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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 22, 2021

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DAY 326 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/23/2021 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 42.31°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.23°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.27°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.021
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: 10
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 537

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): 0.10 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: 233
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.59 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: 41

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
2021-08-23 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213264142.3100436.2339.27002000.10.870.97FF10.31004537.31004233457.5920440763 00.021056135313894 13425240DRYM
2021-08-23 00:00:01FORECAST20213264136.6536.6536.6500.00030.10030.870.9703FF4.65531.65234458.1242025673100.00414128992260319413425240DRYM
2021-08-22 12:00:01FORECAST20213264146.2838.442.3400.02060.12060.870.9906FF14.28541.28234458.1242025673100.0540392071330939413425240DRYM
2021-08-22 08:00:01FORECAST20213264146.4639.0942.77500.02870.12870.870.9987FF14.46541.46234458.1242025673100.0561861363172679413425240DRYM
2021-08-22 04:00:07FORECAST20213264147.1539.7443.44500.04160.14160.871.0116FF15.15542.15234458.1242025673100.0650422455861199413425240DRYM
2021-08-22 00:00:02FORECAST20213264150.1439.7844.9600.04930.10930.870.9793FF18.14540.14233457.592044076300.116228912326329413425240DRYM
2021-08-21 20:00:01FORECAST20213264150.239.9545.07500.0430.1130.870.983FF18.2548.2233457.592044076300.117487590793889413425240DRYM
2021-08-21 16:00:01FORECAST20213264150.6639.4745.06500.02380.09380.870.9638FF18.66548.66233457.592044076300.127457524986059413425240DRYM
2021-08-21 12:00:01FORECAST20213264150.7439.4945.11500.01810.08810.870.9581FF18.74548.74233457.592044076300.129249599576449413415220DRYL
2021-08-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213264151.1839.7145.44500.01520.08520.870.9552FF19.18552.18233457.592044076300.139416798627969413415220DRYL
2021-08-21 04:00:06FORECAST20213264151.239.9245.5600.01810.09810.870.9681FF19.2553.2233457.592044076300.139891489301829413425240DRYM
2021-08-21 00:00:01FORECAST20213264151.8140.0445.92500.01870.04870.870.9187FF19.81547.81233457.592044076300.154896503972179413415220DRYL
2021-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213264152.3339.9946.1600.02330.09330.870.9633FF20.33563.33233457.592044076300.168495536979569413425240DRYM
2021-08-20 16:00:02FORECAST20213264151.5540.0345.7900.02540.11540.870.9854FF19.55563.55233457.592044076300.148375972324329413425240DRYM
2021-08-20 12:00:02FORECAST20213264152.14046.0500.02030.09030.870.9603FF20.1564.1233457.592044076300.162388823933389413425240DRYM
2021-08-20 08:00:02FORECAST20213264152.3240.0746.19500.01380.08380.870.9538FF20.32560.32233457.592044076300.168227003556159413415220DRYL
2021-08-20 04:00:04FORECAST20213264152.1139.5245.81500.020.10.870.97FF20.11557.11233457.592044076300.162651307731099413425240DRYM
2021-08-20 00:00:02FORECAST20213264151.3339.3445.33500.02830.14830.871.0183FF19.33546.33233457.592044076300.143003663786619413425240DRYM
2021-08-19 20:00:02FORECAST20213264152.6440.6546.64500.03840.17840.871.0484FF20.64560.64233457.592044076300.176956207753219413425240DRYM
2021-08-19 16:00:02FORECAST20213264153.3840.7647.0700.03270.19270.871.0627FF21.38561.38233457.592044076300.19821255430219413425240DRYM
2021-08-19 12:00:04FORECAST20213264151.8840.7546.31500.03980.16980.871.0398FF19.88558.88233457.592044076300.156683803867589413425240DRYM
2021-08-19 08:00:05FORECAST20213264151.4841.5946.53500.04870.17870.871.0487FF19.48557.48233457.592044076300.146652191585669413425240DRYM
2021-08-19 04:00:07FORECAST20213264157.6842.7950.23500.01970.22970.871.0997FF25.68561.68233457.592044076300.348601548047499423425245DRYM
2021-08-19 00:00:03FORECAST20213264157.4742.5550.0100.02480.25480.871.1248FF25.47550.47233457.592044076300.34034992337539423425245DRYM
2021-08-18 20:00:05FORECAST20213264156.9141.8849.39500.02250.20250.881.0825FF24.91565.91233457.592044076300.318724746692989423425245DRYM
2021-08-18 16:00:04FORECAST20213264156.9141.8849.39500.02440.22440.881.1044FF24.91568.91233457.592044076300.318724746692989423425245DRYM
2021-08-18 12:00:06FORECAST20213264157.1541.6549.400.02560.16560.881.0456FF25.15567.15233457.592044076300.327922707917449423425245DRYM
2021-08-18 08:00:06FORECAST20213264152.9741.4747.2200.02560.16560.881.0456FF20.97561.97233457.592044076300.186251654754299413425240DRYM
2021-08-18 04:00:10FORECAST20213264155.0841.4748.27500.02590.16590.871.0359FF23.08571.08233457.592044076300.252524812003559423425245DRYM
2021-08-18 00:00:06FORECAST20213264152.2941.1446.71500.04540.20540.620.8254FF20.29567.29233457.592044076300.167423052074699413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 20:00:07FORECAST20213264149.9939.6644.82500.060.240.650.89FF17.99573.99233457.592044076300.113124032797899413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 16:00:06FORECAST20213264150.0239.7344.87500.06280.23280.650.8828FF18.02576.02233457.592044076300.11374024069729413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 12:00:07FORECAST20213264150.7338.744.71500.05860.13860.650.7886FF18.73576.73233457.592044076300.129024642823039413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 08:00:06FORECAST20213264150.6938.7244.70500.05860.12860.650.7786FF18.69562.69233457.592044076300.128127523466059413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 04:00:11FORECAST20213264152.2138.8145.5100.0580.1280.670.798FF20.21577.21233457.592044076300.165291276374779413425240DRYM
2021-08-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021326414836.8642.4300.30330.38330.691.0733FF16557233457.592044076300.0773925736961329413425240DRYM
2021-08-16 20:00:06FORECAST20213264147.936.942.400.30380.37380.731.1038FF15.9576.9233457.592044076300.0758535807615829413425240DRYM
2021-08-16 16:00:06FORECAST20213264146.4335.9441.18500.3050.3750.711.085FF14.43569.43233457.592044076300.0558237318831269413425240DRYM
2021-08-16 12:00:06FORECAST20213264148.7339.2643.99500.05570.11570.70.8157FF16.73579.73233457.592044076300.0893507975875989413425240DRYM
2021-08-16 08:00:06FORECAST20213264153.4342.2647.84500.01720.08720.690.7772FF21.43575.43233457.592044076300.199702203865789413415220DRYL
2021-08-16 04:00:09FORECAST20213264153.3742.3547.8600.01720.08720.680.7672FF21.37576.37233457.592044076300.19791542962849413415220DRYL
2021-08-16 00:00:06FORECAST20213264159.1944.7551.9700.00030.00030.70.7003FF27.19581.19233457.592044076300.409836481846849423415222.5DRYL
2021-08-15 20:00:07FORECAST20213264159.0144.7651.8850000.690.69FF27.01604.01233457.592044076300.402387007158139423515225DRYL
2021-08-15 16:00:06FORECAST20213264154.5944.9749.78000.010.680.69FF22.59595.59233457.592044076300.236112451340669413415220DRYL
2021-08-15 12:00:06FORECAST20213264150.9745.1448.0550000.690.69FF18.97590.97233457.592044076300.134498509815349413415220DRYL
2021-08-15 08:00:06FORECAST20213264146.7345.0845.9050000.690.69FF14.73577.73233457.592044076300.0595315295188339413415220DRYL
2021-08-15 04:00:08FORECAST20213264144.7543.8944.320000.710.71FF12.75580.75233457.592044076300.0382995554235249413415220DRYL