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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 14, 2021

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DAY 318 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/15/2021 04:00:07 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): 75.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 61.63°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 68.32°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.831
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: 43
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 700

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: 225
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.26 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: 33

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 2
D2: 5
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
2021-08-15 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213183375.0000261.6299868.3150000.660.66FF43.00002700.00002225453.26118671292 00.8307692433710494 42515155DRYH
2021-08-15 00:00:03FORECAST20213183363.1463.1463.140000.660.66FF31.14688.14226453.8097712326900.451741951283389422515222.5DRYL
2021-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20213183376.666570.830000.660.66FF44.66701.66226453.8097712326900.866126567761549452515160DRYH
2021-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20213183376.6863.3970.03500.00020.00020.660.6602FF44.68701.68226453.8097712326900.866519145043289452515160DRYH
2021-08-14 04:00:08FORECAST20213183376.2961.5568.920000.660.66FF44.29701.29226453.8097712326900.858721020227329452515160DRYH
2021-08-14 00:00:05FORECAST20213183377.9263.3970.65500.00020.00020.660.6602FF45.92687.92225453.2611867129200.889330140849639452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 20:00:05FORECAST20213183377.1361.9369.530000.660.66FF45.13701.13225453.2611867129200.875143833613549452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 16:00:01FORECAST20213183377.464.4170.9050000.660.66FF45.4701.4225453.2611867129200.880128265901639452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 12:00:05FORECAST20213183377.6964.7271.2050000.660.66FF45.69701.69225453.2611867129200.885324292225739452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 08:00:05FORECAST20213183377.9864.8471.410000.660.66FF45.98701.98225453.2611867129200.890358503785129452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 04:00:07FORECAST20213183377.9864.8471.410000.660.66FF45.98702.98225453.2611867129200.890358503785129452515160DRYH
2021-08-13 00:00:04FORECAST20213183377.565.0471.270000.660.66FF45.5690.5225453.2611867129200.881938373101599452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 20:00:05FORECAST20213183377.7365.171.4150000.660.66FF45.73705.73225453.2611867129200.886028251358839452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 16:00:03FORECAST2021318337864.9271.460000.660.66FF46706225453.2611867129200.890699766912399452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 12:00:06FORECAST20213183378.2163.8971.050000.660.66FF46.21706.21225453.2611867129200.894237176278749452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 08:00:06FORECAST20213183378.3364.5471.4350000.660.66FF46.33705.33225453.2611867129200.89622113048449452515160DRYH
2021-08-12 04:00:08FORECAST20213183374.8764.4969.680000.660.66FF42.87703.87225453.2611867129200.827767637854079442515155DRYH
2021-08-12 00:00:06FORECAST20213183377.7363.6770.700.00020.00020.660.6602FF45.73692.73225453.2611867129200.886028251358839452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 20:00:03FORECAST20213183379.6862.6171.14500.00180.00180.660.6618FF47.68708.68225453.2611867129200.916711547567059452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 16:00:04FORECAST20213183378.8861.3570.1150000.660.66FF46.88707.88225453.2611867129200.904970298630379452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 12:00:06FORECAST20213183373.3761.5667.46500.00240.00240.660.6624FF41.37698.37225453.2611867129200.790722922777869442515155DRYH
2021-08-11 08:00:05FORECAST20213183372.761.3567.02500.01780.01780.670.6878FF40.7697.7225453.2611867129200.77276862332569442515155DRYH
2021-08-11 04:00:09FORECAST20213183378.2361.870.01500.00330.00330.660.6633FF46.23704.23225453.2611867129200.894569719539249452515160DRYH
2021-08-11 00:00:06FORECAST20213183376.5660.9268.7400.00130.00130.660.6613FF44.56694.56225453.2611867129200.864151818312629452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 20:00:06FORECAST20213183377.1160.8368.9700.00170.00170.660.6617FF45.11705.11225453.2611867129200.874768956294849452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 16:00:05FORECAST20213183376.861.4969.14500.00610.00610.660.6661FF44.8706.8225453.2611867129200.868858025187189452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 12:00:05FORECAST20213183379.2363.1571.1900.00480.01480.660.6748FF47.23705.23225453.2611867129200.910248520570789452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 08:00:05FORECAST20213183380.4465.0872.76000.010.660.67FF48.44706.44225453.2611867129200.926825533380069452515160DRYH
2021-08-10 04:00:07FORECAST20213183375.7765.0770.42000.020.660.68FF43.77706.77225453.2611867129200.847853107946359442515155DRYH
2021-08-10 00:00:06FORECAST20213183377.6563.7770.7100.00030.00030.670.6703FF45.65696.65225453.2611867129200.884617254300829452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 20:00:05FORECAST20213183376.662.8269.710000.670.67FF44.6709.6225453.2611867129200.864944091830879452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 16:00:06FORECAST20213183376.662.8169.7050000.670.67FF44.6711.6225453.2611867129200.864944091830879452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 12:00:06FORECAST20213183379.3763.371.3350000.670.67FF47.37710.37225453.2611867129200.912297864674329452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 08:00:05FORECAST20213183377.2861.169.190000.670.67FF45.28703.28225453.2611867129200.877930501956839452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 04:00:07FORECAST20213183377.2861.169.190000.660.66FF45.28711.28225453.2611867129200.877930501956839452515160DRYH
2021-08-09 00:00:05FORECAST20213183378.163.2370.6650000.60.6FF46.1714.1225453.2611867129200.892394674329599452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 20:00:05FORECAST20213183379.6963.9371.810000.620.62FF47.69727.69225453.2611867129200.916851101341719452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 16:00:05FORECAST20213183376.0963.91700000.620.62FF44.09723.09225453.2611867129200.854604821140019452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 12:00:06FORECAST20213183379.2762.3770.820000.620.62FF47.27719.27225453.2611867129200.910837634478859452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 08:00:05FORECAST20213183382.1365.3773.750000.630.63FF50.13718.13225453.2611867129200.945934821518489452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 04:00:07FORECAST20213183382.1365.3773.750000.660.66FF50.13730.13225453.2611867129200.945934821518489452515160DRYH
2021-08-08 00:00:06FORECAST20213183381.9466.067400.00480.01480.320.3348FF49.94720.94225453.2611867129200.944006158090629452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 20:00:06FORECAST20213183382.1967.7974.9900.00440.01440.50.5144FF50.19737.19225453.2611867129200.946532863245559452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 16:00:06FORECAST20213183382.1967.7974.9900.00020.01020.480.4902FF50.19739.19225453.2611867129200.946532863245559452515160DRYH
2021-08-07 12:00:06FORECAST20213183373.8763.9668.91500.00250.00250.460.4625FF41.87725.87225453.2611867129200.803561341419449442515155DRYH
2021-08-07 08:00:06FORECAST20213183366.5364.7265.62500.00340.00340.460.4634FF34.53712.53225453.2611867129200.574155887571399432515225DRYL
2021-08-07 04:00:07FORECAST20213183366.5165.1365.8200.00110.00110.470.4711FF34.51709.51225453.2611867129200.573442880984059432515225DRYL