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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, August 19, 2019

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DAY 323 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/20/2019 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): 64.33°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.67°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 55.00°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.575
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 585

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): 0.06 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.83 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.89 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: 230
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 455.98 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: 38

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 4
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
2019-08-20 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193233864.3299845.6699254.99995000.060.830.89FF32.32998585.32998230455.98338142343 00.5745486486588792 33415225DRYL
2019-08-20 00:00:13FORECAST20193233854.0254.0254.02000.060.830.89FF22.02575.02231456.5216412326700.209100797658989213415220DRYL
2019-08-19 12:00:11FORECAST20193233864.3253.0758.69500.0060.0660.830.896FF32.32585.32231456.5216412326700.574170168956769233415225DRYL
2019-08-19 08:00:11FORECAST20193233860.3747.9654.16500.01680.07680.830.9068FF28.37581.37231456.5216412326700.422639067201349223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-19 04:00:12FORECAST20193233864.5846.3655.4700.00360.06360.830.8936FF32.58585.58231456.5216412326700.584007064401959233415225DRYL
2019-08-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193233864.8547.4756.1600.02240.08240.830.9124FF32.85574.85230455.9833814234300.594166819631759233415225DRYL
2019-08-18 20:00:12FORECAST20193233864.0645.8554.95500.01620.09620.830.9262FF32.06587.06230455.9833814234300.564286902016329233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 16:00:11FORECAST20193233863.9546.9555.4500.01490.09490.830.9249FF31.95586.95230455.9833814234300.560093030986999233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 12:00:11FORECAST20193233863.8745.3554.6100.01260.09260.830.9226FF31.87586.87230455.9833814234300.557038674685769233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 08:00:13FORECAST20193233863.9146.7855.34500.01270.09270.830.9227FF31.91585.91230455.9833814234300.558566288171949233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 04:00:13FORECAST20193233863.5545.4554.500.01980.09980.830.9298FF31.55584.55230455.9833814234300.544789116950779233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 00:00:13FORECAST20193233863.4546.3254.88500.00480.01480.830.8448FF31.45581.45230455.9833814234300.540951820057519233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193233863.3746.3154.8400.00240.02240.830.8524FF31.37593.37230455.9833814234300.537879215579699233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193233863.2345.8154.5200.01020.05020.830.8802FF31.23593.23230455.9833814234300.532496824336229233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 12:00:11FORECAST20193233862.3145.9354.1200.01830.04830.830.8783FF30.31592.31230455.9833814234300.497024386532059223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-17 08:00:11FORECAST20193233862.4545.8654.15500.02190.05190.830.8819FF30.45585.45230455.9833814234300.502427809309189233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 04:00:12FORECAST20193233862.5745.5654.06500.02720.05720.830.8872FF30.57591.57230455.9833814234300.5070589976399233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 00:00:13FORECAST20193233863.346.4254.8600.0050.0350.80.835FF31.3590.3230455.9833814234300.535188824765239233415225DRYL
2019-08-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193233863.4746.5555.0100.00480.03480.810.8448FF31.47601.47230455.9833814234300.541719596353699233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193233862.446.4754.43500.01160.04160.810.8516FF30.4599.4230455.9833814234300.500498015110629233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193233866.0946.0956.0900.0160.0660.810.876FF34.09602.09230455.9833814234300.639919347276049233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-16 08:00:11FORECAST20193233860.4245.4352.92500.01310.06310.810.8731FF28.42596.42230455.9833814234300.424533367246669223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-16 04:00:12FORECAST20193233865.4945.655.54500.00140.04140.80.8414FF33.49598.49230455.9833814234300.617985715645379233415225DRYL
2019-08-16 00:00:13FORECAST20193233866.344.1655.2300.00520.04520.80.8452FF34.3588.3230455.9833814234300.647492791893679233415225DRYL
2019-08-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193233866.3143.7455.02500.0050.0450.820.865FF34.31599.31230455.9833814234300.647852006651469233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193233865.1345.7455.43500.00320.03320.820.8532FF33.13599.13230455.9833814234300.604636210598339233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-15 12:00:12FORECAST20193233863.9846.8555.41500.00080.05080.810.8608FF31.98594.98230455.9833814234300.561237503274599233415225DRYL
2019-08-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193233864.5947.415600.00070.03070.790.8207FF32.59598.59230455.9833814234300.584384399127689233415225DRYL
2019-08-15 04:00:12FORECAST20193233864.5947.415600.00070.03070.80.8307FF32.59603.59230455.9833814234300.584384399127689233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193233864.5646.2755.41500.00140.05140.80.8514FF32.56587.56230455.9833814234300.583252162956639233415225DRYL
2019-08-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193233865.6746.6456.15500.00140.02140.80.8214FF33.67604.67230455.9833814234300.624609334200439233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-14 16:00:11FORECAST20193233865.6646.6356.14500.00140.02140.790.8114FF33.66603.66230455.9833814234300.624242296855069233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-14 12:00:12FORECAST20193233869.1648.1158.63500.00110.02110.790.8111FF37.16607.16230455.9833814234300.743854576019399243515160DRYH
2019-08-14 08:00:11FORECAST20193233869.1648.158.6300.00110.01110.80.8111FF37.16607.16230455.9833814234300.743854576019399243515160DRYH
2019-08-14 04:00:15FORECAST20193233869.0348.1758.600.00110.01110.810.8211FF37.03617.03230455.9833814234300.739789258236039243515160DRYH
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193233858.4545.2851.86500.35140.38140.81.1814FF26.45584.45230455.9833814234300.351638366516959223425245DRYM
2019-08-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193233858.4245.3151.86500.35140.36140.831.1914FF26.42599.42230455.9833814234300.350562078154889223525250DRYMH
2019-08-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193233857.9844.351.1400.35170.36170.831.1917FF25.98599.98230455.9833814234300.334918092500859223525250DRYMH
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193233861.7447.2454.4900.00320.01320.830.8432FF29.74593.74230455.9833814234300.4750408403889223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193233861.7447.2454.4900.00320.01320.840.8532FF29.74595.74230455.9833814234300.4750408403889223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST20193233861.3547.7654.55500.00320.01320.820.8332FF29.35600.35230455.9833814234300.460039084372189223515225DRYL
2019-08-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193233863.5947.9155.7500.00160.00160.810.8116FF31.59595.59230455.9833814234300.546322886761139233415225DRYL
2019-08-12 20:00:11FORECAST20193233863.5947.8955.7400.00160.00160.840.8416FF31.59607.59230455.9833814234300.546322886761139233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-12 16:00:11FORECAST20193233867.7748.0457.90500.0010.0010.830.831FF35.77613.77230455.9833814234300.698740991902769233515227.5DRYL
2019-08-12 12:00:12FORECAST20193233858.0650.7754.41500.0030.0230.850.873FF26.06595.06230455.9833814234300.337742215038599223415222.5DRYL
2019-08-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193233852.9550.6751.8100.00020.02020.860.8802FF20.95588.95230455.9833814234300.180592426458739213415220DRYL
2019-08-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193233851.7349.850.765000.020.890.91FF19.73587.73230455.9833814234300.151218629017949213415220DRYL