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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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DAY 300 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/28/2021 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): 65.06°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 51.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.23°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.462
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 33
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 565

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: 207
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.02 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: 15

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2021-07-28 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213001565.0600651.3899658.225010000.030.03FF33.06006565.06006207443.02169306381 00.462032052737993 22415220DRYL
2021-07-28 00:00:03FORECAST20213001551.8551.8551.8500.0010.0010.030.031FF19.85551.85208443.6091138238600.0690485864350589312415217.5DRYL
2021-07-27 12:00:02FORECAST20213001569.3155.2162.260000.030.03FF37.31569.31208443.6091138238600.63713184133119332415145DRYM
2021-07-27 08:00:02FORECAST20213001569.2153.0961.150000.030.03FF37.21569.21208443.6091138238600.633186800993969332415145DRYM
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213001569.4352.2660.84500.00010.00010.030.0301FF37.43569.43208443.6091138238600.6418467243969332415145DRYM
2021-07-27 00:00:05FORECAST20213001569.3352.0960.710000.030.03FF37.33553.33207443.0216930638100.637919122276849332415145DRYM
2021-07-26 20:00:03FORECAST20213001569.1653.6761.4150000.030.03FF37.16572.16207443.0216930638100.631208964882779332415145DRYM
2021-07-26 16:00:02FORECAST20213001570.0252.5261.270000.030.03FF38.02573.02207443.0216930638100.66470312996069332415145DRYM
2021-07-26 12:00:03FORECAST20213001570.0354.1562.090000.030.03FF38.03573.03207443.0216930638100.665085610056399332415145DRYM
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213001571.5254.1262.820000.030.03FF39.52576.52207443.0216930638100.719985462846829342415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213001571.6454.1362.8850000.030.03FF39.64575.64207443.0216930638100.72421063422699342415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 00:00:05FORECAST20213001571.8154.4763.140000.030.03FF39.81560.81207443.0216930638100.730142210643299342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 20:00:05FORECAST20213001571.7954.4663.1250000.030.03FF39.79577.79207443.0216930638100.729447702334769342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 16:00:05FORECAST20213001571.8154.4263.1150000.030.03FF39.81578.81207443.0216930638100.730142210643299342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 12:00:06FORECAST20213001572.0854.5563.3150000.030.03FF40.08576.08207443.0216930638100.739429952468439342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 08:00:05FORECAST20213001571.7554.4963.120000.030.03FF39.75577.75207443.0216930638100.728056015705299342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20213001571.3554.5262.9350000.030.03FF39.35576.35207443.0216930638100.713946675090359342415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 00:00:06FORECAST20213001571.8755.0763.470000.030.03FF39.87566.87207443.0216930638100.732220372676899342415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 20:00:04FORECAST20213001571.3155.0463.1750000.030.03FF39.31582.31207443.0216930638100.712516851925559342415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 16:00:06FORECAST20213001573.654.5264.060000.030.03FF41.6584.6207443.0216930638100.788486615759719342415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 12:00:05FORECAST20213001570.4854.1962.3350000.030.03FF38.48579.48207443.0216930638100.682115052894749332415145DRYM
2021-07-24 08:00:06FORECAST20213001569.9254.0261.970000.030.03FF37.92581.92207443.0216930638100.660868997643859332415145DRYM
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20213001574.2854.3464.3100.00020.00020.030.0302FF42.28582.28207443.0216930638100.808556547024889342415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 00:00:07FORECAST20213001574.8152.2363.5200.00020.00020.030.0302FF42.81578.81207443.0216930638100.823361708143889342415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 20:00:06FORECAST20213001575.5151.4963.50000.040.04FF43.51588.51207443.0216930638100.841775206439519342415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 16:00:05FORECAST20213001575.6854.1864.930000.040.04FF43.68587.68207443.0216930638100.846050250549789342415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20213001570.0350.6160.320000.040.04FF38.03577.03207443.0216930638100.665085610056399332415145DRYM
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20213001572.9553.1563.050000.030.03FF40.95580.95207443.0216930638100.76819966168439342415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213001572.9452.7662.850000.030.03FF40.94590.94207443.0216930638100.767879329745689342415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 00:00:06FORECAST20213001573.9753.5263.7450000.030.03FF41.97575.97207443.0216930638100.799555496621059342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:07:04FORECAST20213001573.9850.5262.250000.030.03FF41.98596.98207443.0216930638100.799849754802879342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:04:00FORECAST20213001573.9850.5262.250000.030.03FF41.98596.98207443.0216930638100.799849754802879342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:00:06FORECAST20213001573.9550.5262.2350000.030.03FF41.95596.95207443.0216930638100.798966202899019342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 16:00:06FORECAST20213001573.4151.2162.310000.030.03FF41.41595.41207443.0216930638100.782666490610959342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 12:00:05FORECAST20213001572.5251.3861.950000.030.03FF40.52592.52207443.0216930638100.754205502179929342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 08:00:06FORECAST20213001572.5751.461.9850000.030.03FF40.57587.57207443.0216930638100.75585565640489342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213001572.451.2361.8150000.030.03FF40.4592.4207443.0216930638100.750220863046679342415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 00:00:06FORECAST20213001573.1951.1562.170000.030.03FF41.19578.19207443.0216930638100.775813463337559342415150DRYMH
2021-07-21 20:00:06FORECAST20213001573.8851.9362.9050000.030.03FF41.88597.88207443.0216930638100.796895522789929342415150DRYMH
2021-07-21 16:00:06FORECAST20213001573.951.9362.9150000.030.03FF41.9601.9207443.0216930638100.7974884385139342515155DRYH
2021-07-21 12:00:06FORECAST20213001570.7449.4360.0850000.030.03FF38.74593.74207443.0216930638100.691784563097629332415145DRYM
2021-07-21 08:00:06FORECAST20213001570.0749.1759.620000.030.03FF38.07588.07207443.0216930638100.666613816569359332415145DRYM
2021-07-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213001570.0749.1459.6050000.040.04FF38.07594.07207443.0216930638100.666613816569359332415145DRYM
2021-07-21 00:00:06FORECAST20213001568.550.3459.420000.030.03FF36.5578.5207443.0216930638100.604794170217079332415145DRYM
2021-07-20 20:00:06FORECAST20213001569.8349.2559.540000.050.05FF37.83602.83207443.0216930638100.657403971101269332515150DRYMH
2021-07-20 16:00:06FORECAST20213001569.7549.1959.470000.050.05FF37.75604.75207443.0216930638100.654312783908539332515150DRYMH
2021-07-20 12:00:06FORECAST20213001562.1950.0656.1250000.050.05FF30.19595.19207443.0216930638100.345835458685019322415220DRYL
2021-07-20 08:00:05FORECAST20213001551.4449.8350.6350000.040.04FF19.44581.44207443.0216930638100.0634960498535149312415217.5DRYL
2021-07-20 04:00:08FORECAST20213001551.3750.1150.740000.030.03FF19.37587.37207443.0216930638100.0625836701849489312415217.5DRYL