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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 30, 2020

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DAY 335 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/31/2020 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 55.88°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.59°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 46.24°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.331
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: 24
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 536

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): 0.80 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: 242
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 462.31 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: 49

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
2020-08-31 04:00:06OBSERVATION20203354955.8800636.5946.235030000.80.8FF23.88006535.88006242462.30944875246 00.3311979314593694 23415222.5DRYL
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203354947.6247.6247.6200.00090.00090.80.8009FF15.62527.62243462.8237151222600.102064384596719413415220DRYL
2020-08-30 12:00:03FORECAST20203354960.1547.2653.70500.01740.01740.80.8174FF28.15540.15243462.8237151222600.497565524477059423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203354955.2440.2247.7300.00990.00990.80.8099FF23.24535.24243462.8237151222600.308135419177189423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203354962.0442.5152.27500.00250.00250.80.8025FF30.04542.04242462.3094487524600.573170010079689433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 19:51:22FORECAST20203354961.8540.9851.41500.00440.01440.80.8144FF29.85556.85242462.3094487524600.565643892950499433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203354961.9741.2351.600.00320.01320.80.8132FF29.97556.97242462.3094487524600.570400176576689433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203354961.4842.0151.74500.00960.01960.80.8196FF29.48556.48242462.3094487524600.550921730168789433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203354961.3142.451.85500.0250.0350.80.835FF29.31557.31242462.3094487524600.544132651548679433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 04:00:04FORECAST20203354961.5742.2551.9100.02550.03550.80.8355FF29.57555.57242462.3094487524600.55451005023719433415225DRYL
2020-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20203354962.0542.2452.14500.01990.01990.80.8199FF30.05545.05242462.3094487524600.57356540957519433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203354962.2142.1452.17500.04020.06020.80.8602FF30.21564.21242462.3094487524600.579881485720879433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 16:00:02FORECAST20203354962.2442.2152.22500.04130.06130.80.8613FF30.24564.24242462.3094487524600.581063514903729433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203354962.7541.8552.300.00130.01130.80.8113FF30.75564.75242462.3094487524600.601037761268259433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20203354962.141.6951.89500.02340.04340.80.8434FF30.1561.1242462.3094487524600.575541290554719433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203354961.3641.3751.36500.02390.04390.80.8439FF29.36560.36242462.3094487524600.54613086778399433415225DRYL
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203354962.4441.7152.07500.0030.0130.80.813FF30.44555.44242462.3094487524600.588924525048569433415225DRYL
2020-08-27 20:04:41FORECAST20203354962.4141.6652.03500.00190.02190.810.8319FF30.41570.41242462.3094487524600.587747565315229433415225DRYL
2020-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203354962.6441.452.0200.00410.00410.810.8141FF30.64570.64242462.3094487524600.596749993520769433415225DRYL
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST20203354957.6441.2649.4500.00380.00380.810.8138FF25.64566.64242462.3094487524600.397753994932049423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203354957.5141.2949.400.00360.00360.810.8136FF25.51566.51242462.3094487524600.392706516952689423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-27 04:00:04FORECAST20203354963.2240.3851.800.00410.00410.810.8141FF31.22571.22242462.3094487524600.61921532252879433415225DRYL
2020-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20203354964.2837.0150.64500.00310.00310.80.8031FF32.28559.28242462.3094487524600.659204571211259433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 20:00:03FORECAST20203354964.337.0150.65500.00310.00310.810.8131FF32.3580.3242462.3094487524600.659943786156199433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20203354964.7539.852.27500.00310.00310.80.8031FF32.75579.75242462.3094487524600.676409166192099433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203354965.0140.8552.9300.0020.0020.80.802FF33.01576.01242462.3094487524600.685770078242689433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20203354965.0240.8352.92500.0020.0020.80.802FF33.02577.02242462.3094487524600.686127790218229433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203354965.0941.0853.08500.0020.0020.80.802FF33.09580.09242462.3094487524600.688626866904689433415225DRYL
2020-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203354965.0341.7953.4100.0010.0010.80.801FF33.03572.03242462.3094487524600.686485327491839433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203354965.0441.7853.4100.0010.0010.80.801FF33.04589.04242462.3094487524600.686842689786319433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20203354964.0339.2151.6200.0010.0010.810.811FF32.03589.03242462.3094487524600.64991360621749433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203354960.2440.2650.2500.00130.00130.80.8013FF28.24583.24242462.3094487524600.501185489345899433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203354960.2640.2550.25500.00130.00130.80.8013FF28.26584.26242462.3094487524600.501989923221839433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:05FORECAST20203354961.1743.4752.3200.00130.00130.80.8013FF29.17590.17242462.3094487524600.538531864615549433415225DRYL
2020-08-25 00:00:03FORECAST20203354961.242.5751.88500.00150.00150.80.8015FF29.2582.2242462.3094487524600.539732715121849433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 20:00:03FORECAST20203354961.2142.5551.8800.00150.00150.810.8115FF29.21592.21242462.3094487524600.540132918655089433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20203354956.1541.9249.03500.00160.00160.810.8116FF24.15592.15242462.3094487524600.341126328325739423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-24 11:50:54FORECAST20203354961.9741.8951.9300.00360.00360.80.8036FF29.97591.97242462.3094487524600.570400176576689433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20203354961.9941.8851.93500.00360.00360.80.8036FF29.99591.99242462.3094487524600.571191917446349433415225DRYL
2020-08-24 04:00:06FORECAST20203354963.5742.1952.8800.00360.00360.80.8036FF31.57597.57242462.3094487524600.632585340659869433415225DRYL
2020-08-23 23:51:20FORECAST20203354960.1839.7749.97500.00730.00730.80.8073FF28.18602.18242462.3094487524600.498772171880289423515225DRYL
2020-08-23 20:00:03FORECAST20203354960.239.7849.9900.00590.00590.810.8159FF28.2598.2242462.3094487524600.499576610404259433415225DRYL
2020-08-23 15:58:11FORECAST20203354954.9440.747.8200.0060.0060.810.816FF22.94591.94242462.3094487524600.297573949882839423415222.5DRYL
2020-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20203354948.2339.5843.90500.00240.00240.810.8124FF16.23589.23242462.3094487524600.113469801846819413415220DRYL
2020-08-23 08:00:03FORECAST20203354942.9639.5741.26500.00110.00110.80.8011FF10.96584.96242462.3094487524600.0408399738988059413415220DRYL
2020-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20203354944.4542.4443.44500.00020.00020.80.8002FF12.45593.45242462.3094487524600.0558890685088459413415220DRYL