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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 13, 2019

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DAY 317 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/14/2019 04:00:15 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 68.28°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 49.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.76°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.661
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: 36
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 614

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): 0.24 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.55 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.79 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 224
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 452.71 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 32

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 100.0

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
2019-08-14 04:00:15OBSERVATION20193173268.2800849.2400458.76006000.240.550.79FF36.28008614.28008224452.71051360617 00.6614771524411192 325251100DRYVH
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193173252.1152.1152.11000.240.550.79FF20.11598.11225453.2611867129200.116281490138949212425235DRYL
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193173264.4452.1858.3100.01620.25620.550.8062FF32.44610.44225453.2611867129200.513630012497489232525250DRYMH
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193173264.5448.3856.4600.02550.26550.550.8155FF32.54610.54225453.2611867129200.51759887650539232525250DRYMH
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST20193173264.6848.6156.64500.01160.25160.550.8016FF32.68610.68225453.2611867129200.523152269495339232525250DRYMH
2019-08-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193173264.3848.1556.26500.00560.24560.550.7956FF32.38597.38224452.7105136061700.511248020694059232425245DRYM
2019-08-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193173264.2349.1556.6900.00670.27670.550.8267FF32.23610.23224452.7105136061700.505291471475539232525250DRYMH
2019-08-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193173264.2248.6456.4300.01210.28210.550.8321FF32.22610.22224452.7105136061700.504894311543489232525250DRYMH
2019-08-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193173264.349.8457.0700.00520.27520.550.8252FF32.3610.3224452.7105136061700.508071422103879232525250DRYMH
2019-08-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193173264.6849.8957.28500.0050.2850.550.835FF32.68605.68224452.7105136061700.523152269495339232525250DRYMH
2019-08-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193173264.6549.7157.1800.01630.27630.550.8263FF32.65610.65224452.7105136061700.521962598302629232525250DRYMH
2019-08-12 00:00:13FORECAST20193173264.4449.3956.91500.00690.03690.550.5869FF32.44609.44224452.7105136061700.513630012497489232515225DRYL
2019-08-11 20:00:11FORECAST20193173259.9549.2654.60500.00590.13590.550.6859FF27.95610.95224452.7105136061700.339854346885639222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 16:00:11FORECAST20193173259.349.3654.3300.01110.15110.550.7011FF27.3610.3224452.7105136061700.316475328111219222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193173262.3648.5755.46500.02030.15030.550.7003FF30.36613.36224452.7105136061700.431358880571799222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193173262.548.6155.55500.02010.18010.550.7301FF30.5613.5224452.7105136061700.436843492829719222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193173261.9248.4755.19500.050.220.550.77FF29.92608.92224452.7105136061700.414212241615039222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 00:00:13FORECAST20193173261.6847.7254.700.01980.22980.520.7498FF29.68601.68224452.7105136061700.404925811512559222525245DRYM
2019-08-10 20:00:11FORECAST20193173260.6447.3353.98500.01920.15920.630.7892FF28.64610.64224452.7105136061700.365362224551719222525245DRYM
2019-08-10 16:00:11FORECAST20193173260.714653.35500.01230.15230.630.7823FF28.71610.71224452.7105136061700.367985846456419222525245DRYM
2019-08-10 12:00:11FORECAST20193173257.346.5851.9400.00330.18330.630.8133FF25.3605.3224452.7105136061700.249291412538849222525245DRYM
2019-08-10 08:00:11FORECAST20193173257.2745.4651.36500.00290.15290.610.7629FF25.27603.27224452.7105136061700.248344480791249212525240DRYM
2019-08-10 04:00:12FORECAST20193173261.3346.1153.7200.00540.10540.840.9454FF29.33605.33224452.7105136061700.391479862607559222525245DRYM
2019-08-10 00:00:13FORECAST20193173257.3744.1350.7500.00960.15960.770.9296FF25.37584.37224452.7105136061700.251508353091129222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 20:00:11FORECAST20193173257.8443.8250.8300.01290.18290.911.0929FF25.84596.84224452.7105136061700.266658762999149222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 16:00:11FORECAST20193173255.3643.4949.42500.02450.19450.981.1745FF23.36595.36224452.7105136061700.192169570037059212425235DRYL
2019-08-09 12:00:11FORECAST20193173257.3844.4550.91500.04060.24060.81.0406FF25.38593.38224452.7105136061700.251825905880539222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 08:00:11FORECAST20193173257.3744.4550.9100.04060.26060.730.9906FF25.37593.37224452.7105136061700.251508353091129222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 04:00:12FORECAST20193173258.1944.2751.2300.02080.19080.841.0308FF26.19593.19224452.7105136061700.278232864462829222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 00:00:12FORECAST20193173259.243.5851.3900.00250.28250.881.1625FF27.2586.2224452.7105136061700.312939787011559222425240DRYM
2019-08-08 20:00:11FORECAST20193173259.243.5551.37500.00250.22251.231.4525FF27.2594.2224452.7105136061700.312939787011559222425240DRYM
2019-08-08 16:00:11FORECAST20193173259.5443.5951.56500.00190.22191.191.4119FF27.54596.54224452.7105136061700.32502880505249222425240DRYM
2019-08-08 12:00:11FORECAST20193173260.0144.6952.3500.00180.22181.291.5118FF28.01599.01224452.7105136061700.342045551404599222525245DRYM
2019-08-08 08:00:11FORECAST20193173260.0144.6652.33500.00180.32181.491.8118FF28.01601.01224452.7105136061700.342045551404599222525245DRYM
2019-08-08 04:00:12FORECAST20193173261.2744.8653.06500.00080.24081.411.6508FF29.27598.27224452.7105136061700.389187319729729222425240DRYM
2019-08-08 00:00:13FORECAST20193173263.034654.51500.00120.23121.731.9612FF31.03585.03224452.7105136061700.457708074820929222425240DRYM
2019-08-07 20:00:11FORECAST20193173263.0245.9854.500.00120.15121.51.6512FF31.02596.02224452.7105136061700.457313137353049222425240DRYM
2019-08-07 16:00:11FORECAST20193173262.8447.4255.1300.00120.15121.61.7512FF30.84593.84224452.7105136061700.450211844840849222425240DRYM
2019-08-07 12:00:12FORECAST20193173264.7648.0656.4100.0010.1011.231.331FF32.76597.76224452.7105136061700.526323688661429232425245DRYM
2019-08-07 08:00:11FORECAST20193173264.7648.0456.400.0010.1010.931.031FF32.76597.76224452.7105136061700.526323688661429232425245DRYM
2019-08-07 04:00:14FORECAST20193173266.5549.1457.84500.0010.2210.650.871FF34.55609.55224452.7105136061700.59648009462919232525250DRYMH
2019-08-07 00:00:13FORECAST20193173264.4950.9257.70500.00170.22171.041.2617FF32.49588.49224452.7105136061700.51561463787469232425245DRYM
2019-08-06 20:00:11FORECAST20193173262.3649.9656.1600.0050.0651.141.205FF30.36597.36224452.7105136061700.431358880571799222415220DRYL
2019-08-06 16:00:11FORECAST20193173258.7850.5254.65000.031.121.15FF26.78597.78224452.7105136061700.298280353471139222415220DRYL
2019-08-06 12:00:11FORECAST20193173254.5745.850.185000.120.870.99FF22.57589.57224452.7105136061700.171405709238799212425235DRYL
2019-08-06 08:00:11FORECAST20193173248.2845.847.04000.120.891.01FF16.28584.28224452.7105136061700.0575194508897369212425235DRYL
2019-08-06 04:00:12FORECAST20193173251.5550.5751.06000.120.931.05FF19.55600.55224452.7105136061700.105719322538679212525240DRYM