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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, July 2, 2020

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DAY 276 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/03/2020 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): 42.41°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 34.79°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.60°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.079
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 10
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 370

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: 0.03 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.49 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.47 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.96 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: 57 in
SWE DAY: 183
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 451.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.81 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: -10

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2020-07-03 04:00:05OBSERVATION2020276-1042.4099434.7938.5999757.1964079166670.030000000000030.490000000000032.472.96FF10.40994370.40994183451.17489296988 25.8055832200640.07890039991179190 1123126DRYL
2020-07-03 00:00:03FORECAST2020276-940.240.240.256.9551733333330.00360.46362.472.9336FF8.2368.2184451.6418001710925.7233370133230.053595230418867901122124DRYL
2020-07-02 12:00:01FORECAST2020276-951.2640.4445.8557.00370.03090.49092.472.9609FF19.26379.26184451.6598265143225.7462812526740.26786279972325902123127.5DRYL
2020-07-02 08:00:03FORECAST2020276-947.0335.6841.35556.9558666666670.04310.50312.472.9731FF15.03375.03184451.642057741325.7236648217730.15908968855885901123126DRYL
2020-07-02 04:00:04FORECAST2020276-951.137.8944.49556.9449145833330.08010.54012.473.0101FF19.1379.1184451.6379890386225.7184867083920.26316487150834902123127.5DRYL
2020-07-02 00:00:03FORECAST2020276-1050.8538.5344.6957.5194080.11310.19312.472.6631FF18.85375.85183451.295219847225.9582338788410.25590945982825902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 20:03:07FORECAST2020276-1051.9137.4144.6658.6031026666670.11590.31592.472.7859FF19.91384.91183451.698207003326.4709163993630.28737168103793902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 16:00:03FORECAST2020276-1052.2737.9245.09558.5810173333330.08370.28372.472.7537FF20.27385.27183451.6900053283126.4604600314310.29845789633431902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 12:00:03FORECAST2020276-1053.2539.1146.1857.7945280.0750.2752.472.745FF21.25386.25183451.3976321839926.0883130923910.32957646597496902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 08:00:02FORECAST2020276-1053.5739.3746.4757.5934093333330.08460.31462.472.7846FF21.57386.57183451.3227735885525.9932172407410.34001291179829902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 04:00:03FORECAST2020276-1054.139.2746.68557.7851116666670.07530.36532.472.8353FF22.1386.1183451.3941281736526.0838601021920.35756751322238902122125DRYL
2020-07-01 00:00:01FORECAST2020276-1053.8437.5945.71558.5804533333330.06540.33542.472.8054FF21.84375.84183451.6897958735726.4601930083150.34891539439814902122125DRYL
2020-06-30 20:00:03FORECAST2020276-1052.4939.2145.8559.5168760.07380.44382.472.9138FF20.49386.49183452.037145576926.9038387406940.30532708665272902122125DRYL
2020-06-30 16:00:03FORECAST2020276-1053.1139.1846.14559.4148680.07550.46552.472.9355FF21.11388.11183451.9993475681126.8554815718460.32505130618014902122125DRYL
2020-06-30 12:00:02FORECAST2020276-1052.8338.6745.7558.5299786666670.07270.45272.472.9227FF20.83390.83183451.6710496971726.4362969031260.31607846873806902122125DRYL
2020-06-30 08:00:02FORECAST2020276-1048.7839.0543.91558.4373186666670.09590.65592.473.1259FF16.78380.78183451.6366297275326.3924336529270.20005773284217901123126DRYL
2020-06-30 04:00:04FORECAST2020276-1054.0639.246.6358.49185650.09730.70732.473.1773FF22.06385.06183451.65688961826.4182499747730.35623151303774902123127.5DRYL
2020-06-29 23:58:49FORECAST2020276-1052.183945.5958.8305186666670.15640.83642.53.3364TF20.18395.18183451.7826341293226.5786066904210.29566816539375902123127.5DRYL
2020-06-29 19:53:57FORECAST2020276-1052.438.8845.6460.0819306666670.18360.94362.53.4436TF20.4386.4183452.2463434524527.1718334515640.30250848936853902123127.5DRYL
2020-06-29 16:03:04FORECAST2020276-1052.3639.0345.69560.009880.17360.95362.53.4536TF20.36387.36183452.2196851278127.1376490381580.30125953144091902123127.5DRYL
2020-06-29 12:00:01FORECAST2020276-1054.9540.1447.54557.8999653333330.11240.63242.53.1324FF22.95403.95183451.4368618509226.1381786513570.38634624747862902133129DRYL
2020-06-29 08:00:03FORECAST2020276-1054.9639.1747.06557.635980.09340.67342.493.1634FF22.96404.96183451.3386220529226.0133437938690.38668892782651902133129DRYL
2020-06-29 04:00:03FORECAST2020276-1058.5540.0549.356.9991383333330.07240.58242.493.0724FF26.55408.55183451.1013557701225.7123885798950.513364196708819031331210.5DRYL
2020-06-29 00:00:03FORECAST2020276-1059.9538.3849.16556.2513826666670.0350.4552.212.665FF27.95411.95183450.8222762503125.3593763760140.56311336222943903132127DRYL
2020-06-28 20:00:04FORECAST2020276-1059.9638.4449.257.434680.01390.39392.312.7039FF27.96425.96183451.2636657662325.918184238910.56346608796926903132127DRYL
2020-06-28 16:00:03FORECAST2020276-1060.8842.7151.79557.1721706666670.00210.32212.32.6221FF28.88426.88183451.1658599105625.794131541780.59566566820698903132127DRYL
2020-06-28 12:00:03FORECAST2020276-1060.9742.3451.65555.8301040.00320.28322.292.5732FF28.97428.97183450.6648118214125.160663313130.59878478683217903132127DRYL
2020-06-28 08:00:04FORECAST2020276-1060.9842.3451.6655.7719386666670.00320.22322.262.4832FF28.98421.98183450.6430576956225.1332369743590.59913097128737903132127DRYL
2020-06-28 04:00:04FORECAST2020276-1060.7542.0651.40555.3587164166670.00280.17282.332.5028FF28.75429.75183450.4884179497124.9384605782710.591149570792903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 23:54:33FORECAST2020276-1062.841.6852.2457.9884560.00310.14312.572.7131FF30.8441.8183451.4697781282226.1800353643180.66058902621798903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 20:00:02FORECAST2020276-1062.841.752.2558.9752266666670.00310.14312.482.6231FF30.8441.8183451.8363309138826.6471500318810.66058902621798903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 16:00:02FORECAST2020276-1062.3241.2151.76558.8956320.00330.15332.522.6733FF30.32442.32183451.8067981704726.6094469201460.64471436621658903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 12:00:03FORECAST2020276-1059.3340.2249.77557.984120.00280.09282.62.6928FF27.33439.33183451.4681654188826.1779842798280.54115738632806903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 08:00:01FORECAST2020276-1059.3340.2449.78557.5682706666670.00280.09282.652.7428FF27.33437.33183451.3134140094125.9813327731910.54115738632806903132127DRYL
2020-06-27 04:00:03FORECAST2020276-1059.3939.949.64557.6835950.00280.08282.732.8128FF27.39441.39183451.3563464219126.0358566876810.54328875037634903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-27 00:00:03FORECAST2020276-1063.1742.8152.9957.5570293333330.00240.04242.662.7024FF31.17446.17183451.3092284648225.9760185011530.67263600294378903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-26 20:00:02FORECAST2020276-1063.1842.825359.6915640.00240.03242.72.7324FF31.18462.18183452.1018516659426.9866666132360.67295918694597903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-26 16:00:02FORECAST2020276-1062.4942.7452.61559.5589973333330.00220.03222.692.7222FF30.49464.49183452.0527503444226.9238085522890.65036712021558903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-26 12:00:03FORECAST2020276-1060.8639.8550.35557.3188120.0020.0222.642.662FF28.86461.86183451.2205036498525.8634232192510.59497169679692903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-26 08:00:03FORECAST2020276-1058.8539.3349.0957.3646773333330.00320.00322.732.7332FF26.85456.85183451.2375905146825.8850987805450.52406898840476903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-26 04:00:05FORECAST2020276-1061.1639.4450.356.8709330833330.00310.01312.772.7831FF29.16460.16183451.0535442793625.6518359337120.60534873485169903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-25 23:54:10FORECAST2020276-1058.2139.9349.0761.2752513037160.00190.02192.612.6319FF26.21461.21183452.6871563016327.7385192643470.50122086236244903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-25 20:00:03FORECAST2020276-1058.2339.9349.0863.4128386666670.00190.02192.612.6319FF26.23460.23183453.4734488480428.7560386514170.50193531743858903131123.5DRYL
2020-06-25 16:00:03FORECAST2020276-1057.5438.5248.0363.8532880.00650.03652.562.5965FF25.54460.54183453.6349344494428.9660821162610.47729869389183902131123DRYL
2020-06-25 12:00:03FORECAST2020276-1057.0741.8949.4861.5489240.00030.02032.512.5303FF25.07466.07183452.7880628338527.8686180674680.46056106062682902131123DRYL
2020-06-25 08:00:02FORECAST2020276-1044.6239.6742.14562.1476880.00060.02062.492.5106FF12.62429.62183453.0085901177428.1534365199570.11232807001474901131122.5DRYL
2020-06-25 03:54:28FORECAST2020276-1043.5943.1543.3761.314240.00060.01062.482.4906FF11.59455.59183452.7015362046127.7570506392180.095670724498155901131122.5DRYL