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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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DAY 338 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/03/2020 04:00:03 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 66.14°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.35°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 59.25°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.753
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 34
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): 0.19 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: 245
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 463.85 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: 52

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
2020-09-03 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203385266.1400652.3500859.24507000.190.80.99FF34.14006535.14006245463.84640374802 00.752855971560295 43425255DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:03FORECAST20203385256.7656.7656.7600.00290.19290.80.9929FF24.76525.76246464.3548407716100.406761733554419523425245DRYM
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203385270.3158.4264.36500.00490.19490.80.9949FF38.31539.31246464.3548407716100.8626771241832795534251120DRYVH
2020-09-02 07:58:03FORECAST20203385269.7753.2461.50500.00850.19850.80.9985FF37.77538.77246464.3548407716100.850702272370795534251120DRYVH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203385268.953.0160.95500.01590.20590.81.0059FF36.9537.9246464.3548407716100.8299875181841495434251110DRYVH
2020-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20203385270.4455.1662.800.00560.19560.80.9956FF38.44529.44245463.8464037480200.8654594521965295534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203385270.3353.9762.1500.00880.20880.81.0088FF38.33543.33245463.8464037480200.8631077060393295534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203385270.6654.9762.81500.00450.20450.81.0045FF38.66543.66245463.8464037480200.8700795952996595534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 12:00:02FORECAST20203385271.1956.7963.9900.00050.20050.81.0005FF39.19544.19245463.8464037480200.8807565769372895534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203385271.1656.863.9800.00050.21050.81.0105FF39.16544.16245463.8464037480200.880169219127695534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203385270.3855.4462.9100.00090.20090.81.0009FF38.38540.38245463.8464037480200.8641801320166495534251120DRYVH
2020-09-01 00:00:04FORECAST20203385270.5956.6463.61500.0050.0150.80.815FF38.59544.59245463.8464037480200.868621583103869553415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203385270.2556.3163.2800.00340.02340.80.8234FF38.25560.25245463.8464037480200.861379849485959553415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203385270.2755.3662.81500.00270.01270.80.8127FF38.27560.27245463.8464037480200.861813196213679553415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203385269.8856.2163.04500.00190.01190.80.8119FF37.88559.88245463.8464037480200.853196310047449553415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203385269.5456.2362.88500.00170.01170.80.8117FF37.54555.54245463.8464037480200.845396791122879543415155DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203385268.9456.2662.600.00160.02160.80.8216FF36.94556.94245463.8464037480200.830978437283999543415155DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203385265.4956.0560.7700.0010.0510.80.851FF33.49548.49245463.8464037480200.732298914971279543415227.5DRYL
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203385268.756.1662.4300.00020.05020.820.8702FF36.7563.7245463.8464037480200.824977352444939543415155DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203385268.8355.8962.3600.00040.06040.820.8804FF36.83563.83245463.8464037480200.828244491305199543415155DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203385265.1755.6660.41500.00120.05120.820.8712FF33.17562.17245463.8464037480200.721872476469439543415227.5DRYL
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203385266.255.6660.9300.00160.06160.810.8716FF34.2557.2245463.8464037480200.754708091679289543415227.5DRYL
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203385271.4452.9662.200.00180.09180.80.8918FF39.44572.44245463.8464037480200.8855725234711695534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 19:51:23FORECAST20203385271.4752.5261.99500.00230.12230.810.9323FF39.47586.47245463.8464037480200.8861410259158795534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203385271.7652.7762.26500.00230.13230.810.9423FF39.76586.76245463.8464037480200.8915332950909995534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203385273.1554.6963.9200.00150.21150.821.0315FF41.15584.15245463.8464037480200.9148448622090695534251120DRYVH
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203385273.1854.6763.92500.00150.07150.840.9115FF41.18586.18245463.8464037480200.91530308006699553415160DRYH
2020-08-29 04:00:04FORECAST20203385273.5954.7564.1700.00150.07150.840.9115FF41.59589.59245463.8464037480200.921381935783519553415160DRYH
2020-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20203385277.1156.666.85500.00020.05020.820.8702FF45.11584.11245463.8464037480200.960841894222919553415160DRYH
2020-08-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203385277.1456.5766.85500.00020.07020.860.9302FF45.14604.14245463.8464037480200.961091315973169553515165DRYH
2020-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20203385277.8556.3767.1100.00020.08020.860.9402FF45.85603.85245463.8464037480200.966627293807949553515165DRYH
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203385274.0154.1364.0700.00230.17230.810.9823FF42.01597.01245463.8464037480200.9272612843290695534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20203385274.0354.164.06500.00230.21230.841.0523FF42.03593.03245463.8464037480200.9275326474417995534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203385273.1354.3163.7200.00230.25230.841.0923FF41.13592.13245463.8464037480200.9145383567183695534251120DRYVH
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203385268.8451.6660.2500.00410.08410.810.8941FF36.84578.84245463.8464037480200.828494189862339543415155DRYH
2020-08-27 20:04:42FORECAST20203385268.8451.6560.24500.00410.06410.830.8941FF36.84593.84245463.8464037480200.828494189862339543415155DRYH
2020-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203385267.0851.5459.3100.00080.04080.810.8508FF35.08594.08245463.8464037480200.781022884938319543415227.5DRYL
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST20203385272.5850.861.6900.00410.50410.811.3141FF40.58589.58245463.8464037480200.9057836104787195534351180DRYVH
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203385272.5950.7761.6800.00410.50410.811.3141FF40.59589.59245463.8464037480200.9059484613719995534351180DRYVH
2020-08-27 04:00:05FORECAST20203385273.7952.7463.26500.00060.50060.811.3106FF41.79594.79245463.8464037480200.9242249043995295534351180DRYVH
2020-08-27 00:00:04FORECAST20203385266.9850.8958.93500.00150.23150.81.0315FF34.98573.98245463.8464037480200.778116723704669543425255DRYH
2020-08-26 20:00:03FORECAST20203385266.9850.8658.9200.00150.23150.811.0415FF34.98594.98245463.8464037480200.778116723704669543425255DRYH
2020-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20203385269.0349.6659.34500.00150.23150.81.0315FF37.03599.03245463.8464037480200.8331944458363495435251120DRYVH
2020-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20203385259.0847.3653.2200.00050.24050.81.0405FF27.08581.08245463.8464037480200.496611266915149523425245DRYM
2020-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20203385249.9447.3348.63500.00050.24050.81.0405FF17.94572.94245463.8464037480200.182884367706949513425240DRYM
2020-08-26 04:00:04FORECAST20203385251.2650.1450.700.00020.24020.81.0402FF19.26577.26245463.8464037480200.219170176676969513425240DRYM