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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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DAY 318 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/15/2019 04:00:11 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): 66.36°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 50.67°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.51°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.566
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: 34
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 622

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 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: 225
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.26 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: 33

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: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2019-08-15 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193183366.3600250.6699658.514990000.790.79FF34.36002622.36002225453.26118671292 00.5656183059699992 32515225DRYL
2019-08-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193183351.451.451.40000.790.79FF19.4607.4226453.8097712326900.11829810976219212515220DRYL
2019-08-14 12:00:11FORECAST20193183364.0350.9857.50500.00410.00410.790.7941FF32.03620.03226453.8097712326900.482138822678599222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-14 08:00:11FORECAST20193183364.0250.1857.100.00860.00860.790.7986FF32.02620.02226453.8097712326900.481779604878879222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-14 04:00:15FORECAST20193183364.8950.5257.70500.00840.00840.790.7984FF32.89620.89226453.8097712326900.513054877704719232515225DRYL
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193183364.2551.1257.68500.00590.00590.790.7959FF32.25604.25225453.2611867129200.490044766924319222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193183364.2850.6557.46500.00640.02640.790.8164FF32.28616.28225453.2611867129200.491123222749649222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193183364.0850.9557.51500.00170.02170.790.8117FF32.08616.08225453.2611867129200.48393512336769222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193183364.251.0457.6200.0020.0220.790.812FF32.2616.2225453.2611867129200.488247506163639222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193183364.0651.0457.5500.00180.03180.790.8218FF32.06617.06225453.2611867129200.483216561919169222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST2019318336451.0157.50500.0030.0130.790.803FF32617225453.2611867129200.481061213947599222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193183364.9151.7258.31500.00140.01140.790.8014FF32.91603.91225453.2611867129200.513773642112799232515225DRYL
2019-08-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193183364.5350.9657.74500.00180.04180.790.8318FF32.53616.53225453.2611867129200.500112128825069232515225DRYL
2019-08-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193183364.6151.0857.84500.00260.04260.790.8326FF32.61616.61225453.2611867129200.502988785245669232515225DRYL
2019-08-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193183363.751.3757.53500.00060.04060.790.8306FF31.7615.7225453.2611867129200.470294032724749222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193183364.6351.1957.91000.050.790.84FF32.63612.63225453.2611867129200.503707930912029232515225DRYL
2019-08-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193183362.7950.3156.55000.040.790.83FF30.79615.79225453.2611867129200.43779842220829222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-12 00:00:13FORECAST20193183363.850.0756.93500.00180.03180.560.5918FF31.8614.8225453.2611867129200.473881071101869222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 20:00:11FORECAST20193183363.0948.7255.90500.00150.03150.660.6915FF31.09616.09225453.2611867129200.448475888169569222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 16:00:11FORECAST20193183362.3448.6855.5100.00370.04370.660.7037FF30.34614.34225453.2611867129200.421869144264839222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193183358.6648.0853.3700.00160.04160.660.7016FF26.66613.66225453.2611867129200.298466065431619222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193183358.6548.0753.3600.00230.05230.680.7323FF26.65614.65225453.2611867129200.298153454199219222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193183362.2348.1555.1900.00540.09540.680.7754FF30.23613.23225453.2611867129200.417993649524289222525245DRYM
2019-08-11 00:00:13FORECAST20193183359.8945.5752.7300.00470.04470.710.7547FF27.89603.89225453.2611867129200.337993128892029222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 20:00:11FORECAST20193183359.8844.9852.4300.00480.04480.750.7948FF27.88612.88225453.2611867129200.337663669766089222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 16:00:11FORECAST20193183360.0746.0953.0800.00110.04110.740.7811FF28.07613.07225453.2611867129200.343944392559759222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 12:00:11FORECAST20193183358.6444.8451.7400.01120.04120.780.8212FF26.64605.64225453.2611867129200.297840992055819222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 08:00:11FORECAST20193183358.6244.8551.73500.01120.03120.740.7712FF26.62603.62225453.2611867129200.297216515763889222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 04:00:12FORECAST20193183357.745.1251.4100.01330.03330.930.9633FF25.7604.7225453.2611867129200.269160130774269222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 00:00:13FORECAST20193183354.8842.8148.84500.02260.04260.910.9526FF22.88580.88225453.2611867129200.192258690543279212415217.5DRYL
2019-08-09 20:00:11FORECAST20193183354.6342.0748.3500.03080.07081.051.1208FF22.63593.63225453.2611867129200.186156937614519212415217.5DRYL
2019-08-09 16:00:11FORECAST20193183355.0242.3848.700.03920.10921.11.2092FF23.02592.02225453.2611867129200.195728369404619212425235DRYL
2019-08-09 12:00:11FORECAST20193183357.6944.3851.03500.0140.1040.951.054FF25.69592.69225453.2611867129200.268862614183739222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 08:00:11FORECAST20193183357.6944.3651.02500.0140.1040.91.004FF25.69592.69225453.2611867129200.268862614183739222425240DRYM
2019-08-09 04:00:12FORECAST20193183358.3544.1751.2600.01180.041811.0418FF26.35593.35225453.2611867129200.288845251467949222415220DRYL
2019-08-09 00:00:12FORECAST20193183358.4743.8751.1700.00520.03521.131.1652FF26.47586.47225453.2611867129200.292552121353889222415220DRYL
2019-08-08 20:00:11FORECAST20193183358.4643.8451.1500.00520.04521.411.4552FF26.46594.46225453.2611867129200.292242373621139222415220DRYL
2019-08-08 16:00:11FORECAST20193183360.444.0752.23500.00520.01521.41.4152FF28.4599.4225453.2611867129200.354955094969769222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-08 12:00:11FORECAST20193183361.0944.6252.85500.00150.01151.51.5115FF29.09602.09225453.2611867129200.378363010310439222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-08 08:00:11FORECAST20193183361.0844.652.8400.00150.01151.81.8115FF29.08604.08225453.2611867129200.378020316162829222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-08 04:00:12FORECAST20193183364.1946.2255.20500.00090.01091.641.6509FF32.19604.19225453.2611867129200.48788808148019222515222.5DRYL
2019-08-08 00:00:13FORECAST20193183365.6149.6557.6300.00230.00231.961.9623FF33.61592.61225453.2611867129200.538885589399929232415222.5DRYL
2019-08-07 20:00:11FORECAST20193183365.6149.6457.62500.00170.00171.651.6517FF33.61603.61225453.2611867129200.538885589399929232515225DRYL
2019-08-07 16:00:11FORECAST20193183361.549.1455.3200.00140.00141.751.7514FF29.5597.5225453.2611867129200.392492927220019222415220DRYL
2019-08-07 12:00:12FORECAST20193183358.8750.8754.87000.011.321.33FF26.87598.87225453.2611867129200.305065014981849222415220DRYL
2019-08-07 08:00:11FORECAST20193183352.250.8551.525000.011.021.03FF20.2592.2225453.2611867129200.133210375630749212415217.5DRYL
2019-08-07 04:00:15FORECAST20193183353.853.1953.495000.010.860.87FF21.8605.8225453.2611867129200.166771299293469212515220DRYL