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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, August 1, 2021

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DAY 305 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/02/2021 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): 71.10°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 58.41°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 64.75°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.752
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 609

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): 0.04 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.07 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: 212
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 445.94 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: 20

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 2
D2: 5
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
2021-08-02 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213052071.0999658.4099664.75496000.040.030.07FF39.09996609.09996212445.9366015751 00.752274054980693 42515155DRYH
2021-08-02 00:00:02FORECAST20213052059.1459.1459.14000.040.030.07FF27.14597.14213446.5129667018200.258528886074639322415220DRYL
2021-08-01 12:00:03FORECAST20213052069.3259.9764.64500.00640.04640.030.0764FF37.32607.32213446.5129667018200.685727743586159332515150DRYMH
2021-08-01 08:00:02FORECAST20213052069.2759.8664.56500.01270.05270.030.0827FF37.27607.27213446.5129667018200.683752494207889332515150DRYMH
2021-08-01 04:00:10FORECAST20213052069.2960.0364.6600.03130.07130.030.1013FF37.29607.29213446.5129667018200.684543226971729332515150DRYMH
2021-08-01 00:00:06FORECAST20213052069.7860.6765.22500.050.050.030.08FF37.78602.78212445.936601575100.703645525142219342515155DRYH
2021-07-31 20:00:05FORECAST20213052070.0260.5465.2800.03220.08220.030.1122FF38.02607.02212445.936601575100.712804281177229342515155DRYH
2021-07-31 16:00:02FORECAST20213052069.9260.3265.1200.09130.14130.030.1713FF37.92606.92212445.936601575100.7090044127192393425251110DRYVH
2021-07-31 12:00:02FORECAST20213052069.8360.6965.2600.1420.1920.030.222FF37.83606.83212445.936601575100.7055645993691593425251110DRYVH
2021-07-31 08:00:03FORECAST20213052068.9860.3564.66500.18970.23970.030.2697FF36.98605.98212445.936601575100.6721939593751893325251100DRYVH
2021-07-31 04:00:07FORECAST20213052069.2260.5164.86500.15450.20450.030.2345FF37.22607.22212445.936601575100.6817719916501793325251100DRYVH
2021-07-31 00:00:06FORECAST20213052068.7159.964.30500.15110.18110.030.2111FF36.71595.71212445.936601575100.661282016311839332425190DRYVH
2021-07-30 20:00:06FORECAST20213052068.8360.2264.52500.08470.14470.030.1747FF36.83603.83212445.936601575100.6661491646977193325251100DRYVH
2021-07-30 16:00:03FORECAST20213052068.9860.164.5400.11020.12020.030.1502FF36.98604.98212445.936601575100.6721939593751893325251100DRYVH
2021-07-30 12:00:06FORECAST20213052069.2659.664.4300.03960.05960.030.0896FF37.26605.26212445.936601575100.68335681244519332515150DRYMH
2021-07-30 08:00:04FORECAST20213052068.859.2164.00500.02890.04890.030.0789FF36.8601.8212445.936601575100.664934954027649332515150DRYMH
2021-07-30 04:00:07FORECAST20213052068.9360.164.51500.0080.0180.030.048FF36.93601.93212445.936601575100.670183934213719332515150DRYMH
2021-07-30 00:00:06FORECAST20213052065.8259.0862.4500.140.170.030.2FF33.82591.82212445.936601575100.537723976835629332425245DRYM
2021-07-29 20:00:06FORECAST20213052065.7656.5361.14500.52220.55220.030.5822FF33.76597.76212445.936601575100.535074209223979332435267.5DRYH
2021-07-29 16:00:06FORECAST20213052065.8557.1661.50500.53990.57990.030.6099FF33.85598.85212445.936601575100.539048240526079332435267.5DRYH
2021-07-29 12:00:06FORECAST20213052066.3756.7161.5400.4570.4770.030.507FF34.37597.37212445.936601575100.561920812782699332425245DRYM
2021-07-29 08:00:06FORECAST20213052065.9256.9361.42500.06720.08720.030.1172FF33.92605.92212445.936601575100.542136480574779332515225DRYL
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213052065.7556.9261.33500.06410.08410.030.1141FF33.75602.75212445.936601575100.534632426830119332515225DRYL
2021-07-29 00:00:05FORECAST20213052070.2958.9964.6400.01830.04830.030.0783FF38.29598.29212445.936601575100.722945031990269342415150DRYMH
2021-07-28 20:00:05FORECAST20213052069.4358.4563.9400.06170.12170.030.1517FF37.43612.43212445.936601575100.6900545710616993325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 16:00:06FORECAST20213052069.4558.463.92500.06290.09290.030.1229FF37.45614.45212445.936601575100.6908384725484893325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 12:00:06FORECAST20213052069.3157.5563.4300.07480.09480.030.1248FF37.31611.31212445.936601575100.6853331162178293325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 08:00:06FORECAST20213052064.1256.9360.52500.06470.08470.030.1147FF32.12613.12212445.936601575100.462445108516039322515222.5DRYL
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213052064.0656.8460.4500.06480.08480.030.1148FF32.06613.06212445.936601575100.459796903721199322515222.5DRYL
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213052069.6159.0164.3100.03340.10340.030.1334FF37.61605.61212445.936601575100.6970782257585193325251100DRYVH
2021-07-27 20:00:06FORECAST20213052074.3360.8867.60500.01640.07640.030.1064FF42.33628.33212445.936601575100.851037260421489352515160DRYH
2021-07-27 16:00:06FORECAST20213052074.3760.767.53500.01990.10990.030.1399FF42.37630.37212445.936601575100.8520677199032393525251120DRYVH
2021-07-27 12:00:05FORECAST20213052072.0658.5265.2900.01440.10440.030.1344FF40.06628.06212445.936601575100.7847717249704393425251110DRYVH
2021-07-27 08:00:05FORECAST20213052072.7559.4566.100.01440.12440.030.1544FF40.75624.75212445.936601575100.806519660379893425251110DRYVH
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213052072.7759.4566.1100.01440.06440.030.0944FF40.77628.77212445.936601575100.807129406560869342515155DRYH
2021-07-27 00:00:06FORECAST20213052072.5457.7865.1600.00680.07680.030.1068FF40.54608.54212445.936601575100.800046722877639342515155DRYH
2021-07-26 20:00:06FORECAST20213052074.7959.5867.18500.00310.06310.030.0931FF42.79634.79212445.936601575100.862600016112499352515160DRYH
2021-07-26 16:00:06FORECAST20213052074.8259.5967.20500.00310.06310.030.0931FF42.82635.82212445.936601575100.863332278806849352515160DRYH
2021-07-26 12:00:05FORECAST20213052076.4757.7467.10500.00230.03230.030.0623FF44.47633.47212445.936601575100.899565629676059352515160DRYH
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213052076.5257.867.1600.00230.02230.030.0523FF44.52634.52212445.936601575100.900542360679499352515160DRYH
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213052076.0858.367.1900.00230.02230.030.0523FF44.08635.08212445.936601575100.89170691087159352515160DRYH
2021-07-26 00:00:06FORECAST20213052079.2363.8871.55500.00530.03530.030.0653FF47.23630.23212445.936601575100.943702186398249352515160DRYH
2021-07-25 20:00:05FORECAST20213052079.9463.8771.90500.00530.03530.030.0653FF47.94648.94212445.936601575100.952126242723899352515160DRYH
2021-07-25 16:00:06FORECAST20213052077.3163.8670.58500.00530.03530.030.0653FF45.31647.31212445.936601575100.915067180833789352515160DRYH
2021-07-25 12:00:06FORECAST20213052066.6154.7860.695000.090.030.12FF34.61617.61212445.936601575100.572412706676739332515225DRYL
2021-07-25 08:00:06FORECAST20213052055.852.5154.155000.090.030.12FF23.8605.8212445.936601575100.154023687945159312515220DRYL
2021-07-25 04:00:08FORECAST20213052055.8153.1454.475000.090.030.12FF23.81603.81212445.936601575100.154287832622829312515220DRYL