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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 4, 2020

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DAY 340 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/05/2020 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): 78.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 58.41°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 68.55°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.946
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 47
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 524

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: 247
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 464.86 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: 54

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 60.0

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
2020-09-05 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203405478.6999258.4099668.554940000.990.99FF46.69992523.69992247464.86134940078 00.9460813969432593 53415160DRYH
2020-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203405457.8457.8457.8400.00310.00310.990.9931FF25.84502.84248465.3659369495300.357993167672319323415222.5DRYL
2020-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203405481.359.8370.56500.00690.00690.990.9969FF49.3526.3248465.3659369495300.968172121650249353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 08:00:02FORECAST20203405480.1760.1270.14500.01370.01370.991.0037FF48.17525.17248465.3659369495300.959713690306599353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 04:00:02FORECAST20203405477.8660.569.1800.00510.00510.990.9951FF45.86522.86248465.3659369495300.93679366865069353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20203405482.4560.7771.6100.00820.00820.990.9982FF50.45521.45247464.8613494007800.975220620853999353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20203405482.4360.7671.59500.00670.01670.991.0067FF50.43534.43247464.8613494007800.975110243262289353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20203405481.9660.4171.18500.00610.01610.991.0061FF49.96533.96247464.8613494007800.972395621701489353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20203405480.8659.5370.19500.00350.01350.991.0035FF48.86532.86247464.8613494007800.96507101188479353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203405480.7559.770.22500.00280.01280.991.0028FF48.75528.75247464.8613494007800.964258256449239353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203405480.5659.7470.1500.00250.01250.991.0025FF48.56532.56247464.8613494007800.962818051765189353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20203405480.7960.3570.5700.00110.01110.991.0011FF48.79525.79247464.8613494007800.964555573723779353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20203405481.0260.3770.69500.00040.00040.990.9904FF49.02539.02247464.8613494007800.966226141601149353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20203405480.9460.570.7200.0010.0010.990.991FF48.94538.94247464.8613494007800.965652555530249353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203405480.176070.08500.00080.00080.990.9908FF48.17537.17247464.8613494007800.959713690306599353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 07:58:03FORECAST20203405479.9960.1470.06500.00020.01020.991.0002FF47.99536.99247464.8613494007800.958211765708359353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203405479.9559.9969.9700.0020.0220.991.012FF47.95535.95247464.8613494007800.957871940422329353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20203405480.2360.4470.33500.00190.01190.991.0019FF48.23527.23247464.8613494007800.960204509106929353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203405480.2860.5670.4200.00450.014511.0145FF48.28542.28247464.8613494007800.960609812833299353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203405479.9760.0770.0200.00490.004911.0049FF47.97542.97247464.8613494007800.958042130709789353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203405475.9960.1368.0600.00260.002611.0026FF43.99538.99247464.8613494007800.911703893503719353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203405477.4360.1368.7800.00280.00281.011.0128FF45.43540.43247464.8613494007800.931580982822959353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203405481.3460.270.7700.00290.002911.0029FF49.34540.34247464.8613494007800.968442426239159353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20203405483.1162.6872.89500.00080.01080.810.8208FF51.11547.11247464.8613494007800.978639807219629353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203405483.1162.6872.89500.00060.00060.820.8206FF51.11562.11247464.8613494007800.978639807219629353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203405482.8862.4672.6700.00080.00080.810.8108FF50.88561.88247464.8613494007800.977496449845569353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203405481.4262.0671.7400.00020.00020.810.8102FF49.42557.42247464.8613494007800.968977360194799353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203405481.4262.0671.7400.00020.00020.810.8102FF49.42553.42247464.8613494007800.968977360194799353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203405481.562.4971.9950000.820.82FF49.5559.5247464.8613494007800.969504789765269353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST2020340547960.5669.7800.00030.00030.850.8503FF47547247464.8613494007800.94912556766189353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST2020340547960.5669.7800.00030.00030.870.8703FF47563247464.8613494007800.94912556766189353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203405479.3961.2670.32500.00030.00030.880.8803FF47.39563.39247464.8613494007800.952876307938349353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203405481.562.0771.78500.00130.00130.870.8713FF49.5560.5247464.8613494007800.969504789765269353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203405481.562.0771.78500.00130.00130.870.8713FF49.5555.5247464.8613494007800.969504789765269353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203405478.0657.2367.64500.00060.00060.890.8906FF46.06568.06247464.8613494007800.939110657265059353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 19:51:23FORECAST20203405478.0857.2467.6600.00060.00060.930.9306FF46.08582.08247464.8613494007800.939338667673179353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203405479.7758.3769.0700.00060.00060.940.9406FF47.77584.77247464.8613494007800.956315042292679353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203405480.9657.5969.27500.00050.00051.031.0305FF48.96581.96247464.8613494007800.965796695103059353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203405480.9857.5669.2700.00050.00050.910.9105FF48.98583.98247464.8613494007800.965940338514969353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 04:00:04FORECAST20203405481.6557.5869.61500.00050.00050.910.9105FF49.65588.65247464.8613494007800.97047375424469353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20203405476.6156.6966.6500.01450.01450.870.8845FF44.61580.61247464.8613494007800.920732583617689353415160DRYH
2020-08-28 20:00:02FORECAST20203405476.6257.3766.99500.01450.01450.930.9445FF44.62601.62247464.8613494007800.920872273105419353515165DRYH
2020-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20203405476.2757.4366.8500.01490.01490.940.9549FF44.27601.27247464.8613494007800.915871697087979353515165DRYH
2020-08-28 11:50:40FORECAST20203405469.9855.6362.80500.00050.00050.980.9805FF37.98581.98247464.8613494007800.78319130131569343415155DRYH
2020-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20203405457.3955.6356.5100.00020.00021.051.0502FF25.39565.39247464.8613494007800.342247201928419323415222.5DRYL
2020-08-28 04:00:05FORECAST20203405457.3956.0156.70001.091.09FF25.39563.39247464.8613494007800.342247201928419323415222.5DRYL