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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, July 17, 2020

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DAY 291 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/18/2020 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 53.13°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.51°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.32°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.155
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: 21
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 382

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: 0.03 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.03 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.72 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.75 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: 17 in
SWE DAY: 198
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.24 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.37 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: 5

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 2
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
2020-07-18 04:00:04OBSERVATION2020291553.1300243.5099248.3199716.58461250.0299999999999730.0299999999999730.720.74999999999997FF21.13002382.13002198444.24423990898 7.36761857424750.1549579637122992 1221225DRYL
2020-07-18 00:00:02FORECAST2020291546.0246.0246.0218.923357333333000.720.72FF14.02375.02199445.73364481528.43477703632720.043391239173241921221225DRYL
2020-07-17 11:52:59FORECAST2020291554.6146.0850.34518.7056026666670.0270.0270.720.747FF22.61383.61199445.64945880368.33614170499530.19201531303145921221225DRYL
2020-07-17 08:00:02FORECAST2020291550.545.9848.2418.4801573333330.04590.04590.720.7659FF18.5379.5199445.562250434898.23406048983080.10149922594905921221225DRYL
2020-07-17 04:00:12FORECAST2020291552.7945.7149.2517.7824556666670.05630.05630.720.7763FF20.79381.79199445.292043874187.9183860289120.14715875274342921221225DRYL
2020-07-17 00:00:04FORECAST2020291555.8945.3850.63518.6193213333330.02920.02920.720.7492FF23.89369.89198445.036308996088.28627404219870.22807478883708921221225DRYL
2020-07-16 20:00:02FORECAST2020291556.1445.550.8220.7001186666670.04370.06370.720.7837FF24.14382.14198445.842096771379.22898430976280.23553669163871921221225DRYL
2020-07-16 15:53:35FORECAST2020291556.2545.5550.920.6423906666670.04230.06230.720.7823FF24.25382.25198445.819799020129.20278645830810.23886204323371921221225DRYL
2020-07-16 11:53:02FORECAST2020291556.8145.6451.22518.8699880.02330.04330.720.7633FF24.81382.81198445.133605311818.39966579063060.25618180015806922221226DRYL
2020-07-16 07:53:36FORECAST2020291556.8245.4551.13518.3976133333330.02370.04370.720.7637FF24.82381.82198444.950201350968.18602175704380.25649691587519922221226DRYL
2020-07-16 04:00:04FORECAST2020291557.2345.3451.28518.4202919166670.0260.0460.720.766FF25.23378.23198444.959011556488.19627488382190.26958813788888922221226DRYL
2020-07-16 00:00:02FORECAST2020291556.8345.6251.22519.5052893333330.02380.04380.720.7638FF24.83368.83198445.379920366688.6872642100090.25681223311567922221226DRYL
2020-07-15 20:00:01FORECAST2020291556.0145.0550.5321.6418466666670.03570.06570.720.7857FF24.01382.01198446.205382959989.65670847986120.23163982760357921221225DRYL
2020-07-15 16:00:02FORECAST2020291556.3945.0950.7421.6853066666670.02930.04930.720.7693FF24.39378.39198446.222127361839.67646367329370.2431311243051921221225DRYL
2020-07-15 11:58:37FORECAST2020291556.9445.3251.1319.5063480.02410.04410.720.7641FF24.94382.94198445.380330494658.68774371898370.26029397365327922221226DRYL
2020-07-15 08:00:03FORECAST2020291558.5846.4552.51518.5396773333330.03190.04190.720.7619FF26.58387.58198445.005382191468.25025619742630.31492033021455922221226DRYL
2020-07-15 04:00:03FORECAST2020291558.3846.1252.2517.839230750.03790.04790.720.7679FF26.38386.38198444.733120005647.9336967499480.30800186319993922221226DRYL
2020-07-14 23:53:06FORECAST2020291557.6745.8551.7617.6744680.02940.05940.730.7894FF25.67389.67198444.669006652197.85928812866590.2839996350097922221226DRYL
2020-07-14 20:00:03FORECAST2020291558.1946.8652.52519.6924533333330.07010.09010.730.8201FF26.19389.19198445.452410655688.77205080905790.301491823477919222222212DRYL
2020-07-14 16:00:03FORECAST2020291558.0446.3652.219.6269080.07150.07150.730.8015FF26.04391.04198445.427028283588.74235530483510.2963964500674922221226DRYL
2020-07-14 12:00:03FORECAST2020291557.5247.352.4117.7531533333330.03320.03320.730.7632FF25.52389.52198444.699628452787.89482069119860.27904547143394922221226DRYL
2020-07-14 08:00:03FORECAST2020291557.5247.352.4117.254320.04080.04080.720.7608FF25.52390.52198444.505394940187.66963832602420.27904547143394922221226DRYL
2020-07-14 04:00:02FORECAST2020291561.2246.8954.05517.0922151666670.05380.05380.730.7838FF29.22394.22198444.442222278027.59650209232750.41152518975373922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 23:53:10FORECAST2020291560.8947.5254.20517.7661466666670.06350.08350.740.8235FF28.89388.89198444.704684451437.90068864731780.39900867912988922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 20:00:03FORECAST2020291561.0447.3954.21519.9884213333330.03750.05750.740.7975FF29.04388.04198445.56697139398.90618035643860.40468596882091922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 16:00:03FORECAST2020291560.7847.3254.0519.9206346666670.03310.05310.740.7931FF28.78386.78198445.540740719288.87545432498490.39485879325971922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 12:00:02FORECAST2020291560.546.9153.70518.0872240.04930.05930.730.7893FF28.5390.5198444.829569880428.04573207225080.38435013583413922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 08:00:02FORECAST2020291561.0247.3654.1918.112480.04160.05160.730.7816FF29.02380.02198444.839389070298.05714453774790.40392780848033922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 04:00:04FORECAST2020291560.6347.2353.9317.8342560.05440.06440.740.8044FF28.63395.63198444.731184597397.93144979729310.38921910858085922221226DRYL
2020-07-13 00:00:02FORECAST2020291561.4547.754.57520.1980160.03120.04120.730.7712FF29.45380.45198445.648047414259.00120639204170.4203031907237922221226DRYL
2020-07-12 20:00:03FORECAST2020291561.4547.754.57521.3308013333330.03120.04120.760.8012FF29.45389.45198446.085488491689.5153609326990.4203031907237922221226DRYL
2020-07-12 16:00:03FORECAST2020291560.1648.5154.33521.2402733333330.01350.02350.750.7735FF28.16392.16198446.050576079139.47423615641150.3717036337712922221226DRYL
2020-07-12 11:53:33FORECAST2020291559.6947.7953.7420.9970066666670.03190.11190.750.8619FF27.69380.69198445.956719731219.3637562172410.354449721428589222222212DRYL
2020-07-12 08:00:02FORECAST2020291559.6947.7953.7420.9048386666670.03190.11190.780.8919FF27.69380.69198445.921144624229.32190958642460.354449721428589222222212DRYL
2020-07-12 03:58:40FORECAST2020291560.4448.3254.3820.5309186666670.03710.11710.80.9171FF28.44385.44198445.776733105819.15220585088780.382109003851669222222212DRYL
2020-07-11 23:58:39FORECAST2020291563.2950.7557.0218.7469813333330.03690.03690.810.8469FF31.29404.29198445.085867990878.34401645895540.49159311381619922231227DRYL
2020-07-11 20:00:03FORECAST2020291563.2950.7557.0219.7986960.03690.03690.850.8869FF31.29405.29198445.493544058968.8201912487860.49159311381619922231227DRYL
2020-07-11 16:00:02FORECAST2020291566.4352.7659.59519.4329760.03710.03710.870.9071FF34.43405.43198445.351903535948.65451285296820.61262747490764923231228DRYL
2020-07-11 12:00:03FORECAST2020291568.452.7560.57517.5908733333330.00160.00160.840.8416FF36.4407.4198444.636467591517.82154378078310.684010000538769232312116DRYL
2020-07-11 08:00:03FORECAST2020291568.452.7560.57517.1002946666670.00160.00160.790.7916FF36.4403.4198444.445371495487.60014681580890.684010000538769232312116DRYL
2020-07-11 04:00:03FORECAST2020291566.0950.8958.4917.6260149166670.00180.00180.790.7918FF34.09398.09198444.65014722597.83741012770180.59982907150938923221227DRYL
2020-07-11 00:00:02FORECAST2020291572.2355.163.66516.6109560.0020.0020.860.862FF40.23401.23198444.254521054527.37949230203770.803386071950749242312118DRYL
2020-07-10 20:00:03FORECAST2020291572.2356.6764.4519.5133933333330.0020.0020.870.872FF40.23411.23198445.383059832098.6909348305070.803386071950749242312118DRYL
2020-07-10 16:00:01FORECAST2020291571.9255.0963.50520.7260640.00250.00250.830.8325FF39.92406.92198445.852117231379.24075951627280.79486902013089242312118DRYL
2020-07-10 12:00:03FORECAST2020291562.9149.9656.43521.81032266666700.020.870.89FF30.91378.91198446.27028360449.73329888195680.47677181453716922221226DRYL
2020-07-10 08:00:04FORECAST2020291553.2349.9651.59522.23792533333300.020.790.81FF21.23364.23198446.434880871329.9277855470120.15730212832044921221225DRYL
2020-07-10 04:00:03FORECAST2020291547.6447.0947.36522.80607733333300.020.80.82FF15.64367.64198446.6533034642510.1864097799940.060145134471719921221122.5DRYL