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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, May 8, 2020

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DAY 221 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/09/2020 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): 55.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 40.07°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 47.68°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.757
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 23
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 186

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): 0.58 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.82 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.40 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: 161 in
SWE DAY: 128
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.02 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 73.96 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: -65

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2020-05-09 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020221-6555.2999240.0699447.68493161.1266462500.584.825.4TF23.29992186.29992128459.02447747095 73.9610746015520.7567030013564988 4113129WETL
2020-05-09 00:00:03FORECAST2020221-6448.1248.1248.12161.9118773333300.584.825.4TF16.12179.12129459.8268629230574.4514306241690.50498186775404883113127.5WETL
2020-05-08 12:00:01FORECAST2020221-6461.3648.3354.845162.4114960.00390.58394.825.4039TF29.36192.36129460.0019709390674.709608263160.898464301004618851131210.5WETL
2020-05-08 08:00:01FORECAST2020221-6456.9243.0950.005162.215898666670.00540.58544.825.4054TF24.92187.92129459.9334438013774.6085169130940.80232206630641884113129WETL
2020-05-08 04:00:03FORECAST2020221-6461.8438.9750.405162.139464416670.00570.58574.825.4057TF29.84192.84129459.9066559606974.5690188791270.906349600381028851131210.5WETL
2020-05-08 00:00:03FORECAST2020221-6563.4143.2553.33160.481834666670.00690.58694.825.4069TF31.41187.41128458.7968377995373.6285582693330.928993341941348851131210.5WETL
2020-05-07 20:00:03FORECAST2020221-6563.5441.3652.45161.565146666670.00210.59214.825.4121TF31.54201.54128459.1790696784774.1873337388660.930661734351388851231212WETL
2020-05-07 16:00:03FORECAST2020221-6563.9841.7552.865161.527481333330.00190.59194.825.4119TF31.98201.98128459.1657976196174.1678948039060.936085856643278851231212WETL
2020-05-07 12:00:02FORECAST2020221-6563.7441.7752.755160.267906666670.00190.59194.825.4119TF31.74201.74128458.7212317844473.5182915616470.933169512090378851231212WETL
2020-05-07 08:00:02FORECAST2020221-6563.8341.6952.76160.299722666670.00110.59114.825.4111TF31.83196.83128458.7324787336773.5346891192010.93427493852268851131210.5WETL
2020-05-07 04:00:03FORECAST2020221-6563.3441.4752.405160.602285250.00040.59044.825.4104TF31.34201.34128458.8393891348873.6906544577750.928082339563448851231212WETL
2020-05-07 00:00:02FORECAST2020221-6564.2542.0553.15160.134629333330.00170.01174.824.8317TF32.25192.25128458.6741083959673.4496083327850.93924776970057885111123.5WETL
2020-05-06 20:00:02FORECAST2020221-6564.2841.7553.015160.151138666670.00060.15064.824.9706TF32.28196.28128458.6799465312573.4581157205460.93959143227709885112127WETL
2020-05-06 16:00:03FORECAST2020221-6564.4141.8253.115160.112270666670.00020.15024.824.9702TF32.41196.41128458.6662013919873.4380869829240.9410631453194885112127WETL
2020-05-06 12:00:02FORECAST2020221-6564.2641.1552.705160.342089972380.00220.14224.824.9622TF32.26196.26128458.747454156373.5565255689310.93936249280159885112127WETL
2020-05-06 08:00:02FORECAST2020221-6564.3741.1352.75160.109759570580.00130.21134.825.0313TF32.37196.37128458.6653133303573.4367930406860.94061332749293885112127WETL
2020-05-06 04:00:04FORECAST2020221-6564.5741.3452.955159.990957873130.00040.39044.825.2104TF32.57200.57128458.6232920450973.3755797972240.94283582398667885122128WETL
2020-05-05 23:59:24FORECAST2020221-6565.064253.53161.773337333330.00160.38164.955.3316TF33.06208.06128459.2524065098874.2947944794670.94800535189079885122128WETL
2020-05-05 20:00:03FORECAST2020221-6565.442.1353.765162.770392368810.00140.34144.955.2914TF33.4208.4128459.6030900403274.8097752997780.95136954441749885122128WETL
2020-05-05 16:00:03FORECAST2020221-6565.8142.2954.05163.746015017540.00040.34044.955.2904TF33.81207.81128459.9453767758675.3142225727880.95519312772343885122128WETL
2020-05-05 11:57:09FORECAST2020221-6560.9141.7351.32162.752904422260.00030.32034.955.2703TF28.91202.91128459.596946840374.800737961860.89064410826062885122128WETL
2020-05-05 08:00:02FORECAST2020221-6560.4841.7751.125162.735159474070.00030.34034.825.1603TF28.48198.48128459.5907130813174.791567986090.88277719263618885112127WETL
2020-05-05 03:59:25FORECAST2020221-6566.2341.7253.975162.3935152384400.324.875.19TF34.23205.23128459.4706394609874.6150522909230.95885589643479885122128WETL
2020-05-05 00:00:02FORECAST2020221-6565.8640.2953.075161.883064584240.00130.26134.865.1213TF33.86209.86128459.2910432104374.3514416109990.95564243867479885122128WETL
2020-05-04 20:00:01FORECAST2020221-6565.9140.1553.03163.302186269970.00130.31134.885.1913TF33.91222.91128459.7897693840675.0846745649820.95608812318119885122128WETL
2020-05-04 16:00:03FORECAST2020221-6567.4941.5954.54162.753687450290.00120.28124.885.1612TF35.49226.49128459.5972219097574.8011426077230.96841405868874885122128WETL
2020-05-04 12:00:01FORECAST2020221-6565.4341.3553.39162.215453245430.00240.28244.845.1224TF33.43223.43128459.4080168207574.5230796731610.95165785913926885122128WETL
2020-05-04 08:00:02FORECAST2020221-6565.541.2553.375161.953926970080.00150.20154.835.0315TF33.5213.5128459.3159892552374.388028180030.95232529448965885122128WETL
2020-05-04 04:00:04FORECAST2020221-6565.5541.4353.49161.722088822030.00240.26244.815.0724TF33.55230.55128459.2343574089574.2683395390180.95279751477909885122128WETL
2020-05-04 00:00:04FORECAST2020221-6565.5439.652.57157.2928372790600.294.294.58TF33.54213.54128457.6655190770771.9875080204250.95270337089102885122128WETL
2020-05-03 20:00:03FORECAST2020221-6565.5939.6452.615157.7760775638300.34.44.7TF33.59226.59128457.8375415369572.2358114651680.95317259404042885122128WETL
2020-05-03 16:00:02FORECAST2020221-6566.5139.4852.995157.7881058825900.294.364.65TF34.51225.51128457.8418206499672.2419936741930.96116043084547885122128WETL
2020-05-03 12:01:29FORECAST2020221-6568.3138.9453.625158.329263961250.00080.52084.354.8708TF36.31225.31128458.0342041827972.520218417340.973589947843358851231124WETL
2020-05-03 08:00:03FORECAST2020221-6568.3438.9853.66158.04081838750.00080.43084.424.8508TF36.34225.34128457.9316937140572.3718996401410.973765033748378851221116WETL
2020-05-03 04:00:05FORECAST2020221-6566.539.3952.945158.7272855377300.354.554.9TF34.5221.5128458.175533526172.72495873640.9610799700707885122128WETL
2020-05-03 00:00:03FORECAST2020221-6564.1142.7853.445159.605963802130.00080.51083.824.3308TF32.11203.11128458.4870288358373.1772641281150.937623825385838851231212WETL
2020-05-02 19:57:17FORECAST2020221-6564.1442.853.47159.277389357830.00080.45084.474.9208TF32.14225.14128458.370629119873.0080771645070.937974623339885122128WETL
2020-05-02 16:00:02FORECAST2020221-6558.9140.7549.83159.999058184920.00120.21124.544.7512TF26.91223.91128458.626157604973.3797532757510.85069644407484885122128WETL
2020-05-02 12:00:02FORECAST2020221-6565.1541.0553.1160.00378309120.00270.37274.454.8227TF33.15221.15128458.6278290567373.382187679980.94891331385554885122128WETL
2020-05-02 08:00:03FORECAST2020221-6565.1941.0953.14159.699917824010.00270.37274.464.8327TF33.19223.19128458.5202948260573.2256534043610.94931279442703885122128WETL
2020-05-02 04:00:04FORECAST2020221-6564.340.3952.345160.365167855580.00270.41274.625.0327TF32.3225.3128458.7556107365873.5684205204590.93981969707787885122128WETL
2020-05-02 00:00:01FORECAST2020221-6565.9841.0153.495158.864586038420.00090.10094.574.6709TF33.98229.98128458.224252997972.7956062652760.95670602541627885122128WETL
2020-05-01 19:57:21FORECAST2020221-6566.0141.0553.53160.42671574790.00060.10064.624.7206TF34.01248.01128458.7773617078373.6001453982750.95696868923787885122128WETL
2020-05-01 16:00:02FORECAST2020221-6566.9741.3154.14160.7745464489500.244.484.72TF34.97247.97128458.9002208844373.7794748780150.96471804343055885122128WETL
2020-05-01 12:00:02FORECAST2020221-6558.4943.9651.225159.66221318870.0020.2324.474.702TF26.49241.49128458.5069458240273.2062337326540.84120605097494884122127WETL
2020-05-01 08:00:02FORECAST2020221-6548.3445.3746.855159.969001331410.0020.0624.624.682TF16.34225.34128458.6155244199773.3642674365420.51333118526217883121123WETL
2020-05-01 03:57:15FORECAST2020221-6543.7442.6643.2161.244065727810.00150.39154.775.1615TF11.74221.74128459.0658902910474.0216505874850.34299550588554882122125WETL