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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 8, 2020

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DAY 313 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/09/2020 04:00:05 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): 48.85°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.32°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 45.58°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.071
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: 17
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 548

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): 0.09 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.01 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.10 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: 220
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 450.49 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: 27

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 17.5

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
2020-08-09 04:04:12OBSERVATION20203132748.8499842.3199445.58496000.090.010.1FF16.84998547.84998220450.48677582001 00.07057075018888495 12415217.5DRYL
2020-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20203132745.4445.4445.4400.00560.09560.010.1056FF13.44544.44221451.0458830952800.0361328449288589512425235DRYL
2020-08-08 12:00:03FORECAST20203132760.146.153.100.04530.13530.010.1453FF28.1559.1221451.0458830952800.344868725404749522425240DRYM
2020-08-08 07:52:26FORECAST20203132759.444.1651.7800.04060.13060.010.1406FF27.4558.4221451.0458830952800.320650428719699522425240DRYM
2020-08-08 04:00:05FORECAST20203132758.8944.951.89500.03460.12460.010.1346FF26.89557.89221451.0458830952800.303466913418119522425240DRYM
2020-08-08 00:00:03FORECAST20203132760.5745.753.13500.02060.08060.010.0906FF28.57549.57220450.4867758200100.361501475951819522415220DRYL
2020-08-07 20:00:02FORECAST2020313276044.5252.2600.03040.11040.010.1204FF28563220450.4867758200100.341366885558029522425240DRYM
2020-08-07 16:00:02FORECAST20203132760.534552.76500.03440.11440.010.1244FF28.53563.53220450.4867758200100.360075160788379522425240DRYM
2020-08-07 12:00:03FORECAST20203132759.6245.3552.48500.01620.09620.010.1062FF27.62562.62220450.4867758200100.328186116755319522425240DRYM
2020-08-07 10:55:13FORECAST20203132759.6345.3552.4900.01620.08620.010.0962FF27.63561.63220450.4867758200100.328530343932139522415220DRYL
2020-08-07 08:00:03FORECAST20203132759.9345.652.7655.7789680.01440.08440.010.0944FF27.93556.93220452.634788977832.61576196118960.338923672416129522413212DRYL
2020-08-07 04:00:03FORECAST20203132755.9844.1750.0756.10875266666670.01720.09720.010.1072FF23.98557.98220452.756419876032.76577698726810.214283198095499512423221DRYL
2020-08-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203132759.5445.7352.6352.37673066666670.02780.05780.010.0678FF27.54554.54220451.374013332891.07279445962470.325437566727699522414216DRYL
2020-08-06 20:04:06FORECAST20203132760.6744.7652.7153.51121066666670.01360.10360.010.1136FF28.67561.67220451.795631813061.58634964157540.365075652068669522424232DRYL
2020-08-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203132760.4945.7253.1053.3461720.01630.11630.010.1263FF28.49561.49220451.734372283911.5115809079740.358650790045759522424232DRYL
2020-08-06 12:00:03FORECAST20203132761.1745.6453.4052.30515466666670.03260.12260.010.1326FF29.17563.17220451.347372041411.0404255009490.383117073994589522424232DRYL
2020-08-06 08:00:04FORECAST20203132761.1745.7653.4651.9848080.01110.17110.010.1811FF29.17566.17220451.228076493280.895601096048480.383117073994589522424232DRYL
2020-08-06 04:00:03FORECAST20203132760.945.2653.081.50703141666670.01150.20150.010.2115FF28.9559.9220451.049974364370.679746481853790.373340396230079522424232DRYL
2020-08-06 00:00:02FORECAST20203132760.6446.5253.5800.02570.21570.010.2257FF28.64553.64220450.4867758200100.364002151922479522425240DRYM
2020-08-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203132762.1746.1854.17500.01350.22350.040.2635FF30.17571.17220450.4867758200100.419932897624059522425240DRYM
2020-08-05 16:00:02FORECAST20203132762.0146.4254.21500.01420.22420.040.2642FF30.01572.01220450.4867758200100.413985957968869522425240DRYM
2020-08-05 12:00:02FORECAST20203132762.4945.3253.90500.00580.19580.040.2358FF30.49570.49220450.4867758200100.431880453811539522425240DRYM
2020-08-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203132758.145.551.800.00260.23260.040.2726FF26.1570.1220450.4867758200100.277695858545389522425240DRYM
2020-08-05 03:52:19FORECAST20203132764.5545.5855.06500.00170.21170.030.2417FF32.55568.55220450.4867758200100.509814333636189532425245DRYM
2020-08-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203132763.5743.753.63500.01040.33040.030.3604FF31.57572.57220450.4867758200100.472601990586459522425240DRYM
2020-08-04 20:00:02FORECAST20203132763.5843.4253.500.01040.24040.040.2804FF31.58586.58220450.4867758200100.472981054600119522425240DRYM
2020-08-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203132764.745.1254.9100.00060.18060.040.2206FF32.7592.7220450.4867758200100.515510634328869532425245DRYM
2020-08-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203132763.9744.7354.3500.00280.16280.030.1928FF31.97582.97220450.4867758200100.48778025019159522425240DRYM
2020-08-04 08:00:03FORECAST20203132763.9744.7354.3500.00280.18280.030.2128FF31.97582.97220450.4867758200100.48778025019159522425240DRYM
2020-08-04 04:00:03FORECAST20203132762.3944.4253.40500.00410.17410.040.2141FF30.39588.39220450.4867758200100.428139607939759522425240DRYM
2020-08-04 00:00:02FORECAST20203132761.9446.2654.100.00150.20150.020.2215FF29.94572.94220450.4867758200100.411390275371359522425240DRYM
2020-08-03 19:58:25FORECAST20203132761.9446.2654.100.00150.23150.060.2915FF29.94587.94220450.4867758200100.411390275371359522425240DRYM
2020-08-03 15:52:40FORECAST20203132764.1346.8155.4700.00210.21210.050.2621FF32.13585.13220450.4867758200100.49385774973479522425240DRYM
2020-08-03 11:58:24FORECAST20203132756.9846.8351.90500.00510.14510.050.1951FF24.98584.98220450.4867758200100.243094287330599512425235DRYL
2020-08-03 08:00:02FORECAST20203132756.9846.8351.90500.00510.14510.050.1951FF24.98581.98220450.4867758200100.243094287330599512425235DRYL
2020-08-03 04:00:04FORECAST20203132756.7945.6651.22500.08130.26130.040.3013FF24.79585.79220450.4867758200100.237464315499689512425235DRYL
2020-08-03 00:04:00FORECAST20203132754.6645.4650.0600.00540.17540.040.2154FF22.66563.66220450.4867758200100.179462119195449512425235DRYL
2020-08-02 20:00:04FORECAST20203132754.6645.4650.0600.00540.18540.050.2354FF22.66580.66220450.4867758200100.179462119195449512425235DRYL
2020-08-02 16:00:03FORECAST20203132758.4146.4552.4300.00610.16610.070.2361FF26.41585.41220450.4867758200100.287680651242719522425240DRYM
2020-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST20203132755.9944.1550.0700.01450.04450.030.0745FF23.99583.99220450.4867758200100.214561131703689512415217.5DRYL
2020-08-02 08:00:03FORECAST20203132755.9944.1550.0700.01450.04450.030.0745FF23.99582.99220450.4867758200100.214561131703689512415217.5DRYL
2020-08-02 03:52:45FORECAST20203132753.0644.1748.61500.03660.12660.020.1466FF21.06589.06220450.4867758200100.142329498302939512425235DRYL
2020-08-02 00:00:05FORECAST20203132761.8346.3354.0800.00150.07150.020.0915FF29.83597.83220450.4867758200100.407319210835999522415220DRYL
2020-08-01 20:00:02FORECAST20203132761.8346.3354.0800.00150.07150.030.1015FF29.83613.83220450.4867758200100.407319210835999522515222.5DRYL
2020-08-01 16:00:04FORECAST20203132758.4546.9652.70500.01160.08160.010.0916FF26.45611.45220450.4867758200100.288981254409679522515222.5DRYL
2020-08-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203132755.2648.1351.695000.050.010.06FF23.26613.26220450.4867758200100.194826931530969512515220DRYL
2020-08-01 08:00:04FORECAST20203132749.248.1348.665000.050.020.07FF17.2602.2220450.4867758200100.0751980143007649512515220DRYL
2020-08-01 04:00:05FORECAST20203132750.649.4650.03000.050.020.07FF18.6614.6220450.4867758200100.0960286526025689512515220DRYL