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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 16, 2019

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DAY 320 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/17/2019 04:00:12 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): 51.36°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.38°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.142
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 19
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 604

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.83 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: 227
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.36 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: 35

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2019-08-17 04:00:12OBSERVATION20193203551.3600845.3999248.3800.040000000000020.040000000000020.790.83000000000002FF19.36008604.36008227454.35627508706 00.1418993263871495 13515222.5DRYL
2019-08-17 00:00:13FORECAST20193203547.0947.0947.0900.00660.00660.790.7966FF15.09600.09228454.9007061675400.0687411572742859513515222.5DRYL
2019-08-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193203559.0947.8353.4600.01960.01960.790.8096FF27.09612.09228454.9007061675400.372767619146769523515225DRYL
2019-08-16 08:00:11FORECAST20193203559.3647.4953.42500.0230.0230.790.813FF27.36612.36228454.9007061675400.382684729887129523515225DRYL
2019-08-16 04:00:12FORECAST20193203557.6547.4352.5400.01260.01260.790.8026FF25.65610.65228454.9007061675400.321428998972279523515225DRYL
2019-08-16 00:00:13FORECAST20193203559.347.5253.4100.01470.01470.790.8047FF27.3600.3227454.3562750870600.380474012863099523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193203559.3745.852.58500.01180.03180.790.8218FF27.37612.37227454.3562750870600.383053556707879523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193203559.1547.1253.13500.00740.02740.790.8174FF27.15612.15227454.3562750870600.374964409412989523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 12:00:11FORECAST20193203559.9947.9153.9500.00410.02410.790.8141FF27.99612.99227454.3562750870600.406115238657169523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193203560.4248.3354.37500.00070.00070.790.7907FF28.42609.42227454.3562750870600.422308444977539523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 04:00:11FORECAST20193203559.9948.354.14500.00070.01070.790.8007FF27.99613.99227454.3562750870600.406115238657169523515225DRYL
2019-08-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193203560.9848.9154.94500.0010.0110.790.801FF28.98599.98227454.3562750870600.443591645506789523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193203559.9248.4854.200.00160.01160.790.8016FF27.92610.92227454.3562750870600.403493493394879523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 16:00:11FORECAST20193203560.2648.7154.48500.00190.00190.790.7919FF28.26611.26227454.3562750870600.416266160941359523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 12:00:12FORECAST20193203559.6848.5954.13500.00120.00120.790.7912FF27.68609.68227454.3562750870600.394538205374249523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 08:00:11FORECAST20193203561.9347.854.86500.00280.01280.790.8028FF29.93609.93227454.3562750870600.480039315129523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 04:00:15FORECAST20193203562.0249.2455.6300.00220.02220.790.8122FF30.02615.02227454.3562750870600.483505760761869523515225DRYL
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193203560.2948.0954.1900.00250.01250.790.8025FF28.29592.29227454.3562750870600.417397628540839523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193203560.3748.3754.3700.00740.01740.810.8274FF28.37607.37227454.3562750870600.420418196089779523515225DRYL
2019-08-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193203560.0548.4254.23500.0080.0180.810.828FF28.05607.05227454.3562750870600.408365808654269523515225DRYL
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193203553.6747.5650.61500.01470.02470.810.8347FF21.67600.67227454.3562750870600.198099007772239513515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193203554.0547.5550.800.01450.02450.820.8445FF22.05603.05227454.3562750870600.208484470004299513515222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST20193203561.3248.9855.1500.01360.02360.80.8236FF29.32609.32227454.3562750870600.456597528747919523515225DRYL
2019-08-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193203562.7647.8455.300.00310.01310.80.8131FF30.76598.76227454.3562750870600.512030996645569533415225DRYL
2019-08-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193203562.7648.1355.44500.00330.01330.830.8433FF30.76610.76227454.3562750870600.512030996645569533515227.5DRYL
2019-08-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193203563.2548.6155.9300.00380.00380.830.8338FF31.25612.25227454.3562750870600.530894529630929533515227.5DRYL
2019-08-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193203560.1847.954.0400.02410.02410.830.8541FF28.18602.18227454.3562750870600.413252328419679523515225DRYL
2019-08-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193203560.5648.2654.4100.02410.02410.840.8641FF28.56599.56227454.3562750870600.427610533324929523515225DRYL
2019-08-12 04:00:12FORECAST2019320355846.9252.4600.06140.06140.830.8914FF26605227454.3562750870600.333641834894739523515225DRYL
2019-08-12 00:00:13FORECAST20193203561.5748.354.93500.1030.1530.590.743FF29.57606.57227454.3562750870600.466191233026559523525250DRYMH
2019-08-11 20:00:11FORECAST20193203561.5748.354.93500.1030.1530.690.843FF29.57607.57227454.3562750870600.466191233026559523525250DRYMH
2019-08-11 16:00:11FORECAST2019320355947.2553.12500.75380.77380.71.4738FF27604227454.3562750870600.369480195553449523535275DRYVH
2019-08-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193203558.344.6951.49500.030.040.70.74FF26.3601.3227454.3562750870600.344252693491759523515225DRYL
2019-08-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193203558.2944.6951.4900.030.040.730.77FF26.29602.29227454.3562750870600.343896959150299523515225DRYL
2019-08-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193203555.7643.5449.6500.03870.04870.770.8187FF23.76597.76227454.3562750870600.25901503616629523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-11 00:00:13FORECAST20193203558.7144.4251.56500.01780.05780.750.8078FF26.71587.71227454.3562750870600.358953186795259523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 20:00:11FORECAST20193203558.744.4151.55500.01780.05780.790.8478FF26.7596.7227454.3562750870600.358592035995189523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 16:00:11FORECAST20193203558.544.7351.61500.01970.05970.780.8397FF26.5596.5227454.3562750870600.351395940394239523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-10 12:00:11FORECAST20193203554.3343.3348.8300.72671.02670.811.8367FF22.33580.33227454.3562750870600.216337929126469513445280DRYVH
2019-08-10 08:00:11FORECAST20193203554.3443.3348.83500.72671.02670.761.7867FF22.34578.34227454.3562750870600.216621534940099513445280DRYVH
2019-08-10 04:00:12FORECAST20193203552.4743.3447.90500.73311.03310.951.9831FF20.47577.47227454.3562750870600.167405464790469513445280DRYVH
2019-08-10 00:00:13FORECAST20193203553.3843.3948.38500.30410.45410.931.3841FF21.38561.38227454.3562750870600.190387042099129513425240DRYM
2019-08-09 20:00:11FORECAST20193203556.6344.9550.7900.05320.09321.091.1832FF24.63576.63227454.3562750870600.286958402462419523425245DRYM
2019-08-09 16:00:11FORECAST20193203552.2343.8548.0400.04420.10421.171.2742FF20.23570.23227454.3562750870600.161654687315839513425240DRYM
2019-08-09 12:00:11FORECAST20193203545.2743.2444.25500.04820.20821.041.2482FF13.27562.27227454.3562750870600.0482884572759359513425240DRYM
2019-08-09 08:00:11FORECAST20193203545.0443.6944.36500.02960.18960.991.1796FF13.04562.04227454.3562750870600.0460917595078479513425240DRYM
2019-08-09 04:00:12FORECAST20193203545.5145.2645.38500.02160.18161.031.2116FF13.51561.51227454.3562750870600.0506688448140269513425240DRYM