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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 3, 2020

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DAY 339 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/04/2020 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): 70.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 54.96°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.88°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.837
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 522

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): 0.99 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: 246
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 464.35 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: 53

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: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
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
2020-09-04 04:00:02OBSERVATION20203395370.8000854.9600862.880080000.990.99FF38.80008521.80008246464.35484077161 00.8374958565653192 43415155DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:03FORECAST20203395365.1465.1465.140000.990.99FF33.14516.14247464.8613494007800.676283311242189233415225DRYL
2020-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20203395378.1465.4771.80500.01360.01360.991.0036FF46.14529.14247464.8613494007800.95240724168149253415160DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203395374.3556.3265.33500.00840.00840.990.9984FF42.35525.35247464.8613494007800.905743394479459253415160DRYH
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203395378.1757.0567.6100.00630.00630.990.9963FF46.17529.17247464.8613494007800.952684411228869253415160DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20203395379.5755.9567.7600.00990.00990.990.9999FF47.57521.57246464.3548407716100.964248453883579253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20203395379.6758.1468.90500.00150.00150.990.9915FF47.67534.67246464.3548407716100.964977237504689253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20203395379.5558.4669.00500.00170.00170.990.9917FF47.55534.55246464.3548407716100.964101220489549253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203395379.3658.7769.06500.00080.00080.990.9908FF47.36534.36246464.3548407716100.962677659930189253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 07:58:03FORECAST20203395379.4959.0969.2900.00020.01020.991.0002FF47.49534.49246464.3548407716100.963656546463699253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203395379.2159.669.405000.020.991.01FF47.21533.21246464.3548407716100.961521605100169253415160DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20203395379.2258.9769.09500.00170.01170.991.0017FF47.22524.22246464.3548407716100.961599570100919253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203395379.6758.9969.3300.00260.02260.991.0126FF47.67538.67246464.3548407716100.964977237504689253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203395379.7560.6670.20500.00430.01430.991.0043FF47.75539.75246464.3548407716100.965551472654929253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203395379.5559.9369.7400.00240.01240.991.0024FF47.55539.55246464.3548407716100.964101220489549253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203395379.5459.8869.7100.00240.02240.991.0124FF47.54539.54246464.3548407716100.964027418283449253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203395379.659.969.7500.00220.01220.991.0022FF47.6535.6246464.3548407716100.964468378565279253415160DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20203395379.5858.4168.99500.00250.02250.80.8225FF47.58540.58246464.3548407716100.964321885356339253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203395379.7557.9268.83500.00190.01190.810.8219FF47.75555.75246464.3548407716100.965551472654929253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203395379.8558.7869.31500.00170.00170.810.8117FF47.85555.85246464.3548407716100.966258396219719253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203395376.8457.1867.0100.00250.00250.810.8125FF44.84552.84246464.3548407716100.939101397937039253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203395376.8458.0767.45500.00330.00330.810.8133FF44.84548.84246464.3548407716100.939101397937039253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203395381.9856.9869.4800.00330.00330.820.8233FF49.98554.98246464.3548407716100.97870260304499253415160DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203395381.465769.2300.00280.00280.850.8528FF49.46545.46246464.3548407716100.976092430065739253415160DRYH
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203395381.465769.2300.00270.00270.870.8727FF49.46561.46246464.3548407716100.976092430065739253415160DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203395380.7556.368.52500.00310.00310.880.8831FF48.75560.75246464.3548407716100.9721000379429253415160DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203395378.2554.8966.5700.0010.0010.870.871FF46.25556.25246464.3548407716100.953417229328159253415160DRYH
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203395378.2554.8966.5700.0010.0010.870.871FF46.25551.25246464.3548407716100.953417229328159253415160DRYH
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203395378.853.6866.2400.0010.0010.890.891FF46.8566.8246464.3548407716100.958212695632259253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 19:51:23FORECAST20203395378.8353.6866.25500.0010.0010.930.931FF46.83580.83246464.3548407716100.958462354449689253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203395378.7453.9466.3400.0010.0010.940.941FF46.74581.74246464.3548407716100.957709744215499253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203395377.9152.9565.4300.00150.00151.031.0315FF45.91577.91246464.3548407716100.950238978076289253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203395377.9352.9365.4300.00150.00150.910.9115FF45.93579.93246464.3548407716100.950430587471939253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 04:00:04FORECAST20203395378.085365.5400.00150.00150.910.9115FF46.08584.08246464.3548407716100.951849014514089253415160DRYH
2020-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20203395381.4856.9869.2300.00210.00210.870.8721FF49.48581.48246464.3548407716100.976197565998089253415160DRYH
2020-08-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203395381.556.9469.2200.00210.00210.930.9321FF49.5601.5246464.3548407716100.976302313921539253515165DRYH
2020-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20203395381.6857.2969.48500.00220.00220.940.9422FF49.68601.68246464.3548407716100.977227759582869253515165DRYH
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203395375.7153.5464.62500.00420.00420.980.9842FF43.71588.71246464.3548407716100.925324459465819253415160DRYH
2020-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20203395375.7253.564.6100.00420.00421.051.0542FF43.72584.72246464.3548407716100.925455993311529253415160DRYH
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203395374.853.3964.09500.00420.00421.091.0942FF42.8582.8246464.3548407716100.91260146739369253415160DRYH
2020-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20203395373.7149.7861.74500.0010.0010.890.891FF41.71568.71246464.3548407716100.895319951590669253415160DRYH
2020-08-27 20:04:42FORECAST20203395373.7249.7861.7500.00080.00080.890.8908FF41.72583.72246464.3548407716100.89548897186459253415160DRYH
2020-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20203395373.8150.7262.26500.0010.0010.850.851FF41.81583.81246464.3548407716100.897001292001859253415160DRYH
2020-08-27 12:04:41FORECAST2020339536955.6662.330001.311.31FF37575246464.3548407716100.792924434925299243415155DRYH
2020-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20203395356.3155.6655.9850001.311.31FF24.31562.31246464.3548407716100.357773764784799223415222.5DRYL
2020-08-27 04:00:05FORECAST20203395355.3353.6354.480001.311.31FF23.33566.33246464.3548407716100.324331820518199223415222.5DRYL