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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 26, 2021

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DAY 330 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/27/2021 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): 53.28°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.43°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 47.85°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.250
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 97 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 21
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 543

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: 0.08 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.43 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: 237
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 459.71 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: 45

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: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-08-27 04:00:04OBSERVATION20213304553.2799642.4299247.8549400.0800000000000410.0800000000000410.350.43000000000004FF21.27996543.27996237459.70859844258 00.2498593781744697 23415222.5DRYL
2021-08-27 00:00:02FORECAST20213304545.5845.5845.5800.00230.00230.350.3523FF13.58535.58238460.2327292891900.0749656747883659713415220DRYL
2021-08-26 12:00:01FORECAST20213304552.7443.748.2200.09950.09950.350.4495FF20.74542.74238460.2327292891900.233147086201349713425240DRYM
2021-08-26 08:00:01FORECAST20213304550.7243.0746.89500.10280.10280.350.4528FF18.72540.72238460.2327292891900.176434598692319713425240DRYM
2021-08-26 04:00:05FORECAST20213304550.2142.8746.5400.11330.11330.350.4633FF18.21540.21238460.2327292891900.163622969177069713425240DRYM
2021-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20213304550.842.8346.81500.10850.10850.350.4585FF18.8525.8237459.7085984425800.178500229060359713425240DRYM
2021-08-25 20:00:02FORECAST20213304549.7742.3146.0400.13180.13180.350.4818FF17.77541.77237459.7085984425800.153066701482529713425240DRYM
2021-08-25 16:00:02FORECAST20213304550.4243.7147.06500.07590.07590.350.4259FF18.42542.42237459.7085984425800.168823546215849713415220DRYL
2021-08-25 12:00:02FORECAST20213304550.0843.5146.79500.10220.10220.350.4522FF18.08542.08237459.7085984425800.160456124059599713425240DRYM
2021-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20213304549.7143.2146.4600.12490.12490.350.4749FF17.71538.71237459.7085984425800.151662899191049713425240DRYM
2021-08-25 04:00:02FORECAST20213304549.5343.1746.3500.10930.10930.350.4593FF17.53535.53237459.7085984425800.147502841533049713425240DRYM
2021-08-25 00:00:02FORECAST20213304549.2443.1346.18500.0970.1170.350.467FF17.24528.24237459.7085984425800.140962301706969713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 20:00:01FORECAST20213304548.7943.1545.9700.16790.16790.350.5179FF16.79540.79237459.7085984425800.131206881086649713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 16:00:02FORECAST20213304549.2742.7546.0100.1320.1320.350.482FF17.27541.27237459.7085984425800.141629665783399713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 12:00:02FORECAST20213304551.0443.3947.21500.12940.12940.350.4794FF19.04544.04237459.7085984425800.18478782210399713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 08:01:38FORECAST2021330455143.5847.2900.12020.12020.350.4702FF19539237459.7085984425800.183730457997849713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 04:10:35FORECAST20213304551.3543.9347.6400.12410.12410.350.4741FF19.35539.35237459.7085984425800.193109804335979713425240DRYM
2021-08-24 00:06:13FORECAST20213304551.7243.3147.51500.09710.09710.350.4471FF19.72533.72237459.7085984425800.203336041253169713425240DRYM
2021-08-23 20:02:33FORECAST20213304552.843.6748.23500.07240.07240.350.4224FF20.8545.8237459.7085984425800.234973006712789713415220DRYL
2021-08-23 16:00:02FORECAST20213304555.0643.3149.18500.0760.0760.350.426FF23.06548.06237459.7085984425800.309141374154759723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 12:00:02FORECAST20213304556.2143.3449.77500.06320.06320.350.4132FF24.21549.21237459.7085984425800.350425918711339723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 08:00:01FORECAST20213304550.2943.5946.9400.02930.02930.350.3793FF18.29545.29237459.7085984425800.165591778772349713415220DRYL
2021-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213304555.3543.4749.4100.02960.02960.350.3796FF23.35550.35237459.7085984425800.319353128539999723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20213304554.4843.9249.200.03010.03010.360.3901FF22.48541.48237459.7085984425800.28915974076039723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 20:00:03FORECAST20213304552.344.0248.1600.04180.04180.380.4218FF20.3549.3237459.7085984425800.219999986816229713415220DRYL
2021-08-22 16:00:02FORECAST20213304551.8144.3748.0900.03970.03970.380.4197FF19.81549.81237459.7085984425800.205871416495859713415220DRYL
2021-08-22 12:00:01FORECAST20213304554.0944.1849.13500.01350.01350.380.3935FF22.09555.09237459.7085984425800.27607440037449723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 08:00:02FORECAST20213304548.2844.7346.50500.02180.02180.390.4118FF16.28545.28237459.7085984425800.12072495474949713415220DRYL
2021-08-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213304548.3244.746.5100.02170.02170.390.4117FF16.32552.32237459.7085984425800.121525183079079713415220DRYL
2021-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20213304558.9344.2751.600.00120.00120.360.3612FF26.93558.93237459.7085984425800.454510815747319723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20213304558.2943.9351.1100.00080.00080.360.3608FF26.29568.29237459.7085984425800.429448743229699723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 16:00:02FORECAST20213304558.2843.9351.10500.00080.00080.340.3408FF26.28569.28237459.7085984425800.42905912645569723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 12:00:01FORECAST20213304558.8245.2752.04500.00030.00030.340.3403FF26.82570.82237459.7085984425800.450187506494089723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 08:00:02FORECAST20213304557.745.1151.40500.00030.00030.340.3403FF25.7562.7237459.7085984425800.406591546754349723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 04:00:06FORECAST20213304557.7145.0751.3900.00030.00030.350.3503FF25.71574.71237459.7085984425800.406976549152519723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213304558.3543.1950.770000.30.3FF26.35567.35237459.7085984425800.431787874140699723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213304559.6543.4651.5550000.340.34FF27.65584.65237459.7085984425800.482918733765269723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 16:00:03FORECAST20213304559.6543.4651.5550000.370.37FF27.65581.65237459.7085984425800.482918733765269723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 12:00:03FORECAST20213304560.3747.1353.7500.00580.00580.340.3458FF28.37589.37237459.7085984425800.511413671047149733415225DRYL
2021-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20213304557.2146.3451.77500.010.010.330.34FF25.21577.21237459.7085984425800.387843931407399723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 04:00:05FORECAST20213304557.1546.3151.7300.010.010.350.36FF25.15583.15237459.7085984425800.385565211290849723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-20 00:00:03FORECAST20213304560.3944.9952.6900.00080.00080.40.4008FF28.39568.39237459.7085984425800.512205038384199733415225DRYL
2021-08-19 20:00:03FORECAST20213304559.7744.5152.1400.00190.01190.430.4419FF27.77583.77237459.7085984425800.487665763265929723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-19 16:00:03FORECAST20213304559.744.5152.10500.00190.01190.440.4519FF27.7584.7237459.7085984425800.484896407148759723415222.5DRYL
2021-08-19 12:00:06FORECAST20213304561.1352.0856.6050000.420.42FF29.13592.13237459.7085984425800.541425647921399733415225DRYL
2021-08-19 08:00:07FORECAST20213304552.5450.6251.580000.430.43FF20.54580.54237459.7085984425800.227117842272879713415220DRYL
2021-08-19 04:00:09FORECAST20213304552.5852.2652.420000.480.48FF20.58586.58237459.7085984425800.228316624368819713415220DRYL