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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 15, 2019

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DAY 319 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/16/2019 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): 62.09°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.60°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 54.35°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.449
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 619

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: 226
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.81 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: 34

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
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
2019-08-16 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193193462.0900646.5999854.345020000.790.79FF30.09006619.09006226453.80977123269 00.4488511770360393 23515225DRYL
2019-08-16 00:00:12FORECAST20193193450.1450.1450.1400.00410.00410.790.7941FF18.14607.14227454.3562750870600.109926911145199313515222.5DRYL
2019-08-15 12:00:11FORECAST20193193462.3748.9355.6500.01580.01580.790.8058FF30.37619.37227454.3562750870600.459043319975969323515225DRYL
2019-08-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193193457.8849.3253.600.00380.00380.790.7938FF25.88614.88227454.3562750870600.303143423707569323515225DRYL
2019-08-15 04:00:11FORECAST20193193462.7549.0855.91500.00690.00690.790.7969FF30.75619.75227454.3562750870600.472920391793039323515225DRYL
2019-08-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193193462.749.4356.06500.00510.00510.790.7951FF30.7604.7226453.8097712326900.471092215737259323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193193462.3448.4255.3800.00840.00840.790.7984FF30.34617.34226453.8097712326900.457949661341899323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 16:00:11FORECAST20193193462.3848.9655.6700.00160.00160.790.7916FF30.38617.38226453.8097712326900.459407942160629323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 12:00:12FORECAST20193193461.4448.8655.1500.0010.0010.790.791FF29.44616.44226453.8097712326900.425324537102289323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 08:00:11FORECAST20193193459.3249.9754.64500.00240.01240.790.8024FF27.32614.32226453.8097712326900.350833127384519323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 04:00:15FORECAST20193193462.6649.9256.2900.00560.01560.790.8056FF30.66618.66226453.8097712326900.469630111514539323515225DRYL
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193193459.0149.7554.3800.00080.01080.790.8008FF27.01598.01226453.8097712326900.340332861566739323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193193462.3749.1955.7800.00080.03080.790.8208FF30.37613.37226453.8097712326900.459043319975969323515225DRYL
2019-08-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193193461.5848.8755.22500.0070.0270.790.817FF29.58612.58226453.8097712326900.430371885649099323515225DRYL
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193193461.7648.7655.2600.00830.02830.790.8183FF29.76612.76226453.8097712326900.436877972222259323515225DRYL
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193193462.5749.0655.81500.00870.03870.790.8287FF30.57614.57226453.8097712326900.46634190370919323515225DRYL
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST20193193462.1549.1455.64500.00560.01560.790.8056FF30.15614.15226453.8097712326900.451030886220519323515225DRYL
2019-08-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193193462.6849.7956.23500.00790.01790.790.8079FF30.68601.68226453.8097712326900.470361113679959323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193193462.1149.3355.7200.00790.01790.820.8379FF30.11614.11226453.8097712326900.449576124142879323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193193462.7949.0155.900.00250.01250.820.8325FF30.79614.79226453.8097712326900.474383345305059323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193193457.248.1452.6700.00110.01110.820.8311FF25.2608.2226453.8097712326900.281678415774989323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193193456.9448.3952.66500.00150.01150.830.8415FF24.94604.94226453.8097712326900.27366914972549323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193193461.8548.1655.00500.00280.02280.810.8328FF29.85612.85226453.8097712326900.440137542834869323515225DRYL
2019-08-12 00:00:13FORECAST20193193460.6347.0953.8600.05270.06270.580.6427FF28.63610.63226453.8097712326900.396386551743719323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 20:00:11FORECAST20193193460.6346.9553.7900.05190.06190.680.7419FF28.63611.63226453.8097712326900.396386551743719323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 16:00:11FORECAST20193193461.5448.7955.16500.01620.02620.690.7162FF29.54610.54226453.8097712326900.428928587321099323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193193460.145.8152.95500.00840.02840.680.7084FF28.1609.1226453.8097712326900.377745727909819323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193193460.0845.852.9400.00840.02840.710.7384FF28.08610.08226453.8097712326900.377047542034799323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193193459.8545.3952.6200.00380.06380.720.7838FF27.85607.85226453.8097712326900.369047802064769323515225DRYL
2019-08-11 00:00:13FORECAST20193193456.1644.1550.15500.04360.06360.730.7936FF24.16595.16226453.8097712326900.250337440067979323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 20:00:11FORECAST20193193456.1544.1550.1500.04360.06360.770.8336FF24.15604.15226453.8097712326900.250045304381779323515225DRYL
2019-08-10 16:00:11FORECAST20193193456.4444.4850.4600.03920.04920.770.8192FF24.44604.44226453.8097712326900.258590051354599323515225DRYL
2019-08-10 12:00:11FORECAST20193193450.542.9946.74500.29340.30340.811.1134FF18.5591.5226453.8097712326900.116279344470549313425240DRYM
2019-08-10 08:00:11FORECAST20193193450.54346.7500.29340.30340.761.0634FF18.5589.5226453.8097712326900.116279344470549313425240DRYM
2019-08-10 04:00:12FORECAST20193193451.242.9447.0700.29330.31330.941.2533FF19.2591.2226453.8097712326900.129364797383639313425240DRYM
2019-08-10 00:00:13FORECAST20193193457.6641.5449.600.13110.16110.921.0811FF25.66573.66226453.8097712326900.29611910910889323425245DRYM
2019-08-09 20:00:11FORECAST20193193456.9142.1449.52500.00920.04921.081.1292FF24.91585.91226453.8097712326900.272752296166059323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-09 16:00:11FORECAST20193193456.7742.5549.6600.02280.08281.151.2328FF24.77583.77226453.8097712326900.268493876952329323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-09 12:00:11FORECAST20193193454.9745.3250.14500.14910.199111.1991FF22.97582.97226453.8097712326900.216875593309289313425240DRYM
2019-08-09 08:00:11FORECAST20193193454.9745.3150.1400.14910.19910.951.1491FF22.97582.97226453.8097712326900.216875593309289313425240DRYM
2019-08-09 04:00:12FORECAST20193193454.4844.2549.36500.14920.17921.011.1892FF22.48582.48226453.8097712326900.203885010407269313425240DRYM
2019-08-09 00:00:12FORECAST20193193455.843.4649.6300.12450.13451.161.2945FF23.8576.8226453.8097712326900.239935334000469313425240DRYM
2019-08-08 20:00:11FORECAST20193193455.843.4649.6300.08590.09591.451.5459FF23.8584.8226453.8097712326900.239935334000469313425240DRYM
2019-08-08 16:00:11FORECAST20193193455.7743.9249.84500.01840.02841.411.4384FF23.77589.77226453.8097712326900.239079243956019313415220DRYL
2019-08-08 12:00:11FORECAST20193193458.147.3552.72500.00080.00081.511.5108FF26.1595.1226453.8097712326900.310241229578739323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-08 08:00:11FORECAST20193193449.4447.3548.39500.00030.00031.811.8103FF17.44588.44226453.8097712326900.098293650629349313415220DRYL
2019-08-08 04:00:12FORECAST20193193450.7149.8150.260001.651.65FF18.71589.71226453.8097712326900.120102673683179313415220DRYL