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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, July 31, 2020

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DAY 305 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/01/2020 04:00:04 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 73.10°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 51.73°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.41°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.811
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: 41
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 602

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): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.03 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: 212
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 447.38 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: 19

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 4
D5: 1
HSdry: 44.0

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
2020-08-01 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203051973.0999451.7299862.414963.76475625000.030.03FF41.09994602.09994212447.38282291398 1.6842872787080.8109701544394295 42514144DRYM
2020-07-31 12:00:03FORECAST20203051970.7555.4163.0800.01620.01620.030.0462FF38.75599.75213446.5129667018200.739287115958899542515155DRYH
2020-07-31 08:03:55FORECAST20203051970.1156.4663.28500.01230.01230.030.0423FF38.11599.11213446.5129667018200.717593604539839542515155DRYH
2020-07-31 04:00:03FORECAST20203051967.2656.2961.77500.01560.01560.030.0456FF35.26596.26213446.5129667018200.611914598058499532415222.5DRYL
2020-07-31 00:00:02FORECAST20203051971.675663.83500.03960.03960.030.0696FF39.67587.67212445.936601575100.768899728405559542415150DRYMH
2020-07-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203051971.9556.6564.300.03570.04570.030.0757FF39.95599.95212445.936601575100.777525540587249542515155DRYH
2020-07-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203051972.4556.4264.43500.03640.04640.030.0764FF40.45600.45212445.936601575100.792463662376329542515155DRYH
2020-07-30 12:00:03FORECAST20203051972.8856.864.8400.02970.03970.030.0697FF40.88600.88212445.936601575100.804824238361269542515155DRYH
2020-07-30 08:00:03FORECAST20203051973.3956.8965.1400.02580.03580.030.0658FF41.39600.39212445.936601575100.818891262835099542515155DRYH
2020-07-30 03:52:16FORECAST20203051973.1456.3964.76500.02750.03750.030.0675FF41.14600.14212445.936601575100.812076632296939542515155DRYH
2020-07-30 00:00:03FORECAST20203051973.4356.4264.92500.02550.08550.030.1155FF41.43601.43212445.936601575100.819967091826629542515155DRYH
2020-07-29 20:00:03FORECAST20203051974.1656.3265.2400.01120.07120.030.1012FF42.16618.16212445.936601575100.838893931264639542515155DRYH
2020-07-29 15:58:27FORECAST20203051974.656.6165.60500.03690.11690.030.1469FF42.6617.6212445.936601575100.849652259795195525251120DRYVH
2020-07-29 11:52:57FORECAST20203051973.0356.464.71500.02190.10190.030.1319FF41.03615.03212445.936601575100.8090288023111595425251110DRYVH
2020-07-29 08:00:04FORECAST20203051973.9356.7565.3400.02390.11390.030.1439FF41.93614.93212445.936601575100.8330756357544295425251110DRYVH
2020-07-29 04:00:03FORECAST20203051973.4456.9765.20500.01780.09780.030.1278FF41.44617.44212445.936601575100.8202354223055695425251110DRYVH
2020-07-29 00:00:03FORECAST20203051973.3256.2464.7800.0160.0660.040.106FF41.32601.32212445.936601575100.816998917203819542515155DRYH
2020-07-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203051972.8855.7264.300.01370.06370.050.1137FF40.88616.88212445.936601575100.804824238361269542515155DRYH
2020-07-28 16:00:02FORECAST20203051972.5554.7963.6700.00140.04140.050.0914FF40.55617.55212445.936601575100.795378674094119542515155DRYH
2020-07-28 11:58:30FORECAST20203051973.2355.1264.17500.00060.04060.050.0906FF41.23617.23212445.936601575100.814547888506199542515155DRYH
2020-07-28 08:00:02FORECAST20203051968.0657.1462.600.0010.0510.040.091FF36.06610.06212445.936601575100.642856818401249532515150DRYMH
2020-07-28 04:00:03FORECAST20203051972.4854.663.5400.00130.06130.050.1113FF40.48611.48212445.936601575100.793340727370079542515155DRYH
2020-07-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203051971.4654.1362.79500.00190.05190.040.0919FF39.46593.46212445.936601575100.76230996566699542415150DRYMH
2020-07-27 20:00:02FORECAST20203051971.4654.1362.79500.00180.05180.050.1018FF39.46612.46212445.936601575100.76230996566699542515155DRYH
2020-07-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203051970.4653.4361.94500.00250.08250.040.1225FF38.46610.46212445.936601575100.729564230932349542515155DRYH
2020-07-27 12:00:04FORECAST20203051967.4352.9160.1700.00080.10080.040.1408FF35.43600.43212445.936601575100.618557156907749532525250DRYMH
2020-07-27 07:58:29FORECAST20203051967.4352.9160.1700.00080.13080.050.1808FF35.43603.43212445.936601575100.618557156907749532525250DRYMH
2020-07-27 04:00:04FORECAST20203051964.1450.7557.44500.00820.16820.040.2082FF32.14601.14212445.936601575100.486168895561279522525245DRYM
2020-07-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203051964.9247.3156.11500.0830.3030.040.343FF32.92588.92212445.936601575100.517974554582239532425245DRYM
2020-07-26 20:00:02FORECAST20203051964.9247.3156.11500.0830.3130.050.363FF32.92604.92212445.936601575100.517974554582239532525250DRYMH
2020-07-26 15:52:28FORECAST20203051964.9647.1956.07500.11160.37160.040.4116FF32.96601.96212445.936601575100.519604257255089532525250DRYMH
2020-07-26 12:00:01FORECAST20203051958.7945.7352.2600.08280.20280.040.2428FF26.79596.79212445.936601575100.280393729876619522425240DRYM
2020-07-26 08:00:01FORECAST20203051958.845.752.2500.08280.20280.040.2428FF26.8590.8212445.936601575100.280738265076529522425240DRYM
2020-07-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203051954.8344.549.66500.22540.34540.040.3854FF22.83593.83212445.936601575100.16189920793819512425235DRYL
2020-07-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203051964.4645.8955.17500.04410.05410.040.0941FF32.46603.46212445.936601575100.499218233531429532515225DRYL
2020-07-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203051964.4845.8755.17500.04410.05410.040.0941FF32.48616.48212445.936601575100.500033989867979532515225DRYL
2020-07-25 16:00:02FORECAST20203051960.8145.953.35500.1110.1310.040.171FF28.81610.81212445.936601575100.353779349131169522525245DRYM
2020-07-25 12:00:02FORECAST20203051961.5447.7854.6600.29310.31310.040.3531FF29.54605.54212445.936601575100.381897615807279522525245DRYM
2020-07-25 08:03:45FORECAST20203051962.1748.1755.1700.29310.31310.040.3531FF30.17605.17212445.936601575100.406681710724559522525245DRYM
2020-07-25 04:00:03FORECAST20203051971.9950.7761.3800.05110.05110.040.0911FF39.99629.99212445.936601575100.778742660205939542515155DRYH
2020-07-25 00:00:02FORECAST20203051963.7449.2556.49500.14920.14920.040.1892FF31.74620.74212445.936601575100.469879659892669522525245DRYM
2020-07-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203051963.7450.1856.9600.13360.13360.090.2236FF31.74632.74212445.936601575100.469879659892669522525245DRYM
2020-07-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203051964.8947.4356.1600.03280.10280.070.1728FF32.89622.89212445.936601575100.516752078943119532525250DRYMH
2020-07-24 12:00:02FORECAST20203051951.3945.2648.32500.060.120.070.19FF19.39603.39212445.936601575100.0903114999196889512525240DRYM
2020-07-24 08:00:02FORECAST20203051950.0745.2447.65500.04810.10810.070.1781FF18.07601.07212445.936601575100.0702267563566999512525240DRYM
2020-07-24 04:00:08FORECAST20203051945.0342.8843.95500.01040.07040.080.1504FF13.03590.03212445.936601575100.0232157698219879512415217.5DRYL