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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, September 6, 2020

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DAY 342 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/07/2020 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): 68.65°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 56.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.52°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.784
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 521

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: 249
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 465.87 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: 56

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
2020-09-07 04:00:04OBSERVATION20203425668.6499856.3962.519990000.990.99FF36.64998520.64998249465.86861070411 00.7844523451506190 43415155DRYH
2020-09-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203425658.4958.4958.4900.00330.00330.990.9933FF26.49510.49250466.3693779231200.44441448993359023415222.5DRYL
2020-09-06 12:00:01FORECAST20203425674.4560.5967.5200.00610.00610.990.9961FF42.45526.45250466.3693779231200.906089720589329053415160DRYH
2020-09-06 08:00:01FORECAST20203425674.1253.8563.98500.00650.00650.990.9965FF42.12526.12250466.3693779231200.900933430838439053415160DRYH
2020-09-06 04:00:05FORECAST20203425673.7957.4365.6100.00680.00680.990.9968FF41.79525.79250466.3693779231200.895573753865749053415160DRYH
2020-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20203425675.3455.0565.19500.00250.00250.990.9925FF43.34517.34249465.8686107041100.919007887719039053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203425675.757.566.600.00530.02530.991.0153FF43.7529.7249465.8686107041100.923835583704939053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 16:00:03FORECAST20203425675.8557.5466.69500.00230.02230.991.0123FF43.85529.85249465.8686107041100.925781448203489053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20203425675.4857.8366.65500.00240.02240.991.0124FF43.48529.48249465.8686107041100.920911978827579053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 08:00:02FORECAST2020342567657.5266.7600.00210.01210.991.0021FF44526249465.8686107041100.927689241103659053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 04:00:04FORECAST20203425675.8757.8566.8600.00180.01180.991.0018FF43.87529.87249465.8686107041100.926038011802249053415160DRYH
2020-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203425675.8557.9866.915000.010.991FF43.85510.85249465.8686107041100.925781448203489053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 20:00:03FORECAST20203425671.9258.0764.995000.020.991.01FF39.92529.92249465.8686107041100.861233390401869053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203425675.8258.1366.97500.00040.02040.991.0104FF43.82533.82249465.8686107041100.925395333446799053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203425675.8958.5167.200.00250.02250.991.0125FF43.89533.89249465.8686107041100.926293899484539053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 08:00:02FORECAST20203425674.758.2666.4800.00190.02190.991.0119FF42.7531.7249465.8686107041100.909862547888329053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 04:00:02FORECAST20203425674.4258.5566.48500.00210.02210.991.0121FF42.42529.42249465.8686107041100.905629288857289053415160DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20203425675.3158.4566.8800.00150.01150.991.0015FF43.31528.31249465.8686107041100.918595418407429053415160DRYH
2020-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20203425673.4857.5465.5100.00040.010411.0104FF41.48539.48249465.8686107041100.89035099237769053415160DRYH
2020-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20203425668.2256.7162.46500.00020.010211.0102FF36.22533.22249465.8686107041100.772792122092889043415155DRYH
2020-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20203425670.6357.5564.0900.00190.001911.0019FF38.63535.63249465.8686107041100.833496127100589043415155DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203425671.6758.0664.86500.00180.001811.0018FF39.67532.67249465.8686107041100.856119024074099053415160DRYH
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203425678.5258.5868.5500.00190.001911.0019FF46.52545.52249465.8686107041100.954433898101879053415160DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20203425680.7860.2770.52500.00190.001911.0019FF48.78541.78249465.8686107041100.971057033764839053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20203425680.7860.4470.6100.00190.00190.990.9919FF48.78554.78249465.8686107041100.971057033764839053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20203425680.360.3670.3300.00230.00230.990.9923FF48.3554.3249465.8686107041100.968026889506999053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203425678.3859.5868.9800.00020.00020.990.9902FF46.38546.38249465.8686107041100.953192906121729053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 07:58:03FORECAST20203425678.3859.5868.9800.00020.000211.0002FF46.38547.38249465.8686107041100.953192906121729053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203425677.959.368.600.00020.00021.011.0102FF45.9550.9249465.8686107041100.948731770532119053415160DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:03FORECAST20203425679.8459.8769.85500.00060.000611.0006FF47.84544.84249465.8686107041100.964882462990589053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203425679.8459.8769.85500.00060.00061.011.0106FF47.84559.84249465.8686107041100.964882462990589053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203425678.7459.5669.1500.00060.000611.0006FF46.74558.74249465.8686107041100.956330610874399053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203425681.3661.9471.6500.00090.000911.0009FF49.36559.36249465.8686107041100.974396927585679053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203425681.3661.9471.6500.00090.00091.011.0109FF49.36560.36249465.8686107041100.974396927585679053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203425681.9161.7771.8400.00090.000911.0009FF49.91559.91249465.8686107041100.977260525960149053415160DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20203425686.464.9775.68500.00140.00140.820.8214FF54.4575.4249465.8686107041100.992076733338829053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203425686.464.9775.68500.00140.00140.820.8214FF54.4590.4249465.8686107041100.992076733338829053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203425685.864.8875.3400.00140.00140.810.8114FF53.8589.8249465.8686107041100.990796156431739053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203425682.562.9872.7400.00140.00140.810.8114FF50.5579.5249465.8686107041100.980028080111819053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203425682.562.9872.7400.00140.00140.810.8114FF50.5575.5249465.8686107041100.980028080111819053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203425683.6364.8274.22500.00160.00160.820.8216FF51.63584.63249465.8686107041100.984537684603359053415160DRYH
2020-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20203425681.4561.6271.53500.00040.00040.850.8504FF49.45569.45249465.8686107041100.974885148129029053415160DRYH
2020-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20203425679.9760.6470.30500.00040.00040.870.8704FF47.97583.97249465.8686107041100.965795739425759053415160DRYH
2020-08-30 16:00:04FORECAST20203425679.8161.1470.4750000.880.88FF47.81583.81249465.8686107041100.96466889823279053415160DRYH
2020-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20203425669.9861.7865.880000.870.87FF37.98572.98249465.8686107041100.818253163220379043415155DRYH
2020-08-30 07:51:20FORECAST20203425664.0161.7862.8950000.870.87FF32.01562.01249465.8686107041100.642030030820989033415225DRYL