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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 15, 2023

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DAY 319 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/16/2023 04:00:06 AM
According to the database, there was a(n) DEBRIS FLOW on this day. Click here for more info.

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): 83.50°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 66.77°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 75.14°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.967
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: 588

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): 0.24 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.24 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: 226
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.81 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: 34

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: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 60.0

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 Small debris flow on Tahoma Creek, first activation of the new debris flow detection system

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
2023-08-16 04:00:06OBSERVATION20233193483.4999866.7700675.135020000.240.24FF51.49998588.49998226453.80977123269 00.9671219854400816 53415160DRYH
2023-08-16 00:00:02FORECAST20233193478.51263.15870.8350000.240.24FF46.512583.512227454.3562750870600.91546772499181653415160DRYH
2023-08-15 12:00:01FORECAST20233193477.3662.34869.8540000.240.24FF45.36582.36227454.3562750870600.897602046351271653415160DRYH
2023-08-15 08:00:02FORECAST20233193476.47863.19469.8360000.240.24FF44.478581.478227454.3562750870600.88218004523341653415160DRYH
2023-08-15 04:00:09FORECAST20233193476.94662.79869.8720000.240.24FF44.946581.946227454.3562750870600.890555744569021653415160DRYH
2023-08-15 00:00:02FORECAST20233193479.98863.46471.7260000.240.24FF47.988580.988226453.8097712326900.934816650851281653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 20:00:02FORECAST20233193478.96263.80671.3840000.240.24FF46.962578.962226453.8097712326900.921774461850181653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 16:00:02FORECAST20233193479.12462.74470.9340000.240.24FF47.124579.124226453.8097712326900.923955636973391653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 12:00:02FORECAST20233193479.71864.16671.9420000.240.24FF47.718579.718226453.8097712326900.931559738950891653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 08:00:02FORECAST20233193478.56663.35670.9610000.240.24FF46.566577.566226453.8097712326900.91624401065121653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 04:00:07FORECAST20233193479.5263.87871.6990000.240.24FF47.52580.52226453.8097712326900.92909285996261653415160DRYH
2023-08-14 00:00:03FORECAST20233193479.37663.93271.6540000.240.24FF47.376576.376226453.8097712326900.927256423247021653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 20:00:03FORECAST20233193478.76464.05871.4110000.240.24FF46.764575.764226453.8097712326900.919044758812921653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 16:00:03FORECAST20233193479.08865.08472.0860000.240.24FF47.088577.088226453.8097712326900.923474964074441653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 12:00:03FORECAST20233193479.8864.20272.0410000.240.24FF47.88577.88226453.8097712326900.933528569175911653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 08:00:03FORECAST20233193478.9863.80671.3930000.240.24FF46.98574.98226453.8097712326900.922019124544731653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 04:00:09FORECAST20233193478.83664.41871.6270000.240.24FF46.836574.836226453.8097712326900.920045551606211653415160DRYH
2023-08-13 00:00:04FORECAST20233193479.3464.47271.9060000.240.24FF47.34578.34226453.8097712326900.926791691850481653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 20:00:03FORECAST20233193479.5264.83272.1760000.240.24FF47.52576.52226453.8097712326900.92909285996261653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 16:00:03FORECAST20233193480.27664.2272.2480000.240.24FF48.276579.276226453.8097712326900.938157201553531653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 12:00:03FORECAST20233193478.5362.74470.6370000.240.24FF46.53573.53226453.8097712326900.915727082313511653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 08:00:07FORECAST20233193478.67463.60871.1410000.240.24FF46.674575.674226453.8097712326900.917780551649421653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 04:00:11FORECAST20233193478.83661.91670.3760000.240.24FF46.836574.836226453.8097712326900.920045551606211653415160DRYH
2023-08-12 00:00:05FORECAST20233193476.17259.59467.8830000.240.24FF44.172587.172226453.8097712326900.876464895527241653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 20:00:03FORECAST20233193478.33261.68270.0070000.240.24FF46.332592.332226453.8097712326900.91284125123111653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 16:00:02FORECAST20233193476.2861.35868.8190000.240.24FF44.28585.28226453.8097712326900.878503711351661653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 12:00:03FORECAST20233193477.16261.8869.5210000.240.24FF45.162588.162226453.8097712326900.894274214557821653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 08:00:06FORECAST20233193478.22462.43870.3310000.240.24FF46.224589.224226453.8097712326900.911236483198671653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 04:00:08FORECAST20233193478.81860.74669.7820000.240.24FF46.818587.818226453.8097712326900.919796231826961653415160DRYH
2023-08-11 00:00:04FORECAST20233193479.14263.08671.1140000.240.24FF47.142594.142226453.8097712326900.924195112739061653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 20:00:04FORECAST20233193478.63862.81670.7270000.240.24FF46.638592.638226453.8097712326900.917270740134761653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 16:00:04FORECAST20233193479.8861.7970.8350000.240.24FF47.88593.88226453.8097712326900.933528569175911653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 12:00:08FORECAST20233193478.2663.33870.7990000.240.24FF46.26592.26226453.8097712326900.911773824428761653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 08:00:04FORECAST20233193477.93662.02469.980000.240.24FF45.936591.936226453.8097712326900.90685004765711653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 04:00:08FORECAST20233193476.8259.79268.3060000.240.24FF44.82587.82226453.8097712326900.888343873021491653415160DRYH
2023-08-10 00:00:04FORECAST20233193475.36257.61466.4880000.20.2FF43.362586.362226453.8097712326900.860411905506311653415160DRYH
2023-08-09 20:00:04FORECAST20233193476.69458.0167.3520000.20.2FF44.694587.694226453.8097712326900.886100305956181653415160DRYH
2023-08-09 16:00:03FORECAST20233193476.04658.44267.2440000.20.2FF44.046583.046226453.8097712326900.874056231052181653415160DRYH
2023-08-09 12:00:05FORECAST20233193473.45454.91464.1840000.20.2FF41.454580.454226453.8097712326900.817216713533081643415155DRYH
2023-08-09 08:00:03FORECAST20233193470.86254.60862.7350000.190.19FF38.862570.862226453.8097712326900.746643235446531643415155DRYH
2023-08-09 04:00:08FORECAST20233193471.1554.42862.7890000.180.18FF39.15578.15226453.8097712326900.755129389564351643415155DRYH
2023-08-09 00:00:08FORECAST20233193475.1156.01265.5610000.240.24FF43.11579.11226453.8097712326900.855141274380471653415160DRYH
2023-08-08 20:00:06FORECAST20233193473.00455.99464.4990000.240.24FF41.004573.004226453.8097712326900.805928215041341643415155DRYH
2023-08-08 16:00:06FORECAST20233193479.64661.6170.6280000.270.27FF47.646577.646226453.8097712326900.930670440877491653415160DRYH
2023-08-08 12:00:04FORECAST20233193480.31261.68270.9970000.260.26FF48.312581.312226453.8097712326900.938565233012271653415160DRYH
2023-08-08 08:00:05FORECAST20233193474.53458.65866.5960000.380.38FF42.534564.534226453.8097712326900.842598033222111643415155DRYH
2023-08-08 04:00:09FORECAST20233193476.51457.95667.2350000.20.2FF44.514580.514226453.8097712326900.88283994832181653415160DRYH
2023-08-08 00:00:05FORECAST20233193473.70656.87665.2910000.330.33FF41.706570.706226453.8097712326900.823355824728471643415155DRYH
2023-08-07 20:00:04FORECAST20233193474.4856.85865.6690000.210.21FF42.48571.48226453.8097712326900.841386651226651643415155DRYH
2023-08-07 16:00:04FORECAST20233193476.51457.95667.2350000.180.18FF44.514578.514226453.8097712326900.88283994832181653415160DRYH
2023-08-07 12:00:05FORECAST20233193476.9158.44267.6760000.180.18FF44.91576.91226453.8097712326900.889927006973951653415160DRYH
2023-08-07 08:00:06FORECAST20233193475.39859.68467.5410000.430.43FF43.398579.398226453.8097712326900.861154099921381653415160DRYH
2023-08-07 04:00:09FORECAST20233193474.60659.70267.1540000.250.25FF42.606574.606226453.8097712326900.844203749862681643415155DRYH
2023-08-07 00:00:04FORECAST20233193474.35966.650000.30.3FF42.3565.3226453.8097712326900.837304793568081643415155DRYH
2023-08-06 20:00:05FORECAST20233193475.39859.68467.5410000.490.49FF43.398580.398226453.8097712326900.861154099921381653415160DRYH
2023-08-06 16:00:05FORECAST20233193476.38861.26868.8280000.350.35FF44.388573.388226453.8097712326900.880518829177231653415160DRYH
2023-08-06 12:00:04FORECAST20233193480.4261.23270.8260000.230.23FF48.42586.42226453.8097712326900.939776759510621653415160DRYH
2023-08-06 08:00:05FORECAST20233193481.8653.34867.6040000.430.43FF49.86578.86226453.8097712326900.95420928153221653415160DRYH
2023-08-06 04:00:07FORECAST20233193485.47861.21473.3460000.260.26FF53.478587.478226453.8097712326900.978553287097531653415160DRYH
2023-08-06 00:00:06FORECAST20233193459.3653.34856.3540000.50.5FF27.36553.36226453.8097712326900.342935317307911623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-05 20:00:06FORECAST20233193460.0853.34856.7140000.480.48FF28.08559.08226453.8097712326900.36783823908321623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-05 16:00:06FORECAST20233193460.94448.2954.6170000.550.55FF28.944563.944226453.8097712326900.398462793421231623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-05 12:00:05FORECAST20233193468.05463.17665.6150000.420.42FF36.054583.054226453.8097712326900.656566968335181633415150DRYMH
2023-08-05 08:00:06FORECAST20233193468.05463.17665.6150000.490.49FF36.054574.054226453.8097712326900.656566968335181633415150DRYMH
2023-08-05 04:00:24FORECAST20233193459.68459.12659.4050000.690.69FF27.684557.684226453.8097712326900.354065009605531623415222.5DRYL