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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, July 29, 2021

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DAY 302 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/30/2021 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 76.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 56.87°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 66.79°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.906
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 97 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 45
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 580

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: 209
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.19 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: 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: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2021-07-30 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213021776.6999456.8700666.7850000.030.03FF44.69994579.69994209444.19430662083 00.9055875306657197 52415155DRYH
2021-07-30 00:00:02FORECAST20213021766.1566.1566.150000.030.03FF34.15569.15210444.7772799049200.53788305567719732415222.5DRYL
2021-07-29 12:00:03FORECAST20213021772.6962.7867.73500.00070.00070.030.0307FF40.69575.69210444.7772799049200.802470151759049742415150DRYMH
2021-07-29 08:00:03FORECAST20213021776.457.8567.1250000.030.03FF44.4579.4210444.7772799049200.899615126857979752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213021773.3156.464.8550000.030.03FF41.31576.31210444.7772799049200.821765947781329742415150DRYMH
2021-07-29 00:00:03FORECAST20213021775.856.2466.020000.030.03FF43.8564.8209444.1943066208300.886852779968929752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 20:00:02FORECAST20213021775.9454.9865.460000.030.03FF43.94576.94209444.1943066208300.889929184452439752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 16:00:02FORECAST20213021775.7856.4766.1250000.030.03FF43.78576.78209444.1943066208300.886408349661799752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 12:00:06FORECAST20213021773.1356.6664.8950000.030.03FF41.13574.13209444.1943066208300.816289994625769742415150DRYMH
2021-07-28 08:00:06FORECAST20213021776.457.1566.77500.00060.00060.030.0306FF44.4581.4209444.1943066208300.899615126857979752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213021776.6257.1166.86500.00060.00060.030.0306FF44.62580.62209444.1943066208300.90402190865429752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213021776.5457.2866.910000.030.03FF44.54568.54209444.1943066208300.902436144938599752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 20:00:06FORECAST20213021776.4157.0866.7450000.030.03FF44.41584.41209444.1943066208300.899818574804879752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 16:00:06FORECAST20213021776.5557.5167.030000.030.03FF44.55585.55209444.1943066208300.902635406199019752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 12:00:03FORECAST20213021776.1457.3866.760000.030.03FF44.14585.14209444.1943066208300.894219569934789752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 08:00:04FORECAST20213021775.8157.3266.5650000.030.03FF43.81584.81209444.1943066208300.887074530734599752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213021775.9658.1867.070000.030.03FF43.96583.96209444.1943066208300.890363740258629752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 00:00:06FORECAST20213021775.9758.3867.1750000.030.03FF43.97568.97209444.1943066208300.890580557134549752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 20:00:06FORECAST20213021777.6658.568.080000.030.03FF45.66590.66209444.1943066208300.922946508608239752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 16:00:04FORECAST20213021778.1858.3468.260000.030.03FF46.18592.18209444.1943066208300.931278343489189752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 12:00:04FORECAST20213021778.0958.5268.3050000.030.03FF46.09591.09209444.1943066208300.92988808361989752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213021776.7659.2768.0150000.030.03FF44.76595.76209444.1943066208300.906751396345239752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213021778.1358.768.4150000.030.03FF46.13596.13209444.1943066208300.930508615847389752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 00:00:06FORECAST20213021778.5358.8568.690000.030.03FF46.53581.53209444.1943066208300.936484229736599752415155DRYH
2021-07-25 20:00:05FORECAST20213021778.9957.2468.1150000.030.03FF46.99599.99209444.1943066208300.94285472967849752515160DRYH
2021-07-25 16:00:06FORECAST20213021779.0158.8468.9250000.030.03FF47.01601.01209444.1943066208300.943119899301659752515160DRYH
2021-07-25 12:00:06FORECAST20213021778.0858.7768.4250000.030.03FF46.08598.08209444.1943066208300.929732288805989752415155DRYH
2021-07-25 08:00:05FORECAST20213021774.5859.3466.960000.030.03FF42.58596.58209444.1943066208300.857441861467859752415155DRYH
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20213021774.5959.3466.9650000.030.03FF42.59594.59209444.1943066208300.857702174140589752415155DRYH
2021-07-25 00:00:06FORECAST20213021780.0760.2670.1650000.030.03FF48.07591.07209444.1943066208300.955843376918159752415155DRYH
2021-07-24 20:00:04FORECAST20213021782.5958.1570.370000.030.03FF50.59609.59209444.1943066208300.977073348179789752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 16:00:06FORECAST20213021783.1659.9371.5450000.030.03FF51.16613.16209444.1943066208300.980440547340399752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 12:00:05FORECAST20213021781.6159.5170.560000.030.03FF49.61606.61209444.1943066208300.970148841130919752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 08:00:06FORECAST20213021782.2459.670.920000.030.03FF50.24609.24209444.1943066208300.974773713146119752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20213021782.1659.6570.9050000.030.03FF50.16610.16209444.1943066208300.974221845546459752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 00:00:07FORECAST20213021781.358.3769.8350000.030.03FF49.3603.3209444.1943066208300.967627549879479752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 20:00:06FORECAST20213021781.3158.3869.8450000.040.04FF49.31613.31209444.1943066208300.967711533612919752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 16:00:05FORECAST20213021781.3758.1769.770000.040.04FF49.37613.37209444.1943066208300.96821167845889752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20213021774.7854.2164.4950000.040.04FF42.78590.78209444.1943066208300.862587205903239752415155DRYH
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20213021779.6856.6368.1550000.030.03FF47.68603.68209444.1943066208300.951457726849729752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213021779.2256.6367.9250000.030.03FF47.22614.22209444.1943066208300.945846219029019752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 00:00:06FORECAST20213021776.0755.3565.710000.030.03FF44.07595.07209444.1943066208300.892731856521829752415155DRYH
2021-07-22 20:07:05FORECAST20213021775.9355.3665.6450000.030.03FF43.93615.93209444.1943066208300.889711445233049752515160DRYH
2021-07-22 20:04:00FORECAST20213021775.9355.3665.6450000.030.03FF43.93615.93209444.1943066208300.889711445233049752515160DRYH
2021-07-22 20:00:06FORECAST20213021775.7154.9265.3150000.030.03FF43.71615.71209444.1943066208300.884843077406189752515160DRYH
2021-07-22 16:00:07FORECAST20213021776.2654.9365.5950000.030.03FF44.26614.26209444.1943066208300.896735242388649752515160DRYH
2021-07-22 12:00:06FORECAST20213021767.3554.4960.920000.030.03FF35.35601.35209444.1943066208300.59238685805349732515225DRYL
2021-07-22 08:00:06FORECAST20213021756.3154.555.4050000.030.03FF24.31585.31209444.1943066208300.148819941259229712415217.5DRYL
2021-07-22 04:00:08FORECAST20213021754.3653.3753.8650000.030.03FF22.36586.36209444.1943066208300.102579334399119712415217.5DRYL