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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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DAY 324 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/20/2020 04:00:07 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): 68.38°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 49.60°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.99°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.719
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 36
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 539

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: 231
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.52 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: 38

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 3
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
2020-08-20 04:00:07OBSERVATION20203243868.3799849.6000458.990010000.10.1FF36.37998539.37998231456.52164123267 00.7194356498907693 43415155DRYH
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203243854.854.854.800.00280.00280.10.1028FF22.8525.8232457.0578595359600.229780140981029313415220DRYL
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203243869.7853.6361.70500.020.020.10.12FF37.78540.78232457.0578595359600.763418633407259343415155DRYH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203243869.2750.7660.01500.00790.00790.10.1079FF37.27540.27232457.0578595359600.747848316565039343415155DRYH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203243864.3252.0158.16500.01050.01050.10.1105FF32.32535.32232457.0578595359600.573899510804489333415225DRYL
2020-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20203243869.5951.5660.57500.01530.01530.10.1153FF37.59523.59231456.5216412326700.757680445623259343415155DRYH
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203243869.4249.6959.55500.00550.01550.10.1155FF37.42546.42231456.5216412326700.752483117873159343415155DRYH
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203243864.450.4157.40500.00260.01260.10.1126FF32.4541.4231456.5216412326700.576947717504459333415225DRYL
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203243869.8251.7460.7800.00310.01310.10.1131FF37.82546.82231456.5216412326700.76461709028879343415155DRYH
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203243865.6451.6858.6600.00170.00170.10.1017FF33.64540.64231456.5216412326700.623499443029059333415225DRYL
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203243869.3551.5660.45500.00380.03380.10.1338FF37.35540.35231456.5216412326700.750325883542869343415155DRYH
2020-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20203243865.6551.3558.500.00280.03280.10.1328FF33.65521.65231456.5216412326700.623868628620059333415225DRYL
2020-08-17 20:00:02FORECAST20203243868.9851.3760.17500.00290.03290.10.1329FF36.98545.98231456.5216412326700.738759720757259343415155DRYH
2020-08-17 16:00:02FORECAST20203243869.7751.6160.6900.00120.03120.10.1312FF37.77546.77231456.5216412326700.763118496301419343415155DRYH
2020-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203243870.2850.2260.2500.00120.03120.10.1312FF38.28546.28231456.5216412326700.778156259556139343415155DRYH
2020-08-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203243869.8451.1960.51500.00120.02120.10.1212FF37.84544.84231456.5216412326700.765215061897269343415155DRYH
2020-08-17 04:00:05FORECAST20203243869.9351.3560.6400.0010.0210.10.121FF37.93545.93231456.5216412326700.767895532042489343415155DRYH
2020-08-17 00:00:01FORECAST20203243868.9750.9559.9600.00040.05040.10.1504FF36.97530.97231456.5216412326700.738443349668759343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 19:51:43FORECAST20203243868.9551.3860.16500.00230.04230.110.1523FF36.95543.95231456.5216412326700.737810018788659343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20203243869.5551.6560.600.00240.04240.110.1524FF37.55544.55231456.5216412326700.756462882214199343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 12:00:03FORECAST20203243866.151.4758.78500.0060.0460.110.156FF34.1545.1231456.5216412326700.640360027683519333415225DRYL
2020-08-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203243867.0752.2459.65500.01370.03370.110.1437FF35.07545.07231456.5216412326700.674998710024219333415225DRYL
2020-08-16 03:52:03FORECAST20203243873.5150.1961.8500.00330.03330.120.1533FF41.51552.51231456.5216412326700.859993822326399353415160DRYH
2020-08-16 00:00:03FORECAST20203243869.0750.3559.7100.00410.03410.120.1541FF37.07549.07231456.5216412326700.741598198391129343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203243869.0949.6859.38500.00120.03120.130.1612FF37.09565.09231456.5216412326700.742226797237949343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 16:00:03FORECAST20203243872.0253.0762.54500.00140.02140.130.1514FF40.02568.02231456.5216412326700.825176155248679343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 12:00:03FORECAST20203243868.7351.0459.88500.00250.09250.160.2525FF36.73557.73231456.5216412326700.7307919686393393434251110DRYVH
2020-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20203243868.7451.0459.8900.00250.09250.180.2725FF36.74553.74231456.5216412326700.7311130009539193434251110DRYVH
2020-08-15 03:52:05FORECAST20203243866.4549.958.17500.00240.10240.180.2824FF34.45561.45231456.5216412326700.653010225557639333425250DRYMH
2020-08-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203243869.1650.9660.0600.00040.07040.140.2104FF37.16565.16231456.5216412326700.744420635323319343415155DRYH
2020-08-14 20:00:03FORECAST20203243869.1750.9660.06500.00040.07040.140.2104FF37.17579.17231456.5216412326700.744733243854529343415155DRYH
2020-08-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203243868.8150.9859.89500.00040.08040.140.2204FF36.81578.81231456.5216412326700.733354837839039343415155DRYH
2020-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20203243867.0750.5958.8300.00510.06510.140.2051FF35.07576.07231456.5216412326700.674998710024219333415225DRYL
2020-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20203243867.0750.5958.8300.00510.07510.140.2151FF35.07573.07231456.5216412326700.674998710024219333415225DRYL
2020-08-14 04:00:04FORECAST20203243867.3850.6859.0300.00530.07530.120.1953FF35.38575.38231456.5216412326700.685774487509319333415225DRYL
2020-08-14 00:00:02FORECAST20203243865.4650.545800.080.090.130.22FF33.46558.46231456.5216412326700.616835091857659333415225DRYL
2020-08-13 20:00:02FORECAST20203243865.4750.535800.080.10.130.23FF33.47577.47231456.5216412326700.61720626239419333425250DRYMH
2020-08-13 16:00:03FORECAST20203243864.7949.9357.3600.07610.09610.170.2661FF32.79579.79231456.5216412326700.591738607159749333425250DRYMH
2020-08-13 12:00:03FORECAST20203243874.3853.1963.78500.00370.03370.130.1637FF42.38582.38231456.5216412326700.877989656418429353415160DRYH
2020-08-13 07:51:54FORECAST20203243874.453.1963.79500.00370.03370.150.1837FF42.4577.4231456.5216412326700.878383371212629353415160DRYH
2020-08-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203243877.6155.6166.6100.00390.03390.130.1639FF45.61593.61231456.5216412326700.930526289571149353415160DRYH
2020-08-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203243869.3952.1560.7700.00390.05390.120.1739FF37.39584.39231456.5216412326700.751559808297199343415155DRYH
2020-08-12 20:00:04FORECAST20203243869.452.1460.7700.00340.05340.130.1834FF37.4597.4231456.5216412326700.751867781653619343415155DRYH
2020-08-12 16:00:04FORECAST20203243869.0350.8959.9600.00890.05890.130.1889FF37.03594.03231456.5216412326700.740338625639239343415155DRYH
2020-08-12 12:00:02FORECAST20203243855.8946.2551.0700.00030.05030.140.1903FF23.89565.89231456.5216412326700.263188728360279323415222.5DRYL
2020-08-12 08:00:03FORECAST20203243847.9846.2447.1100.00030.05030.130.1803FF15.98559.98231456.5216412326700.0802288391482429313415220DRYL
2020-08-12 04:00:03FORECAST20203243847.9745.9246.94500.00070.05070.140.1907FF15.97558.97231456.5216412326700.0800837155909339313415220DRYL