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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 23, 2020

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DAY 328 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/24/2020 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 62.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 50.67°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 56.56°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.531
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 524

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): 0.75 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.88 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: 235
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.65 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: 42

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 75.0

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
2020-08-24 04:00:05OBSERVATION20203284262.4500650.6699656.56001000.750.130.88FF30.45006524.45006235458.65434269338 00.5311990561268293 33435275DRYVH
2020-08-23 12:00:02FORECAST20203284268.6151.1359.8700.0110.7610.130.891FF36.61530.61236459.1824721097400.7468699604270393434351165DRYVH
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203284269.1648.9559.05500.00760.75760.130.8876FF37.16531.16236459.1824721097400.7633244032106293434351165DRYVH
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203284265.7450.0957.91500.00570.75570.130.8857FF33.74527.74236459.1824721097400.652269726872649333435275DRYVH
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203284270.2948.2359.2600.00420.75420.130.8842FF38.29524.29235458.6543426933800.7952102107832493434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20203284270.5148.1559.3300.00280.76280.130.8928FF38.51541.51235458.6543426933800.8011075109648393434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203284270.7547.859.27500.00330.76330.130.8933FF38.75541.75235458.6543426933800.8074230536505193434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 12:04:31FORECAST20203284270.4349.7760.100.00090.76090.130.8909FF38.43541.43235458.6543426933800.7989749552458593434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20203284270.6650.0660.3600.00250.77250.130.9025FF38.66536.66235458.6543426933800.8050691947867793434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203284270.450.0260.2100.00310.77310.130.9031FF38.4541.4235458.6543426933800.7981717311511993434351165DRYVH
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203284270.4649.2359.84500.00050.06050.130.1905FF38.46536.46235458.6543426933800.799776262753479343415155DRYH
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203284270.0149.1459.57500.00160.38160.130.5116FF38.01545.01235458.6543426933800.7875563507393693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-21 15:51:47FORECAST20203284269.8649.0759.46500.00090.37090.130.5009FF37.86544.86235458.6543426933800.7833883731168493434251110DRYVH
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203284269.6348.6659.14500.0010.4010.130.531FF37.63544.63235458.6543426933800.776906643180393434251110DRYVH
2020-08-21 08:00:03FORECAST20203284269.8249.1759.49500.00140.42140.130.5514FF37.82546.82235458.6543426933800.7822689903050693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203284270.0149.3959.700.00240.33240.130.4624FF38.01544.01235458.6543426933800.7875563507393693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203284270.9549.7660.35500.00090.40090.090.4909FF38.95535.95235458.6543426933800.8125914324335393434251110DRYVH
2020-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203284270.5549.3559.9500.00120.44120.130.5712FF38.55546.55235458.6543426933800.802168666657693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20203284270.149.6159.85500.00130.39130.130.5213FF38.1548.1235458.6543426933800.7900345275766493434251110DRYVH
2020-08-20 12:00:04FORECAST20203284263.4148.2255.81500.00110.56110.130.6911FF31.41544.41235458.6543426933800.567361653300179333435275DRYVH
2020-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20203284264.0148.2356.1200.00080.32080.170.4908FF32.01545.01235458.6543426933800.589700715595169333425250DRYMH
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203284270.5249.2559.88500.0020.3220.290.612FF38.52550.52235458.6543426933800.8013731203332993434251110DRYVH
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203284269.5246.7858.1500.00060.27060.210.4806FF37.52539.52235458.6543426933800.77376812921293434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203284269.5146.6958.100.00020.39020.320.7102FF37.51552.51235458.6543426933800.7734815802069593434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203284269.0748.0158.54000.410.420.83FF37.07551.07235458.6543426933800.7606727032694193434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203284269.6847.1658.4200.0020.3720.30.672FF37.68546.68235458.6543426933800.7783250185322993434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203284269.747.1658.4300.0020.4420.250.692FF37.7543.7235458.6543426933800.778890925318493434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203284269.2746.9558.1100.0020.4820.290.772FF37.27544.27235458.6543426933800.7665433382343693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20203284266.4847.6257.0500.00210.43210.350.7821FF34.48530.48235458.6543426933800.677922888718629333425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203284266.5147.6157.0600.00210.57210.250.8221FF34.51552.51235458.6543426933800.678946242310089333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203284264.6346.855.71500.00180.57180.230.8018FF32.63550.63235458.6543426933800.612481757608979333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203284270.2449.0759.65500.00020.85020.181.0302FF38.24563.24235458.6543426933800.7938555829397293434351165DRYVH
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203284270.2749.0659.66500.00020.37020.160.5302FF38.27554.27235458.6543426933800.7946689948010493434251110DRYVH
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203284270.7149.4660.08500.00020.47020.290.7602FF38.71550.71235458.6543426933800.8063790419434693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20203284270.8448.8259.8300.00060.30060.250.5506FF38.84540.84235458.6543426933800.8097594949142893434251110DRYVH
2020-08-17 20:00:02FORECAST20203284270.8648.8159.83500.00060.30060.180.4806FF38.86565.86235458.6543426933800.810276334563993434251110DRYVH
2020-08-17 16:00:02FORECAST20203284273.1149.6961.400.00060.34060.170.5106FF41.11570.11235458.6543426933800.8628575754987793534251120DRYVH
2020-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203284275.6448.5662.100.00130.76130.160.9213FF43.64567.64235458.6543426933800.9089685047039293534351180DRYVH
2020-08-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203284275.6648.5762.11500.00131.15130.21.3513FF43.66557.66235458.6543426933800.9092805017134493534451240DRYVH
2020-08-17 04:00:05FORECAST20203284275.2648.5461.900.00131.24130.211.4513FF43.26561.26235458.6543426933800.9028890082958293534451240DRYVH
2020-08-17 00:00:02FORECAST20203284274.7951.3163.0500.00160.04160.150.1916FF42.79569.79235458.6543426933800.894965390063859353415160DRYH
2020-08-16 19:51:43FORECAST20203284274.8151.363.05500.00160.04160.150.1916FF42.81582.81235458.6543426933800.895311792854129353415160DRYH
2020-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20203284275.4450.9863.2100.0010.0310.140.171FF43.44582.44235458.6543426933800.905804803765559353415160DRYH
2020-08-16 12:00:03FORECAST20203284261.1146.7353.92000.140.150.29FF29.11563.11235458.6543426933800.480349660330749323425245DRYM
2020-08-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203284249.7248.4949.105000.150.130.28FF17.72548.72235458.6543426933800.128443774242289313425240DRYM
2020-08-16 03:52:03FORECAST20203284249.3948.4848.935000.150.140.29FF17.39556.39235458.6543426933800.121963158188589313425240DRYM