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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 9, 2020

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DAY 314 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/10/2020 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): 60.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.97°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 49.93°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.347
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: 29
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 546

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): 0.03 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.07 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: 221
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 451.05 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: 28

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: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2020-08-10 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203142860.8938.9699649.92998000.030.070.1FF28.89545.89221451.04588309528 00.3473654512184194 22415220DRYL
2020-08-10 00:00:02FORECAST20203142854.654.654.600.00570.03570.070.1057FF22.6539.6222451.6028697945400.154922255571989412415217.5DRYL
2020-08-09 12:00:03FORECAST20203142868.253.4760.83500.00610.03610.070.1061FF36.2553.2222451.6028697945400.629870025981859432415145DRYM
2020-08-09 08:00:02FORECAST20203142864.1442.5953.36500.0190.0490.070.119FF32.14549.14222451.6028697945400.471867670148189422415220DRYL
2020-08-09 04:04:12FORECAST20203142868.4345.9657.19500.0050.0350.070.105FF36.43553.43222451.6028697945400.638438317192669432415145DRYM
2020-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20203142869.2744.8957.0800.00950.04950.070.1195FF37.27550.27221451.0458830952800.669118130517439432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 20:00:02FORECAST20203142869.2143.5656.38500.00320.08320.070.1532FF37.21565.21221451.0458830952800.6669610358659432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203142869.1643.4456.300.00180.08180.070.1518FF37.16565.16221451.0458830952800.665159226328539432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 12:00:03FORECAST20203142869.344.8957.09500.0010.0810.070.151FF37.3565.3221451.0458830952800.670194582973889432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 07:52:27FORECAST20203142869.2444.7757.00500.00290.07290.070.1429FF37.24564.24221451.0458830952800.668040278917319432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 04:00:05FORECAST20203142869.1244.5656.8400.00240.06240.070.1324FF37.12564.12221451.0458830952800.663715035428049432415145DRYM
2020-08-08 00:00:03FORECAST20203142868.9744.756.83500.00090.02090.070.0909FF36.97555.97221451.0458830952800.658277933499249432415145DRYM
2020-08-07 20:00:02FORECAST20203142868.8244.5356.67500.00120.05120.070.1212FF36.82568.82221451.0458830952800.652807815987519432415145DRYM
2020-08-07 16:00:02FORECAST20203142868.9244.5256.7200.00160.05160.070.1216FF36.92569.92221451.0458830952800.656458179840469432415145DRYM
2020-08-07 12:00:03FORECAST20203142868.7344.3356.5300.00270.04270.070.1127FF36.73568.73221451.0458830952800.649510318137369432415145DRYM
2020-08-07 10:55:13FORECAST20203142868.7244.3356.52500.00270.03270.070.1027FF36.72567.72221451.0458830952800.649143227894589432415145DRYM
2020-08-07 08:00:03FORECAST20203142869.3444.5356.9352.71572133333330.00340.02340.070.0934FF37.34563.34221452.055387087171.22765645856090.671627663241429432414136DRYL
2020-08-07 04:00:03FORECAST20203142869.4944.8357.163.012870.00320.04320.070.1132FF37.49564.49221452.165422888731.36231563765880.676979133089219432414136DRYL
2020-08-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203142869.2344.957.06500.0010.0510.020.071FF37.23561.23221451.0458830952800.667680685458199432415145DRYM
2020-08-06 20:04:06FORECAST20203142869.5945.3857.4850.392805333333330.00020.02020.090.1102FF37.59568.59221451.192330130220.177230753634240.680526636597749432414136DRYL
2020-08-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203142869.2945.1857.2350.256685333333330.00020.04020.090.1302FF37.29567.29221451.141597946560.115801431449440.669835921422159432414136DRYL
2020-08-06 12:00:03FORECAST20203142865.5546.255.87500.00340.04340.090.1334FF33.55565.55221451.0458830952800.527530758900479432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-06 08:00:04FORECAST20203142866.6446.0256.3300.00210.02210.160.1821FF34.64569.64221451.0458830952800.570250908099159432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-06 04:00:03FORECAST20203142870.1845.5257.8500.00120.01120.20.2112FF38.18567.18221451.0458830952800.701113657774159442415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 00:00:02FORECAST20203142871.543.7957.645000.030.20.23FF39.5562.5221451.0458830952800.744842628815939442415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203142871.4945.3158.400.00020.01020.250.2602FF39.49579.49221451.0458830952800.744524358047639442415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 16:00:02FORECAST20203142868.1445.5356.835000.010.250.26FF36.14577.14221451.0458830952800.627623982252119432415145DRYM
2020-08-05 12:00:02FORECAST20203142871.346.0658.6800.00030.02030.220.2403FF39.3578.3221451.0458830952800.738438086506989442415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203142871.6746.3959.0300.00170.01170.260.2717FF39.67578.67221451.0458830952800.75022139081799442415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 03:52:19FORECAST20203142868.1145.9557.0300.00790.01790.230.2479FF36.11574.11221451.0458830952800.626499325589499432415145DRYM
2020-08-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203142866.2646.0756.16500.00020.02020.340.3602FF34.26576.26221451.0458830952800.555424853692449432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-04 20:00:02FORECAST20203142866.2646.0856.1700.00020.02020.260.2802FF34.26590.26221451.0458830952800.555424853692449432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203142866.0645.8155.93500.00020.00020.220.2202FF34.06596.06221451.0458830952800.547589043211029432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203142869.7745.8757.8200.00030.00030.190.1903FF37.77589.77221451.0458830952800.686870551871639432415145DRYM
2020-08-04 08:00:03FORECAST20203142869.7745.8757.8200.00030.00030.210.2103FF37.77589.77221451.0458830952800.686870551871639432415145DRYM
2020-08-04 04:00:03FORECAST20203142868.9645.2657.1100.00020.01020.20.2102FF36.96593.96221451.0458830952800.657914275065329432415145DRYM
2020-08-04 00:00:02FORECAST20203142865.7646.9256.3400.0030.0030.220.223FF33.76575.76221451.0458830952800.535801443063569432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-03 19:58:25FORECAST20203142865.7646.9256.3400.0030.0030.290.293FF33.76590.76221451.0458830952800.535801443063569432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-03 15:52:40FORECAST20203142868.1449.1858.6600.0030.0030.260.263FF36.14590.14221451.0458830952800.627623982252119432415145DRYM
2020-08-03 11:58:24FORECAST20203142865.4947.756.59500.00080.01080.190.2008FF33.49587.49221451.0458830952800.525165367002149432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-03 08:00:02FORECAST20203142865.4947.756.59500.00080.01080.190.2008FF33.49584.49221451.0458830952800.525165367002149432415222.5DRYL
2020-08-03 04:00:04FORECAST20203142859.2245.0452.1300.00660.08660.220.3066FF27.22582.22221451.0458830952800.2884766667469422415220DRYL
2020-08-03 00:04:00FORECAST20203142864.2945.1954.7400.00230.03230.190.2223FF32.29565.29221451.0458830952800.477782229864179422415220DRYL
2020-08-02 20:00:04FORECAST20203142864.2945.1954.7400.00230.03230.210.2423FF32.29582.29221451.0458830952800.477782229864179422415220DRYL
2020-08-02 16:00:03FORECAST20203142863.7542.5653.15500.00310.03310.210.2431FF31.75585.75221451.0458830952800.456522051522419422415220DRYL
2020-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST20203142847.1243.1745.14500.00180.01180.060.0718FF15.12568.12221451.0458830952800.0393717357171889412415217.5DRYL
2020-08-02 08:00:03FORECAST20203142844.2843.3143.79500.00180.01180.060.0718FF12.28564.28221451.0458830952800.0206425309713169412415217.5DRYL
2020-08-02 03:52:45FORECAST20203142843.5141.2442.37500.0010.0510.10.151FF11.51569.51221451.0458830952800.0171150189394499412415217.5DRYL