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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 22, 2020

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DAY 327 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/23/2020 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): 56.24°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 40.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.20°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.292
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: 24
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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.79 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.09 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.88 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: 234
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.12 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: 41

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: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 67.5

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
2020-08-23 04:00:06OBSERVATION20203274156.2400640.1599448.2000.790.090.88FF24.24006527.24006234458.12420256731 00.2922400690316293 23435267.5DRYH
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203274148.3548.3548.3500.00010.79010.090.8801FF16.35519.35235458.6543426933800.0827985251528139313435260DRYH
2020-08-22 12:04:31FORECAST20203274164.6150.0557.3300.01370.80370.090.8937FF32.61535.61235458.6543426933800.634248964868269333435275DRYVH
2020-08-22 08:00:04FORECAST20203274159.8146.2853.04500.02030.81030.090.9003FF27.81530.81235458.6543426933800.4335851352819323435267.5DRYH
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203274165.0645.2355.14500.02250.81250.090.9025FF33.06536.06235458.6543426933800.65209294635399333435275DRYVH
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203274164.9346.1955.5600.04060.10060.090.1906FF32.93530.93234458.1242025673100.64697044584119333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203274165.1144.2854.69500.02960.41960.090.5096FF33.11540.11234458.1242025673100.654055836302069333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 15:51:46FORECAST20203274164.8744.1454.50500.01950.40950.090.4995FF32.87539.87234458.1242025673100.644597137906459333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203274164.7344.5354.6300.04980.43980.090.5298FF32.73539.73234458.1242025673100.63903771688899333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 08:00:03FORECAST20203274164.5445.3254.9300.05530.45530.090.5453FF32.54541.54234458.1242025673100.631445782782999333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203274164.4345.7455.08500.05940.36940.090.4594FF32.43539.43234458.1242025673100.627026673120769333425250DRYMH
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203274164.2645.5154.88500.04590.39590.090.4859FF32.26530.26234458.1242025673100.620164346633659333425250DRYMH
2020-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203274160.4645.4452.9500.03760.47760.090.5676FF28.46541.46234458.1242025673100.460910652391899323425245DRYM
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20203274160.5645.8553.20500.03850.42850.090.5185FF28.56542.56234458.1242025673100.465134326959989323425245DRYM
2020-08-20 12:00:04FORECAST20203274164.7844.1754.47500.04140.60140.090.6914FF32.78545.78234458.1242025673100.641026668672339333435275DRYVH
2020-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20203274163.5644.5254.0400.0290.3990.090.489FF31.56545.56234458.1242025673100.591529617886019333425250DRYMH
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203274163.9245.2654.5900.0360.5160.090.606FF31.92544.92234458.1242025673100.606327634983239333435275DRYVH
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203274163.745.2354.46500.03710.38710.090.4771FF31.7534.7234458.1242025673100.597301177494669333425250DRYMH
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203274163.3645.5254.4400.0270.5970.110.707FF31.36548.36234458.1242025673100.583250282661359333435275DRYVH
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203274162.9245.9154.41500.02960.71960.110.8296FF30.92546.92234458.1242025673100.564910282451119333435275DRYVH
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203274157.9445.1451.5400.02350.56350.110.6735FF25.94541.94234458.1242025673100.357148551177179323435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203274157.9444.6951.31500.0220.5920.10.692FF25.94538.94234458.1242025673100.357148551177179323435267.5DRYH
2020-08-19 04:00:03FORECAST20203274162.7344.5253.62500.04750.66750.10.7675FF30.73539.73234458.1242025673100.556944931033449333435275DRYVH
2020-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20203274162.0944.4453.26500.02680.66680.110.7768FF30.09529.09234458.1242025673100.529963116697259333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 19:51:53FORECAST20203274162.1143.4952.800.01940.70940.110.8194FF30.11551.11234458.1242025673100.530809040332959333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 16:00:02FORECAST20203274164.845.1954.99500.00950.69950.10.7995FF32.8550.8234458.1242025673100.641821184193189333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203274165.3945.7355.5600.00960.92960.11.0296FF33.39558.39234458.1242025673100.664970408598819333435275DRYVH
2020-08-18 07:51:36FORECAST20203274166.2146.356.25500.01080.44080.090.5308FF34.21549.21234458.1242025673100.696115559060729333425250DRYMH
2020-08-18 04:00:03FORECAST20203274166.8646.356.5800.01020.64020.120.7602FF34.86544.86234458.1242025673100.719844810316799343435282.5DRYVH
2020-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20203274167.9146.7257.31500.00110.43110.120.5511FF35.91534.91234458.1242025673100.756172310542939343425255DRYH
2020-08-17 20:00:02FORECAST20203274167.9346.7257.32500.00110.36110.120.4811FF35.93559.93234458.1242025673100.756838749703449343425255DRYH
2020-08-17 16:00:02FORECAST20203274168.3346.0457.18500.00090.39090.120.5109FF36.33562.33234458.1242025673100.7699587892520893434251110DRYVH
2020-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203274164.8944.354.59500.0110.8010.120.921FF32.89556.89234458.1242025673100.645388868865929333435275DRYVH
2020-08-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203274164.9244.2954.60500.0111.2410.111.351FF32.92546.92234458.1242025673100.6465752881752493334452100DRYVH
2020-08-17 04:00:05FORECAST20203274165.0144.2154.6100.01081.34080.111.4508FF33.01551.01234458.1242025673100.6501259742623593334452100DRYVH
2020-08-17 00:00:02FORECAST20203274170.551.4260.9600.01330.05330.140.1933FF38.5559.5234458.1242025673100.833863922884799343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 19:51:43FORECAST20203274170.5351.4160.9700.01330.05330.140.1933FF38.53572.53234458.1242025673100.834658586325729343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20203274170.0850.9460.5100.01310.03310.140.1731FF38.08572.08234458.1242025673100.822480966317629343415155DRYH
2020-08-16 12:00:03FORECAST20203274166.4247.3956.90500.02350.14350.150.2935FF34.42567.42234458.1242025673100.703879556003869343425255DRYH
2020-08-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203274167.1846.7556.96500.02340.15340.130.2834FF35.18564.18234458.1242025673100.731187969563249343425255DRYH
2020-08-16 03:52:03FORECAST20203274167.246.7356.96500.02340.15340.140.2934FF35.2572.2234458.1242025673100.731889192882219343425255DRYH
2020-08-16 00:00:03FORECAST20203274168.3848.7558.56500.00210.00210.140.1421FF36.38580.38234458.1242025673100.771570522186659343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203274168.4150.2459.32500.00070.00070.150.1507FF36.41596.41234458.1242025673100.772534513603649343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 16:00:03FORECAST20203274170.5349.4459.98500.00030.01030.140.1503FF38.53596.53234458.1242025673100.834658586325729343415155DRYH
2020-08-15 12:00:03FORECAST20203274162.148.1255.11000.010.240.25FF30.1576.1234458.1242025673100.530386095658639333415225DRYL
2020-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20203274149.6748.1148.89000.010.260.27FF17.67559.67234458.1242025673100.106405395669099313415220DRYL
2020-08-15 03:52:05FORECAST20203274149.448.9449.17000.120.270.39FF17.4566.4234458.1242025673100.101220234670189313425240DRYM