.5225.7832.65165.18071598560.38490.43493.393.8249TF7.52178.52123457.8106163663975.621485397210.29405790309291892112124DRYL
2020-05-02 19:57:17FORECAST2020216-7039.7125.532.605164.814819875430.31341.00343.394.3934TF7.71196.71123457.6803601194575.4325061136110.30123254355243892114128WETL
2020-05-02 16:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.5526.2432.895165.048211132920.37391.06393.394.4539TF7.55196.55123457.7634596224675.5530401327020.29518548220693892114128WETL
2020-05-02 12:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.6828.0533.865164.752548474020.29140.98143.394.3714TF7.68196.68123457.6581799147475.4003514709340.30009448013397892113126WETL
2020-05-02 08:00:03FORECAST2020216-7040.0628.0634.06164.56778677230.27871.02873.394.4187TF8.06198.06123457.5923497230575.3049602378570.31465078743892892114128WETL
2020-05-02 04:00:04FORECAST2020216-7039.728.1633.93164.357462812260.31851.08853.394.4785TF7.7196.7123457.5173741439975.1963948068340.30085297329538892114128WETL
2020-05-02 00:00:01FORECAST2020216-7040.4927.4833.985165.525102995730.27191.08193.394.4719TF8.49185.49123457.9331049940575.7994243692950.3314755250927892114128WETL
2020-05-01 19:57:21FORECAST2020216-7040.6427.4634.05166.555249213830.27841.12843.394.5184TF8.64202.64123458.2988596473776.3320807829830.33742778424938921241210WETL
2020-05-01 16:00:02FORECAST2020216-7040.4327.533.965166.572674760760.29341.14343.394.5334TF8.43201.43123458.3050383812476.3410960994980.329106375087868921241210WETL
2020-05-01 12:00:01FORECAST2020216-7040.3928.5334.46165.19984277870.2270.9173.394.307TF8.39201.39123457.8174220311475.6313661408920.32753073634049892123127.5WETL
2020-05-01 08:00:02FORECAST2020216-7042.2229.3235.77165.109589758850.23960.99963.394.3896TF10.22196.22123457.7853054457875.5847439797840.40234316778017892114128WETL
2020-05-01 03:57:15FORECAST2020216-7041.729.3635.53164.886924800620.26611.09613.394.4861TF9.7204.7123457.706038505675.469741151860.380578453392298921241210WETL
2020-05-01 00:00:03FORECAST2020216-7040.8828.6234.75165.65293649340.42021.42023.394.8102TF8.88203.88123457.978544459375.8654907406580.347035993528968921241210WETL
2020-04-30 20:00:02FORECAST2020216-7040.4927.7834.135165.507538958660.39891.44893.434.8789TF8.49215.49123457.9268605600875.7903477143650.33147552509278921241210WETL
2020-04-30 16:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.9428.7534.345165.766007457550.48731.53733.434.9673TF7.94217.94123458.0187241660875.9239352458110.31002142378168921251212.5WETL
2020-04-30 12:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.8828.4234.15165.76883137580.50691.59693.435.0269TF7.88213.88123458.0197274962375.9253949741140.307717916189028921251212.5WETL
2020-04-30 08:00:02FORECAST2020216-7034.2928.9231.605165.864419316390.411.583.455.03TF2.29212.29123458.0536853763275.9748085406770.133103089098618911251210WETL
2020-04-30 04:00:04FORECAST2020216-7040.0428.0334.035165.61989972880.38841.53843.535.0684TF8.04215.04123457.966802684175.8484159396610.313877176003048921251212.5WETL
2020-04-30 00:00:03FORECAST2020216-7039.8128.5434.175166.248480829350.53921.59923.254.8492TF7.81206.81123458.1900412082776.1733982820120.305040035867448921251212.5WETL
2020-04-29 20:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.127.2533.175167.259361831850.5661.5063.55.006TF7.1223.1123458.5483056285576.6964969685050.278484835487348921251212.5WETL
2020-04-29 16:00:03FORECAST2020216-7039.4630.434.93167.215356575580.55921.59923.485.0792TF7.46225.46123458.532728952276.6737137733140.291808732462448921251212.5WETL
2020-04-29 12:00:02FORECAST2020216-7039.1330.1934.66166.400612142950.5181.3983.484.878TF7.13226.13123458.2440165984576.2520848728260.279583763253548921241210WETL
2020-04-29 08:00:03FORECAST2020216-7039.1730.2234.695166.213758991870.5181.4783.494.968TF7.17217.17123458.1777191592476.1554409877770.281052263233268921241210WETL
2020-04-29 04:00:03FORECAST2020216-7040.6530.0535.35165.426356514130.52051.45053.494.9405TF8.65217.65123457.8979946455275.7483969093370.33782607154518921241210WETL
2020-04-29 00:00:04FORECAST2020216-7035.1629.4432.3164.714469107860.39880.93883.534.4688TF3.16215.16123457.6446148469175.3806897745810.15459294440821891123126WETL
2020-04-28 20:00:01FORECAST2020216-7038.8328.7733.8165.578198811970.39130.93133.514.4413TF6.83227.83123457.9519801288475.8268640121080.26869016714079892123127.5WETL
2020-04-28 16:00:02FORECAST2020216-7040.7229.6735.195164.992660260170.32150.74153.524.2615TF8.72228.72123457.7436850713275.5243483172080.34061914435538892123127.5WETL
2020-04-28 12:00:03FORECAST2020216-7040.0929.934.995165.259796405910.60681.21683.484.6968TF8.09225.09123457.8387524919675.662339023560.315812729588138921241210WETL
2020-04-28 08:00:01FORECAST2020216-7036.8129.1832.995165.60299924810.8441.4343.524.954TF4.81218.81123457.9607956118875.8396812913740.20129816765236891124128WETL
2020-04-28 04:00:04FORECAST2020216-7036.3629.8533.105165.154095784830.60671.27673.564.8367TF4.36220.36123457.8011438590575.6077339633010.18779244662266891124128WETL
2020-04-28 00:00:02FORECAST2020216-7038.9429.4934.215166.316466028140.4831.0532.83.853TF6.94215.94123458.2141645770476.2085605364890.272659643395358921241210DRYL
2020-04-27 20:00:02FORECAST2020216-7038.9729.5134.24166.594026565030.4831.0432.893.933TF6.97224.97123458.3126089108676.3521429439860.273747250765418921241210DRYL
2020-04-27 16:01:19FORECAST2020216-7034.5230.6732.595166.743332885990.50840.95842.913.8684TF2.52221.52123458.3655357250376.4293971068610.13857410166326891123126DRYL
2020-04-27 12:00:02FORECAST2020216-7041.6130.4336.02164.791925463160.25750.71752.983.6975TF9.61228.61123457.672205856975.4206840341310.37684744303596892123127.5DRYL
2020-04-27 08:00:02FORECAST2020216-7041.6430.4736.055164.654040718020.25750.71753.34.0175TF9.64228.64123457.623085660775.3494901798840.37808985560593892123127.5WETL
2020-04-27 04:00:03FORECAST2020216-7040.9730.2235.595164.866270860770.30680.70683.544.2468TF8.97226.97123457.6986835962575.4590751423960.35066497501614892123127.5WETL
2020-04-27 00:00:02FORECAST2020216-703528.2331.615169.125230085840.78961.04963.954.9996TF3204123459.2071733404577.6635188482710.15047822301377891124128WETL
2020-04-26 20:00:02FORECAST2020216-7035.0630.0832.57169.932612646660.76291.02294.15.1229TF3.06222.06123459.4913064483178.0825581931910.15201263572122891124128WETL
2020-04-26 16:00:03FORECAST2020216-7035.432.5633.98168.884788107950.59080.89083.974.8608TF3.4225.4123459.122444623277.5387967757930.16090280637598891123126WETL
2020-04-26 12:00:03FORECAST2020216-7036.1734.335.235165.582491373190.35460.56463.994.5546TF4.17233.17123457.9535059885575.8290824546730.18226177173339891123126WETL
2020-04-26 08:00:02FORECAST2020216-7034.7531.733.225165.70222899160.12480.43483.734.1648TF2.75220.75123457.9960619410275.8909683330.14419591091424891122124WETL
2020-04-26 04:00:04FORECAST2020216-7036.2135.3635.785164.927140225730.08090.30093.924.2209TF4.21227.21123457.7203581920275.4905096997040.18341760402463891122124WETL