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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, August 27, 2021

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DAY 331 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/28/2021 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): 44.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.84°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.65°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.051
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: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 524

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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.10 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.45 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: 238
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 460.23 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: 46

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
2021-08-28 04:00:06OBSERVATION20213314644.4500638.8441.6450300.0199999999999820.0999999999999820.350.44999999999998FF12.45006524.45006238460.23272928919 00.05139827966407595 13425240DRYM
2021-08-28 00:00:01FORECAST20213314644.6644.6644.6600.00040.08040.350.4304FF12.66524.66239460.7548722180100.053635797827259513415220DRYL
2021-08-27 12:00:01FORECAST20213314652.0944.0348.0600.00630.08630.350.4363FF20.09532.09239460.7548722180100.191229534376529513415220DRYL
2021-08-27 08:00:01FORECAST20213314652.4443.0247.7300.01710.09710.350.4471FF20.44532.44239460.7548722180100.200821556120299513425240DRYM
2021-08-27 04:00:05FORECAST20213314652.4442.747.5700.02390.10390.350.4539FF20.44532.44239460.7548722180100.200821556120299513425240DRYM
2021-08-27 00:00:02FORECAST20213314651.6442.0646.8500.04880.04880.350.3988FF19.64524.64238460.2327292891900.179316886936549513415220DRYL
2021-08-26 20:00:01FORECAST20213314651.7142.4647.08500.04330.14330.350.4933FF19.71531.71238460.2327292891900.181138751905919513425240DRYM
2021-08-26 16:00:01FORECAST20213314651.9243.1647.5400.05090.15090.350.5009FF19.92531.92238460.2327292891900.186673428760339513425240DRYM
2021-08-26 12:00:02FORECAST20213314652.0442.9747.50500.05810.15810.350.5081FF20.04532.04238460.2327292891900.189882494952889513425240DRYM
2021-08-26 08:00:01FORECAST20213314652.1742.4147.2900.06820.16820.350.5182FF20.17530.17238460.2327292891900.193396918820199513425240DRYM
2021-08-26 04:00:06FORECAST20213314651.8842.1847.0300.04290.15290.350.5029FF19.88528.88238460.2327292891900.185611228466549513425240DRYM
2021-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20213314651.6342.2146.9200.04530.15530.350.5053FF19.63514.63238460.2327292891900.179057562121249513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20213314651.7942.3647.07500.04680.17680.350.5268FF19.79530.79238460.2327292891900.183234993729899513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20213314652.642.4847.5400.05320.13320.350.4832FF20.6531.6238460.2327292891900.205300780301869513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 12:00:02FORECAST20213314652.6342.5947.6100.04760.14760.350.4976FF20.63531.63238460.2327292891900.206147180505839513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20213314652.9842.7847.8800.02850.14850.350.4985FF20.98528.98238460.2327292891900.216173476155419513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 04:00:02FORECAST20213314651.9742.1947.0800.0640.1740.350.524FF19.97524.97238460.2327292891900.188006447367579513425240DRYM
2021-08-25 00:00:02FORECAST20213314652.8142.3247.56500.05260.16260.360.5226FF20.81517.81238460.2327292891900.211268779706319513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 20:00:01FORECAST20213314653.4242.1247.7700.07530.24530.350.5953FF21.42531.42238460.2327292891900.229169246030989513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 16:00:02FORECAST20213314653.5542.8348.1900.08870.21870.350.5687FF21.55531.55238460.2327292891900.233090980572219513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 12:00:02FORECAST20213314649.0141.7645.38500.10160.23160.350.5816FF17.01530.01238460.2327292891900.119254952870569513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 08:02:15FORECAST20213314647.2842.0344.65500.12310.24310.350.5931FF15.28523.28238460.2327292891900.0884491691693969513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 04:11:41FORECAST20213314653.2342.4647.84500.13410.25410.350.6041FF21.23529.23238460.2327292891900.223504505820089513425240DRYM
2021-08-24 00:06:46FORECAST20213314656.5444.5150.52500.07740.17740.350.5274FF24.54527.54238460.2327292891900.332689298886989523425245DRYM
2021-08-23 20:03:22FORECAST20213314656.6744.4550.5600.0270.0970.350.447FF24.67539.67238460.2327292891900.337380887014079523425245DRYM
2021-08-23 16:00:03FORECAST20213314657.4245.2751.34500.02010.10010.350.4501FF25.42542.42238460.2327292891900.364923354471149523425245DRYM
2021-08-23 12:00:02FORECAST20213314656.3644.4150.38500.02920.08920.350.4392FF24.36542.36238460.2327292891900.326236374151179523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 08:00:02FORECAST20213314651.8345.2748.5500.02730.05730.350.4073FF19.83533.83238460.2327292891900.184288751926439513415220DRYL
2021-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213314658.2244.3151.26500.02540.05540.350.4054FF26.22545.22238460.2327292891900.395086785304369523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20213314657.4345.0851.25500.04640.07640.360.4364FF25.43535.43238460.2327292891900.365295719266069523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 20:00:03FORECAST20213314656.9544.650.77500.04930.08930.380.4693FF24.95542.95238460.2327292891900.3475712822659523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20213314656.9544.6450.79500.04930.08930.380.4693FF24.95543.95238460.2327292891900.3475712822659523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 12:00:01FORECAST20213314657.8243.5750.69500.01330.02330.380.4033FF25.82549.82238460.2327292891900.379913774338459523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 08:00:02FORECAST20213314660.0444.8552.44500.00950.02950.390.4195FF28.04542.04238460.2327292891900.465810356185699523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213314660.0743.4651.76500.00950.02950.390.4195FF28.07549.07238460.2327292891900.466991658939189523415222.5DRYL
2021-08-22 00:00:03FORECAST20213314663.2546.8355.0400.01110.01110.360.3711FF31.25559.25238460.2327292891900.591792723917649533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 20:00:02FORECAST20213314665.024655.510000.360.36FF33.02570.02238460.2327292891900.658174934415999533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 16:00:02FORECAST20213314665.0245.9955.5050000.340.34FF33.02571.02238460.2327292891900.658174934415999533415225DRYL
2021-08-21 12:00:01FORECAST20213314669.3947.7558.570000.340.34FF37.39577.39238460.2327292891900.79966478277799543415155DRYH
2021-08-21 08:00:03FORECAST20213314667.8246.8857.350000.340.34FF35.82567.82238460.2327292891900.753285240221599543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213314667.8546.8857.3650000.350.35FF35.85579.85238460.2327292891900.754222143638729543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-21 00:00:02FORECAST20213314668.0545.456.7250000.30.3FF36.05572.05238460.2327292891900.760419135949219543415155DRYH
2021-08-20 20:00:03FORECAST20213314667.9545.8856.9150000.340.34FF35.95589.95238460.2327292891900.757331332657749543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-20 16:00:03FORECAST20213314666.8645.8856.370000.370.37FF34.86585.86238460.2327292891900.722323643292249543415227.5DRYL
2021-08-20 12:00:03FORECAST20213314663.1348.5455.835000.010.340.35FF31.13589.13238460.2327292891900.587170492320539533415225DRYL
2021-08-20 08:00:03FORECAST20213314648.6446.4847.5600.00240.01240.330.3424FF16.64562.64238460.2327292891900.112102933771389513415220DRYL
2021-08-20 04:00:05FORECAST20213314648.346.547.400.00220.01220.350.3622FF16.3568.3238460.2327292891900.105805148580799513415220DRYL