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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, May 27, 2021

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DAY 239 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/28/2021 08:00:07 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): 42.45°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.33°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.89°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.235
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 10
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 275

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: 0.76 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.06 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.12 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.18 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: 131 in
SWE DAY: 146
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.75 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 59.78 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: -46

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2021-05-28 07:59:26OBSERVATION2021239-4642.4500831.3300436.89006130.605053750.759999999999991.062.123.18FF10.45008275.45008146457.75146065288 59.784654122710.2354762314116588 1124128DRYL
2021-05-28 04:00:29OBSERVATION2021239-4642.4500831.3300436.89006130.605053750.759999999999991.062.123.18FF10.45008275.45008146457.75146065288 59.784654122710.2354762314116588 1124128DRYL
2021-05-27 12:00:03FORECAST2021239-4537.3432.7835.06132.093280687270.60250.90252.123.0225FF5.34270.34147458.8097839306960.605689570820.10926271691631881123126DRYL
2021-05-27 07:59:36FORECAST2021239-4536.332.9834.64131.868523235990.7421.0422.123.162FF4.3269.3147458.7303568923860.4920947269160.091059611676903881124128DRYL
2021-05-27 04:00:07FORECAST2021239-4539.563336.28131.5560343620.88031.18032.123.3003TF7.56272.56147458.6198510714760.3342088866530.15648257641521881124128DRYL
2021-05-27 00:00:05FORECAST2021239-4642.3633.2337.795133.782288219590.98191.21192.123.3319TF10.36267.36146458.8779324426261.3897398156490.23272336672055881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 20:00:03FORECAST2021239-4642.2333.1937.71134.687420029550.91611.15612.123.2761TF10.23277.23146459.1971818901161.8480837136170.22878220797687881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 16:00:03FORECAST2021239-4642.0433.0237.53134.633196372450.90861.14862.123.2686TF10.04277.04146459.1780773004461.8206122511120.22308991987414881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 12:00:03FORECAST2021239-4642.3732.8337.6133.497543952510.92071.16072.123.2807TF10.37277.37146458.7773483019361.2456492193540.23302808511643881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 08:00:05FORECAST2021239-4642.1732.837.485133.710368603980.92441.15442.123.2744TF10.17278.17146458.8525341521661.3533414763550.22697590403815881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4642.2332.7437.485134.115477149410.9091.1492.123.269TF10.23278.23146458.9955370305561.5584054583020.22878220797687881124128DRYL
2021-05-26 00:00:05FORECAST2021239-4642.2232.9337.575134.436182837970.90850.92852.123.0485FF10.22272.22146459.1086414839461.7208132690280.22848059906523881123126DRYL
2021-05-25 19:59:57FORECAST2021239-4641.9832.7937.385137.960392183121.82121.96122.124.0812TF9.98281.98146460.3454871171563.509443942410.221309221868138811251210WETL
2021-05-25 16:00:03FORECAST2021239-4642.1832.8137.495134.973057569080.81960.95962.123.0796FF10.18282.18146459.2977769723561.9928252926390.22727639599873881123126DRYL
2021-05-25 12:00:05FORECAST2021239-4641.9532.637.275134.391394960080.86951.00952.123.1295FF9.95280.95146459.0928515129661.6981287310280.22042192450084881124128DRYL
2021-05-25 08:00:03FORECAST2021239-4641.5632.9537.255134.351529907910.971.192.123.31TF9.56279.56146459.0787955736361.6779385335950.2090736992358881124128DRYL
2021-05-25 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4641.3932.8837.135134.610485416820.94011.15012.123.2701TF9.39277.39146459.1700747807561.8091066551130.20423650724103881124128DRYL
2021-05-24 23:59:33FORECAST2021239-4641.7632.3537.055135.214910507961.27141.57141.723.2914TF9.76278.76146459.3828950670262.1154170453750.214849848073938811251210DRYL
2021-05-24 20:00:06FORECAST2021239-4640.333.436.85136.059508684641.36911.70911.723.4291TF8.3280.3146459.6797344389162.5437988200430.174832560378698811251210DRYL
2021-05-24 16:00:03FORECAST2021239-4641.6133.5237.565135.737258348211.36071.78071.723.5007TF9.61281.61146459.5665526459162.3803038846950.210509114833278811251210DRYL
2021-05-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021239-4644.1133.3438.725134.372793326811.07421.42421.723.1442TF12.11284.11146459.0862929772561.6887075654020.289270134158118821241210DRYL
2021-05-24 08:00:05FORECAST2021239-4643.433.3338.365134.528682057321.01491.31491.823.1349TF11.4280.4146459.1412464080461.7676667574280.26556982818888821241210DRYL
2021-05-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4644.3933.7739.08135.048232441011.00721.31721.893.2072TF12.39283.39146459.3242397329162.0309266932390.298882239057368821241210DRYL
2021-05-24 00:00:06FORECAST2021239-4641.6634.6838.17135.304344767450.79151.13151.923.0515FF9.66273.66146459.4143574570962.1607586124880.21195028670895881124128DRYL
2021-05-23 20:00:06FORECAST2021239-4643.5934.2438.915135.208367238530.84531.17531.953.1253FF11.59283.59146459.3805929068562.1120999080020.271814619383258821241210DRYL
2021-05-23 16:00:06FORECAST2021239-4644.9534.2339.59135.282553682250.8581.2581.933.188TF12.95287.95146459.4066921537762.1497104932790.318528054537688821241210DRYL
2021-05-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021239-4644.9933.3839.185135.781783074630.83331.21331.913.1233FF12.99282.99146459.582196278962.4028900801060.319951930195248821241210DRYL
2021-05-23 08:00:06FORECAST2021239-4643.7333.3338.53135.477474312570.93831.24831.893.1383TF11.73280.73146459.4752429979362.2485454305140.276462279352098821241210DRYL
2021-05-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4643.7934.4839.135135.136830279190.84931.18931.853.0393FF11.79288.79146459.3554211067462.0758355799260.278465980076778821241210DRYL
2021-05-23 00:00:06FORECAST2021239-4649.0337.0143.02134.794640.29580.88581.82.6858FF17.03277.03146459.2349508955361.902409881380.47396733074951882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-22 20:00:06FORECAST2021239-4649.0536.9943.02136.33720462280.30610.75611.832.5861FF17.05290.05146459.7771934076962.6847372985220.47476066702324882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-22 16:00:05FORECAST2021239-4647.6636.7842.22135.9140320.32220.72221.92.6222FF15.66292.66146459.6286511235862.4699831969270.4200358936649882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-22 12:00:06FORECAST2021239-4642.5339.841.165134.765655785910.46040.66041.852.5104FF10.53288.53146459.2247420121761.8877235103840.23793354669541881123126DRYL
2021-05-22 08:00:07FORECAST2021239-4642.5539.641.075134.403330948330.46040.70041.922.6204FF10.55287.55146459.0970597224261.7041740552790.23855067901893881123126DRYL
2021-05-22 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4647.4440.9544.195133.6217430.51530.72531.952.6753FF15.44299.44146458.8212297881261.3084924496920.41148698235054882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-22 00:00:06FORECAST2021239-4645.5238.1741.845132.7817040.39590.57591.872.4459FF13.52288.52146458.5241607315760.8836193871080.33906201472535882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-21 20:00:06FORECAST2021239-4643.6736.5440.105133.9868680.51440.78441.932.7144FF11.67302.67146458.9501540809361.4932937134210.2744656661484882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-21 16:00:06FORECAST2021239-4643.6936.5440.115133.951498666670.5150.7451.632.375FF11.69303.69146458.9376705291161.4753887619630.27513041353689882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-21 12:00:06FORECAST2021239-4636.7234.1335.425134.578733638540.65451.14451.472.6145FF4.72292.72146459.1588858281261.793021393630.098120804846877881124128DRYL
2021-05-21 08:00:06FORECAST2021239-4643.8634.9839.42133.662587213740.41360.75361.362.1136FF11.86292.86146458.8356576697661.3291611100560.28081252666784882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-21 04:00:04FORECAST2021239-4645.5434.9640.25133.302608166670.41360.75361.362.1136FF13.54304.54146458.7084464874961.1470323048630.33979171383646882123127.5DRYL
2021-05-20 23:59:56FORECAST2021239-4646.3138.1842.245131.723465233470.12530.24531.281.5253FF14.31319.31146458.1490247812860.3489771375250.36831829958815882122125DRYL
2021-05-20 20:00:06FORECAST2021239-4646.3238.3242.32132.089031651490.09310.20311.241.4431FF14.32308.32146458.2787287434960.5335935062040.36869400093774882122125DRYL
2021-05-20 16:00:07FORECAST2021239-4647.6639.2443.45130.918757025710.04230.08231.31.3823FF15.66331.66146457.8630874164559.9428662925170.4200358936649882121122.5DRYL
2021-05-20 12:00:06FORECAST2021239-4637.6733.1235.395132.304102669520.00120.11121.311.4212FF5.67309.67146458.3549802761660.6422443695420.11554977670843881122124DRYL
2021-05-20 08:00:15FORECAST2021239-4636.1834.4635.32132.8810905633900.11.391.49FF4.18299.18146458.5593405885960.9338652654390.089112859731324881122124DRYL
2021-05-20 04:00:08FORECAST2021239-4635.6234.4635.04133.0787100451600.11.371.47FF3.62302.62146458.6292655669961.0337910506140.080434783199282881122124DRYL