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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, July 19, 2021

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DAY 292 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/20/2021 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): 66.84°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 47.32°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.697
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 96 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 35
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 572

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): 0.05 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.05 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: 199
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 440.48 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: 7

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
2021-07-20 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021292766.8400847.3199857.080035.5478891666667000.050.05FF34.84008571.84008199440.47517330043 2.44370744213910.6970147704973896 32414218DRYL
2021-07-20 00:00:03FORECAST2021292747.9347.9347.932.912916000.050.05FF15.93552.93200440.019110410241.28173870701980.0516893623471069612414214DRYL
2021-07-19 12:00:03FORECAST2021292766.2851.4158.8452.9645413333333000.050.05FF34.28571.28200440.039811712971.30451621013530.674493362569759632414218DRYL
2021-07-19 08:00:03FORECAST2021292764.9951.5558.272.3758360.00460.00460.050.0546FF32.99569.99200439.80358497841.04490119012070.620255581686159632414218DRYL
2021-07-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021292765.351.2558.2751.7666666666667000.050.05FF33.3570.3200439.558774612050.776553835147950.633555770253379632414218DRYL
2021-07-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021292768.750.8759.78500.0010.0010.050.051FF36.7560.7199438.2410956158100.766280867561879642415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 20:00:03FORECAST2021292769.0649.1259.091.612361333333300.010.050.06FF37.06573.06199438.893625243220.707655110788660.778597189940659642414140DRYM
2021-07-18 16:00:02FORECAST2021292770.2349.7459.9851.531509333333300.010.050.06FF38.23574.23199438.860967692120.672119668056180.815970869685429642414140DRYM
2021-07-18 12:00:05FORECAST2021292769.9149.2359.57000.010.050.06FF37.91573.91199438.2410956158100.80616001846659642415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 08:00:05FORECAST2021292769.7450.0559.89500.00020.00020.050.0502FF37.74574.74199438.2410956158100.80082102773349642415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021292769.6949.1459.41500.00020.00020.050.0502FF37.69573.69199438.2410956158100.799234070802549642415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 00:00:05FORECAST2021292769.3950.2959.840000.050.05FF37.39560.39199438.2410956158100.789554355241739642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 20:00:04FORECAST2021292769.1750.4959.830000.050.05FF37.17575.17199438.2410956158100.782285280859679642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 16:00:06FORECAST2021292769.1950.3459.7650000.050.05FF37.19575.19199438.2410956158100.782952021296459642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021292768.4650.1559.3050000.050.05FF36.46575.46199438.2410956158100.757863797635579642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 08:00:05FORECAST2021292768.550.4359.4650000.050.05FF36.5577.5199438.2410956158100.759277939462639642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021292768.6750.9459.8050000.050.05FF36.67577.67199438.2410956158100.765237669443969642415150DRYMH
2021-07-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021292769.7950.6660.225000.010.050.06FF37.79574.79199438.2410956158100.802400420689159642415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 20:00:06FORECAST2021292770.9551.1361.04000.010.060.07FF38.95590.95199438.2410956158100.836892433407789642415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021292771.2551.1261.1850000.060.06FF39.25591.25199438.2410956158100.845135641206569642415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021292766.9550.8258.885000.010.060.07FF34.95585.95199438.2410956158100.701351752683459642415225DRYL
2021-07-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021292764.0150.357.155000.010.070.08FF32.01573.01199438.2410956158100.577336832566239632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021292768.1350.1459.135000.010.070.08FF36.13576.13199438.2410956158100.746027408727929642415150DRYMH
2021-07-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021292768.550.8759.6850000.030.03FF36.5568.5199438.2410956158100.759277939462639642415150DRYMH
2021-07-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021292769.0648.9358.995000.010.040.05FF37.06582.06199438.2410956158100.778597189940659642415150DRYMH
2021-07-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021292769.3351.1960.26000.010.030.04FF37.33584.33199438.2410956158100.787586113077739642415150DRYMH
2021-07-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021292766.151.6458.87000.010.020.03FF34.1579.1199438.2410956158100.66711267902689632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021292766.0951.6258.8550000.020.02FF34.09574.09199438.2410956158100.666700703826739632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021292769.3751.2260.295000.010.020.03FF37.37585.37199438.2410956158100.788899464692479642415150DRYMH
2021-07-15 00:00:06FORECAST2021292769.9750.2260.0950000.020.02FF37.97565.97199438.2410956158100.808023390436929642415150DRYMH
2021-07-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021292768.9248.1558.535000.010.020.03FF36.92584.92199438.2410956158100.773852087879089642415150DRYMH
2021-07-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021292768.4749.5659.015000.010.030.04FF36.47581.47199438.2410956158100.758217754135949642415150DRYMH
2021-07-14 12:00:05FORECAST2021292765.9749.0857.5250000.030.03FF33.97574.97199438.2410956158100.661741441384689632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 08:00:05FORECAST2021292765.8648.8257.340000.020.02FF33.86576.86199438.2410956158100.657170657253459632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 04:00:08FORECAST2021292766.0448.8357.435000.010.030.04FF34.04580.04199438.2410956158100.664637820350069632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 00:00:06FORECAST2021292766.6248.7657.69000.020.030.05FF34.62570.62199438.2410956158100.688247882270429632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 20:00:06FORECAST2021292768.1549.7558.950000.030.03FF36.15588.15199438.2410956158100.746753294984989642415150DRYMH
2021-07-13 16:00:06FORECAST2021292768.1349.7758.950000.040.04FF36.13590.13199438.2410956158100.746027408727929642415150DRYMH
2021-07-13 12:00:05FORECAST2021292766.8149.7858.2950000.020.02FF34.81585.81199438.2410956158100.695823050778339632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-13 08:00:06FORECAST2021292767.449.7458.570000.030.03FF35.4576.4199438.2410956158100.718805446136649642415225DRYL
2021-07-13 04:00:07FORECAST2021292767.449.7458.570000.040.04FF35.4581.4199438.2410956158100.718805446136649642415225DRYL
2021-07-13 00:00:05FORECAST2021292772.8255.664.2100.0090.0090.030.039FF40.82586.82199438.2410956158100.883744237751539652415155DRYH
2021-07-12 20:00:06FORECAST2021292771.2854.4662.870000.020.02FF39.28593.28199438.2410956158100.845944596144059642415150DRYMH
2021-07-12 16:00:06FORECAST2021292771.2354.4362.830000.020.02FF39.23597.23199438.2410956158100.84459478601979642415150DRYMH
2021-07-12 12:00:06FORECAST2021292754.6547.0850.8650000.020.02FF22.65567.65199438.2410956158100.193300974889929612415217.5DRYL
2021-07-12 08:00:06FORECAST2021292749.3846.8748.1250000.060.06FF17.38557.38199438.2410956158100.0716153772830049612415217.5DRYL
2021-07-12 04:00:09FORECAST2021292749.3847.1948.2850000.020.02FF17.38568.38199438.2410956158100.0716153772830049612415217.5DRYL