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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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DAY 231 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/20/2021 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): 36.83°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.61°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.121
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: 5
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: 0.35 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.97 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.61 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.58 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: 140 in
SWE DAY: 138
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 456.88 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 64.03 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: -54

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2021-05-20 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021231-5436.8299424.4000430.61499140.144076666670.350000000000020.970000000000021.612.58FF4.82994261.82994138456.88394667307 64.0295788503210.1214670366434893 1123126DRYL
2021-05-20 00:00:03FORECAST2021231-5328.228.228.2140.016060912430.00390.62391.612.2339FF-3.8253.2139457.3731045287664.0395804634060.019584141801228931123126DRYL
2021-05-19 12:00:02FORECAST2021231-5338.4327.5532.99140.107196515780.09370.71371.612.3237FF6.43263.43139457.4056305526364.085820567260.15812591322267931123126DRYL
2021-05-19 08:00:02FORECAST2021231-5334.2826.3530.315140.149683638320.10380.72381.612.3338FF2.28259.28139457.4207915063464.1073792192030.076123756231646931123126DRYL
2021-05-19 03:59:53FORECAST2021231-5338.9127.0232.965140.103920798890.13820.75821.612.3682FF6.91263.91139457.4044615895364.08415845960.17040682875071931123126DRYL
2021-05-18 23:59:50FORECAST2021231-5438.4626.5332.495141.328322427350.14290.50291.612.1129FF6.46265.46138457.3074834226864.6304994656020.15887605916016931123126DRYL
2021-05-18 20:00:03FORECAST2021231-5438.225.6531.925140.507558272360.18410.54411.612.1541FF6.2265.2138457.0140787154564.21393229640.1524519431476931123126DRYL
2021-05-18 16:00:03FORECAST2021231-5438.7726.7932.78140.206654093430.10890.46891.612.0789FF6.77265.77138456.9063589230964.0613118186190.16676353162539931122124DRYL
2021-05-18 12:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.627.4133.005140.91766818410.12210.48211.612.0921FF6.6265.6138457.1607602350264.4220283175890.16240744646726931122124DRYL
2021-05-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.8725.5432.205141.391737064650.12450.61451.612.2245FF6.87266.87138457.3301272825364.6627011084730.16936073508497931123126DRYL
2021-05-18 04:00:08FORECAST2021231-5435.9626.531.23141.315613259020.15610.60611.612.2161FF3.96263.96138457.3029448419764.6240460955010.10424977093675931123126DRYL
2021-05-18 00:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.5727.2332.9143.052158980850.14780.67781.612.2878FF6.57250.57138457.9217283307365.5066918819550.16164646333822931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 20:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.9426.7732.855143.832369709780.13460.84461.612.4546FF6.94265.94138458.1988535210765.903826900240.17119410217056931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 16:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.5325.7432.135143.762466466270.1490.8291.612.439FF6.53265.53138458.1740467881865.86823103710.16063543122344931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 11:59:57FORECAST2021231-5439.2227.3433.28143.015189648580.10570.81571.612.4257FF7.22266.22138457.9085834593665.4878829051540.17865356368865931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 08:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.4326.6332.53142.902788628580.09870.79871.612.4087FF6.43263.43138457.8686104013665.4307012518490.15812591322267931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 04:00:00FORECAST2021231-5438.3126.6532.48143.381190373270.11830.81831.612.4283FF6.31259.31138458.0386648635965.6741290051240.1551485531421931123126DRYL
2021-05-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.5127.1932.85143.335603627080.10530.81531.612.4253FF6.51248.51138458.0224693350765.6509271169070.16013146330121931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 20:00:06FORECAST2021231-5439.4427.8733.655145.344982798710.110.761.622.38FF7.44266.44138458.7345607665666.674766843790.18465559040077931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 16:00:10FORECAST2021231-5439.2227.2533.235145.169827278520.10730.70731.622.3273FF7.22270.22138458.6726329808566.5854269072150.17865356368865931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 12:00:00FORECAST2021231-5439.9427.0533.495142.973668988460.11180.71181.622.3318FF7.94271.94138457.8938188393165.4667592865950.19875484547255931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 08:00:06FORECAST2021231-5438.7728.1933.48142.68092818250.16250.68251.622.3025FF6.77270.77138457.7896768994665.3178560123810.16676353162539931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 04:00:08FORECAST2021231-5440.5825.3132.945142.816438363650.13570.63571.622.2557FF8.58270.58138457.8378939940965.3867773681530.217717684324931123126DRYL
2021-05-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021231-5439.7527.3333.54143.473243860120.17560.61561.612.2256FF7.75259.75138458.0713628386765.7209843458880.19332249152441931123126DRYL
2021-05-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021231-5441.8326.9234.375145.148805867330.15630.64631.612.2563FF9.83279.83138458.6651988228266.5747059020340.25760814459215932123127.5DRYL
2021-05-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021231-5440.2328.7234.475144.981170645740.16650.53651.612.1465FF8.23280.23138458.6059009312566.4892203820580.20722123511102931123126DRYL
2021-05-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021231-5440.2228.2534.235143.793737745770.25580.70581.612.3158FF8.22281.22138458.1851446471465.88415452840.20692579293249931123126DRYL
2021-05-15 08:00:05FORECAST2021231-5435.228.2731.735143.81129492960.30750.80751.622.4275FF3.2273.2138458.1913751266965.8930949825450.090714118428747931123126DRYL
2021-05-15 04:00:08FORECAST2021231-5435.1828.932.04143.428749265650.30850.77851.622.3985FF3.18272.18138458.0555590346365.6983359265150.09037636347674931123126DRYL
2021-05-15 00:00:05FORECAST2021231-5439.7829.9934.885143.651651927510.19680.39681.612.0068FF7.78268.78138458.1347127384565.8118082902120.19417416939707931122124DRYL
2021-05-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021231-5436.1928.3332.26145.480113642940.18920.29921.631.9292FF4.19269.19138458.7823186500366.7437038545790.10862016415463931122124DRYL
2021-05-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021231-5436.1128.6932.4145.863977151990.26940.36941.621.9894FF4.11270.11138458.9178941367266.9395892250.10708536857263931122124DRYL
2021-05-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021231-5434.7626.9530.855144.623339680310.35130.63131.622.2513FF2.76273.76138458.4792402750866.3067989026720.083496942734231931123126DRYL
2021-05-14 08:00:06FORECAST2021231-5434.7726.9530.86145.871492940430.35130.76131.622.3813FF2.77270.77138458.9205472940666.9434253748270.083656046260126931123126DRYL
2021-05-14 03:55:12FORECAST2021231-5434.9927.2631.125144.85188567520.2290.6291.622.249FF2.99270.99138458.560151490966.423302638960.087213995345747931123126DRYL
2021-05-14 00:00:07FORECAST2021231-5443.1431.0237.08144.157023996430.19020.28021.611.8902FF11.14275.14138458.3140066588266.0691832558150.30314904084264932122125DRYL
2021-05-13 20:00:06FORECAST2021231-5443.0631.0137.035144.881467965680.19020.28021.621.9002FF11.06287.06138458.5706209569266.4383847301730.30026742083954932122125DRYL
2021-05-13 15:54:43FORECAST2021231-5440.3130.5435.425145.123090591490.32060.43061.622.0506FF8.31284.31138458.6561041540666.5615913534910.20959372145811931122124DRYL
2021-05-13 11:59:26FORECAST2021231-5431.2723.327.285150.522103411630.64620.94621.622.5662FF-0.73262.27138460.5525908352269.3233447041940.040610041841334931123126DRYL
2021-05-13 08:00:06FORECAST2021231-5431.3423.1727.255150.558966203410.64620.94621.622.5662FF-0.66261.34138460.565450275969.3422580625480.041247601674358931123126DRYL
2021-05-13 04:00:07FORECAST2021231-5430.524.6227.56148.95821910760.53530.83531.632.4653FF-1.5263.5138460.0059253418468.5216634178660.034109947178265931123126DRYL
2021-05-12 23:55:13FORECAST2021231-5432.325.8129.055156.128847266230.40551.40551.653.0555TF0.3252.3138462.4947112432972.2087661331420.050833673858785931124128DRYL
2021-05-12 19:55:03FORECAST2021231-5432.3825.7629.07156.798489657530.38411.38411.643.0241FF0.38253.38138462.7248252165972.5545537210050.051706393867527931124128DRYL
2021-05-12 15:59:26FORECAST2021231-5429.7624.8327.295155.323603822230.53391.23391.632.8639FF-2.24257.76138462.2174809063171.7932848840010.028692169721905931124128DRYL
2021-05-12 12:00:06FORECAST2021231-5430.5126.3328.42155.282131875040.39761.19761.632.8276FF-1.49257.51138462.203187527171.7718963186490.034188540829136931124128DRYL
2021-05-12 08:00:07FORECAST2021231-5430.6126.3328.47155.580694907180.35061.15061.632.7806FF-1.39246.61138462.3060542092271.9258971736670.03498266977589931124128DRYL
2021-05-12 04:00:08FORECAST2021231-5429.3124.0226.665155.223070322720.32071.08071.622.7007FF-2.69260.31138462.1828292605671.7414378082670.025761266315167931124128DRYL