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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, June 20, 2021

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DAY 263 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/21/2021 04:00:06 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): 70.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.31°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.80°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.927
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: 38
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 321

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: 81 in
SWE DAY: 170
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 452.87 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 36.78 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: -22

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: 1
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
2021-06-21 04:00:06OBSERVATION2021263-2270.3000445.3099257.8049881.22523125003.463.46FF38.30004321.30004170452.87188725354 36.7846237687930.9273044725186393 5121118DRYL
2021-06-21 00:00:02FORECAST2021263-2158.8758.8758.8782.8531106666670.00070.00073.463.4607FF26.87309.87171454.0181047868637.6168122805760.60882540273763933121123DRYL
2021-06-20 12:00:02FORECAST2021263-2169.996064.99582.6486773333330.00850.00853.463.4685FF37.99320.99171453.9433731771237.5178193773210.92276957309986935121118DRYL
2021-06-20 08:00:01FORECAST2021263-2167.5650.8159.18582.1855413333330.00450.00453.463.4645FF35.56318.56171453.7739279312437.2936559099820.87957626252312935121124DRYL
2021-06-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2172.1249.4360.77581.6145541666670.00710.00713.463.4671FF40.12323.12171453.5647491718237.0174847893740.94994074568521935121118DRYL
2021-06-20 00:00:05FORECAST2021263-2272.0646.6259.3482.3045880.00570.00573.463.4657FF40.06309.06170453.268946886237.3061139266620.94929639257063935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 20:00:02FORECAST2021263-2272.0448.8860.4684.3752720.00050.01053.463.4705FF40.04324.04170454.0276423708838.3087058205620.94908015111877935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 16:00:03FORECAST2021263-2272.2449.6160.92584.3469546666670.00210.01213.463.4721FF40.24324.24170454.0172938316938.2949761007040.95120991959202935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 12:00:05FORECAST2021263-2272.4249.4860.9582.5861960.00150.01153.463.4715FF40.42324.42170453.3723622205837.4422987673320.95306547360249935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 08:00:05FORECAST2021263-2272.4449.5460.9982.1298386666670.00130.01133.463.4713FF40.44324.44170453.2047362193937.2216318686680.95326811658178935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2272.2649.5460.981.6549930.0010.0013.463.461FF40.26324.26170453.0301128189836.9921706910230.95141893456242935121118DRYL
2021-06-19 00:00:05FORECAST2021263-2271.5348.7360.1382.5522853333330.00130.01133.463.4713FF39.53306.53170453.3599130719337.425896902610.94331476770909935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 20:00:05FORECAST2021263-2271.6448.6160.12584.6830480.00150.01153.463.4715FF39.64324.64170454.1400707848438.4579654129960.94459976162148935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 16:00:05FORECAST2021263-2271.2946.7959.0484.7682186666670.0030.0133.463.473FF39.29324.29170454.1711675087838.4992808394790.94042998102791935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 12:00:05FORECAST2021263-2268.1348.5158.3283.1946386666670.00170.01173.463.4717FF36.13318.13170453.5955491392737.736717811450.89097739213031935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021263-2268.4548.9158.6882.6135320.00130.01133.463.4713FF36.45319.45170453.3823969232737.4555211564570.89702835797648935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2271.548.9860.2482.3965671666670.00110.01113.463.4711FF39.5319.5170453.3027326705137.3505890593190.94296028409363935121118DRYL
2021-06-18 00:00:05FORECAST2021263-2271.2148.8560.0383.503580.00140.01143.463.4714FF39.21314.21170453.7087420096437.8863042351010.93944330879303935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 20:00:04FORECAST2021263-2272.0549.4760.7685.5923586666670.00240.00243.463.4624FF40.05328.05170454.4717226278938.8993066870240.94918836313591935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 16:00:03FORECAST2021263-2273.2849.4961.38585.4786520.00130.00133.463.4613FF41.28329.28170454.4302924169838.8440888237690.9611659653769935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021263-2274.0748.9461.50583.7323253333330.00260.00263.463.4626FF42.07330.07170453.792494693137.9971007994680.96756964208355935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 08:00:04FORECAST2021263-2272.8449.661.2283.293680.00370.00373.463.4637FF40.84328.84170453.6318465207637.784665861910.95717598544459935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2274.6148.3961.582.7648471666670.00340.00343.473.4734FF42.61327.61170453.4379302219437.5287209943880.97142597024737935121118DRYL
2021-06-17 00:00:04FORECAST2021263-2269.6847.4358.55583.0665946666670.00910.01913.473.4891FF37.68316.68170453.5486091159737.6747384750660.91802427987875935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 20:00:04FORECAST2021263-2269.9648.1159.03583.9338093333330.01130.02133.473.4913FF37.96330.96170453.8662256306438.0947212449220.92231964816699935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021263-2271.3749.5760.4783.8116293333330.010.013.473.48FF39.37332.37170453.8215196557938.0355209888810.94140405172769935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021263-2272.5549.8861.21582.1721760.00540.00543.473.4754FF40.55331.55170453.2202954522837.2420978846770.95437017734191935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021263-2269.1650.1159.63581.9893706666670.00610.00613.473.4761FF37.16325.16170453.1531013706237.1537375970250.90957785157466935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2269.0950.1359.6182.1255023333330.00610.00613.473.4761FF37.09334.09170453.203142495537.2195357364880.90839334925941935121118DRYL
2021-06-16 00:00:05FORECAST2021263-2272.5750.0961.3382.4215480.0040.0043.143.144FF40.57331.57170453.3119072664337.3626691237320.95456829633257935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 20:00:03FORECAST2021263-2271.4447.7959.61583.4489906666670.01590.01593.293.3059FF39.44341.44170453.6887475096837.8598680565070.94224610081001935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021263-2271.3447.8659.683.0683466666670.00540.00543.293.2954FF39.34345.34170453.5492514897737.675586453160.94104024595861935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021263-2275.9454.6565.29581.2215973333330.00140.00143.293.2914FF43.94355.94170452.8705486163736.7828693438440.97932836138823935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 08:00:05FORECAST2021263-2276.2154.4665.33580.7690120.00140.00143.353.3514FF44.21356.21170452.7037317165636.564433139460.98068352828947935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2276.2454.4865.3680.5145038333330.00140.00143.323.3214FF44.24356.24170452.6098391358136.4416566281040.98082934378141935121118DRYL
2021-06-15 00:00:05FORECAST2021263-2277.5353.3965.4681.628518666667003.13.1FF45.53356.53170453.0203707438736.9793817896460.98627413024773935121118DRYL
2021-06-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021263-2278.2253.4965.85582.089833333333003.363.36FF46.22374.22170453.1900324734137.2022942340710.98859651507852935121118DRYL
2021-06-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021263-2274.2751.5862.92582.668480.00230.00233.323.3223FF42.27369.27170453.4025655370637.4821009210490.96904507575236935121118DRYL
2021-06-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021263-2267.1646.5856.8782.8452720.01370.01373.353.3637FF35.16353.16170453.4674377861737.5676332265390.87109139425846935121124DRYL
2021-06-14 08:00:05FORECAST2021263-2267.2346.4856.85582.7085506666670.01370.01373.383.3937FF35.23348.23170453.4172716643237.501485386590.87260534187679935121124DRYL
2021-06-14 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2265.5945.6955.6483.0178767619050.01420.01423.463.4742FF33.59349.59170453.5307454675637.651159534960.83385010438639934121123.5DRYL
2021-06-14 00:00:06FORECAST2021263-226946.8157.90582.8430133333330.03020.03022.922.9502FF37353170453.4666091722637.5665403498790.90685363027872935121118DRYL
2021-06-13 20:00:06FORECAST2021263-2268.7147.2657.98584.5452066666670.02950.02953.263.2895FF36.71361.71170454.0897291794138.3911099986840.90176273066461935121118DRYL
2021-06-13 16:00:06FORECAST2021263-2268.7547.2758.0184.696360.02820.02824.114.1382TF36.75369.75170454.1449315823938.4644226174780.90247675702715935121118WETL
2021-06-13 12:00:06FORECAST2021263-2260.0645.7752.91584.0830.00090.00094.084.0809TF28.06362.06170453.9207960672538.1670222957230.65505185421287933121123WETL
2021-06-13 08:00:05FORECAST2021263-2244.742.7243.7184.244430666667003.193.19FF12.7345.7170453.97982031938.245271496930.11789573726036931121122DRYL
2021-06-13 04:00:07FORECAST2021263-2243.7843.2543.51584.019441916667003.343.34FF11.78341.78170453.8975505436638.136218884020.1001664212823931121122DRYL