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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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DAY 342 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/08/2021 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 76.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 58.05°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 67.42°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.944
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: 45
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 437

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): 0.14 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.14 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: 249
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 465.87 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: 57

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 3
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2021-09-08 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213425776.8000258.0499667.424990000.140.14FF44.80002436.80002249465.86861070411 00.9443564781185694 53315155DRYH
2021-09-08 00:00:02FORECAST20213425760.4760.4760.470000.140.14FF28.47420.47250466.3693779231200.561002361068849433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-07 12:00:01FORECAST20213425776.2261.7969.00500.00250.00250.140.1425FF44.22436.22250466.3693779231200.938367492484379453315155DRYH
2021-09-07 08:00:02FORECAST20213425776.1755.2965.7300.00810.00810.140.1481FF44.17436.17250466.3693779231200.937828590836439453315155DRYH
2021-09-07 04:00:04FORECAST20213425775.4454.9265.1800.00480.00480.140.1448FF43.44435.44250466.3693779231200.929537057002849453315155DRYH
2021-09-07 00:00:02FORECAST20213425775.4454.7465.0900.00030.00030.140.1403FF43.44426.44249465.8686107041100.929537057002849453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 20:00:01FORECAST20213425775.3557.2266.2850000.140.14FF43.35435.35249465.8686107041100.928458737963889453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 16:00:01FORECAST20213425775.2756.4165.840000.140.14FF43.27435.27249465.8686107041100.927489678721639453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 12:00:03FORECAST20213425775.256.9266.060000.140.14FF43.2435.2249465.8686107041100.926633559771069453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 08:00:03FORECAST20213425775.0856.7565.9150000.140.14FF43.08436.08249465.8686107041100.925148031599379453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 04:00:07FORECAST20213425775.4356.9766.20000.140.14FF43.43435.43249465.8686107041100.929417862306119453315155DRYH
2021-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20213425776.0257.2566.6350000.140.14FF44.02425.02249465.8686107041100.936189892187149453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 20:00:02FORECAST20213425776.0357.3766.700.00830.00830.140.1483FF44.03434.03249465.8686107041100.936300170126419453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 16:00:02FORECAST20213425775.8158.5167.1600.00020.00020.140.1402FF43.81433.81249465.8686107041100.933839710730029453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 12:00:02FORECAST20213425775.7957.8766.8300.00020.00020.140.1402FF43.79433.79249465.8686107041100.933612443899959453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 08:00:02FORECAST20213425775.0658.566.7800.00880.01880.140.1588FF43.06435.06249465.8686107041100.924898235703769453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 04:00:07FORECAST20213425775.6658.3266.9900.00890.01890.140.1589FF43.66435.66249465.8686107041100.932120497872679453315155DRYH
2021-09-05 00:00:02FORECAST20213425776.5758.967.73500.00090.01090.140.1509FF44.57424.57249465.8686107041100.942038623752699453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 20:00:02FORECAST20213425778.0159.2868.64500.02360.03360.150.1836FF46.01440.01249465.8686107041100.955371903336279453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 16:00:02FORECAST20213425779.3660.369.830000.150.15FF47.36442.36249465.8686107041100.965519695269859453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20213425778.4757.4867.97500.00460.00460.150.1546FF46.47442.47249465.8686107041100.959069689697279453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 08:00:03FORECAST20213425774.254.7464.4700.01080.01080.150.1608FF42.2432.2249465.8686107041100.913547592015089453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 04:00:06FORECAST20213425778.554.7466.6200.01080.01080.150.1608FF46.5437.5249465.8686107041100.959301976263179453315155DRYH
2021-09-04 00:00:02FORECAST20213425778.5859.0368.80500.00020.01020.150.1602FF46.58427.58249465.8686107041100.959916196431629453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 20:00:02FORECAST20213425778.5759.9769.2700.00020.01020.150.1602FF46.57444.57249465.8686107041100.959839831982059453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20213425778.5759.0468.80500.00020.01020.150.1602FF46.57446.57249465.8686107041100.959839831982059453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20213425776.9658.6467.800.00020.01020.150.1602FF44.96443.96249465.8686107041100.945925110409869453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 08:00:02FORECAST20213425773.4458.2965.86500.00070.02070.150.1707FF41.44433.44249465.8686107041100.902493526747889453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 04:00:05FORECAST20213425773.4358.2965.8600.00070.02070.150.1707FF41.43433.43249465.8686107041100.902341493726429453315155DRYH
2021-09-03 00:00:02FORECAST20213425777.6958.9668.3250000.150.15FF45.69442.69249465.8686107041100.952644785067399453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20213425777.5458.5368.0350000.150.15FF45.54455.54249465.8686107041100.951321421074429453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20213425777.5458.5368.0350000.150.15FF45.54456.54249465.8686107041100.951321421074429453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 12:00:03FORECAST20213425776.5357.6167.070000.150.15FF44.53456.53249465.8686107041100.941627942446919453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 08:00:03FORECAST20213425777.758.1967.9450000.150.15FF45.7451.7249465.8686107041100.952731977484899453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 04:00:06FORECAST20213425777.6658.2567.9550000.150.15FF45.66457.66249465.8686107041100.952382436813099453315155DRYH
2021-09-02 00:00:03FORECAST20213425776.0755.8665.96500.0270.0270.160.187FF44.07442.07249465.8686107041100.936739804766179453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 20:00:03FORECAST20213425776.5356.0466.28500.02720.03720.160.1972FF44.53455.53249465.8686107041100.941627942446919453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 16:00:04FORECAST20213425776.5456.0466.2900.02720.03720.150.1872FF44.54455.54249465.8686107041100.941730825688279453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 12:00:04FORECAST20213425777.1558.867.975000.010.160.17FF45.15458.15249465.8686107041100.947742544002149453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20213425776.2456.5366.3850000.240.24FF44.24445.24249465.8686107041100.93858203256859453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 04:00:10FORECAST20213425776.1356.5466.3350000.240.24FF44.13450.13249465.8686107041100.937394837714299453315155DRYH
2021-09-01 00:00:04FORECAST20213425774.2652.1963.225000.070.210.28FF42.26436.26249465.8686107041100.914378789064659453315155DRYH
2021-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20213425776.1952.7964.49000.070.20.27FF44.19449.19249465.8686107041100.938044589451229453315155DRYH
2021-08-31 16:00:03FORECAST20213425775.3253.1164.215000.070.20.27FF43.32447.32249465.8686107041100.92809650789919453315155DRYH
2021-08-31 12:00:04FORECAST20213425764.8851.8458.36000.070.410.48FF32.88434.88249465.8686107041100.706011031552889443315225DRYL
2021-08-31 08:00:03FORECAST2021342575452.6553.325000.070.50.57FF22420249465.8686107041100.3386686908279423315220DRYL
2021-08-31 04:00:09FORECAST20213425754.0552.6853.365000.070.50.57FF22.05418.05249465.8686107041100.34028068492829423315220DRYL