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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, August 10, 2020

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DAY 315 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/11/2020 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): 67.32°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 48.76°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.04°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.569
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 96 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 35
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 556

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): 0.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.10 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: 222
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 451.60 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: 29

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 2
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
2020-08-11 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203152967.3199648.7599858.039970000.10.1FF35.31996556.31996222451.60286979454 00.5690685115365496 32415222.5DRYL
2020-08-11 00:00:02FORECAST20203152952.0152.0152.0100.00590.00590.10.1059FF20.01541.01223452.1577439607100.0662187589310389612415217.5DRYL
2020-08-10 12:00:03FORECAST20203152971.0851.6461.3600.01760.01760.10.1176FF39.08560.08223452.1577439607100.721067982257189642415150DRYMH
2020-08-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203152971.4452.2361.83500.01460.01460.10.1146FF39.44560.44223452.1577439607100.73416812374659642415150DRYMH
2020-08-10 04:00:04FORECAST20203152967.4352.3459.88500.01840.01840.10.1184FF35.43556.43223452.1577439607100.573801404712979632415222.5DRYL
2020-08-10 00:00:02FORECAST20203152972.1352.1462.13500.0150.0250.10.125FF40.13555.13222451.6028697945400.758375593801969642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 20:00:03FORECAST20203152972.0651.9161.98500.00290.01290.10.1129FF40.06568.06222451.6028697945400.755975470861369642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 16:00:02FORECAST20203152972.1151.9162.0100.00090.01090.10.1109FF40.11568.11222451.6028697945400.757691152920329642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 12:00:03FORECAST20203152971.4352.2461.83500.00180.01180.10.1118FF39.43567.43222451.6028697945400.733808479794739642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 08:00:02FORECAST20203152971.9452.362.1200.00210.02210.10.1221FF39.94563.94222451.6028697945400.751831277909079642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 04:04:12FORECAST20203152971.8751.6861.77500.00270.01270.10.1127FF39.87567.87222451.6028697945400.749396634910779642415150DRYMH
2020-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20203152971.5951.9761.7800.00110.02110.10.1211FF39.59564.59222451.6028697945400.739533104857639642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 20:00:02FORECAST20203152970.9951.8761.4300.00160.05160.10.1516FF38.99578.99222451.6028697945400.717744606133679642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203152971.0951.5861.33500.00070.05070.10.1507FF39.09579.09222451.6028697945400.721436069246989642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 12:00:03FORECAST20203152971.2851.7561.51500.00090.05090.10.1509FF39.28579.28222451.6028697945400.728384467700499642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 07:52:27FORECAST20203152971.7152.0361.87000.040.10.14FF39.71578.71222451.6028697945400.74378464006179642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 04:00:05FORECAST20203152971.6152.662.10500.00040.03040.10.1304FF39.61578.61222451.6028697945400.740244205152479642415150DRYMH
2020-08-08 00:00:03FORECAST20203152972.3253.662.9600.00660.02660.070.0966FF40.32571.32222451.6028697945400.764825215424249642415150DRYMH
2020-08-07 20:00:02FORECAST20203152972.453.7163.05500.00560.03560.090.1256FF40.4584.4222451.6028697945400.767512180189299642415150DRYMH
2020-08-07 16:00:02FORECAST20203152972.4553.5362.9900.00150.03150.090.1215FF40.45585.45222451.6028697945400.769182840200549642415150DRYMH
2020-08-07 12:00:03FORECAST20203152968.8451.6760.25500.00430.02430.090.1143FF36.84580.84222451.6028697945400.633282714779939632415145DRYM
2020-08-07 10:55:13FORECAST20203152968.8451.6760.25500.00430.02430.080.1043FF36.84579.84222451.6028697945400.633282714779939632415145DRYM
2020-08-07 08:00:03FORECAST20203152969.3451.6760.50500.00630.01630.080.0963FF37.34575.34222451.6028697945400.653707015771729632415145DRYM
2020-08-07 04:00:03FORECAST20203152972.4552.1162.2800.00250.02250.090.1125FF40.45579.45222451.6028697945400.769182840200549642415150DRYMH
2020-08-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203152972.1751.9262.04500.00150.03150.040.0715FF40.17576.17222451.6028697945400.759741325893259642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 20:04:06FORECAST20203152972.1752.1262.14500.00150.01150.10.1115FF40.17584.17222451.6028697945400.759741325893259642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203152971.6251.6261.6200.00290.02290.110.1329FF39.62581.62222451.6028697945400.740599379747699642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 12:00:03FORECAST20203152972.9953.0663.02500.00360.03360.10.1336FF40.99581.99222451.6028697945400.786793627475749642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 08:00:04FORECAST20203152972.9953.0563.0200.00360.01360.170.1836FF40.99585.99222451.6028697945400.786793627475749642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 04:00:03FORECAST20203152973.1953.5563.3700.00320.01320.20.2132FF41.19583.19222451.6028697945400.793112215216969642415150DRYMH
2020-08-06 00:00:02FORECAST20203152975.8654.1665.0100.00170.03170.20.2317FF43.86581.86222451.6028697945400.866506540653799652415155DRYH
2020-08-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203152975.8754.1565.0100.00170.01170.250.2617FF43.87597.87222451.6028697945400.866742729028749652415155DRYH
2020-08-05 16:00:03FORECAST20203152976.2553.7364.9900.00170.01170.250.2617FF44.25596.25222451.6028697945400.875505979060299652415155DRYH
2020-08-05 12:00:02FORECAST20203152976.2654.265.2300.00170.01170.230.2417FF44.26597.26222451.6028697945400.87573103424889652415155DRYH
2020-08-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203152973.8751.9262.89500.00170.00170.270.2717FF41.87595.87222451.6028697945400.813752518837529642415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 03:52:19FORECAST20203152971.6349.2660.44500.00260.01260.240.2526FF39.63588.63222451.6028697945400.740954303643269642415150DRYMH
2020-08-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203152969.374858.68500.00650.01650.350.3665FF37.37588.37222451.6028697945400.654919076684419632415145DRYM
2020-08-04 20:00:02FORECAST20203152969.384858.6900.00650.01650.270.2865FF37.38602.38222451.6028697945400.655322745006429632515150DRYMH
2020-08-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203152970.6247.7359.17500.00240.00240.220.2224FF38.62609.62222451.6028697945400.703885501752359642515155DRYH
2020-08-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203152973.6651.462.5300.00110.00110.190.1911FF41.66606.66222451.6028697945400.807518504503759642515155DRYH
2020-08-04 08:00:03FORECAST20203152973.6751.3962.5300.00110.00110.210.2111FF41.67606.67222451.6028697945400.807818218091629642515155DRYH
2020-08-04 04:00:03FORECAST20203152974.0450.7762.40500.00110.00110.210.2111FF42.04611.04222451.6028697945400.818706554612219642515155DRYH
2020-08-04 00:00:02FORECAST20203152969.452.6161.00500.01460.01460.220.2346FF37.4588.4222451.6028697945400.656129551235539632415145DRYM
2020-08-03 19:58:25FORECAST20203152969.452.6161.00500.01460.01460.290.3046FF37.4603.4222451.6028697945400.656129551235539632515150DRYMH
2020-08-03 15:52:40FORECAST20203152964.6151.4958.0500.01460.01460.260.2746FF32.61597.61222451.6028697945400.45107843345689622415220DRYL
2020-08-03 11:58:24FORECAST20203152954.6147.350.95500.00050.01050.190.2005FF22.61584.61222451.6028697945400.111408252029019612415217.5DRYL
2020-08-03 08:00:02FORECAST20203152949.1647.348.23000.010.190.2FF17.16576.16222451.6028697945400.0345343523430099612415217.5DRYL
2020-08-03 04:00:04FORECAST20203152945.3844.6745.025000.090.220.31FF13.38570.38222451.6028697945400.0127275247212869612415217.5DRYL