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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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DAY 307 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/04/2021 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): 78.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 59.36°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 68.68°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.935
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: 46
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 661

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): 0.04 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: 214
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 447.09 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: 22

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
2021-08-04 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213072278.0000859.3668.680040000.040.04FF46.00008661.00008214447.08714579714 00.9347667058875695 52515160DRYH
2021-08-04 00:00:02FORECAST20213072259.1959.1959.1900.00090.00090.040.0409FF27.19642.19215447.6591471522300.317432488143679522515222.5DRYL
2021-08-03 12:00:04FORECAST20213072277.2459.4568.34500.06090.06090.040.1009FF45.24660.24215447.6591471522300.923899387404329552515160DRYH
2021-08-03 08:00:02FORECAST20213072272.9358.6665.79500.05120.05120.040.0912FF40.93655.93215447.6591471522300.835480119787229542515155DRYH
2021-08-03 04:00:07FORECAST20213072273.959.166.500.07150.07150.040.1115FF41.9656.9215447.6591471522300.859607114344949552515160DRYH
2021-08-03 00:00:04FORECAST20213072273.359.6466.4700.01790.01790.040.0579FF41.3646.3214447.0871457971400.844982039832419542515155DRYH
2021-08-02 20:00:03FORECAST20213072272.9959.8566.4200.02420.02420.040.0642FF40.99654.99214447.0871457971400.837046028253239542515155DRYH
2021-08-02 16:00:03FORECAST20213072273.2960.8367.0600.01120.01120.040.0512FF41.29655.29214447.0871457971400.844730081266879542515155DRYH
2021-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST20213072274.1360.8667.49500.02870.02870.040.0687FF42.13656.13214447.0871457971400.864957298390579552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 08:00:05FORECAST20213072273.9660.7267.3400.03530.03530.040.0753FF41.96654.96214447.0871457971400.861016455778769552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20213072274.1961.8668.02500.04940.04940.040.0894FF42.19656.19214447.0871457971400.866329761371939552515160DRYH
2021-08-02 00:00:06FORECAST20213072274.9362.368.61500.02090.02090.040.0609FF42.93643.93214447.0871457971400.882472538826429552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 20:00:02FORECAST20213072275.7962.268.99500.01980.02980.040.0698FF43.79654.79214447.0871457971400.899442697779539552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 16:00:05FORECAST20213072276.3962.369.34500.03110.04110.040.0811FF44.39656.39214447.0871457971400.910178071449559552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 12:00:06FORECAST20213072276.5762.4969.5300.02150.03150.040.0715FF44.57655.57214447.0871457971400.91322685776589552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 08:00:03FORECAST20213072276.0562.2369.1400.02230.03230.040.0723FF44.05655.05214447.0871457971400.904203988466999552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 04:00:11FORECAST20213072275.8362.2969.0600.02740.05740.040.0974FF43.83654.83214447.0871457971400.900186197686759552515160DRYH
2021-08-01 00:00:06FORECAST20213072274.0361.367.66500.01010.060100.0601FF42.03649.03214447.0871457971400.862648510102499552515160DRYH
2021-07-31 20:00:06FORECAST20213072276.1761.0468.60500.00890.03890.050.0889FF44.17651.17214447.0871457971400.906344892356469552515160DRYH
2021-07-31 16:00:05FORECAST20213072276.4259.6468.0300.00910.09910.050.1491FF44.42654.42214447.0871457971400.9106916398749195525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 12:00:04FORECAST20213072275.9158.6967.300.0690.2190.050.269FF43.91652.91214447.0871457971400.9016611744336195525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 08:00:04FORECAST20213072271.7258.2764.99500.08210.28210.050.3321FF39.72647.72214447.0871457971400.8018415641958895425251110DRYVH
2021-07-31 04:00:07FORECAST20213072274.4456.8565.64500.0880.2480.050.298FF42.44651.44214447.0871457971400.8719452490098895525251120DRYVH
2021-07-31 00:00:06FORECAST20213072275.2456.5165.87500.02960.17960.030.2096FF43.24642.24214447.0871457971400.8888085982872395525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 20:00:06FORECAST20213072276.2556.4766.3600.03110.11110.060.1711FF44.25653.25214447.0871457971400.9077524685693995525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 16:00:04FORECAST20213072276.358.1667.2300.03310.14310.010.1531FF44.3653.3214447.0871457971400.9086242425513695525251120DRYVH
2021-07-30 12:00:06FORECAST20213072272.856.864.800.1460.1860.020.206FF40.8645.8214447.0871457971400.8320540641439795425251110DRYVH
2021-07-30 08:00:05FORECAST20213072270.2456.9963.61500.17920.20920.020.2292FF38.24644.24214447.0871457971400.7554997455135595425251110DRYVH
2021-07-30 04:00:07FORECAST20213072270.2457.1263.6800.17920.18920.010.1992FF38.24644.24214447.0871457971400.7554997455135595425251110DRYVH
2021-07-30 00:00:06FORECAST20213072274.8154.1164.4600.0110.1610.030.191FF42.81633.81214447.0871457971400.8799527317939295525251120DRYVH
2021-07-29 20:00:06FORECAST20213072274.2454.7564.49500.01110.58110.030.6111FF42.24636.24214447.0871457971400.8674661520822595525351180DRYVH
2021-07-29 16:00:06FORECAST20213072274.2451.3362.78500.01110.60110.040.6411FF42.24637.24214447.0871457971400.8674661520822595525351180DRYVH
2021-07-29 12:00:06FORECAST20213072271.9354.2763.1000.640.020.66FF39.93634.93214447.0871457971400.8079593073343895425351165DRYVH
2021-07-29 08:00:06FORECAST20213072274.554.8464.67000.080.020.1FF42.5650.5214447.0871457971400.873268293309629552515160DRYH
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213072274.6154.8664.735000.070.020.09FF42.61647.61214447.0871457971400.875669160669689552515160DRYH
2021-07-29 00:00:06FORECAST20213072269.1249.7459.43000.230.030.26FF37.12632.12214447.0871457971400.7168885338201395425251110DRYVH
2021-07-28 20:00:06FORECAST20213072266.4749.2557.8600.02660.36660.060.4266FF34.47643.47214447.0871457971400.615545219612559532525250DRYMH
2021-07-28 16:00:06FORECAST20213072266.4249.2857.8500.02660.36660.030.3966FF34.42645.42214447.0871457971400.613526425020479532525250DRYMH
2021-07-28 12:00:06FORECAST20213072273.0254.0563.53500.00180.07180.020.0918FF41.02654.02214447.0871457971400.837825346051519542515155DRYH
2021-07-28 08:00:06FORECAST20213072270.7654.762.7300.00180.06180.020.0818FF38.76653.76214447.0871457971400.772413325587399542515155DRYH
2021-07-28 04:00:08FORECAST20213072270.8354.862.81500.00180.06180.020.0818FF38.83653.83214447.0871457971400.77463883016489542515155DRYH
2021-07-28 00:00:06FORECAST20213072274.7857.0565.91500.16120.19120.070.2612FF42.78656.78214447.0871457971400.8793168924046795525251120DRYVH
2021-07-27 20:00:06FORECAST20213072277.4960.7469.11500.16150.18150.060.2415FF45.49683.49214447.0871457971400.9276158092165395525251120DRYVH
2021-07-27 16:00:06FORECAST20213072277.0260.8668.9400.14830.16830.090.2583FF45.02686.02214447.0871457971400.9205107398591895525251120DRYVH
2021-07-27 12:00:06FORECAST20213072269.3556.2462.795000.010.090.1FF37.35670.35214447.0871457971400.725050340338279542515155DRYH
2021-07-27 08:00:05FORECAST20213072258.3956.5757.48000.010.110.12FF26.39655.39214447.0871457971400.287955568357559522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-27 04:00:08FORECAST20213072257.3556.5856.965000.010.050.06FF25.35658.35214447.0871457971400.251685996281239522515222.5DRYL