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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 27, 2022

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DAY 331 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/28/2022 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): 48.52°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.31°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 43.42°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.115
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: 17
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 660

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: 238
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 460.23 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: 46

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 3
D2: 5
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
2022-08-28 04:00:05OBSERVATION20223314648.5200438.3100843.415060000.020.02FF16.52004659.52004238460.23272928919 00.1152456509257616 13515222.5DRYL
2022-08-28 00:00:02FORECAST20223314641.8141.8141.8100.00380.00380.020.0238FF9.81652.81239460.7548722180100.0314645972979151613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-27 12:00:02FORECAST20223314648.6740.6944.6800.02490.02490.020.0449FF16.67659.67239460.7548722180100.118136456056131613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-27 08:00:02FORECAST20223314645.9440.743.3200.01430.01430.020.0343FF13.94656.94239460.7548722180100.0731343546377191613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-27 04:00:06FORECAST20223314649.7540.9745.3600.02090.02090.020.0409FF17.75660.75239460.7548722180100.140467916784351613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-27 00:00:02FORECAST20223314649.639.344.4500.03060.03060.020.0506FF17.6645.6238460.2327292891900.137206087091071613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-26 20:00:01FORECAST20223314648.8240.1244.4700.04990.05990.020.0799FF16.82656.82238460.2327292891900.121078800081041613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-26 16:00:01FORECAST20223314648.9440.4144.67500.11630.12630.020.1463FF16.94656.94238460.2327292891900.12346939603921613525245DRYM
2022-08-26 12:00:03FORECAST20223314648.4539.6944.0700.12130.13130.020.1513FF16.45656.45238460.2327292891900.113912791378891613525245DRYM
2022-08-26 08:00:03FORECAST20223314649.1139.8944.500.08240.10240.020.1224FF17.11655.11238460.2327292891900.126912189150071613525245DRYM
2022-08-26 04:00:07FORECAST20223314649.0239.8944.45500.08240.09240.020.1124FF17.02655.02238460.2327292891900.125081323360511613525245DRYM
2022-08-26 00:00:03FORECAST20223314649.3238.744.0100.07070.09070.020.1107FF17.32638.32238460.2327292891900.131256287308811613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 20:00:03FORECAST20223314649.5939.0344.3100.07660.10660.020.1266FF17.59653.59238460.2327292891900.136990481225181613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 16:00:03FORECAST20223314648.7937.8643.32500.08930.11930.020.1393FF16.79652.79238460.2327292891900.120486257451891613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 12:00:02FORECAST20223314648.6439.243.9200.09690.12690.020.1469FF16.64653.64238460.2327292891900.117554088244591613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 08:00:14FORECAST20223314649.6741.4145.5400.07780.10780.020.1278FF17.67651.67238460.2327292891900.138721798418961613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 04:00:05FORECAST20223314649.2741.9245.59500.08880.11880.020.1388FF17.27653.27238460.2327292891900.130212806847111613525245DRYM
2022-08-25 00:00:04FORECAST20223314651.5942.2146.900.0640.1040.020.124FF19.59640.59238460.2327292891900.184733186307441613525245DRYM
2022-08-24 20:00:03FORECAST20223314653.1544.1948.6700.04780.06780.050.1178FF21.15655.15238460.2327292891900.228351708854131613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-24 16:00:03FORECAST20223314653.0843.3248.200.04690.06690.050.1169FF21.08656.08238460.2327292891900.22627845619721613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-24 12:00:03FORECAST20223314655.0244.9149.96500.0450.0850.050.135FF23.02657.02238460.2327292891900.287502132425151623515225DRYL
2022-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20223314655.3746.0650.71500.04320.09320.070.1632FF23.37651.37238460.2327292891900.299326680261971623525250DRYMH
2022-08-24 04:00:07FORECAST20223314655.6147.0151.3100.02840.08840.060.1484FF23.61652.61238460.2327292891900.307560143284171623515225DRYL
2022-08-24 00:00:04FORECAST20223314655.6345.150.36500.03820.05820.090.1482FF23.63642.63238460.2327292891900.308250736842021623515225DRYL
2022-08-23 20:00:06FORECAST20223314655.6145.5750.5900.0270.0470.060.107FF23.61660.61238460.2327292891900.307560143284171623515225DRYL
2022-08-23 16:00:03FORECAST20223314654.9645.9650.4600.03050.05050.070.1205FF22.96659.96238460.2327292891900.28549743345461623515225DRYL
2022-08-23 12:00:03FORECAST20223314650.8243.8947.35500.04830.04830.060.1083FF18.82650.82238460.2327292891900.165251393466081613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-23 08:00:04FORECAST20223314649.0642.4745.76500.04980.04980.070.1198FF17.06647.06238460.2327292891900.125892758309911613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-23 04:00:09FORECAST20223314649.0642.4745.76500.04980.04980.050.0998FF17.06648.06238460.2327292891900.125892758309911613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-23 00:00:03FORECAST20223314658.9146.4452.67500.01130.04130.080.1213FF26.91642.91238460.2327292891900.429030191997981623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 20:00:04FORECAST20223314659.9746.8253.39500.00190.04190.070.1119FF27.97657.97238460.2327292891900.470189316570361623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 16:00:03FORECAST20223314660.2946.1153.200.00090.05090.070.1209FF28.29658.29238460.2327292891900.482698220743811623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 12:00:04FORECAST20223314655.7245.0450.3800.03010.06010.090.1501FF23.72650.72238460.2327292891900.311366778723361623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 08:00:04FORECAST20223314658.345.9852.1400.00780.03780.080.1178FF26.3647.3238460.2327292891900.405660749956551623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 04:00:10FORECAST20223314658.3945.9752.1800.00780.00780.050.0578FF26.39651.39238460.2327292891900.409089742857621623515225DRYL
2022-08-22 00:00:04FORECAST20223314659.5448.0153.7750000.090.09FF27.54641.54238460.2327292891900.453428900891821623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 20:00:04FORECAST20223314659.2148.4253.81500.00040.00040.080.0804FF27.21654.21238460.2327292891900.440620703366221623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 16:00:04FORECAST20223314659.248.3753.78500.00040.00040.090.0904FF27.2651.2238460.2327292891900.440233475146391623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 12:00:04FORECAST20223314659.2948.2753.7800.00070.00070.110.1107FF27.29650.29238460.2327292891900.443720542728711623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 08:00:04FORECAST20223314659.2548.2553.7500.00070.00070.120.1207FF27.25649.25238460.2327292891900.442170180448781623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 04:00:08FORECAST20223314659.0947.7853.4350000.040.04FF27.09652.09238460.2327292891900.435977816717911623515225DRYL
2022-08-21 00:00:05FORECAST20223314660.6550.3455.495000.050.040.09FF28.65647.65238460.2327292891900.496790510657471623515225DRYL
2022-08-20 20:00:04FORECAST20223314660.6550.3755.51000.050.010.06FF28.65655.65238460.2327292891900.496790510657471623515225DRYL
2022-08-20 16:00:04FORECAST20223314663.4550.4556.95000.050.020.07FF31.45662.45238460.2327292891900.605189794105971633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-20 12:00:05FORECAST20223314668.8660.5364.695000.060.060.12FF36.86671.86238460.2327292891900.787537310965921643515160DRYH
2022-08-20 08:00:05FORECAST20223314661.9960.4861.235000.060.050.11FF29.99665.99238460.2327292891900.549140258787851633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-20 04:00:10FORECAST20223314663.6362.7263.175000.060.060.12FF31.63669.63238460.2327292891900.611975840777381633515227.5DRYL