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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, September 7, 2020

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DAY 343 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/08/2020 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 64.94°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.18°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 55.06°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.709
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: 527

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): 0.95 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.95 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: 250
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 466.37 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: 57

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: 2
HSdry: 27.5

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
2020-09-08 04:00:03OBSERVATION20203435764.9445.1799655.059980000.950.95FF32.94526.94250466.36937792312 00.7091503465120693 43415227.5DRYL
2020-09-07 11:59:59FORECAST20203435769.0746.757.88500.0030.0030.950.953FF37.07531.07251466.8682458376700.819449358656329343415155DRYH
2020-09-07 07:59:50FORECAST20203435769.6846.9358.30500.00530.00530.950.9553FF37.68531.68251466.8682458376700.833179953312019343415155DRYH
2020-09-07 04:00:04FORECAST20203435765.0946.5655.82500.00730.00730.950.9573FF33.09527.09251466.8682458376700.713644311183359343415227.5DRYL
2020-09-07 00:00:03FORECAST20203435770.2646.9758.61500.01190.01190.950.9619FF38.26521.26250466.3693779231200.845594594802799343415155DRYH
2020-09-06 20:00:00FORECAST20203435770.2647.0258.6400.00580.01580.950.9658FF38.26537.26250466.3693779231200.845594594802799343415155DRYH
2020-09-06 16:00:04FORECAST20203435769.8347.0958.4600.0040.0140.950.964FF37.83536.83250466.3693779231200.836450593827039343415155DRYH
2020-09-06 12:00:01FORECAST20203435770.4346.8558.6400.00040.01040.950.9604FF38.43537.43250466.3693779231200.849114840968339353415160DRYH
2020-09-06 08:00:01FORECAST20203435769.9647.0158.48500.00150.01150.950.9615FF37.96536.96250466.3693779231200.839251319722779343415155DRYH
2020-09-06 04:00:05FORECAST20203435770.1147.2158.6600.00270.01270.950.9627FF38.11537.11250466.3693779231200.842443877686739343415155DRYH
2020-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20203435770.4747.5559.0100.00190.00190.950.9519FF38.47528.47250466.3693779231200.849935329606919353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 20:00:03FORECAST20203435771.6948.159.89500.00030.03030.950.9803FF39.69542.69250466.3693779231200.87353844380199353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 16:00:03FORECAST20203435771.4947.6459.56500.00090.02090.950.9709FF39.49542.49250466.3693779231200.869856840123869353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20203435770.8548.0159.4300.00020.02020.950.9702FF38.85540.85250466.3693779231200.857581873343149353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 08:00:02FORECAST20203435771.9648.2660.1100.00090.01090.950.9609FF39.96538.96250466.3693779231200.87839292327669353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 04:00:04FORECAST20203435771.7248.4560.08500.00080.01080.950.9608FF39.72542.72250466.3693779231200.874084382288449353415160DRYH
2020-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20203435771.4248.5259.9700.00190.01190.950.9619FF39.42523.42250466.3693779231200.868550979154899353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 20:00:03FORECAST20203435770.748.559.600.00320.01320.960.9732FF38.7541.7250466.3693779231200.854595491255889353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 16:00:02FORECAST20203435771.6948.8660.27500.00280.01280.960.9728FF39.69546.69250466.3693779231200.87353844380199353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20203435767.9952.3560.1700.0010.0110.960.971FF35.99542.99250466.3693779231200.793461937841989343415227.5DRYL
2020-09-04 08:00:02FORECAST20203435767.9952.3560.1700.00130.01130.960.9713FF35.99540.99250466.3693779231200.793461937841989343415227.5DRYL
2020-09-04 04:00:02FORECAST20203435774.9451.863.3700.00060.01060.960.9706FF42.94544.94250466.3693779231200.923477138646049353415160DRYH
2020-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20203435772.1552.2362.1900.00130.00130.960.9613FF40.15541.15250466.3693779231200.881729798609579353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20203435772.1552.2362.1900.00110.00110.970.9711FF40.15552.15250466.3693779231200.881729798609579353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20203435771.0551.0661.05500.00120.00120.970.9712FF39.05545.05250466.3693779231200.861498937532979353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 12:00:03FORECAST20203435776.9257.5267.2200.00040.00040.960.9604FF44.92553.92250466.3693779231200.94553548931819353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 08:04:51FORECAST20203435776.9257.5267.2200.00040.00040.960.9604FF44.92550.92250466.3693779231200.94553548931819353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 04:00:03FORECAST20203435780.3462.2271.2800.00040.00040.960.9604FF48.34567.34250466.3693779231200.971560937178029353415160DRYH
2020-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20203435782.7163.9573.3300.00240.00240.960.9624FF50.71565.71250466.3693779231200.982710756460819353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20203435782.7163.9573.3300.00280.00280.950.9528FF50.71578.71250466.3693779231200.982710756460819353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20203435780.7963.572.14500.00280.00280.950.9528FF48.79575.79250466.3693779231200.974047229076419353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 11:50:50FORECAST20203435776.0961.3968.7400.00190.00190.950.9519FF44.09563.09250466.3693779231200.93699112031669353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 07:58:04FORECAST20203435776.0961.3968.7400.00190.00190.960.9619FF44.09564.09250466.3693779231200.93699112031669353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20203435775.1160.5267.81500.00190.00190.970.9719FF43.11567.11250466.3693779231200.925602884466869353415160DRYH
2020-09-02 00:00:03FORECAST20203435778.2863.0470.6600.00110.00110.960.9611FF46.28564.28250466.3693779231200.957533174004339353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 19:58:04FORECAST20203435778.2863.0470.6600.00110.00110.970.9711FF46.28579.28250466.3693779231200.957533174004339353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20203435777.7662.6970.22500.00110.00110.960.9611FF45.76577.76250466.3693779231200.953225251390819353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20203435781.263.9972.59500.00220.00220.960.9622FF49.2581.2250466.3693779231200.976152002832499353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20203435781.263.9972.59500.00220.00220.970.9722FF49.2582.2250466.3693779231200.976152002832499353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20203435781.3663.9572.65500.00220.00220.960.9622FF49.36582.36250466.3693779231200.97693360907879353415160DRYH
2020-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20203435787.8569.5378.6900.00250.00250.780.7825FF55.85603.85250466.3693779231200.994872214313039353515165DRYH
2020-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20203435787.8569.5378.6900.00250.00250.780.7825FF55.85618.85250466.3693779231200.994872214313039353515165DRYH
2020-08-31 15:50:56FORECAST20203435787.3869.1278.2500.00160.00160.770.7716FF55.38618.38250466.3693779231200.994224570045619353515165DRYH
2020-08-31 12:04:48FORECAST20203435779.1565.6872.41500.00020.00020.770.7702FF47.15600.15250466.3693779231200.96402071392049353515165DRYH
2020-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20203435766.965.6866.2900.00020.00020.770.7702FF34.9583.9250466.3693779231200.765115031793129343415227.5DRYL
2020-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20203435767.9366.8967.410000.780.78FF35.93593.93250466.3693779231200.791956166402629343415227.5DRYL