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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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DAY 336 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/02/2021 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): 55.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.41°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 43.91°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.357
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: 23
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 411

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: 243
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 462.82 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: 51

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: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2021-09-02 04:00:04OBSERVATION20213365155.432.4100443.905020000.450.45FF23.4411.4243462.82371512226 00.3567049727736294 23315220DRYL
2021-09-02 00:00:01FORECAST20213365145.2345.2345.230000.450.45FF13.23401.23244463.3360309881600.0944074561266369413315217.5DRYL
2021-09-01 12:00:01FORECAST20213365156.7644.8550.80500.00080.00080.450.4508FF24.76412.76244463.3360309881600.404878579193049423315220DRYL
2021-09-01 08:00:01FORECAST20213365156.6138.1547.3800.00470.00470.450.4547FF24.61412.61244463.3360309881600.399478961306359423315220DRYL
2021-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20213365155.8438.6847.2600.00140.00140.450.4514FF23.84411.84244463.3360309881600.372083422610279423315220DRYL
2021-09-01 00:00:02FORECAST20213365157.1536.3146.7300.00160.00160.450.4516FF25.15409.15243462.8237151222600.419000121990049423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 20:00:02FORECAST20213365156.9837.7947.38500.00180.01180.450.4618FF24.98418.98243462.8237151222600.412830603368449423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 16:00:01FORECAST20213365156.9938.5147.7500.00180.01180.450.4618FF24.99418.99243462.8237151222600.413192936677599423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 12:00:02FORECAST20213365156.8638.1747.51500.00420.01420.450.4642FF24.86418.86243462.8237151222600.408488479383749423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20213365156.8738.9947.9300.00180.04180.450.4918FF24.87418.87243462.8237151222600.40884990219679423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 04:00:08FORECAST20213365156.8738.9547.9100.00180.04180.450.4918FF24.87418.87243462.8237151222600.40884990219679423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20213365155.8938.5947.2400.00250.03250.450.4825FF23.89411.89243462.8237151222600.373844487871879423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20213365155.6638.9247.2900.00230.05230.450.5023FF23.66423.66243462.8237151222600.365765942996889423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 16:00:02FORECAST20213365154.7538.0946.4200.00180.05180.450.5018FF22.75422.75243462.8237151222600.334412809277149423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 12:00:03FORECAST20213365154.5239.0846.800.00180.04180.450.4918FF22.52423.52243462.8237151222600.326657691730899423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 08:00:02FORECAST20213365154.6138.8546.7300.00270.03270.450.4827FF22.61420.61243462.8237151222600.329683630357289423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 04:00:08FORECAST20213365154.6138.8546.7300.00270.02270.450.4727FF22.61421.61243462.8237151222600.329683630357289423315220DRYL
2021-08-30 00:00:03FORECAST20213365155.6838.8547.26500.0020.0620.450.512FF23.68405.68243462.8237151222600.366466126992639423315220DRYL
2021-08-29 20:00:02FORECAST20213365156.8739.0747.9700.00180.03180.450.4818FF24.87425.87243462.8237151222600.40884990219679423315220DRYL
2021-08-29 16:00:10FORECAST20213365154.5638.8246.6900.00220.02220.450.4722FF22.56423.56243462.8237151222600.328001161889689423315220DRYL
2021-08-29 12:00:02FORECAST20213365159.663949.3300.00220.02220.450.4722FF27.66428.66243462.8237151222600.511602996307889433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-29 08:00:03FORECAST20213365155.1439.6147.37500.00320.01320.450.4632FF23.14423.14243462.8237151222600.347724110959349423315220DRYL
2021-08-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213365159.3239.6349.47500.00370.01370.450.4637FF27.32427.32243462.8237151222600.498984107332849423315220DRYL
2021-08-29 00:00:03FORECAST20213365158.541.149.800.00440.00440.450.4544FF26.5418.5243462.8237151222600.46857892227839423315220DRYL
2021-08-28 20:00:03FORECAST20213365159.2440.4549.84500.00440.01440.460.4744FF27.24432.24243462.8237151222600.496014636903819423315220DRYL
2021-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20213365159.8939.7849.83500.00440.01440.460.4744FF27.89431.89243462.8237151222600.520133493477369433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 12:00:03FORECAST20213365162.1340.4351.2800.00440.01440.460.4744FF30.13429.13243462.8237151222600.602146679748589433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 08:00:02FORECAST20213365154.7540.5447.64500.00440.00440.460.4644FF22.75421.75243462.8237151222600.334412809277149423315220DRYL
2021-08-28 04:00:07FORECAST20213365156.1440.1148.12500.02780.02780.450.4778FF24.14428.14243462.8237151222600.382688674661259423315220DRYL
2021-08-28 00:00:03FORECAST20213365161.6938.8350.2600.00630.00630.430.4363FF29.69435.69243462.8237151222600.586272963760319433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-27 20:00:03FORECAST20213365161.9939.5450.76500.00630.00630.440.4463FF29.99444.99243462.8237151222600.597112920082239433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-27 16:00:02FORECAST20213365162.2839.5450.910000.440.44FF30.28447.28243462.8237151222600.6075211704399433315222.5DRYL
2021-08-27 12:00:02FORECAST20213365159.0941.2250.1550000.440.44FF27.09439.09243462.8237151222600.490447604285899423315220DRYL
2021-08-27 08:00:02FORECAST20213365159.0941.2250.1550000.450.45FF27.09445.09243462.8237151222600.490447604285899423315220DRYL
2021-08-27 04:00:06FORECAST20213365159.0941.2250.1550000.450.45FF27.09445.09243462.8237151222600.490447604285899423315220DRYL
2021-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20213365158.9241.6850.3000.010.40.41FF26.92436.92243462.8237151222600.484140607662999423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 20:00:02FORECAST20213365156.6240.4948.55500.00330.01330.490.5033FF24.62443.62243462.8237151222600.399838350753969423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 16:00:02FORECAST20213365156.5740.5248.54500.00330.01330.50.5133FF24.57442.57243462.8237151222600.398042257794149423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 12:00:03FORECAST20213365155.6439.947.770000.510.51FF23.64446.64243462.8237151222600.365066205700079423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 08:00:02FORECAST20213365154.6839.5447.110000.520.52FF22.68433.68243462.8237151222600.332044877917519423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 04:00:06FORECAST20213365154.7239.6747.1950000.50.5FF22.72440.72243462.8237151222600.333397168345139423315220DRYL
2021-08-26 00:00:04FORECAST20213365154.7838.9646.870000.510.51FF22.78427.78243462.8237151222600.335429662861149423315220DRYL
2021-08-25 20:00:04FORECAST20213365155.5638.7347.1450000.530.53FF23.56447.56243462.8237151222600.362271766108359423315220DRYL
2021-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20213365154.4738.7746.620000.480.48FF22.47448.47243462.8237151222600.324981509176039423315220DRYL
2021-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20213365156.0643.149.580000.50.5FF24.06445.06243462.8237151222600.379851625665689423315220DRYL
2021-08-25 08:00:02FORECAST20213365143.8642.7243.290000.50.5FF11.86430.86243462.8237151222600.0746741457511029413315217.5DRYL
2021-08-25 04:00:03FORECAST20213365143.8642.9643.410000.520.52FF11.86434.86243462.8237151222600.0746741457511029413315217.5DRYL