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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, May 31, 2021

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DAY 243 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/01/2021 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): 65.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 47.20°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 56.30°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.902
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 33
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 289

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): 3.45 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.45 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: 124 in
SWE DAY: 150
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 457.58 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 56.80 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: -42

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2021-06-01 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021243-4265.4000847.1999256.3124.12868875003.453.45FF33.40008289.40008150457.57617005867 56.7983299926290.9017871493904590 5121124DRYL
2021-06-01 00:00:05FORECAST2021243-4154.454.454.4124.877546666670.00040.00043.453.4504FF22.4278.4151458.3740335341457.2406247634480.61658940392567903121123DRYL
2021-05-31 12:00:03FORECAST2021243-4166.2254.1460.18124.976294666670.0110.0113.453.461FF34.22290.22151458.4090250374257.2902613909360.91404481217692905121124DRYL
2021-05-31 07:59:58FORECAST2021243-4161.5253.4757.495124.970973166670.01890.01893.453.4689FF29.52285.52151458.4071395795757.2875863398070.82652635153483904121123.5DRYL
2021-05-31 04:00:07FORECAST2021243-4166.4549.0357.74124.471975833330.0050.0053.453.455FF34.45290.45151458.2302268128957.0368217179570.91726917352046905121124DRYL
2021-05-31 00:00:06FORECAST2021243-4265.2648.9957.125124.748481333330.00750.00753.453.4575FF33.26280.26150457.796904304557.1094685710870.89957127676303905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 20:00:03FORECAST2021243-4265.2447.5656.4126.8754720.00310.00313.453.4531FF33.24293.24150458.5517782054158.1789732962510.89925196132874905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 16:00:02FORECAST2021243-4265.4647.5856.52126.892145333330.00380.00383.453.4538FF33.46293.46150458.557679514858.1873677127080.90272402193387905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 12:00:06FORECAST2021243-4265.0148.8956.95125.1388760.00040.00043.453.4504FF33.01293.01150457.935762020757.3055665394740.89552667515904905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 08:00:05FORECAST2021243-4264.8148.7456.775124.791414666670.00080.01083.453.4608FF32.81290.81150457.8121818074657.1310298193860.89220728560389905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4265.0648.7656.91124.71133500.013.453.46FF33.06291.06150457.7836847174857.0908144623360.89634486427915905121124DRYL
2021-05-30 00:00:06FORECAST2021243-4264.949.1157.005124.017662666670.00040.01043.453.4604FF32.9280.9150457.5365922810456.7426187591660.89371026409125905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 20:00:05FORECAST2021243-4265.3349.3157.32126.138585333330.00040.00043.453.4504FF33.33294.33150458.2907169979957.8081427135260.90068308358335905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 16:00:05FORECAST2021243-4265.3949.5757.48126.0482760.00020.00023.453.4502FF33.39295.39150458.2586889507157.7627177042570.90162889950518905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 11:59:57FORECAST2021243-4265.9949.4957.74124.458350666670.00020.00023.453.4502FF33.99295.99150457.6936198127856.9637930325550.91072764623848905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 08:00:06FORECAST2021243-4265.7149.8857.795124.238918666670.00080.03083.453.4808FF33.71290.71150457.6154529846856.8536490439730.90656238330818905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4266.2250.1758.195124.379531333330.00080.00083.453.4508FF34.22294.22150457.6655475303556.9242263092380.91404481217692905121124DRYL
2021-05-29 00:00:05FORECAST2021243-4266.5850.3258.45122.9613760.00060.01063.183.1906FF34.58286.58150457.1594960887156.2129606905350.91905105138891905121124DRYL
2021-05-28 20:00:06FORECAST2021243-4268.1150.2859.195122.956838666670.00020.00023.213.2102FF36.11299.11150457.1578740694556.2106869671540.93790653895681905121118DRYL
2021-05-28 16:00:06FORECAST2021243-4268.450.0859.24122.945140.00150.00153.213.2115FF36.4298.4150457.1536919094756.2048246533260.94106051182841905121118DRYL
2021-05-28 12:00:06FORECAST2021243-4268.0249.6558.835122.722318666670.00170.00173.213.2117FF36.02298.02150457.0740117121756.0931825195920.93690148835766905121118DRYL
2021-05-28 07:59:27FORECAST2021243-4264.5849.6557.115122.408497750.00160.00163.243.2416FF32.58291.58150456.9617138440455.9359969209150.88829716684858905121124DRYL
2021-05-28 04:00:29FORECAST2021243-4267.5847.9757.775122.428389740330.00140.00143.33.3014FF35.58298.58150456.9688346634355.945958589360.93180516112462905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 23:59:21FORECAST2021243-4267.2347.6157.42124.418539284840.00170.00173.353.3517FF35.23292.23150457.6794412991956.9438075471470.92752975578245905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 20:00:06FORECAST2021243-4266.8347.3857.105123.787134878330.00170.00173.373.3717FF34.83293.83150457.454379742556.6269670058660.92239635676735905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 15:59:27FORECAST2021243-4267.8147.8457.825124.06702849010.00170.00173.373.3717FF35.81294.81150457.5541912318756.7673888793260.93450729156186905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 12:00:05FORECAST2021243-4268.8948.9558.92123.900590450120.00060.00063.393.3906FF36.89295.89150457.4948471302356.6838816873220.94610338326516905121118DRYL
2021-05-27 07:59:36FORECAST2021243-4264.949.0556.975124.306188438430.0010.0013.523.521FF32.9286.9150457.6394206870356.8874120647770.89371026409125905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4264.9249.0356.975123.492695828120.0010.0013.643.641FF32.92295.92150457.3493046612856.4792985677390.89404220059216905121124DRYL
2021-05-27 00:00:06FORECAST2021243-4268.748.5758.635126.217705962360.00180.00183.693.6918FF36.7291.7150458.3187709536457.8479438692570.9441899715169905121118DRYL
2021-05-26 20:00:06FORECAST2021243-4268.7345.8657.295126.995755124590.00180.00183.593.5918FF36.73303.73150458.5943452509558.2395351710130.94449559153308905121118DRYL
2021-05-26 16:00:05FORECAST2021243-4267.7749.4358.6126.736221472280.0030.0033.583.583FF35.77303.77150458.5024825319858.1088721717650.93404339526176905121124DRYL
2021-05-26 12:00:04FORECAST2021243-4270.6949.5260.105125.457921697390.00260.00263.583.5826FF38.69308.69150458.0491397445157.4658931076260.96176783451697905121118DRYL
2021-05-26 08:00:06FORECAST2021243-4271.0449.5660.3125.905874857550.00260.00263.583.5826FF39.04305.04150458.2081717063957.6911007255720.9643346693315905121118DRYL
2021-05-26 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4271.0749.5660.315126.331142547610.00260.00263.613.6126FF39.07305.07150458.3589825499957.9050139625020.96454796963635905121118DRYL
2021-05-26 00:00:05FORECAST2021243-4268.1546.6957.42127.325396449760.00370.00373.393.3937FF36.15296.15150458.7109355218858.4055517211640.93834921305581905121118DRYL
2021-05-25 19:59:59FORECAST2021243-4266.447.3956.895131.58504020830.00380.00384.524.5238TF34.4302.4150460.2087733931260.5565899511470.91657605831999905121124WETL
2021-05-25 16:00:05FORECAST2021243-4266.4647.456.93128.612029509040.00380.00383.553.5538FF34.46302.46150459.1650695914259.0541514798120.91740727681535905121124DRYL
2021-05-25 12:00:05FORECAST2021243-4267.7945.8156.8128.384356235530.00030.00033.633.6303FF35.79299.79150459.084817350358.9393087330230.93427565960791905121124DRYL
2021-05-25 08:00:05FORECAST2021243-4267.4645.956.68128.483644405540.00030.00033.813.8103TF35.46292.46150459.1198210081558.9893878219470.93036172131656905121124DRYL
2021-05-25 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4267.4745.956.685128.819227700520.00030.00033.793.7903TF35.47291.47150459.2380642735559.1586927703990.93048289615137905121124DRYL
2021-05-24 23:59:35FORECAST2021243-4269.4848.6859.08127.855631599880.00140.00143.733.7314TF37.48304.48150458.8982687972158.672727997160.95171660254558905121118DRYL
2021-05-24 20:00:07FORECAST2021243-4269.8248.4559.135129.489735970540.00120.00123.813.8112TF37.82307.82150459.4740171874659.4971691709290.9547333012618905121118DRYL
2021-05-24 16:00:06FORECAST2021243-4269.8448.4659.15129.496754956320.00120.00123.883.8812TF37.84309.84150459.4764850548859.5007137933440.95490593765767905121118DRYL
2021-05-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021243-4260.9849.4655.22130.287465036860.00070.00073.93.9007TF28.98295.98150459.7542163496259.9002113881990.81371432949178904121123.5DRYL
2021-05-24 08:00:06FORECAST2021243-4252.1649.1250.64130.818039004680.00070.00073.883.8807TF20.16285.16150459.9402642107260.1684834233390.53743311236943903121123DRYL
2021-05-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021243-4250.949.1250.01131.89089351250.00070.00073.853.8507TF18.9282.9150460.3156996781760.7114489283870.49203190652025902121122.5DRYL