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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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DAY 322 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/19/2021 04:00:05 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 60.79°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 40.29°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 50.54°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.403
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: 29
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 639

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): 0.25 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.62 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.87 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: 229
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 455.44 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: 37

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 50.0

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
2021-08-19 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213223760.7899240.2900850.54000.250.620.87FF28.78992638.78992229455.44307233574 00.4028092213165993 23525250DRYMH
2021-08-19 00:00:02FORECAST20213223748.0748.0748.07000.250.620.87FF16.07626.07230455.9833814234300.0632780735624279313525245DRYM
2021-08-18 12:00:04FORECAST20213223762.5750.7456.655000.250.620.87FF30.57640.57230455.9833814234300.473347386131749323525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 08:00:03FORECAST20213223762.3542.5952.47000.250.620.87FF30.35640.35230455.9833814234300.464537660965389323525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 04:00:10FORECAST20213223762.5641.1651.86000.250.620.87FF30.56640.56230455.9833814234300.472946628298689323525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 00:00:06FORECAST20213223763.6641.4752.56500.00010.00010.620.6201FF31.66637.66229455.4430723357400.51710410869449333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 20:00:06FORECAST20213223763.5345.3854.45500.00030.03030.620.6503FF31.53648.53229455.4430723357400.51188590770089333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 16:00:03FORECAST20213223763.5745.5754.57000.030.620.65FF31.57648.57229455.4430723357400.513491766283479333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 12:00:06FORECAST20213223763.9146.4955.2000.030.620.65FF31.91648.91229455.4430723357400.527130109451739333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 08:00:06FORECAST20213223763.8646.3155.085000.030.620.65FF31.86648.86229455.4430723357400.525126079843319333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 04:00:10FORECAST20213223763.3745.9854.675000.050.620.67FF31.37648.37229455.4430723357400.505460806459719333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 00:00:06FORECAST20213223763.6145.8254.715000.070.620.69FF31.61633.61229455.4430723357400.515097406123219333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 20:00:06FORECAST20213223763.7745.8854.825000.110.620.73FF31.77649.77229455.4430723357400.52151725806999333525255DRYH
2021-08-16 16:00:06FORECAST20213223762.8145.9654.385000.090.620.71FF30.81648.81229455.4430723357400.482972736090479323515225DRYL
2021-08-16 12:00:06FORECAST20213223763.4346.2154.82000.080.620.7FF31.43650.43229455.4430723357400.507870475018019333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 08:00:06FORECAST20213223763.6146.5655.085000.070.620.69FF31.61645.61229455.4430723357400.515097406123219333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 04:00:09FORECAST20213223763.9246.8755.395000.060.620.68FF31.92642.92229455.4430723357400.527530834613599333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 00:00:06FORECAST20213223764.0246.7655.39000.080.620.7FF32.02623.02229455.4430723357400.531536487076769333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 20:00:07FORECAST20213223764.9746.8855.925000.060.630.69FF32.97645.97229455.4430723357400.569374490990579333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 16:00:06FORECAST20213223765.7648.3557.055000.050.630.68FF33.76647.76229455.4430723357400.600376535916129333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 12:00:06FORECAST20213223766.548.5957.545000.060.630.69FF34.5648.5229455.4430723357400.628857143262679333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 08:00:06FORECAST20213223762.0349.7355.88000.060.630.69FF30.03642.03229455.4430723357400.451755644044769323515225DRYL
2021-08-15 04:00:08FORECAST20213223767.0150.2958.65000.080.630.71FF35.01647.01229455.4430723357400.648093062127269333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 00:00:05FORECAST20213223765.1548.4956.8200.00290.06290.630.6929FF33.15632.15229455.4430723357400.57648327564529333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 20:00:06FORECAST20213223765.4147.4656.43500.00320.06320.630.6932FF33.41648.41229455.4430723357400.586707144553959333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 16:00:06FORECAST20213223765.4247.5356.47500.00360.04360.630.6736FF33.42647.42229455.4430723357400.587099245493219333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 12:00:06FORECAST20213223766.6847.1256.9000.050.630.68FF34.68642.68229455.4430723357400.635686005284759333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 08:00:06FORECAST20213223763.6248.0555.835000.050.630.68FF31.62646.62229455.4430723357400.515498778856439333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 04:00:08FORECAST20213223763.6248.0555.835000.040.630.67FF31.62645.62229455.4430723357400.515498778856439333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 00:00:05FORECAST20213223768.6548.3558.5000.030.630.66FF36.65639.65229455.4430723357400.70722814910579343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 20:00:06FORECAST20213223769.0548.3558.7000.020.630.65FF37.05653.05229455.4430723357400.720921801799279343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 16:00:06FORECAST20213223768.8548.3558.6000.020.630.65FF36.85656.85229455.4430723357400.714113914042459343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 12:00:06FORECAST20213223770.7650.860.78000.020.630.65FF38.76650.76229455.4430723357400.775709104994119343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 08:00:06FORECAST20213223770.0349.0659.545000.020.630.65FF38.03652.03229455.4430723357400.753096335923479343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 04:00:07FORECAST20213223770.0749.2759.67000.020.630.65FF38.07650.07229455.4430723357400.754366143329599343515160DRYH
2021-08-13 00:00:06FORECAST2021322376849.9258.96000.050.630.68FF36640229455.4430723357400.684335410306589333515155DRYH
2021-08-12 20:00:06FORECAST20213223768.0550.5559.300.00030.04030.630.6703FF36.05660.05229455.4430723357400.686123262301699333515155DRYH
2021-08-12 16:00:05FORECAST20213223768.0550.5459.29500.00030.09030.640.7303FF36.05661.05229455.4430723357400.6861232623016993335251110DRYVH
2021-08-12 12:00:06FORECAST20213223766.146.4156.255000.10.640.74FF34.1650.1229455.4430723357400.613538774506359333525255DRYH
2021-08-12 08:00:06FORECAST20213223767.9647.3657.66000.070.680.75FF35.96647.96229455.4430723357400.682902016084679333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-12 04:00:08FORECAST20213223764.2647.555.88000.070.680.75FF32.26645.26229455.4430723357400.54113627076779333515227.5DRYL
2021-08-12 00:00:06FORECAST20213223768.7248.3858.55000.060.640.7FF36.72636.72229455.4430723357400.709646906665189343515160DRYH
2021-08-11 20:00:05FORECAST20213223770.549.6460.07000.040.650.69FF38.5660.5229455.4430723357400.76779273917889343515160DRYH
2021-08-11 16:00:06FORECAST20213223769.5249.6159.565000.030.710.74FF37.52656.52229455.4430723357400.736603452344119343515160DRYH
2021-08-11 12:00:06FORECAST20213223763.6550.8557.25000.10.710.81FF31.65637.65229455.4430723357400.516702801211499333525255DRYH
2021-08-11 08:00:05FORECAST20213223752.1250.5651.34000.080.690.77FF20.12622.12229455.4430723357400.131512585850879313515222.5DRYL
2021-08-11 04:00:10FORECAST20213223752.150.5651.33000.080.640.72FF20.1632.1229455.4430723357400.131083193725879313515222.5DRYL