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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, July 30, 2021

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DAY 303 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/31/2021 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 83.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 67.83°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 75.62°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.974
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 97 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 51
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 598

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: 210
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.78 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: 18

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 2
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2021-07-31 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213031883.4000867.8300875.615080000.030.03FF51.40008598.40008210444.77727990492 00.9737456905154597 52415155DRYH
2021-07-31 00:00:03FORECAST20213031872.7172.7172.7100.00070.00070.030.0307FF40.71587.71211445.3580420942700.800859285325619742415150DRYMH
2021-07-30 12:00:03FORECAST20213031880.9368.6874.80500.00810.00810.030.0381FF48.93595.93211445.3580420942700.954062738766499752415155DRYH
2021-07-30 08:00:02FORECAST20213031880.1768.0774.1200.00630.00630.030.0363FF48.17595.17211445.3580420942700.946050649043089752415155DRYH
2021-07-30 04:00:07FORECAST20213031879.916371.4550000.030.03FF47.91594.91211445.3580420942700.943069427287279752415155DRYH
2021-07-30 00:00:05FORECAST20213031879.5363.7971.6600.0230.0230.030.053FF47.53583.53210444.7772799049200.938481537062489752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 20:00:02FORECAST20213031879.3563.3771.3600.02220.02220.030.0522FF47.35590.35210444.7772799049200.936210225421829752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 16:00:03FORECAST20213031879.1363.6171.3700.02020.02020.030.0502FF47.13590.13210444.7772799049200.93334651759059752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 12:00:05FORECAST20213031878.3962.2670.32500.00760.00760.030.0376FF46.39589.39210444.7772799049200.922983361918419752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 08:00:04FORECAST20213031882.7963.2373.0100.01150.01150.030.0415FF50.79596.79210444.7772799049200.969695320706039752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213031883.3663.4773.41500.01160.01160.030.0416FF51.36594.36210444.7772799049200.973494213351859752415155DRYH
2021-07-29 00:00:04FORECAST20213031882.9363.1373.0300.01490.01490.030.0449FF50.93582.93210444.7772799049200.970667757496919752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 20:00:05FORECAST20213031882.763.9873.3400.02240.02240.030.0524FF50.7594.7210444.7772799049200.96905622599579752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 16:00:06FORECAST20213031883.4363.8173.6200.01510.01510.030.0451FF51.43595.43210444.7772799049200.973932120335389752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 12:00:06FORECAST20213031884.3763.4873.92500.01240.01240.030.0424FF52.37593.37210444.7772799049200.979250634232399752415155DRYH
2021-07-28 08:00:06FORECAST20213031884.3563.7274.03500.00790.00790.030.0379FF52.35600.35210444.7772799049200.979147835341779752515160DRYH
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213031884.2963.8274.05500.00790.00790.030.0379FF52.29600.29210444.7772799049200.978836854117649752515160DRYH
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213031882.8963.6673.27500.03440.03440.030.0644FF50.89586.89210444.7772799049200.970392592046129752415155DRYH
2021-07-27 20:00:06FORECAST20213031885.5463.4674.500.01690.01690.030.0469FF53.54604.54210444.7772799049200.984562658858759752515160DRYH
2021-07-27 16:00:06FORECAST20213031885.2463.874.5200.05310.05310.030.0831FF53.24606.24210444.7772799049200.983325864071889752515160DRYH
2021-07-27 12:00:04FORECAST20213031886.5763.0574.8100.05150.05150.030.0815FF54.57606.57210444.7772799049200.988229005921359752515160DRYH
2021-07-27 08:00:05FORECAST20213031881.7362.4372.0800.0670.0670.030.097FF49.73601.73210444.7772799049200.961436722612629752515160DRYH
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213031887.1762.6274.89500.01430.01430.030.0443FF55.17606.17210444.7772799049200.989995860620589752515160DRYH
2021-07-27 00:00:06FORECAST20213031884.9862.573.7400.03050.03050.030.0605FF52.98588.98210444.7772799049200.982186465854039752415155DRYH
2021-07-26 20:00:06FORECAST20213031885.0160.3772.6900.03160.03160.030.0616FF53.01611.01210444.7772799049200.982321230335749752515160DRYH
2021-07-26 16:00:05FORECAST20213031885.262.9574.07500.03350.03350.030.0635FF53.2612.2210444.7772799049200.983154730626599752515160DRYH
2021-07-26 12:00:05FORECAST20213031882.9762.0572.5100.00920.00920.030.0392FF50.97608.97210444.7772799049200.97094080167669752515160DRYH
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213031879.9461.870.8700.00920.00920.030.0392FF47.94610.94210444.7772799049200.943419874910639752515160DRYH
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213031881.1461.2771.20500.01420.01420.030.0442FF49.14612.14210444.7772799049200.956099853905099752515160DRYH
2021-07-26 00:00:06FORECAST20213031883.0660.5371.7950000.030.03FF51.06600.06210444.7772799049200.971547455912919752515160DRYH
2021-07-25 20:00:05FORECAST20213031884.3458.8671.60000.030.03FF52.34619.34210444.7772799049200.979096274785139752515160DRYH
2021-07-25 16:00:06FORECAST20213031884.4158.8771.640000.030.03FF52.41620.41210444.7772799049200.979454947852219752515160DRYH
2021-07-25 12:00:06FORECAST20213031877.1660.6668.9100.0920.0920.030.122FF45.16610.16210444.7772799049200.9031250670446497525251120DRYVH
2021-07-25 08:00:05FORECAST20213031877.5260.3668.9400.09230.09230.030.1223FF45.52609.52210444.7772799049200.9092900994359897525251120DRYVH
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20213031877.5860.3768.97500.09230.09230.030.1223FF45.58607.58210444.7772799049200.9102887416407197525251120DRYVH
2021-07-25 00:00:06FORECAST20213031887.4162.2974.8500.02920.02920.030.0592FF55.41613.41210444.7772799049200.990635046114699752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 20:00:05FORECAST20213031888.6763.9776.3200.02920.02920.030.0592FF56.67633.67210444.7772799049200.993438353486839752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 16:00:06FORECAST20213031888.8763.6976.2800.02920.02920.030.0592FF56.87636.87210444.7772799049200.993807325007749752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 12:00:05FORECAST20213031884.7560.9572.8500.00020.00020.030.0302FF52.75626.75210444.7772799049200.981123926575069752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 08:00:06FORECAST20213031885.5662.3373.9450000.030.03FF53.56629.56210444.7772799049200.984642240792739752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20213031885.4862.2773.8750000.030.03FF53.48630.48210444.7772799049200.984321789332299752515160DRYH
2021-07-24 00:00:07FORECAST20213031884.2961.0772.680000.030.03FF52.29622.29210444.7772799049200.978836854117649752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 20:00:06FORECAST20213031883.8461.0872.460000.040.04FF51.84631.84210444.7772799049200.976377458826839752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 16:00:05FORECAST20213031884.4861.2472.860000.040.04FF52.48632.48210444.7772799049200.979808404774479752515160DRYH
2021-07-23 12:00:06FORECAST20213031870.9655.1463.050000.040.04FF38.96596.96210444.7772799049200.7472760273169742415150DRYMH
2021-07-23 08:00:06FORECAST20213031859.8958.1659.0250000.030.03FF27.89598.89210444.7772799049200.321142945203839722415220DRYL
2021-07-23 04:00:07FORECAST20213031858.8258.2358.5250000.030.03FF26.82607.82210444.7772799049200.28305964218689722515222.5DRYL