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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, August 5, 2021

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DAY 309 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/06/2021 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): 63.51°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 51.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 57.38°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.457
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 671

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: 216
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 448.23 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: 24

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
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
2021-08-06 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213092463.5100851.2400257.375050000.040.04FF31.51008670.51008216448.22897902679 00.4574678119890895 22515222.5DRYL
2021-08-06 00:00:03FORECAST20213092451.8651.8651.8600.00210.00210.040.0421FF19.86658.86217448.7966496492100.0965280450798639512515220DRYL
2021-08-05 12:00:03FORECAST20213092467.1451.2859.2100.00840.00840.040.0484FF35.14674.14217448.7966496492100.604605454689049532515225DRYL
2021-08-05 08:00:03FORECAST20213092465.5652.7959.17500.00970.00970.040.0497FF33.56672.56217448.7966496492100.541145875837499532515225DRYL
2021-08-05 04:00:09FORECAST20213092462.8252.6857.7500.01120.01120.040.0512FF30.82669.82217448.7966496492100.429536279360439522515222.5DRYL
2021-08-05 00:00:06FORECAST20213092465.3752.3158.8400.01210.01210.040.0521FF33.37657.37216448.2289790267900.533409831617889532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 20:00:04FORECAST20213092464.8152.2158.5100.01230.01230.040.0523FF32.81670.81216448.2289790267900.510546361089759532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 16:00:03FORECAST20213092464.9453.3159.12500.01240.01240.040.0524FF32.94670.94216448.2289790267900.515859804123759532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 12:00:06FORECAST20213092464.953.2559.07500.00760.00760.040.0476FF32.9670.9216448.2289790267900.514225154652899532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 08:00:05FORECAST20213092464.8251.7958.30500.01060.01060.040.0506FF32.82667.82216448.2289790267900.510955165971499532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 04:00:08FORECAST20213092464.7351.958.31500.01650.01650.040.0565FF32.73668.73216448.2289790267900.507275559232119532515225DRYL
2021-08-04 00:00:05FORECAST20213092464.9452.2958.61500.01020.01020.040.0502FF32.94649.94216448.2289790267900.515859804123759532515225DRYL
2021-08-03 20:00:03FORECAST20213092464.8353.2359.0300.01060.07060.040.1106FF32.83666.83216448.2289790267900.511363959344289532515225DRYL
2021-08-03 16:00:06FORECAST20213092464.6552.1758.4100.01060.07060.040.1106FF32.65666.65216448.2289790267900.504004268139149532515225DRYL
2021-08-03 12:00:06FORECAST20213092465.7953.0559.4200.00210.06210.040.1021FF33.79667.79216448.2289790267900.550489482830929532515225DRYL
2021-08-03 08:00:05FORECAST2021309246653.7559.87500.00210.05210.040.0921FF34664216448.2289790267900.55899635577549532515225DRYL
2021-08-03 04:00:07FORECAST20213092462.3253.4157.86500.00820.07820.040.1182FF30.32661.32216448.2289790267900.409508422240289522515222.5DRYL
2021-08-03 00:00:04FORECAST20213092464.6953.2958.9900.00770.02770.040.0677FF32.69652.69216448.2289790267900.505639961094819532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 20:00:06FORECAST20213092465.8653.5159.68500.01270.03270.040.0727FF33.86663.86216448.2289790267900.553327884104189532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 16:00:06FORECAST20213092464.9653.2559.10500.02050.04050.040.0805FF32.96662.96216448.2289790267900.516677030633029532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 12:00:05FORECAST20213092466.6252.4759.54500.03370.08370.040.1237FF34.62667.62216448.2289790267900.583939075594099532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 08:00:06FORECAST20213092466.7152.8759.7900.00640.07640.040.1164FF34.71665.71216448.2289790267900.5875343228369532515225DRYL
2021-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20213092466.4652.8759.66500.00560.09560.040.1356FF34.46667.46216448.2289790267900.577530337602499532525250DRYMH
2021-08-02 00:00:06FORECAST20213092461.5952.1956.8900.07240.17240.040.2124FF29.59651.59216448.2289790267900.38070035504679522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 20:00:03FORECAST20213092461.8552.2457.04500.06940.14940.050.1994FF29.85663.85216448.2289790267900.390894163575659522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 16:00:06FORECAST20213092461.8752.2457.05500.08120.20120.050.2512FF29.87664.87216448.2289790267900.391681515721939522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 12:00:06FORECAST20213092461.1752.1956.6800.04040.10040.050.1504FF29.17663.17216448.2289790267900.364409733198429522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 08:00:04FORECAST20213092459.2252.7956.00500.03820.10820.050.1582FF27.22656.22216448.2289790267900.292327583328769522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 04:00:11FORECAST20213092459.2252.7956.00500.03820.11820.070.1882FF27.22660.22216448.2289790267900.292327583328769522525245DRYM
2021-08-01 00:00:06FORECAST20213092462.4951.5757.0300.01930.05930.050.1093FF30.49657.49216448.2289790267900.416294195663789522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-31 20:00:06FORECAST20213092464.4853.158.7900.00980.04980.080.1298FF32.48662.48216448.2289790267900.497052154399299522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-31 16:00:06FORECAST20213092464.4153.1158.7600.00980.04980.140.1898FF32.41665.41216448.2289790267900.494189659203039522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-31 12:00:05FORECAST20213092462.0151.4656.73500.37750.51750.20.7175FF30.01660.01216448.2289790267900.397205235768629522535267.5DRYH
2021-07-31 08:00:05FORECAST20213092462.851.457.100.28740.44740.250.6974FF30.8651.8216448.2289790267900.428731310339919522525245DRYM
2021-07-31 04:00:07FORECAST20213092462.851.457.100.28740.48740.210.6974FF30.8655.8216448.2289790267900.428731310339919522525245DRYM
2021-07-31 00:00:06FORECAST20213092456.1550.9953.5700.05850.12850.180.3085FF24.15639.15216448.2289790267900.194516346233939512525240DRYM
2021-07-30 20:00:06FORECAST20213092461.8151.8156.8100.03590.16590.140.3059FF29.81658.81216448.2289790267900.389320802938159522525245DRYM
2021-07-30 16:00:05FORECAST20213092461.7751.8656.81500.03590.16590.120.2859FF29.77658.77216448.2289790267900.387749254141959522525245DRYM
2021-07-30 12:00:06FORECAST20213092454.1546.9850.56500.53690.71690.060.7769FF22.15639.15216448.2289790267900.143092249267169512535260DRYH
2021-07-30 08:00:06FORECAST20213092458.9949.6654.32500.48730.69730.050.7473FF26.99642.99216448.2289790267900.284278864627949522535267.5DRYH
2021-07-30 04:00:07FORECAST20213092458.8649.6754.26500.48730.69730.020.7173FF26.86641.86216448.2289790267900.27977688974129522535267.5DRYH
2021-07-30 00:00:06FORECAST20213092464.1651.8357.99500.03450.10450.180.2845FF32.16637.16216448.2289790267900.483969934745129522525245DRYM
2021-07-29 20:00:06FORECAST20213092462.9751.4357.200.09780.14780.60.7478FF30.97638.97216448.2289790267900.435582661051749522525245DRYM
2021-07-29 16:00:06FORECAST2021309246251.4556.72500.03060.08060.630.7106FF30639216448.2289790267900.396809985598119522515222.5DRYL
2021-07-29 12:00:06FORECAST20213092454.3350.3752.3500.18460.20460.660.8646FF22.33627.33216448.2289790267900.147305328605199512525240DRYM
2021-07-29 08:00:06FORECAST20213092452.7451.552.1200.10330.12330.10.2233FF20.74644.74216448.2289790267900.112902201627549512525240DRYM
2021-07-29 04:00:07FORECAST20213092452.852.4752.63500.02340.04340.090.1334FF20.8641.8216448.2289790267900.11408656438019512515220DRYL