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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 10, 2020

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DAY 346 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/11/2020 12:00:03 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): 61.16°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 61.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 61.16°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.568
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 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: 535

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): 0.20 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.20 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: 253
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 468.35 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: 60

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
2020-09-11 00:00:03FORECAST20203466061.1661.1661.1600.00090.00090.20.2009FF29.16535.16254468.3535256546200.567844601352519133415225DRYL
2020-09-10 12:00:02FORECAST20203466079.660.369.9500.00520.00520.20.2052FF47.6553.6254468.3535256546200.977274477084789153415160DRYH
2020-09-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203466079.5956.9368.2600.00540.00540.20.2054FF47.59553.59254468.3535256546200.977220704373699153415160DRYH
2020-09-10 03:59:41FORECAST20203466079.3857.168.2400.00470.00470.20.2047FF47.38553.38254468.3535256546200.976066533495739153415160DRYH
2020-09-10 00:00:02FORECAST20203466079.1959.0569.1200.00580.00580.20.2058FF47.19553.19253467.8603125406900.974980420788029153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 20:00:02FORECAST20203466078.9756.4867.72500.00270.00270.20.2027FF46.97566.97253467.8603125406900.973671629462859153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 16:00:01FORECAST20203466078.7756.8567.810000.20.2FF46.77566.77253467.8603125406900.972432758256999153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 12:00:02FORECAST20203466078.9457.1868.0600.00070.00070.20.2007FF46.94566.94253467.8603125406900.973488812319119153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 08:00:03FORECAST20203466078.9257.1768.04500.00070.01070.20.2107FF46.92566.92253467.8603125406900.973366347446139153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 04:00:08FORECAST20203466079.0157.5268.26500.00040.01040.20.2104FF47.01567.01253467.8603125406900.973913749567159153415160DRYH
2020-09-09 00:00:03FORECAST2020346607957.7968.39500.0010.0110.20.211FF47566253467.8603125406900.973853394344599153415160DRYH
2020-09-08 20:00:02FORECAST2020346607957.8668.4300.00150.02150.20.2215FF47574253467.8603125406900.973853394344599153415160DRYH
2020-09-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203466078.8157.768.25500.00130.02130.20.2213FF46.81576.81253467.8603125406900.972684337032519153415160DRYH
2020-09-08 11:59:59FORECAST20203466078.3257.8268.07000.010.20.21FF46.32576.32253467.8603125406900.969467456506939153415160DRYH
2020-09-08 07:59:59FORECAST20203466078.0857.8367.95500.00040.01040.20.2104FF46.08571.08253467.8603125406900.967781171040829153415160DRYH
2020-09-08 04:00:03FORECAST20203466077.6857.4867.5800.00080.01080.20.2108FF45.68573.68253467.8603125406900.964800835596159153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 23:50:53FORECAST20203466077.7760.2569.0100.00140.01140.20.2114FF45.77576.77253467.8603125406900.965490358825579153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 20:00:02FORECAST20203466077.4660.0268.7400.00140.01140.20.2114FF45.46575.46253467.8603125406900.96306781091859153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 15:59:52FORECAST20203466077.0860.1368.60500.00180.00180.20.2018FF45.08575.08253467.8603125406900.959911019626349153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 11:59:59FORECAST20203466073.4260.6267.0200.00130.00130.20.2013FF41.42571.42253467.8603125406900.917124955033389153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 07:59:50FORECAST20203466073.7558.5166.1300.00070.00070.210.2107FF41.75572.75253467.8603125406900.922014223289719153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 04:00:04FORECAST20203466080.8359.6370.2300.00020.00020.210.2102FF48.83573.83253467.8603125406900.98312235776549153415160DRYH
2020-09-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203466081.6358.6470.13500.00150.00150.210.2115FF49.63568.63253467.8603125406900.986192356618089153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 20:00:00FORECAST20203466081.6358.7270.17500.00150.00150.220.2215FF49.63584.63253467.8603125406900.986192356618089153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203466081.6562.1271.88500.00090.00090.210.2109FF49.65584.65253467.8603125406900.986262498794229153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 12:00:01FORECAST20203466081.4360.8571.1400.00050.00050.210.2105FF49.43583.43253467.8603125406900.98547380833439153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 08:00:01FORECAST20203466081.4360.8571.1400.00050.00050.210.2105FF49.43584.43253467.8603125406900.98547380833439153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 04:00:05FORECAST20203466081.2161.7471.47500.00050.00050.210.2105FF49.21587.21253467.8603125406900.984646521530649153415160DRYH
2020-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20203466080.3760.4770.4200.00050.00050.20.2005FF48.37578.37253467.8603125406900.981106237857969153415160DRYH
2020-09-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203466081.5261.5871.5500.00060.00060.230.2306FF49.52597.52253467.8603125406900.985801037363689153415160DRYH
2020-09-05 16:00:03FORECAST20203466081.4761.1971.3300.00060.00060.220.2206FF49.47596.47253467.8603125406900.98562003496399153415160DRYH
2020-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20203466081.5661.5571.55500.00080.00080.220.2208FF49.56599.56253467.8603125406900.985944425125339153515165DRYH
2020-09-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203466081.5661.5571.55500.00080.00080.210.2108FF49.56599.56253467.8603125406900.985944425125339153515165DRYH
2020-09-05 04:00:04FORECAST20203466082.3462.0672.200.00080.00080.210.2108FF50.34603.34253467.8603125406900.988501493346679153515165DRYH
2020-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203466082.2761.0171.640000.210.21FF50.27581.27253467.8603125406900.988289780091329153415160DRYH
2020-09-04 20:00:03FORECAST20203466082.276171.6350000.220.22FF50.27600.27253467.8603125406900.988289780091329153515165DRYH
2020-09-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203466082.3361.2171.770000.220.22FF50.33606.33253467.8603125406900.988471453347249153515165DRYH
2020-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203466080.1860.2970.23500.00180.00180.220.2218FF48.18601.18253467.8603125406900.980215711167019153515165DRYH
2020-09-04 08:00:02FORECAST20203466080.1860.2970.23500.00180.00180.220.2218FF48.18599.18253467.8603125406900.980215711167019153515165DRYH
2020-09-04 04:00:02FORECAST20203466080.0960.3170.200.00180.00180.220.2218FF48.09601.09253467.8603125406900.979781627223189153515165DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20203466080.4660.5870.5200.0010.0010.210.211FF48.46599.46253467.8603125406900.981516045126039153515165DRYH
2020-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20203466080.4661.570.9800.0010.0010.220.221FF48.46610.46253467.8603125406900.981516045126039153515165DRYH
2020-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20203466080.8361.3971.1100.0010.0010.220.221FF48.83602.83253467.8603125406900.98312235776549153515165DRYH
2020-09-03 12:00:03FORECAST20203466076.5563.0669.80500.00070.00070.210.2107FF44.55612.55253467.8603125406900.955146847119959153515165DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203466064.9363.0663.9950000.210.21FF32.93597.93253467.8603125406900.706893056433229143415227.5DRYL
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203466065.5164.9765.240000.210.21FF33.51617.51253467.8603125406900.7263421937459143515230DRYL