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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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DAY 280 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/08/2021 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): 60.05°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 45.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 52.78°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.496
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 28
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 692

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): 0.08 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.08 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: 187
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 430.79 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: -5

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2021-07-08 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021280-560.0499445.5199852.784960000.080.08FF28.04994692.04994187430.792103267 00.4962484922618692 21515220DRYL
2021-07-08 00:00:02FORECAST2021280-446.7846.7846.7800.00430.00430.080.0843FF14.78678.78188431.4259082823800.0808983193873799211515217.5DRYL
2021-07-07 12:00:02FORECAST2021280-457.1347.9952.5600.00120.00120.080.0812FF25.13689.13188431.4259082823800.376371395527919221515220DRYL
2021-07-07 08:00:03FORECAST2021280-458.7247.8953.30500.00680.00680.080.0868FF26.72690.72188431.4259082823800.440932972306219221515220DRYL
2021-07-07 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-457.2647.8252.5400.01560.01560.080.0956FF25.26689.26188431.4259082823800.381547863383819221515220DRYL
2021-07-07 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-559.5647.9453.755.96594533333330.02560.02560.080.1056FF27.56676.56187433.305283143382.58507563187790.475805366793059221513212DRYL
2021-07-06 20:00:02FORECAST2021280-559.6747.8953.788.15667733333330.02750.02750.080.1075FF27.67688.67187434.218620272753.541781177690.480391574838439221513212DRYL
2021-07-06 16:00:02FORECAST2021280-558.9548.153.5258.11370933333330.03580.03580.080.1158FF26.95687.95187434.200755321623.52297872099340.450447480391999221513212DRYL
2021-07-06 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-559.2748.0153.645.73423333333330.03850.03850.080.1185FF27.27688.27187433.208382660442.48411794813090.463731388865769221514216DRYL
2021-07-06 08:00:04FORECAST2021280-559.8248.0153.9155.25447866666670.0410.0410.080.121FF27.82685.82187433.00757094022.27522904401050.486649561629819221514216DRYL
2021-07-06 04:00:08FORECAST2021280-559.8248.0153.9154.668066750.03550.03550.080.1155FF27.82689.82187432.761782927882.02016088955630.486649561629819221514216DRYL
2021-07-06 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-559.1447.7653.455.285840.0350.0450.080.125FF27.14677.14187433.0207053832.28887816534170.458329073254719221514216DRYL
2021-07-05 20:00:06FORECAST2021280-558.2847.4952.8857.50499866666670.05660.05660.080.1366FF26.28686.28187433.947460049033.25677510907130.422830501586729221513212DRYL
2021-07-05 16:00:06FORECAST2021280-558.3347.1352.737.48045333333330.06220.06220.080.1422FF26.33686.33187433.937238085243.24604725909220.42488015465129221513212DRYL
2021-07-05 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-558.1546.8952.525.50638533333330.04570.04570.080.1257FF26.15686.15187433.11304244952.38488730461930.417511303461329221514216DRYL
2021-07-05 08:00:03FORECAST2021280-558.7146.8452.7755.08435866666670.03320.08320.080.1632FF26.71686.71187432.9363047342.20120345308890.440520029754139221514216DRYL
2021-07-05 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-558.1946.9252.5554.85372558333330.03450.03450.080.1145FF26.19686.19187432.839639365472.10088483106890.4191464205949221514216DRYL
2021-07-05 00:00:05FORECAST2021280-558.5247.1952.8553.19793866666670.04180.04180.080.1218FF26.52670.52187432.143983375671.38196995400440.432686911485019221514216DRYL
2021-07-04 20:00:05FORECAST2021280-560.2547.9754.115.23729866666670.0320.0320.080.112FF28.25686.25187433.00037533932.26775228843070.504602034592549231514218DRYL
2021-07-04 16:00:06FORECAST2021280-560.9447.5354.2355.3259680.02870.02870.080.1087FF28.94686.94187433.037509868482.30634392035920.533374731999639231514218DRYL
2021-07-04 12:00:05FORECAST2021280-562.0247.654.813.26066133333330.03010.03010.080.1101FF30.02688.02187432.170388787041.40916127612950.578006393634299231514218DRYL
2021-07-04 08:00:06FORECAST2021280-557.2747.8352.552.8341520.0190.0190.080.099FF25.27680.27187431.990751026771.2243274510040.381946945196319221514216DRYL
2021-07-04 04:00:08FORECAST2021280-562.1448.7755.4551.98851433333330.01950.01950.090.1095FF30.14689.14187431.63400829670.85831041225210.582914824628599231514218DRYL
2021-07-04 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-563.8749.6556.761.33989333333330.02750.02750.080.1075FF31.87682.87187431.359859750140.577976200346820.651891065898789231514218DRYL
2021-07-03 20:00:04FORECAST2021280-563.8349.0856.4553.65395333333330.0310.0310.080.111FF31.83698.83187432.335863652591.57973507011290.650342105326739231514218DRYL
2021-07-03 16:00:05FORECAST2021280-564.250.6157.4053.66887733333330.0240.0240.080.104FF32.2697.2187432.342139566741.58621027610120.664571419401479231514218DRYL
2021-07-03 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-568.8152.1560.480.317865333333330.05060.06060.080.1406FF36.81710.81187430.926968046790.136976744340520.817951374360389241514140DRYM
2021-07-03 08:00:05FORECAST2021280-563.9151.9457.92500.05060.06060.080.1406FF31.91705.91187430.79210326700.653437497954399231515222.5DRYL
2021-07-03 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-567.6951.9459.81500.05060.06060.080.1406FF35.69715.69187430.79210326700.78532644004189241515225DRYL
2021-07-03 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-567.0551.1259.0853.6488920.02330.06330.060.1233FF35.05709.05187432.33373518171.57753910763460.765253502065319241514220DRYL
2021-07-02 20:00:05FORECAST2021280-567.0651.1159.0855.79955333333330.02650.06650.060.1265FF35.06727.06187433.23570484122.51257357613080.765574905394469241513215DRYL
2021-07-02 16:00:05FORECAST2021280-566.9550.7858.8655.5964120.03690.08690.060.1469FF34.95727.95187433.150719601632.42408988498720.762026128032739241514220DRYL
2021-07-02 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-568.2452.9260.583.4808120.07080.07080.060.1308FF36.24730.24187432.263036011621.50462636290570.80175240107879241514140DRYM
2021-07-02 08:00:04FORECAST2021280-568.265360.633.14832933333330.07080.07080.070.1408FF36.26718.26187432.123095524161.36046581724950.802335082278719241514140DRYM
2021-07-02 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-567.751.8859.792.90978166666670.07110.07110.070.1411FF35.7726.7187432.02261902521.25709149642480.785631968293069241514220DRYL
2021-07-02 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-559.142.9351.0152.6210320.00270.00270.010.0127FF27.1715.1187431.900915922961.13202612146340.456668322763769221514216DRYL
2021-07-01 20:00:05FORECAST2021280-561.445.7353.5654.83871466666670.00270.00270.020.0227FF29.4723.4187432.83334586892.09435705887830.55246931720659231514218DRYL
2021-07-01 16:00:05FORECAST2021280-561.9845.7253.854.3804440.00270.00270.020.0227FF29.98727.98187432.641095177681.89516008952450.576367514153979231514218DRYL
2021-07-01 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-571.9555.3263.6350.394697333333330.07810.07810.020.0981FF39.95750.95187430.959550202290.170098585239380.891875030964589251514144DRYM
2021-07-01 08:00:06FORECAST2021280-568.9953.2761.130.433510666666670.07880.07880.020.0988FF36.99738.99187430.976007359980.186832696267960.822890263642069241514140DRYM
2021-07-01 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-569.0153.2761.1400.07880.07880.010.0888FF37.01748.01187430.79210326700.823433768186489241515150DRYMH
2021-07-01 00:00:06FORECAST2021280-570.4846.8858.682.9410733333333000.020.02FF38.48728.48187432.035802573741.27064897799490.860486843998649251514144DRYM
2021-06-30 20:00:06FORECAST2021280-567.247.9157.5555.5708880.00590.00590.040.0459FF35.2748.2187433.140038401392.41297464224980.770048937673869241514220DRYL
2021-06-30 16:00:05FORECAST2021280-567.2347.957.5656.15921066666670.00590.00590.040.0459FF35.23749.23187433.386061865022.66931605502370.771001413492169241513215DRYL
2021-06-30 12:00:06FORECAST2021280-560.5147.5954.054.36127866666670.00030.00030.030.0303FF28.51739.51187432.633050187191.88683329227630.515454821638919231514218DRYL
2021-06-30 08:00:05FORECAST2021280-550.2248.149.164.087836000.020.02FF18.22727.22187432.518225086151.76806357116330.149527117868539211514214DRYL
2021-06-30 04:00:07FORECAST2021280-549.248.6348.9154.2533524166667000.040.04FF17.2726.2187432.587738905781.83994810469530.126035712632479211514214DRYL