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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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DAY 301 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/29/2021 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 70.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 61.46°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.711
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 568

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: 208
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.61 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: 16

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
2021-07-29 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213011670.8000852.1099661.455020000.030.03FF38.80008567.80008208443.60911382386 00.7105313690365295 42415150DRYMH
2021-07-29 00:00:02FORECAST20213011656.6656.6656.6600.00010.00010.030.0301FF24.66553.66209444.1943066208300.156559802497279512415217.5DRYL
2021-07-28 12:00:03FORECAST20213011669.1258.6263.8700.00030.00030.030.0303FF37.12566.12209444.1943066208300.643997354431419532415145DRYM
2021-07-28 08:00:02FORECAST20213011672.5656.0964.32500.00230.00230.030.0323FF40.56569.56209444.1943066208300.773240854350839542415150DRYMH
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213011672.0852.5862.3300.00060.00060.030.0306FF40.08569.08209444.1943066208300.756934883912339542415150DRYMH
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213011672.7851.3162.04500.00060.00060.030.0306FF40.78556.78208443.6091138238600.780503406365069542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 20:00:02FORECAST20213011672.3652.0162.1850000.030.03FF40.36573.36208443.6091138238600.766522699301449542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 16:00:03FORECAST20213011672.7853.0762.9250000.030.03FF40.78573.78208443.6091138238600.780503406365069542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 12:00:02FORECAST20213011672.9154.6663.7850000.030.03FF40.91573.91208443.6091138238600.78473145985799542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 08:00:03FORECAST20213011672.8554.7163.780000.030.03FF40.85573.85208443.6091138238600.782785940441419542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213011672.0454.7863.410000.030.03FF40.04573.04208443.6091138238600.755548049383159542415150DRYMH
2021-07-27 00:00:06FORECAST20213011673.2755.364.2850000.030.03FF41.27558.27208443.6091138238600.796190739385559542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 20:00:06FORECAST20213011673.7455.664.670000.030.03FF41.74577.74208443.6091138238600.810592446285929542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 16:00:03FORECAST20213011673.8655.4164.6350000.030.03FF41.86578.86208443.6091138238600.814166831032129542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 12:00:03FORECAST20213011672.7155.2363.970000.030.03FF40.71577.71208443.6091138238600.778207180591539542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213011674.9355.7165.320000.030.03FF42.93583.93208443.6091138238600.844168994945099542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213011674.5155.565.0050000.030.03FF42.51582.51208443.6091138238600.832794747407779542415150DRYMH
2021-07-26 00:00:06FORECAST20213011674.5655.7665.160000.030.03FF42.56567.56208443.6091138238600.834176145173819542415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 20:00:05FORECAST20213011675.6955.7665.7250000.030.03FF43.69585.69208443.6091138238600.863427618535959552415155DRYH
2021-07-25 16:00:06FORECAST20213011675.6355.665.6150000.030.03FF43.63586.63208443.6091138238600.861968982909889552415155DRYH
2021-07-25 12:00:06FORECAST20213011676.6955.8866.2850000.030.03FF44.69584.69208443.6091138238600.886197830711739552415155DRYH
2021-07-25 08:00:05FORECAST20213011677.0455.2966.1650000.030.03FF45.04587.04208443.6091138238600.893491078202849552415155DRYH
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20213011677.1255.2666.190000.030.03FF45.12585.12208443.6091138238600.895109799256489552415155DRYH
2021-07-25 00:00:06FORECAST20213011677.3353.9665.6450000.030.03FF45.33576.33208443.6091138238600.899274300242859552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 20:00:04FORECAST20213011677.553.9565.7250000.030.03FF45.5591.5208443.6091138238600.902556496774229552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 16:00:06FORECAST20213011678.0655.9967.0250000.030.03FF46.06595.06208443.6091138238600.912814832477569552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 12:00:05FORECAST20213011678.9755.6167.290000.030.03FF46.97589.97208443.6091138238600.927737124974599552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 08:00:06FORECAST20213011677.8455.2766.5550000.030.03FF45.84591.84208443.6091138238600.908885023717229552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20213011678.8655.3867.120000.030.03FF46.86592.86208443.6091138238600.926044520032679552415155DRYH
2021-07-24 00:00:07FORECAST20213011676.3554.9865.6650000.030.03FF44.35587.35208443.6091138238600.878779824028869552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 20:00:06FORECAST20213011676.3353.7665.0450000.040.04FF44.33597.33208443.6091138238600.878333150886529552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 16:00:05FORECAST20213011676.6856.1866.430000.040.04FF44.68596.68208443.6091138238600.88598436328789552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20213011671.5451.8561.6950000.040.04FF39.54580.54208443.6091138238600.737859172736349542415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20213011676.4455.0665.750000.030.03FF44.44589.44208443.6091138238600.880775620516969552415155DRYH
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213011676.5755.1465.8550000.030.03FF44.57599.57208443.6091138238600.883617438222759552515160DRYH
2021-07-23 00:00:06FORECAST20213011676.1453.5964.8650000.030.03FF44.14584.14208443.6091138238600.874032202127929552415155DRYH
2021-07-22 20:07:04FORECAST20213011676.0253.664.810000.030.03FF44.02605.02208443.6091138238600.871261969739389552515160DRYH
2021-07-22 20:04:00FORECAST20213011676.0253.664.810000.030.03FF44.02605.02208443.6091138238600.871261969739389552515160DRYH
2021-07-22 20:00:06FORECAST20213011676.0554.2665.1550000.030.03FF44.05605.05208443.6091138238600.871958446646479552515160DRYH
2021-07-22 16:00:07FORECAST20213011676.2354.2965.260000.030.03FF44.23603.23208443.6091138238600.876082492507659552515160DRYH
2021-07-22 12:00:06FORECAST20213011673.5451.1562.3450000.030.03FF41.54598.54208443.6091138238600.804542081004289542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 08:00:06FORECAST20213011673.5351.1862.3550000.030.03FF41.53593.53208443.6091138238600.804236519498819542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213011672.5650.6461.60000.030.03FF40.56596.56208443.6091138238600.773240854350839542415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 00:00:06FORECAST20213011675.251.5563.3750000.030.03FF43.2585.2208443.6091138238600.851205835377059552415155DRYH
2021-07-21 20:00:06FORECAST20213011675.6352.6164.120000.030.03FF43.63605.63208443.6091138238600.861968982909889552515160DRYH
2021-07-21 16:00:06FORECAST20213011675.6652.6664.160000.030.03FF43.66609.66208443.6091138238600.862699619770449552515160DRYH
2021-07-21 12:00:06FORECAST20213011664.5350.6957.610000.030.03FF32.53590.53208443.6091138238600.44498200741699522415220DRYL
2021-07-21 08:00:06FORECAST20213011653.2850.9752.1250000.030.03FF21.28573.28208443.6091138238600.0833404272443489512415217.5DRYL
2021-07-21 04:00:07FORECAST20213011651.7550.9751.360000.040.04FF19.75577.75208443.6091138238600.0602645888699119512415217.5DRYL