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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 12, 2019

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DAY 347 OF WATER YEAR 2019, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/13/2019 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 64.24°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.59°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 54.41°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.689
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 94 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: 571

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: 0.18 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.58 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.86 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.44 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: 254
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 468.35 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: 62

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
2019-09-13 04:00:12OBSERVATION20193476264.2399844.5899254.4149500.179999999999950.579999999999951.862.44FF32.23998571.23998254468.35352565462 00.6892280584968894 33435275DRYVH
2019-09-13 00:00:13FORECAST20193476248.148.148.100.04490.44491.862.3049FF16.1555.1255468.8448681152100.158643882119249413425240DRYM
2019-09-12 12:00:11FORECAST20193476262.9846.3554.66500.04360.44361.862.3036FF30.98569.98255468.8448681152100.646937294577659433425250DRYMH
2019-09-12 08:00:11FORECAST20193476263.1442.7752.95500.04570.44571.862.3057FF31.14570.14255468.8448681152100.652423253863479433425250DRYMH
2019-09-12 04:00:12FORECAST20193476263.1742.5952.8800.01220.41221.862.2722FF31.17570.17255468.8448681152100.653448370451739433425250DRYMH
2019-09-12 00:00:12FORECAST20193476263.8344.3454.08500.01140.40141.862.2614FF31.83559.83254468.3535256546200.675705559943149433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 20:00:10FORECAST20193476263.8545.0754.4600.00810.40811.862.2681FF31.85570.85254468.3535256546200.676370819058559433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 16:00:11FORECAST20193476263.7845.1754.47500.00670.40671.862.2667FF31.78570.78254468.3535256546200.67403996200149433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 12:00:11FORECAST20193476263.5245.1154.31500.00320.40321.862.2632FF31.52570.52254468.3535256546200.665323440592039433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 08:00:11FORECAST20193476263.4945.6554.5700.00370.40371.862.2637FF31.49570.49254468.3535256546200.66431182085979433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 04:00:11FORECAST20193476263.4445.6354.53500.00660.41661.862.2766FF31.44570.44254468.3535256546200.66262314349139433425250DRYMH
2019-09-11 00:00:13FORECAST20193476263.2745.9254.59500.00740.03741.861.8974FF31.27564.27254468.3535256546200.656857286056989433415225DRYL
2019-09-10 20:00:11FORECAST20193476263.4245.6654.5400.0040.2341.862.094FF31.42573.42254468.3535256546200.661946752510559433425250DRYMH
2019-09-10 16:00:11FORECAST20193476263.0345.5354.2800.00460.23461.862.0946FF31.03573.03254468.3535256546200.648655002813889433425250DRYMH
2019-09-10 12:00:11FORECAST20193476263.7945.754.74500.00220.24221.862.1022FF31.79573.79254468.3535256546200.674373360703629433425250DRYMH
2019-09-10 08:00:11FORECAST20193476263.7745.7254.74500.00240.29241.862.1524FF31.77567.77254468.3535256546200.67370642419549433425250DRYMH
2019-09-10 04:00:12FORECAST20193476263.3445.4354.38500.00340.32341.862.1834FF31.34568.34254468.3535256546200.659235978983519433425250DRYMH
2019-09-10 00:00:12FORECAST20193476263.4145.4254.41500.00220.35220.831.1822FF31.41568.41254468.3535256546200.661608360822539433425250DRYMH
2019-09-09 20:00:11FORECAST20193476263.3245.2154.26500.00170.49171.191.6817FF31.32574.32254468.3535256546200.658556992800479433435275DRYVH
2019-09-09 16:00:11FORECAST20193476263.5345.0854.30500.0020.4121.191.602FF31.53573.53254468.3535256546200.665660381303359433425250DRYMH
2019-09-09 12:00:11FORECAST20193476258.8446.8752.85500.00440.43441.191.6244FF26.84564.84254468.3535256546200.49759070297569423425245DRYM
2019-09-09 08:00:11FORECAST20193476258.3945.1551.7700.00450.38451.541.9245FF26.39564.39254468.3535256546200.480985300889719423425245DRYM
2019-09-09 04:00:12FORECAST20193476263.2445.3154.27500.00390.37391.531.9039FF31.24570.24254468.3535256546200.655835934838529433425250DRYMH
2019-09-09 00:00:14FORECAST20193476262.9544.9553.9500.00150.44151.62.0415FF30.95557.95254468.3535256546200.645905228646999433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 20:00:11FORECAST20193476262.6543.7153.1800.00140.42142.022.4414FF30.65570.65254468.3535256546200.635526724007969433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 16:00:11FORECAST20193476262.8944.153.49500.00180.38182.022.4018FF30.89574.89254468.3535256546200.643837886403029433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 12:00:11FORECAST20193476260.2643.2751.76500.0030.3732.312.683FF28.26559.26254468.3535256546200.549881958628229433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 08:00:11FORECAST20193476260.2943.2551.7700.0030.3432.242.583FF28.29554.29254468.3535256546200.550980603841579433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 04:00:15FORECAST20193476260.143.2851.6900.00130.29132.132.4213FF28.1564.1254468.3535256546200.54401626284549433425250DRYMH
2019-09-08 00:00:13FORECAST20193476261.643.7352.66500.00150.28152.412.6915FF29.6544.6254468.3535256546200.598459887534459433425250DRYMH
2019-09-07 20:00:11FORECAST20193476261.6143.7252.66500.00150.30152.482.7815FF29.61563.61254468.3535256546200.598817715055279433425250DRYMH
2019-09-07 16:00:11FORECAST20193476261.8443.5352.68500.00150.27152.442.7115FF29.84566.84254468.3535256546200.607024303844159433425250DRYMH
2019-09-07 12:00:11FORECAST20193476263.8343.153.46500.00170.42172.412.8317FF31.83563.83254468.3535256546200.675705559943149433425250DRYMH
2019-09-07 08:00:11FORECAST20193476263.8743.0853.47500.00170.61172.222.8317FF31.87562.87254468.3535256546200.677035515436119433435275DRYVH
2019-09-07 04:00:11FORECAST20193476262.7643.1352.94500.00140.49142.442.9314FF30.76558.76254468.3535256546200.639344191006439433435275DRYVH
2019-09-07 00:00:13FORECAST20193476259.7742.5251.14500.00470.55472.242.7947FF27.77547.77254468.3535256546200.531889343902759433435275DRYVH
2019-09-06 20:00:11FORECAST20193476260.5441.2150.87500.00710.66712.032.6971FF28.54558.54254468.3535256546200.560119996240459433435275DRYVH
2019-09-06 16:00:11FORECAST20193476260.8742.4951.6800.00670.55672.342.8967FF28.87556.87254468.3535256546200.572134335949089433435275DRYVH
2019-09-06 12:00:11FORECAST20193476258.7843.8351.30500.02460.33461.942.2746FF26.78552.78254468.3535256546200.495375779541819423425245DRYM
2019-09-06 08:00:11FORECAST20193476258.843.851.300.02460.33462.232.5646FF26.8551.8254468.3535256546200.496114074886229423425245DRYM
2019-09-06 04:00:11FORECAST20193476259.4244.2151.81500.02490.40492.012.4149FF27.42562.42254468.3535256546200.518995291228919433425250DRYMH
2019-09-06 00:00:13FORECAST20193476260.8644.3952.62500.14970.48971.822.3097FF28.86546.86254468.3535256546200.571771187666459433425250DRYMH
2019-09-05 20:00:12FORECAST20193476260.1844.8352.50500.11490.40491.31.7049FF28.18570.18254468.3535256546200.546950391222119433425250DRYMH
2019-09-05 16:00:11FORECAST20193476262.2447.6854.9600.02210.23211.331.5621FF30.24571.24254468.3535256546200.621182015330559433425250DRYMH
2019-09-05 12:00:11FORECAST20193476253.5444.9249.2300.0020.0421.21.242FF21.54552.54254468.3535256546200.309774277535339423415222.5DRYL
2019-09-05 08:00:11FORECAST20193476246.8144.9445.87500.00170.04171.041.0817FF14.81547.81254468.3535256546200.131457132006439413415220DRYL
2019-09-05 04:00:12FORECAST20193476243.7842.8943.33500.00110.14111.151.2911FF11.78552.78254468.3535256546200.0807001544314769413425240DRYM