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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, September 1, 2023

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DAY 336 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/02/2023 04:00:04 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 60.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.87°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 52.44°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.520
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: 28
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 607

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): 0.87 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.48 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.35 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: 3
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 82.5

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
2023-09-02 04:00:04OBSERVATION20233365160.0000844.8752.43504000.870.481.35FF28.00008607.00008243462.82371512226 00.5198657281250116 33535282.5DRYVH
2023-09-02 00:00:01FORECAST20233365157.41642.38649.901000.870.481.35FF25.416604.416244463.3360309881600.424545371165641623535275DRYVH
2023-09-01 12:00:02FORECAST20233365158.06441.64849.856000.870.481.35FF26.064605.064244463.3360309881600.448255173932191623535275DRYVH
2023-09-01 08:00:02FORECAST20233365157.75841.95449.856000.870.481.35FF25.758604.758244463.3360309881600.43703048656111623535275DRYVH
2023-09-01 04:00:03FORECAST20233365157.43441.68449.559000.870.481.35FF25.434604.434244463.3360309881600.425200712537161623535275DRYVH
2023-09-01 00:00:02FORECAST20233365158.49641.68450.09000.530.481.01FF26.496606.496243462.8237151222600.464170484815641623535275DRYVH
2023-08-31 20:00:01FORECAST20233365158.13641.75649.946000.450.480.93FF26.136605.136243462.8237151222600.450902651013191623525250DRYMH
2023-08-31 16:00:02FORECAST20233365158.08242.09850.09000.450.480.93FF26.082605.082243462.8237151222600.448916831888811623525250DRYMH
2023-08-31 12:00:02FORECAST20233365157.63243.05250.342000.450.480.93FF25.632604.632243462.8237151222600.432422721337771623525250DRYMH
2023-08-31 08:00:02FORECAST20233365157.36241.73849.55000.460.480.94FF25.362603.362243462.8237151222600.422580605031671623525250DRYMH
2023-08-31 04:00:04FORECAST20233365156.80440.89248.848000.550.481.03FF24.804601.804243462.8237151222600.402399268464981623535275DRYVH
2023-08-31 00:00:02FORECAST20233365156.9341.48649.208000.280.480.76FF24.93607.93243462.8237151222600.406935706409211623525250DRYMH
2023-08-30 20:00:02FORECAST20233365158.78443.77251.278000.250.480.73FF26.784611.784243462.8237151222600.474814236624211623525250DRYMH
2023-08-30 16:00:01FORECAST20233365156.33641.52248.92900.007874020.677874020.481.15787402FF24.336608.336243462.8237151222600.385668935891721623535275DRYVH
2023-08-30 12:00:02FORECAST20233365156.42643.50249.96400.007874020.657874020.481.13787402FF24.426609.426243462.8237151222600.388870887693351623535275DRYVH
2023-08-30 08:00:02FORECAST20233365154.66241.73848.200.035433090.715433090.481.19543309FF22.662603.662243462.8237151222600.327739027512011623535275DRYVH
2023-08-30 04:00:05FORECAST20233365154.44641.46847.95700.047244120.877244120.481.35724412FF22.446603.446243462.8237151222600.320523625247731623535275DRYVH
2023-08-30 00:00:03FORECAST20233365157.05642.56649.811000.60.380.98FF25.056607.056243462.8237151222600.411484662419131623535275DRYVH
2023-08-29 16:00:03FORECAST20233365156.80440.65848.731000.490.270.76FF24.804603.804243462.8237151222600.402399268464981623525250DRYMH
2023-08-29 12:00:02FORECAST20233365155.92240.40648.164000.520.270.79FF23.922601.922243462.8237151222600.371043163954421623535275DRYVH
2023-08-29 08:00:03FORECAST20233365155.23840.76648.00200.070866180.870866180.341.21086618FF23.238605.238243462.8237151222600.347290685222591623535275DRYVH
2023-08-29 04:00:08FORECAST20233365154.28441.19847.74100.007874020.567874020.250.81787402FF22.284602.284243462.8237151222600.315156016958081623535275DRYVH
2023-08-29 00:00:03FORECAST20233365155.56242.0848.821000.370.30.67FF23.562597.562243462.8237151222600.358473902008261623425245DRYM
2023-08-28 20:00:03FORECAST20233365156.0341.79248.911000.240.350.59FF24.03599.03243462.8237151222600.374841632921631623525250DRYMH
2023-08-28 16:00:03FORECAST20233365152.98841.5447.264000.250.510.76FF20.988591.988243462.8237151222600.273682677904441623425245DRYM
2023-08-28 12:00:03FORECAST20233365155.25642.8949.073000.730.61.33FF23.256598.256243462.8237151222600.347908608277191623435267.5DRYH
2023-08-28 08:00:03FORECAST20233365154.21242.15248.18200.185039471.045039470.511.55503947FF22.212599.212243462.8237151222600.3127827848144516235452100DRYVH
2023-08-28 04:00:07FORECAST20233365154.21242.15248.18200.185039471.045039470.511.55503947FF22.212599.212243462.8237151222600.3127827848144516235452100DRYVH
2023-08-28 00:00:04FORECAST20233365154.21242.15248.18200.185039471.045039470.511.55503947FF22.212596.212243462.8237151222600.312782784814451623445290DRYVH
2023-08-27 20:00:04FORECAST20233365154.21242.15248.18200.185039471.045039470.511.55503947FF22.212597.212243462.8237151222600.312782784814451623445290DRYVH
2023-08-27 16:00:03FORECAST20233365153.47442.36847.92100.145669371.055669370.511.56566937FF21.474599.474243462.8237151222600.2889166411206316235452100DRYVH
2023-08-27 12:00:03FORECAST20233365154.96842.45848.71300.122047310.152047310.470.62204731FF22.968603.968243462.8237151222600.338071300373071623525250DRYMH
2023-08-27 08:00:03FORECAST20233365155.65241.93648.79400.122047310.172047310.470.64204731FF23.652602.652243462.8237151222600.361602496973121623525250DRYMH
2023-08-27 04:00:08FORECAST20233365158.15442.72850.441000.040.380.42FF26.154600.154243462.8237151222600.451564866400151623515225DRYL
2023-08-27 00:00:03FORECAST20233365155.43642.47648.95600.043307110.073307110.310.38330711FF23.436592.436243462.8237151222600.354109814114851623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-26 20:00:03FORECAST20233365155.92241.84648.88400.043307110.073307110.310.38330711FF23.922594.922243462.8237151222600.371043163954421623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-26 16:20:49FORECAST20233365155.25642.06248.659000.010.310.32FF23.256590.256243462.8237151222600.347908608277191623415222.5DRYL
2023-08-26 12:20:26FORECAST20233365161.744.3353.015000.010.630.64FF29.7597.7243462.8237151222600.582292497337581633415225DRYL
2023-08-26 08:20:06FORECAST20233365163.546.23854.8690000.580.58FF31.5604.5243462.8237151222600.646172331544231633515227.5DRYL
2023-08-26 04:33:37FORECAST20233365162.22245.7753.996000.010.620.63FF30.222596.222243462.8237151222600.601125959612541633415225DRYL
2023-08-26 00:14:26FORECAST20233365166.1146.20256.1560000.250.25FF34.11602.11243462.8237151222600.731555836457951643515230DRYL
2023-08-25 16:00:05FORECAST20233365167.02846.5856.8040000.080.08FF35.028608.028243462.8237151222600.75892031639691643515230DRYL
2023-08-25 12:00:03FORECAST20233365168.32447.24657.7850000.150.15FF36.324612.324243462.8237151222600.794826665143841643515160DRYH
2023-08-25 08:00:04FORECAST20233365168.32447.82258.0730000.240.24FF36.324608.324243462.8237151222600.794826665143841643515160DRYH
2023-08-25 04:00:06FORECAST20233365164.27447.69655.9850000.220.22FF32.274604.274243462.8237151222600.672534913720361633515227.5DRYL
2023-08-25 00:00:04FORECAST20233365167.4648.6558.0550000.080.08FF35.46605.46243462.8237151222600.771253578469891643515230DRYL
2023-08-24 20:00:04FORECAST20233365166.97448.66857.8210000.130.13FF34.974610.974243462.8237151222600.757353675003941643515230DRYL
2023-08-24 16:00:04FORECAST20233365161.4345.60853.519000.220.210.43FF29.43604.43243462.8237151222600.572473535823611633525255DRYH
2023-08-24 12:00:04FORECAST20233365163.10445.75254.428000.260.150.41FF31.104610.104243462.8237151222600.632398545235191633525255DRYH
2023-08-24 08:00:03FORECAST20233365161.80844.8753.339000.260.190.45FF29.808593.808243462.8237151222600.586206122364571633425250DRYMH
2023-08-24 04:00:08FORECAST20233365169.15249.89259.522000.140.130.27FF37.152605.152243462.8237151222600.8160063905397116435251120DRYVH
2023-08-24 00:00:04FORECAST20233365164.59848.95656.777000.060.140.2FF32.598601.598243462.8237151222600.683329199424111633515227.5DRYL
2023-08-23 20:00:04FORECAST20233365164.77847.89456.336000.080.150.23FF32.778610.778243462.8237151222600.689260054562971633515227.5DRYL
2023-08-23 16:00:03FORECAST20233365163.7748.05655.913000.50.130.63FF31.77603.77243462.8237151222600.655456358140421633535282.5DRYVH
2023-08-23 12:00:05FORECAST20233365164.0448.97456.507000.480.110.59FF32.04605.04243462.8237151222600.664647723548251633525255DRYH
2023-08-23 08:00:04FORECAST20233365162.47447.0354.752000.510.10.61FF30.474598.474243462.8237151222600.610137276797911633435275DRYVH
2023-08-23 04:00:07FORECAST20233365165.22848.9257.074000.070.280.35FF33.228602.228243462.8237151222600.703871308557261643515230DRYL
2023-08-23 00:00:04FORECAST20233365150.68447.3949.037000.050.370.42FF18.684588.684243462.8237151222600.20729794523491613415220DRYL
2023-08-22 20:00:03FORECAST20233365149.13641.30645.221000.040.350.39FF17.136583.136243462.8237151222600.168594608303371613415220DRYL
2023-08-22 16:00:04FORECAST20233365149.5544.647.0750000.310.31FF17.55585.55243462.8237151222600.178461420386041613415220DRYL
2023-08-22 12:00:04FORECAST20233365142.74641.14441.945000.240.170.41FF10.746569.746243462.8237151222600.0600381316450861613425240DRYM
2023-08-22 08:00:05FORECAST20233365144.02441.52242.773000.280.190.47FF12.024569.024243462.8237151222600.0755883876716331613425240DRYM
2023-08-22 04:00:08FORECAST20233365148.27247.46247.8670000.220.22FF16.272596.272243462.8237151222600.149153402333581613415220DRYL