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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

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DAY 343 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/09/2021 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): 62.48°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 54.58°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.53°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.624
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: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 451

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): 0.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.10 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: 250
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 466.37 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: 58

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: 3
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-09-09 04:00:05OBSERVATION20213435862.4799454.5799258.529930000.10.1FF30.47994451.47994250466.36937792312 00.6235753911435994 33315222.5DRYL
2021-09-09 00:00:01FORECAST20213435852525200.00210.00210.10.1021FF20441251466.8682458376700.23221946229459413315217.5DRYL
2021-09-08 12:00:01FORECAST20213435864.9851.0658.0200.00210.00210.10.1021FF32.98453.98251466.8682458376700.713800310037359443315225DRYL
2021-09-08 08:00:02FORECAST20213435865.0450.6857.8600.00330.00330.10.1033FF33.04454.04251466.8682458376700.715835026723899443315225DRYL
2021-09-08 04:00:08FORECAST20213435865.5850.6958.13500.01160.01160.10.1116FF33.58454.58251466.8682458376700.733829676702329443315225DRYL
2021-09-08 00:00:02FORECAST20213435865.950.8858.3900.03870.03870.10.1387FF33.9437.9250466.3693779231200.744214395394899443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 20:00:02FORECAST20213435866.1651.2958.72500.07630.07630.10.1763FF34.16454.16250466.3693779231200.752493759020539443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 16:00:02FORECAST20213435866.3551.458.87500.06130.06130.10.1613FF34.35454.35250466.3693779231200.758452420307049443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 12:00:01FORECAST20213435866.9451.7859.3600.04860.04860.10.1486FF34.94454.94250466.3693779231200.776449764242249443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 08:00:03FORECAST20213435866.3751.4658.91500.05310.06310.10.1631FF34.37454.37250466.3693779231200.759075091524029443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 04:00:04FORECAST20213435866.8752.4859.67500.03510.03510.10.1351FF34.87453.87250466.3693779231200.774355122008799443315225DRYL
2021-09-07 00:00:02FORECAST20213435864.2353.2758.7500.04440.04440.10.1444FF32.23442.23250466.3693779231200.68780207424979433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-06 20:00:02FORECAST20213435864.353.258.7500.04850.04850.10.1485FF32.3451.3250466.3693779231200.690271337598479433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-06 16:00:01FORECAST20213435863.852.6158.20500.04140.04140.10.1414FF31.8450.8250466.3693779231200.672451695617879433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-06 12:00:03FORECAST20213435864.2852.8258.5500.0420.0420.10.142FF32.28451.28250466.3693779231200.689566702183499433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-06 08:00:03FORECAST20213435864.6652.7958.72500.05050.05050.10.1505FF32.66452.66250466.3693779231200.70283342297739443315225DRYL
2021-09-06 04:00:07FORECAST20213435864.6352.6658.64500.06370.06370.10.1637FF32.63451.63250466.3693779231200.701795512288089443315225DRYL
2021-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20213435864.5552.6258.58500.04070.04070.10.1407FF32.55441.55250466.3693779231200.699019720320439443315225DRYL
2021-09-05 20:00:02FORECAST20213435862.4652.6657.5600.0980.1080.10.208FF30.46448.46250466.3693779231200.62281928083729433325245DRYM
2021-09-05 16:00:02FORECAST20213435862.5550.2156.3800.06750.06750.10.1675FF30.55448.55250466.3693779231200.626228241391569433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20213435864.8751.157.98500.05060.05060.10.1506FF32.87450.87250466.3693779231200.710052147434679443315225DRYL
2021-09-05 08:00:03FORECAST20213435859.6751.9255.79500.12890.13890.110.2489FF27.67446.67250466.3693779231200.513687533321239433325245DRYM
2021-09-05 04:00:08FORECAST20213435868.1652.460.2800.12530.13530.110.2453FF36.16456.16250466.3693779231200.8111436011003694433251100DRYVH
2021-09-05 00:00:03FORECAST20213435866.7350.5558.6400.04950.04950.110.1595FF34.73443.73250466.3693779231200.770132761087179443315225DRYL
2021-09-04 20:00:02FORECAST20213435865.5750.2157.8900.01220.03220.120.1522FF33.57457.57250466.3693779231200.733501752514099443315225DRYL
2021-09-04 16:00:03FORECAST20213435865.5750.2157.8900.01560.01560.110.1256FF33.57459.57250466.3693779231200.733501752514099443315225DRYL
2021-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20213435861.8647.3754.61500.17840.17840.110.2884FF29.86455.86250466.3693779231200.599859833730979433325245DRYM
2021-09-04 08:00:03FORECAST20213435857.2747.4152.3400.14650.15650.110.2665FF25.27441.27250466.3693779231200.418661156177469423325240DRYM
2021-09-04 04:00:06FORECAST20213435857.2847.4152.34500.14650.15650.110.2665FF25.28447.28250466.3693779231200.419051225604699423325240DRYM
2021-09-04 00:00:03FORECAST20213435861.7848.0854.9300.09180.09180.120.2118FF29.78441.78250466.3693779231200.596770398993369433325245DRYM
2021-09-03 20:00:03FORECAST20213435862.0148.1855.09500.03350.03350.120.1535FF30.01459.01250466.3693779231200.605635573341249433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20213435862.0448.1755.10500.03330.03330.120.1533FF30.04461.04250466.3693779231200.606787984382339433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-03 12:00:02FORECAST20213435857.7746.0551.9100.18320.18320.120.3032FF25.77453.77250466.3693779231200.438254750463949423325240DRYM
2021-09-03 08:00:02FORECAST20213435858.747.6953.19500.16560.16560.130.2956FF26.7443.7250466.3693779231200.475067765611949423325240DRYM
2021-09-03 04:00:05FORECAST20213435858.7847.5753.17500.16560.16560.130.2956FF26.78443.78250466.3693779231200.478248998514849423325240DRYM
2021-09-03 00:00:03FORECAST20213435862.4346.4554.4400.05120.05120.110.1612FF30.43457.43250466.3693779231200.621680816102259433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-02 20:00:02FORECAST20213435860.2647.153.6800.0540.0540.110.164FF28.26468.26250466.3693779231200.537138309651619433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-02 16:00:02FORECAST20213435860.3647.0153.68500.0540.0540.110.164FF28.36469.36250466.3693779231200.541102497902639433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-02 12:00:03FORECAST20213435858.4146.2552.3300.11040.11040.110.2204FF26.41467.41250466.3693779231200.463550594531069423325240DRYM
2021-09-02 08:00:03FORECAST20213435865.0451.7358.38500.10520.10520.110.2152FF33.04469.04250466.3693779231200.715835026723899443325250DRYMH
2021-09-02 04:00:07FORECAST20213435865.0353.159.06500.10520.10520.110.2152FF33.03475.03250466.3693779231200.715496387581649443325250DRYMH
2021-09-02 00:00:03FORECAST20213435865.1552.3558.7500.040.070.120.19FF33.15459.15250466.3693779231200.719547292504689443315225DRYL
2021-09-01 20:00:03FORECAST20213435865.1552.7158.9300.05290.08290.130.2129FF33.15473.15250466.3693779231200.719547292504689443315225DRYL
2021-09-01 16:00:04FORECAST20213435865.1552.7258.93500.05290.08290.120.2029FF33.15473.15250466.3693779231200.719547292504689443315225DRYL
2021-09-01 12:00:04FORECAST20213435862.4957.3559.9200.06920.06920.130.1992FF30.49472.49250466.3693779231200.623956679417119433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20213435863.2961.4362.360000.20.2FF31.29460.29250466.3693779231200.653862291720179433315222.5DRYL
2021-09-01 04:00:10FORECAST20213435863.0462.762.870000.20.2FF31.04465.04250466.3693779231200.644609155157879433315222.5DRYL