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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 15, 2020

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DAY 320 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/16/2020 12:00:02 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): 67.24°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 67.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 67.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.636
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: 35
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 510

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: 227
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.90 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: 34

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
2020-08-16 00:00:02FORECAST20203203467.2467.2467.240000.10.1FF35.24510.24228454.9007061675400.636020655765539433415225DRYL
2020-08-15 12:00:03FORECAST20203203482.2266.2874.2500.01850.01850.10.1185FF50.22525.22228454.9007061675400.95846053228769453415160DRYH
2020-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20203203477.6763.8170.7400.01980.01980.10.1198FF45.67520.67228454.9007061675400.905183296699699453415160DRYH
2020-08-15 03:52:05FORECAST20203203482.5657.5670.0600.01560.01560.10.1156FF50.56525.56228454.9007061675400.961186451531139453415160DRYH
2020-08-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203203483.0457.8970.46500.01140.01140.10.1114FF51.04526.04227454.3562750870600.964785697467029453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 20:00:02FORECAST20203203483.0955.8169.4500.00430.02430.10.1243FF51.09540.09227454.3562750870600.965144383274419453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203203483.0555.9369.4900.00320.02320.10.1232FF51.05540.05227454.3562750870600.964857675146849453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20203203482.7256.4869.6000.020.10.12FF50.72539.72227454.3562750870600.962418008759149453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20203203482.5757.4670.01500.00040.02040.10.1204FF50.57535.57227454.3562750870600.961264372153489453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 04:00:04FORECAST20203203481.457.2369.31500.00050.01050.10.1105FF49.4538.4227454.3562750870600.951247893620039453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 00:00:02FORECAST20203203480.8156.868.805000.010.10.11FF48.81526.81227454.3562750870600.945466243313159453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 20:00:02FORECAST20203203481.3356.9169.1200.00040.01040.10.1104FF49.33544.33227454.3562750870600.950588588741489453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 16:00:03FORECAST20203203481.4556.9569.200.00140.01140.10.1114FF49.45544.45227454.3562750870600.951714520424549453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 12:00:03FORECAST20203203481.0856.6768.87500.00050.01050.10.1105FF49.08544.08227454.3562750870600.948175843812529453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 07:51:54FORECAST20203203480.7156.2668.48500.00160.02160.10.1216FF48.71537.71227454.3562750870600.944434801080649453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203203480.6856.2668.4700.00110.01110.10.1111FF48.68543.68227454.3562750870600.9441223937329453415160DRYH
2020-08-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203203480.355.7468.0200.00180.01180.10.1118FF48.3537.3227454.3562750870600.94004461793949453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 20:00:04FORECAST20203203479.9455.2867.6100.00210.00210.120.1221FF47.94549.94227454.3562750870600.93597067735389453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 16:00:04FORECAST20203203479.5355.1467.33500.00170.00170.120.1217FF47.53548.53227454.3562750870600.931073224650259453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 12:00:02FORECAST20203203475.354.76500.00210.00210.120.1221FF43.3543.3227454.3562750870600.862687228779599453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 08:00:03FORECAST20203203475.456.0165.70500.0030.0030.110.113FF43.4545.4227454.3562750870600.864707739074499453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 04:00:02FORECAST20203203479.735567.36500.00210.00210.120.1221FF47.73547.73227454.3562750870600.933497019852979453415160DRYH
2020-08-12 00:00:04FORECAST20203203479.0853.3566.21500.0010.0010.130.131FF47.08530.08227454.3562750870600.925372130529149453415160DRYH
2020-08-11 19:52:16FORECAST20203203479.0653.1366.09500.00070.00070.130.1307FF47.06549.06227454.3562750870600.925110664503179453415160DRYH
2020-08-11 16:00:03FORECAST20203203478.215265.1050000.130.13FF46.21548.21227454.3562750870600.913343311211239453415160DRYH
2020-08-11 12:00:02FORECAST20203203472.2949.2660.77500.00220.00220.130.1322FF40.29535.29227454.3562750870600.792263351517469443415155DRYH
2020-08-11 08:00:03FORECAST20203203473.2649.1961.22500.00220.00220.120.1222FF41.26540.26227454.3562750870600.816982194660599443415155DRYH
2020-08-11 04:00:03FORECAST20203203473.7949.8461.81500.00220.00220.150.1522FF41.79544.79227454.3562750870600.829679906456659443415155DRYH
2020-08-11 00:00:02FORECAST20203203480.0454.167.0700.0010.0010.130.131FF48.04543.04227454.3562750870600.93712326459979453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 20:00:03FORECAST20203203480.0454.167.0700.0010.0010.140.141FF48.04562.04227454.3562750870600.93712326459979453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 16:00:03FORECAST20203203480.3854.8367.60500.0010.0010.130.131FF48.38563.38227454.3562750870600.940921853780849453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 12:00:03FORECAST20203203476.7751.3364.0500.00060.01060.130.1406FF44.77552.77227454.3562750870600.890352560672879453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203203476.7751.3264.04500.00060.01060.120.1306FF44.77551.77227454.3562750870600.890352560672879453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 04:00:04FORECAST20203203478.4152.5165.4600.00060.00060.120.1206FF46.41558.41227454.3562750870600.916228895466249453415160DRYH
2020-08-10 00:00:02FORECAST20203203475.5550.4362.9900.00060.00060.130.1306FF43.55553.55227454.3562750870600.867700235501979453415160DRYH
2020-08-09 20:00:03FORECAST20203203475.5450.4262.9800.00060.00060.110.1106FF43.54567.54227454.3562750870600.867502162357389453415160DRYH
2020-08-09 16:00:03FORECAST20203203473.9551.0262.48500.00060.00060.110.1106FF41.95566.95227454.3562750870600.833399807603819443415155DRYH
2020-08-09 12:00:03FORECAST20203203477.3852.3464.8600.0020.0020.110.112FF45.38565.38227454.3562750870600.900574722974679453415160DRYH
2020-08-09 08:00:02FORECAST20203203477.3752.3364.8500.0020.0020.120.122FF45.37557.37227454.3562750870600.900412945932279453415160DRYH
2020-08-09 04:04:13FORECAST20203203476.0250.9163.46500.0020.0120.110.122FF44.02570.02227454.3562750870600.876780782152179453415160DRYH
2020-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20203203473.9649.9661.9600.00440.00440.120.1244FF41.96562.96227454.3562750870600.833630551627579443415155DRYH
2020-08-08 20:00:02FORECAST20203203473.9749.9561.9600.00320.00320.150.1532FF41.97576.97227454.3562750870600.833861089708819443415155DRYH
2020-08-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203203476.5850.4363.50500.00320.00320.150.1532FF44.58578.58227454.3562750870600.887020082485319453415160DRYH
2020-08-08 12:00:03FORECAST20203203461.644.953.2500.00130.28130.150.4313FF29.6542.6227454.3562750870600.431307751595459423425245DRYM
2020-08-08 07:52:27FORECAST20203203447.3244.8846.100.00130.28130.140.4213FF15.32529.32227454.3562750870600.0677384253764219413425240DRYM
2020-08-08 04:00:05FORECAST20203203445.945.5245.7100.00130.28130.130.4113FF13.9534.9227454.3562750870600.0521458537596579413425240DRYM