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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, July 11, 2021

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DAY 284 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/12/2021 04:00:08 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): 65.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 48.76°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.07°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.628
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 33
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 678

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): 0.08 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.08 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 191
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 433.31 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: -1

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-07-12 04:00:08OBSERVATION2021284-165.3948.7599857.074990000.080.08FF33.39678.39191433.31293643104 00.6277983119555495 31515222.5DRYL
2021-07-12 00:00:03FORECAST2021284-054.7954.7954.7900.00220.00220.080.0822FF22.79667.79192433.9371804577800.250802270592259522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-11 12:00:03FORECAST2021284-065.3554.3959.870000.080.08FF33.35678.35192433.9371804577800.626372801915219532515225DRYL
2021-07-11 08:00:03FORECAST2021284-062.2751.2156.740000.080.08FF30.27675.27192433.9371804577800.512877595757319532515225DRYL
2021-07-11 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-065.4650.9758.2150000.080.08FF33.46678.46192433.9371804577800.630288736394849532515225DRYL
2021-07-11 00:00:05FORECAST2021284-165.9450.8758.40500.02860.07860.080.1586FF33.94661.94191433.3129364310400.647214103614799531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 20:00:03FORECAST2021284-165.6250.7258.170000.080.08FF33.62675.62191433.3129364310400.635960512104559531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 16:00:03FORECAST2021284-165.6249.8757.7450000.080.08FF33.62675.62191433.3129364310400.635960512104559531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 12:00:03FORECAST2021284-165.4951.958.6950000.080.08FF33.49675.49191433.3129364310400.63135439806389531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 08:00:05FORECAST2021284-165.3151.658.4550000.080.08FF33.31675.31191433.3129364310400.62494556145899531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-165.5151.858.6550000.080.08FF33.51676.51191433.3129364310400.632064279217669531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-10 00:00:05FORECAST2021284-164.8251.7358.2750000.080.08FF32.82665.82191433.3129364310400.607328501268839531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 20:00:05FORECAST2021284-165.351.5458.420000.080.08FF33.3675.3191433.3129364310400.624588483091999531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-165.3951.8158.60000.080.08FF33.39675.39191433.3129364310400.627798311955549531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 12:00:04FORECAST2021284-165.4451.5158.4750000.080.08FF33.44676.44191433.3129364310400.629577738583129531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 08:00:05FORECAST2021284-166.5951.9159.250000.080.08FF34.59674.59191433.3129364310400.66967205539349531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-166.0652.0859.07000.020.080.1FF34.06678.06191433.3129364310400.65140184787769531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 00:00:06FORECAST2021284-166.3352.5259.4250000.080.08FF34.33666.33191433.3129364310400.66075646395549531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-08 20:00:06FORECAST2021284-167.352.0559.6750000.080.08FF35.3678.3191433.3129364310400.6935211333379531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-08 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-168.3452.7860.560000.080.08FF36.34678.34191433.3129364310400.727004524724569541515150DRYMH
2021-07-08 12:00:04FORECAST2021284-168.3952.6660.5250000.080.08FF36.39678.39191433.3129364310400.728567542355239541515150DRYMH
2021-07-08 08:00:05FORECAST2021284-163.7751.4257.5950000.080.08FF31.77673.77191433.3129364310400.568873590505469531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-08 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-168.2251.9860.10000.080.08FF36.22679.22191433.3129364310400.723235193762529541515150DRYMH
2021-07-08 00:00:06FORECAST2021284-169.852.2561.02500.00060.00060.090.0906FF37.8666.8191433.3129364310400.770731897626259541515150DRYMH
2021-07-07 20:00:06FORECAST2021284-170.3550.0460.1950000.080.08FF38.35679.35191433.3129364310400.786127338307779541515150DRYMH
2021-07-07 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-170.775361.8850000.080.08FF38.77681.77191433.3129364310400.797468241832529541515150DRYMH
2021-07-07 12:00:06FORECAST2021284-170.3850.460.390000.080.08FF38.38677.38191433.3129364310400.78694944177779541515150DRYMH
2021-07-07 08:00:06FORECAST2021284-167.0550.6158.830000.090.09FF35.05679.05191433.3129364310400.685209866807069531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-07 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-170.8452.2961.5650000.10.1FF38.84683.84191433.3129364310400.799322888496119541515150DRYMH
2021-07-07 00:00:06FORECAST2021284-171.0253.2762.1450000.110.11FF39.02676.02191433.3129364310400.804045032693369541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 20:00:06FORECAST2021284-171.2451.7761.5050000.110.11FF39.24689.24191433.3129364310400.809724294631069541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-171.2452.1861.710000.120.12FF39.24685.24191433.3129364310400.809724294631069541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 12:00:06FORECAST2021284-170.6354.9762.80000.120.12FF38.63690.63191433.3129364310400.793728410497239541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 08:00:05FORECAST2021284-169.1754.5661.8650000.120.12FF37.17677.17191433.3129364310400.752359362374869541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 04:00:08FORECAST2021284-169.1154.4261.7650000.120.12FF37.11691.11191433.3129364310400.750569554580929541515150DRYMH
2021-07-06 00:00:07FORECAST2021284-165.5550.8958.220000.130.13FF33.55669.55191433.3129364310400.633482687594429531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-05 20:00:06FORECAST2021284-165.3851.1958.2850000.140.14FF33.38681.38191433.3129364310400.627442097661529531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-05 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-165.3851.258.290000.140.14FF33.38681.38191433.3129364310400.627442097661529531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-05 12:00:06FORECAST2021284-171.9856.0464.010000.130.13FF39.98689.98191433.3129364310400.828075665071529541515150DRYMH
2021-07-05 08:00:05FORECAST2021284-171.1355.6463.3850000.160.16FF39.13683.13191433.3129364310400.806897382811689541515150DRYMH
2021-07-05 04:00:07FORECAST2021284-171.1355.6463.3850000.110.11FF39.13692.13191433.3129364310400.806897382811689541515150DRYMH
2021-07-05 00:00:06FORECAST2021284-174.1157.6265.8650000.120.12FF42.11681.11191433.3129364310400.874371629352279551515155DRYH
2021-07-04 20:00:06FORECAST2021284-174.1657.6265.890000.110.11FF42.16692.16191433.3129364310400.875342607667759551515155DRYH
2021-07-04 16:00:06FORECAST2021284-171.1658.0464.60000.110.11FF39.16695.16191433.3129364310400.807670884742569541515150DRYMH
2021-07-04 12:00:06FORECAST2021284-166.5655.9661.260000.110.11FF34.56694.56191433.3129364310400.668648112040879531515222.5DRYL
2021-07-04 08:00:06FORECAST2021284-157.4755.0656.2650000.10.1FF25.47672.47191433.3129364310400.337378480490189521515220DRYL
2021-07-04 04:00:09FORECAST2021284-157.4155.4456.4250000.110.11FF25.41684.41191433.3129364310400.335317225690869521515220DRYL