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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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DAY 329 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/26/2021 04:00:04 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 61.49°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.92°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 53.20°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.570
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: 29
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 534

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.41 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.41 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: 236
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.18 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: 44

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 25.0

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
2021-08-26 04:00:04OBSERVATION20213294461.4899444.9200453.204990000.410.41FF29.48994534.48994236459.18247210974 00.5698262571408395 33415225DRYL
2021-08-26 00:00:02FORECAST20213294446.0846.0846.080000.410.41FF14.08519.08237459.7085984425800.090523335717179513415220DRYL
2021-08-25 12:00:01FORECAST20213294462.6945.4854.08500.00250.00250.410.4125FF30.69535.69237459.7085984425800.615524789836799533415225DRYL
2021-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20213294459.6146.1352.8700.00240.00240.410.4124FF27.61532.61237459.7085984425800.496556686162319523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-25 04:00:02FORECAST20213294457.2746.1551.710000.410.41FF25.27530.27237459.7085984425800.405800648985089523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-25 00:00:02FORECAST2021329446046.1453.0700.01240.02240.410.4324FF28523236459.1824721097400.511829704386029533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 20:00:01FORECAST20213294459.7646.353.0300.00030.00030.410.4103FF27.76535.76236459.1824721097400.502431549551819533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 16:00:02FORECAST20213294460.0946.553.2950000.410.41FF28.09536.09236459.1824721097400.515352599848769533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 12:00:02FORECAST20213294460.6446.5253.580000.410.41FF28.64536.64236459.1824721097400.536845231683679533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 08:01:01FORECAST20213294460.2746.3353.30000.410.41FF28.27532.27236459.1824721097400.522394522468539533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 04:09:28FORECAST20213294460.2546.4153.330000.410.41FF28.25532.25236459.1824721097400.521612391504689533415225DRYL
2021-08-24 00:05:36FORECAST20213294460.1946.0453.11500.00080.00080.410.4108FF28.19526.19236459.1824721097400.519265511200519533415225DRYL
2021-08-23 20:01:21FORECAST20213294459.0245.552.2600.00190.00190.410.4119FF27.02537.02236459.1824721097400.473468208441129523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 16:00:02FORECAST20213294459.3445.8752.60500.0030.0030.410.413FF27.34537.34236459.1824721097400.485984669454949523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 12:00:02FORECAST20213294459.0945.752.39500.00450.00450.410.4145FF27.09537.09236459.1824721097400.476204377228639523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 08:00:01FORECAST20213294460.2145.8153.0100.00260.00260.410.4126FF28.21539.21236459.1824721097400.520047882863169533415225DRYL
2021-08-23 04:00:06FORECAST20213294459.6245.952.760000.410.41FF27.62538.62236459.1824721097400.496948334583259523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 00:00:02FORECAST20213294457.7344.7351.2300.00470.01470.410.4247FF25.73530.73236459.1824721097400.423401096478349523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 20:00:02FORECAST20213294458.8244.9551.88500.00370.01370.430.4437FF26.82540.82236459.1824721097400.465657915694779523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 16:00:02FORECAST20213294459.0345.4852.25500.00360.01360.430.4436FF27.03542.03236459.1824721097400.473859016095229523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 12:00:01FORECAST20213294461.54653.7500.00070.01070.430.4407FF29.5544.5236459.1824721097400.570214184334099533415225DRYL
2021-08-22 08:00:02FORECAST20213294455.546.2350.86500.0010.0110.440.451FF23.5540.5236459.1824721097400.340121148896879523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213294462.4646.2154.3350000.450.45FF30.46548.46236459.1824721097400.606868969886979533415225DRYL
2021-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20213294461.1443.7852.460000.420.42FF29.14544.14236459.1824721097400.556292727194769533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20213294461.544.3852.940000.420.42FF29.5553.5236459.1824721097400.570214184334099533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 16:00:01FORECAST20213294461.5144.3852.9450000.40.4FF29.51554.51236459.1824721097400.570599730682449533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 12:00:01FORECAST20213294461.5246.1353.8250000.40.4FF29.52555.52236459.1824721097400.570985209707349533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213294455.2446.4250.830000.40.4FF23.24549.24236459.1824721097400.330816829947389523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 04:00:06FORECAST20213294460.5746.553.5350000.410.41FF28.57560.57236459.1824721097400.534114456561349533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213294457.9744.5851.2750000.360.36FF25.97552.97236459.1824721097400.43264735042489523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213294456.6344.6650.6450000.40.4FF24.63568.63236459.1824721097400.381633641577679523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 16:00:03FORECAST20213294456.6344.6250.6250000.430.43FF24.63565.63236459.1824721097400.381633641577679523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 12:00:02FORECAST20213294459.4449.2754.3550000.40.4FF27.44573.44236459.1824721097400.489899478721849523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20213294462.4747.9455.20500.00070.00070.390.3907FF30.47564.47236459.1824721097400.607246444627779533415225DRYL
2021-08-20 04:00:05FORECAST20213294462.3847.9555.16500.00070.00070.410.4107FF30.38570.38236459.1824721097400.603845583131149533415225DRYL
2021-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20213294458.0446.5652.300.00320.00320.460.4632FF26.04552.04236459.1824721097400.435351371230059523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20213294458.0646.252.1300.00790.00790.490.4979FF26.06568.06236459.1824721097400.436124509839539523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20213294458.0546.2252.13500.00790.00790.50.5079FF26.05569.05236459.1824721097400.435737909838159523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-19 12:00:05FORECAST20213294466.1949.1957.690000.480.48FF34.19575.19236459.1824721097400.7380609636549543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-19 08:00:06FORECAST20213294467.1450.6858.910000.490.49FF35.14572.14236459.1824721097400.767507422199859543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-19 04:00:09FORECAST20213294467.0850.6858.880000.540.54FF35.08578.08236459.1824721097400.765703699722839543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-19 00:00:04FORECAST20213294470.952.7261.810000.560.56FF38.9573.9236459.1824721097400.864337176289699553415160DRYH
2021-08-18 20:00:06FORECAST20213294470.252.1261.160000.520.52FF38.2585.2236459.1824721097400.848783042861159543415155DRYH
2021-08-18 16:00:05FORECAST20213294470.252.1261.160000.540.54FF38.2587.2236459.1824721097400.848783042861159543415155DRYH
2021-08-18 12:00:06FORECAST20213294462.4752.5157.490000.490.49FF30.47582.47236459.1824721097400.607246444627779533415225DRYL
2021-08-18 08:00:06FORECAST20213294454.7853.4854.130000.490.49FF22.78566.78236459.1824721097400.314611378294429523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-18 04:00:11FORECAST20213294454.7853.4854.130000.480.48FF22.78579.78236459.1824721097400.314611378294429523415222.5DRYL