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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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DAY 317 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/13/2020 04:00:02 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): 47.99°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.43°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.21°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.056
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 97 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 16
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 558

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): 0.10 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: 224
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 452.71 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: 31

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
2020-08-13 04:00:02OBSERVATION20203173147.9899434.4341.209970000.10.1FF15.98994557.98994224452.71051360617 00.05575365736469697 12415217.5DRYL
2020-08-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203173141.7941.7941.7900.00310.00310.10.1031FF9.79551.79225453.2611867129200.0137760701751629712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-12 12:00:02FORECAST20203173156.0241.9348.97500.01640.01640.10.1164FF24.02566.02225453.2611867129200.211501924052559712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-12 08:00:03FORECAST20203173156.8239.6348.22500.01030.01030.10.1103FF24.82566.82225453.2611867129200.234965857277269712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-12 04:00:02FORECAST20203173156.9137.647.25500.0220.0220.10.122FF24.91566.91225453.2611867129200.237692523929389712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-12 00:00:04FORECAST20203173157.4841.1149.29500.02330.03330.10.1333FF25.48549.48224452.7105136061700.255357241518939722415220DRYL
2020-08-11 19:52:16FORECAST20203173157.3239.448.3600.01160.03160.10.1316FF25.32569.32224452.7105136061700.250330547992179722415220DRYL
2020-08-11 16:00:03FORECAST20203173157.1640.2448.700.01480.03480.10.1348FF25.16569.16224452.7105136061700.245356725684829712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-11 12:00:02FORECAST20203173157.0539.9648.50500.00910.02910.10.1291FF25.05569.05224452.7105136061700.241968234863529712415217.5DRYL
2020-08-11 08:00:03FORECAST20203173158.1140.3349.2200.00870.01870.10.1187FF26.11571.11224452.7105136061700.275650054384989722415220DRYL
2020-08-11 04:00:03FORECAST20203173158.2240.2249.2200.00540.04540.10.1454FF26.22569.22224452.7105136061700.279272763149769722415220DRYL
2020-08-11 00:00:02FORECAST20203173158.3540.3349.3400.00810.02810.10.1281FF26.35556.35224452.7105136061700.283583718798669722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 20:00:02FORECAST20203173158.3840.649.4900.00880.03880.10.1388FF26.38575.38224452.7105136061700.284583058677079722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 16:00:03FORECAST20203173158.740.6249.6600.00350.03350.10.1335FF26.7575.7224452.7105136061700.295345818383059722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 12:00:03FORECAST20203173158.842.1950.49500.00990.02990.10.1299FF26.8576.8224452.7105136061700.29874714597749722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203173158.4141.2249.81500.00950.01950.10.1195FF26.41576.41224452.7105136061700.285584075282469722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 04:00:04FORECAST20203173159.3342.0250.67500.00280.02280.10.1228FF27.33573.33224452.7105136061700.31706347908719722415220DRYL
2020-08-10 00:00:02FORECAST20203173159.3341.7750.5500.0020.0220.110.132FF27.33572.33224452.7105136061700.31706347908719722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 20:00:03FORECAST20203173160.5241.7251.1200.00040.00040.110.1104FF28.52585.52224452.7105136061700.359800232773669722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 16:00:03FORECAST20203173160.942.0151.45500.0010.0010.110.111FF28.9586.9224452.7105136061700.373857659158519722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 12:00:03FORECAST20203173157.4541.5549.500.00190.00190.110.1119FF25.45581.45224452.7105136061700.25441074047779722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 08:00:02FORECAST20203173157.4441.3649.400.00210.00210.120.1221FF25.44573.44224452.7105136061700.254095648620779722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 04:04:12FORECAST20203173161.541.151.300.00150.00150.110.1115FF29.5585.5224452.7105136061700.39639220021299722415220DRYL
2020-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20203173161.6937.7549.7200.0020.0020.120.122FF29.69582.69224452.7105136061700.403604922695159722415220DRYL
2020-08-08 20:00:02FORECAST20203173161.735.6148.65500.00230.00230.150.1523FF29.7596.7224452.7105136061700.403985472488599722415220DRYL
2020-08-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203173161.4139.7250.56500.00160.00160.150.1516FF29.41596.41224452.7105136061700.392987817803969722415220DRYL
2020-08-08 12:00:03FORECAST20203173161.9740.4351.200.00130.00130.150.1513FF29.97591.97224452.7105136061700.414293529117639722415220DRYL
2020-08-08 07:52:27FORECAST20203173161.9940.4351.2100.00130.00130.140.1413FF29.99592.99224452.7105136061700.415059535684819722415220DRYL
2020-08-08 04:00:05FORECAST20203173162.8938.0350.4600.00130.00130.130.1313FF30.89599.89224452.7105136061700.449820709777149722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-08 00:00:03FORECAST20203173159.4642.2350.84500.08150.09150.090.1815FF27.46590.46224452.7105136061700.32162779352479722425240DRYM
2020-08-07 20:00:02FORECAST20203173159.4742.2250.84500.08150.09150.120.2115FF27.47603.47224452.7105136061700.321980023079099722525245DRYM
2020-08-07 16:00:02FORECAST20203173160.5344.4752.500.10160.10160.120.2216FF28.53606.53224452.7105136061700.360167842664899722525245DRYM
2020-08-07 12:00:03FORECAST20203173159.4441.4450.4400.00080.00080.110.1108FF27.44599.44224452.7105136061700.320923815119639722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-07 10:55:14FORECAST20203173159.4541.4450.44500.00080.00080.10.1008FF27.45598.45224452.7105136061700.321275724116119722415220DRYL
2020-08-07 08:00:03FORECAST20203173159.4641.4350.44500.00080.01080.090.1008FF27.46593.46224452.7105136061700.32162779352479722415220DRYL
2020-08-07 04:00:03FORECAST20203173160.6540.4250.53500.00080.00080.110.1108FF28.65598.65224452.7105136061700.364589156688429722415220DRYL
2020-08-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203173158.5539.8449.19500.00110.00110.070.0711FF26.55594.55224452.7105136061700.290277482407149722415220DRYL
2020-08-06 20:04:06FORECAST20203173158.5539.8549.200.00110.00110.110.1111FF26.55602.55224452.7105136061700.290277482407149722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203173159.3941.7650.57500.00110.00110.130.1311FF27.39600.39224452.7105136061700.319166685609289722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-06 12:00:03FORECAST20203173168.2747.7558.0100.00070.00070.130.1307FF36.27610.27224452.7105136061700.656352655311719732515150DRYMH
2020-08-06 08:00:04FORECAST20203173168.2947.7558.0200.00070.00070.180.1807FF36.29614.29224452.7105136061700.657075380694529732515150DRYMH
2020-08-06 04:00:03FORECAST20203173168.3546.4757.4100.00070.00070.210.2107FF36.35611.35224452.7105136061700.659240103837459732515150DRYMH
2020-08-06 00:00:02FORECAST20203173162.9942.8652.92500.00070.00070.230.2307FF30.99605.99224452.7105136061700.453712034885099722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203173162.9942.8552.9200.00070.00070.260.2607FF30.99621.99224452.7105136061700.453712034885099722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-05 16:00:03FORECAST20203173163.0843.3653.2200.00070.01070.260.2707FF31.08621.08224452.7105136061700.45721804170859722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-05 12:00:02FORECAST20203173157.3746.151.73500.00030.01030.240.2503FF25.37615.37224452.7105136061700.251895741957799722515222.5DRYL
2020-08-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203173147.3846.0946.73500.00030.01030.270.2803FF15.38604.38224452.7105136061700.0493090165675519712515220DRYL
2020-08-05 03:52:19FORECAST20203173147.3445.7146.52500.00030.00030.250.2503FF15.34595.34224452.7105136061700.0489080073828369712415217.5DRYL