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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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DAY 335 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/01/2021 04:00:07 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): 40.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.46°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.034
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: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 431

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): 0.45 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: 242
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 462.31 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: 50

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: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 17.5

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
2021-09-01 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213355040.3899832.5200236.4550000.450.45FF8.38998431.38998242462.30944875246 00.03418980074775595 13315217.5DRYL
2021-09-01 00:00:01FORECAST20213355036.4236.4236.4200.00040.00040.450.4504FF4.42427.42243462.8237151222600.0134660646883879513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-31 12:00:01FORECAST20213355046.1437.7941.96500.01130.01130.450.4613FF14.14437.14243462.8237151222600.104014631923179513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-31 08:00:01FORECAST20213355046.236.4841.3400.03670.03670.450.4867FF14.2437.2243462.8237151222600.105078997333719513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-31 04:00:07FORECAST20213355046.2235.6240.9200.03590.03590.450.4859FF14.22437.22243462.8237151222600.105435525904849513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20213355046.5635.0540.80500.0280.0280.450.478FF14.56430.56242462.3094487524600.111630427501759513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20213355047.1135.5441.32500.03530.04530.450.4953FF15.11443.11242462.3094487524600.122193501719579513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 16:00:02FORECAST20213355047.4636.3841.9200.03740.04740.450.4974FF15.46443.46242462.3094487524600.129269086394589513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 12:00:02FORECAST20213355047.5436.1941.86500.02960.03960.450.4896FF15.54443.54242462.3094487524600.130925340748239513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 08:00:02FORECAST20213355048.2136.7242.46500.02470.03470.450.4847FF16.21441.21242462.3094487524600.145370342315189513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 04:00:08FORECAST20213355048.2136.7642.48500.02470.02470.450.4747FF16.21442.21242462.3094487524600.145370342315189513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-30 00:00:03FORECAST20213355047.3537.0242.18500.04870.05870.450.5087FF15.35425.35242462.3094487524600.12701546555659513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 20:00:02FORECAST20213355049.2836.9843.1300.01550.02550.450.4755FF17.28444.28242462.3094487524600.17058091998439513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 16:00:09FORECAST20213355048.8236.3642.5900.00690.01690.450.4669FF16.82443.82242462.3094487524600.159419145953179513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 12:00:02FORECAST20213355049.2236.3142.76500.0050.0150.450.465FF17.22444.22242462.3094487524600.169097379224359513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 08:00:03FORECAST20213355049.8836.343.0900.00330.01330.450.4633FF17.88442.88242462.3094487524600.185871027766679513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 04:00:06FORECAST20213355049.7436.3743.05500.00130.01130.450.4613FF17.74442.74242462.3094487524600.182229580061419513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-29 00:00:02FORECAST20213355051.8636.944.3800.00070.00070.450.4507FF19.86434.86242462.3094487524600.242060360770159513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-28 20:00:03FORECAST20213355054.737.5346.11500.00090.01090.460.4709FF22.7447.7242462.3094487524600.336448125325529523315220DRYL
2021-08-28 16:00:02FORECAST20213355053.0836.944.9900.00080.01080.460.4708FF21.08447.08242462.3094487524600.280798660826529523315220DRYL
2021-08-28 12:00:03FORECAST20213355048.0136.6842.345000.010.460.47FF16.01442.01242462.3094487524600.140950703777839513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-28 08:00:02FORECAST20213355049.0937.1943.1400.00020.00020.460.4602FF17.09442.09242462.3094487524600.165911488678599513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-28 04:00:07FORECAST20213355053.7937.945.84500.00340.00340.450.4534FF21.79446.79242462.3094487524600.304642849459199523315220DRYL
2021-08-28 00:00:03FORECAST20213355053.0737.0845.07500.00330.00330.430.4333FF21.07449.07242462.3094487524600.280469363884559523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 20:00:03FORECAST20213355053.4238.345.860000.440.44FF21.42458.42242462.3094487524600.292104409245219523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20213355053.4238.345.860000.440.44FF21.42460.42242462.3094487524600.292104409245219523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 12:00:02FORECAST20213355053.137.6245.360000.440.44FF21.1455.1242462.3094487524600.28145781436539523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 08:00:02FORECAST20213355053.137.6245.360000.450.45FF21.1461.1242462.3094487524600.28145781436539523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 04:00:06FORECAST20213355053.137.6245.360000.450.45FF21.1461.1242462.3094487524600.28145781436539523315220DRYL
2021-08-27 00:00:02FORECAST20213355050.1636.9343.54500.01190.01190.40.4119FF18.16453.16242462.3094487524600.193287829260749513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-26 20:00:02FORECAST20213355050.1836.9343.55500.01190.01190.490.5019FF18.18462.18242462.3094487524600.193824408167689513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-26 16:00:01FORECAST20213355049.4336.9343.1800.01190.01190.50.5119FF17.43461.43242462.3094487524600.174326013249029513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-26 12:00:03FORECAST20213355054.5639.5347.0450000.510.51FF22.56465.56242462.3094487524600.331470688120679523315220DRYL
2021-08-26 08:00:02FORECAST20213355054.2538.6746.460000.520.52FF22.25454.25242462.3094487524600.320555510862829523315220DRYL
2021-08-26 04:00:06FORECAST20213355054.2538.7246.4850000.50.5FF22.25461.25242462.3094487524600.320555510862829523315220DRYL
2021-08-26 00:00:04FORECAST20213355053.2839.2446.260000.510.51FF21.28448.28242462.3094487524600.287423510396849523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 20:00:04FORECAST20213355053.6239.2346.4250000.530.53FF21.62466.62242462.3094487524600.298852206340049523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20213355053.6239.2346.4250000.480.48FF21.62468.62242462.3094487524600.298852206340049523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20213355057.139.948.50000.50.5FF25.1464.1242462.3094487524600.425564487659269523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20213355056.8339.8348.330000.50.5FF24.83461.83242462.3094487524600.415250542640359523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 04:00:03FORECAST20213355056.8339.648.2150000.520.52FF24.83465.83242462.3094487524600.415250542640359523315220DRYL
2021-08-25 00:00:02FORECAST20213355063.344.6953.9950000.520.52FF31.3468.3242462.3094487524600.662064896854289533315222.5DRYL
2021-08-24 20:00:02FORECAST20213355063.2744.6553.960000.60.6FF31.27481.27242462.3094487524600.660992704030489533315222.5DRYL
2021-08-24 16:00:02FORECAST20213355064.7145.7155.210000.570.57FF32.71483.71242462.3094487524600.710853144620469543315225DRYL
2021-08-24 12:00:02FORECAST20213355056.5543.8150.180000.580.58FF24.55476.55242462.3094487524600.404616019727919523315220DRYL
2021-08-24 08:03:45FORECAST20213355045.0643.8144.4350000.590.59FF13.06454.06242462.3094487524600.0861703396193039513315217.5DRYL
2021-08-24 04:13:40FORECAST20213355044.8843.5844.230000.60.6FF12.88461.88242462.3094487524600.0834327723291029513315217.5DRYL