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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 16, 2020

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DAY 352 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/17/2020 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 68.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.88°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 61.33°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.851
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 568

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): 0.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.19 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: 259
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 470.79 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: 66

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 60.0

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
2020-09-17 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203526668.7700453.8800861.325060000.190.19FF36.77004567.77004259470.791672921 00.8511018456069192 53415160DRYH
2020-09-17 00:00:03FORECAST20203526653.8453.8453.8400.00010.00010.190.1901FF21.84552.84260471.2737680031200.412664582279779223415222.5DRYL
2020-09-16 12:00:02FORECAST20203526673.3555.2964.3200.020.020.190.21FF41.35572.35260471.2737680031200.92347011212939253415160DRYH
2020-09-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203526669.5552.9661.25500.02470.02470.190.2147FF37.55568.55260471.2737680031200.865884417773059253415160DRYH
2020-09-16 04:00:03FORECAST20203526669.1754.6461.90500.01040.01040.190.2004FF37.17568.17260471.2737680031200.858812744121549253415160DRYH
2020-09-16 00:00:02FORECAST20203526673.2654.5763.91500.01010.01010.190.2001FF41.26561.26259470.79167292100.922368253523189253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203526673.5652.8363.19500.01080.04080.190.2308FF41.56575.56259470.79167292100.925994964402679253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 16:00:02FORECAST20203526673.554.0163.75500.00950.03950.190.2295FF41.5575.5259470.79167292100.925280138592949253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 12:00:02FORECAST20203526674.3255.2264.7700.00720.03720.190.2272FF42.32576.32259470.79167292100.934604478566319253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 08:00:03FORECAST20203526674.3355.3364.8300.00640.05640.190.2464FF42.33571.33259470.79167292100.93471236505119253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 04:00:05FORECAST20203526674.3655.9765.16500.0080.0680.190.258FF42.36574.36259470.79167292100.935035198923059253415160DRYH
2020-09-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203526674.0355.3464.68500.0130.1030.190.293FF42.03569.03259470.79167292100.9314154494929592534251120DRYVH
2020-09-14 20:00:02FORECAST20203526673.9555.5564.7500.00540.08540.190.2754FF41.95580.95259470.79167292100.930515013088499253415160DRYH
2020-09-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203526673.9955.9564.9700.00740.06740.190.2574FF41.99581.99259470.79167292100.930966358888579253415160DRYH
2020-09-14 11:59:27FORECAST20203526673.9155.6264.76500.00590.16590.190.3559FF41.91579.91259470.79167292100.9300614060002892534251120DRYVH
2020-09-14 08:00:03FORECAST20203526673.4755.4964.4800.00640.14640.190.3364FF41.47578.47259470.79167292100.9249207624197592534251120DRYVH
2020-09-14 03:59:29FORECAST20203526673.4753.7963.6300.02490.18490.190.3749FF41.47574.47259470.79167292100.9249207624197592534251120DRYVH
2020-09-14 00:05:08FORECAST20203526672.8753.5463.20500.0240.2440.190.434FF40.87574.87259470.79167292100.9174544913541292534251120DRYVH
2020-09-13 20:00:03FORECAST20203526672.7753.7563.2600.04170.27170.20.4717FF40.77591.77259470.79167292100.9161577484007892534251120DRYVH
2020-09-13 16:00:02FORECAST20203526671.8554.0762.9600.0810.3110.20.511FF39.85589.85259470.79167292100.9035047874553692534251120DRYVH
2020-09-13 12:00:02FORECAST20203526668.0253.7460.8800.05640.30640.20.5064FF36.02584.02259470.79167292100.8358982639763192434251110DRYVH
2020-09-13 08:00:04FORECAST20203526666.9453.3660.1500.07420.30420.210.5142FF34.94582.94259470.79167292100.812304160076259243425255DRYH
2020-09-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203526672.1552.6762.4100.01740.28740.20.4874FF40.15583.15259470.79167292100.9077757976332792534251120DRYVH
2020-09-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203526673.0152.8362.9200.01250.32250.20.5225FF41.01580.01259470.79167292100.9192445747793892534251120DRYVH
2020-09-12 20:00:02FORECAST20203526673.0151.7462.37500.01260.63260.210.8426FF41.01599.01259470.79167292100.9192445747793892535351195DRYVH
2020-09-12 15:59:34FORECAST20203526673.9253.9263.9200.02230.66230.210.8723FF41.92598.92259470.79167292100.9301750201004892534351180DRYVH
2020-09-12 12:00:04FORECAST20203526674.1553.0663.60500.01290.35290.20.5529FF42.15595.15259470.79167292100.932749251368192534251120DRYVH
2020-09-12 07:50:39FORECAST20203526674.1653.0463.600.01290.21290.20.4129FF42.16590.16259470.79167292100.9328594930369892534251120DRYVH
2020-09-12 04:05:07FORECAST20203526673.952.7563.32500.00760.42760.20.6276FF41.9597.9259470.79167292100.9299476501900192534251120DRYVH
2020-09-12 00:00:02FORECAST20203526673.9253.6863.800.02160.20160.20.4016FF41.92590.92259470.79167292100.9301750201004892534251120DRYVH
2020-09-11 20:00:02FORECAST20203526671.5352.562.01500.04590.34590.20.5459FF39.53605.53259470.79167292100.8987912940027692535251130DRYVH
2020-09-11 16:00:02FORECAST20203526673.9753.4863.72500.03220.20220.190.3922FF41.97606.97259470.79167292100.9307409682692692535251130DRYVH
2020-09-11 12:00:03FORECAST20203526669.2652.9361.09500.05320.45320.190.6432FF37.26606.26259470.79167292100.8605099734996192535251130DRYVH
2020-09-11 07:50:44FORECAST20203526661.5750.0755.8200.49560.75560.20.9556FF29.57599.57259470.79167292100.667323734163879233535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-11 03:59:39FORECAST20203526661.5750.0855.82500.49560.75560.190.9456FF29.57599.57259470.79167292100.667323734163879233535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-11 00:00:03FORECAST20203526661.5750.0955.8300.49560.75560.190.9456FF29.57602.57259470.79167292100.667323734163879233535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-10 20:00:02FORECAST20203526665.9651.3858.6700.47230.85230.21.0523FF33.96623.96259470.79167292100.789177176997589243535290DRYVH
2020-09-10 16:05:03FORECAST20203526665.9651.3858.6700.47230.85230.21.0523FF33.96623.96259470.79167292100.789177176997589243535290DRYVH
2020-09-10 12:00:02FORECAST20203526665.9651.3958.67500.47230.85230.21.0523FF33.96623.96259470.79167292100.789177176997589243535290DRYVH
2020-09-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203526661.5149.1955.3500.47081.11080.21.3108FF29.51614.51259470.79167292100.6654795277430192335452110DRYVH
2020-09-10 03:59:41FORECAST20203526660.9549.355.12500.47081.11080.191.3008FF28.95611.95259470.79167292100.6480793735286492335452110DRYVH
2020-09-10 00:00:03FORECAST20203526657.6943.7150.700.05910.59910.20.7991FF25.69611.69259470.79167292100.541673480277919233535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-09 20:00:02FORECAST20203526657.746.2551.97500.05760.59760.190.7876FF25.7624.7259470.79167292100.542008752931159233535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-09 16:00:02FORECAST20203526654.3441.9148.12500.0270.7570.190.947FF22.34614.34259470.79167292100.429187494491699223535275DRYVH
2020-09-09 12:00:02FORECAST20203526656.3745.3250.84500.00410.37410.190.5641FF24.37614.37259470.79167292100.497248618180659223525250DRYMH
2020-09-09 08:00:03FORECAST20203526647.3645.3346.34500.00410.37410.20.5741FF15.36605.36259470.79167292100.221143018407179213525245DRYM
2020-09-09 04:00:08FORECAST20203526647.2146.6946.9500.00230.56230.20.7623FF15.21606.21259470.79167292100.217395880092969213535267.5DRYH