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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, August 7, 2021

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DAY 311 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/08/2021 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): 53.52°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.09°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.146
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 98 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 656

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: 0.36 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.56 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.04 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.60 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: 218
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 449.36 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: 26

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
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
2021-08-08 04:00:07OBSERVATION20213112653.5200844.0900648.8050700.360000000000010.560000000000010.040.60000000000001FF21.52008655.52008218449.36216721666 00.1462092018967698 12535260DRYH
2021-08-08 00:00:02FORECAST20213112645.4445.4445.4400.00280.20280.040.2428FF13.44647.44219449.9255398952200.0300450463126769812525240DRYM
2021-08-07 12:00:02FORECAST20213112656.0244.3750.19500.16150.36150.040.4015FF24.02658.02219449.9255398952200.212608996713589812525240DRYM
2021-08-07 08:00:02FORECAST20213112653.5745.3249.44500.17040.37040.040.4104FF21.57655.57219449.9255398952200.147381747738749812525240DRYM
2021-08-07 04:00:07FORECAST20213112649.8345.3247.57500.17790.37790.040.4179FF17.83651.83219449.9255398952200.0763237866591359812525240DRYM
2021-08-07 00:00:03FORECAST20213112654.0145.8349.9200.18890.18890.040.2289FF22.01648.01218449.3621672166600.15798800563239812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 20:00:03FORECAST20213112653.5845.1649.3700.22920.29920.040.3392FF21.58652.58218449.3621672166600.147617386117919812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 16:00:03FORECAST20213112653.4746.4949.9800.29760.36760.040.4076FF21.47652.47218449.3621672166600.145039192333969812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 12:00:05FORECAST20213112655.2146.7250.96500.26430.33430.040.3743FF23.21654.21218449.3621672166600.18938955619269812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 08:00:06FORECAST20213112655.846.7351.26500.19560.33560.040.3756FF23.8656.8218449.3621672166600.20614380442319812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 04:00:07FORECAST20213112655.6346.9151.2700.20690.38690.040.4269FF23.63656.63218449.3621672166600.201228599947839812525240DRYM
2021-08-06 00:00:06FORECAST20213112654.3545.7550.0500.14810.38810.040.4281FF22.35643.35218449.3621672166600.166517850616359812525240DRYM
2021-08-05 20:00:04FORECAST20213112654.446.850.600.13810.40810.040.4481FF22.4658.4218449.3621672166600.167796797719919812525240DRYM
2021-08-05 16:00:06FORECAST20213112654.0545.5349.7900.19260.52260.040.5626FF22.05657.05218449.3621672166600.158976397613119812535260DRYH
2021-08-05 12:00:06FORECAST20213112653.7545.0349.3900.19470.52470.040.5647FF21.75656.75218449.3621672166600.151661738196679812535260DRYH
2021-08-05 08:00:06FORECAST20213112654.3246.2650.2900.12860.33860.040.3786FF22.32656.32218449.3621672166600.165753503298029812525240DRYM
2021-08-05 04:00:09FORECAST20213112654.1146.2450.17500.13010.33010.040.3701FF22.11653.11218449.3621672166600.1604665464869812525240DRYM
2021-08-05 00:00:06FORECAST20213112654.9646.7150.83500.10120.30120.040.3412FF22.96641.96218449.3621672166600.182550049239669812525240DRYM
2021-08-04 20:00:06FORECAST20213112655.0146.4950.7500.13020.36020.040.4002FF23.01655.01218449.3621672166600.183905493226089812525240DRYM
2021-08-04 16:00:06FORECAST20213112655.5447.2651.400.1230.3530.040.393FF23.54656.54218449.3621672166600.198655069272519812525240DRYM
2021-08-04 12:00:06FORECAST20213112658.7348.1153.4200.05670.27670.040.3167FF26.73659.73218449.3621672166600.301315725322669822525245DRYM
2021-08-04 08:00:06FORECAST20213112657.8848.253.0400.10770.36770.040.4077FF25.88654.88218449.3621672166600.271784094876419822525245DRYM
2021-08-04 04:00:08FORECAST20213112657.7747.7652.76500.11220.37220.040.4122FF25.77655.77218449.3621672166600.268070130798759822525245DRYM
2021-08-04 00:00:06FORECAST20213112658.7547.1352.9400.03710.21710.040.2571FF26.75638.75218449.3621672166600.302027649333299822525245DRYM
2021-08-03 20:00:04FORECAST20213112659.1646.6552.90500.03560.22560.10.3256FF27.16656.16218449.3621672166600.316785029569719822525245DRYM
2021-08-03 16:00:06FORECAST20213112659.1646.3352.74500.03690.25690.10.3569FF27.16656.16218449.3621672166600.316785029569719822525245DRYM
2021-08-03 12:00:06FORECAST20213112655.5145.3350.4200.10520.32520.10.4252FF23.51653.51218449.3621672166600.197801646761929812525240DRYM
2021-08-03 08:00:06FORECAST20213112653.3243.7648.5400.12990.42990.090.5199FF21.32645.32218449.3621672166600.141572456900029812525240DRYM
2021-08-03 04:00:07FORECAST20213112653.3343.7348.5300.12990.47990.110.5899FF21.33642.33218449.3621672166600.141801815988899812525240DRYM
2021-08-03 00:00:05FORECAST20213112656.0442.5549.29500.02210.56210.060.6221FF24.04637.04218449.3621672166600.213202544655019812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 20:00:06FORECAST20213112655.6940.9548.3200.01170.61170.060.6717FF23.69647.69218449.3621672166600.202955316147689812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 16:00:06FORECAST20213112655.6640.9548.30500.01170.62170.060.6817FF23.66646.66218449.3621672166600.202090856747999812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 12:00:06FORECAST20213112649.2140.8645.03500.16620.84620.090.9362FF17.21644.21218449.3621672166600.0676250338077269812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 08:00:06FORECAST20213112648.2940.2544.2700.15880.88880.110.9988FF16.29641.29218449.3621672166600.0561500291963029812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20213112648.2740.1944.2300.15880.88880.131.0188FF16.27642.27218449.3621672166600.0559187323018949812535260DRYH
2021-08-02 00:00:06FORECAST20213112652.6441.9547.29500.11550.83550.140.9755FF20.64631.64218449.3621672166600.126562056097419812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 20:00:05FORECAST20213112651.3441.8646.600.04460.66460.130.7946FF19.34642.34218449.3621672166600.101024791113899812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 16:00:06FORECAST20213112651.2841.9146.59500.04460.67460.170.8446FF19.28643.28218449.3621672166600.0999438941829279812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 12:00:06FORECAST20213112652.6644.948.7800.18120.72120.110.8312FF20.66643.66218449.3621672166600.126987127171329812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 08:00:05FORECAST20213112653.0845.2849.1800.18920.63920.120.7592FF21.08636.08218449.3621672166600.136142980033069812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 04:00:11FORECAST20213112653.0743.6648.36500.18920.63920.150.7892FF21.07640.07218449.3621672166600.135919878259749812535260DRYH
2021-08-01 00:00:06FORECAST20213112655.7546.7551.2500.15130.34130.090.4313FF23.75646.75218449.3621672166600.204690832762539812525240DRYM
2021-07-31 20:00:06FORECAST20213112655.9348.1952.0600.29750.51750.120.6375FF23.93651.93218449.3621672166600.209949976878929812535260DRYH
2021-07-31 16:00:06FORECAST20213112654.748.1451.4200.27990.49990.180.6799FF22.7653.7218449.3621672166600.175602499275379812535260DRYH
2021-07-31 12:00:06FORECAST20213112655.5351.0953.3100.00740.42740.340.7674FF23.53651.53218449.3621672166600.198370349205759812525240DRYM
2021-07-31 08:00:05FORECAST20213112649.5749.149.33500.10710.55710.410.9671FF17.57635.57218449.3621672166600.0725778790378249812535260DRYH
2021-07-31 04:00:08FORECAST20213112649.5849.1649.3700.06260.51260.410.9226FF17.58639.58218449.3621672166600.0727193084481489812535260DRYH