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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 1, 2022

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DAY 336 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/02/2022 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): 75.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 55.35°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 65.35°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.933
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: 43
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 703

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: 243
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 462.82 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: 51

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
2022-09-02 04:00:06OBSERVATION20223365175.3400455.3499665.3450000.020.02FF43.34004703.34004243462.82371512226 00.9331633867986916 53515165DRYH
2022-09-02 00:00:01FORECAST20223365164.2464.2464.2400.00210.00210.020.0221FF32.24692.24244463.3360309881600.677767931914631633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-01 12:00:02FORECAST20223365172.8363.6568.2400.00070.00070.020.0207FF40.83700.83244463.3360309881600.897009148107761653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 08:00:02FORECAST20223365173.157.2165.15500.00360.00360.020.0236FF41.1701.1244463.3360309881600.901468995307911653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 04:00:07FORECAST20223365172.7356.764.7150000.020.02FF40.73700.73244463.3360309881600.895320806225141653515165DRYH
2022-09-01 00:00:03FORECAST20223365173.2857.1365.2050000.020.02FF41.28682.28243462.8237151222600.904362889720731653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 20:00:02FORECAST20223365173.2656.164.68000.010.020.03FF41.26700.26243462.8237151222600.904044458792381653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 16:00:02FORECAST20223365173.255.7664.48000.010.020.03FF41.2700.2243462.8237151222600.90308450429951653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 12:00:03FORECAST20223365173.2956.8565.07000.010.020.03FF41.29700.29243462.8237151222600.904521814262371653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 08:00:03FORECAST20223365173.0656.9364.995000.020.020.04FF41.06695.06243462.8237151222600.900817319432671653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 04:00:06FORECAST20223365173.1656.8665.01000.010.020.03FF41.16696.16243462.8237151222600.902440642219231653515165DRYH
2022-08-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223365173.1156.864.955000.020.020.04FF41.11682.11243462.8237151222600.901631424980191653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20223365172.9856.1464.5600.00020.02020.020.0402FF40.98692.98243462.8237151222600.899504554029921653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 16:00:03FORECAST20223365172.8856.264.54000.020.020.04FF40.88692.88243462.8237151222600.897845886764571653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 12:00:03FORECAST20223365172.5356.0964.31000.010.020.03FF40.53692.53243462.8237151222600.891884368452661653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 08:00:02FORECAST20223365172.3556.1864.265000.010.020.03FF40.35691.35243462.8237151222600.888723010643671653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 04:00:07FORECAST20223365172.456.3464.37000.010.020.03FF40.4692.4243462.8237151222600.889607709203051653515165DRYH
2022-08-30 00:00:03FORECAST20223365172.7555.6864.21500.00020.01020.020.0302FF40.75682.75243462.8237151222600.895660063131691653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 20:00:03FORECAST20223365173.7755.464.585000.010.020.03FF41.77688.77243462.8237151222600.911924099069531653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20223365174.4256.1965.305000.020.020.04FF42.42689.42243462.8237151222600.921256674070181653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 12:00:04FORECAST20223365175.1556.3265.735000.040.020.06FF43.15690.15243462.8237151222600.930825226910881653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 08:00:04FORECAST20223365175.256.9466.07000.030.020.05FF43.2689.2243462.8237151222600.931446406400071653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 04:00:08FORECAST20223365175.9256.9266.42000.030.020.05FF43.92691.92243462.8237151222600.939923087356741653515165DRYH
2022-08-29 00:00:04FORECAST20223365175.4758.466.935000.030.020.05FF43.47680.47243462.8237151222600.934726937382191653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 20:00:04FORECAST20223365175.4758.5166.99000.020.020.04FF43.47688.47243462.8237151222600.934726937382191653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 16:00:04FORECAST20223365175.4258.5466.98000.030.020.05FF43.42687.42243462.8237151222600.93412876764311653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 12:00:04FORECAST20223365173.3557.1265.235000.030.020.05FF41.35687.35243462.8237151222600.90547129472721653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 08:00:04FORECAST20223365171.6257.1364.375000.020.040.06FF39.62686.62243462.8237151222600.875227055254131653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 04:00:07FORECAST20223365171.6257.1364.375000.020.020.04FF39.62686.62243462.8237151222600.875227055254131653515165DRYH
2022-08-28 00:00:04FORECAST20223365172.256.0664.13000.020.020.04FF40.2681.2243462.8237151222600.886038589940071653515165DRYH
2022-08-27 20:00:04FORECAST20223365173.3356.865.065000.030.040.07FF41.33690.33243462.8237151222600.905155575213371653515165DRYH
2022-08-27 16:00:04FORECAST20223365171.5556.864.175000.030.040.07FF39.55687.55243462.8237151222600.87387543370221653515165DRYH
2022-08-27 12:00:06FORECAST20223365170.2253.6561.93500.00060.01060.040.0506FF38.22687.22243462.8237151222600.846251452292241643515160DRYH
2022-08-27 08:00:04FORECAST20223365168.4652.3660.4100.00080.01080.030.0408FF36.46680.46243462.8237151222600.803976557518721643515160DRYH
2022-08-27 04:00:08FORECAST20223365168.4652.3660.4100.00080.01080.040.0508FF36.46685.46243462.8237151222600.803976557518721643515160DRYH
2022-08-27 00:00:05FORECAST20223365164.2550.7857.51500.020.020.050.07FF32.25668.25243462.8237151222600.678103040247731633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-26 20:00:05FORECAST20223365164.2551.1757.7100.00960.00960.080.0896FF32.25677.25243462.8237151222600.678103040247731633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-26 16:00:04FORECAST20223365161.8951.1656.52500.00960.01960.150.1696FF29.89676.89243462.8237151222600.595551155548711633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-26 12:00:06FORECAST20223365167.8452.7560.295000.020.150.17FF35.84675.84243462.8237151222600.787549774234171643515230DRYL
2022-08-26 08:00:04FORECAST20223365166.9352.1459.535000.020.120.14FF34.93675.93243462.8237151222600.762040913465421643515230DRYL
2022-08-26 04:00:09FORECAST20223365166.9352.1459.535000.020.110.13FF34.93677.93243462.8237151222600.762040913465421643515230DRYL
2022-08-26 00:00:04FORECAST20223365169.2455.5862.410000.110.11FF37.24663.24243462.8237151222600.823514279976331643515160DRYH
2022-08-25 20:00:05FORECAST20223365169.8956.4163.150000.130.13FF37.89677.89243462.8237151222600.838821261266121643515160DRYH
2022-08-25 16:00:05FORECAST20223365170.4356.3563.390000.140.14FF38.43680.43243462.8237151222600.850860111047741653515165DRYH
2022-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20223365168.3961.164.7450000.150.15FF36.39682.39243462.8237151222600.802161373726791643515160DRYH
2022-08-25 08:00:21FORECAST20223365161.9561.1261.5350000.140.14FF29.95668.95243462.8237151222600.597722144068351633515227.5DRYL
2022-08-25 04:00:06FORECAST20223365162.5761.5562.060000.150.15FF30.57676.57243462.8237151222600.619967947904121633515227.5DRYL