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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 19, 2021

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DAY 323 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/20/2021 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 62.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.73°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 54.46°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.490
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: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 630

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: 230
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 455.98 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: 38

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
2021-08-20 04:00:03OBSERVATION20213233862.2000446.7299454.46499000.250.620.87FF30.20004630.20004230455.98338142343 00.4897544523635794 23525250DRYMH
2021-08-20 00:00:01FORECAST20213233850.3850.3850.38000.250.620.87FF18.38618.38231456.5216412326700.119028317314069413525245DRYM
2021-08-19 12:00:03FORECAST20213233862.7349.3856.05500.00140.25140.620.8714FF30.73630.73231456.5216412326700.510390532102759433525255DRYH
2021-08-19 08:00:03FORECAST20213233862.2848.5255.400.00150.25150.620.8715FF30.28630.28231456.5216412326700.492867610613639423525250DRYMH
2021-08-19 04:00:06FORECAST20213233859.4149.2454.32500.00430.25430.620.8743FF27.41627.41231456.5216412326700.382836884453269423525250DRYMH
2021-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20213233860.3647.5553.95500.00280.25280.620.8728FF28.36615.36230455.9833814234300.418667847036379423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 20:00:03FORECAST20213233860.8347.8854.35500.00590.25590.620.8759FF28.83630.83230455.9833814234300.43666784939129423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 16:00:03FORECAST20213233862.1749.5855.87500.01410.26410.620.8841FF30.17632.17230455.9833814234300.488585027726249423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 12:00:06FORECAST20213233862.1849.6155.89500.00510.25510.620.8751FF30.18632.18230455.9833814234300.488974306486159423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 08:00:06FORECAST20213233861.6649.5955.62500.00510.25510.620.8751FF29.66630.66230455.9833814234300.468754409263159423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 04:00:10FORECAST20213233861.8349.5755.700.00290.25290.620.8729FF29.83631.83230455.9833814234300.475358443698299423525250DRYMH
2021-08-18 00:00:06FORECAST20213233862.5250.156.3100.00030.00030.620.6203FF30.52629.52230455.9833814234300.502213606726199433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 20:00:07FORECAST20213233862.7450.2156.47500.00030.03030.620.6503FF30.74640.74230455.9833814234300.510779827809159433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 16:00:06FORECAST20213233862.9850.3156.645000.030.620.65FF30.98640.98230455.9833814234300.520118991827049433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 12:00:06FORECAST20213233863.1750.2656.715000.030.620.65FF31.17641.17230455.9833814234300.527504924471949433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 08:00:06FORECAST20213233859.8950.2955.09000.030.620.65FF27.89637.89230455.9833814234300.400836537973639423515225DRYL
2021-08-17 04:00:11FORECAST20213233863.6150.557.055000.050.620.67FF31.61640.61230455.9833814234300.544568680534389433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-17 00:00:06FORECAST20213233863.9950.8857.435000.060.630.69FF31.99626.99230455.9833814234300.559240833634289433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 20:00:06FORECAST20213233865.7351.6458.685000.060.670.73FF33.73644.73230455.9833814234300.625097978623699433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 16:00:06FORECAST20213233864.9151.4558.18000.040.670.71FF32.91642.91230455.9833814234300.594389785419189433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 12:00:06FORECAST20213233865.4351.0458.235000.030.670.7FF33.43644.43230455.9833814234300.613943695856229433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 08:00:06FORECAST20213233861.7250.9256.32000.030.660.69FF29.72636.72230455.9833814234300.471084357557999423515225DRYL
2021-08-16 04:00:09FORECAST20213233866.0850.8858.48000.020.660.68FF34.08638.08230455.9833814234300.637979726781779433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-16 00:00:06FORECAST20213233867.7752.2460.005000.040.660.7FF35.77619.77230455.9833814234300.697785277093849433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 20:00:07FORECAST20213233868.1451.8559.995000.020.670.69FF36.14643.14230455.9833814234300.710266022652349443515160DRYH
2021-08-15 16:00:06FORECAST20213233866.6951.4659.075000.010.670.68FF34.69643.69230455.9833814234300.660054198083429433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 12:00:06FORECAST20213233864.9251.158.01000.010.680.69FF32.92642.92230455.9833814234300.594768223557329433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 08:00:06FORECAST20213233862.8650.8156.835000.010.680.69FF30.86633.86230455.9833814234300.515450469277599433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 04:00:08FORECAST20213233865.4450.8158.125000.010.70.71FF33.44641.44230455.9833814234300.614317084117159433515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 00:00:05FORECAST20213233868.8450.4959.665000.010.680.69FF36.84629.84230455.9833814234300.733193678666059443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 20:00:06FORECAST20213233870.4450.3460.39000.010.680.69FF38.44647.44230455.9833814234300.781927572317669443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 16:00:06FORECAST20213233870.450.3660.380000.670.67FF38.4646.4230455.9833814234300.780775169489729443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 12:00:06FORECAST20213233868.9451.6660.3000.020.660.68FF36.94640.94230455.9833814234300.73639271654469443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 08:00:06FORECAST20213233869.7653.2961.525000.020.660.68FF37.76645.76230455.9833814234300.761867699369289443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 04:00:08FORECAST20213233869.7753.2961.53000.020.650.67FF37.77644.77230455.9833814234300.762169830393469443515160DRYH
2021-08-14 00:00:05FORECAST20213233871.0454.8962.965000.010.650.66FF39.04640.04230455.9833814234300.798790831944189443515160DRYH
2021-08-13 20:00:06FORECAST20213233871.0954.8162.950000.650.65FF39.09653.09230455.9833814234300.800159974930269443515160DRYH
2021-08-13 16:00:06FORECAST20213233870.8954.862.8450000.650.65FF38.89656.89230455.9833814234300.794649858590719443515160DRYH
2021-08-13 12:00:06FORECAST20213233876.9656.3466.650000.650.65FF44.96656.96230455.9833814234300.921597145333799453515165DRYH
2021-08-13 08:00:06FORECAST20213233877.3656.0766.7150000.650.65FF45.36658.36230455.9833814234300.927170621873679453515165DRYH
2021-08-13 04:00:07FORECAST20213233877.3656.0866.720000.650.65FF45.36656.36230455.9833814234300.927170621873679453515165DRYH
2021-08-13 00:00:06FORECAST20213233870.7354.3762.55000.010.670.68FF38.73639.73230455.9833814234300.790177607426219443515160DRYH
2021-08-12 20:00:06FORECAST20213233870.154.8262.4600.00490.00490.670.6749FF38.1659.1230455.9833814234300.772021522537789443515160DRYH
2021-08-12 16:00:06FORECAST20213233869.0954.8161.9500.00490.00490.730.7349FF37.09659.09230455.9833814234300.741154354698089443515160DRYH
2021-08-12 12:00:06FORECAST20213233858.3251.4554.88500.00170.00170.740.7417FF26.32637.32230455.9833814234300.342943899117029423515225DRYL
2021-08-12 08:00:06FORECAST20213233854.4553.1953.820000.750.75FF22.45631.45230455.9833814234300.217029192504849413515222.5DRYL
2021-08-12 04:00:08FORECAST20213233854.4353.5854.0050000.750.75FF22.43628.43230455.9833814234300.216455888589269413515222.5DRYL