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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, June 18, 2020

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DAY 262 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/19/2020 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): 61.23°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.15°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 49.69°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.747
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 29
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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.42 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.08 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: 96 in
SWE DAY: 169
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.85 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 44.17 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: -24

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: 2
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2020-06-19 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020262-2461.2300238.1500649.6900496.46544772727300.424.665.08TF29.23002246.23002169457.84748564861 44.1664626938990.7474889822589592 4122127WETL
2020-06-18 11:54:50FORECAST2020262-2363.0648.5255.7997.2174293333330.00640.42644.665.0864TF31.06248.06170458.6449113361844.5882792569180.8004572418245924122127WETL
2020-06-18 08:00:01FORECAST2020262-2363.848.0155.90596.7242813333330.00540.42544.665.0854TF31.8248.8170458.4703716892744.3452172142710.81982581180473924122127WETL
2020-06-18 04:00:04FORECAST2020262-2363.9343.0553.4996.4492430.00630.42634.665.0863TF31.93248.93170458.3729324866844.209722350030.82310262234575924122127WETL
2020-06-18 00:00:04FORECAST2020262-2461.4841.8551.66596.3272920.01110.43114.665.0911TF29.48244.48169457.7983304197344.0984734514530.75513456012316924122127WETL
2020-06-17 20:00:02FORECAST2020262-2461.3940.4250.90597.4346026666670.00790.43794.665.0979TF29.39257.39169458.1918224243944.6437381630370.752396346098924122127WETL
2020-06-17 16:00:02FORECAST2020262-2465.5740.4853.02597.2657373333330.00290.43294.665.0929TF33.57261.57169458.131886226844.560535709760.86118096937166925122128WETL
2020-06-17 12:00:01FORECAST2020262-2465.5742.1253.84596.03431600.434.665.09TF33.57261.57169457.6940336939343.9543334630770.86118096937166925122128WETL
2020-06-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020262-2465.2942.0953.6995.9206093333330.00080.44084.665.1008TF33.29257.29169457.6535342689843.8984058706340.85510763973754925122128WETL
2020-06-17 04:00:03FORECAST2020262-2465.2442.0853.6695.8396324166670.00180.44184.665.1018TF33.24262.24169457.6246852172543.8585816160140.85400462342377925122128WETL
2020-06-17 00:02:43FORECAST2020262-2465.7541.9353.8495.5152013333330.00140.01144.664.6714TF33.75262.75169457.5090430082843.6990683547570.86499266647485925121124WETL
2020-06-16 19:54:40FORECAST2020262-2465.7241.7953.75596.6135466666670.00240.12244.664.7824TF33.72273.72169457.9001594780444.2393584264050.86436240412644925122128WETL
2020-06-16 16:00:02FORECAST2020262-2465.6141.5553.5896.5811293333330.0020.1224.664.782TF33.61273.61169457.8886314128344.2234011307460.86203426483292925122128WETL
2020-06-16 12:00:03FORECAST2020262-2465.2641.3453.395.878280.00160.12164.664.7816TF33.26272.26169457.6384546482743.8775878935340.85444650323288925122128WETL
2020-06-16 08:00:03FORECAST2020262-2465.341.3253.3195.9810940876960.00110.15114.664.8111TF33.3267.3169457.6750788574743.9281548054130.85532756981006925122128WETL
2020-06-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020262-2465.3641.1853.2796.05546350.00130.14134.664.8013TF33.36267.36169457.7015646060743.9647359329110.85664243995645925122128WETL
2020-06-16 00:02:43FORECAST2020262-2464.5741.2152.8994.8589826666670.00210.16213.343.5021FF32.57268.57169457.2748448791343.3766265842920.83868199205713924122127DRYL
2020-06-15 19:54:44FORECAST2020262-2464.0441.1752.60595.9503017314220.00260.19263.693.8826TF32.04278.04169457.6641110750143.913009549290.82584576437053924122127DRYL
2020-06-15 16:02:39FORECAST2020262-2463.8741.0252.44596.1736986666670.00130.23133.693.9213TF31.87270.87169457.7436623032844.0229010449320.82159494438089924122127DRYL
2020-06-15 12:00:02FORECAST2020262-2458.2138.3648.28595.9111346666670.00540.28543.693.9754TF26.21266.21169457.6501591055443.8937460401930.64622449492737923122126DRYL
2020-06-15 07:54:45FORECAST2020262-2458.2441.0949.66595.2950413333330.00630.38633.964.3463TF26.24274.24169457.4305135315843.590859694120.6473004184353923122126WETL
2020-06-15 04:00:05FORECAST2020262-2462.640.3951.49595.4705799166670.00880.33884.14.4388TF30.6269.6169457.4931304203443.6771344691210.78781070777032924122127WETL
2020-06-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020262-2461.1936.9749.0894.6902266666670.0040.4243.984.404TF29.19268.19169457.2145543583443.293749787490.74625342136741924122127WETL
2020-06-14 20:00:04FORECAST2020262-2461.2537.1349.1995.6220573333330.00360.44364.124.5636TF29.25281.25169457.5471419426443.7515990395420.7481046497295924122127WETL
2020-06-14 16:00:03FORECAST2020262-2460.2938.9949.6495.7620586666670.00610.54614.234.7761TF28.29275.29169457.5970430212843.8204348794970.717652717243179241231210.5WETL
2020-06-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020262-2460.738.4949.59595.1433413333330.00470.52474.264.7847TF28.7278.7169457.3763776809143.5163168194980.730872201473229241231210.5WETL
2020-06-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020262-2460.7338.5149.6295.2019059146280.00470.50474.274.7747TF28.73274.73169457.3972795822943.54509277640.731827163615029241231210.5WETL
2020-06-14 04:00:03FORECAST2020262-2461.0938.7249.90595.1674589967950.00570.41574.174.5857TF29.09274.09169457.3849857348843.5281668756740.74315226144602924122127WETL
2020-06-14 00:00:03FORECAST2020262-2462.0138.7650.38594.9746462378560.0030.4933.914.403TF30.01279.01169457.3161524384643.43343979670.770924439292469241231210.5WETL
2020-06-13 20:00:02FORECAST2020262-2462.0438.7850.4196.2579950124140.0030.4734.314.783TF30.04289.04169457.7736683452644.0643754843930.77180082431022924122127WETL
2020-06-13 15:58:58FORECAST2020262-2463.2439.4751.35595.6537506241980.00640.48644.34.7864TF31.24293.24169457.5584400275343.767180918390.80528001100894924122127WETL
2020-06-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020262-2462.1538.1750.1695.5458674023330.00570.64574.425.0657TF30.15288.15169457.5199778888943.7141431412910.774998085509399241231210.5WETL
2020-06-13 08:00:03FORECAST2020262-2462.1838.1950.18595.4789947869590.00570.57574.65.1757TF30.18288.18169457.4961314124843.6812707461860.775865647100099241231210.5WETL
2020-06-13 04:00:02FORECAST2020262-2459.8737.4448.65595.507112323040.01090.48094.494.9709TF27.87282.87169457.5061584939543.6950920677650.70379539280087924122127WETL
2020-06-13 00:02:38FORECAST2020262-2453.5538.4846.01596.6346243027390.070.364.054.41TF21.55263.55169457.9076544762544.2497341556610.4702839984285922122125WETL
2020-06-12 20:00:03FORECAST2020262-2453.5838.4946.03597.6397301569130.070.364.14.46TF21.58274.58169458.2645947537844.7448313722260.47143588373671922122125WETL
2020-06-12 16:02:37FORECAST2020262-2456.5837.6347.10597.5507018679150.01860.23863.974.2086TF24.58280.58169458.2330151702644.700952248910.58622574529364923122126WETL
2020-06-12 12:00:04FORECAST2020262-2463.6340.7752.296.0376462915930.00230.26234.094.3523TF31.63279.63169457.6952196828643.9559716172550.81548380568726924122127WETL
2020-06-12 08:00:03FORECAST2020262-2463.6640.7852.2295.6453079429420.00230.26234.134.3923TF31.66287.66169457.5554304532543.7630300466670.81625472405025924122127WETL
2020-06-12 04:00:04FORECAST2020262-2461.4441.6151.52595.3985155438410.01520.23524.584.8152TF29.44279.44169457.4674275022243.6417134933720.75391958895739924122127WETL
2020-06-11 23:54:57FORECAST2020262-2455.7439.3747.55597.3034253333330.26390.53394.515.0439TF23.74273.74169458.1452652413244.5791036082290.55439945412143923123129WETL
2020-06-11 19:59:01FORECAST2020262-2455.7539.3647.55598.7459923639940.25410.52414.535.0541TF23.75273.75169458.6564063829145.2904820023840.5547808336089923123129WETL
2020-06-11 16:00:04FORECAST2020262-2455.8938.9547.4298.8731132200190.13960.39964.354.7496TF23.89280.89169458.7013590678445.3532314092910.5601146656776923122126WETL
2020-06-11 11:55:12FORECAST2020262-2449.2738.8644.06597.5744573586660.00060.23063.693.9206TF17.27280.27169458.2414422747544.7126600692110.3129194718211922122125DRYL
2020-06-11 07:55:22FORECAST2020262-2441.2238.8840.0597.5524693333330.00040.23043.723.9504TF9.22271.22169458.2336421845344.7018233267080.10295317059573921122124DRYL
2020-06-11 04:00:04FORECAST2020262-2439.4838.2838.8897.39942287560500.343.714.05TF7.48261.48169458.179338009244.6264030956230.075906685909988921122124WETL