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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, June 25, 2021

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DAY 268 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/26/2021 04:00:07 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): 71.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.88°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.84°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.933
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 94 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 40
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 441

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): 1.80 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.80 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: 175
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 446.64 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.53 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: -17

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 3
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 9.0

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
2021-06-26 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021268-1771.7999853.8800862.8400357.17016125001.81.8FF39.79998440.79998175446.63587477948 25.5342449811770.9328005382611394 5131119DRYL
2021-06-26 00:00:02FORECAST2021268-1661.5861.5861.5858.8382960.00140.00141.81.8014FF29.58430.58176447.8467216287626.3505379698220.70336809822107944131124DRYL
2021-06-25 12:00:03FORECAST2021268-1673.3564.6368.9959.3214426666670.00880.00881.81.8088FF41.35442.35176448.0307529475526.5778306238820.94984162500747945131119DRYL
2021-06-25 08:00:03FORECAST2021268-1673.3160.6766.9958.6600853333330.02160.02161.81.8216FF41.31442.31176447.77878387326.2667416724470.94944978609482945131119DRYL
2021-06-25 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1674.4254.0964.25558.1128026666670.00550.00551.81.8055FF42.42443.42176447.5699555624326.0095445071290.95945608669813945131119DRYL
2021-06-25 00:00:04FORECAST2021268-1774.4556.8265.63559.5296333333330.00610.00611.81.8061FF42.45435.45175447.5396985804526.6418741586050.95970247986764945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 20:00:02FORECAST2021268-1774.5156.3865.44561.6523053333330.00340.01341.81.8134FF42.51444.51175448.3481977036927.6416999804770.96019162898658945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 16:00:02FORECAST2021268-1774.7856.8765.82561.603980.00130.01131.81.8113FF42.78444.78175448.3298396396527.6189024745640.96233357728667945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 12:00:05FORECAST2021268-1774.8757.1966.0359.4300506666670.00020.01021.81.8102FF42.87444.87175447.5016616394926.5950464246520.9630263600399945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 08:00:05FORECAST2021268-1775.2357.3466.28558.9977466666670.00020.01021.81.8102FF43.23442.23175447.3364257169626.3918411192210.96569436144216945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021268-1775.457.0566.22558.42612750.00050.01051.81.8105FF43.4445.4175447.1176617791826.1233535146120.96689826343865945131119DRYL
2021-06-24 00:00:06FORECAST2021268-1775.6256.5666.0960.1301866666670.00220.01221.81.8122FF43.62428.62175447.7688841612926.9244265881440.96840451073341945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 20:00:04FORECAST2021268-1776.2356.2866.25562.27931733333300.011.81.81FF44.23445.23175448.5861859097727.9376414236240.97228784723238945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 16:00:01FORECAST2021268-1776.1156.6766.3962.1876960.00040.01041.81.8104FF44.11446.11175448.5514338261427.8943802071440.9715569453569945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 12:00:05FORECAST2021268-1773.3656.6865.0260.3087480.00080.01081.81.8108FF41.36443.36175447.836960057427.0084863691880.94993920668129945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 08:00:05FORECAST2021268-1777.3356.0666.69559.7630653333330.00120.00121.81.8012FF45.33446.33175447.6288233769626.751670616560.97828796499697945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1777.4956.3366.9159.8216718333330.00140.00141.81.8014FF45.49446.49175447.6511911560726.7792426531390.97906199063015945131119DRYL
2021-06-23 00:00:05FORECAST2021268-1778.3556.9667.65561.700673333333001.81.8FF46.35436.35175448.3665697199227.6645192518760.98283427417528945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 20:00:06FORECAST2021268-1780.7756.9868.87563.78152533333300.011.811.82FF48.77451.77175449.1548234022428.6477797474190.99049581177573945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 16:00:05FORECAST2021268-1780.6857.2568.96563.6259440.0040.0041.811.814FF48.68451.68175449.0960311751728.5741589301740.99027623360861945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 12:00:05FORECAST2021268-1780.9657.0669.0161.5943666666670.0010.0011.811.811FF48.96452.96175448.3261874108327.6143675736510.99094518772296945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 08:00:06FORECAST2021268-178157.5769.28561.0786960.00080.00081.811.8108FF49449175448.1301467492427.3712050017320.9910373884975945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1780.7157.3669.03560.6323516666670.00080.00081.81.8008FF48.71452.71175447.9602541923327.1608836648790.9903499133059945131119DRYL
2021-06-22 00:00:03FORECAST2021268-1779.3855.1267.2563.2395626666670.00030.00031.811.8103FF47.38434.38175448.9499219977728.3913967263730.98657500027302945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 20:00:05FORECAST2021268-1779.8254.567.1666.4013760.00030.00031.811.8103FF47.82449.82175450.1413503603329.8900050584240.98794485762137945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 16:00:05FORECAST2021268-1779.8555.7267.78566.2268253333330.00030.00031.821.8203FF47.85449.85175450.0758257541229.8070930989740.98803368400348945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 12:00:05FORECAST2021268-1778.5156.0667.28563.53788133333300.011.811.82FF46.51451.51175449.0627431036528.5324952825410.98346801480094945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 08:00:05FORECAST2021268-1779.8456.8268.3362.7250426666670.00020.01021.811.8202FF47.84448.84175448.7551347465328.1481849738620.98800413839904945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 04:00:06FORECAST2021268-1779.8656.8368.34562.2121099166670.00020.00021.811.8102FF47.86456.86175448.5606948449627.9059072519910.98806316656216945131119DRYL
2021-06-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021268-1774.953.7864.3464.3683973333330.0350.0351.811.845FF42.9436.9175449.3763859479428.9256377629140.9632549666533945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 20:00:05FORECAST2021268-1774.4952.1763.3366.5490706666670.03570.03571.811.8457FF42.49446.49175450.1967708021929.960176714020.96002911674564945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 16:00:05FORECAST2021268-1773.7350.9562.3466.5550293333330.03520.03521.811.8452FF41.73447.73175450.1990062756129.9630080685110.95344485923649945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 12:00:06FORECAST2021268-1782.1856.369.2463.3640813333330.00280.00281.811.8128FF50.18454.18175448.9970240940928.4502839531230.99341204220038945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 08:00:05FORECAST2021268-1782.256.3369.26563.0636333333330.00280.00281.81.8028FF50.2448.2175448.8833472167328.3082148183150.99344696843562945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1781.4854.7368.10562.4189008333330.00280.00281.811.8128FF49.48459.48175448.6391145582128.0035604015630.99208132569222945131119DRYL
2021-06-20 00:00:06FORECAST2021268-1779.0653.9166.48563.7590306666670.00110.00111.811.8111FF47.06440.06175449.1463243875928.6371342704490.98549629448843945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 20:00:06FORECAST2021268-1779.0853.9166.49565.7751026666670.00110.00111.811.8111FF47.08457.08175449.9061185671229.5926211391140.98556583174069945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 16:00:06FORECAST2021268-1778.7952.9865.88565.8717533333330.00110.00111.821.8211FF46.79455.79175449.9424455244829.6384977857860.98452900254794945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 12:00:05FORECAST2021268-1776.8452.9264.8864.2790946666670.00160.00161.821.8216FF44.84453.84175449.3426926975928.8833414816840.9757659818481945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 08:00:05FORECAST2021268-1776.9252.8964.90563.8882826666670.00160.00161.821.8216FF44.92446.92175449.1951522156728.6983068572510.97619376144058945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1777.3250.8464.0863.4750463333330.00160.00161.81.8016FF45.32450.32175449.0389866477728.502770482940.97823879792123945131119DRYL
2021-06-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021268-1776.4952.8964.6963.5784693333330.0020.0021.811.812FF44.49441.49175449.0780864694628.5516973488710.97381800901909945131119DRYL
2021-06-18 20:00:06FORECAST2021268-1777.1652.7564.95566.2352346666670.0020.0021.811.812FF45.16463.16175450.078983201429.8110870708790.97743927662992945131119DRYL
2021-06-18 16:00:06FORECAST2021268-1777.2252.7464.9867.1196866666670.00160.00161.811.8116FF45.22463.22175450.4106915777530.2314244900150.9777419460556945131119DRYL
2021-06-18 12:00:06FORECAST2021268-1758.2448.7153.47567.1971493333330.04580.06581.811.8758FF26.24435.24175450.4397080075330.2682643246450.58696503142351943131123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021268-1751.6248.2449.9367.24241333333300.021.811.83FF19.62421.62175450.4566606253430.2897929625220.34335289549079942131123DRYL
2021-06-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021268-1749.1848.5248.8567.22432583333300.021.811.83FF17.18424.18175450.4498865909730.281189947780.26336752614907942131123DRYL