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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, May 8, 2021

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DAY 220 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/09/2021 08:00:08 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): 30.85°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.69°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.27°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.050
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 187

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: 0.27 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.21 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.39 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.60 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: 162 in
SWE DAY: 127
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.98 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 74.58 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: -65

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: 1
D3: 4
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
2021-05-09 07:55:15OBSERVATION2021220-6530.8499823.6899427.26996162.494753750.269999999999981.211.392.6FF-1.15002186.84998127458.97933462547 74.5817339563040.0500014826028789 1114126DRYL
2021-05-09 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021220-6530.8499823.6899427.26996162.494753750.269999999999981.211.392.6FF-1.15002186.84998127458.97933462547 74.5817339563040.0500014826028789 1114126DRYL
2021-05-09 00:00:03FORECAST2021220-6430.4130.4130.411600.00050.94051.392.3305FF-1.59186.41128458.6264907768273.3802385242910.045802671602403891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-08 12:00:03FORECAST2021220-6433.5128.2530.88160.158750971250.0681.0081.392.398FF1.51189.51128458.6826383602873.4620384519810.08223304174618891114126DRYL
2021-05-08 08:02:32FORECAST2021220-6430.3424.7427.54160.358190843410.1171.0571.392.447FF-1.66186.34128458.7531448520173.5648243521910.045161477027668891114126DRYL
2021-05-08 04:00:08FORECAST2021220-6434.1623.5528.855160.55422746220.14251.08251.392.4725FF2.16190.16128458.8224134176873.6658781286170.092083482068307891114126DRYL
2021-05-07 23:54:59FORECAST2021220-6533.1323.9728.55160.340430709480.12320.62321.392.0132FF1.13192.13127458.217079830673.4707239384790.076853014314069891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 20:00:03FORECAST2021220-6532.7221.7627.24159.540856019370.18160.68161.392.0716FF0.72191.72127457.9331067688473.0590398535110.071351981776139891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 15:55:15FORECAST2021220-6531.4722.3626.915159.655245193920.20570.70571.392.0957FF-0.53190.47127457.9737680328773.1179142276710.056431248787737891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 12:00:06FORECAST2021220-6531.4425.2228.33160.999288442610.20340.70341.392.0934FF-0.56190.44127458.4506435190773.8102273926290.056105870597159891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 08:00:06FORECAST2021220-6531.7724.4828.125162.093652429510.1650.8751.392.265FF-0.23188.77127458.8377304984674.374683608960.059767110041417891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 03:55:07FORECAST2021220-6531.0824.5527.815162.589178535370.170.981.392.37FF-0.92189.08127459.0126492174374.6304895736050.052315334104926891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-07 00:00:06FORECAST2021220-6531.9724.2428.105166.048568546510.17240.90241.392.2924FF-0.030000000000001166.97127460.2276856335676.4201484049250.062075224244038891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-06 20:00:05FORECAST2021220-6532.4424.828.62166.157459264770.14221.13221.392.5222FF0.44184.44127460.265758110776.4765889542450.067771822363177891114126DRYL
2021-05-06 16:02:32FORECAST2021220-6532.5824.6628.62165.728686990920.14341.09341.392.4834FF0.58184.58127460.1157815401676.2543843384520.06954422419393891114126DRYL
2021-05-06 12:00:05FORECAST2021220-6533.4524.8129.13165.564546129140.11871.01871.392.4087FF1.45185.45127460.0583248719376.1693477503510.081365261652486891114126DRYL
2021-05-06 08:00:06FORECAST2021220-6532.6325.328.965165.341930398430.10471.06471.392.4547FF0.63183.63127459.9803610898476.0540408479610.070185773723058891114126DRYL
2021-05-06 04:00:08FORECAST2021220-6533.0824.8528.965165.396846280040.08721.03721.392.4272FF1.08183.08127459.9995976537476.0824827420150.076165443659553891114126DRYL
2021-05-06 00:00:06FORECAST2021220-6536.1325.8230.975165.423790234860.09330.91331.392.3033FF4.13180.13127460.0090349096276.0964380970280.12720545089718891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 20:00:06FORECAST2021220-6536.425.3730.885166.564572462570.07450.87451.392.2645FF4.4188.4127460.4080076497376.6876629525220.13266122225068891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 16:00:06FORECAST2021220-6536.2725.7731.02166.497688145220.06630.88631.392.2763FF4.27188.27127460.3846476780776.6529794959490.1300146281054891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 11:55:11FORECAST2021220-6532.9125.7829.345165.143482856430.05020.87021.392.2602FF0.91184.91127459.9108242401875.9512753183930.07386258494798891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 08:00:06FORECAST2021220-6533.5426.2829.91164.742497686950.08190.80191.392.1919FF1.54185.54127459.7702103474675.7436928146950.082669528359511891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 04:00:09FORECAST2021220-6535.2825.6430.46164.645060286610.06180.76181.392.1518FF3.28189.28127459.7360202374375.6932647679190.11105357020092891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-05 00:00:06FORECAST2021220-6530.1826.9628.57164.472541728070.10880.68881.271.9588FF-1.82180.18127459.6754639099975.6039919193050.043722914078598891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-04 20:00:06FORECAST2021220-6532.7326.2529.49166.195781018910.11680.74681.272.0168FF0.73189.73127460.2791543980976.4964535519150.071482470103811891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-04 16:00:06FORECAST2021220-6532.7726.5529.66167.014189821160.12580.86581.272.1358FF0.77187.77127460.5649377409176.9208799368290.072006249027336891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-04 12:00:05FORECAST2021220-6532.3525.628.975167.523540200470.09530.97531.272.2453FF0.35188.35127460.7425000872877.1852147354380.066650915472922891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-04 08:00:07FORECAST2021220-6530.1125.6827.895167.943369040640.07591.02591.282.3059FF-1.89181.11127460.8886821239477.4031980285980.043105242012255891114126DRYL
2021-05-04 04:00:08FORECAST2021220-6534.1425.6629.9168.876678397950.07661.10661.32.4066FF2.14190.14127461.2130972621977.8881358992680.091767951663751891114126DRYL
2021-05-04 00:00:06FORECAST2021220-6535.9725.5630.765169.9564347930.10381.01381.152.1638FF3.97185.97127461.5874586050178.4497588096690.12404685150724891114126DRYL
2021-05-03 20:00:06FORECAST2021220-6536.0325.4730.75169.811449389550.11031.04031.392.4303FF4.03192.03127461.5372505055178.374309455610.12522485319746891114126DRYL
2021-05-03 16:00:05FORECAST2021220-6536.3925.4530.92170.308822776370.10791.12791.372.4979FF4.39191.39127461.7094126684278.633186536330.13245633398693891114126DRYL
2021-05-03 12:00:06FORECAST2021220-6535.9426.331.12170.542129649980.04281.13281.372.5028FF3.94189.94127461.7900952282178.7546662914860.12346075867566891114126DRYL
2021-05-03 08:00:07FORECAST2021220-6537.4426.2631.85169.308465939390.03530.86531.382.2453FF5.44189.44127461.3629251283178.1126490947860.15516401436181891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-03 04:00:13FORECAST2021220-6537.4826.2631.87169.928938282620.03530.85531.322.1753FF5.48182.48127461.5779380497678.4354489474790.1560769543471891113124.5DRYL
2021-05-03 00:00:06FORECAST2021220-6536.1125.3830.745175.983081214940.24091.37091.32.6709FF4.11176.11127463.6581980832781.5959983292630.12680760312665891114126DRYL
2021-05-02 20:00:06FORECAST2021220-6535.4425.330.37175.385132731440.22761.29761.292.5876FF3.44188.44127463.4541581837381.2829690479930.11397633132577891114126DRYL
2021-05-02 16:00:07FORECAST2021220-6540.227.4433.82172.779627555210.22761.31761.292.6076FF8.2206.2127462.5614471532679.9211945605380.22634169453078891124128DRYL
2021-05-02 12:00:07FORECAST2021220-6538.6127.5433.075173.157247938760.18151.31151.292.6015FF6.61196.61127462.6911956732480.1183340882730.18332139799558891114126DRYL
2021-05-02 08:00:07FORECAST2021220-6538.9727.4333.2173.702440060670.18151.37151.32.6715FF6.97192.97127462.8783016206380.4030904426390.19258785464165891114126DRYL
2021-05-02 04:02:32FORECAST2021220-6537.9427.3932.665173.432238564360.22851.38851.322.7085FF5.94202.94127462.7856028291980.2619430740250.16682899008494891124128DRYL
2021-05-02 00:00:07FORECAST2021220-6537.228.7132.955177.587532699440.98512.15511.333.4851TF5.2208.2127464.2041613679782.4368716861520.149760338995648911251210DRYL
2021-05-01 20:00:07FORECAST2021220-6538.6729.5434.105176.446734378990.77111.92111.353.2711TF6.67219.67127463.8161987839281.8388536274970.184846241790248911251210DRYL
2021-05-01 16:00:06FORECAST2021220-6538.7329.5734.15176.538472358220.67621.82621.413.2362TF6.73221.73127463.8474386096281.8869182194130.186378925862188911251210DRYL
2021-05-01 12:02:24FORECAST2021220-6532.1230.931.51170.169358575410.05750.56751.472.0375FF0.12216.12127461.661160095478.5605834926150.063851345582443891123126DRYL
2021-05-01 08:00:06FORECAST2021220-6530.2528.2329.24170.177498783770.02720.45721.491.9472FF-1.75205.25127461.6639769581378.5648208773030.044347684746724891122124DRYL
2021-05-01 04:00:08FORECAST2021220-6530.2428.2229.23169.811756260510.01730.44731.471.9173FF-1.76211.24127461.5373567937278.3744691369760.044257995180956891122124DRYL