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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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DAY 324 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/21/2019 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 71.50°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.77°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.63°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.793
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 596

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): 0.69 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.69 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: 231
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.52 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: 39

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2019-08-21 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193243971.4999253.7699262.634920000.690.69FF39.49992596.49992231456.52164123267 00.7931988524524393 43415155DRYH
2019-08-21 00:00:13FORECAST20193243957.3657.3657.3600.00110.00110.690.6911FF25.36582.36232457.0578595359600.314257710407659323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-20 12:00:11FORECAST20193243970.2456.2263.2300.00870.00870.690.6987FF38.24595.24232457.0578595359600.758531209790369343415155DRYH
2019-08-20 08:00:11FORECAST20193243970.552.9861.7400.00660.00660.690.6966FF38.5595.5232457.0578595359600.765933215831769343415155DRYH
2019-08-20 04:00:11FORECAST20193243969.9151.9360.9200.00880.00880.690.6988FF37.91594.91232457.0578595359600.748956441225899343415155DRYH
2019-08-20 00:00:13FORECAST20193243970.3654.2662.3100.00840.00840.690.6984FF38.36585.36231456.5216412326700.761963198977219343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 20:00:11FORECAST2019324397054.6262.3100.00310.01310.690.7031FF38595231456.5216412326700.751587474436279343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 16:00:11FORECAST20193243969.7552.8361.2900.00470.01470.690.7047FF37.75594.75231456.5216412326700.744242942817369343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 12:00:11FORECAST20193243969.3953.261.29500.00390.01390.690.7039FF37.39594.39231456.5216412326700.733471292738719343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 08:00:11FORECAST20193243969.4254.962.1600.00280.02280.690.7128FF37.42590.42231456.5216412326700.734377604689829343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 04:00:12FORECAST20193243969.4154.6862.04500.00250.00250.690.6925FF37.41595.41231456.5216412326700.73407567422279343415155DRYH
2019-08-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193243969.3554.5261.93500.00370.02370.690.7137FF37.35584.35231456.5216412326700.73226045194039343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 20:00:12FORECAST20193243969.2654.361.7800.00250.04250.690.7325FF37.26596.26231456.5216412326700.729525976804889343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 16:00:11FORECAST20193243969.355.0962.19500.00450.03450.690.7245FF37.3596.3231456.5216412326700.730743017976859343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 12:00:11FORECAST20193243969.753.2361.46500.00160.03160.690.7216FF37.7596.7231456.5216412326700.742760569564439343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 08:00:13FORECAST20193243970.0153.3961.700.00120.03120.690.7212FF38.01596.01231456.5216412326700.751878902927939343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 04:00:13FORECAST20193243969.8154.9262.36500.00180.04180.690.7318FF37.81594.81231456.5216412326700.746015894470179343415155DRYH
2019-08-18 00:00:13FORECAST20193243968.8554.3161.5800.00260.01260.630.6426FF36.85589.85231456.5216412326700.716895254660329343415155DRYH
2019-08-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193243969.9654.6162.28500.00180.00180.650.6518FF37.96602.96231456.5216412326700.750419941178469343515160DRYH
2019-08-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193243970.154.6262.3600.00150.03150.650.6815FF38.1603.1231456.5216412326700.754493544863039343515160DRYH
2019-08-17 12:00:11FORECAST20193243964.9454.459.6700.00160.03160.650.6816FF32.94596.94231456.5216412326700.584643708843999333415225DRYL
2019-08-17 08:00:11FORECAST20193243965.0954.4459.76500.00160.03160.650.6816FF33.09590.09231456.5216412326700.59001848595449333415225DRYL
2019-08-17 04:00:12FORECAST20193243967.4153.2460.32500.00220.04220.650.6922FF35.41599.41231456.5216412326700.670432973145629333515227.5DRYL
2019-08-17 00:00:13FORECAST20193243970.7353.276200.00240.02240.620.6424FF38.73600.73231456.5216412326700.772375170178789343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193243970.7353.0961.9100.00220.01220.630.6422FF38.73611.73231456.5216412326700.772375170178789343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193243969.3952.1960.7900.00250.02250.630.6525FF37.39608.39231456.5216412326700.733471292738719343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193243969.550.9660.2300.00160.05160.630.6816FF37.5611.5231456.5216412326700.73678678142439343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 08:00:11FORECAST20193243969.551.2160.35500.00160.03160.640.6716FF37.5605.5231456.5216412326700.73678678142439343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 04:00:12FORECAST20193243968.9751.0860.02500.00160.01160.630.6416FF36.97606.97231456.5216412326700.720621164961479343515160DRYH
2019-08-16 00:00:13FORECAST20193243970.5355.1762.8500.00180.02180.630.6518FF38.53598.53231456.5216412326700.766779145401329343415155DRYH
2019-08-15 20:00:11FORECAST20193243970.5455.1662.8500.00180.03180.640.6718FF38.54609.54231456.5216412326700.76706074500669343515160DRYH
2019-08-15 16:00:11FORECAST20193243973.6354.2263.92500.00180.02180.630.6518FF41.63612.63231456.5216412326700.844640680208189343515160DRYH
2019-08-15 12:00:12FORECAST20193243971.9652.3162.13500.00090.03090.630.6609FF39.96606.96231456.5216412326700.805086115526239343515160DRYH
2019-08-15 08:00:11FORECAST20193243970.4551.4460.94500.00090.02090.60.6209FF38.45609.45231456.5216412326700.764519570797589343515160DRYH
2019-08-15 04:00:12FORECAST20193243970.4651.4360.94500.00090.02090.610.6309FF38.46614.46231456.5216412326700.764802675516729343515160DRYH
2019-08-15 00:00:13FORECAST20193243972.8452.3862.6100.00150.02150.630.6515FF40.84600.84231456.5216412326700.826637250362579343515160DRYH
2019-08-14 20:00:11FORECAST20193243974.5153.564.00500.00150.00150.620.6215FF42.51619.51231456.5216412326700.863192681683589353515165DRYH
2019-08-14 16:00:11FORECAST20193243974.4953.563.99500.00150.00150.610.6115FF42.49618.49231456.5216412326700.862788570644469353515165DRYH
2019-08-14 12:00:12FORECAST20193243974.2355.8665.04500.00040.00040.610.6104FF42.23621.23231456.5216412326700.857461124255629353515165DRYH
2019-08-14 08:00:11FORECAST20193243974.2255.8465.0300.00040.00040.610.6104FF42.22621.22231456.5216412326700.857253474122119353515165DRYH
2019-08-14 04:00:15FORECAST20193243970.1655.3162.73500.00040.00040.620.6204FF38.16627.16231456.5216412326700.756228393831989343515160DRYH
2019-08-14 00:00:13FORECAST20193243955.1842.6948.93500.36060.72060.621.3406FF23.18579.18231456.5216412326700.246839741634489313435260DRYH
2019-08-13 20:00:11FORECAST20193243955.8345.650.71500.34080.70080.631.3308FF23.83594.83231456.5216412326700.266104281758999323435267.5DRYH
2019-08-13 16:00:11FORECAST20193243956.4744.0850.27500.04760.40760.631.0376FF24.47596.47231456.5216412326700.285788218332719323425245DRYM
2019-08-13 12:00:11FORECAST20193243954.6347.2450.93500.00070.00070.640.6407FF22.63588.63231456.5216412326700.231140296607329313415220DRYL
2019-08-13 08:00:11FORECAST20193243948.8647.2248.0400.00030.00030.650.6503FF16.86584.86231456.5216412326700.102657248972949313415220DRYL
2019-08-13 04:00:13FORECAST20193243949.3748.7649.06500.00030.00030.630.6303FF17.37589.37231456.5216412326700.111318606266639313415220DRYL