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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 18, 2020

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DAY 354 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/19/2020 04:00:05 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): 50.65°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.45°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 47.55°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.332
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 19
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 586

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: 0.03 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.04 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: 261
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 471.75 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: 68

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
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
2020-09-19 04:00:05OBSERVATION20203546850.6499844.4500647.5500200.030000000000030.0400000000000300.04000000000003FF18.64998585.64998261471.75403460025 00.3320482485373492 24415225DRYL
2020-09-19 00:05:17FORECAST20203546847.847.847.800.01040.020400.0204FF15.8582.8262472.2324796474600.244995719106239214415222.5DRYL
2020-09-18 12:00:02FORECAST20203546853.9345.9149.9200.68130.691300.6913FF21.93588.93262472.2324796474600.444490052061049224435275DRYVH
2020-09-18 08:00:04FORECAST20203546855.4445.4250.4300.54870.558700.5587FF23.44590.44262472.2324796474600.498427681259069224435275DRYVH
2020-09-18 04:00:04FORECAST20203546856.0746.0451.05500.60810.618100.6181FF24.07591.07262472.2324796474600.520996991900929234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-17 23:59:17FORECAST20203546854.9545.3950.1700.390.400.4FF22.95591.95261471.7540346002500.480873551700269224425250DRYMH
2020-09-17 20:00:04FORECAST20203546855.4145.850.60500.42850.438500.4385FF23.41592.41261471.7540346002500.497352505287229224425250DRYMH
2020-09-17 15:59:16FORECAST20203546855.6945.3950.5400.73760.747600.7476FF23.69592.69261471.7540346002500.507387182775659234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-17 12:00:03FORECAST20203546856.0245.750.8600.5020.51200.512FF24.02593.02261471.7540346002500.519207283260749234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-17 08:00:03FORECAST20203546855.9845.5850.7800.29530.315300.3153FF23.98592.98261471.7540346002500.517775235810859234425255DRYH
2020-09-17 04:00:03FORECAST20203546856.4244.6650.5400.55530.585300.5853FF24.42588.42261471.7540346002500.533511087921229234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-17 00:00:04FORECAST20203546854.246.8350.51500.38270.412700.4127FF22.2576.2261471.7540346002500.454088250779719224425250DRYMH
2020-09-16 20:00:03FORECAST20203546853.6746.7250.19500.41330.473300.4733FF21.67595.67261471.7540346002500.435277938425039224425250DRYMH
2020-09-16 16:00:02FORECAST20203546854.3546.4750.4100.64830.698300.6983FF22.35596.35261471.7540346002500.45943255892879224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 12:00:02FORECAST20203546854.4746.3850.42500.61630.686300.6863FF22.47594.47261471.7540346002500.46371333681669224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 08:00:02FORECAST20203546854.1946.1850.18500.56630.626300.6263FF22.19591.19261471.7540346002500.453732248077969224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 04:00:03FORECAST20203546853.7146.5150.1100.66810.718100.7181FF21.71589.71261471.7540346002500.436693031412669224435275DRYVH
2020-09-16 00:00:02FORECAST20203546854.0346.0350.0300.69090.730900.7309FF22.03583.03261471.7540346002500.448041452594729224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 20:00:03FORECAST20203546853.7545.6649.70500.67140.72140.030.7514FF21.75597.75261471.7540346002500.438108934909449224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 16:00:02FORECAST20203546853.5446.1549.84500.75850.81850.030.8485FF21.54597.54261471.7540346002500.430684698623599224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 12:00:02FORECAST20203546852.7547.0349.8900.4070.5770.030.607FF20.75594.75261471.7540346002500.402994984290059224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 08:00:03FORECAST20203546852.5947.6850.13500.50950.67950.050.7295FF20.59589.59261471.7540346002500.397440977378429224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 04:00:05FORECAST20203546852.1546.4649.30500.43920.72920.060.7892FF20.15591.15261471.7540346002500.382277429209089224435275DRYVH
2020-09-15 00:00:02FORECAST20203546856.6446.1651.400.40010.68010.090.7701FF24.64588.64261471.7540346002500.54136095448789234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 20:00:02FORECAST20203546850.3746.3648.36500.36590.56590.080.6459FF18.37596.37261471.7540346002500.322967092415769224435275DRYVH
2020-09-14 16:00:02FORECAST20203546855.2846.0750.67500.33560.50560.060.5656FF23.28601.28261471.7540346002500.492693731881189224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 11:59:27FORECAST20203546849.8646.9548.40500.24360.55360.160.7136FF17.86593.86261471.7540346002500.306696252790319224435275DRYVH
2020-09-14 08:00:03FORECAST20203546849.0245.8847.4500.24360.56360.140.7036FF17.02589.02261471.7540346002500.280719409041719224435275DRYVH
2020-09-14 03:59:29FORECAST20203546856.5546.2451.39500.27460.61460.160.7746FF24.55596.55261471.7540346002500.538151418832059234435282.5DRYVH
2020-09-14 00:05:08FORECAST20203546850.0746.3748.2200.68370.81370.221.0337FF18.07592.07261471.7540346002500.313352407528999224435275DRYVH
2020-09-13 20:00:03FORECAST20203546850.0846.3748.22500.68370.83370.241.0737FF18.08609.08261471.7540346002500.313670910812399224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-13 16:00:02FORECAST20203546851.0546.9348.9900.65790.84790.241.0879FF19.05607.05261471.7540346002500.345194651144449224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-13 12:00:02FORECAST20203546857.7148.1652.93500.22180.39180.260.6518FF25.71608.71261471.7540346002500.579255190556429234525260DRYH
2020-09-13 08:00:04FORECAST20203546857.7248.1752.94500.22180.40180.250.6518FF25.72607.72261471.7540346002500.579606460679289234525260DRYH
2020-09-13 04:00:03FORECAST20203546856.6248.0252.3200.3010.4410.280.721FF24.62607.62261471.7540346002500.540647949852139234525260DRYH
2020-09-13 00:00:03FORECAST20203546853.8546.9650.40500.2920.3720.320.692FF21.85603.85261471.7540346002500.441652122579449224525255DRYH
2020-09-12 20:00:02FORECAST20203546853.8646.9650.4100.2920.3720.641.012FF21.86622.86261471.7540346002500.442006703082779224525255DRYH
2020-09-12 15:59:34FORECAST20203546854.3647.6150.98500.34220.56220.661.2222FF22.36623.36261471.7540346002500.459789117766949224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-12 12:00:04FORECAST20203546851.0947.1549.1200.82221.08220.351.4322FF19.09608.09261471.7540346002500.3465198799837492245452110DRYVH
2020-09-12 07:50:39FORECAST20203546851.147.1649.1300.82221.08220.211.2922FF19.1603.1261471.7540346002500.3468514815223792245452110DRYVH
2020-09-12 04:05:07FORECAST20203546853.948.3351.11500.53530.80530.431.2353FF21.9618.9261471.7540346002500.443425486990239224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-12 00:00:03FORECAST20203546861.950.9456.4200.09730.15730.190.3473FF29.9624.9261471.7540346002500.717833082202239244525265DRYH
2020-09-11 20:00:02FORECAST20203546864.5251.4157.96500.07750.23750.310.5475FF32.52641.52261471.7540346002500.791557641124199244525265DRYH
2020-09-11 16:00:02FORECAST20203546858.450.7454.5700.08720.21720.170.3872FF26.4635.4261471.7540346002500.603330039964789234525260DRYH
2020-09-11 12:00:03FORECAST20203546855.0147.151.05500.04660.52660.40.9266FF23.01621.01261471.7540346002500.483021729815189224535282.5DRYVH
2020-09-11 07:50:44FORECAST20203546845.2443.8344.53500.02680.83680.271.1068FF13.24601.24261471.7540346002500.178685372560579214535275DRYVH
2020-09-11 03:59:39FORECAST20203546845.2544.9345.0900.00710.81710.261.0771FF13.25601.25261471.7540346002500.178920248801469214535275DRYVH