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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, August 2, 2021

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DAY 306 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/03/2021 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): 76.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 57.71°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 67.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.925
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 95 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 45
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 630

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): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.04 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: 213
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 446.51 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: 21

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 60.0

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
2021-08-03 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213062176.6000457.7099467.15499000.0400.04FF44.60004629.60004213446.51296670182 00.924646650937795 52515160DRYH
2021-08-03 00:00:02FORECAST20213062166.7966.7966.7900.00020.040200.0402FF34.79619.79214447.0871457971400.607117157717939532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST20213062175.6463.2369.435000.0400.04FF43.64628.64214447.0871457971400.907055931824939552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 08:00:02FORECAST20213062175.166067.58000.0400.04FF43.16628.16214447.0871457971400.897201659429179552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20213062175.7358.1566.9400.00240.042400.0424FF43.73628.73214447.0871457971400.908823404572079552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 00:00:05FORECAST20213062175.4558.5667.00500.00060.040600.0406FF43.45616.45213446.5129667018200.903241935891199552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 20:00:02FORECAST20213062175.1857.8466.5100.00060.050600.0506FF43.18626.18213446.5129667018200.89762680126729552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 16:00:02FORECAST20213062175.5358.4466.98500.0010.05100.051FF43.53626.53213446.5129667018200.904861562393319552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 12:00:06FORECAST20213062175.358.7567.02500.00250.052500.0525FF43.3626.3213446.5129667018200.900150909114899552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 08:00:02FORECAST20213062175.2258.4966.85500.00170.051700.0517FF43.22626.22213446.5129667018200.898473258681139552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 04:00:11FORECAST20213062175.3758.7767.07000.0700.07FF43.37626.37213446.5129667018200.901602219228659552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 00:00:06FORECAST20213062175.0759.4667.26500.00020.050200.0502FF43.07622.07213446.5129667018200.895272693792849552515160DRYH
2021-07-31 20:00:06FORECAST20213062170.6359.364.965000.0800.08FF38.63621.63213446.5129667018200.766582930156699542515155DRYH
2021-07-31 16:00:05FORECAST20213062174.2458.6166.42500.00190.141900.1419FF42.24625.24213446.5129667018200.8762432017460995525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 12:00:03FORECAST20213062173.2958.8666.07500.00730.197300.1973FF41.29624.29213446.5129667018200.851648798000695525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 08:00:03FORECAST20213062173.1858.966.0400.00640.246400.2464FF41.18623.18213446.5129667018200.8486037413802995425251110DRYVH
2021-07-31 04:00:07FORECAST20213062173.3258.665.9600.00760.207600.2076FF41.32624.32213446.5129667018200.8524721279040995525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 00:00:06FORECAST20213062174.3258.2666.2900.00250.182500.1825FF42.32614.32213446.5129667018200.8781760491255595525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 20:00:06FORECAST20213062175.6558.9367.2900.00290.13290.010.1429FF43.65623.65213446.5129667018200.9072535552963395525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 16:00:04FORECAST20213062175.4557.8366.6400.00220.11220.010.1222FF43.45624.45213446.5129667018200.9032419358911995525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 12:00:06FORECAST20213062171.3356.8864.10500.00170.05170.010.0617FF39.33620.33213446.5129667018200.791245659446679542515155DRYH
2021-07-30 08:00:05FORECAST20213062174.7257.2165.96500.00160.04160.010.0516FF42.72620.72213446.5129667018200.887522951432129552515160DRYH
2021-07-30 04:00:07FORECAST20213062174.9657.7266.3400.00160.021600.0216FF42.96620.96213446.5129667018200.89287975700879552515160DRYH
2021-07-30 00:00:06FORECAST20213062170.2754.3362.300.00740.15740.020.1774FF38.27606.27213446.5129667018200.7532965708605295425251110DRYVH
2021-07-29 20:00:06FORECAST20213062166.6754.3160.4900.05310.58310.020.6031FF34.67608.67213446.5129667018200.601630462946059532535275DRYVH
2021-07-29 16:00:06FORECAST20213062166.6551.8659.25500.05310.61310.020.6331FF34.65609.65213446.5129667018200.60071402564599532535275DRYVH
2021-07-29 12:00:06FORECAST20213062169.2854.3861.8300.17970.64970.010.6597FF37.28610.28213446.5129667018200.714770485032795425351165DRYVH
2021-07-29 08:00:06FORECAST20213062173.4256.6665.0400.010.090.010.1FF41.42623.42213446.5129667018200.855194478549195525251120DRYVH
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213062173.456.6665.0300.010.080.010.09FF41.4620.4213446.5129667018200.854652725094459552515160DRYH
2021-07-29 00:00:05FORECAST20213062168.0952.8160.4500.21090.25090.010.2609FF36.09610.09213446.5129667018200.6649897082099795325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 20:00:05FORECAST20213062168.2953.5260.90500.28450.38450.020.4045FF36.29624.29213446.5129667018200.673594188605295325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 16:00:06FORECAST20213062168.2753.6560.9600.28450.35450.020.3745FF36.27626.27213446.5129667018200.6727377871781295325251100DRYVH
2021-07-28 12:00:06FORECAST20213062173.2756.9865.125000.080.010.09FF41.27628.27213446.5129667018200.851098211843359552515160DRYH
2021-07-28 08:00:06FORECAST20213062172.755.9864.34000.070.010.08FF40.7629.7213446.5129667018200.834834254953599542515155DRYH
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213062172.7355.7364.23000.070.010.08FF40.73629.73213446.5129667018200.835717827934929542515155DRYH
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213062179.1258.3468.73000.070.030.1FF47.12629.12213446.5129667018200.958815933550199552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 20:00:06FORECAST20213062181.4659.9370.695000.060.020.08FF49.46653.46213446.5129667018200.978109268951819552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 16:00:06FORECAST20213062181.6360.2470.935000.060.050.11FF49.63655.63213446.5129667018200.979148235256829552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 12:00:06FORECAST20213062175.7857.166.44000.050.050.1FF43.78647.78213446.5129667018200.909794536550169552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 08:00:05FORECAST20213062174.6657.2865.97000.050.070.12FF42.66643.66213446.5129667018200.886154444462629552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213062174.6957.2965.99000.050.010.06FF42.69647.69213446.5129667018200.886840169361229552515160DRYH
2021-07-27 00:00:06FORECAST20213062171.6752.6362.15000.050.030.08FF39.67624.67213446.5129667018200.802649523856159542515155DRYH
2021-07-26 20:00:06FORECAST20213062172.0256.3964.205000.030.030.06FF40.02651.02213446.5129667018200.813987265757299542515155DRYH
2021-07-26 16:00:06FORECAST20213062172.0756.464.235000.030.030.06FF40.07652.07213446.5129667018200.815573401288799542515155DRYH
2021-07-26 12:00:06FORECAST20213062166.8352.8159.82000.020.010.03FF34.83643.83213446.5129667018200.608941396715479532515225DRYL
2021-07-26 08:00:06FORECAST20213062156.2852.8154.545000.010.010.02FF24.28635.28213446.5129667018200.164576356094299512515220DRYL
2021-07-26 04:00:07FORECAST20213062156.8354.955.865000.010.010.02FF24.83635.83213446.5129667018200.181279602882079512515220DRYL