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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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DAY 265 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/23/2021 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): 67.32°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 50.31°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.857
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 94 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 35
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 350

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: 70 in
SWE DAY: 172
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 449.94 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 31.65 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: -20

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
2021-06-23 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021265-2067.3199650.3099658.8149670.350909166667003.463.46FF35.31996350.31996172449.93905072028 31.6536212877590.8569362154645994 5121124DRYL
2021-06-23 00:00:03FORECAST2021265-1954.3654.3654.3672.8777653333330.00070.00073.463.4607FF22.36337.36173451.4432492620232.9001751810350.43042741869391942121122.5DRYL
2021-06-22 12:00:03FORECAST2021265-1968.1453.460.7772.8992693333330.00830.00833.463.4683FF36.14351.14173451.4512485347132.9104661578020.87395933548069945121118DRYL
2021-06-22 08:00:03FORECAST2021265-1964.0153.3358.6772.4254186666670.0070.0073.463.467FF32.01347.01173451.2748795290132.6837720836380.77317499828719944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-22 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-1967.5553.6160.5871.9241890.00390.00393.463.4639FF35.55350.55173451.0880887853632.4441449534470.86186071156662945121124DRYL
2021-06-22 00:00:02FORECAST2021265-2067.5153.6960.674.2878053333330.00620.00623.463.4662FF35.51335.51172451.4112452000233.5343507086970.86101280871844945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 20:00:03FORECAST2021265-2067.5352.4960.0177.4403253333330.00270.01273.463.4727FF35.53349.53172452.5795555652135.0479080221850.86143720076972945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 16:00:02FORECAST2021265-2067.1253.6760.39577.4143040.01270.02273.463.4827FF35.12349.12172452.5699504112135.0353877223980.85256067141405945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 12:00:05FORECAST2021265-2067.3453.2860.3174.87558400.013.463.47FF35.34349.34172451.629783556233.8160437955640.85736985864508945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 08:00:05FORECAST2021265-2067.3552.9260.13574.21575733333300.013.463.47FF35.35349.35172451.3844350235533.4998376937520.85758591564915945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 04:00:06FORECAST2021265-2067.6653.3760.51573.9307299166670.00110.01113.463.4711FF35.66351.66172451.2783237969533.3633358738780.86417428127267945121124DRYL
2021-06-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2066.8453.0659.9575.0658440.00120.01123.463.4712FF34.84339.84172451.7004530822433.9072757458010.84628488558679944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 20:00:04FORECAST2021265-2066.153.0559.57577.1718973333330.00270.01273.463.4727FF34.1350.1172452.4804412669334.9187741587930.82886187624678944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 16:00:05FORECAST2021265-2066.9353.6360.2877.1019786666670.00280.01283.463.4728FF34.93350.93172452.4546134177734.8851459513720.8483210543303944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 12:00:05FORECAST2021265-2066.4752.8559.6674.7425106666670.00020.01023.463.4702FF34.47350.47172451.5803349499233.7522480018510.83772518746828944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 08:00:05FORECAST2021265-2066.4552.7459.59574.270136003.463.46FF34.45349.45172451.4046706215533.5258862780980.83725384858504944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2066.252.8159.50573.6846621666670.00020.01023.463.4702FF34.2353.2172451.1866548332833.2455362354980.83128727811381944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-20 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2066.8252.1459.4874.3293773333330.00220.01223.463.4722FF34.82339.82172451.4267125528933.554266455690.84582996411451944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 20:00:05FORECAST2021265-2068.954.0161.45576.2886506666670.00210.00213.473.4721FF36.9356.9172452.1538340360734.4942058923720.88843027414292945121118DRYL
2021-06-19 16:00:05FORECAST2021265-2068.1653.6660.9176.2606066666670.0130.0133.473.483FF36.16356.16172452.1434519103934.4807339430470.87435612890677945121118DRYL
2021-06-19 12:00:05FORECAST2021265-2067.2750.6158.9474.6308293333330.00940.00943.473.4794FF35.27355.27172451.5388224770433.6987167976580.85585127285978945121124DRYL
2021-06-19 08:00:05FORECAST2021265-2064.8650.4857.6774.1527693333330.01470.01473.473.4847FF32.86352.86172451.3609921933933.4696675401810.79695968052011944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2067.6450.4859.0673.6704890.00230.00233.463.4623FF35.64355.64172451.1813730807733.2387523825510.86375561223786945121124DRYL
2021-06-19 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2068.4551.9160.1874.4060773333330.00140.00143.473.4714FF36.45339.45172451.4552454063633.5910139022450.88001213394087945121118DRYL
2021-06-18 20:00:05FORECAST2021265-2068.6951.6760.1876.4201813333330.00050.00053.473.4705FF36.69359.69172452.2025179328134.5573984198150.88455574830202945121118DRYL
2021-06-18 16:00:05FORECAST2021265-2068.6554.1661.40576.4415560.00050.00053.473.4705FF36.65359.65172452.2104278752834.5676687462120.88380706539174945121118DRYL
2021-06-18 12:00:05FORECAST2021265-2069.754.0561.87574.8010640.0030.0033.473.473FF37.7355.7172451.6020947922233.7803171950870.90233920861371945121118DRYL
2021-06-18 08:00:06FORECAST2021265-2066.9354.3560.6474.2516640.00350.00353.473.4735FF34.93349.93172451.3977970635233.5170375579010.8483210543303944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2066.9354.3760.6573.94411650.00350.00353.473.4735FF34.93354.93172451.2833091309433.3697455848840.8483210543303944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-18 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2075.8758.3667.11574.5991453333330.00250.00253.473.4725FF43.87355.87172451.5270432418933.6835315207320.97049238852089945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 20:00:05FORECAST2021265-2075.9359.3667.64576.620520.0030.0033.463.463FF43.93369.93172452.2766387244634.653671242920.97087796914718945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 16:00:04FORECAST2021265-2076.356.4966.39576.5594026666670.00310.00313.463.4631FF44.3371.3172452.2540306864534.6242984429470.973164502287945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021265-2076.1859.8968.03574.468840.00080.00083.463.4608FF44.18374.18172451.4785893544233.621086834060.97243989011452945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 08:00:05FORECAST2021265-2074.7757.6166.1974.2793106666670.00080.00083.463.4608FF42.77368.77172451.4080844581433.5302813429110.96264227601729945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2074.857.6266.2173.77332850.00080.00083.473.4708FF42.8366.8172451.2196927901533.2879786218770.96287695240024945121118DRYL
2021-06-17 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2076.2855.7366.00574.5412186666670.00140.01143.483.4914FF44.28357.28172451.5055052578633.655770596630.97304484718865945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 20:00:05FORECAST2021265-2077.1755.2866.22575.429480.00140.01143.483.4914FF45.17372.17172451.8354258226934.0817112153840.97795722874499945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021265-2077.255.2766.23575.2609426666670.00140.01143.473.4814FF45.2373.2172451.7728844092134.0008531518760.97810872209818945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021265-2074.7957.0565.9273.2336840.00120.01123.473.4812FF42.79374.79172451.0185006734833.0297463564750.96279886076193945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 08:00:06FORECAST2021265-2074.6157.1565.8873.0489106666670.00120.01123.473.4812FF42.61367.61172450.9495494425432.9413733524020.96137018542656945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2076.8859.167.9972.8730596666670.00120.01123.473.4812FF44.88379.88172450.8838976670232.8572891774280.97644674977059945121118DRYL
2021-06-16 00:00:05FORECAST2021265-2065.4648.8257.1474.7199986666670.00090.00093.143.1409FF33.46361.46172451.5719680820333.7414568529930.8128165373726944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 20:00:05FORECAST2021265-2065.5254.7160.11576.3968813333330.00090.02093.293.3109FF33.52368.52172452.1938950092734.5462033366810.81435906566788944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021265-2066.6254.4560.53576.6383986666670.00090.01093.293.3009FF34.62373.62172452.2832515952134.662264146010.84123194364257944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021265-2063.9355.3659.64575.0477626666670.00340.00343.293.2934FF31.93384.93172451.6937384818933.8986044836080.77085842406779944121123.5DRYL
2021-06-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021265-2059.556.9458.2275.0570560.00280.00283.353.3528FF27.5382.5172451.6971896497133.9030612585810.62445017337912943121123DRYL
2021-06-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021265-2059.2757.2458.25575.2281278333330.00190.00193.323.3219FF27.27382.27172451.7607042537733.9851120096790.6160613856667943121123DRYL