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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, June 26, 2021

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DAY 269 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/27/2021 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): 84.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 61.63°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 72.91°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.996
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: 52
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 483

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): 1.80 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.80 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: 51 in
SWE DAY: 176
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.99 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 22.88 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: -16

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: 3
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 9.0

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
2021-06-27 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021269-1684.261.6299872.9149951.410658333333001.81.8FF52.2483.2176444.98891329131 22.8771729833410.9958502433516593 5131119DRYL
2021-06-27 00:00:02FORECAST2021269-1568.668.668.653.799920.00050.00051.81.8005FF36.6467.6177446.4905289964124.0211547407650.85960456195285935131119DRYL
2021-06-26 12:00:03FORECAST2021269-1584.4171.1777.7953.7173760.00530.00531.81.8053FF52.41483.41177446.4587808921823.9825942016870.99610112839842935131119DRYL
2021-06-26 08:00:02FORECAST2021269-1580.7867.374.0452.9533546666670.01040.01041.81.8104FF48.78479.78177446.1646065668223.6259126512460.98917837059193935131119DRYL
2021-06-26 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1586.3964.4375.4152.521253250.00790.00791.81.8079FF54.39485.39177445.9979798447123.4243728484120.99787729621787935131119DRYL
2021-06-26 00:00:05FORECAST2021269-1685.3461.9473.6453.4286466666670.0060.0061.81.806FF53.34474.34176445.7706829093123.816924311520.99705643909169935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 20:00:03FORECAST2021269-1685.3164.1674.73556.5491320.00230.01231.81.8123FF53.31485.31176446.9716989246525.2758616027550.9970292593207935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 16:00:03FORECAST2021269-1685.4565.2775.3656.4771906666670.00290.01291.81.8129FF53.45485.45176446.9441171273325.2421481203450.99715419024844935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 12:00:06FORECAST2021269-1685.464.2574.82553.88112533333300.011.81.81FF53.4485.4176445.9454240626624.0280412857460.99711012692043935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 08:00:05FORECAST2021269-1685.2264.6874.9553.21134933333300.021.81.82FF53.22485.22176445.6866942041723.7155903785170.99694635712219935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1685.1564.774.92552.67111866666700.011.81.81FF53.15486.15176445.4776858868423.4638080566980.99688044271521935131119DRYL
2021-06-25 00:00:04FORECAST2021269-1685.2364.3774.854.07969466666700.011.81.81FF53.23478.23176446.0220454762624.1207360339590.9969556703201935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 20:00:05FORECAST2021269-1684.7464.3374.53556.22609200.011.81.81FF52.74487.74176446.84780817325.1245059723340.99646798988867935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 16:00:05FORECAST2021269-1685.1764.774.93556.1476453333330.00040.01041.81.8104FF53.17488.17176446.8177073402525.0877621603930.99689940495039935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 12:00:05FORECAST2021269-1685.364.2974.79553.98541466666700.011.81.81FF53.3488.3176445.9856707250624.0767213694840.99702014924165935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 08:00:05FORECAST2021269-1685.564.3774.93553.5292213333330.00020.01021.81.8102FF53.5485.5176445.8095408483923.8638375845850.99719764639789935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021269-1685.464.3574.87552.9600621666670.00020.01021.81.8102FF53.4488.4176445.5895100967823.598448155540.99711012692043935131119DRYL
2021-06-24 00:00:06FORECAST2021269-1685.5763.9774.7754.6831453333330.00020.01021.81.8102FF53.57472.57176446.254660325224.402608446240.99725747880122935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 20:00:04FORECAST2021269-1687.8864.8276.3556.705449333333001.811.81FF55.88490.88176447.0316125118925.3491284536920.99868835109232935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 16:00:01FORECAST2021269-1687.7964.7176.2556.613609333333001.811.81FF55.79491.79176446.9964147948325.3060804005950.99864886469866935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 12:00:05FORECAST2021269-1688.6964.2776.4854.718042666667001.811.81FF56.69489.69176446.2681014551224.4189170161940.99899902285707935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 08:00:05FORECAST2021269-1686.4464.7975.61554.179412001.81.8FF54.44490.44176446.0605085611824.1672960702660.99791061738002935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1689.0864.3576.71554.158533166667001.81.8FF57.08493.08176446.0524559598224.1575467301730.99912307453109935131119DRYL
2021-06-23 00:00:05FORECAST2021269-1689.6665.5677.6155.915354666667001.81.8FF57.66483.66176446.728539721124.9789847382280.99928157935409935131119DRYL
2021-06-22 20:00:06FORECAST2021269-1689.7165.2677.48558.005828001.821.82FF57.71499.71176447.529102986325.9592961728180.999293923910439351411110DRYL
2021-06-22 16:00:05FORECAST2021269-1689.6965.2277.45557.834721333333001.811.81FF57.69499.69176447.4637359468225.8789404752570.999289009778169351411110DRYL
2021-06-22 12:00:05FORECAST2021269-1689.3964.5676.97555.8467680.00070.00071.811.8107FF57.39500.39176446.7022018267524.9468742305080.999211406933729351411110DRYL
2021-06-22 08:00:06FORECAST2021269-1689.3964.5676.97555.3292386666670.00070.00071.811.8107FF57.39496.39176446.5033179254624.7046886429560.99921140693372935131119DRYL
2021-06-22 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1685.9764.4775.2254.9586076666670.00070.00071.81.8007FF53.97496.97176446.3607255662424.5313639942040.99757778099387935131119DRYL
2021-06-22 00:00:04FORECAST2021269-1687.2264.1875.757.5979626666670.01150.01151.811.8215FF55.22479.22176447.373241332525.7677872523350.99837248352777935131119DRYL
2021-06-21 20:00:05FORECAST2021269-1687.4263.7175.56560.7644773333330.0120.0121.811.822FF55.42495.42176448.5790644266227.2576723925590.99847484621329935131119DRYL
2021-06-21 16:00:06FORECAST2021269-1687.4963.7175.660.5871386666670.0120.0121.821.832FF55.49495.49176448.5117891219327.1740459611650.99850926100771935131119DRYL
2021-06-21 12:00:06FORECAST2021269-1690.865.5578.17557.63360800.011.811.82FF58.8500.8176447.3868692798425.7845194484210.999518867517179351411110DRYL
2021-06-21 08:00:06FORECAST2021269-1690.8565.5678.20556.81798133333300.011.811.82FF58.85497.85176447.0747292538525.401883621350.99952738359473935131119DRYL
2021-06-21 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1689.666.1277.8656.3233619166670.00120.00121.811.8112FF57.6504.6176446.8851233618125.1700725382810.999266503022559351411110DRYL
2021-06-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021269-1678.258.1868.1959.8089786666670.00150.04151.811.8515FF46.2473.2176448.2162273827126.8073547815870.97922326098694935131119DRYL
2021-06-20 20:00:06FORECAST2021269-1678.3258.368.3161.9793746666670.00150.04151.811.8515FF46.32482.32176449.0391346105827.8311647640250.97981714003716935131119DRYL
2021-06-20 16:00:06FORECAST2021269-1679.9158.0168.9661.8856760.00150.04151.811.8515FF47.91485.91176449.003702310327.7868976439760.98642446458107935131119DRYL
2021-06-20 12:00:06FORECAST2021269-1689.0965.4977.2957.5772320.0010.0011.811.811FF57.09501.09176447.3653150028725.7580565306730.999126060659169351411110DRYL
2021-06-20 08:00:05FORECAST2021269-1689.1165.5377.3257.2778773333330.0010.0011.81.801FF57.11495.11176447.2508107945925.6175770779260.99913200484974935131119DRYL
2021-06-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1690.8964.0277.45556.5253421666670.0010.0011.811.811FF58.89507.89176446.9625786289225.2647126926950.999534095541759351411110DRYL
2021-06-20 00:00:06FORECAST2021269-1688.662.0575.32558.1973533333330.00110.00111.811.8111FF56.6486.6176447.6022367798926.0492655266690.99896819446281935131119DRYL
2021-06-19 20:00:06FORECAST2021269-1688.6262.0775.34561.1312786666670.00110.00111.811.8111FF56.62503.62176448.7181182804227.4307123313830.998975119630419351411110DRYL
2021-06-19 16:00:06FORECAST2021269-1687.9961.9874.98562.3986160.00110.00111.821.8211FF55.99501.99176449.1975681541428.0293065633840.998735177056359351411110DRYL
2021-06-19 12:00:05FORECAST2021269-1673.615966.30562.2472440.00180.00181.821.8218FF41.61485.61176449.1403833248327.9577510310740.94279346938335935131119DRYL
2021-06-19 08:00:05FORECAST2021269-1662.4759.0560.7662.6631480.00090.00091.821.8209FF30.47467.47176449.2974494360228.1543925700320.67996434930808933131123.5DRYL
2021-06-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021269-1663.1261.6862.462.6432930.00110.00111.81.8011FF31.12471.12176449.2899549677928.1450022910040.70276203018918934131124DRYL