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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 24, 2020

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DAY 360 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/25/2020 08:00:03 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 40.88°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.02°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.45°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.104
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: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 464

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: 0.82 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.26 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.59 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.85 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
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: 267
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 474.60 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: 74

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 100.0

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
2020-09-25 07:58:51OBSERVATION20203607440.8799438.0199239.4499300.819999999999993.260.593.85TF8.87994463.87994267474.59762252586 00.1044345742207792 143552100DRYVH
2020-09-25 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203607440.8799438.0199239.4499300.819999999999993.260.593.85TF8.87994463.87994267474.59762252586 00.1044345742207792 143552100DRYVH
2020-09-25 00:00:04FORECAST20203607442.9942.9942.9900.00772.44770.593.0377TF10.99465.99268475.0652824436600.1382001606828792143552100DRYVH
2020-09-24 12:00:02FORECAST20203607446.4238.4442.4300.31882.75880.593.3488TF14.42469.42268475.0652824436600.2074969980975392143552100DRYVH
2020-09-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203607445.4738.541.98500.56413.00410.593.5941TF13.47468.47268475.0652824436600.1865137697983692143552100DRYVH
2020-09-24 04:00:03FORECAST20203607443.0237.6640.3400.50692.94690.593.5369TF11.02466.02268475.0652824436600.1387284196416492143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 23:59:52FORECAST20203607446.6137.3741.9900.66342.74340.593.3334TF14.61472.61267474.5976225258600.2118548069801592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 20:00:01FORECAST20203607441.8837.8239.8500.61632.69630.593.2863TF9.88467.88267474.5976225258600.1196114634752192143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 16:00:04FORECAST20203607442.9339.8241.37500.65642.73640.593.3264TF10.93468.93267474.5976225258600.13714774980492143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 12:00:02FORECAST20203607446.6939.4243.05500.87952.95950.593.5495TF14.69472.69267474.5976225258600.2137055446380592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203607443.8639.5841.7200.83393.21390.593.8039TF11.86469.86267474.5976225258600.1540773500107992143552100DRYVH
2020-09-23 04:00:05FORECAST20203607446.3539.1242.73500.85642.96640.593.5564TF14.35471.35267474.5976225258600.2059049142534592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 23:58:58FORECAST20203607446.7338.7942.7600.8343.0140.593.604TF14.73475.73267474.5976225258600.2146344272578192143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 19:58:59FORECAST20203607446.538.6842.5900.8883.0780.593.668TF14.5477.5267474.5976225258600.2093253848228892143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 16:00:02FORECAST20203607442.1239.5240.8200.8652.8850.593.475TF10.12473.12267474.5976225258600.1234736363028392143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 11:59:03FORECAST20203607446.2139.4842.84501.01412.94410.593.5341TF14.21476.21267474.5976225258600.2027425265043392143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 08:00:04FORECAST20203607446.5438.7542.64501.04563.07560.593.6656TF14.54469.54267474.5976225258600.2102431156544592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 04:00:05FORECAST20203607446.538.8742.68501.10093.14090.593.7309TF14.5473.5267474.5976225258600.2093253848228892143552100DRYVH
2020-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20203607443.8538.4941.1701.23533.43530.594.0253TF11.85465.85267474.5976225258600.1538882762436392143552100WETMH
2020-09-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203607445.0438.6841.8601.41693.50690.624.1269TF13.04479.04267474.5976225258600.1774633466798892143552100WETMH
2020-09-21 16:00:02FORECAST20203607443.0238.0640.5401.40763.57760.624.1976TF11.02479.02267474.5976225258600.1387284196416492143552100WETMH
2020-09-21 12:00:03FORECAST20203607443.1437.3340.23501.69614.15610.624.7761TT11.14477.14267474.5976225258600.1408551579665992143552100WETH
2020-09-21 08:00:04FORECAST20203607443.0237.440.2101.72123.92120.624.5412TF11.02478.02267474.5976225258600.1387284196416492143552100WETMH
2020-09-21 04:05:21FORECAST20203607443.1137.9240.51501.71263.93260.624.5526TF11.11471.11267474.5976225258600.1403214169948692143552100WETMH
2020-09-21 00:00:06FORECAST20203607445.337.3441.3201.28083.50080.453.9508TF13.3473.3267474.5976225258600.1829021352338592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-20 20:00:02FORECAST20203607445.337.3441.3201.21263.64260.474.1126TF13.3485.3267474.5976225258600.1829021352338592143552100WETMH
2020-09-20 16:00:02FORECAST20203607444.5941.4943.0400.83133.30130.473.7713TF12.59483.59267474.5976225258600.1682936010122592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-20 12:00:03FORECAST20203607443.1137.2640.18501.14113.06110.483.5411TF11.11480.11267474.5976225258600.1403214169948692143552100DRYVH
2020-09-20 08:00:02FORECAST20203607443.1137.2640.18501.14113.25110.53.7511TF11.11479.11267474.5976225258600.1403214169948692143552100DRYVH
2020-09-20 04:00:04FORECAST20203607444.1637.0340.59501.26733.14730.513.6573TF12.16482.16267474.5976225258600.1598208173550592143552100DRYVH
2020-09-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203607449.9340.5445.23501.8042.9140.163.074TF17.93494.93267474.5976225258600.2961225110137792243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203607449.9340.5445.23501.8042.8840.243.124TF17.93500.93267474.5976225258600.2961225110137792244552125DRYVH
2020-09-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203607450.2741.1345.701.71293.06290.243.3029TF18.27500.27267474.5976225258600.3055479041066192244552125DRYVH
2020-09-19 12:00:03FORECAST20203607450.1141.9346.0201.20083.27080.213.4808TF18.11490.11267474.5976225258600.3010958516052392243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-19 08:00:04FORECAST20203607450.1141.9346.0201.20083.27080.323.5908TF18.11484.11267474.5976225258600.3010958516052392243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-19 04:00:05FORECAST20203607449.9942.3246.15501.20463.23460.43.6346TF17.99488.99267474.5976225258600.2977761051690692243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-19 00:05:17FORECAST20203607449.7341.4945.6100.88332.51330.342.8533TF17.73485.73267474.5976225258600.2906411725409792243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-18 20:00:02FORECAST20203607449.7341.4945.6100.88332.513313.5133TF17.73490.73267474.5976225258600.2906411725409792243552112.5DRYVH
2020-09-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203607447.5139.6843.59500.99162.08160.973.0516TF15.51498.51267474.5976225258600.2332102309917792143552100DRYVH
2020-09-18 12:00:03FORECAST20203607451.246.1648.6801.12911.57911.182.7591FF19.2503.2267474.5976225258600.3319802729078592244552125DRYVH
2020-09-18 08:00:04FORECAST20203607451.246.1648.6801.12911.57910.832.4091FF19.2504.2267474.5976225258600.3319802729078592244552125DRYVH
2020-09-18 04:00:04FORECAST20203607453.2244.9249.0701.20971.68970.892.5797FF21.22507.22267474.5976225258600.3921965891656292244552125DRYVH
2020-09-17 23:59:18FORECAST20203607454.6642.1148.38500.5431.1430.791.933FF22.66514.66267474.5976225258600.4368610068922992244452100DRYVH
2020-09-17 20:00:04FORECAST20203607454.6642.6748.66500.4981.0980.781.878FF22.66515.66267474.5976225258600.4368610068922992244452100DRYVH
2020-09-17 15:59:16FORECAST20203607457.7550.2654.00500.8390.9191.071.989FF25.75521.75267474.5976225258600.53471230201139234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203607452.4948.8750.6801.05491.48490.832.3149FF20.49510.49267474.5976225258600.3700472856355592244452100DRYVH
2020-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203607452.4949.2650.87500.7911.2210.761.981FF20.49509.49267474.5976225258600.3700472856355592244452100DRYVH
2020-09-17 04:00:03FORECAST20203607451.4950.3650.92500.41180.84181.011.8518FF19.49507.49267474.5976225258600.340404837479359224435275DRYVH