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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 3, 2021

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DAY 338 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/04/2021 04:00:05 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): 60.84°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.44°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 53.64°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.519
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 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: 383

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: 245
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 463.85 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: 53

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: 2
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
2021-09-04 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213385360.8399646.4399653.639960000.450.45FF28.83996382.83996245463.84640374802 00.5185398410333493 33215220DRYL
2021-09-04 00:00:01FORECAST20213385349.349.349.30000.450.45FF17.3371.3246464.3548407716100.152054455535939313215215DRYL
2021-09-03 12:00:01FORECAST20213385363.8451.757.770000.450.45FF31.84385.84246464.3548407716100.627670156866489333215220DRYL
2021-09-03 08:00:01FORECAST20213385364.2747.5155.890000.450.45FF32.27386.27246464.3548407716100.642708329582949333215220DRYL
2021-09-03 04:00:04FORECAST20213385360.9946.3153.650000.450.45FF28.99382.99246464.3548407716100.524102464258899333215220DRYL
2021-09-03 00:00:02FORECAST20213385364.0448.4156.2250000.450.45FF32.04384.04245463.8464037480200.634690491575569333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 20:00:01FORECAST20213385364.1248.2556.1850000.450.45FF32.12395.12245463.8464037480200.637486193531059333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 16:00:01FORECAST20213385363.7449.2556.4950000.450.45FF31.74394.74245463.8464037480200.624143852055619333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 12:00:03FORECAST20213385363.8649.4656.660000.450.45FF31.86394.86245463.8464037480200.62837414637939333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 08:00:01FORECAST20213385363.9649.4256.690000.450.45FF31.96395.96245463.8464037480200.63188761700279333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 04:00:05FORECAST20213385363.449.4756.4350000.450.45FF31.4395.4245463.8464037480200.612078324384149333215220DRYL
2021-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20213385363.3649.5156.43500.00670.00670.450.4567FF31.36384.36245463.8464037480200.610651458507529333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 20:00:02FORECAST20213385363.1149.6956.400.00610.00610.450.4561FF31.11397.11245463.8464037480200.601700446216969333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 16:00:02FORECAST20213385362.749.5956.14500.00180.00180.450.4518FF30.7396.7245463.8464037480200.586906377761869333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 12:00:02FORECAST20213385363.1949.6356.4100.00180.00180.450.4518FF31.19397.19245463.8464037480200.60457084289999333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 08:00:02FORECAST20213385360.5949.9255.25500.01110.01110.450.4611FF28.59394.59245463.8464037480200.509265269714319333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 04:00:08FORECAST20213385364.2849.8957.08500.01110.01110.450.4611FF32.28397.28245463.8464037480200.643055536664079333215220DRYL
2021-09-01 00:00:03FORECAST20213385363.3349.7756.550000.450.45FF31.33393.33245463.8464037480200.609580328313419333215220DRYL
2021-08-31 20:00:02FORECAST20213385365.6549.8357.740000.460.46FF33.65405.65245463.8464037480200.68939690051689333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-31 16:00:02FORECAST20213385365.4649.8957.6750000.460.46FF33.46405.46245463.8464037480200.683126049085949333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-31 12:00:03FORECAST20213385367.0150.2758.6400.00320.00320.460.4632FF35.01407.01245463.8464037480200.732608489972959343315225DRYL
2021-08-31 08:00:03FORECAST20213385366.5550.7658.6550000.490.49FF34.55405.55245463.8464037480200.718336360653789343315225DRYL
2021-08-31 04:00:08FORECAST20213385366.549.1157.8050000.490.49FF34.5402.5245463.8464037480200.716763211335689343315225DRYL
2021-08-31 00:00:03FORECAST20213385367.9351.5259.7250000.480.48FF35.93400.93245463.8464037480200.760016501988539343315225DRYL
2021-08-30 20:00:03FORECAST20213385367.5849.1958.3850000.50.5FF35.58414.58245463.8464037480200.749773297649569343315225DRYL
2021-08-30 16:00:02FORECAST20213385367.6350.4759.050000.50.5FF35.63413.63245463.8464037480200.751250647766699343315225DRYL
2021-08-30 12:00:04FORECAST20213385366.1448.5857.360000.490.49FF34.14412.14245463.8464037480200.705314041614889343315225DRYL
2021-08-30 08:00:04FORECAST20213385362.1548.8255.4850000.480.48FF30.15405.15245463.8464037480200.566868949672969333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-30 04:00:09FORECAST20213385365.4748.8257.1450000.470.47FF33.47409.47245463.8464037480200.683457428826119333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-30 00:00:03FORECAST20213385368.5748.6758.620000.510.51FF36.57398.57245463.8464037480200.778141649763049343215145DRYM
2021-08-29 20:00:02FORECAST20213385369.5947.9158.750000.480.48FF37.59419.59245463.8464037480200.805351430434659343315150DRYMH
2021-08-29 16:00:11FORECAST20213385369.5949.2359.410000.470.47FF37.59418.59245463.8464037480200.805351430434659343315150DRYMH
2021-08-29 12:00:02FORECAST20213385370.8951.3461.1150000.470.47FF38.89425.89245463.8464037480200.836936733699359343315150DRYMH
2021-08-29 08:00:03FORECAST20213385370.9953.2962.140000.460.46FF38.99416.99245463.8464037480200.839220440524119343315150DRYMH
2021-08-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213385370.9553.2862.1150000.460.46FF38.95424.95245463.8464037480200.838309469349649343315150DRYMH
2021-08-29 00:00:03FORECAST20213385365.448.2556.8250000.450.45FF33.4405.4245463.8464037480200.681134694345489333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 20:00:04FORECAST20213385365.348.3456.82000.010.470.48FF33.3418.3245463.8464037480200.67780415176179333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20213385364.6846.6355.65500.00050.02050.470.4905FF32.68415.68245463.8464037480200.656843997810969333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 12:00:03FORECAST20213385365.3651.1558.2550000.470.47FF33.36418.36245463.8464037480200.679804211044679333315222.5DRYL
2021-08-28 08:00:03FORECAST20213385368.6949.559.0950000.460.46FF36.69414.69245463.8464037480200.781451060895259343315150DRYMH
2021-08-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213385368.6949.559.095000.030.450.48FF36.69420.69245463.8464037480200.781451060895259343315150DRYMH
2021-08-28 00:00:04FORECAST20213385361.648.4355.01500.21820.22820.430.6582FF29.6424.6245463.8464037480200.546658107637389333325245DRYM
2021-08-27 20:00:03FORECAST20213385360.2348.8954.5600.10640.13640.440.5764FF28.23431.23245463.8464037480200.49590023640279323325240DRYM
2021-08-27 16:00:03FORECAST20213385359.9952.356.14500.00130.02130.440.4613FF27.99431.99245463.8464037480200.486991844418689323315220DRYL
2021-08-27 12:00:02FORECAST20213385357.5748.4453.0050000.440.44FF25.57418.57245463.8464037480200.398268988376299323315220DRYL
2021-08-27 08:00:02FORECAST20213385349.8548.4449.1450000.450.45FF17.85416.85245463.8464037480200.164423904412959313315217.5DRYL
2021-08-27 04:00:07FORECAST20213385349.8548.4449.1450000.450.45FF17.85416.85245463.8464037480200.164423904412959313315217.5DRYL