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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, July 24, 2021

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DAY 297 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/25/2021 04:00:08 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 69.09°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 51.51°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 60.30°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.710
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 552

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): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.03 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: 204
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 441.25 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: 12

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 50.0

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
2021-07-25 04:00:08OBSERVATION20212971269.0900851.5100260.300050000.030.03FF37.09008552.09008204441.24597801994 00.7099459827136795 42415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 00:00:02FORECAST20212971256.9456.9456.940000.030.03FF24.94539.94205441.8401336927200.21002698531179512415217.5DRYL
2021-07-24 12:00:03FORECAST20212971273.1957.2565.220000.030.03FF41.19556.19205441.8401336927200.84426281153589542415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 08:00:05FORECAST20212971272.657.264.900.00010.00010.030.0301FF40.6555.6205441.8401336927200.827943883133349542415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20212971269.851.3960.59500.00280.00280.030.0328FF37.8552.8205441.8401336927200.736525234160019542415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 00:00:06FORECAST20212971274.0654.4164.2350000.030.03FF42.06548.06204441.2459780199400.866407477678219552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 20:00:03FORECAST20212971273.953.1163.505000.010.030.04FF41.9555.9204441.2459780199400.862505886008469552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 16:00:03FORECAST20212971273.9652.3963.175000.010.030.04FF41.96555.96204441.2459780199400.863977976073519552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20212971273.8553.1963.52000.010.030.04FF41.85555.85204441.2459780199400.861270888850029552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20212971273.6952.7763.230000.030.03FF41.69555.69204441.2459780199400.857268382431179552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20212971273.4152.5662.9850000.030.03FF41.41560.41204441.2459780199400.850078320425589552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 00:00:06FORECAST20212971273.0352.862.9150000.030.03FF41.03545.03204441.2459780199400.839941383305639542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:07:03FORECAST20212971272.9852.7562.8650000.030.03FF40.98562.98204441.2459780199400.838575051050029542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:03:59FORECAST20212971272.9852.7562.8650000.030.03FF40.98562.98204441.2459780199400.838575051050029542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:00:05FORECAST20212971272.9852.7562.8652.105768000.030.03FF40.98562.98204442.081628872930.930921347468490.838575051050029542414140DRYM
2021-07-22 16:00:06FORECAST20212971273.0852.6862.882.12184000.030.03FF41.08563.08204442.087989697760.938039980060290.841300150977949542414140DRYM
2021-07-22 12:00:03FORECAST20212971273.0952.5962.840.35053066666667000.030.03FF41.09563.09204441.385392525470.154719115898880.841570996724059542414140DRYM
2021-07-22 08:00:06FORECAST20212971273.0452.5262.780.066318666666665000.030.03FF41.04564.04204441.272364075620.0292645948223420.840213742024499542414140DRYM
2021-07-22 04:00:07FORECAST20212971273.0752.6862.8750000.030.03FF41.07564.07204441.2459780199400.841029002633349542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 00:00:06FORECAST20212971273.2452.7763.0050000.030.03FF41.24550.24204441.2459780199400.845597372561029542415150DRYMH
2021-07-21 20:00:06FORECAST20212971274.5452.5663.550000.030.03FF42.54565.54204441.2459780199400.877653940524669552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 16:00:06FORECAST20212971274.5552.7363.640000.030.03FF42.55569.55204441.2459780199400.877880974787989552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 12:00:06FORECAST20212971275.7354.0564.890000.030.03FF43.73568.73204441.2459780199400.902631126356849552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 08:00:06FORECAST20212971275.7154.6665.1850000.030.03FF43.71567.71204441.2459780199400.902244737018099552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 04:00:07FORECAST20212971276.8452.0764.4550000.040.04FF44.84572.84204441.2459780199400.922362766736349552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 00:00:06FORECAST20212971277.0253.1165.0650000.030.03FF45.02554.02204441.2459780199400.925254863770019552415155DRYH
2021-07-20 20:00:06FORECAST20212971277.0351.4164.220000.050.05FF45.03579.03204441.2459780199400.925413100603569552415155DRYH
2021-07-20 16:00:06FORECAST20212971277.0452.5964.8150000.050.05FF45.04581.04204441.2459780199400.925571082498069552415155DRYH
2021-07-20 12:00:05FORECAST20212971275.3752.5463.9550000.050.05FF43.37578.37204441.2459780199400.895503856969839552415155DRYH
2021-07-20 08:00:04FORECAST20212971271.3752.3361.850000.040.04FF39.37575.37204441.2459780199400.790563974148429542415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 04:00:08FORECAST20212971276.6352.3464.4850000.030.03FF44.63580.63204441.2459780199400.918882553080559552415155DRYH
2021-07-20 00:00:06FORECAST20212971274.0752.3963.230000.040.04FF42.07561.07204441.2459780199400.866648781093159552415155DRYH
2021-07-19 20:00:06FORECAST20212971275.3149.8862.5950000.040.04FF43.31582.31204441.2459780199400.894280256395379552415155DRYH
2021-07-19 16:00:06FORECAST20212971274.2451.9563.0950000.040.04FF42.24581.24204441.2459780199400.870705229590769552415155DRYH
2021-07-19 12:00:06FORECAST20212971273.2451.162.170000.050.05FF41.24575.24204441.2459780199400.845597372561029542415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 08:00:06FORECAST20212971273.251.1162.1550000.040.04FF41.2579.2204441.2459780199400.844530328832459542415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 04:00:07FORECAST20212971272.4250.0461.230000.040.04FF40.42574.42204441.2459780199400.822755930659759542415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 00:00:06FORECAST20212971270.7549.159.9250000.040.04FF38.75570.75204441.2459780199400.770042379135459542415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 20:00:06FORECAST20212971269.7347.758.7150000.060.06FF37.73580.73204441.2459780199400.733960645401389542415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 16:00:06FORECAST20212971270.5347.659.0650000.070.07FF38.53581.53204441.2459780199400.762499109101119542415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 12:00:06FORECAST20212971264.3646.2755.31500.02710.02710.080.1071FF32.36574.36204441.2459780199400.509559080541319532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-18 08:00:05FORECAST20212971264.7446.8155.77500.02710.02710.030.0571FF32.74573.74204441.2459780199400.52650295302889532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-18 04:00:07FORECAST20212971264.7446.5255.6300.02720.02720.030.0572FF32.74571.74204441.2459780199400.52650295302889532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-18 00:00:06FORECAST20212971267.4347.0657.24500.00550.00550.030.0355FF35.43559.43204441.2459780199400.643365935077279532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-17 20:00:05FORECAST20212971266.7946.9856.8850000.040.04FF34.79580.79204441.2459780199400.616331226056449532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-17 16:00:06FORECAST20212971266.8246.9656.890000.030.03FF34.82580.82204441.2459780199400.617612394794219532415222.5DRYL
2021-07-17 12:00:06FORECAST20212971258.6646.0352.3450000.030.03FF26.66566.66204441.2459780199400.269663195493269522415220DRYL
2021-07-17 08:00:06FORECAST20212971248.5146.4347.470000.030.03FF16.51563.51204441.2459780199400.0399430442741989512415217.5DRYL
2021-07-17 04:00:07FORECAST20212971248.5146.947.7050000.030.03FF16.51565.51204441.2459780199400.0399430442741989512415217.5DRYL