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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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DAY 331 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/27/2020 04:00:04 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): 60.65°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.56°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.61°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.523
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 96 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 29
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 547

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.80 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: 238
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 460.23 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: 45

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
2020-08-27 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203314560.6500642.5600651.6050600.00999999999999090.00999999999999090.790.79999999999999FF28.65006546.65006238460.23272928919 00.5227480083604696 33415225DRYL
2020-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203314546.4946.4946.4900.00010.00010.790.7901FF14.49532.49239460.7548722180100.0898814425095239613415220DRYL
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203314566.9350.3558.6400.00590.00590.790.7959FF34.93552.93239460.7548722180100.750814078644129643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 08:00:02FORECAST20203314566.8746.5156.6900.00680.00680.790.7968FF34.87552.87239460.7548722180100.748930921469639643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203314565.8547.456.62500.01070.01070.790.8007FF33.85551.85239460.7548722180100.715802966386499643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203314566.747.2656.9800.01060.01060.790.8006FF34.7543.7238460.2327292891900.74355474891699643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 20:00:02FORECAST20203314566.4645.1555.80500.00250.01250.790.8025FF34.46560.46238460.2327292891900.735864128532949643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20203314566.4446.8856.6600.00550.01550.790.8055FF34.44560.44238460.2327292891900.735217987802939643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203314566.8547.7857.31500.0020.0120.790.802FF34.85560.85238460.2327292891900.748301535860379643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203314566.7147.9557.3300.00180.01180.790.8018FF34.71560.71238460.2327292891900.743872644072569643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:04FORECAST20203314566.9547.8357.3900.00050.01050.790.8005FF34.95560.95238460.2327292891900.751440126714559643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-25 00:00:03FORECAST20203314567.6948.315800.00090.01090.790.8009FF35.69553.69238460.2327292891900.774004602104069643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-24 20:00:02FORECAST20203314564.0448.4256.2300.00090.02090.790.8109FF32.04564.04238460.2327292891900.652367333451129633415225DRYL
2020-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203314568.148.2658.1800.00070.01070.790.8007FF36.1568.1238460.2327292891900.785991276574729643415155DRYH
2020-08-24 11:50:54FORECAST20203314568.3948.2658.32500.00040.01040.790.8004FF36.39569.39238460.2327292891900.794241942317269643415155DRYH
2020-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203314568.248.158.1500.00060.01060.790.8006FF36.2569.2238460.2327292891900.788857815252069643415155DRYH
2020-08-24 04:00:06FORECAST20203314567.7148.2357.9700.0010.0110.790.801FF35.71567.71238460.2327292891900.774597969725839643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-23 23:51:20FORECAST20203314568.5748.4158.4900.00080.00080.80.8008FF36.57578.57238460.2327292891900.799266911123519643415155DRYH
2020-08-23 20:00:03FORECAST20203314564.9348.3556.6400.00130.01130.80.8113FF32.93574.93238460.2327292891900.684239257845229633415225DRYL
2020-08-23 15:58:11FORECAST20203314568.2648.658.4300.00020.01020.80.8102FF36.26577.26238460.2327292891900.790566904792599643415155DRYH
2020-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20203314563.7447.9855.8600.00130.01130.80.8113FF31.74573.74238460.2327292891900.64136214626489633415225DRYL
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203314563.7548.0155.8800.00150.00150.80.8015FF31.75573.75238460.2327292891900.641730943247789633415225DRYL
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203314568.7747.5858.17500.00130.00130.80.8013FF36.77576.77238460.2327292891900.804763121741069643415155DRYH
2020-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20203314567.3446.1756.75500.00150.00150.790.7915FF35.34565.34238460.2327292891900.763479065276829643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20203314568.2544.5156.3800.00130.00130.80.8013FF36.25584.25238460.2327292891900.790282622023219643415155DRYH
2020-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20203314567.2545.856.52500.00110.00110.80.8011FF35.25587.25238460.2327292891900.760729608421379643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 12:04:32FORECAST20203314567.945.4156.65500.00180.00180.80.8018FF35.9581.9238460.2327292891900.780190860475679643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20203314567.945.3956.64500.00180.00180.810.8118FF35.9577.9238460.2327292891900.780190860475679643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20203314567.9545.1956.5700.00180.00180.810.8118FF35.95581.95238460.2327292891900.781649348326429643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20203314569.5645.8257.6900.00250.00250.10.1025FF37.56579.56238460.2327292891900.825566720479259643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20203314569.5745.8157.6900.00250.00250.420.4225FF37.57589.57238460.2327292891900.825820715654679643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 15:51:47FORECAST20203314569.1145.6257.36500.00250.00250.410.4125FF37.11588.11238460.2327292891900.813894691043229643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20203314568.4945.8857.18500.00120.00120.440.4412FF36.49584.49238460.2327292891900.79704272872459643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 08:00:03FORECAST20203314568.545.8757.18500.00120.00120.460.4612FF36.5586.5238460.2327292891900.797321552096769643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20203314568.3946.3457.36500.00120.00120.370.3712FF36.39590.39238460.2327292891900.794241942317269643415155DRYH
2020-08-21 00:04:30FORECAST20203314566.9145.5356.2200.00120.00120.40.4012FF34.91580.91238460.2327292891900.750187194196639643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20203314567.7145.1956.450000.480.48FF35.71593.71238460.2327292891900.774597969725839643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST2020331456945.5457.270000.430.43FF37594238460.2327292891900.810969689630359643415155DRYH
2020-08-20 12:00:05FORECAST20203314568.7646.2557.50500.00150.00150.60.6015FF36.76587.76238460.2327292891900.804490497452819643415155DRYH
2020-08-20 08:00:04FORECAST20203314568.7746.2557.5100.00150.00150.40.4015FF36.77588.77238460.2327292891900.804763121741069643415155DRYH
2020-08-20 04:00:08FORECAST20203314567.0943.9155.500.00150.00150.520.5215FF35.09592.09238460.2327292891900.755798935279659643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20203314566.4646.5556.50500.00120.00120.390.3912FF34.46587.46238460.2327292891900.735864128532949643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20203314566.4746.5456.50500.00120.00120.620.6212FF34.47600.47238460.2327292891900.736186897823849643515230DRYL
2020-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20203314565.7845.9555.86500.00070.00070.740.7407FF33.78592.78238460.2327292891900.713455139114599643415227.5DRYL
2020-08-19 12:00:02FORECAST20203314559.4347.2953.3600.0010.0010.580.581FF27.43585.43238460.2327292891900.474725317422069623415222.5DRYL
2020-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20203314548.8147.2948.0500.0010.0010.60.601FF16.81571.81238460.2327292891900.133047087950289613415220DRYL
2020-08-19 04:00:04FORECAST20203314549.7349.0149.3700.00050.00050.680.6805FF17.73578.73238460.2327292891900.153581897294779613415220DRYL