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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 2, 2020

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DAY 307 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/03/2020 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 63.87°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.00°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 54.94°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.470
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: 587

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: 214
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 449.68 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: 21

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.0

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
2020-08-03 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203072163.8700846.0000454.935066.8323354166667000.030.03FF31.87008586.87008214449.6817929277 3.07237684005010.4701069094441894 22413212DRYL
2020-08-03 00:04:00FORECAST20203072148.9348.9348.9300.00060.00060.030.0306FF16.93571.93215447.6591471522300.0327873575675289412415217.5DRYL
2020-08-02 12:00:02FORECAST20203072164.6551.2557.950.0865026666666670.00680.00680.030.0368FF32.65587.65215447.692153961430.0387265651634080.506817682994579432414218DRYL
2020-08-02 08:00:02FORECAST20203072164.9849.0957.03500.01520.01520.030.0452FF32.98587.98215447.6591471522300.522351382545579432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-02 03:52:44FORECAST20203072165.1749.2957.2300.0060.0060.030.036FF33.17588.17215447.6591471522300.531281160310829432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-02 00:00:05FORECAST20203072166.6850.4358.55500.00540.00540.030.0354FF34.68589.68214447.0871457971400.601329041466479432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-01 20:00:02FORECAST20203072166.948.4157.6550.817361333333330.00740.01740.030.0474FF34.9605.9214447.399923239330.365687397792130.611321870711299432514220DRYL
2020-08-01 16:00:03FORECAST20203072167.2949.4258.3550.6867080.00210.01210.030.0421FF35.29606.29214447.349970075870.307198803250860.628852891780839432514220DRYL
2020-08-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203072167.5252.0259.7700.00290.01290.030.0429FF35.52606.52214447.0871457971400.63907035945179432515225DRYL
2020-08-01 08:00:04FORECAST20203072167.5553.1360.3400.00270.02270.030.0527FF35.55601.55214447.0871457971400.640395968749149432515225DRYL
2020-08-01 04:00:05FORECAST20203072167.3352.8960.1100.00380.02380.030.0538FF35.33607.33214447.0871457971400.630636612587159432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 23:52:33FORECAST20203072167.4751.1559.3100.00150.03150.030.0615FF35.47606.47214447.0871457971400.636857302538819432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 19:52:12FORECAST20203072167.4152.7760.0900.00220.03220.030.0622FF35.41606.41214447.0871457971400.634195599072599432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 16:00:04FORECAST20203072167.3352.5959.9600.0010.0210.030.051FF35.33607.33214447.0871457971400.630636612587159432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 12:00:03FORECAST20203072166.9652.8559.90500.00050.02050.030.0505FF34.96605.96214447.0871457971400.614034759154449432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 08:03:55FORECAST20203072166.9953.016000.00090.01090.030.0409FF34.99604.99214447.0871457971400.615389124851469432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 04:00:03FORECAST20203072166.4152.6559.5300.01230.03230.030.0623FF34.41601.41214447.0871457971400.588974391188319432515225DRYL
2020-07-31 00:00:02FORECAST20203072166.7852.3959.58500.00310.04310.030.0731FF34.78592.78214447.0871457971400.605879903807469432415222.5DRYL
2020-07-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203072167.3151.9759.6400.00350.04350.040.0835FF35.31606.31214447.0871457971400.629745100806799432515225DRYL
2020-07-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203072168.2752.2460.25500.00160.04160.040.0816FF36.27607.27214447.0871457971400.671672310104769432515150DRYMH
2020-07-30 12:00:03FORECAST20203072162.652.9957.79500.00060.03060.040.0706FF30.6603.6214447.0871457971400.411001435328699422515222.5DRYL
2020-07-30 08:00:03FORECAST20203072163.2853.4258.3500.00150.03150.040.0715FF31.28603.28214447.0871457971400.44248312033369422515222.5DRYL
2020-07-30 03:52:17FORECAST20203072169.5452.8561.19500.00120.03120.040.0712FF37.54609.54214447.0871457971400.723912746944649442515155DRYH
2020-07-30 00:00:03FORECAST20203072169.349.8359.56500.00090.03090.090.1209FF37.3610.3214447.0871457971400.714358604455849442515155DRYH
2020-07-29 20:00:03FORECAST20203072169.349.2859.2900.00120.01120.090.1012FF37.3627.3214447.0871457971400.714358604455849442515155DRYH
2020-07-29 15:58:27FORECAST20203072168.6852.5660.6200.00110.04110.110.1511FF36.68625.68214447.0871457971400.688975944697279432515150DRYMH
2020-07-29 11:52:57FORECAST20203072170.0252.7761.39500.00360.02360.110.1336FF38.02621.02214447.0871457971400.74253799854219442515155DRYH
2020-07-29 08:00:04FORECAST20203072170.0252.7761.39500.00360.02360.120.1436FF38.02621.02214447.0871457971400.74253799854219442515155DRYH
2020-07-29 04:00:03FORECAST20203072171.2752.8762.0700.00360.02360.110.1336FF39.27630.27214447.0871457971400.787803270041829442515155DRYH
2020-07-29 00:00:03FORECAST20203072169.6853.4261.5500.00180.02180.090.1118FF37.68611.68214447.0871457971400.729412681243799442515155DRYH
2020-07-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203072169.6853.4261.5500.00180.01180.10.1118FF37.68627.68214447.0871457971400.729412681243799442515155DRYH
2020-07-28 16:00:02FORECAST20203072172.2753.2662.76500.00220.00220.090.0922FF40.27630.27214447.0871457971400.820416096510359442515155DRYH
2020-07-28 11:58:30FORECAST20203072171.0452.1861.6100.00170.00170.090.0917FF39.04627.04214447.0871457971400.77984084757949442515155DRYH
2020-07-28 08:00:02FORECAST20203072171.0451.9161.47500.00170.00170.090.0917FF39.04620.04214447.0871457971400.77984084757949442515155DRYH
2020-07-28 04:00:03FORECAST20203072168.752.1160.40500.00170.00170.110.1117FF36.7617.7214447.0871457971400.689809841907379432515150DRYMH
2020-07-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203072169.7652.7161.23500.00650.00650.090.0965FF37.76602.76214447.0871457971400.732530771415949442515155DRYH
2020-07-27 20:00:02FORECAST20203072169.7652.7161.23500.00650.00650.10.1065FF37.76621.76214447.0871457971400.732530771415949442515155DRYH
2020-07-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203072170.3150.7560.5300.00130.00130.120.1213FF38.31619.31214447.0871457971400.753466297717839442515155DRYH
2020-07-27 12:00:04FORECAST20203072167.5452.3359.93500.01040.01040.140.1504FF35.54606.54214447.0871457971400.6399542856429432515225DRYL
2020-07-27 07:58:29FORECAST20203072167.5452.3359.93500.01040.01040.180.1904FF35.54609.54214447.0871457971400.6399542856429432515225DRYL
2020-07-27 04:00:04FORECAST20203072166.7249.958.3100.0030.0130.20.213FF34.72605.72214447.0871457971400.603151077518799432515225DRYL
2020-07-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203072161.4848.4954.98500.08730.23730.260.4973FF29.48581.48214447.0871457971400.360464323340469422425240DRYM
2020-07-26 20:00:02FORECAST20203072161.4848.4954.98500.07660.22660.280.5066FF29.48597.48214447.0871457971400.360464323340469422425240DRYM
2020-07-26 15:52:28FORECAST20203072161.5949.1655.37500.06750.24750.30.5475FF29.59596.59214447.0871457971400.365336963882859422425240DRYM
2020-07-26 12:00:01FORECAST20203072153.6447.3250.4800.01150.09150.160.2515FF21.64586.64214447.0871457971400.0996673401055279412425235DRYL
2020-07-26 08:00:02FORECAST20203072148.8547.348.07500.01130.09130.160.2513FF16.85575.85214447.0871457971400.0320984824625439412425235DRYL
2020-07-26 04:00:05FORECAST20203072148.1747.9448.05500.00490.23490.160.3949FF16.17577.17214447.0871457971400.0267111640345089412425235DRYL