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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 28, 2020

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DAY 333 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/29/2020 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): 63.99°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 48.28°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 56.13°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.587
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 543

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): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.80 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: 240
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 461.28 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: 47

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: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2020-08-29 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203334763.9899648.2799256.13494000.010.790.8FF31.98996542.98996240461.27503476881 00.5869854091346694 33415225DRYL
2020-08-29 00:00:03FORECAST20203334751.8451.8451.8400.00040.01040.790.8004FF19.84530.84241461.7932244527400.179376693201259413415220DRYL
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203334771.5852.0361.80500.00690.01690.790.8069FF39.58550.58241461.7932244527400.823934136433219443415155DRYH
2020-08-28 08:00:03FORECAST20203334770.4949.4559.9700.01410.02410.790.8141FF38.49549.49241461.7932244527400.796270083478289443415155DRYH
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203334769.6150.5160.0600.0080.0180.790.808FF37.61548.61241461.7932244527400.772155299993789443415155DRYH
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203334771.0450.2760.65500.00460.01460.790.8046FF39.04542.04240461.2750347688100.810538646271799443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 20:04:41FORECAST20203334770.848.4359.61500.00530.02530.790.8153FF38.8556.8240461.2750347688100.804389419348399443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203334770.5648.6559.60500.00270.02270.790.8127FF38.56556.56240461.2750347688100.798120796499749443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST20203334770.8850.4260.6500.00120.02120.790.8112FF38.88556.88240461.2750347688100.806452468274569443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203334770.9250.2360.57500.00080.02080.790.8108FF38.92556.92240461.2750347688100.807479008084489443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 04:00:04FORECAST20203334770.7450.1960.46500.00070.02070.790.8107FF38.74555.74240461.2750347688100.802833424269929443415155DRYH
2020-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203334770.6849.6160.14500.00240.01240.790.8024FF38.68541.68240461.2750347688100.801269979508379443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 20:00:03FORECAST20203334770.6849.6160.14500.00240.02240.790.8124FF38.68562.68240461.2750347688100.801269979508379443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20203334770.6449.7660.200.00250.01250.790.8025FF38.64561.64240461.2750347688100.800223551059799443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203334769.8549.1759.5100.00260.01260.790.8026FF37.85560.85240461.2750347688100.778886390848029443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20203334769.8949.0659.47500.0020.0120.790.802FF37.89560.89240461.2750347688100.779997092257199443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203334769.8148.9559.3800.00240.01240.790.8024FF37.81559.81240461.2750347688100.777772493678759443415155DRYH
2020-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203334770.4349.7260.07500.00440.01440.790.8044FF38.43552.43240461.2750347688100.794675752522889443415155DRYH
2020-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203334771.0550.1660.60500.00370.00370.80.8037FF39.05569.05240461.2750347688100.810792261273269443415155DRYH
2020-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20203334771.0950.0160.5500.0030.0130.80.813FF39.09569.09240461.2750347688100.811804634017779443415155DRYH
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203334765.8948.8757.3800.00080.00080.80.8008FF33.89564.89240461.2750347688100.65456444972899433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203334766.5649.5658.0600.00060.00060.80.8006FF34.56565.56240461.2750347688100.677384699089759433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203334771.5849.8260.700.00020.00020.80.8002FF39.58570.58240461.2750347688100.823934136433219443415155DRYH
2020-08-25 00:00:03FORECAST20203334772.3448.6460.4900.00140.00140.80.8014FF40.34564.34240461.2750347688100.841745617311919443415155DRYH
2020-08-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203334772.3647.8860.1200.00140.00140.810.8114FF40.36574.36240461.2750347688100.842197831370439443415155DRYH
2020-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203334771.7849.7860.7800.00140.01140.80.8114FF39.78578.78240461.2750347688100.828739765830629443415155DRYH
2020-08-24 11:50:54FORECAST20203334771.2649.8560.5550000.80.8FF39.26574.26240461.2750347688100.816069898522189443415155DRYH
2020-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203334771.2849.8560.5650000.80.8FF39.28574.28240461.2750347688100.816567715392969443415155DRYH
2020-08-24 04:00:06FORECAST20203334770.149.4659.780000.80.8FF38.1578.1240461.2750347688100.785775598362469443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 23:51:20FORECAST20203334770.6649.460.0300.00030.00030.80.8003FF38.66589.66240461.2750347688100.80074717813199443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 20:00:03FORECAST20203334770.6849.460.0400.00030.00030.810.8103FF38.68585.68240461.2750347688100.801269979508379443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 15:58:11FORECAST20203334768.2449.8259.0300.00030.00030.810.8103FF36.24585.24240461.2750347688100.731608622157059443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20203334772.0250.1961.10500.00020.00020.810.8102FF40.02588.02240461.2750347688100.834394974578939443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203334772.0450.261.1200.00020.00020.80.8002FF40.04588.04240461.2750347688100.834860741962839443415155DRYH
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203334773.8551.0962.470000.80.8FF41.85592.85240461.2750347688100.873512722693949453415160DRYH
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203334772.8350.8561.8400.00230.00230.790.7923FF40.83583.83240461.2750347688100.852581037515179453415160DRYH
2020-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20203334774.5152.5963.5500.00360.00360.80.8036FF42.51604.51240461.2750347688100.885902397493039453515165DRYH
2020-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203334772.0450.4261.2300.00360.00360.80.8036FF40.04605.04240461.2750347688100.834860741962839443515160DRYH
2020-08-22 12:04:32FORECAST20203334772.55061.2500.00160.00160.80.8016FF40.5600.5240461.2750347688100.845339606547949443515160DRYH
2020-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20203334772.525061.2600.00160.00160.810.8116FF40.52596.52240461.2750347688100.845785042878859443415155DRYH
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203334771.8349.6560.7400.03070.03070.810.8407FF39.83598.83240461.2750347688100.829927977219799443415155DRYH
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203334772.1951.6361.9100.00110.00110.10.1011FF40.19599.19240461.2750347688100.83832700485399443515160DRYH
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203334772.253.462.800.00070.00070.420.4207FF40.2609.2240461.2750347688100.83855639500489443515160DRYH
2020-08-21 15:51:47FORECAST20203334770.4251.3260.8700.00070.00070.410.4107FF38.42603.42240461.2750347688100.79440931345279443515160DRYH
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203334765.0650.7857.9200.00060.00060.440.4406FF33.06594.06240461.2750347688100.625504691718619433415225DRYL
2020-08-21 08:00:04FORECAST20203334752.3650.7851.570000.460.46FF20.36584.36240461.2750347688100.192413128622529413415220DRYL
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203334750.7350.2750.50000.370.37FF18.73584.73240461.2750347688100.153454990155379413415220DRYL