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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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DAY 321 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/18/2021 04:00:10 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 45.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.99°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.19°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.040
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: 13
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 654

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: 0.25 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.25 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.91 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: 228
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.90 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: 36

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 45.0

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
2021-08-18 04:00:10OBSERVATION20213213645.3999232.9939.1949600.250.250.660.91FF13.39992654.39992228454.90070616754 00.03977595166583794 13525245DRYM
2021-08-18 00:00:03FORECAST20213213641.3341.3341.3300.00020.00020.660.6602FF9.33650.33229455.4430723357400.0154745394143999413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-17 12:00:03FORECAST20213213651.7939.2445.51500.02550.02550.660.6855FF19.79660.79229455.4430723357400.131361923585689413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-17 08:00:05FORECAST20213213652.235.4543.82500.03190.03190.660.6919FF20.2661.2229455.4430723357400.140204685547819413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-17 04:00:10FORECAST20213213651.9836.0444.0100.04560.04560.660.7056FF19.98660.98229455.4430723357400.135410882060399413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-17 00:00:06FORECAST20213213651.7638.4845.1200.0580.0680.660.728FF19.76645.76228454.9007061675400.130730314350379413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 20:00:03FORECAST20213213652.0439.2545.64500.06460.11460.660.7746FF20.04662.04228454.9007061675400.136707033663649413525245DRYM
2021-08-16 16:00:04FORECAST20213213652.2940.1346.2100.04360.09360.660.7536FF20.29662.29228454.9007061675400.142198524291049413525245DRYM
2021-08-16 12:00:05FORECAST20213213652.6940.1346.4100.03290.08290.660.7429FF20.69662.69228454.9007061675400.151290729730899413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 08:00:06FORECAST20213213653.0340.3846.70500.02860.06860.660.7286FF21.03658.03228454.9007061675400.159315930327299413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 04:00:09FORECAST20213213653.5540.6247.08500.02260.06260.660.7226FF21.55654.55228454.9007061675400.172117777955059413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 00:00:06FORECAST20213213653.1540.0946.6200.04280.08280.660.7428FF21.15635.15228454.9007061675400.162213548391839413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 20:00:07FORECAST20213213654.1340.2847.20500.02170.07170.660.7317FF22.13657.13228454.9007061675400.187147474509889413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 16:00:06FORECAST20213213655.4841.2848.3800.00930.05930.660.7193FF23.48658.48228454.9007061675400.225142020260569413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 12:00:06FORECAST20213213655.8441.9248.8800.00650.06650.660.7265FF23.84657.84228454.9007061675400.235965129531639413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 08:00:06FORECAST20213213655.5341.6248.57500.0120.0720.660.732FF23.53655.53228454.9007061675400.226628231023239413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 04:00:08FORECAST20213213655.7241.4748.59500.01180.09180.660.7518FF23.72655.72228454.9007061675400.23232596262769413525245DRYM
2021-08-15 00:00:05FORECAST20213213655.5943.5549.5700.01330.07330.660.7333FF23.59642.59228454.9007061675400.228418958228349413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-14 20:00:06FORECAST20213213657.7843.1350.45500.00950.06950.660.7295FF25.78658.78228454.9007061675400.298915964647849423515225DRYL
2021-08-14 16:00:06FORECAST20213213657.6644.7851.2200.00450.05450.660.7145FF25.66657.66228454.9007061675400.294810504626529423515225DRYL
2021-08-14 12:00:06FORECAST20213213652.0245.0848.5500.02380.06380.660.7238FF20.02652.02228454.9007061675400.136274046656829413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-14 08:00:06FORECAST20213213657.3345.0951.2100.01870.05870.660.7187FF25.33659.33228454.9007061675400.283656594632759423515225DRYL
2021-08-14 04:00:08FORECAST20213213657.2245.7451.4800.02140.05140.660.7114FF25.22658.22228454.9007061675400.279984014049149423515225DRYL
2021-08-14 00:00:05FORECAST20213213661.2945.6553.4700.00570.03570.660.6957FF29.29647.29228454.9007061675400.428378663070449423515225DRYL
2021-08-13 20:00:06FORECAST20213213661.3245.9553.635000.030.660.69FF29.32660.32228454.9007061675400.429543076387969423515225DRYL
2021-08-13 16:00:06FORECAST20213213662.3447.5854.96000.030.660.69FF30.34664.34228454.9007061675400.469432275223899423515225DRYL
2021-08-13 12:00:06FORECAST20213213655.6945.9650.825000.030.660.69FF23.69655.69228454.9007061675400.231421065868169413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-13 08:00:06FORECAST20213213659.2345.9652.595000.030.660.69FF27.23658.23228454.9007061675400.350428724258239423515225DRYL
2021-08-13 04:00:07FORECAST20213213655.6845.9650.82000.030.660.69FF23.68655.68228454.9007061675400.231119870190539413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-13 00:00:06FORECAST20213213659.246.0752.63500.0070.0570.660.717FF27.2648.2228454.9007061675400.349330274740099423515225DRYL
2021-08-12 20:00:06FORECAST20213213664.6145.9455.27500.00050.05050.660.7105FF32.61667.61228454.9007061675400.558719108109389433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-12 16:00:05FORECAST20213213664.5746.5555.5600.00060.11060.660.7706FF32.57668.57228454.9007061675400.557158146653479433525255DRYH
2021-08-12 12:00:06FORECAST20213213658.3646.4452.4000.120.660.78FF26.36660.36228454.9007061675400.319114298322019423525250DRYMH
2021-08-12 08:00:06FORECAST20213213659.6346.2352.93000.130.660.79FF27.63655.63228454.9007061675400.365191044126119423525250DRYMH
2021-08-12 04:00:08FORECAST20213213660.5446.1553.345000.130.660.79FF28.54656.54228454.9007061675400.399496308187929423525250DRYMH
2021-08-12 00:00:06FORECAST20213213661.7247.2754.49500.00490.08490.660.7449FF29.72643.72228454.9007061675400.445123266975249423515225DRYL
2021-08-11 20:00:05FORECAST20213213662.3547.5554.9500.00790.06790.660.7279FF30.35666.35228454.9007061675400.469825538959829423515225DRYL
2021-08-11 16:00:05FORECAST20213213662.3647.5354.94500.00790.11790.660.7779FF30.36663.36228454.9007061675400.470218832131129423525250DRYMH
2021-08-11 12:00:06FORECAST20213213663.7946.1754.98000.190.660.85FF31.79649.79228454.9007061675400.52657167239169433525255DRYH
2021-08-11 08:00:05FORECAST20213213663.3346.8755.1000.120.690.81FF31.33646.33228454.9007061675400.508447986158849433525255DRYH
2021-08-11 04:00:10FORECAST20213213663.3446.8655.1000.10.660.76FF31.34656.34228454.9007061675400.508842300744649433525255DRYH
2021-08-11 00:00:06FORECAST20213213662.3142.752.505000.10.660.76FF30.31640.31228454.9007061675400.468252664449049423525250DRYMH
2021-08-10 20:00:06FORECAST20213213660.0243.4651.7400.02550.14550.660.8055FF28.02648.02228454.9007061675400.379779387676559423525250DRYMH
2021-08-10 16:00:06FORECAST20213213658.9643.4951.22500.00620.12620.670.7962FF26.96649.96228454.9007061675400.3405887158879423525250DRYMH
2021-08-10 12:00:06FORECAST20213213653.947.2950.59500.02060.19060.670.8606FF21.9643.9228454.9007061675400.181093066077099413525245DRYM
2021-08-10 08:00:06FORECAST20213213647.5746.0746.8200.02120.18120.670.8512FF15.57642.57228454.9007061675400.0620248470095299413525245DRYM
2021-08-10 04:00:07FORECAST20213213647.1146.5546.8300.01960.17960.680.8596FF15.11643.11228454.9007061675400.0566410231057469413525245DRYM