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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, September 13, 2020

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DAY 349 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/14/2020 12:00:02 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): 53.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.60°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 53.60°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.321
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: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 539

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): 0.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.19 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: 256
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 469.82 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: 63

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
2020-09-14 00:05:08FORECAST20203496353.653.653.600.00290.00290.190.1929FF21.6538.6257469.8219694294300.320537217754669623415222.5DRYL
2020-09-13 12:00:02FORECAST20203496370.7753.1361.9500.00940.00940.190.1994FF38.77555.77257469.8219694294300.881664496995839653415160DRYH
2020-09-13 08:00:04FORECAST20203496370.2547.2858.76500.01520.01520.190.2052FF38.25555.25257469.8219694294300.871464311303349653415160DRYH
2020-09-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203496366.4248.9857.700.00750.00750.190.1975FF34.42551.42257469.8219694294300.777930921850719643415227.5DRYL
2020-09-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203496370.3148.9759.6400.01220.01220.190.2022FF38.31546.31256469.3343470174500.872671369625949653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 20:00:02FORECAST20203496370.8947.4159.1500.00870.01870.190.2087FF38.89565.89256469.3343470174500.883935053179579653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 15:59:34FORECAST20203496371.3149.3360.3200.0060.0160.190.206FF39.31566.31256469.3343470174500.891638723097589653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 12:00:04FORECAST20203496371.8950.2161.0500.00290.01290.190.2029FF39.89566.89256469.3343470174500.901663941707459653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 07:50:39FORECAST20203496371.7950.9661.37500.00130.01130.190.2013FF39.79566.79256469.3343470174500.899985553990539653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 04:05:07FORECAST20203496371.5851.0161.29500.00060.01060.190.2006FF39.58565.58256469.3343470174500.896393271622549653415160DRYH
2020-09-12 00:00:02FORECAST20203496372.1551.7461.94500.0020.0120.190.202FF40.15556.15256469.3343470174500.905931348779219653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 20:00:02FORECAST20203496372.25161.600.00280.01280.190.2028FF40.2575.2256469.3343470174500.906736150462779653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 16:00:02FORECAST20203496372.1351.0761.600.00160.00160.190.1916FF40.13574.13256469.3343470174500.9056080021249653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 12:00:02FORECAST20203496372.2750.8761.5700.00280.00280.190.1928FF40.27575.27256469.3343470174500.90785433819729653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 07:50:44FORECAST20203496371.0350.5460.78500.00130.01130.190.2013FF39.03575.03256469.3343470174500.886544861257279653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 03:59:39FORECAST20203496371.0350.5560.7900.00130.00130.190.1913FF39.03575.03256469.3343470174500.886544861257279653415160DRYH
2020-09-11 00:00:03FORECAST20203496372.0650.7261.3900.00080.00080.190.1908FF40.06578.06256469.3343470174500.904469856144769653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 20:00:02FORECAST20203496372.4651.8962.17500.0010.0010.20.201FF40.46597.46256469.3343470174500.910839509336449653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 16:05:03FORECAST20203496372.4651.962.1800.0010.0010.20.201FF40.46597.46256469.3343470174500.910839509336449653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 12:00:02FORECAST20203496372.4651.9262.1900.0010.0010.20.201FF40.46597.46256469.3343470174500.910839509336449653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 08:00:03FORECAST20203496371.9451.3561.64500.00160.00160.20.2016FF39.94595.94256469.3343470174500.902495384208759653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 03:59:41FORECAST20203496371.9351.2561.5900.00160.00160.190.1916FF39.93594.93256469.3343470174500.902329508169969653415160DRYH
2020-09-10 00:00:03FORECAST20203496373.7451.4362.58500.00220.00220.20.2022FF41.74597.74256469.3343470174500.929106547254999653415160DRYH
2020-09-09 20:00:02FORECAST20203496373.7451.4462.5900.00220.00220.190.1922FF41.74610.74256469.3343470174500.929106547254999653515165DRYH
2020-09-09 16:00:02FORECAST20203496373.7750.7962.2800.00220.00220.190.1922FF41.77611.77256469.3343470174500.929497418219049653515165DRYH
2020-09-09 12:00:02FORECAST20203496372.549.5161.00500.00040.00040.190.1904FF40.5606.5256469.3343470174500.911458723182349653515165DRYH
2020-09-09 08:00:03FORECAST20203496372.549.5161.00500.00040.00040.20.2004FF40.5606.5256469.3343470174500.911458723182349653515165DRYH
2020-09-09 04:00:08FORECAST20203496371.8449.8160.82500.00050.00050.20.2005FF39.84610.84256469.3343470174500.900827335826319653515165DRYH
2020-09-09 00:00:03FORECAST20203496371.2550.9961.1200.0030.0030.20.203FF39.25605.25256469.3343470174500.890561233203929653515165DRYH
2020-09-08 20:00:02FORECAST20203496371.2450.9961.11500.0030.0030.210.213FF39.24616.24256469.3343470174500.890380908400189653515165DRYH
2020-09-08 16:00:02FORECAST20203496366.9848.957.9400.0030.0030.210.213FF34.98614.98256469.3343470174500.793615348403869643515230DRYL
2020-09-08 11:59:59FORECAST20203496373.3851.662.4900.00040.00040.20.2004FF41.38617.38256469.3343470174500.92428580599699653515165DRYH
2020-09-08 07:59:59FORECAST20203496373.3851.662.4900.00040.00040.20.2004FF41.38612.38256469.3343470174500.92428580599699653515165DRYH
2020-09-08 04:00:03FORECAST20203496372.6851.5362.10500.00040.00040.20.2004FF40.68620.68256469.3343470174500.914205710821789653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 23:50:53FORECAST20203496377.3258.9168.11500.00060.00060.20.2006FF45.32628.32256469.3343470174500.965179247425599653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 20:00:02FORECAST20203496377.1457.6367.38500.00080.00080.20.2008FF45.14628.14256469.3343470174500.963821892895929653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 15:59:52FORECAST20203496377.3958.2167.800.00080.00080.190.1908FF45.39627.39256469.3343470174500.96569572170839653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 11:59:59FORECAST20203496374.9256.5965.75500.00120.00120.190.1912FF42.92618.92256469.3343470174500.94327054891979653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 07:59:50FORECAST20203496374.9256.5965.75500.00120.00120.20.2012FF42.92620.92256469.3343470174500.94327054891979653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 04:00:04FORECAST20203496373.8856.665.2400.00090.00090.20.2009FF41.88619.88256469.3343470174500.930916496912169653515165DRYH
2020-09-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203496372.8756.4264.64500.00120.00120.20.2012FF40.87614.87256469.3343470174500.917035799682339653515165DRYH
2020-09-06 20:00:00FORECAST20203496375.1656.4265.7900.00090.00090.210.2109FF43.16633.16256469.3343470174500.945858946897429653515165DRYH
2020-09-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203496375.855.665.700.00090.00090.20.2009FF43.8631.8256469.3343470174500.952307245314929653515165DRYH
2020-09-06 12:00:01FORECAST20203496366.0355.5660.79500.00030.00030.20.2003FF34.03621.03256469.3343470174500.766618036545699643515230DRYL
2020-09-06 08:00:01FORECAST20203496356.9555.5656.2550000.20.2FF24.95612.95256469.3343470174500.442583306775969623515225DRYL
2020-09-06 04:00:05FORECAST20203496357.9657.2957.6250000.20.2FF25.96616.96256469.3343470174500.481092643220479623515225DRYL