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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, July 18, 2021

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DAY 291 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/19/2021 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): 67.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.23°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 55.88°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.676
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: 36
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 557

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): 0.11 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.11 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: 198
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 439.56 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: 6

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 18.0

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
2021-07-19 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021291667.5399244.2299255.884924.7506466666667000.110.11FF35.53992556.53992198439.55549837153 2.08817286315370.6759141318855794 32414218DRYL
2021-07-19 00:00:02FORECAST2021291654.854.854.82.875360.00070.00070.110.1107FF22.8543.8199439.402903012531.26344153120610.209931740309959412414214DRYL
2021-07-18 12:00:02FORECAST2021291667.4753.1960.332.8971920.00640.00640.110.1164FF35.47556.47199439.411691952741.27306003863190.673418383138969432414218DRYL
2021-07-18 08:00:02FORECAST2021291668.2646.9357.5952.419296000.110.11FF36.26557.26199439.21919318521.06260123719620.701142176760229442414140DRYM
2021-07-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021291667.3246.3456.832.228502250.00230.00230.110.1123FF35.32556.32199439.142275271170.978629548511910.668038106157439432414218DRYL
2021-07-18 00:00:05FORECAST2021291668.3247.0857.700.00020.00020.110.1102FF36.32543.32198437.6332375803400.703203492856649442415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 20:00:04FORECAST2021291668.8348.7258.7751.669652000.110.11FF36.83557.83198438.311476276950.731827632988760.720456079955539442414140DRYM
2021-07-17 16:00:03FORECAST2021291669.1248.7658.941.634556000.110.11FF37.12558.12198438.297249309010.716421398641540.730044527528619442414140DRYM
2021-07-17 12:00:05FORECAST2021291669.7847.2258.50000.110.11FF37.78558.78198437.6332375803400.751235535820959442415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 08:00:05FORECAST2021291669.7648.7259.240000.110.11FF37.76560.76198437.6332375803400.750606637068429442415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021291670.0649.0459.550000.110.11FF38.06561.06198437.6332375803400.759950889910069442415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021291670.0948.9559.52000.010.110.12FF38.09557.09198437.6332375803400.760874717833459442415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 20:00:06FORECAST2021291670.2348.9759.6000.020.110.13FF38.23572.23198437.6332375803400.765160153615289442415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021291669.8147.8458.825000.010.110.12FF37.81571.81198437.6332375803400.752177300731089442415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021291669.2449.2159.225000.020.110.13FF37.24571.24198437.6332375803400.733963508764299442415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021291665.5348.1356.83000.030.110.14FF33.53560.53198437.6332375803400.601433043351399432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021291665.4947.7756.63000.030.110.14FF33.49560.49198437.6332375803400.599901796664949432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021291666.7647.5657.16000.010.080.09FF34.76551.76198437.6332375803400.647651758430259432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 20:00:05FORECAST2021291667.9646.857.3800.00020.03020.080.1102FF35.96564.96198437.6332375803400.690739554920779432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021291667.6246.9257.27000.020.080.1FF35.62566.62198437.6332375803400.678762854676799432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021291666.0647.0956.575000.010.080.09FF34.06565.06198437.6332375803400.621566265814089432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021291665.5747.856.6850000.080.08FF33.57559.57198437.6332375803400.602962730448049432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021291668.1248.1358.125000.010.080.09FF36.12568.12198437.6332375803400.696307354482169432415145DRYM
2021-07-15 00:00:06FORECAST2021291667.5249.2358.3750000.080.08FF35.52547.52198437.6332375803400.67520389857729432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021291667.3947.7157.55000.010.080.09FF35.39568.39198437.6332375803400.670553297617419432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021291667.1949.3658.275000.020.080.1FF35.19565.19198437.6332375803400.663346974687539432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 12:00:05FORECAST2021291663.2149.7156.46000.010.080.09FF31.21561.21198437.6332375803400.510801218298999432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 08:00:05FORECAST2021291665.5549.7257.6350000.080.08FF33.55562.55198437.6332375803400.602198083251419432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 04:00:08FORECAST2021291663.2149.7256.465000.020.080.1FF31.21566.21198437.6332375803400.510801218298999432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 00:00:06FORECAST2021291667.2349.558.365000.030.080.11FF35.23556.23198437.6332375803400.664793149876349432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 20:00:06FORECAST2021291667.9847.7257.85000.010.080.09FF35.98571.98198437.6332375803400.691437963766529432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 16:00:06FORECAST2021291667.9947.7257.855000.020.080.1FF35.99573.99198437.6332375803400.691786909072749432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 12:00:05FORECAST2021291668.5149.6159.060000.080.08FF36.51570.51198437.6332375803400.709687694354119442415150DRYMH
2021-07-13 08:00:05FORECAST2021291667.8748.5558.21000.010.080.09FF35.87560.87198437.6332375803400.687588215362849432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 04:00:07FORECAST2021291667.8748.5558.21000.020.080.1FF35.87565.87198437.6332375803400.687588215362849432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 00:00:05FORECAST2021291670.2750.9260.595000.010.080.09FF38.27566.27198437.6332375803400.766376733750599442415150DRYMH
2021-07-12 20:00:06FORECAST2021291670.0351.0460.5350000.080.08FF38.03574.03198437.6332375803400.759025122609999442415150DRYMH
2021-07-12 16:00:06FORECAST2021291670.0351.0560.540000.080.08FF38.03578.03198437.6332375803400.759025122609999442415150DRYMH
2021-07-12 12:00:06FORECAST2021291665.5548.7857.1650000.080.08FF33.55564.55198437.6332375803400.602198083251419432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-12 08:00:06FORECAST2021291665.5948.256.8950000.120.12FF33.59559.59198437.6332375803400.603726982141039432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-12 04:00:08FORECAST2021291665.5348.1256.8250000.080.08FF33.53570.53198437.6332375803400.601433043351399432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-12 00:00:06FORECAST2021291669.2647.5458.4000.010.080.09FF37.26564.26198437.6332375803400.734613863169669442415150DRYMH
2021-07-11 20:00:05FORECAST2021291669.2647.7658.51000.010.080.09FF37.26576.26198437.6332375803400.734613863169669442415150DRYMH
2021-07-11 16:00:06FORECAST2021291666.4247.3456.880000.080.08FF34.42576.42198437.6332375803400.635059522155879432415222.5DRYL
2021-07-11 12:00:05FORECAST2021291660.4649.7455.10000.080.08FF28.46563.46198437.6332375803400.403023905762859422415220DRYL
2021-07-11 08:00:05FORECAST2021291651.5949.7250.6550000.080.08FF19.59552.59198437.6332375803400.130277076145569412415217.5DRYL
2021-07-11 04:00:07FORECAST2021291649.3648.2848.820000.080.08FF17.36557.36198437.6332375803400.0890736787343419412415217.5DRYL