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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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DAY 337 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/02/2020 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 66.61°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.02°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 56.32°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.752
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: 35
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): 0.19 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.80 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.99 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: 244
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 463.34 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: 51

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 55.0

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
2020-09-02 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203375166.6100446.0200256.31503000.190.80.99FF34.61004535.61004244463.33603098816 00.7522488768189293 43425255DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20203375157.157.157.100.00090.19090.80.9909FF25.1526.1245463.8464037480200.420345855776099323425245DRYM
2020-09-01 12:00:02FORECAST20203375171.1757.5164.3400.00930.19930.80.9993FF39.17540.17245463.8464037480200.8654189909825293534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 08:00:02FORECAST20203375171.2650.2260.7400.02060.21060.81.0106FF39.26540.26245463.8464037480200.8672221483313693534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203375167.6550.6959.1700.00660.19660.80.9966FF35.65536.65245463.8464037480200.781750580883399343425255DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:04FORECAST20203375172.1546.5259.33500.00630.00630.80.8063FF40.15541.15244463.3360309881600.884161930100449353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:02FORECAST20203375171.1553.4262.28500.00510.01510.80.8151FF39.15557.15244463.3360309881600.865016024113319353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203375171.0354.0162.5200.00240.01240.80.8124FF39.03557.03244463.3360309881600.862580900909169353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203375171.2953.9562.6200.00270.01270.80.8127FF39.29557.29244463.3360309881600.86781949730929353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203375172.0754.8863.47500.00240.01240.80.8124FF40.07553.07244463.3360309881600.882704973427669353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203375172.4153.8163.1100.00180.02180.80.8218FF40.41555.41244463.3360309881600.888808421299059353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203375172.2554.2463.24500.00130.05130.80.8513FF40.25550.25244463.3360309881600.885965048885729353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203375172.2854.5163.39500.00190.07190.80.8719FF40.28562.28244463.3360309881600.886502076998029353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203375172.2754.5463.40500.00190.08190.80.8819FF40.27562.27244463.3360309881600.886323267738939353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203375172.6754.9563.8100.00240.07240.80.8724FF40.67563.67244463.3360309881600.893320336561079353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203375172.355.1763.73500.0030.0730.80.873FF40.3558.3244463.3360309881600.886859095528819353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203375173.7152.6763.1900.00210.09210.80.8921FF41.71567.71244463.3360309881600.9100507150182793534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 19:51:23FORECAST20203375173.2952.2362.7600.00060.12060.810.9306FF41.29582.29244463.3360309881600.9035445776490493534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203375172.9351.9162.42000.130.810.94FF40.93581.93244463.3360309881600.8976990173683793534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203375169.852.6861.2400.00130.22130.811.0313FF37.8577.8244463.3360309881600.8358992709402593434251110DRYVH
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203375170.2552.7961.5200.00030.10030.810.9103FF38.25580.25244463.3360309881600.8460256811058593434251110DRYVH
2020-08-29 04:00:04FORECAST20203375175.4953.0764.2800.00030.10030.810.9103FF43.49583.49244463.3360309881600.9340497108540693534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20203375176.6153.264.90500.00120.07120.80.8712FF44.61573.61244463.3360309881600.946399971841029353415160DRYH
2020-08-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203375176.6353.5365.0800.00120.11120.820.9312FF44.63593.63244463.3360309881600.9466026459417993534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20203375176.2652.664.4300.00130.12130.820.9413FF44.26593.26244463.3360309881600.942753954656493534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203375175.5651.4863.5200.00190.17190.810.9819FF43.56589.56244463.3360309881600.9348809595234393534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20203375175.651.4963.54500.00190.23190.821.0519FF43.6585.6244463.3360309881600.9353523074247693534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203375174.9651.2563.10500.00190.27190.821.0919FF42.96585.96244463.3360309881600.9274877310218193534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203375172.849.1160.95500.00240.08240.810.8924FF40.8576.8244463.3360309881600.895526242981629353415160DRYH
2020-08-27 20:04:42FORECAST20203375172.849.160.9500.00240.06240.830.8924FF40.8591.8244463.3360309881600.895526242981629353415160DRYH
2020-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203375172.5949.1260.85500.00350.04350.810.8535FF40.59593.59244463.3360309881600.891946310129319353415160DRYH
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST20203375168.5446.1957.36500.0030.5030.811.313FF36.54583.54244463.3360309881600.8053106914898793434351165DRYVH
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203375168.5446.1757.35500.0030.5030.811.313FF36.54583.54244463.3360309881600.8053106914898793434351165DRYVH
2020-08-27 04:00:05FORECAST20203375169.8546.5758.2100.0030.5030.811.313FF37.85587.85244463.3360309881600.8370452409522793434351165DRYVH
2020-08-27 00:00:04FORECAST20203375170.1646.3658.2600.0010.2310.81.031FF38.16574.16244463.3360309881600.8440341188444193434251110DRYVH
2020-08-26 20:00:03FORECAST20203375170.1646.3558.25500.0010.2310.811.041FF38.16595.16244463.3360309881600.8440341188444193434251110DRYVH
2020-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20203375169.7246.8258.2700.0010.2310.81.031FF37.72596.72244463.3360309881600.8340549008163693434251110DRYVH
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203375167.3145.8956.600.00560.23560.81.0356FF35.31589.31244463.3360309881600.772334463820459343425255DRYH
2020-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20203375167.3145.8656.58500.00560.23560.81.0356FF35.31590.31244463.3360309881600.772334463820459343425255DRYH
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST2020337516844.9856.4900.00320.24320.81.0432FF36593244463.3360309881600.7912054470481793434251110DRYVH
2020-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20203375171.3949.7360.5600.00870.00870.80.8087FF39.39596.39244463.3360309881600.869797306410699353415160DRYH
2020-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20203375171.449.760.5500.00150.00150.80.8015FF39.4613.4244463.3360309881600.869993958448559353515165DRYH
2020-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20203375170.8448.5359.6850000.810.81FF38.84611.84244463.3360309881600.85866445005039353515165DRYH
2020-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20203375162.5347.2254.87500.00090.00090.80.8009FF30.53597.53244463.3360309881600.619022863590439333415225DRYL
2020-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20203375148.247.2147.7050000.80.8FF16.2584.2244463.3360309881600.15217631996959313415220DRYL
2020-08-25 04:00:05FORECAST20203375150.3549.950.1250000.80.8FF18.35594.35244463.3360309881600.203976987502519313415220DRYL