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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, June 5, 2021

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DAY 248 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/06/2021 08:00:08 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): 39.21°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.42°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.32°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.090
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 325

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: 0.76 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.76 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.83 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.59 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 108 in
SWE DAY: 155
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.51 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 49.15 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: -37

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2021-06-06 07:59:05OBSERVATION2021248-3739.2100829.4200634.31507108.146109166670.759999999999990.759999999999992.833.59TF7.21008325.21008155454.51281271024 49.1537922610110.09013911049244487 1123126DRYL
2021-06-06 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021248-3739.2100829.4200634.31507108.146109166670.759999999999990.759999999999992.833.59TF7.21008325.21008155454.51281271024 49.1537922610110.09013911049244487 1123126DRYL
2021-06-06 00:00:03FORECAST2021248-3631.9431.9431.94110.011912729750.00340.00342.832.8334FF-0.059999999999999317.94156455.7320032988150.1359493750630.023043205558972871121122DRYL
2021-06-05 12:00:03FORECAST2021248-3637.0931.8534.47109.539368521360.29430.29432.833.1243FF5.09323.09156455.5612619669349.9018929586530.062935469458475871122124DRYL
2021-06-05 08:00:38FORECAST2021248-3636.1732.2134.19109.717108252620.42360.42362.833.2536FF4.17322.17156455.6255075562949.9899131352090.053329243946685871122124DRYL
2021-06-05 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-3637.5532.434.975109.067441443140.4840.4842.833.314FF5.55323.55156455.390538962949.6682809420970.068217447264165871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 23:58:58FORECAST2021248-3739.6832.6136.145111.064830502770.48270.48272.833.3127FF7.68327.68155455.5718904922750.5980147993490.097202938468411871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 20:00:03FORECAST2021248-3740.3932.8236.605112.175983403330.41890.41892.833.2489FF8.39328.39155455.9730208261951.1492220165660.10863060394022871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 16:00:03FORECAST2021248-3739.9233.136.51111.980707769010.33880.33882.833.1688FF7.92327.92155455.902607567751.052296669170.10096306959424871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 12:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.133.236.65110.787611559840.34010.34012.833.1701FF8.1328.1155455.4716368382250.4606147785570.10385174483941871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 08:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.0833.1436.61110.236835361380.32890.33892.833.1689FF8.08329.08155455.2722441712750.1877714253140.10352786140044871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 04:00:09FORECAST2021248-3740.1833.1536.665110.02016392310.31620.32622.833.1562FF8.18328.18155455.1937280308350.0804885747190.10515460381816871122124DRYL
2021-06-04 00:00:06FORECAST2021248-3739.932.8536.375110.543170666670.33530.34532.833.1753FF7.9313.9155455.3831784766450.3395004170720.10064574576579871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 20:00:05FORECAST2021248-3740.1332.9936.56112.5090040.28470.30472.833.1347FF8.13328.13155456.0930221686451.3145716555440.10433894253822871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 16:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.0432.8536.445112.5191720.29590.31592.833.1459FF8.04328.04155456.0966845304651.3196212953130.10288228785678871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 12:00:06FORECAST2021248-3739.913336.455110.876602666670.28740.29742.833.1274FF7.91327.91155455.5038273384650.5047168769530.10080431692639871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 08:00:06FORECAST2021248-3739.8132.8236.315110.461518666670.32090.33092.833.1609FF7.81326.81155455.3536179812650.2990521725710.099226759956429871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-374033.1336.565110.563720916670.33510.34512.833.1751FF8328155455.3906173235250.3496811218270.10223963467825871122124DRYL
2021-06-03 00:00:07FORECAST2021248-3739.6132.9436.275112.754842666670.3260.3362.833.166FF7.61311.61155456.1815430896251.4366781185070.09612577400878871122124DRYL
2021-06-02 19:59:14FORECAST2021248-3739.7633.5236.64114.7949680.29710.30712.843.1471FF7.76327.76155456.9140171122152.4514299731470.09844476287297871122124DRYL
2021-06-02 16:00:35FORECAST2021248-3739.2933.3936.34114.904301333330.28990.29992.843.1399FF7.29326.29155456.9531644235752.5058841001470.091312860642248871122124DRYL
2021-06-02 11:59:16FORECAST2021248-3740.8334.2837.555112.305721333330.19630.19632.843.0363FF8.83328.83155456.0197829346351.2136306647440.11617904334785871122124DRYL
2021-06-02 08:00:36FORECAST2021248-3739.7134.8937.3111.646660.18830.18832.843.0283FF7.71329.71155455.7820743029650.8865462837970.097667273113276871122124DRYL
2021-06-02 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-3739.9934.8637.425111.195865750.18680.19682.833.0268FF7.99326.99155455.6192536074250.6629773572460.1020794271126871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 23:59:17FORECAST2021248-3744.3935.4639.925111.396542666670.15390.15392.863.0139FF12.39330.39155455.6917583794950.7624864051690.19089579383105871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 20:00:05FORECAST2021248-3744.7635.7540.255114.3284280.13020.13022.862.9902FF12.76331.76155456.7468480579752.2191491324230.20006572762172871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 16:00:06FORECAST2021248-3745.4236.7241.07114.227240.13690.13692.852.9869FF13.42333.42155456.7105645623752.1687872688020.21706455241517871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 12:00:05FORECAST2021248-3743.2836.1239.7111.7209920.14890.14892.852.9989FF11.28332.28155455.8089041006250.9234229285540.16496519405172871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 08:00:06FORECAST2021248-3738.9536.0537.5111.558813585650.16020.17022.843.0102FF6.95322.95155455.7503600074150.842969453660.086396767292711871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-373936.0537.525111.318553679960.15630.16632.843.0063FF7325155455.6635852704150.7238112769280.087107088263794871122124DRYL
2021-06-01 00:00:06FORECAST2021248-3749.3736.8543.11110.376502666670.13870.14872.842.9887FF17.37327.37155455.3228331005750.2569419019190.334443859091872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 19:59:21FORECAST2021248-3749.8336.5843.205112.410778666670.12880.14882.842.9888FF17.83343.83155456.0576379991151.2657942043610.34960041348043872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 16:00:07FORECAST2021248-3749.836.6443.22112.301937333330.12230.13232.842.9723FF17.8345.8155456.0184192662451.2117519432830.34860428116823872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 12:00:06FORECAST2021248-3751.5139.445.455109.866482666670.10130.12132.842.9613FF19.51348.51155455.1380117079850.0044124742560.40684967323277872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 07:59:58FORECAST2021248-3751.9839.1545.565109.735263833330.10130.12132.852.9713FF19.98343.98155455.0904218013349.9394675043920.4232897782009872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-3751.0438.7944.915109.176625166670.13570.15572.842.9957FF19.04347.04155454.8876394281449.6630973027960.39057208371398872122125DRYL
2021-05-31 00:00:06FORECAST2021248-3750.0837.5443.81109.788346666670.16540.21542.843.0554FF18.08336.08155455.1096755753849.9657388334240.35794122106079872122125DRYL
2021-05-30 20:00:06FORECAST2021248-3750.1237.5543.835112.0110040.16540.20542.833.0354FF18.12351.12155455.9135341912151.0673327019460.35928218733955872122125DRYL
2021-05-30 16:00:06FORECAST2021248-3750.2737.5443.905112.1791040.27740.32742.843.1674FF18.27347.27155455.9741457797651.1507711207380.36432613800132872122125DRYL
2021-05-30 12:00:06FORECAST2021248-3743.6134.5139.06110.802808565640.11530.14532.842.9853FF11.61344.61155455.4771345231550.4681457425960.17242520778522871122124DRYL
2021-05-30 08:00:05FORECAST2021248-3743.6334.5339.08110.435166898920.11530.12532.862.9853FF11.63337.63155455.344076535150.2859990885870.17288412491937871122124DRYL
2021-05-30 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-3747.7934.0940.94109.888577666670.08160.09162.842.9316FF15.79344.79155455.1460234715450.0153491499270.28452463904479872122125DRYL
2021-05-30 00:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.232.5536.375111.187524854730.66140.77142.843.6114TF8.2325.2155455.6162392335350.6588419239950.10548215285853871123126DRYL
2021-05-29 20:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.233.8337.015113.087039972390.61160.72162.833.5516TF8.2339.2155456.3010720178751.6017375707310.10548215285853871123126DRYL
2021-05-29 16:00:06FORECAST2021248-3741.0535.8638.455111.9081960.29750.32752.833.1575FF9.05346.05155455.8764520945351.0163113527790.12008935558215871122124DRYL
2021-05-29 11:59:58FORECAST2021248-3740.1335.5937.86111.840737333330.34420.78422.833.6142TF8.13334.13155455.8521149828650.9828366546420.10433894253822871123126DRYL
2021-05-29 08:00:06FORECAST2021248-3740.5437.0538.795112.2563680.30450.81452.863.6745TF8.54316.54155456.0019960752251.1891278801540.11116339447642871123126DRYL
2021-05-29 04:00:08FORECAST2021248-3740.5537.9339.24112.404524666670.23470.74472.833.5747TF8.55327.55155456.055384792651.2626887492860.1113337334763871123126DRYL