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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, April 30, 2021

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DAY 212 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/01/2021 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 43.97°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 35.87°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.92°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.494
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 262

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: 0.10 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.10 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.10 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: 173 in
SWE DAY: 119
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 458.40 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 79.22 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: -73

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 5.0

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
2021-05-01 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021212-7343.9735.8739.92172.811334166670.100000000000020.1000000000000211.1FF11.97261.97119458.39521479334 79.2158886440530.4943730133420192 2122125DRYL
2021-05-01 00:00:04FORECAST2021212-7237.4137.4137.41173.970425333330.00040.000411.0004FF5.41255.41120459.3328824261479.9103369252610.24605755198697921121122DRYL
2021-04-30 12:00:03FORECAST2021212-7243.9535.6239.785174.392270666670.1710.17111.171FF11.95261.95120459.4812757965780.1299830149820.49355476921745922122125DRYL
2021-04-30 07:55:33FORECAST2021212-7244.1436.8240.48174.5166770.28940.289411.2894FF12.14262.14120459.5250081081780.1947774134360.50132869677783923122126DRYL
2021-04-30 04:00:10FORECAST2021212-7240.6336.2638.445174.4330370.34540.345411.3454FF8.63258.63120459.4956078271380.1512143614470.36067009016848922122125DRYL
2021-04-30 00:00:07FORECAST2021212-7344.7135.8740.29174.868673333330.36880.368811.3688FF12.71244.71119459.1223153480380.2861101826380.52463565219053923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 20:00:03FORECAST2021212-7345.2237.5141.365175.800777333330.45950.469511.4695FF13.22261.22119459.4504890087680.771753113920.54542037648299923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 15:55:50FORECAST2021212-7344.9437.6741.305175.8055880.43990.449911.4499FF12.94260.94119459.4521807259280.7742607904020.53402087693838923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 11:55:54FORECAST2021212-7345.0737.0341.05174.524693333330.43710.447111.4471FF13.07261.07119459.0010110235680.1070106885770.5393175483674923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 08:00:06FORECAST2021212-7345.0137.2841.145174.2208560.44250.452511.4525FF13.01262.01119458.893774795379.9488662579090.53687374000882923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 04:00:10FORECAST2021212-7345.437.2341.315174.456226083330.42030.430311.4303FF13.4262.4119458.9768534422680.0713697111390.55272951778615923122126DRYL
2021-04-29 00:00:06FORECAST2021212-7346.1937.2641.725174.600280.4370.43711.437FF14.19254.19119459.0276756992180.1463607048320.58456492963284923122126DRYL
2021-04-28 20:00:06FORECAST2021212-7341.7237.339.51175.808505333330.36930.389311.3893FF9.72257.72119459.4532066241580.7757815271990.40327732066897922122125DRYL
2021-04-28 16:00:06FORECAST2021212-7341.7337.2539.49175.790301333330.35260.372611.3726FF9.73256.73119459.4468049511780.7662922890030.40367445538417922122125DRYL
2021-04-28 12:00:06FORECAST2021212-7345.6637.2141.435174.575389333330.35610.376111.3761FF13.66260.66119459.0188955948480.1334024098270.56325499170012923122126DRYL
2021-04-28 07:55:50FORECAST2021212-7345.8536.5841.215174.474733333330.35790.377911.3779FF13.85256.85119458.9833838456980.0810035009080.57091889780723923122126DRYL
2021-04-28 04:00:08FORECAST2021212-7341.7836.639.19174.377754666670.3710.40111.401FF9.78258.78119458.949160882480.0305241808240.4056616107968922122125DRYL
2021-04-28 00:00:06FORECAST2021212-7345.9636.841.38174.2941840.34130.381311.3813FF13.96253.96119458.9196627275279.9870281366480.57534390001269923122126DRYL
2021-04-27 20:00:06FORECAST2021212-7345.237.1341.165175.3066480.37780.41781.011.4278FF13.2263.2119459.2766135270280.5142436222140.54460725334368923122126DRYL
2021-04-27 15:59:36FORECAST2021212-7341.4237.1639.29175.298557333330.40340.44341.011.4534FF9.42262.42119459.273764746580.510028381110.39141139553495922122125DRYL
2021-04-27 12:00:06FORECAST2021212-7347.4938.0942.79174.707337333330.40830.45831.011.4683FF15.49268.49119459.0654335091480.2020995501530.63567393795129923122126DRYL
2021-04-27 08:00:07FORECAST2021212-7348.0437.5142.775174.853904108880.22550.27551.021.2955FF16.04264.04119459.1171091678980.2784189811910.65664726749259923122126DRYL
2021-04-27 04:00:10FORECAST2021212-7348.6838.5143.595174.358185910310.1690.2191.021.239FF16.68268.68119458.9422542091680.0203388814990.68045547183355923122126DRYL
2021-04-27 00:00:08FORECAST2021212-7348.4938.3743.43174.715207028470.10840.15840.820.9784FF16.49258.49119459.0682086491180.2061971143180.67345907996055923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 19:59:35FORECAST2021212-7349.0437.7143.375174.815209173630.18810.23810.851.0881FF17.04266.04119459.1034682023280.2582688261280.69353572217515923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 16:00:06FORECAST2021212-7349.0938.6143.85174.669861911030.19060.24060.851.0906FF17.09270.09119459.0522175547680.1825874502430.69533359426195923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 12:02:16FORECAST2021212-7347.5638.5943.075174.748641067490.1490.1990.851.049FF15.56264.56119459.0799980856380.2236058067320.63836750696867923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 07:59:40FORECAST2021212-7348.838.643.7175.025205568370.10380.15380.871.0238FF16.8264.8119459.1774812606780.3676330500170.68484160663853923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 04:00:08FORECAST2021212-7349.0138.4243.715174.97719618020.10240.15240.881.0324FF17.01271.01119459.1605638717580.3426280627970.69245475679947923122126DRYL
2021-04-26 00:00:06FORECAST2021212-7348.1140.3544.23173.624609465640.08130.13130.570.7013FF16.11268.11119458.6830950726379.6386732504770.65928393230801923122126DRYL
2021-04-25 20:00:06FORECAST2021212-7348.239.1943.695173.577006954850.08320.13320.670.8032FF16.2277.2119458.6662612864479.6139168252730.66266251932519923122126DRYL
2021-04-25 16:00:06FORECAST2021212-7349.9538.8144.38173.487383649620.08840.13840.680.8184FF17.95280.95119458.6345620653579.5673102240050.72549297220331924122127DRYL
2021-04-25 11:55:44FORECAST2021212-7347.9838.8143.395174.440071540360.18360.26360.720.9836FF15.98269.98119458.9711529558580.0629607565790.65438118263308923122126DRYL
2021-04-25 08:00:06FORECAST2021212-7347.8837.9342.905174.880150069640.20920.31920.811.1292FF15.88266.88119459.1263607848980.292086874990.65059209403074923122126DRYL
2021-04-25 03:56:00FORECAST2021212-7347.9637.9442.95174.558879835620.20920.35920.841.1992FF15.96270.96119459.0130716152580.1248076110650.6536245858123923122126DRYL
2021-04-24 23:59:38FORECAST2021212-7349.3333.7241.525175.991935800360.28860.45860.981.4386FF17.33266.33119459.5176958141180.8714088208490.70389733070811924122127DRYL
2021-04-24 19:55:46FORECAST2021212-7348.0132.6440.325175.440255519510.34460.55461.051.6046FF16.01267.01119459.3236492075980.5838583831310.65551492236601923123129DRYL
2021-04-24 16:00:06FORECAST2021212-7348.1132.6640.385176.124650497290.34460.65461.221.8746FF16.11257.11119459.564335981180.9406080556910.65928393230801923123129DRYL
2021-04-24 12:02:13FORECAST2021212-7348.6636.742.68176.217500020640.43350.77351.031.8035FF16.66258.66119459.5969569115180.9890267640420.67972196876141923123129DRYL
2021-04-24 07:56:13FORECAST2021212-7348.7436.4342.585177.036734136660.43350.74351.181.9235FF16.74262.74119459.8844462270181.4164404402780.68265174289355923123129DRYL
2021-04-24 04:00:09FORECAST2021212-7348.4836.9442.71177.255761110690.50950.85951.182.0395FF16.48255.48119459.9612068609181.5307738035210.67308912641107923123129DRYL
2021-04-24 00:02:12FORECAST2021212-7349.3236.8543.085177.612985727590.17420.62421.392.0142FF17.32251.32119460.0863089332581.7173030220190.703542720298529241231210.5DRYL
2021-04-23 20:00:06FORECAST2021212-7349.4939.2144.35179.859390168960.14880.51882.032.5488FF17.49268.49119460.8704164299982.8918720460110.709544455403229241231210.5DRYL
2021-04-23 15:56:02FORECAST2021212-7350.9738.8444.905179.256408061270.20280.50281.542.0428FF18.97267.97119460.6603846080782.5763258809660.759242965916259241231210.5DRYL
2021-04-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021212-7345.541.1743.335177.52750870270.13020.21021.471.6802FF13.5281.5119460.0563847279981.6726638435320.55678258921771923122126DRYL
2021-04-23 08:00:07FORECAST2021212-7342.5842.0742.325178.625137488940.16060.50061.31.8006FF10.58260.58119460.4401543540582.2461858769220.43775307807212922123127.5DRYL
2021-04-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021212-7341.8639.7640.81178.646207838220.13420.47421.281.7542FF9.86264.86119460.4475108276782.2572017179110.4088461008782922122125DRYL