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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, July 8, 2021

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DAY 281 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/09/2021 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): 61.83°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 43.63°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 52.73°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.501
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 684

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: 188
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 431.43 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: -4

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 22.5

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
2021-07-09 04:00:07OBSERVATION2021281-461.8299643.6299852.729970000.080.08FF29.82996683.82996188431.42590828238 00.50147551259593 31515222.5DRYL
2021-07-09 00:00:03FORECAST2021281-349.849.849.800.00110.00110.080.0811FF17.8671.8189432.0573094089800.0832365928857969311515217.5DRYL
2021-07-08 12:00:02FORECAST2021281-360.1648.6654.4100.00150.00150.080.0815FF28.16682.16189432.0573094089800.425129220738719321515220DRYL
2021-07-08 08:00:03FORECAST2021281-360.1948.9254.55500.00340.00340.080.0834FF28.19682.19189432.0573094089800.426484813221079321515220DRYL
2021-07-08 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-360.7547.7354.2400.00120.00120.080.0812FF28.75682.75189432.0573094089800.451931635533189321515220DRYL
2021-07-08 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-460.946.7753.83500.00640.00640.080.0864FF28.9669.9188431.4259082823800.458785906304379321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 20:00:02FORECAST2021281-461.0945.3753.2300.00030.00030.080.0803FF29.09680.09188431.4259082823800.467485344647569321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 16:00:03FORECAST2021281-460.9946.1653.57500.00050.00050.080.0805FF28.99679.99188431.4259082823800.462904490659789321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 12:00:05FORECAST2021281-461.3746.5753.9700.00090.00090.080.0809FF29.37680.37188431.4259082823800.480332731156039321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 08:00:05FORECAST2021281-461.6246.5154.06500.00120.01120.080.0912FF29.62682.62188431.4259082823800.491821307796429321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-461.3446.6353.98500.00030.02030.080.1003FF29.34680.34188431.4259082823800.478955010850869321515220DRYL
2021-07-07 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-462.0546.3954.223.19959333333330.00090.03090.080.1109FF30.05669.05188432.773354999381.38469874150030.511592183146799331514218DRYL
2021-07-06 20:00:05FORECAST2021281-461.1246.3753.7455.44504666666670.0010.0310.080.111FF29.12680.12188433.712466171782.36158461822040.468860468825619321514216DRYL
2021-07-06 16:00:06FORECAST2021281-458.3244.4651.395.54164266666670.00020.04020.080.1202FF26.32676.32188433.752745272172.4037027199840.344255205045889321514216DRYL
2021-07-06 12:00:06FORECAST2021281-461.4646.453.933.04474266666670.00020.04020.080.1202FF29.46679.46188432.708394498571.31748571095460.4844672361559321514216DRYL
2021-07-06 08:00:05FORECAST2021281-457.846.4752.1352.650869333333300.040.080.12FF25.8673.8188432.54304779931.14661510075770.32246500063869321514216DRYL
2021-07-06 04:00:08FORECAST2021281-461.1746.4853.8251.976553416666700.040.080.12FF29.17681.17188432.259587943910.854384165437460.471153160112429321514216DRYL
2021-07-06 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-459.4846.152.792.7513840.0010.0410.090.131FF27.48666.48188432.585259239911.19020816090850.394669599019429321514216DRYL
2021-07-05 20:00:06FORECAST2021281-461.646.0553.8254.86470800.060.080.14FF29.6677.6188433.470265395232.10870626783030.490901845468099321514216DRYL
2021-07-05 16:00:06FORECAST2021281-462.0345.4953.764.871650666666700.060.080.14FF30.03678.03188433.473164984992.11172983318120.510672863304219331514218DRYL
2021-07-05 12:00:06FORECAST2021281-460.2545.4352.842.993085333333300.050.080.13FF28.25676.25188432.686718347651.29506827061450.429198589256589321514216DRYL
2021-07-05 08:00:04FORECAST2021281-459.946.253.052.46713733333330.00210.03210.130.1621FF27.9676.9188432.465861126591.06695267137760.413419469901039321514216DRYL
2021-07-05 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-464.643.7154.1552.091528250.00210.03210.080.1121FF32.6680.6188432.307953857340.904184298192330.626647336071199331514218DRYL
2021-07-05 00:00:05FORECAST2021281-463.844.5454.170.38954800.040.080.12FF31.8664.8188431.590544928610.168125233595850.59125500079499331514218DRYL
2021-07-04 20:00:05FORECAST2021281-463.7744.3154.042.43727200.030.080.11FF31.77679.77188432.453311156511.0540063465890.58991119623319331514218DRYL
2021-07-04 16:00:06FORECAST2021281-464.8646.8255.842.404745333333300.030.080.11FF32.86681.86188432.439641761431.03990721047410.637939225143179331514218DRYL
2021-07-04 12:00:05FORECAST2021281-466.3946.6456.5150.22720800.030.080.11FF34.39684.39188431.521954148680.0980452401582110.701707291023199341514220DRYL
2021-07-04 08:00:06FORECAST2021281-462.9246.754.81000.020.080.1FF30.92672.92188431.4259082823800.551456306263689331515222.5DRYL
2021-07-04 04:00:08FORECAST2021281-466.2547.857.025000.020.090.11FF34.25685.25188431.4259082823800.696086977112769331515222.5DRYL
2021-07-04 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-469.9448.4359.185000.030.080.11FF37.94682.94188431.4259082823800.826036821882819341515150DRYMH
2021-07-03 20:00:04FORECAST2021281-469.8646.7258.290.24133200.030.080.11FF37.86698.86188431.527922847350.10414149667660.823657133677689341514140DRYM
2021-07-03 16:00:06FORECAST2021281-466.4446.856.620.30201200.020.080.1FF34.44693.44188431.553563333760.130334354769560.703703026153549341514220DRYL
2021-07-03 12:00:06FORECAST2021281-470.7748.4959.63000.060.080.14FF38.77711.77188431.4259082823800.849515445710249351515155DRYH
2021-07-03 08:00:06FORECAST2021281-471.348.6259.96000.060.080.14FF39.3707.3188431.4259082823800.863352211594059351515155DRYH
2021-07-03 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-471.3248.6159.965000.060.080.14FF39.32717.32188431.4259082823800.863856790941069351515155DRYH
2021-07-03 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-462.7245.2253.970.853894666666660.0020.0620.060.122FF30.72701.72188431.786581411580.368700259005580.542323329053199331514218DRYL
2021-07-02 20:00:05FORECAST2021281-462.7345.2153.973.0027520.0020.0720.060.132FF30.73719.73188432.690774834631.29926308951620.542780549930439331514218DRYL
2021-07-02 16:00:06FORECAST2021281-463.1646.8555.0052.72367866666670.0020.0920.060.152FF31.16721.16188432.573625376581.17819155520080.562379572317799331524236DRYL
2021-07-02 12:00:06FORECAST2021281-471.3251.661.4600.00280.07280.060.1328FF39.32731.32188431.4259082823800.863856790941069351515155DRYH
2021-07-02 08:00:05FORECAST2021281-472.0551.5561.800.00280.07280.070.1428FF40.05720.05188431.4259082823800.881407968148739351515155DRYH
2021-07-02 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-467.4749.0758.2700.0030.0730.070.143FF35.47724.47188431.4259082823800.743385042189479341515225DRYL
2021-07-02 00:00:06FORECAST2021281-460.2342.3351.280.363954666666670.02370.02370.010.0337FF28.23705.23188431.579733287360.157075457968690.4282936187999321514216DRYL
2021-07-01 20:00:05FORECAST2021281-458.8344.4351.632.96895066666670.02190.02190.020.0419FF26.83711.83188432.676590123811.28459545069920.366141058379989321514216DRYL
2021-07-01 16:00:05FORECAST2021281-457.5644.7251.143.03586266666670.02070.02070.020.0407FF25.56715.56188432.704668526851.3136319488730.312604362865219321514216DRYL
2021-07-01 12:00:06FORECAST2021281-469.0954.3561.7200.00110.08110.020.1011FF37.09750.09188431.4259082823800.799712675558339341515150DRYMH
2021-07-01 08:00:06FORECAST2021281-457.1152.5454.82500.00110.08110.020.1011FF25.11726.11188431.4259082823800.294476465138169321515220DRYL
2021-07-01 04:00:07FORECAST2021281-453.9152.5353.2200.00110.08110.010.0911FF21.91731.91188431.4259082823800.181597007373719311515217.5DRYL