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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 29, 2019

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DAY 333 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/30/2019 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 63.76°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.29°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.52°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.579
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 546

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: 0.37 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.37 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.16 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: 240
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 461.28 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: 48

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: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 50.0

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
2019-08-30 04:00:11OBSERVATION20193334863.7599253.2900458.5249800.370.370.791.16FF31.75992545.75992240461.27503476881 00.5786307940195995 33425250DRYMH
2019-08-30 00:00:13FORECAST20193334853.6753.6753.6700.00060.00060.790.7906FF21.67535.67241461.7932244527400.204939397974719513415220DRYL
2019-08-29 12:00:11FORECAST20193334865.7953.8659.82500.0790.0790.790.869FF33.79547.79241461.7932244527400.656932755392669533415225DRYL
2019-08-29 08:00:10FORECAST20193334864.8353.5759.200.16680.16680.790.9568FF32.83546.83241461.7932244527400.620512080418729533425250DRYMH
2019-08-29 04:00:11FORECAST20193334860.8853.6657.2700.07970.07970.790.8697FF28.88542.88241461.7932244527400.462778304519179523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-29 00:00:13FORECAST20193334863.6154.1858.89500.13940.13940.790.9294FF31.61526.61240461.2750347688100.572679535819529533425250DRYMH
2019-08-28 20:00:11FORECAST20193334864.5754.1459.35500.17260.18260.790.9726FF32.57544.57240461.2750347688100.610445141232149533425250DRYMH
2019-08-28 16:00:11FORECAST20193334865.1353.9859.55500.18020.19020.790.9802FF33.13545.13240461.2750347688100.632026707695989533425250DRYMH
2019-08-28 12:00:11FORECAST20193334867.5253.2860.400.10370.11370.790.9037FF35.52547.52240461.2750347688100.718847412818839543425255DRYH
2019-08-28 08:00:11FORECAST20193334867.9654.0861.0200.07940.08940.790.8794FF35.96547.96240461.2750347688100.733690239997239543415227.5DRYL
2019-08-28 04:00:11FORECAST20193334868.4354.861.61500.08520.09520.790.8852FF36.43548.43240461.2750347688100.7490953691060795434251110DRYVH
2019-08-28 00:00:13FORECAST20193334867.6455.1461.3900.12990.13990.790.9299FF35.64533.64240461.2750347688100.722934760427299543425255DRYH
2019-08-27 20:00:11FORECAST20193334866.9654.2860.6200.07870.08870.790.8787FF34.96548.96240461.2750347688100.699398113831539543415227.5DRYL
2019-08-27 16:00:11FORECAST20193334861.9553.9957.9700.09220.10220.790.8922FF29.95542.95240461.2750347688100.505979410704529533425250DRYMH
2019-08-27 12:00:11FORECAST20193334867.1553.7960.4700.0620.0720.790.862FF35.15549.15240461.2750347688100.706064816299839543415227.5DRYL
2019-08-27 08:00:10FORECAST20193334864.8653.5859.2200.11320.11320.790.9032FF32.86542.86240461.2750347688100.621668556291149533425250DRYMH
2019-08-27 04:00:11FORECAST20193334863.8754.3859.12500.09450.10450.790.8945FF31.87544.87240461.2750347688100.582989227650759533425250DRYMH
2019-08-27 00:00:12FORECAST20193334866.7756.2761.5200.04570.05570.790.8457FF34.77539.77240461.2750347688100.692664047503649533415225DRYL
2019-08-26 20:00:11FORECAST20193334867.9155.8261.86500.02860.03860.790.8286FF35.91553.91240461.2750347688100.73202370655339543415227.5DRYL
2019-08-26 16:00:11FORECAST20193334868.9255.8462.3800.02380.02380.790.8138FF36.92554.92240461.2750347688100.764640141141959543415155DRYH
2019-08-26 12:00:11FORECAST20193334866.4756.6561.5600.00040.00040.790.7904FF34.47552.47240461.2750347688100.681898637334449533415225DRYL
2019-08-26 08:00:11FORECAST20193334866.4656.4161.43500.00020.00020.790.7902FF34.46547.46240461.2750347688100.6815370641919533415225DRYL
2019-08-26 04:00:11FORECAST20193334869.8356.2763.0500.00110.00110.790.7911FF37.83554.83240461.2750347688100.79204792497439543415155DRYH
2019-08-26 00:00:12FORECAST20193334869.556.0562.77500.01470.01470.790.8047FF37.5547.5240461.2750347688100.782333076136459543415155DRYH
2019-08-25 20:00:11FORECAST20193334869.5256.9763.24500.01510.01510.810.8251FF37.52562.52240461.2750347688100.782929194753719543415155DRYH
2019-08-25 16:00:11FORECAST20193334870.6156.8363.7200.02280.02280.810.8328FF38.61563.61240461.2750347688100.813969794178799543415155DRYH
2019-08-25 12:00:11FORECAST20193334867.6355.9461.78500.02720.02720.810.8372FF35.63561.63240461.2750347688100.722595260511019543415227.5DRYL
2019-08-25 08:00:11FORECAST20193334865.956.5561.22500.01510.01510.80.8151FF33.9548.9240461.2750347688100.661021728112499533415225DRYL
2019-08-25 04:00:12FORECAST20193334866.6756.9661.81500.04150.04150.810.8515FF34.67561.67240461.2750347688100.68909336241489533415225DRYL
2019-08-25 00:00:13FORECAST20193334871.0757.2864.17500.06260.08260.80.8826FF39.07557.07240461.2750347688100.826201123724999543415155DRYH
2019-08-24 20:00:11FORECAST20193334871.0957.364.19500.06260.08260.840.9226FF39.09569.09240461.2750347688100.826721080632549543415155DRYH
2019-08-24 16:00:11FORECAST20193334872.3958.3365.3600.01040.03040.830.8604FF40.39569.39240461.2750347688100.858391544145789553415160DRYH
2019-08-24 12:00:11FORECAST20193334873.0159.0566.0300.07010.07010.830.9001FF41.01571.01240461.2750347688100.872024492422269553415160DRYH
2019-08-24 08:00:11FORECAST20193334873.0459.0766.05500.07010.07010.820.8901FF41.04565.04240461.2750347688100.8726602620669553415160DRYH
2019-08-24 04:00:12FORECAST20193334872.6357.2264.92500.06530.06530.830.8953FF40.63566.63240461.2750347688100.863780863917199553415160DRYH
2019-08-24 00:00:13FORECAST20193334874.4260.0667.2400.00360.00360.830.8336FF42.42553.42240461.2750347688100.899568238748849553415160DRYH
2019-08-23 20:00:11FORECAST20193334874.4460.0867.2600.00360.00360.880.8836FF42.44569.44240461.2750347688100.899925178362479553415160DRYH
2019-08-23 16:00:11FORECAST20193334874.560.5467.5200.0260.0260.870.896FF42.5563.5240461.2750347688100.900990456329589553415160DRYH
2019-08-23 12:00:11FORECAST20193334870.3255.0362.67500.02640.02640.850.8764FF38.32560.32240461.2750347688100.80599182372929543415155DRYH
2019-08-23 08:00:11FORECAST20193334872.254.6763.43500.00250.00250.870.8725FF40.2554.2240461.2750347688100.854024156173239553415160DRYH
2019-08-23 04:00:11FORECAST20193334870.9954.0462.51500.00250.00250.860.8625FF38.99554.99240461.2750347688100.824111409776129543415155DRYH
2019-08-23 00:00:15FORECAST20193334870.5957.2463.91500.00080.00080.590.5908FF38.59559.59240461.2750347688100.813426192542819543415155DRYH
2019-08-22 20:00:11FORECAST20193334870.4156.5163.4600.00080.00080.570.5708FF38.41560.41240461.2750347688100.80848972188039543415155DRYH
2019-08-22 16:00:11FORECAST20193334874.4160.8367.6200.0030.0030.570.573FF42.41570.41240461.2750347688100.899389422116189553415160DRYH
2019-08-22 12:00:11FORECAST20193334866.8658.1762.51500.00040.00040.550.5504FF34.86568.86240461.2750347688100.695862150778049533415225DRYL
2019-08-22 08:00:11FORECAST20193334861.2758.7159.990000.560.56FF29.27555.27240461.2750347688100.478500576656199523415222.5DRYL
2019-08-22 04:00:12FORECAST20193334861.5561.0261.2850000.590.59FF29.55569.55240461.2750347688100.489810463255119523415222.5DRYL