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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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DAY 273 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/01/2021 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): 69.33°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 51.36°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 60.35°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.888
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 86 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 634

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): 1.24 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.24 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: 25 in
SWE DAY: 180
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 436.75 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 10.81 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: -12

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 1
HSdry: 11.0

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
2021-07-01 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021273-1269.3300251.3600860.3450524.755527916667001.241.24FF37.33002634.33002180436.74596429526 10.8118769116030.8877209981394886 51511111DRYL
2021-07-01 00:00:03FORECAST2021273-1152.6352.6352.6327.8872226666670.00210.00211.241.2421FF20.63617.63181438.6291604575712.2321490657730.35999562826096862151124DRYL
2021-06-30 12:00:02FORECAST2021273-1171.8957.1564.5227.6087160.01870.01871.241.2587FF39.89636.89181438.5164513004812.1068761652830.9273082548778651511111DRYL
2021-06-30 08:00:02FORECAST2021273-1171.6658.4465.0526.888920.00980.00981.241.2498FF39.66636.66181438.224786711511.7833912319030.924259710931248651511111DRYL
2021-06-30 04:00:07FORECAST2021273-1168.8558.3663.60526.8435870833330.03230.03231.241.2723FF36.85633.85181438.2063997533611.7630316522530.878845292755778651511111DRYL
2021-06-30 00:00:06FORECAST2021273-1273.7457.9765.85529.5205586666670.00660.00661.241.2466FF41.74610.74180438.6846842886812.9502169587120.948529332000878651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 20:00:03FORECAST2021273-1274.2658.3866.3232.6209266666670.00450.01451.241.2545FF42.26640.26180439.9335706031414.351040744850.953511560417678651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 16:00:03FORECAST2021273-1274.6958.6166.6532.5098986666670.00570.01571.241.2557FF42.69640.69180439.8890160313114.3007473357580.957333321221078651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 12:00:06FORECAST2021273-1274.6658.9266.7928.9945586666670.00280.01281.241.2528FF42.66640.66180438.4718240950712.7132970274050.957075173802768651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 08:00:05FORECAST2021273-1274.8558.7966.8227.9973293333330.00340.03341.241.2734FF42.85638.85180438.0674866333612.26471969350.958689049702348651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 04:00:08FORECAST2021273-1274.758.766.727.2437833333330.00340.01341.241.2534FF42.7640.7180437.7612731556611.9262732775770.957419091802428651511111DRYL
2021-06-29 00:00:06FORECAST2021273-1275.1258.7266.9229.989860.00450.01451.241.2545FF43.12627.12180438.8743599154113.1617806114530.960897740194718651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 20:00:05FORECAST2021273-1275.8459.3567.59534.1380066666670.00190.02191.241.2619FF43.84645.84180440.5411045061215.0391951625710.966322175592998651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 16:00:02FORECAST2021273-1274.4158.4566.4334.3843346666670.00350.00351.241.2435FF42.41643.41180440.6395289432515.1510970305470.954874696451128651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 12:00:06FORECAST2021273-1274.0857.9566.01530.5944040.00360.00361.241.2436FF42.08643.08180439.1183630402313.4345646026720.951832528073318651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 08:00:04FORECAST2021273-1276.3359.5867.95529.2942120.00220.01221.241.2522FF44.33647.33180438.593121816412.8482398922310.969648248602988651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 04:00:07FORECAST2021273-1275.4359.0167.2228.9024611666670.00070.02071.241.2607FF43.43646.43180438.4345250740712.6718368350790.963314430201138651511111DRYL
2021-06-28 00:00:05FORECAST2021273-1274.7758.6166.6929.600420.00350.01351.241.2535FF42.77635.77180438.7169774876612.9862067947650.958015601276858651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 20:00:05FORECAST2021273-1275.9257.8966.90533.6967426666670.0040.0141.251.264FF43.92651.92180440.36463611914.8388538228020.966884789188138651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 16:00:02FORECAST2021273-1278.4158.3268.36533.7866146666670.00230.00231.251.2523FF46.41651.41180440.4005933810614.8796451475370.98089260715218651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 12:00:05FORECAST2021273-1279.4658.7469.130.2909546666670.00450.00451.251.2545FF47.46651.46180438.9959331221913.2976059090550.985072324034558651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 08:00:05FORECAST2021273-1274.3858.7566.56529.6032480.00350.00351.241.2435FF42.38640.38180438.718120914312.987481335520.954604665059978651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 04:00:07FORECAST2021273-1280.0258.4969.25529.1055103333330.00030.00031.251.2503FF48.02652.02180438.5167473721412.763253721980.986961575651578651511111DRYL
2021-06-27 00:00:06FORECAST2021273-1277.5258.1967.85530.6904066666670.01180.01181.241.2518FF45.52634.52180439.1570767097713.4779092747680.976609212739898651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 20:00:05FORECAST2021273-1277.6358.0467.83533.4804320.01250.01251.251.2625FF45.63654.63180440.2780578247114.7406995760920.977178836689648651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 16:00:05FORECAST2021273-1277.6658.0367.84533.7407546666670.01540.01541.251.2654FF45.66653.66180440.3822460886114.8588293248310.977332149437578651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 12:00:05FORECAST2021273-1278.5360.0769.330.384330666667001.251.25FF46.53653.53180439.0336167316313.3397425845560.981415746698888651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 08:00:05FORECAST2021273-1275.1360.1567.6429.7470266666670.00040.00041.251.2504FF43.13643.13180438.7762431747613.0522886064190.960977666298038651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 04:00:07FORECAST2021273-1275.1560.1467.64529.3176039166670.00040.00041.251.2504FF43.15651.15180438.6025868279912.8587769174480.961137120684858651511111DRYL
2021-06-26 00:00:06FORECAST2021273-1286.4963.3874.93529.129040.03150.05151.251.3015FF54.49654.49180438.5262726839112.773849338060.997733545976398651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 20:00:06FORECAST2021273-1284.7359.5672.14532.8937173333330.03230.05231.251.3023FF52.73658.73180440.0429857821814.4746495888350.996225507653028651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 16:00:05FORECAST2021273-1284.7463.0273.8832.6551520.03210.05211.251.3021FF52.74658.74180439.9473023986614.3665460318180.99623615881388651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 12:00:06FORECAST2021273-1279.8961.770.79530.4213626666670.00140.00141.251.2514FF47.89655.89180439.0485592042213.3564554478290.986542443449878651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 08:00:06FORECAST2021273-1279.9661.6970.82529.9141106666670.00140.00141.261.2614FF47.96651.96180438.8437599127413.1276207994060.986769551001788651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 04:00:07FORECAST2021273-1279.9460.9470.4429.2143626666670.00080.00081.251.2508FF47.94658.94180438.5608083476812.8122745064560.9867050029628651511111DRYL
2021-06-25 00:00:05FORECAST2021273-1288.7267.7178.21529.382060.03110.03111.251.2811FF56.72660.72180438.6286646190612.8878137415570.998855168255998651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 20:00:06FORECAST2021273-1290.4869.9280.231.1752013333330.03170.03171.251.2817FF58.48674.48180439.3524290241313.6969004311160.999351266598138651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 16:00:06FORECAST2021273-1290.5569.9580.2530.9435786666670.03170.03171.251.2817FF58.55675.55180439.2591246239213.5922492778520.999366092630878651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 12:00:06FORECAST2021273-1288.3566.7677.55528.732640.0020.0021.251.252FF56.35677.35180438.3657254799212.5954045785530.998714158549368651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 08:00:06FORECAST2021273-1289.9667.9778.96528.0666906666670.0020.0021.251.252FF57.96670.96180438.0956430914612.2958948970620.999230687299938651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 04:00:08FORECAST2021273-1289.9867.9778.97527.3028088333330.0020.0021.251.252FF57.98679.98180437.7852801177911.9527678131030.999235683466568651511111DRYL
2021-06-24 00:00:06FORECAST2021273-1282.0759.1470.60531.97018400.111.251.36FF50.07643.07180439.6722541408214.0564028645770.992226496469878651521122DRYL
2021-06-23 20:00:05FORECAST2021273-1282.0558.9970.5234.7918786666670.00060.11061.251.3606FF50.05661.05180440.8022347413115.3363378671150.992185876902088651521122DRYL
2021-06-23 16:00:03FORECAST2021273-1281.3759.5570.4635.2764440.00020.11021.251.3602FF49.37663.37180440.9954710923715.5567520402430.990689126863538651521122DRYL
2021-06-23 12:00:06FORECAST2021273-1271.7858.6965.23534.7535573333330.00060.26061.251.5106FF39.78646.78180440.7869426996815.3189142848980.92586214735528651521122DRYL
2021-06-23 08:00:06FORECAST2021273-1260.157.9459.0235.3378893333330.00060.26061.241.5006FF28.1628.1180441.0199574512515.5847144502040.63493458833343863152129DRYL
2021-06-23 04:00:08FORECAST2021273-1259.2558.3558.835.7517198333330.00060.26061.241.5006FF27.25630.25180441.1847720513115.7731143651120.6044605049308863152129DRYL