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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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DAY 330 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/26/2020 04:00:03 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): 58.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.07°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.73°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.448
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: 26
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 535

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): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.79 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: 237
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.71 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: 44

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2020-08-26 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203304458.3899845.0699851.729980000.790.79FF26.38998535.38998237459.70859844258 00.4484807998363294 23415222.5DRYL
2020-08-26 00:00:02FORECAST20203304448.9548.9548.9500.0010.0010.790.791FF16.95525.95238460.2327292891900.146452627433219413415220DRYL
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203304465.9149.2657.58500.00710.00710.790.7971FF33.91542.91238460.2327292891900.727425100152929443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203304466.0347.2156.6200.00510.00510.790.7951FF34.03543.03238460.2327292891900.731305646771859443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203304465.5848.1156.84500.00770.00770.790.7977FF33.58542.58238460.2327292891900.71661239011059443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 00:00:03FORECAST20203304466.6245.8356.22500.00880.00880.790.7988FF34.62534.62237459.7085984425800.749972904727469443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203304466.3945.5255.95500.00850.01850.790.8085FF34.39549.39237459.7085984425800.742778484198479443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203304466.3845.4755.92500.00470.01470.790.8047FF34.38549.38237459.7085984425800.742463263399669443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 11:50:54FORECAST20203304466.6247.4757.04500.0020.0120.790.802FF34.62549.62237459.7085984425800.749972904727469443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203304466.5748.1157.3400.00120.01120.790.8012FF34.57549.57237459.7085984425800.748418022623159443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 04:00:06FORECAST20203304466.8148.1657.48500.00120.01120.790.8012FF34.81548.81237459.7085984425800.755834719382139443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 23:51:20FORECAST20203304468.1248.658.3600.00190.01190.790.8019FF36.12559.12237459.7085984425800.794165015247689443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 20:00:03FORECAST20203304468.0348.8558.4400.00160.02160.790.8116FF36.03559.03237459.7085984425800.791651320438939443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 15:58:11FORECAST20203304468.1248.3258.2200.00150.02150.790.8115FF36.12558.12237459.7085984425800.794165015247689443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20203304467.6648.5758.11500.00210.02210.790.8121FF35.66558.66237459.7085984425800.781129081478189443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203304467.6648.758.1800.00220.01220.790.8022FF35.66558.66237459.7085984425800.781129081478189443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203304467.9948.8558.4200.00250.01250.790.8025FF35.99556.99237459.7085984425800.79052834690989443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203304462.5147.3354.9200.00090.00090.790.7909FF30.51546.51237459.7085984425800.607546182491859433415225DRYL
2020-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20203304462.5347.855.16500.00150.00150.80.8015FF30.53564.53237459.7085984425800.608296839219229433415225DRYL
2020-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203304466.5847.757.1400.00230.00230.80.8023FF34.58568.58237459.7085984425800.748729406571359443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 12:04:32FORECAST20203304461.6347.0354.3300.00240.00240.80.8024FF29.63562.63237459.7085984425800.574159324060869433415225DRYL
2020-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20203304461.8947.154.49500.00090.00090.810.8109FF29.89558.89237459.7085984425800.584090619873519433415225DRYL
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203304463.2446.3554.79500.00050.00050.810.8105FF31.24563.24237459.7085984425800.634664741877789433415225DRYL
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203304466.3643.645500.00170.00170.10.1017FF34.36559.36237459.7085984425800.741832221245289443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203304466.3743.2754.8200.00110.00110.420.4211FF34.37569.37237459.7085984425800.742147842357589443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 15:51:47FORECAST20203304465.8743.8854.87500.00130.00130.410.4113FF33.87567.87237459.7085984425800.726125437466059443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203304467.1744.455.78500.00020.00020.440.4402FF35.17565.17237459.7085984425800.766735359286629443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 08:00:03FORECAST20203304467.1844.3855.7800.00020.00020.460.4602FF35.18567.18237459.7085984425800.767034256147769443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203304467.6844.8256.2500.00040.00040.370.3704FF35.68570.68237459.7085984425800.781705539198719443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203304467.345.9256.6100.00040.00040.40.4004FF35.3563.3237459.7085984425800.77060440703989443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203304466.4546.6656.55500.00080.00080.480.4808FF34.45575.45237459.7085984425800.744665594252569443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20203304466.3546.0556.200.00080.00080.430.4308FF34.35574.35237459.7085984425800.741516400236349443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 12:00:05FORECAST20203304466.0944.5455.31500.00160.00160.60.6016FF34.09568.09237459.7085984425800.733235470512549443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 08:00:04FORECAST20203304466.144.5355.31500.00160.00160.40.4016FF34.1569.1237459.7085984425800.73355642630889443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203304464.1944.2554.2200.00160.00160.520.5216FF32.19574.19237459.7085984425800.668954674773569433415225DRYL
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203304467.646.0956.84500.00120.00120.390.3912FF35.6569.6237459.7085984425800.779394472657749443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203304467.6246.0956.85500.00120.00120.620.6212FF35.62582.62237459.7085984425800.779973547326369443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203304463.8545.6554.7500.00120.00120.740.7412FF31.85575.85237459.7085984425800.656826552456779433415225DRYL
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203304468.8947.0357.9600.00040.00040.580.5804FF36.89574.89237459.7085984425800.814927627601089443415155DRYH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203304468.9147.0357.9700.00040.00040.60.6004FF36.91571.91237459.7085984425800.815449019151279443415155DRYH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203304470.0846.4158.2450000.680.68FF38.08578.08237459.7085984425800.844353312315829443415155DRYH
2020-08-19 00:00:04FORECAST20203304466.2742.8154.5400.00260.00260.690.6926FF34.27552.27237459.7085984425800.738982656874799443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203304466.2942.7954.5400.00240.00240.730.7324FF34.29575.29237459.7085984425800.739617286134349443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203304466.1543.4154.7800.00240.00240.710.7124FF34.15573.15237459.7085984425800.735158273389359443415227.5DRYL
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203304454.3745.1349.7500.00110.00110.940.9411FF22.37577.37237459.7085984425800.300777534595959423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203304448.0945.1346.6100.00030.00030.440.4403FF16.09562.09237459.7085984425800.128008093823749413415220DRYL
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203304447.9946.7247.3550000.670.67FF15.99559.99237459.7085984425800.125972750644369413415220DRYL