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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, June 19, 2021

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DAY 262 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/20/2021 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): 60.87°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 41.84°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.36°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.707
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 29
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 320

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): 3.46 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.46 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: 85 in
SWE DAY: 169
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.65 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 38.48 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: -23

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2021-06-20 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021262-2360.8700241.8400651.3550484.8325075003.463.46FF28.87002319.87002169453.64751634343 38.4840563325610.7065425786929889 4121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 00:00:02FORECAST2021262-2246.9646.9646.9685.9182186666670.00040.00043.463.4604FF14.96305.96170454.5903868605539.0575962620490.19854261780291891121122DRYL
2021-06-19 12:00:02FORECAST2021262-2261.6350.2355.9386.2362346666670.0050.0053.463.465FF29.63320.63170454.7060999848339.2121419426570.73212974284889894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 08:00:02FORECAST2021262-2262.2445.5253.8885.7894440.00630.00633.463.4663FF30.24321.24170454.5435043885638.9950345153060.75182230838621894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2262.3545.9154.1385.3062343333330.00250.00253.463.4625FF30.35321.35170454.3674474077538.7603759420040.75528954323086894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 00:00:05FORECAST2021262-2361.4244.3152.86586.163620.00630.00633.463.4663FF29.42304.42169454.1344141343739.1298650883960.72517294428692894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 20:00:03FORECAST2021262-2361.0944.252.64588.2797866666670.00470.01473.463.4747FF29.09322.09169454.9050901917640.1589243157090.71406422352052894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 16:00:02FORECAST2021262-2360.9644.8752.91588.2634413333330.00130.01133.463.4713FF28.96321.96169454.8991533278740.1509647323380.70963026859028894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 12:00:04FORECAST2021262-2358.0246.2252.1286.635960.00190.01193.463.4719FF26.02319.02169454.3067925502839.3593051071150.6019868435054893121123DRYL
2021-06-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021262-2360.8446.1153.47586.119360.00150.01153.463.4715FF28.84319.84169454.1182510411939.1083731439860.7055090640468894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2361.1146.1853.64585.98794850.00190.01193.463.4719FF29.11317.11169454.0702508094839.0445693419870.71474350641424894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 00:00:04FORECAST2021262-2362.1646.6254.3987.1108693333330.00260.01263.463.4726FF30.16312.16169454.4799002582339.5901392060210.74928434642817894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-17 20:00:03FORECAST2021262-2361.8846.5354.20589.2504333333330.00320.00323.463.4632FF29.88324.88169455.2572016907640.6319025290210.74029451355209894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-17 16:00:03FORECAST2021262-2362.3946.9154.6589.1602333333330.00040.00043.463.4604FF30.39325.39169455.2245173405440.5879241851370.75654386887791894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2361.8446.7554.29587.4010053333330.00210.00213.463.4621FF29.84324.84169454.585554111439.7312344393460.73899682283805894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-17 08:00:04FORECAST2021262-2361.1546.5153.8386.9908413333330.00210.00213.463.4621FF29.15325.15169454.4361689459239.5317846689030.71609976343542894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2359.1146.7552.9386.54553916666700.013.463.47FF27.11322.11169454.2738098664939.3153718041910.64334750270354893121123DRYL
2021-06-17 00:00:04FORECAST2021262-2361.3547.2154.2886.405580.00720.01723.463.4772FF29.35316.35169454.2227422130639.247379490110.72283440331423894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-16 20:00:04FORECAST2021262-2364.1247.1955.65587.3615186666670.00890.00893.473.4789FF32.12330.12169454.5711795057839.7120285837230.8073484344132894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021262-2364.4746.9255.69587.3027520.00440.00443.473.4744FF32.47330.47169454.5497835981439.6834470291220.81677955884117894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2361.7746.8554.3185.8447920.0020.0023.473.472FF29.77327.77169454.0179422846438.9750758196930.73671787934256894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021262-2362.7347.5855.15585.5852346666670.00240.00243.473.4724FF30.73324.73169453.9230530752438.8491110180540.76706427179196894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2367.1745.2456.20585.7215303333330.00140.00143.473.4714FF35.17334.17169453.9728879708238.9152506867020.87964509372397895121124DRYL
2021-06-16 00:00:05FORECAST2021262-2365.6947.5256.60586.0946560.00290.00293.143.1429FF33.69327.69169454.1092287179339.0963778328960.84735597966486894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 20:00:03FORECAST2021262-2364.6745.3154.9986.9429013333330.00340.00343.293.2934FF32.67338.67169454.4186986358939.5084800795220.82203747323332894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 16:00:05FORECAST2021262-2367.8847.7857.8386.6357293333330.00070.00073.293.2907FF35.88342.88169454.3067084199639.3591930249890.89329951834357895121124DRYL
2021-06-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2369.8950.116085.4191226666670.00040.00043.293.2904FF37.89348.89169453.8622928595738.7685188675460.92584617573439895121118DRYL
2021-06-15 08:00:05FORECAST2021262-2369.7450.660.1784.9762680.00060.00063.353.3506FF37.74348.74169453.7001807629138.5537481521570.92371445836868895121118DRYL
2021-06-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2370.7550.6260.68584.7227438333330.00060.00063.323.3206FF38.75348.75169453.607293185538.4308545014870.93720279590035895121118DRYL
2021-06-15 00:00:05FORECAST2021262-2370.1849.3859.7885.8535413333330.00080.00083.13.1008FF38.18348.18169454.021139784238.979322690670.92983850593782895121118DRYL
2021-06-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021262-2371.1850.3860.7886.3470546666670.00120.00123.363.3612FF39.18365.18169454.201382376639.2189515937480.94234978206178895121118DRYL
2021-06-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021262-2370.2647.1858.7286.4180120.00120.00123.323.3212FF38.26364.26169454.2272790784339.2534184541270.93091030977512895121118DRYL
2021-06-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2364.547.1655.8385.9060040.00250.00253.353.3525FF32.5354.5169454.0403111092939.0047887823160.81757434983906894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-14 08:00:04FORECAST2021262-2364.5345.8655.19585.7642533333330.00250.00253.383.3825FF32.53349.53169453.9885055783638.9359852028440.81836698843872894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-14 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2362.9245.8754.39585.8960767619050.00250.00253.463.4625FF30.92352.92169454.0366836149338.9999698285080.7728317064116894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-14 00:00:05FORECAST2021262-2365.9546.2756.1186.0635906666670.00150.00152.922.9215FF33.95352.95169454.0978823233639.0812942668780.85340837427369895121124DRYL
2021-06-13 20:00:06FORECAST2021262-2365.7746.8356.387.2076373333330.00170.00173.263.2617FF33.77361.77169454.5151472559439.6371921244030.84923561210554895121124DRYL
2021-06-13 16:00:06FORECAST2021262-2365.8246.8556.33586.6534813333330.00170.00174.114.1117TF33.82369.82169454.3131829069939.3678189145180.85040254517517895121124WETL
2021-06-13 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2363.944.954.485.2319293333330.0020.0024.084.082TF31.9370.9169453.7937908132338.6777203104990.80127155655461894121123.5WETL
2021-06-13 08:00:05FORECAST2021262-2362.0444.4753.25584.7497693333330.0020.0023.193.192FF30.04370.04169453.6171977852238.443952877930.74545182153466894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-13 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2362.0544.4753.2684.334923250.0020.0023.343.342FF30.05367.05169453.4650855635938.242943187560.7457723649987894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-13 00:00:05FORECAST2021262-2374.5849.7662.1783.6026266666670.00150.00153.313.3115FF42.58380.58169453.1961818024737.8883911939910.97231493223249895121118DRYL
2021-06-12 20:00:05FORECAST2021262-2373.347.4860.3985.7753360.00210.00213.393.3921FF41.3389.3169453.9925566260738.94136408610.96306789759907895121118DRYL
2021-06-12 16:00:06FORECAST2021262-2373.3247.4760.39586.383940.00210.00213.553.5521FF41.32391.32169454.2148446893439.2368678907530.96322968616261895121118DRYL
2021-06-12 12:00:06FORECAST2021262-2364.2451.3257.7886.1097320.00180.00183.813.8118TF32.24378.24169454.1147347982739.103698110730.81061480044595894121123.5DRYL
2021-06-12 08:00:06FORECAST2021262-2349.0446.7947.91587.5905426666670.00020.000244.0002TF17.04345.04169454.6545326383539.8234372396530.26143647942685892121122.5WETL
2021-06-12 04:00:07FORECAST2021262-2348.447.5447.9787.476288250.00020.00023.93.9002TF16.4349.4169454.6129558803539.7678539707740.24106173238092891121122DRYL