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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 21, 2020

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DAY 326 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/22/2020 04:00:06 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): 53.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 49.52°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.226
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: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 527

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: 0.75 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.79 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.89 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: 233
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.59 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: 40

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 60.0

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
2020-08-22 04:00:06OBSERVATION20203264053.8899845.1599849.5249800.750.790.10.89FF21.88998526.88998233457.5920440763 00.2261977449036294 13435260DRYH
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203264049.2649.2649.2600.01830.05830.10.1583FF17.26522.26234458.1242025673100.115085979878269413415220DRYL
2020-08-21 12:00:03FORECAST20203264057.7948.1652.97500.35220.39220.10.4922FF25.79530.79234458.1242025673100.354245072139959423425245DRYM
2020-08-21 08:00:02FORECAST20203264059.5549.4554.500.35590.39590.10.4959FF27.55532.55234458.1242025673100.419362664546759423425245DRYM
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203264057.7849.4353.60500.26820.30820.10.4082FF25.78530.78234458.1242025673100.353885043419089423425245DRYM
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203264056.9949.4653.22500.35230.35230.10.4523FF24.99521.99233457.592044076300.325878487082539423425245DRYM
2020-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203264057.7948.9853.38500.40190.44190.10.5419FF25.79536.79233457.592044076300.354245072139959423425245DRYM
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20203264058.5648.6453.600.35420.39420.10.4942FF26.56537.56233457.592044076300.382335892390089423425245DRYM
2020-08-20 12:00:04FORECAST20203264057.847.8652.8300.52090.56090.10.6609FF25.8536.8233457.592044076300.354605231114979423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20203264058.1547.7952.9700.28990.36990.10.4699FF26.15538.15233457.592044076300.367290579420869423425245DRYM
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203264059.7947.6653.72500.28360.48360.10.5836FF27.79536.79233457.592044076300.428461124680349423425245DRYM
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203264060.3248.0954.20500.23330.35330.10.4533FF28.32527.32233457.592044076300.448681979207269423425245DRYM
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203264059.8948.4854.18500.35920.58920.10.6892FF27.89540.89233457.592044076300.43226369191669423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203264059.8347.0453.43500.37780.70780.10.8078FF27.83539.83233457.592044076300.42998137533699423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203264058.5247.8553.18500.35090.56090.10.6609FF26.52539.52233457.592044076300.380859796519329423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203264058.1847.7252.9500.42460.58460.10.6846FF26.18537.18233457.592044076300.368384893991279423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203264058.5348.2253.37500.43450.63450.10.7345FF26.53532.53233457.592044076300.381228658955169423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20203264060.5247.3653.9400.39540.65540.10.7554FF28.52522.52233457.592044076300.456350207035139423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203264061.0346.9954.0100.55190.70190.110.8119FF29.03545.03233457.592044076300.475971253886899423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203264061.847.9854.8900.56440.69440.110.8044FF29.8541.8233457.592044076300.505690527270579433435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203264061.6847.6654.6700.84450.92450.111.0345FF29.68548.68233457.592044076300.501056846810789433435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203264057.6948.5253.10500.36020.43020.10.5302FF25.69538.69233457.592044076300.350650694039279423425245DRYM
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203264055.748.3352.01500.46040.63040.130.7604FF23.7533.7233457.592044076300.282241257894159423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20203264062.0848.5855.3300.29530.42530.130.5553FF30.08523.08233457.592044076300.516498383165269433425250DRYMH
2020-08-17 20:00:02FORECAST20203264062.0948.5955.3400.30340.36340.130.4934FF30.09548.09233457.592044076300.516884201137869433425250DRYMH
2020-08-17 16:00:02FORECAST2020326406248.7755.38500.33890.38890.130.5189FF30550233457.592044076300.513411313545539433425250DRYMH
2020-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203264059.5545.952.72500.75040.79040.130.9204FF27.55547.55233457.592044076300.419362664546759423435267.5DRYH
2020-08-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203264059.5745.9352.7501.14341.23340.121.3534FF27.57537.57233457.592044076300.420119295480649423445290DRYVH
2020-08-17 04:00:05FORECAST20203264058.4245.7552.08501.23321.33320.121.4532FF26.42542.42233457.592044076300.37717717535589423445290DRYVH
2020-08-17 00:00:02FORECAST20203264070.3552.5861.46500.03110.04110.150.1911FF38.35545.35233457.592044076300.800087394655649443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 19:51:43FORECAST20203264070.3752.661.48500.03110.04110.150.1911FF38.37558.37233457.592044076300.800629009390069443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20203264068.6952.3960.5400.020.020.150.17FF36.69557.69233457.592044076300.752130013721799443415155DRYH
2020-08-16 12:00:03FORECAST20203264065.3451.3558.34500.12160.13160.150.2816FF33.34557.34233457.592044076300.639424064718899433425250DRYMH
2020-08-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203264061.9850.9856.4800.13180.14180.130.2718FF29.98552.98233457.592044076300.512639413312329433425250DRYMH
2020-08-16 03:52:03FORECAST2020326406251.0356.51500.13180.13180.150.2818FF30561233457.592044076300.513411313545539433425250DRYMH
2020-08-16 00:00:03FORECAST20203264072.6751.9162.2900.00210.00210.150.1521FF40.67567.67233457.592044076300.856933580243499453415160DRYH
2020-08-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203264072.6951.962.29500.00210.00210.160.1621FF40.69583.69233457.592044076300.857370798264169453415160DRYH
2020-08-15 16:00:03FORECAST20203264070.1751.9361.0500.0080.0080.150.158FF38.17582.17233457.592044076300.795173244555199443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 12:00:03FORECAST20203264068.3350.6459.48500.00950.00950.250.2595FF36.33570.33233457.592044076300.740975527662939443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20203264068.3450.6359.48500.00950.00950.270.2795FF36.34566.34233457.592044076300.741288837561219443415155DRYH
2020-08-15 03:52:05FORECAST20203264068.5250.2559.38500.11580.11580.280.3958FF36.52572.52233457.592044076300.7468947353691994434251110DRYVH
2020-08-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203264072.1251.6761.89500.00270.00270.210.2127FF40.12586.12233457.592044076300.84455598346539443415155DRYH
2020-08-14 20:00:03FORECAST20203264072.1454.9663.5500.00240.00240.210.2124FF40.14600.14233457.592044076300.84501806716439443515160DRYH
2020-08-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203264075.8855.4165.64500.00070.00070.220.2207FF43.88604.88233457.592044076300.915870710944349453515165DRYH
2020-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20203264066.9453.1460.0400.00020.01020.20.2102FF34.94590.94233457.592044076300.695603482088149433415225DRYL
2020-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20203264054.4553.1253.78500.00020.01020.210.2202FF22.45575.45233457.592044076300.242836441431529413415220DRYL
2020-08-14 04:00:04FORECAST20203264055.0554.0554.5500.00020.01020.190.2002FF23.05578.05233457.592044076300.261372241106659423415222.5DRYL