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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 13, 2021

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DAY 317 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/14/2021 04:00:08 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): 81.50°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 66.76°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 74.13°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.960
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 94 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 50
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 690

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): 0.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.66 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: 224
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 452.71 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: 32

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 2
D2: 5
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
2021-08-14 04:00:08OBSERVATION20213173281.566.7599874.129990000.660.66FF49.5689.5224452.71051360617 00.9598954352374494 52515160DRYH
2021-08-14 00:00:03FORECAST20213173267.2867.2867.280000.660.66FF35.28675.28225453.2611867129200.627081857141479432515225DRYL
2021-08-13 12:00:02FORECAST20213173280.6867.774.1900.00050.00050.660.6605FF48.68688.68225453.2611867129200.95224974737599452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 08:00:02FORECAST20213173280.8566.6373.7400.00080.00080.660.6608FF48.85688.85225453.2611867129200.953923719701049452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 04:00:07FORECAST20213173281.768.0274.8600.00020.00020.660.6602FF49.7689.7225453.2611867129200.961601273749319452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 00:00:03FORECAST20213173282.5368.7775.650000.660.66FF50.53677.53224452.7105136061700.968061223547119452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 20:00:02FORECAST20213173282.5867.2374.9050000.660.66FF50.58692.58224452.7105136061700.96841990554039452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 16:00:01FORECAST20213173283.0168.7375.870000.660.66FF51.01693.01224452.7105136061700.971369535180789452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 12:00:06FORECAST20213173282.7868.775.740000.660.66FF50.78692.78224452.7105136061700.969821587973899452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 08:00:05FORECAST20213173282.6468.375.470000.660.66FF50.64691.64224452.7105136061700.968845935042579452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 04:00:08FORECAST20213173283.0168.3375.670000.660.66FF51.01694.01224452.7105136061700.971369535180789452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 00:00:05FORECAST20213173283.3769.2476.3050000.660.66FF51.37680.37224452.7105136061700.973659814159799452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 20:00:02FORECAST20213173282.8769.3176.090000.660.66FF50.87693.87224452.7105136061700.970435352928969452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 16:00:03FORECAST20213173282.9168.9375.920000.660.66FF50.91693.91224452.7105136061700.970704801597859452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 12:00:06FORECAST20213173280.8467.874.320000.660.66FF48.84689.84224452.7105136061700.953826569101479452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 08:00:05FORECAST20213173281.2368.0274.62500.00090.01090.660.6709FF49.23690.23224452.7105136061700.957495739888649452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 04:00:09FORECAST20213173281.3268.1974.7550000.660.66FF49.32691.32224452.7105136061700.958308180289099452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 00:00:05FORECAST20213173281.1768.2674.7150000.660.66FF49.17683.17224452.7105136061700.95694705702289452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 20:00:06FORECAST20213173282.9467.9775.4550000.660.66FF50.94692.94224452.7105136061700.97090555065679452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 16:00:05FORECAST20213173282.8867.6175.2450000.660.66FF50.88694.88224452.7105136061700.9705029066789452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 12:00:05FORECAST20213173279.3667.9973.67500.01070.01070.660.6707FF47.36691.36224452.7105136061700.937546221219439452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 08:00:05FORECAST20213173278.9867.8673.4200.01340.01340.660.6734FF46.98690.98224452.7105136061700.932718581027149452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 04:00:07FORECAST20213173283.6767.9675.81500.0170.0170.660.677FF51.67695.67224452.7105136061700.975449783150719452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 00:00:05FORECAST20213173282.9266.4274.67000.010.660.67FF50.92683.92224452.7105136061700.970771845038339452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 20:00:05FORECAST20213173282.6765.1673.915000.010.660.67FF50.67697.67224452.7105136061700.969057165344619452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 16:00:06FORECAST20213173283.7567.275.475000.010.660.67FF51.75699.75224452.7105136061700.975909531210469452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 12:00:06FORECAST20213173283.6167.2375.42000.010.660.67FF51.61695.61224452.7105136061700.975100171472029452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 08:00:05FORECAST20213173278.9767.3173.14000.010.660.67FF46.97690.97224452.7105136061700.932587761102569452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 04:00:07FORECAST20213173278.9767.3173.140000.660.66FF46.97698.97224452.7105136061700.932587761102569452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20213173283.3165.7974.550000.60.6FF51.31701.31224452.7105136061700.973289065552729452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 20:00:04FORECAST20213173283.7465.7974.7650000.620.62FF51.74712.74224452.7105136061700.975852460233549452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 16:00:04FORECAST20213173283.7365.7974.760000.620.62FF51.73711.73224452.7105136061700.97579527600859452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 12:00:05FORECAST20213173283.4467.7575.59500.00260.00260.620.6226FF51.44705.44224452.7105136061700.97408692185029452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 08:00:05FORECAST20213173284.9568.376.6250000.630.63FF52.95700.95224452.7105136061700.981983898540679452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 04:00:07FORECAST20213173284.9568.376.6250000.660.66FF52.95712.95224452.7105136061700.981983898540679452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 00:00:05FORECAST20213173285.1869.9777.57500.00180.01180.320.3318FF53.18704.18224452.7105136061700.98298531681619452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 20:00:06FORECAST20213173285.4370.1377.7800.0030.0130.50.513FF53.43720.43224452.7105136061700.984019563263819452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 16:00:06FORECAST20213173285.4370.1377.7800.0030.0130.480.493FF53.43722.43224452.7105136061700.984019563263819452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 12:00:06FORECAST20213173281.8467.274.5200.00170.00170.460.4617FF49.84716.84224452.7105136061700.962759908029269452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 08:00:06FORECAST20213173282.4567.1374.790000.460.46FF50.45711.45224452.7105136061700.967480358899649452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 04:00:07FORECAST20213173279.267.173.150000.470.47FF47.2708.2224452.7105136061700.935547398724439452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 00:00:06FORECAST20213173283.768.6776.18500.00230.00230.270.2723FF51.7709.7224452.7105136061700.975623042185189452515160DRYH
2021-08-06 20:00:06FORECAST20213173284.4468.5876.510000.380.38FF52.44714.44224452.7105136061700.979583311635889452515160DRYH
2021-08-06 16:00:06FORECAST20213173284.4468.5876.510000.450.45FF52.44712.44224452.7105136061700.979583311635889452515160DRYH
2021-08-06 12:00:05FORECAST20213173275.9866.4971.2350000.410.41FF43.98703.98224452.7105136061700.884039339038119452515160DRYH
2021-08-06 08:00:06FORECAST20213173267.6766.3967.030000.430.43FF35.67695.67224452.7105136061700.641763432805359432515225DRYL
2021-08-06 04:00:08FORECAST20213173266.8464.7265.780000.480.48FF34.84692.84224452.7105136061700.610294723894019432515225DRYL