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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 30, 2019

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DAY 334 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/31/2019 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 63.85°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.08°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.97°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.644
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 549

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: 0.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.43 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.22 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: 241
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 461.79 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: 49

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
2019-08-31 04:00:12OBSERVATION20193344963.8499252.0800857.96500.0600000000000020.430.791.22FF31.84992548.84992241461.79322445274 00.6440570864402593 33425250DRYMH
2019-08-31 00:00:12FORECAST20193344953.8153.8153.8100.00820.37820.791.1682FF21.81538.81242462.3094487524600.261613788679259323425245DRYM
2019-08-30 12:00:11FORECAST20193344966.6553.5760.1100.01810.38810.791.1781FF34.65551.65242462.3094487524600.74227702614919343425255DRYH
2019-08-30 08:00:11FORECAST20193344961.3852.7257.0500.01720.38720.791.1772FF29.38546.38242462.3094487524600.548322160276659333425250DRYMH
2019-08-30 04:00:12FORECAST20193344966.5752.8759.7200.03320.40320.791.1932FF34.57551.57242462.3094487524600.739677243886449343425255DRYH
2019-08-30 00:00:13FORECAST20193344967.3152.2559.7800.01270.01270.790.8027FF35.31542.31241461.7932244527400.763200752749439343415227.5DRYL
2019-08-29 20:00:11FORECAST20193344967.3651.3559.35500.0360.1160.790.906FF35.36554.36241461.7932244527400.764746966445449343425255DRYH
2019-08-29 16:00:11FORECAST20193344966.9352.5959.7600.03570.11570.790.9057FF34.93553.93241461.7932244527400.751269141667549343425255DRYH
2019-08-29 12:00:11FORECAST20193344966.3752.0959.2300.0320.1120.790.902FF34.37553.37241461.7932244527400.733119263138929343425255DRYH
2019-08-29 08:00:10FORECAST20193344966.5752.3659.46500.02670.19670.790.9867FF34.57552.57241461.7932244527400.739677243886449343425255DRYH
2019-08-29 04:00:11FORECAST20193344967.4351.6559.5400.02430.10430.790.8943FF35.43549.43241461.7932244527400.766902284385829343425255DRYH
2019-08-29 00:00:13FORECAST20193344967.2152.2259.71500.02480.16480.790.9548FF35.21533.21241461.7932244527400.760091655851139343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 20:00:11FORECAST20193344967.2152.1859.69500.0220.2020.790.992FF35.21551.21241461.7932244527400.760091655851139343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 16:00:11FORECAST20193344967.3751.8159.5900.01880.20880.790.9988FF35.37551.37241461.7932244527400.76505553998539343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 12:00:11FORECAST20193344967.9152.0159.9600.00970.11970.790.9097FF35.91554.91241461.7932244527400.781383056159839343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 08:00:11FORECAST20193344967.5352.2159.8700.00990.09990.790.8899FF35.53554.53241461.7932244527400.769962233234119343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 04:00:11FORECAST20193344967.5651.7959.67500.00720.10720.790.8972FF35.56554.56241461.7932244527400.770875822934529343425255DRYH
2019-08-28 00:00:13FORECAST20193344968.7351.560.11500.01460.15460.790.9446FF36.73541.73241461.7932244527400.8048860977725693434251110DRYVH
2019-08-27 20:00:11FORECAST20193344968.9751.2460.10500.00430.08430.80.8843FF36.97556.97241461.7932244527400.811463874816459343415155DRYH
2019-08-27 16:00:11FORECAST20193344969.3451.4860.4100.00590.09590.80.8959FF37.34551.34241461.7932244527400.8213335207918293434251110DRYVH
2019-08-27 12:00:11FORECAST20193344971.0351.3961.2100.02520.08520.80.8852FF39.03559.03241461.7932244527400.862189931184119353415160DRYH
2019-08-27 08:00:10FORECAST20193344965.8151.958.85500.0030.1130.790.903FF33.81547.81241461.7932244527400.714324289231739343425255DRYH
2019-08-27 04:00:12FORECAST20193344970.2352.6661.44500.01560.10560.80.9056FF38.23554.23241461.7932244527400.8437153517645393434251110DRYVH
2019-08-27 00:00:12FORECAST20193344969.8953.1661.52500.00290.05290.80.8529FF37.89548.89241461.7932244527400.835392324438659343415155DRYH
2019-08-26 20:00:11FORECAST20193344969.953.1361.51500.00230.03230.80.8323FF37.9562.9241461.7932244527400.835641135775889343415155DRYH
2019-08-26 16:00:11FORECAST20193344970.2454.1662.200.00210.02210.790.8121FF38.24564.24241461.7932244527400.843955886095119343415155DRYH
2019-08-26 12:00:11FORECAST20193344973.2653.8863.5700.00320.00320.790.7932FF41.26564.26241461.7932244527400.905635233391459353415160DRYH
2019-08-26 08:00:11FORECAST20193344973.2953.8563.5700.00320.00320.790.7932FF41.29559.29241461.7932244527400.906141581240699353415160DRYH
2019-08-26 04:00:11FORECAST20193344973.1453.4463.2900.00320.00320.790.7932FF41.14567.14241461.7932244527400.903589760241339353415160DRYH
2019-08-26 00:00:12FORECAST20193344971.5953.9962.7900.00080.01080.790.8008FF39.59558.59241461.7932244527400.874201492592149353415160DRYH
2019-08-25 20:00:11FORECAST20193344971.6253.9762.79500.00080.02080.810.8308FF39.62573.62241461.7932244527400.874823756232319353415160DRYH
2019-08-25 16:00:11FORECAST20193344971.5953.9962.7900.00080.02080.810.8308FF39.59574.59241461.7932244527400.874201492592149353415160DRYH
2019-08-25 12:00:11FORECAST20193344969.6453.9761.80500.00450.03450.810.8445FF37.64570.64241461.7932244527400.82909300156859343415155DRYH
2019-08-25 08:00:11FORECAST20193344968.9453.8461.3900.00450.02450.80.8245FF36.94556.94241461.7932244527400.810649195088359343415155DRYH
2019-08-25 04:00:12FORECAST20193344971.3254.5362.92500.00450.04450.810.8545FF39.32572.32241461.7932244527400.868504265006969353415160DRYH
2019-08-25 00:00:13FORECAST20193344974.654.3364.46500.00450.08450.80.8845FF42.6570.6241461.7932244527400.926349466367089353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 20:00:11FORECAST20193344974.6354.3364.4800.00450.08450.840.9245FF42.63582.63241461.7932244527400.926769953433979353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 16:00:11FORECAST20193344973.4355.1764.300.00470.03470.830.8647FF41.43581.43241461.7932244527400.908478126659089353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 12:00:11FORECAST20193344971.8152.9262.36500.00130.07130.830.9013FF39.81581.81241461.7932244527400.87871499742149353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 08:00:11FORECAST20193344971.8352.962.36500.00130.07130.820.8913FF39.83575.83241461.7932244527400.879119613445039353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 04:00:12FORECAST20193344971.9453.4462.6900.00130.07130.830.9013FF39.94577.94241461.7932244527400.881328073215359353415160DRYH
2019-08-24 00:00:13FORECAST20193344975.0457.5566.29500.00250.00250.830.8325FF43.04567.04241461.7932244527400.932334701592949353415160DRYH
2019-08-23 20:00:11FORECAST20193344975.0657.5466.300.00250.00250.880.8825FF43.06583.06241461.7932244527400.932597584987159353415160DRYH
2019-08-23 16:00:11FORECAST20193344974.457.8766.13500.00250.03250.870.9025FF42.4577.4241461.7932244527400.923499073635529353415160DRYH
2019-08-23 12:00:11FORECAST20193344963.2755.4859.37500.00080.03080.850.8808FF31.27562.27241461.7932244527400.622144789075829333415225DRYL
2019-08-23 08:00:11FORECAST20193344958.3857.2657.8200.00080.00080.870.8708FF26.38551.38241461.7932244527400.428702159313089323415222.5DRYL
2019-08-23 04:00:11FORECAST20193344958.1257.0557.5850000.860.86FF26.12552.12241461.7932244527400.418483360331389323415222.5DRYL