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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, September 5, 2020

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DAY 341 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/06/2020 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): 64.91°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 49.36°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.13°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.643
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: 33
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 520

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: 248
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 465.37 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: 55

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
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
2020-09-06 04:00:05OBSERVATION20203415564.9099449.3599257.134930000.990.99FF32.90994519.90994248465.36593694953 00.6426700339628293 33415225DRYL
2020-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20203415555.4355.4355.430000.990.99FF23.43510.43249465.8686107041100.329334174401439323415222.5DRYL
2020-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20203415567.2557.1462.19500.01620.01620.991.0062FF35.25522.25249465.8686107041100.713930414130689343415227.5DRYL
2020-09-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203415563.2752.3757.8200.0080.0080.990.998FF31.27518.27249465.8686107041100.589375697066829333415225DRYL
2020-09-05 04:00:04FORECAST20203415567.3354.7661.04500.00990.00990.990.9999FF35.33522.33249465.8686107041100.716243352732849343415227.5DRYL
2020-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203415568.9253.0961.00500.01290.01290.991.0029FF36.92502.92248465.3659369495300.760263073468699343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 20:00:02FORECAST20203415568.8452.0860.4600.00720.01720.991.0072FF36.84525.84248465.3659369495300.758140778902969343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203415569.0755.162.08500.00510.01510.991.0051FF37.07526.07248465.3659369495300.764214882450139343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203415569.1655.0662.1100.00540.01540.991.0054FF37.16526.16248465.3659369495300.766568646993119343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 08:00:02FORECAST20203415569.1255.1962.15500.0070.0170.991.007FF37.12525.12248465.3659369495300.765524139294639343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 04:00:02FORECAST20203415569.2455.2362.23500.00770.01770.991.0077FF37.24523.24248465.3659369495300.768649910747699343415155DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20203415569.0955.9962.5400.00160.01160.991.0016FF37.09521.09248465.3659369495300.764739067519489343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20203415568.855.1361.96500.00210.02210.991.0121FF36.8533.8248465.3659369495300.757075827202019343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20203415568.2156.2362.2200.00380.02380.991.0138FF36.21533.21248465.3659369495300.741077680204069343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20203415568.5455.6162.07500.00410.01410.991.0041FF36.54532.54248465.3659369495300.750092312529099343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203415569.4855.7862.6300.00180.01180.991.0018FF37.48529.48248465.3659369495300.774831291897429343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203415570.5355.9663.24500.00120.01120.991.0012FF38.53534.53248465.3659369495300.800750621116599343415155DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20203415572.2656.5364.395000.010.991FF40.26529.26248465.3659369495300.839333496151289343415155DRYH
2020-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20203415571.9456.2464.0900.00080.00080.990.9908FF39.94541.94248465.3659369495300.832590007863569343415155DRYH
2020-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20203415571.9156.4864.19500.00160.00160.990.9916FF39.91541.91248465.3659369495300.831948610222389343415155DRYH
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203415568.1856.262.1900.00160.00160.990.9916FF36.18536.18248465.3659369495300.740249917867799343415155DRYH
2020-09-02 07:58:03FORECAST20203415569.2156.0562.6300.00180.001811.0018FF37.21537.21248465.3659369495300.767870650016019343415155DRYH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203415574.1256.3565.23500.00170.00171.011.0117FF42.12541.12248465.3659369495300.874985671619639353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:03FORECAST20203415575.1354.8965.0100.00190.001911.0019FF43.13533.13248465.3659369495300.891847542492149353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203415575.1354.9265.02500.00160.00161.011.0116FF43.13548.13248465.3659369495300.891847542492149353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203415574.1456.0165.07500.00180.001811.0018FF42.14548.14248465.3659369495300.875336408677369353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203415575.8758.1266.99500.0040.00411.004FF43.87545.87248465.3659369495300.903120625997259353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203415575.8758.1266.99500.0040.0041.011.014FF43.87546.87248465.3659369495300.903120625997259353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203415575.457.6866.5400.0040.00411.004FF43.4546.4248465.3659369495300.896065022324349353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20203415578.8261.0269.9200.00210.00210.820.8221FF46.82556.82248465.3659369495300.939593878239429353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203415578.8261.0269.9200.00210.00210.820.8221FF46.82571.82248465.3659369495300.939593878239429353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203415579.0160.6169.8100.00210.00210.810.8121FF47.01572.01248465.3659369495300.941513211733139353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203415577.0859.9968.53500.00210.00210.810.8121FF45.08565.08248465.3659369495300.919661351593019353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203415577.0859.9968.53500.00210.00210.810.8121FF45.08561.08248465.3659369495300.919661351593019353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203415578.4360.8469.63500.00210.00210.820.8221FF46.43569.43248465.3659369495300.935500620889569353415160DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203415577.5659.0368.29500.00090.00090.850.8509FF45.56555.56248465.3659369495300.92559854576349353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203415577.5659.0368.29500.00070.00070.870.8707FF45.56571.56248465.3659369495300.92559854576349353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20203415578.2959.9569.1200.00090.00090.880.8809FF46.29572.29248465.3659369495300.933979960314619353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203415578.5160.2769.3900.0020.0020.870.872FF46.51570.51248465.3659369495300.936357312706019353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 07:51:19FORECAST20203415578.5160.2769.3900.0020.0020.870.872FF46.51565.51248465.3659369495300.936357312706019353415160DRYH
2020-08-30 00:00:02FORECAST20203415578.1654.166.1300.00040.00040.890.8904FF46.16577.16248465.3659369495300.932543268681239353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 19:51:23FORECAST20203415578.1754.0766.1200.00040.00040.930.9304FF46.17591.17248465.3659369495300.932654631322929353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20203415576.854.7465.7700.00040.00040.940.9404FF44.8592.8248465.3659369495300.916036996572589353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 12:00:03FORECAST20203415573.7857.7565.76500.00090.00091.031.0309FF41.78586.78248465.3659369495300.868917839362249353415160DRYH
2020-08-29 08:00:02FORECAST20203415559.657.7458.6700.00090.00090.910.9109FF27.6574.6248465.3659369495300.465489184069029323415222.5DRYL
2020-08-29 04:00:05FORECAST20203415560.8260.5360.67500.00090.00090.910.9109FF28.82580.82248465.3659369495300.506895992989049333415225DRYL