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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 21, 2021

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DAY 325 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/22/2021 04:00:06 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): 47.92°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 40.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.04°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.093
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 16
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 571

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.10 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.87 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.97 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: 232
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.06 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: 40

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: 4
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2021-08-22 04:00:06OBSERVATION20213254047.9199240.1599444.0399300.0399999999999640.0999999999999640.870.96999999999996FF15.91992570.91992232457.05785953596 00.09253990085405595 13425240DRYM
2021-08-22 00:00:01FORECAST20213254043.0443.0443.0400.00090.06090.870.9309FF11.04566.04233457.592044076300.0359129490488359513415220DRYL
2021-08-21 12:00:01FORECAST20213254050.8245.0847.9500.00950.06950.870.9395FF18.82573.82233457.592044076300.148355746101659513415220DRYL
2021-08-21 08:00:01FORECAST20213254054.4544.8349.6400.00980.06980.870.9398FF22.45577.45233457.592044076300.244739589608569513415220DRYL
2021-08-21 04:00:05FORECAST20213254055.1942.9549.0700.0220.0820.870.952FF23.19578.19233457.592044076300.267850640677569523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 00:00:01FORECAST20213254054.6242.4948.55500.02870.02870.870.8987FF22.62571.62232457.0578595359600.249952289735439523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 20:00:02FORECAST20213254054.0743.6248.84500.03830.06830.870.9383FF22.07587.07232457.0578595359600.233302094519359513415220DRYL
2021-08-20 16:00:02FORECAST20213254054.8345.0749.9500.05580.08580.870.9558FF22.83587.83232457.0578595359600.256471846676469523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 12:00:02FORECAST20213254054.8945.3350.1100.04280.07280.870.9428FF22.89587.89232457.0578595359600.258350694940419523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 08:00:02FORECAST20213254054.6944.7949.7400.02330.07330.870.9433FF22.69583.69232457.0578595359600.252115671497119523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 04:00:04FORECAST20213254054.4345.1449.78500.05430.08430.870.9543FF22.43581.43232457.0578595359600.244130195926839513415220DRYL
2021-08-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213254053.4745.0549.2600.06610.11610.870.9861FF21.47571.47232457.0578595359600.21586136540889513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 20:00:02FORECAST20213254053.3645.0349.19500.0680.1380.871.008FF21.36584.36232457.0578595359600.212747744713429513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 16:00:02FORECAST20213254053.344.9949.14500.08280.16280.871.0328FF21.3584.3232457.0578595359600.211060495095759513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 12:00:04FORECAST20213254052.1244.3648.2400.0740.1340.871.004FF20.12583.12232457.0578595359600.179495746156339513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 08:00:05FORECAST20213254052.1943.5547.8700.07970.12970.870.9997FF20.19582.19232457.0578595359600.181281302930149513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 04:00:07FORECAST20213254053.4943.5448.51500.14280.21280.871.0828FF21.49580.49232457.0578595359600.216430296724739513425240DRYM
2021-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20213254053.8543.848.82500.13960.22960.871.0996FF21.85568.85232457.0578595359600.22681817722069513425240DRYM
2021-08-18 20:00:05FORECAST20213254055.245.7150.45500.08970.18970.871.0597FF23.2585.2232457.0578595359600.268170305770959523425245DRYM
2021-08-18 16:00:04FORECAST20213254056.0745.5350.800.08850.20850.871.0785FF24.07588.07232457.0578595359600.296693253383839523425245DRYM
2021-08-18 12:00:06FORECAST20213254053.2246.785000.0490.1490.871.019FF21.22586.22232457.0578595359600.208823049601149513425240DRYM
2021-08-18 08:00:06FORECAST20213254053.0945.7549.4200.05490.15490.871.0249FF21.09585.09232457.0578595359600.205217100238859513425240DRYM
2021-08-18 04:00:10FORECAST20213254057.6645.7651.7100.04850.13850.871.0085FF25.66591.66232457.0578595359600.3521000665179523425245DRYM
2021-08-18 00:00:06FORECAST20213254058.5646.7552.65500.0790.1590.620.779FF26.56590.56232457.0578595359600.385016309049929523425245DRYM
2021-08-17 20:00:07FORECAST20213254058.2345.3751.800.07060.18060.650.8306FF26.23600.23232457.0578595359600.372836100443659523525250DRYMH
2021-08-17 16:00:06FORECAST20213254058.1746.6652.41500.06170.17170.650.8217FF26.17602.17232457.0578595359600.370634705975519523525250DRYMH
2021-08-17 12:00:07FORECAST20213254056.9746.3751.6700.0350.0750.650.725FF24.97601.97232457.0578595359600.327579501258019523515225DRYL
2021-08-17 08:00:06FORECAST20213254052.5645.9549.25500.03920.06920.650.7192FF20.56587.56232457.0578595359600.190902540113159513415220DRYL
2021-08-17 04:00:11FORECAST20213254057.2743.7850.52500.03840.06840.670.7384FF25.27601.27232457.0578595359600.338157099813499523515225DRYL
2021-08-17 00:00:06FORECAST20213254055.7843.3349.55500.04820.07820.690.7682FF23.78584.78232457.0578595359600.287032504952359523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 20:00:06FORECAST20213254055.643.9249.7600.04720.06720.730.7972FF23.6604.6232457.0578595359600.281112016199579523515225DRYL
2021-08-16 16:00:06FORECAST20213254051.9443.9247.9300.04930.06930.710.7793FF19.94598.94232457.0578595359600.174955174182849513415220DRYL
2021-08-16 12:00:06FORECAST20213254057.3345.4951.4100.03620.05620.70.7562FF25.33607.33232457.0578595359600.340288366719789523515225DRYL
2021-08-16 08:00:06FORECAST20213254055.0245.9450.4800.04980.06980.690.7598FF23.02598.02232457.0578595359600.262445830342659523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-16 04:00:09FORECAST2021325405146.0648.5300.04960.06960.680.7496FF19599232457.0578595359600.15243826583839513415220DRYL
2021-08-16 00:00:06FORECAST20213254062.9148.4155.6600.00250.00250.70.7025FF30.91597.91232457.0578595359600.551610810902019533415225DRYL
2021-08-15 20:00:07FORECAST20213254062.7548.4355.5900.00250.00250.690.6925FF30.75620.75232457.0578595359600.545463511119979533515227.5DRYL
2021-08-15 16:00:06FORECAST20213254059.4346.3252.87500.00530.00530.680.6853FF27.43617.43232457.0578595359600.417646062212169523515225DRYL
2021-08-15 12:00:06FORECAST20213254060.1246.9153.51500.00180.00180.690.6918FF28.12616.12232457.0578595359600.443946434260579523515225DRYL
2021-08-15 08:00:06FORECAST20213254060.0846.8753.47500.00180.00180.690.6918FF28.08607.08232457.0578595359600.442413851301099523515225DRYL
2021-08-15 04:00:08FORECAST20213254058.7445.1951.96500.00180.00180.710.7118FF26.74611.74232457.0578595359600.391709053295639523515225DRYL
2021-08-15 00:00:06FORECAST20213254066.3851.6659.0200.00470.00470.690.6947FF34.38614.38232457.0578595359600.679541505337429533515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 20:00:06FORECAST20213254072.6358.4765.550000.690.69FF40.63639.63232457.0578595359600.858375779003649553515165DRYH
2021-08-14 16:00:06FORECAST20213254072.758.5165.6050000.670.67FF40.7638.7232457.0578595359600.859895275294459553515165DRYH
2021-08-14 12:00:06FORECAST20213254064.7353.7159.2200.00250.00250.680.6825FF32.73619.73232457.0578595359600.620319599773299533515227.5DRYL
2021-08-14 08:00:06FORECAST20213254055.3653.8454.600.00250.00250.680.6825FF23.36615.36232457.0578595359600.273310880989669523515225DRYL
2021-08-14 04:00:09FORECAST20213254055.354.2354.76500.00090.00090.670.6709FF23.3614.3232457.0578595359600.271377465322759523515225DRYL