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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 20, 2020

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DAY 325 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/21/2020 04:00:08 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): 59.23°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 49.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 54.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.374
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: 27
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 534

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.14 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: 232
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.06 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: 39

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
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
2020-08-21 04:00:08OBSERVATION20203253959.2300449.2400454.2350400.0399999999999640.0399999999999640.10.13999999999996FF27.23004534.23004232457.05785953596 00.3740128877689494 23415222.5DRYL
2020-08-21 00:04:29FORECAST20203253950.9150.9150.9100.00420.00420.10.1042FF18.91525.91233457.592044076300.138242860825429413415220DRYL
2020-08-20 12:00:04FORECAST20203253965.353.4459.3700.04090.04090.10.1409FF33.3540.3233457.592044076300.594120820889119433415225DRYL
2020-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20203253965.7150.1757.9400.0820.0820.10.182FF33.71540.71233457.592044076300.608704296552399433415225DRYL
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203253963.251.8857.5400.20150.20150.10.3015FF31.2538.2233457.592044076300.517796624802629433425250DRYMH
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203253966.1851.6758.92500.1170.1170.10.217FF34.18528.18232457.0578595359600.625234787301959433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203253964.8749.6957.2800.20780.22780.10.3278FF32.87541.87232457.0578595359600.578684720930399433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST2020325396450.8357.41500.31270.33270.10.4327FF32541232457.0578595359600.547105417599169433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203253964.6250.857.7100.18930.20930.10.3093FF32.62541.62232457.0578595359600.569652707856089433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203253964.2250.1557.18500.14680.15680.10.2568FF32.22540.22232457.0578595359600.555127332341989433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203253964.3850.1457.2600.18810.19810.10.2981FF32.38535.38232457.0578595359600.56094749604099433425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20203253962.9750.356.63500.24330.26330.10.3633FF30.97522.97232457.0578595359600.50934547412579433425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203253963.2450.857.0200.1380.1580.10.258FF31.24545.24232457.0578595359600.51926568101219433425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203253963.9851.2457.6100.13170.14170.10.2417FF31.98540.98232457.0578595359600.546375148141129433425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203253964.849.2257.0100.08440.09440.10.1944FF32.8547.8232457.0578595359600.576159713588139433425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203253964.9250.3757.64500.07110.07110.10.1711FF32.92541.92232457.0578595359600.580486325119789433415225DRYL
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203253962.5550.1756.3600.17090.20090.10.3009FF30.55538.55232457.0578595359600.493904805178099423425245DRYM
2020-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20203253964.4151.0457.72500.12970.14970.110.2597FF32.41522.41232457.0578595359600.562037350385249433425250DRYMH
2020-08-17 20:00:02FORECAST20203253965.1651.0958.12500.05670.06670.120.1867FF33.16547.16232457.0578595359600.589109921612679433415225DRYL
2020-08-17 16:00:02FORECAST20203253965.9550.5658.25500.04570.05570.120.1757FF33.95548.95232457.0578595359600.617172024697999433415225DRYL
2020-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203253967.0950.5258.80500.03660.04660.120.1666FF35.09549.09232457.0578595359600.6565717178279433415225DRYL
2020-08-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203253958.4649.9454.200.09390.09390.120.2139FF26.46539.46232457.0578595359600.347451236837289423425245DRYM
2020-08-17 04:00:05FORECAST20203253962.6249.556.0600.0980.0980.120.218FF30.62544.62232457.0578595359600.496478240601989423425245DRYM
2020-08-17 00:00:01FORECAST20203253969.3249.8859.600.00560.01560.140.1556FF37.32536.32232457.0578595359600.728622480305169443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 19:51:43FORECAST20203253969.3349.8859.60500.00640.01640.140.1564FF37.33549.33232457.0578595359600.728927926318919443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20203253969.2850.3759.82500.00150.01150.140.1515FF37.28550.28232457.0578595359600.727398985998179443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 12:00:03FORECAST20203253972.1150.3761.2400.00140.03140.130.1614FF40.11553.11232457.0578595359600.806711793478889443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203253970.7249.9660.3400.00140.02140.120.1414FF38.72551.72232457.0578595359600.76965095974469443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 03:52:03FORECAST20203253970.749.960.300.00140.02140.130.1514FF38.7559.7232457.0578595359600.769090287026359443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 00:00:03FORECAST20203253971.3551.4661.40500.00110.02110.130.1511FF39.35556.35232457.0578595359600.78691851391539443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203253971.3751.4661.41500.00110.02110.140.1611FF39.37572.37232457.0578595359600.787454054958739443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 16:00:03FORECAST20203253969.2850.3259.800.00220.02220.130.1522FF37.28573.28232457.0578595359600.727398985998179443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 12:00:03FORECAST20203253969.4250.5259.9700.00080.04080.210.2508FF37.42563.42232457.0578595359600.731669210243689443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20203253969.4350.5159.9700.00080.04080.230.2708FF37.43559.43232457.0578595359600.731972935487829443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 03:52:05FORECAST20203253968.4949.4958.9900.00080.05080.230.2808FF36.49565.49232457.0578595359600.702689967188559443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203253973.949.5261.7100.0020.0520.160.212FF41.9574.9232457.0578595359600.84870875300399443415155DRYH
2020-08-14 20:00:03FORECAST20203253973.9249.5361.72500.0020.0620.150.212FF41.92588.92232457.0578595359600.849140917216379453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203253975.3350.0762.700.0020.0720.150.222FF43.33590.33232457.0578595359600.877551781968589453415160DRYH
2020-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20203253972.5948.4560.5200.00050.06050.150.2105FF40.59584.59232457.0578595359600.818615334793769443415155DRYH
2020-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20203253972.648.4460.5200.00050.06050.160.2205FF40.6581.6232457.0578595359600.818858353645289443415155DRYH
2020-08-14 04:00:04FORECAST20203253972.8249.0860.9500.00050.06050.140.2005FF40.82583.82232457.0578595359600.824153202598859443415155DRYH
2020-08-14 00:00:02FORECAST20203253968.6348.5758.600.0010.0810.140.221FF36.63562.63232457.0578595359600.707142559700119443415155DRYH
2020-08-13 20:00:02FORECAST20203253968.6448.5858.6100.0010.0810.150.231FF36.64581.64232457.0578595359600.707459415311339443415155DRYH
2020-08-13 16:00:03FORECAST20203253969.5747.7958.6800.00080.08080.190.2708FF37.57585.57232457.0578595359600.736206856836899443415155DRYH
2020-08-13 12:00:03FORECAST20203253967.1353.1760.1500.00120.00120.160.1612FF35.13585.13232457.0578595359600.657926614644529433415225DRYL
2020-08-13 07:51:54FORECAST20203253955.5553.1654.35500.00120.00120.180.1812FF23.55568.55232457.0578595359600.254494094367659423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203253954.3352.6753.500.00120.00120.160.1612FF22.33584.33232457.0578595359600.21979866914839413415220DRYL