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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 23, 2019

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DAY 327 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/24/2019 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 64.72°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 47.32°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 56.02°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.617
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: 33
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 550

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): 0.69 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.69 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.38 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: 234
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.12 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: 42

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: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 75.0

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
2019-08-24 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193274264.7200447.3199856.02001000.690.691.38FF32.72004549.72004234458.12420256731 00.6165345843989792 33435275DRYVH
2019-08-24 00:00:13FORECAST20193274250.250.250.200.00130.69130.691.3813FF18.2535.2235458.6543426933800.14020643100289213435260DRYH
2019-08-23 12:00:11FORECAST20193274266.5952.3959.4900.01650.70650.691.3965FF34.59551.59235458.6543426933800.68208823657199233435275DRYVH
2019-08-23 08:00:11FORECAST20193274266.3749.6758.0200.0260.7160.691.406FF34.37551.37235458.6543426933800.674618937316059233435275DRYVH
2019-08-23 04:00:11FORECAST20193274262.1850.856.4900.02150.71150.691.4015FF30.18547.18235458.6543426933800.522233951882529233435275DRYVH
2019-08-23 00:00:15FORECAST20193274267.2948.1957.7400.00360.42360.691.1136FF35.29549.29234458.1242025673100.705354797672859243425255DRYH
2019-08-22 20:00:11FORECAST20193274266.5450.7458.6400.00320.43320.691.1232FF34.54560.54234458.1242025673100.680397014907289233425250DRYMH
2019-08-22 16:00:11FORECAST20193274266.8649.9958.42500.0020.4320.691.122FF34.86560.86234458.1242025673100.691154668656049233425250DRYMH
2019-08-22 12:00:11FORECAST20193274266.2451.6958.96500.0020.4320.691.122FF34.24560.24234458.1242025673100.670171836051659233425250DRYMH
2019-08-22 08:00:11FORECAST20193274265.8250.5958.20500.00230.43230.691.1223FF33.82554.82234458.1242025673100.655641909925169233425250DRYMH
2019-08-22 04:00:12FORECAST20193274265.9350.4958.2100.00180.45180.691.1418FF33.93559.93234458.1242025673100.659470702712459233425250DRYMH
2019-08-22 00:00:12FORECAST20193274265.6649.8157.73500.00080.03080.690.7208FF33.66550.66234458.1242025673100.650044275771089233415225DRYL
2019-08-21 20:00:11FORECAST20193274265.6850.357.9900.00150.31150.691.0015FF33.68558.68234458.1242025673100.650745795234739233425250DRYMH
2019-08-21 16:00:11FORECAST20193274265.5850.7258.1500.00230.32230.691.0123FF33.58559.58234458.1242025673100.647233097052029233425250DRYMH
2019-08-21 12:00:11FORECAST20193274265.7550.4558.100.00170.30170.690.9917FF33.75559.75234458.1242025673100.653197048683139233425250DRYMH
2019-08-21 08:00:11FORECAST20193274264.9151.2858.09500.00370.44370.691.1337FF32.91559.91234458.1242025673100.62338675937989233425250DRYMH
2019-08-21 04:00:11FORECAST20193274265.3251.5358.42500.00370.44370.691.1337FF33.32556.32234458.1242025673100.638041838876829233425250DRYMH
2019-08-21 00:00:13FORECAST20193274264.8150.2857.54500.00180.33180.691.0218FF32.81543.81234458.1242025673100.619784282331979233425250DRYMH
2019-08-20 20:00:12FORECAST20193274264.445057.2200.00130.35130.71.0513FF32.44556.44234458.1242025673100.606366851910249233425250DRYMH
2019-08-20 16:00:11FORECAST20193274263.7749.1656.46500.00070.36070.71.0607FF31.77554.77234458.1242025673100.581756708964789233425250DRYMH
2019-08-20 12:00:11FORECAST20193274256.9848.5852.7800.01330.42330.71.1233FF24.98550.98234458.1242025673100.331105338164429223425245DRYM
2019-08-20 08:00:11FORECAST20193274258.7148.5853.64500.00190.51190.71.2119FF26.71553.71234458.1242025673100.392438493584999223435267.5DRYH
2019-08-20 04:00:11FORECAST20193274262.9448.5855.7600.00180.50180.71.2018FF30.94558.94234458.1242025673100.550830399138659233435275DRYVH
2019-08-20 00:00:13FORECAST20193274264.3449.2956.81500.00320.52320.71.2232FF32.34544.34234458.1242025673100.602717995673279233435275DRYVH
2019-08-19 20:00:11FORECAST20193274264.3249.2756.79500.00320.58320.71.2832FF32.32557.32234458.1242025673100.60198713348059233435275DRYVH
2019-08-19 16:00:11FORECAST20193274263.8648.7756.31500.00310.47310.71.1731FF31.86557.86234458.1242025673100.585083504304059233425250DRYMH
2019-08-19 12:00:11FORECAST20193274266.651.7659.1800.00370.48370.71.1837FF34.6554.6234458.1242025673100.682426027472339233425250DRYMH
2019-08-19 08:00:11FORECAST20193274266.6151.7459.17500.00370.45370.711.1637FF34.61550.61234458.1242025673100.682763666680459233425250DRYMH
2019-08-19 04:00:12FORECAST20193274268.2250.4859.3500.00370.37370.691.0637FF36.22561.22234458.1242025673100.7349905591963692434251110DRYVH
2019-08-19 00:00:13FORECAST20193274265.4151.4358.4200.00150.67150.711.3815FF33.41551.41234458.1242025673100.641232760775849233435275DRYVH
2019-08-18 20:00:12FORECAST20193274265.4451.4258.4300.00150.74150.731.4715FF33.44560.44234458.1242025673100.642294228609679233435275DRYVH
2019-08-18 16:00:11FORECAST20193274268.1350.6159.3700.00150.55150.721.2715FF36.13571.13234458.1242025673100.7321899997236292434351165DRYVH
2019-08-18 12:00:11FORECAST20193274267.5850.7759.17500.00120.45120.721.1712FF35.58567.58234458.1242025673100.714758406431769243425255DRYH
2019-08-18 08:00:13FORECAST20193274267.5950.7959.1900.00120.37120.721.0912FF35.59568.59234458.1242025673100.715080104943259243425255DRYH
2019-08-18 04:00:13FORECAST20193274265.9150.3858.14500.00120.21120.730.9412FF33.91563.91234458.1242025673100.658775764930599233425250DRYMH
2019-08-18 00:00:13FORECAST20193274268.0651.2759.66500.0020.2220.640.862FF36.06563.06234458.1242025673100.7300015392032992434251110DRYVH
2019-08-17 20:00:11FORECAST20193274267.5851.2159.39500.00250.14250.650.7925FF35.58574.58234458.1242025673100.714758406431769243425255DRYH
2019-08-17 16:00:11FORECAST20193274264.5651.6358.09500.00250.07250.680.7525FF32.56569.56234458.1242025673100.610733158386569233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 12:00:11FORECAST20193274264.8652.158.4800.00080.03080.680.7108FF32.86569.86234458.1242025673100.621586841364969233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 08:00:11FORECAST20193274264.8652.1158.48500.00080.03080.680.7108FF32.86562.86234458.1242025673100.621586841364969233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 04:00:12FORECAST2019327426751.9759.48500.00080.00080.690.6908FF35579234458.1242025673100.69581081838069233415225DRYL
2019-08-17 00:00:13FORECAST20193274273.4955.3664.42500.00140.03140.640.6714FF41.49583.49234458.1242025673100.870232933247119253415160DRYH
2019-08-16 20:00:11FORECAST20193274273.5155.3664.43500.00140.03140.640.6714FF41.51594.51234458.1242025673100.870633275984139253415160DRYH
2019-08-16 16:00:11FORECAST20193274269.7453.8361.78500.02280.66280.651.3128FF37.74574.74234458.1242025673100.7799440332065992434351165DRYVH
2019-08-16 12:00:12FORECAST20193274260.152.5256.3100.01031.05030.681.7303FF28.1577.1234458.1242025673100.443821467599749223445290DRYVH
2019-08-16 08:00:11FORECAST20193274254.0652.5153.28500.00831.04830.671.7183FF22.06565.06234458.1242025673100.237762501631559213445280DRYVH
2019-08-16 04:00:12FORECAST20193274253.4852.3652.9200.00021.09020.641.7302FF21.48566.48234458.1242025673100.221101439736099213445280DRYVH