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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, July 26, 2020

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DAY 300 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/27/2020 04:00:04 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): 75.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 55.91°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 65.85°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.877
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 44
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 517

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): 0.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.13 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: 207
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.02 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: 14

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2020-07-27 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203001475.7999455.9099465.854940000.130.13FF43.79994516.79994207443.02169306381 00.8768751755824795 52415155DRYH
2020-07-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203001463.1663.1663.1600.00170.00170.130.1317FF31.16504.16208443.6091138238600.399449834973639522415220DRYL
2020-07-26 12:00:01FORECAST20203001478.8963.4971.1900.010.010.130.14FF46.89519.89208443.6091138238600.933947541272719552415155DRYH
2020-07-26 08:00:01FORECAST20203001474.1356.0465.08500.00950.00950.130.1395FF42.13515.13208443.6091138238600.834604879218939542415150DRYMH
2020-07-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203001479.2453.3766.30500.00660.00660.130.1366FF47.24520.24208443.6091138238600.938841163016249552415155DRYH
2020-07-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203001479.5454.366.9200.00530.00530.130.1353FF47.54514.54207443.0216930638100.942806797102759552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203001479.553.9466.7200.0040.0140.130.144FF47.5525.5207443.0216930638100.942290006316069552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 16:00:02FORECAST20203001479.4253.0766.24500.00070.01070.130.1407FF47.42525.42207443.0216930638100.94124545243739552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 12:00:02FORECAST20203001479.4953.3866.43500.00180.01180.130.1418FF47.49525.49207443.0216930638100.94216023853019552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 08:03:45FORECAST20203001480.3453.6867.0100.0010.0110.130.141FF48.34522.34207443.0216930638100.952399313639459552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 04:00:03FORECAST20203001480.353.6966.99500.00020.01020.130.1402FF48.3527.3207443.0216930638100.951952328619529552415155DRYH
2020-07-25 00:00:02FORECAST20203001480.4453.8867.1600.00120.01120.130.1412FF48.44527.44207443.0216930638100.953502259113669552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203001480.353.8167.05500.00140.05140.130.1814FF48.3540.3207443.0216930638100.951952328619529552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 16:00:03FORECAST20203001478.0853.5765.82500.00020.04020.130.1702FF46.08536.08207443.0216930638100.921467519772399552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 12:00:02FORECAST20203001477.9953.6165.800.00110.04110.130.1711FF45.99534.99207443.0216930638100.919977633303099552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 08:00:02FORECAST20203001479.7654.6267.1900.0010.0410.130.171FF47.76533.76207443.0216930638100.945584542600299552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 04:00:08FORECAST20203001479.7754.3267.04500.00130.05130.130.1813FF47.77535.77207443.0216930638100.945708230859589552415155DRYH
2020-07-24 00:00:04FORECAST20203001479.8853.766.7900.00030.04030.140.1803FF47.88527.88207443.0216930638100.947054215726649552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 20:00:02FORECAST20203001479.6853.5866.6300.00020.04020.150.1902FF47.68541.68207443.0216930638100.944587022600939552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 16:00:03FORECAST20203001479.5653.4566.50500.00040.03040.150.1804FF47.56542.56207443.0216930638100.943063827613229552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 12:00:02FORECAST20203001476.7852.4864.6300.00220.02220.150.1722FF44.78538.78207443.0216930638100.897832875901889552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203001476.7653.2164.98500.00220.02220.150.1722FF44.76533.76207443.0216930638100.897432820782129552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 04:00:03FORECAST20203001480.6653.1966.92500.0020.0120.150.162FF48.66543.66207443.0216930638100.955856783106599552415155DRYH
2020-07-23 00:03:42FORECAST20203001480.8751.966.38500.00060.00060.160.1606FF48.87532.87207443.0216930638100.958013964081029552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 19:52:41FORECAST20203001480.8651.165.9800.00060.00060.160.1606FF48.86544.86207443.0216930638100.9579132068489552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203001480.4650.4665.4600.00060.00060.160.1606FF48.46544.46207443.0216930638100.953720375369869552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 12:00:02FORECAST20203001478.4749.4763.97000.010.160.17FF46.47538.47207443.0216930638100.927682367860799552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 07:58:32FORECAST20203001478.4649.4763.965000.030.160.19FF46.46537.46207443.0216930638100.927527849286929552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 03:53:04FORECAST20203001478.0749.2863.675000.030.170.2FF46.07540.07207443.0216930638100.921303019128629552415155DRYH
2020-07-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203001479.1850.2164.69500.00090.01090.170.1809FF47.18544.18207443.0216930638100.938022924133239552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 19:53:19FORECAST20203001479.1850.264.6900.00090.00090.20.2009FF47.18567.18207443.0216930638100.938022924133239552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 16:00:02FORECAST20203001479.0250.0264.5200.00090.00090.20.2009FF47.02567.02207443.0216930638100.93579931878339552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203001477.149.5663.3300.00020.01020.180.1902FF45.1557.1207443.0216930638100.90408055841619552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 08:00:03FORECAST20203001477.1149.5563.3300.00020.02020.20.2202FF45.11556.11207443.0216930638100.904271182266219552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 04:00:04FORECAST20203001475.9847.9261.9500.00020.02020.20.2202FF43.98553.98207443.0216930638100.880935233363579552415155DRYH
2020-07-21 00:00:02FORECAST20203001472.4348.0460.23500.00160.00160.180.1816FF40.43544.43207443.0216930638100.782969871259159542415150DRYMH
2020-07-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203001472.4548.0360.2400.00160.00160.20.2016FF40.45565.45207443.0216930638100.783626783029999542415150DRYMH
2020-07-20 16:00:03FORECAST20203001473.4748.5260.99500.00160.00160.20.2016FF41.47561.47207443.0216930638100.815580149444239542415150DRYMH
2020-07-20 11:52:49FORECAST20203001469.6747.6358.6500.00080.00080.160.1608FF37.67568.67207443.0216930638100.68206123592849532415145DRYM
2020-07-20 07:52:50FORECAST20203001469.6847.6158.64500.00080.00080.150.1508FF37.68567.68207443.0216930638100.682460102889089532415145DRYM
2020-07-20 04:00:04FORECAST20203001469.5947.4558.5200.00080.00080.170.1708FF37.59567.59207443.0216930638100.678862731241619532415145DRYM
2020-07-20 00:00:02FORECAST20203001472.4548.7960.6200.00140.00140.150.1514FF40.45570.45207443.0216930638100.783626783029999542415150DRYMH
2020-07-19 20:00:02FORECAST20203001472.4748.7860.62500.00140.00140.140.1414FF40.47584.47207443.0216930638100.784282544635439542415150DRYMH
2020-07-19 15:52:52FORECAST20203001475.0349.7662.39500.00140.00140.150.1514FF43.03588.03207443.0216930638100.85842801618489552415155DRYH
2020-07-19 12:00:03FORECAST20203001468.6553.2760.9600.00080.00080.140.1408FF36.65581.65207443.0216930638100.640339175565369532415145DRYM
2020-07-19 08:00:04FORECAST20203001455.9653.2654.6100.00080.00080.160.1608FF23.96570.96207443.0216930638100.144479754132329512415217.5DRYL
2020-07-19 04:00:04FORECAST20203001453.4353.0753.250000.150.15FF21.43572.43207443.0216930638100.089502465317719512415217.5DRYL