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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, July 25, 2021

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DAY 298 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/26/2021 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 68.62°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.83°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 60.72°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.654
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: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 561

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: 205
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 441.84 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: 13

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: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 45.0

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
2021-07-26 04:00:07OBSERVATION20212981368.6199252.8299660.724940000.030.03FF36.61992560.61992205441.84013369272 00.6535432489960996 32415145DRYM
2021-07-26 00:00:02FORECAST20212981353.8953.8953.890000.030.03FF21.89545.89206442.4320358583100.103911668245199612415217.5DRYL
2021-07-25 12:00:03FORECAST20212981370.8455.6363.23500.00020.00020.030.0302FF38.84562.84206442.4320358583100.74028163922019642415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 08:00:03FORECAST20212981370.8254.9262.870000.030.03FF38.82562.82206442.4320358583100.739552955829119642415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20212981369.9353.6161.770000.030.03FF37.93561.93206442.4320358583100.706097367350569642415150DRYMH
2021-07-25 00:00:05FORECAST20212981371.7855.0163.3950000.030.03FF39.78551.78205441.8401336927200.773308649525849642415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 20:00:03FORECAST20212981371.8553.2162.530000.030.03FF39.85567.85205441.8401336927200.775669694929319642415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 16:00:03FORECAST20212981372.3953.8863.1350000.030.03FF40.39568.39205441.8401336927200.793408630092069642415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 12:00:03FORECAST20212981369.7155.6362.670000.030.03FF37.71565.71205441.8401336927200.697531436984179632415145DRYM
2021-07-24 08:00:06FORECAST20212981373.3155.5664.4350000.030.03FF41.31569.31205441.8401336927200.821646854963159642415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20212981372.4855.664.040000.030.03FF40.48565.48205441.8401336927200.796282350622939642415150DRYMH
2021-07-24 00:00:06FORECAST20212981372.6855.9964.3350000.030.03FF40.68560.68205441.8401336927200.802582632668989642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 20:00:05FORECAST20212981372.5455.8364.185000.010.030.04FF40.54568.54205441.8401336927200.798184881770299642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 16:00:05FORECAST20212981372.4455.6364.035000.010.030.04FF40.44568.44205441.8401336927200.795008088938549642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20212981372.2155.1863.695000.010.030.04FF40.21568.21205441.8401336927200.787589816142689642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20212981371.9855.1563.5650000.030.03FF39.98567.98205441.8401336927200.78001731025079642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20212981372.8255.2764.0450000.030.03FF40.82572.82205441.8401336927200.80692204932869642415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 00:00:06FORECAST20212981372.0255.0863.550000.030.03FF40.02557.02205441.8401336927200.781345265559329642415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 20:07:03FORECAST20212981374.9254.7164.8150000.030.03FF42.92577.92205441.8401336927200.864897024444719652415155DRYH
2021-07-22 20:04:00FORECAST20212981374.9254.7164.8150000.030.03FF42.92577.92205441.8401336927200.864897024444719652415155DRYH
2021-07-22 20:00:05FORECAST20212981374.9254.7164.8150000.030.03FF42.92577.92205441.8401336927200.864897024444719652415155DRYH
2021-07-22 16:00:06FORECAST20212981373.8954.864.3450000.030.03FF41.89576.89205441.8401336927200.838136710579089642415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 12:00:04FORECAST20212981375.4554.6665.0550000.030.03FF43.45578.45205441.8401336927200.877416839298739652415155DRYH
2021-07-22 08:00:06FORECAST20212981371.0355.5463.2850000.030.03FF39.03575.03205441.8401336927200.74715135548669642415150DRYMH
2021-07-22 04:00:07FORECAST20212981375.6755.5365.60000.030.03FF43.67579.67205441.8401336927200.882367642061779652415155DRYH
2021-07-22 00:00:06FORECAST20212981375.6454.2164.9250000.030.03FF43.64565.64205441.8401336927200.881700967728789652415155DRYH
2021-07-21 20:00:06FORECAST20212981374.9151.9363.420000.030.03FF42.91580.91205441.8401336927200.864652688602369652415155DRYH
2021-07-21 16:00:06FORECAST20212981374.9754.0364.50000.030.03FF42.97584.97205441.8401336927200.866114178595989652415155DRYH
2021-07-21 12:00:06FORECAST20212981374.8453.4464.140000.030.03FF42.84583.84205441.8401336927200.862933883114319652415155DRYH
2021-07-21 08:00:06FORECAST20212981370.5753.3861.9750000.030.03FF38.57578.57205441.8401336927200.730356527308639642415150DRYMH
2021-07-21 04:00:07FORECAST20212981370.5753.3861.9750000.040.04FF38.57583.57205441.8401336927200.730356527308639642415150DRYMH
2021-07-21 00:00:06FORECAST20212981374.7854.1664.470000.030.03FF42.78568.78205441.8401336927200.861448834097319652415155DRYH
2021-07-20 20:00:06FORECAST20212981374.1451.1962.6650000.050.05FF42.14593.14205441.8401336927200.844928568152169642415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 16:00:06FORECAST20212981373.9151.1862.5450000.050.05FF41.91594.91205441.8401336927200.838687068196069642415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 12:00:05FORECAST20212981371.8652.1161.9850000.050.05FF39.86589.86205441.8401336927200.776005845885829642415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 08:00:05FORECAST20212981372.7652.8462.80000.040.04FF40.76587.76205441.8401336927200.805069461092069642415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 04:00:08FORECAST20212981372.7752.8462.8050000.030.03FF40.77593.77205441.8401336927200.805378972579089642415150DRYMH
2021-07-20 00:00:06FORECAST20212981371.2551.8461.5450000.040.04FF39.25572.25205441.8401336927200.754984805700189642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 20:00:06FORECAST20212981372.9653.863.380000.040.04FF40.96594.96205441.8401336927200.811202850378439642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 16:00:06FORECAST20212981373.9753.3463.6550000.040.04FF41.97594.97205441.8401336927200.840330827705649642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 12:00:06FORECAST20212981372.2851.8162.0450000.050.05FF40.28587.28205441.8401336927200.78986396096889642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 08:00:06FORECAST20212981372.2851.862.040000.040.04FF40.28591.28205441.8401336927200.78986396096889642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 04:00:07FORECAST20212981373.251.4862.340000.040.04FF41.2587.2205441.8401336927200.818404294882759642415150DRYMH
2021-07-19 00:00:06FORECAST20212981368.4149.3658.8850000.040.04FF36.41579.41205441.8401336927200.64480488522799632415145DRYM
2021-07-18 20:00:06FORECAST20212981367.3148.157.7050000.060.06FF35.31588.31205441.8401336927200.597860269316799632415222.5DRYL
2021-07-18 16:00:06FORECAST20212981369.8349.0659.4450000.070.07FF37.83591.83205441.8401336927200.702217651440889642415150DRYMH
2021-07-18 12:00:06FORECAST20212981359.3950.1354.7600.01930.04930.080.1293FF27.39573.39205441.8401336927200.260586139165339622415220DRYL
2021-07-18 08:00:06FORECAST20212981352.1150.5151.3100.01650.04650.030.0765FF20.11566.11205441.8401336927200.0721639973318659612415217.5DRYL
2021-07-18 04:00:07FORECAST20212981351.8650.3651.1100.00730.03730.030.0673FF19.86563.86205441.8401336927200.0683744236394229612415217.5DRYL