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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, June 20, 2020

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DAY 264 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/21/2020 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): 54.03°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.75°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.89°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.411
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: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 266

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: 0.38 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.38 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.07 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 5.45 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: 90 in
SWE DAY: 171
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.72 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 41.25 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: -22

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 5.0

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
2020-06-21 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020264-2254.0300243.7500448.8900390.314780.380000000000050.380000000000055.075.4500000000001TF22.03002266.03002171456.71936767513 41.2485092133190.4112923866602892 2122125WETL
2020-06-20 11:54:44FORECAST2020264-2156.145.0950.59592.6928106666670.27220.27225.075.3422TF24.1268.1172458.1018001762242.4627434297930.49529000822393922122125WETL
2020-06-20 08:00:03FORECAST2020264-2152.7545.7449.24592.3700586666670.40180.40185.075.4718TF20.75264.75172457.9871480098742.3042997302510.36107961482972922122125WETL
2020-06-20 04:00:03FORECAST2020264-2156.6545.4251.03591.3940656666670.35760.35765.075.4276TF24.65268.65172457.6398706646441.8255683912090.51780003324678923122126WETL
2020-06-20 00:00:02FORECAST2020264-2252.944.9648.9391.5181333333330.36280.36285.075.4328TF20.9253.9171457.1502299393341.8375356969520.36685982823915922122125WETL
2020-06-19 20:00:03FORECAST2020264-2253.2745.8349.5593.6947613333330.61310.62315.075.6931TF21.27269.27171457.926236954842.9052894797510.3812448165523922123127.5WETL
2020-06-19 16:00:03FORECAST2020264-2252.4546.2249.33593.7011026666670.51230.52235.075.5923TF20.45268.45171457.9284914921742.90840459530.34961497371937922123127.5WETL
2020-06-19 12:00:02FORECAST2020264-2252.0746.649.33591.4983093333330.57380.58385.075.6538TF20.07268.07171457.1431425933641.8278246706190.33528872947912922123127.5WETL
2020-06-19 08:00:02FORECAST2020264-2251.8246.7449.2890.953720.43170.44175.075.5117TF19.82266.82171456.9483049740141.5611481850810.32599090597423922122125WETL
2020-06-19 04:00:04FORECAST2020264-2252.0646.949.4891.1497703939390.38340.39345.075.4634TF20.06264.06171457.0184769346241.6571292383790.33491482571255922122125WETL
2020-06-18 23:58:54FORECAST2020264-2255.7747.0351.491.1333373333330.3310.3515.075.421TF23.77273.77171457.012596420841.6490831151990.48178660374612922122125WETL
2020-06-18 20:00:03FORECAST2020264-2255.9746.2651.11593.1857080.56560.58565.075.6556TF23.97273.97171457.745134456642.6553044378940.48996898184715922123127.5WETL
2020-06-18 16:00:04FORECAST2020264-2257.5846.6952.13593.0910253333330.49980.53985.075.6098TF25.58275.58171457.7114240026942.608825767190.55569635771529923123129WETL
2020-06-18 11:54:50FORECAST2020264-2252.3547.8150.0891.4096426666670.32520.35525.075.4252TF20.35270.35171457.1114387023841.784393270630.34582308019512922122125WETL
2020-06-18 08:00:01FORECAST2020264-2252.5248.0350.27590.8691533333330.31790.34795.075.4179TF20.52271.52171456.9180253919941.5197541101090.35227827751484922122125WETL
2020-06-18 04:00:04FORECAST2020264-2253.4848.3850.9390.5207523333330.33070.36075.075.4307TF21.48273.48171456.7932097902941.3492650109750.38948430617129922122125WETL
2020-06-18 00:00:04FORECAST2020264-2256.7548.5352.6490.3941546666670.46040.50045.075.5704TF24.75269.75171456.7478284667241.2873338500850.52188877575419923123129WETL
2020-06-17 20:00:02FORECAST2020264-2256.848.6452.7291.4564746666670.58570.62575.085.7057TF24.8282.8171457.128184967541.8073322678990.52393231036939923123129WETL
2020-06-17 16:00:02FORECAST2020264-2257.9148.9353.4291.2202053333330.48480.51485.085.5948TF25.91289.91171457.0436790532741.6916182495420.56903989602312923123129WETL
2020-06-17 12:00:01FORECAST2020264-2257.3747.6452.50590.1897933333330.43340.45345.085.5334TF25.37287.37171456.674540490541.1873824274340.54717103870298923122126WETL
2020-06-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020264-2254.6247.6951.15590.211660.41830.43835.095.5283TF22.62275.62171456.68238412341.1980759644940.43499166304189922122125WETL
2020-06-17 04:00:03FORECAST2020264-2257.6347.9552.7990.026925750.40910.43915.095.5291TF25.63287.63171456.6161057393841.1077442476530.55772255389411923122126WETL
2020-06-17 00:02:43FORECAST2020264-2251.7847.7249.7589.9595373333330.32990.38994.665.0499TF19.78278.78171456.5919205888441.074797926310.3245130471782922122125WETL
2020-06-16 19:54:40FORECAST2020264-2251.847.7649.7890.976320.32820.38824.775.1582TF19.8293.8171456.9563959328941.5722113024370.32525163327222922122125WETL
2020-06-16 16:00:02FORECAST2020264-2251.7548.4150.0890.8457760.18710.21714.774.9871TF19.75293.75171456.9096538556141.5083120664040.32340646081624922122125WETL
2020-06-16 12:00:03FORECAST2020264-2263.0450.556.7789.8526466666670.04460.05464.774.8246TF31.04299.04171456.5535499125841.0225448047080.75815666632565924121123.5WETL
2020-06-16 08:00:04FORECAST2020264-2263.150.5456.8289.9247927543630.04460.06464.84.8646TF31.1294.1171456.5794494266541.0578123655920.76007495105783924121123.5WETL
2020-06-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020264-2263.8850.3757.12589.6943408333330.02250.02254.794.8125TF31.88299.88171456.4967035268540.945170915430.78424370762287924121123.5WETL
2020-06-16 00:02:43FORECAST2020264-2268.3251.3359.82588.1313746666670.00690.00693.493.4969FF36.32308.32171455.9342260029140.1821100952190.89299382245878925121118DRYL
2020-06-15 19:54:44FORECAST2020264-2268.3351.3459.83589.2301830647550.00690.00693.873.8769TF36.33317.33171456.3298962826340.7184001832190.89318316020039925121118DRYL
2020-06-15 16:02:39FORECAST2020264-2267.4550.1658.80589.6298253333330.00480.00483.913.9148TF35.45308.45171456.4735299590740.9136427595220.87558737190925925121124DRYL
2020-06-15 12:00:02FORECAST2020264-2273.2650.4461.8589.0144426666670.00340.01343.963.9734TF41.26309.26171456.2522973512640.6130439641090.9600215062819925121118DRYL
2020-06-15 07:54:45FORECAST2020264-2273.2750.4961.8888.3943586666670.00340.01344.334.3434TF41.27317.27171456.029024544540.3103931579970.96011017857615925121118WETL
2020-06-15 04:00:05FORECAST2020264-2272.4349.8861.15588.8636759166670.00750.01754.424.4375TF40.43310.43171456.1980433237240.5394350757360.95208698509437925121118WETL
2020-06-15 00:00:03FORECAST2020264-2260.348.454.3589.0766160.10660.10664.394.4966TF28.3294.3171456.2746646280740.6434030916030.6624604014944923122126WETL
2020-06-14 20:00:04FORECAST2020264-2260.3348.4454.38590.0041826666670.10660.10664.554.6566TF28.33307.33171456.6079438959341.096624789460.66358455507688923122126WETL
2020-06-14 16:00:03FORECAST2020264-2263.2147.2955.2590.3327840.11320.12324.764.8832TF31.21301.21171456.7258237404241.2573151831650.76357018389201924122127WETL
2020-06-14 12:00:02FORECAST2020264-2270.6947.2558.9789.1002693333330.00190.01194.774.7819TF38.69315.69171456.2831731470840.6549536196730.93140269599108925121118WETL
2020-06-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020264-2270.7147.2758.9989.1558819146280.00190.01194.764.7719TF38.71311.71171456.3031759546340.6821120726810.93167430745238925121118WETL
2020-06-14 04:00:03FORECAST2020264-2269.8847.8958.88589.0205749967950.00710.02714.574.5971TF37.88309.88171456.2545036554840.6160382602880.91969078455276925121118WETL
2020-06-14 00:00:03FORECAST2020264-2273.7949.7961.7988.3567542378560.00360.01364.394.4036TF41.79320.79171456.0154730557540.2920470814470.96450593416782925121118WETL
2020-06-13 20:00:02FORECAST2020264-2273.8249.861.8190.2075430124140.00360.01364.774.7836TF41.82330.82171456.6809073817141.1960625955840.96474694622405925121118WETL
2020-06-13 15:58:58FORECAST2020264-2274.650.8462.7290.1495279575320.00230.01234.774.7823TF42.6337.6171456.6600960515241.1676920960860.970557868782925121118WETL
2020-06-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020264-2266.0650.3958.22591.04543406900.015.055.06TF34.06321.06171456.9811363736141.6060459224810.84385499332414924121123.5WETL
2020-06-13 08:00:03FORECAST2020264-2253.9350.3852.15591.61619345362600.015.165.17TF21.93308.93171457.1852824998741.8855752856580.40730403922797922121122.5WETL
2020-06-13 04:00:03FORECAST2020264-2250.1349.149.61592.2743443230400.014.954.96TF18.13301.13171457.42031923442.2081600373530.26616699937357922121122.5WETL