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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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DAY 294 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/22/2021 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): 52.92°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 38.27°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 45.59°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.137
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 98 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 21
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 565

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): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.03 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: 201
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.00 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: 9

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.5

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
2021-07-22 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021294952.9199638.2699445.594958.9337091666667000.030.03FF20.91996564.91996201443.00490664203 3.95767699534620.1370483283930198 12413210.5DRYL
2021-07-22 00:00:02FORECAST2021294937.9837.9837.986.96730933333330.00030.00030.030.0303FF5.98549.98202442.819749777643.08526217561010.004671798068679812413210.5DRYL
2021-07-21 12:00:02FORECAST2021294955.9742.6349.36.74042533333330.00430.00430.030.0343FF23.97567.97202442.730353543412.98419089085960.215503204327299812413210.5DRYL
2021-07-21 08:00:02FORECAST2021294952.7441.9147.3256.48376533333330.0010.0010.030.031FF20.74564.74202442.629162925782.86990362210050.133122479042869812413210.5DRYL
2021-07-21 04:00:07FORECAST2021294957.5240.9649.245.90449191666670.01250.01250.030.0425FF25.52569.52202442.400536330162.61215039069040.263718636328699822413212DRYL
2021-07-21 00:00:05FORECAST2021294958.0143.0150.511.74691333333330.00320.00320.030.0332FF26.01555.01201440.151414896760.768906375368680.280029243607469822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 20:00:02FORECAST2021294957.8243.2750.5453.80229066666670.00690.01690.030.0469FF25.82572.82201440.972820372531.67670683915610.273647093945239822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 16:00:02FORECAST2021294957.9843.3350.6553.79917466666670.00560.01560.030.0456FF25.98572.98201440.971578345481.67532804917020.279016761770089822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 12:00:03FORECAST2021294958.0243.2250.622.132060.00610.01610.030.0461FF26.02573.02201440.30566054530.938758086622210.280367132437679822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 08:00:02FORECAST2021294958.4243.1450.781.71380533333330.00280.01280.030.0428FF26.42573.42201440.138148578960.754311106438080.294041833566089822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 04:00:07FORECAST2021294958.2143.1950.71.01252383333330.00260.00260.030.0326FF26.21573.21201439.856884063190.445365578369710.286824204591879822414216DRYL
2021-07-20 00:00:06FORECAST2021294958.5543.2750.9100.0090.0090.030.039FF26.55555.55201439.4499039988800.298551506566699822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 20:00:06FORECAST2021294958.4343.450.91500.0060.0060.030.036FF26.43573.43201439.4499039988800.29438761236889822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 16:00:06FORECAST2021294958.843.7351.26500.00540.00540.030.0354FF26.8573.8201439.4499039988800.307311076123429822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 12:00:06FORECAST2021294958.8643.4351.14500.00520.01520.030.0452FF26.86572.86201439.4499039988800.309430079359759822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 08:00:06FORECAST2021294958.5943.0650.82500.00190.01190.030.0419FF26.59571.59201439.4499039988800.299945394749759822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 04:00:07FORECAST2021294958.6943.2250.95500.0020.0120.030.042FF26.69572.69201439.4499039988800.303442919488159822415220DRYL
2021-07-19 00:00:06FORECAST2021294959.4743.6251.54500.01050.01050.030.0405FF27.47564.47201439.4499039988800.331323442067699822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 20:00:05FORECAST2021294961.1143.7552.4300.01240.02240.040.0624FF29.11577.11201439.4499039988800.392920321671289822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 16:00:05FORECAST2021294961.6543.2952.4700.01830.02830.040.0683FF29.65578.65201439.4499039988800.413895097224459822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 12:00:06FORECAST2021294962.443.1952.79500.01820.03820.040.0782FF30.4579.4201439.4499039988800.44342624863319822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 08:00:05FORECAST2021294961.4544.0252.73500.00360.00360.030.0336FF29.45578.45201439.4499039988800.406094549826839822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 04:00:07FORECAST2021294962.1943.9853.08500.0040.0040.030.034FF30.19578.19201439.4499039988800.435118435031739822415220DRYL
2021-07-18 00:00:06FORECAST2021294958.9243.3551.13500.00070.00070.030.0307FF26.92560.92201439.4499039988800.311555432651499822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 20:00:05FORECAST2021294962.741.2151.95500.00020.01020.030.0402FF30.7581.7201439.4499039988800.455336919184699822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 16:00:06FORECAST2021294962.844.3153.5550000.030.03FF30.8581.8201439.4499039988800.459316621912739822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 12:00:06FORECAST2021294963.0944.6353.860000.030.03FF31.09579.09201439.4499039988800.470879413605139822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 08:00:06FORECAST2021294960.5744.6252.5950000.030.03FF28.57585.57201439.4499039988800.372251900990339822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 04:00:07FORECAST2021294963.1144.6453.8750000.030.03FF31.11588.11201439.4499039988800.471677865925299822415220DRYL
2021-07-17 00:00:06FORECAST2021294964.6642.2653.460000.040.04FF32.66586.66201439.4499039988800.533654930857139832415222.5DRYL
2021-07-16 20:00:06FORECAST2021294965.0242.853.910000.050.05FF33.02603.02201439.4499039988800.547988138125889832515225DRYL
2021-07-16 16:00:06FORECAST2021294965.0745.1355.10000.040.04FF33.07603.07201439.4499039988800.549974352926079832515225DRYL
2021-07-16 12:00:06FORECAST2021294964.5644.1254.340000.050.05FF32.56595.56201439.4499039988800.52966491879149832415222.5DRYL
2021-07-16 08:00:05FORECAST2021294960.8543.5652.2050000.060.06FF28.85574.85201439.4499039988800.382927151223059822415220DRYL
2021-07-16 04:00:07FORECAST2021294960.8543.5752.210000.060.06FF28.85577.85201439.4499039988800.382927151223059822415220DRYL
2021-07-16 00:00:06FORECAST2021294959.0345.3252.1750000.010.01FF27.03571.03201439.4499039988800.315468213081169822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 20:00:06FORECAST2021294959.2645.3252.290000.030.03FF27.26584.26201439.4499039988800.323716208949329822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 16:00:06FORECAST2021294959.2645.3352.2950000.020.02FF27.26586.26201439.4499039988800.323716208949329822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 12:00:06FORECAST2021294960.3346.9253.6250000.010.01FF28.33584.33201439.4499039988800.36317880395419822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 08:00:06FORECAST2021294960.3646.9153.63500000FF28.36581.36201439.4499039988800.364308873447239822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 04:00:07FORECAST2021294960.3646.9153.6350000.010.01FF28.36592.36201439.4499039988800.364308873447239822415220DRYL
2021-07-15 00:00:06FORECAST2021294966.6349.2357.9300000FF34.63580.63201439.4499039988800.611071839320889832415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 20:00:06FORECAST2021294966.7948.7657.7750000.010.01FF34.79599.79201439.4499039988800.617212079637839832515225DRYL
2021-07-14 16:00:06FORECAST2021294966.7948.6257.7050000.020.02FF34.79595.79201439.4499039988800.617212079637839832415222.5DRYL
2021-07-14 12:00:06FORECAST2021294954.0345.8749.950000.010.01FF22.03574.03201439.4499039988800.162998272301359812415217.5DRYL
2021-07-14 08:00:06FORECAST2021294949.4845.9447.7100000FF17.48571.48201439.4499039988800.0750196598892179812415217.5DRYL
2021-07-14 04:00:08FORECAST2021294949.4846.3847.930000.020.02FF17.48575.48201439.4499039988800.0750196598892179812415217.5DRYL