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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 2, 2022

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DAY 337 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/03/2022 04:00:06 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): 82.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 63.48°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 73.09°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.990
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 51
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 715

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): 0.02 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.02 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: 244
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 463.34 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: 52

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 65.0

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
2022-09-03 04:00:06OBSERVATION20223375282.7000663.4800273.090040000.020.02FF50.70006714.70006244463.33603098816 00.9899280980757616 53515165DRYH
2022-09-03 00:00:02FORECAST20223375263.4663.4663.460000.020.02FF31.46695.46245463.8464037480200.664257584716061633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-02 12:00:02FORECAST20223375280.8859.9770.42500.00040.00040.020.0204FF48.88712.88245463.8464037480200.983955475608931653515165DRYH
2022-09-02 08:00:02FORECAST20223375278.9360.4369.680000.020.02FF46.93710.93245463.8464037480200.974424239062421653515165DRYH
2022-09-02 04:00:07FORECAST20223375277.2360.4568.840000.020.02FF45.23709.23245463.8464037480200.962626811188621653515165DRYH
2022-09-02 00:00:02FORECAST20223375280.0461.0470.540000.020.02FF48.04701.04244463.3360309881600.980305531992761653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 20:00:02FORECAST20223375279.6560.8670.2550000.020.02FF47.65709.65244463.3360309881600.978385083080951653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 16:00:01FORECAST20223375279.4860.5970.03500.00040.00040.020.0204FF47.48709.48244463.3360309881600.977499830348241653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 12:00:03FORECAST20223375279.1159.6569.3800.00040.00040.020.0204FF47.11709.11244463.3360309881600.975467312758591653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 08:00:03FORECAST20223375278.1758.0668.11500.00340.00340.020.0234FF46.17708.17244463.3360309881600.96960348810041653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 04:00:08FORECAST20223375278.2258.1268.1700.00350.00350.020.0235FF46.22708.22244463.3360309881600.969942203314891653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 00:00:03FORECAST20223375277.9257.2667.5900.00220.00220.020.0222FF45.92688.92244463.3360309881600.967862284002471653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 20:00:03FORECAST20223375277.6256.4367.025000.010.020.03FF45.62706.62244463.3360309881600.96566531070931653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 16:00:03FORECAST20223375277.6756.6167.14000.010.020.03FF45.67706.67244463.3360309881600.966039793115471653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 12:00:03FORECAST20223375277.3856.166.7400.00030.01030.020.0303FF45.38706.38244463.3360309881600.963820416196991653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 08:00:03FORECAST20223375277.5156.4666.98500.00030.02030.020.0403FF45.51701.51244463.3360309881600.964829532722561653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 04:00:06FORECAST20223375277.1556.3366.7400.00030.01030.020.0303FF45.15702.15244463.3360309881600.961977225479731653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223375276.4654.8565.655000.020.020.04FF44.46687.46244463.3360309881600.955985478529331653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 20:00:03FORECAST20223375278.8855.9667.42000.020.020.04FF46.88700.88244463.3360309881600.974128008641231653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20223375278.3755.1966.78000.020.020.04FF46.37700.37244463.3360309881600.970939670017851653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 12:00:03FORECAST20223375279.357.168.2000.010.020.03FF47.3701.3244463.3360309881600.976529457389081653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 08:00:02FORECAST20223375279.3456.5567.945000.010.020.03FF47.34699.34244463.3360309881600.976748078238111653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 04:00:08FORECAST20223375279.5656.5568.055000.010.020.03FF47.56700.56244463.3360309881600.977920148321711653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 00:00:04FORECAST20223375279.9256.6768.295000.010.020.03FF47.92691.92244463.3360309881600.97973064534421653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 20:00:03FORECAST20223375278.7356.0667.395000.010.020.03FF46.73696.73244463.3360309881600.973222088557061653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 16:00:04FORECAST20223375278.8858.2668.57000.010.030.04FF46.88696.88244463.3360309881600.974128008641231653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 12:00:04FORECAST20223375274.8353.1363.98000.030.030.06FF42.83693.83244463.3360309881600.938806593806391653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 08:00:04FORECAST20223375275.0954.6364.86000.030.020.05FF43.09693.09244463.3360309881600.941852074865761653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 04:00:08FORECAST20223375274.7854.6364.705000.030.020.05FF42.78695.78244463.3360309881600.938206931309511653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20223375271.1649.7360.44500.03180.06180.020.0818FF39.16680.16244463.3360309881600.881532675042961653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 20:00:04FORECAST20223375267.3348.3457.83500.03480.05480.020.0748FF35.33684.33244463.3360309881600.78966212201031643515230DRYL
2022-08-28 16:00:04FORECAST20223375267.2948.2857.78500.03480.06480.020.0848FF35.29683.29244463.3360309881600.788523680113261643515230DRYL
2022-08-28 12:00:04FORECAST20223375267.1853.1760.17500.00840.03840.020.0584FF35.18683.18244463.3360309881600.785374457368631643515230DRYL
2022-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20223375269.5354.0561.79000.020.040.06FF37.53685.53244463.3360309881600.846611007497351643515160DRYH
2022-08-28 04:00:08FORECAST20223375269.5253.9261.72000.020.020.04FF37.52685.52244463.3360309881600.846377673153791643515160DRYH
2022-08-28 00:00:04FORECAST2022337526650.358.15000.020.020.04FF34676244463.3360309881600.749923674189761643515230DRYL
2022-08-27 20:00:04FORECAST20223375262.449.8156.10500.00230.03230.040.0723FF30.4681.4244463.3360309881600.625413444936011633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-27 16:00:04FORECAST20223375262.449.7756.08500.00230.03230.040.0723FF30.4679.4244463.3360309881600.625413444936011633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-27 12:00:07FORECAST20223375262.9448.4655.700.0070.0170.040.057FF30.94678.94244463.3360309881600.645390398292621633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-27 08:00:05FORECAST20223375262.1947.9455.06500.00220.01220.030.0422FF30.19671.19244463.3360309881600.617549353978081633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-27 04:00:08FORECAST20223375262.1947.955.04500.00220.01220.040.0522FF30.19676.19244463.3360309881600.617549353978081633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-27 00:00:05FORECAST20223375259.0945.9552.5200.00480.02480.050.0748FF27.09656.09244463.3360309881600.497522703815431623515225DRYL
2022-08-26 20:00:05FORECAST20223375260.4446.1953.31500.00170.01170.080.0917FF28.44666.44244463.3360309881600.550421417521921633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-26 16:00:04FORECAST20223375260.3746.0953.2300.00170.02170.150.1717FF28.37666.37244463.3360309881600.547692342719721633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-26 12:00:07FORECAST20223375252.1148.5250.31500.020.040.150.19FF20.11657.11244463.3360309881600.243977341762751613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-26 08:00:05FORECAST20223375251.749.6450.6700.00430.02430.120.1443FF19.7656.7244463.3360309881600.231490335612731613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-26 04:00:09FORECAST20223375251.6950.7851.23500.00210.02210.110.1321FF19.69658.69244463.3360309881600.231190284505231613515222.5DRYL