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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, June 27, 2021

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DAY 270 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/28/2021 04:00:06 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): 84.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 70.50°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 77.55°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.997
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: 53
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 523

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): 1.78 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.78 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: 45 in
SWE DAY: 177
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.11 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 19.98 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: -15

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: 4
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 10.0

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
2021-06-28 04:00:06OBSERVATION2021270-1584.5999670.5000277.5499945.101615833333001.781.78FF52.59996522.59996177443.10810718369 19.9848916228340.9971006201075294 51411110DRYL
2021-06-28 00:00:02FORECAST2021270-1475.3275.3275.3246.763184001.781.78FF43.32513.32178444.3446321411620.7789697922290.968252330025449451411110DRYL
2021-06-27 12:00:03FORECAST2021270-1488.9975.382.14547.454320.0050.0051.781.785FF56.99526.99178444.6139598840421.0988531288040.99927941887839451411110DRYL
2021-06-27 08:00:02FORECAST2021270-1485.0271.4878.2546.5907506666670.00430.00431.781.7843FF53.02523.02178444.2773631285820.6992158523680.997443728493049451411110DRYL
2021-06-27 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1491.268.3779.78546.2091796666670.00610.00611.781.7861FF59.2529.2178444.1284013784420.5228090943660.999664465456989451411110DRYL
2021-06-27 00:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.3768.279.78547.7095613333330.0020.0021.781.782FF59.37514.37177444.1300881564921.1892516808810.999684180874669451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 20:00:02FORECAST2021270-1591.6569.9880.81550.75537200.011.781.79FF59.65529.65177445.3151175951722.6021344507670.999714316814359451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 16:00:03FORECAST2021270-1591.3570.0580.750.84841466666700.011.781.79FF59.35529.35177445.3511734715422.6454011409680.999681918747919451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 12:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.270.9981.09547.54616533333300.011.781.79FF59.2529.2177444.0662564246721.1136476469220.999664465456989451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 08:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.1270.7580.93546.8041200.011.781.79FF59.12526.12177443.7760379160820.7705469317490.999654796364959451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1591.1970.9481.06546.35917191666700.011.781.79FF59.19531.19177443.6017534589920.565009951140.999663270763939451411110DRYL
2021-06-26 00:00:05FORECAST2021270-1589.8970.4480.16547.33571866666700.011.781.79FF57.89518.89177443.9840049951821.0163019529520.999469446210019451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 20:00:05FORECAST2021270-1589.7670.1979.97550.48091333333300.011.781.79FF57.76529.76177445.2087097715222.4745422932210.999445217194999451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 16:00:05FORECAST2021270-1589.4270.2279.8250.43242400.011.781.79FF57.42529.42177445.1899027102522.4520059340020.999376921685659451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 12:00:06FORECAST2021270-1589.0770.3179.6947.85838933333300.011.781.79FF57.07529.07177444.1882057527421.2581320881890.999298562823069451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 08:00:06FORECAST2021270-1588.6670.0779.36547.22556800.021.781.8FF56.66528.66177443.9409359388420.9653628581630.9991952420059451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1588.5769.9579.2646.69927733333300.011.781.79FF56.57529.57177443.7349891820320.7221033223150.999170760533999451411110DRYL
2021-06-25 00:00:05FORECAST2021270-1588.8968.6978.7948.12239466666700.011.781.79FF56.89521.89177444.2912462637921.3803586996510.999254810920349451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 20:00:06FORECAST2021270-1590.0169.8179.9150.20926001.791.79FF58.01533.01177445.1033165062322.3483081453240.999490937659989451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 16:00:06FORECAST2021270-1591.2269.9180.56550.071773333333001.791.79FF59.22534.22177445.0499481212322.2844401243380.999666843011679451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 12:00:05FORECAST2021270-1592.9170.1281.51547.819725333333001.791.79FF60.91535.91177444.1731095049321.2402360969780.999819604022719451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 08:00:05FORECAST2021270-1590.3270.5180.41547.415738666667001.791.79FF58.32531.32177444.0152853653121.0533127348870.999542778755989451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021270-1592.7168.4680.58546.765672833333001.791.79FF60.71535.71177443.7609860818120.7527810912990.999805768755059451411110DRYL
2021-06-24 00:00:06FORECAST2021270-1593.5768.9781.2748.3095040.00020.00021.791.7902FF61.57521.57177444.3642326627621.4670156752790.999858989954169451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 20:00:05FORECAST2021270-1594.2968.5881.43550.3272160.00040.00041.791.7904FF62.29540.29177445.1490887944322.4031143439610.999892682459249451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 16:00:01FORECAST2021270-1594.3471.0782.70550.1653480.00040.00041.791.7904FF62.34541.34177445.0862731515422.327907782670.999894715780079451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 12:00:05FORECAST2021270-1594.1570.4982.3248.3497586666670.00210.00211.791.7921FF62.15539.15177444.3799304093121.48566239160.999886790924459451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 08:00:05FORECAST2021270-1590.7470.780.7247.8839986666670.00320.00321.781.7832FF58.74535.74177444.1982040272521.2699862093770.999605223609669451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1590.7370.7180.7247.8613158333330.00320.00321.781.7832FF58.73538.73177444.1893483359121.2594866905070.999603833839249451411110DRYL
2021-06-23 00:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.8369.7180.7749.688220.01150.01151.781.7915FF59.83530.83177444.9009651483922.1063370345050.999732250044289451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 20:00:06FORECAST2021270-1591.869.7380.76551.7766160.01150.01151.81.8115FF59.8546.8177445.7104037402923.0773764216660.999729336025459451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 16:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.4966.4578.9751.6787626666670.01150.01151.791.8015FF59.49546.49177445.6725727004823.0318071116310.999697441881839451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 12:00:05FORECAST2021270-1592.7968.0580.4249.6170640.00390.00391.791.7939FF60.79547.79177444.8733101790522.0733075030460.999811417958449451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 08:00:06FORECAST2021270-1593.1868.0180.59549.0710533333330.00390.00391.791.7939FF61.18544.18177444.6609352646921.8199804696230.999836821639759451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1593.2268.0480.6348.6985636666670.00390.00391.781.7839FF61.22545.22177444.5158835379821.6472850553190.999839237345429451411110DRYL
2021-06-22 00:00:04FORECAST2021270-1591.2666.0978.67551.6195066666670.02470.03471.791.8247FF59.26525.26177445.6496591895423.0042155535320.999671551128689451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 20:00:05FORECAST2021270-1591.2466.3878.8154.7575946666670.02490.03491.791.8249FF59.24541.24177446.8583839898324.4688902639170.99966920487069451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 16:00:06FORECAST2021270-1591.3166.3878.84554.5767573333330.02490.03491.81.8349FF59.31541.31177446.7889905877524.3842943185130.999677349138189451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 12:00:06FORECAST2021270-1591.7370.3981.0651.3163280.00060.00061.81.8006FF59.73547.73177445.5323700341622.863085235290.999722421170539451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 08:00:06FORECAST2021270-1592.1270.3981.25550.4871440.00060.00061.81.8006FF60.12545.12177445.2111262284722.4774382402990.999758948062819451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1591.2270.1380.67550.0646299166670.00140.00141.791.7914FF59.22551.22177445.0471747421822.2811220989250.999666843011679451411110DRYL
2021-06-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021270-1577.2855.2466.2655.4712333333330.00070.04071.791.8307FF45.28505.28177447.1319204122524.802959087970.979634541217039451411110DRYL
2021-06-20 20:00:06FORECAST2021270-1577.3555.2566.358.3206440.00070.04071.791.8307FF45.35514.35177448.2191656383526.1404303931710.979966980643669451411110DRYL
2021-06-20 16:00:06FORECAST2021270-1580.9462.3171.62558.6162266666670.00020.04021.791.8302FF48.94521.94177448.3315008363926.2795008748330.991857998165039451411110DRYL
2021-06-20 12:00:06FORECAST2021270-1583.3868.675.9954.9222906666670.00250.00251.791.7925FF51.38539.38177446.9215556886524.5459555867310.995856277938079451411110DRYL
2021-06-20 08:00:06FORECAST2021270-1571.5968.6170.155.6432346666670.00250.00251.781.7825FF39.59521.59177447.1977740952324.8835306863920.932360275128189451411110DRYL
2021-06-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021270-1572.0971.5571.8255.4355621666670.00180.00181.791.7918FF40.09535.09177447.1182594872224.7862520696560.938475550249129451411110DRYL