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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, June 5, 2023

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DAY 248 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/06/2023 04:00:11 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): 60.39°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.88°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.63°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.721
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 28
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 383

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): 0.30 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.30 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: 60 in
SWE DAY: 155
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 436.05 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 26.36 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: -37

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 2
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2023-06-06 04:00:11OBSERVATION2023248-3760.3899642.8799251.6349460.4624775000.30.3FF28.38996383.38996155436.05080620669 26.3647120591290.7206556657817116 4121123.5DRYL
2023-06-06 00:00:03FORECAST2023248-3660.20637.81449.0159.7794072000.30.3FF28.206383.206156436.3846801808526.0868174923730.71510260301589164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-05 12:00:01FORECAST2023248-3659.88238.91249.39761.7616952000.30.3FF27.882382.882156437.1958677935827.0019579293670.70519630601616164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-05 08:00:01FORECAST2023248-3659.48638.7549.11861.7629744000.30.3FF27.486382.486156437.1963899474627.0025494400970.69287772921509163121123DRYL
2023-06-05 04:00:12FORECAST2023248-3659.8138.10248.95661.365023085714000.30.3FF27.81382.81156437.0338692030226.8185934728820.7029735490388164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-05 00:00:03FORECAST2023248-3760.8937.61649.25361.0686248000.30.3FF28.89383.89155436.2997997881226.6442287735760.73547911566689164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 20:00:02FORECAST2023248-3761.32238.01249.66764.6567024000.30.3FF29.322384.322155437.7658873952128.3044987021840.74795566579973164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 16:00:03FORECAST2023248-3761.98838.26450.12664.588708000.30.3FF29.988384.988155437.7382289207128.2729466481970.76656558029426164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 12:00:03FORECAST2023248-3760.99839.27250.13562.9376544000.30.3FF28.998383.998155437.0651519752327.5078554853010.73862741922878164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 08:00:03FORECAST2023248-3762.02438.80450.41462.8732024000.30.3FF30.024385.024155437.0388198557427.4780301774470.76754936896215164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 04:00:14FORECAST2023248-3761.53838.42649.98262.409694872727000.30.3FF29.538384.538155436.8493249962927.2636330783750.75407563547012164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-04 00:00:03FORECAST2023248-3760.90838.82249.86561.042864000.30.3FF28.908380.908155436.2892255480626.6323438597960.73600516803678164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-03 20:00:03FORECAST2023248-3761.14239.54250.34264.789464000.30.3FF29.142379.142155437.8198778304728.3661152131820.7427950566119164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-03 16:00:03FORECAST2023248-3760.96238.8449.90164.788972000.30.3FF28.962378.962155437.8196777814228.3658868448290.73758012412124164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-03 12:00:02FORECAST2023248-3757.8337.18447.50763.6906312000.30.3FF25.83374.83155437.3724644739527.8565283318450.63910652412086163121123DRYL
2023-06-03 08:00:02FORECAST2023248-3756.51636.53646.52663.861552000.30.3FF24.516372.516155437.4421405850827.9357340079650.59432219737234163121123DRYL
2023-06-03 04:00:14FORECAST2023248-3759.39637.07648.23663.805324747826000.30.3FF27.396376.396155437.419222803127.9096755618930.69004675507849163121123DRYL
2023-06-03 00:00:05FORECAST2023248-3760.06238.76849.41564.6935048000.30.3FF28.062379.062155437.7808557275528.3215778913580.71071940597629164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-02 20:00:02FORECAST2023248-3758.51437.90448.20967.2675112000.30.3FF26.514376.514155438.8242961796529.5186182580970.66172720980888163121123DRYL
2023-06-02 16:00:04FORECAST2023248-3759.91838.04848.98367.04188000.30.3FF27.918377.918155438.7331032481229.4134920599880.7063048041311164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-02 12:00:03FORECAST2023248-3761.73639.14650.44165.126032000.30.3FF29.736383.736155437.9566690821628.5223800452580.75961489014294164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-02 08:00:05FORECAST2023248-3760.840.5550.67565.2521808000.30.3FF28.8379.8155438.0079095870628.5809713082050.73284088812293164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-02 04:00:09FORECAST2023248-3761.55641.19851.37764.773627090909000.30.3FF29.556379.556155437.8134383581328.3587643915980.75458201416418164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-02 00:00:05FORECAST2023248-3761.91641.05451.48572.8713336000.30.3FF29.916384.916155441.0724953771132.141540952410.76459110317049164121123.5DRYL
2023-06-01 20:00:04FORECAST2023248-3758.74839.57849.16375.6728408000.30.3FF26.748371.748155442.1844918905633.4613566590640.66933870489025163121123DRYL
2023-06-01 16:00:04FORECAST2023248-3758.60439.41649.0175.6322016000.30.3FF26.604373.604155442.1684175506133.4421708973410.66466274325109163121123DRYL
2023-06-01 12:00:06FORECAST2023248-3758.85638.71448.78574.3455232000.30.3FF26.856376.856155441.6586287510132.8353418302880.67282847556979163121123DRYL
2023-06-01 08:00:06FORECAST2023248-3759.50439.70449.60474.237972000.30.3FF27.504377.504155441.6159408952432.7846718549350.69344255556592163121123DRYL
2023-06-01 04:00:21FORECAST2023248-3758.26239.57848.9274.863526316667000.30.3FF26.262377.262155441.864064706333.0795020365290.65345577866969163121123DRYL
2023-06-01 00:00:06FORECAST2023248-3763.93242.72853.3367.1593112000.30.3FF31.932391.932155438.7805717140429.4682009642570.8162919924477164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-31 20:00:03FORECAST2023248-3763.96842.78253.37567.2668624000.30.3FF31.968392.968155438.8240340303129.518315914930.81714597566946164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-31 16:00:05FORECAST2023248-3762.81642.65652.73667.3630976000.30.3FF30.816389.816155438.8629133951329.5631652680560.7886014396691164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-31 12:00:05FORECAST2023248-3759.50444.56452.03467.4243024000.30.3FF27.504382.504155438.8876354094529.5916926494680.69344255556592163121123DRYL
2023-05-31 08:00:05FORECAST2023248-3759.21642.4450.82867.711532000.30.3FF27.216382.216155439.0036026685929.725606490210.68435103604675163121123DRYL
2023-05-31 04:00:13FORECAST2023248-3759.34244.38451.86366.980843454545000.30.3FF27.342384.342155438.708425241529.3850603532910.68834273619127163121123DRYL
2023-05-31 00:00:07FORECAST2023248-3760.31438.13849.22667.1273312000.30.3FF28.314381.314155438.7676460452129.4533010959210.71836909306615164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-30 20:00:08FORECAST2023248-3756.98438.49847.74169.8452968000.30.3FF24.984371.984155439.8624539315730.7223236460270.61044881595955163121123DRYL
2023-05-30 16:00:06FORECAST2023248-3757.36236.78847.07569.6736872000.30.3FF25.362374.362155439.7935521853630.6420383875390.6233381581037163121123DRYL
2023-05-30 12:00:04FORECAST2023248-3764.59840.7352.66467.6188000.30.3FF32.598385.598155438.9661719175429.6823657856570.83168859705839164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-30 08:00:04FORECAST2023248-3764.68840.9152.79967.3090368000.30.3FF32.688387.688155438.841073808529.5379699863280.83370382268512164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-30 04:00:15FORECAST2023248-3764.43642.51253.47466.977169090909000.30.3FF32.436385.436155438.7069395181329.3833488694610.82802188461034164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-30 00:00:03FORECAST2023248-3771.6952.86262.27663.5816056000.30.3FF39.69403.69155437.3280042265327.8060166825660.94471012183905165131119DRYL
2023-05-29 20:00:06FORECAST2023248-3773.68854.84264.26566.2640096000.30.3FF41.688413.688155438.4183118767729.0513552270180.96203132906289165131119DRYL
2023-05-29 16:00:05FORECAST2023248-3770.9752.6161.7967.5244152000.30.3FF38.97401.97155438.9280649684429.6383609018620.93712393052307165131119DRYL
2023-05-29 12:00:06FORECAST2023248-3767.04649.94658.49666.4991856000.30.3FF35.046398.046155438.5135493433629.1607939058990.88095509015312165121124DRYL
2023-05-29 08:00:06FORECAST2023248-3769.11650.9960.05366.4011792000.30.3FF37.116395.116155438.4738673381429.1151818396370.91387675902792165121118DRYL
2023-05-29 04:00:15FORECAST2023248-3772.01451.27861.64665.919061619048000.30.3FF40.014401.014155438.2785179129728.890908628610.94787984797676165131119DRYL
2023-05-29 00:00:07FORECAST2023248-3770.14249.60459.87365.66314000.30.3FF38.142396.142155438.1747236875328.7719282259560.92742734267392165121118DRYL
2023-05-28 20:00:06FORECAST2023248-3769.99850.6360.31467.6479864000.30.3FF37.998410.998155438.9779537947729.6959746482080.92563024285341165131119DRYL
2023-05-28 16:00:04FORECAST2023248-3767.6448.70458.17267.459452000.30.3FF35.64413.64155438.901831397129.6080770278450.89119681952881165131124.5DRYL
2023-05-28 12:00:05FORECAST2023248-3764.88651.36858.12765.793048000.30.3FF32.886406.886155438.2274189548628.8323176102130.83808236233442164131124DRYL
2023-05-28 08:00:05FORECAST2023248-3764.41850.2757.34466.0888384000.30.3FF32.418397.418155438.347337127728.9698663265030.82761135490324164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-28 04:00:15FORECAST2023248-3759.95447.73253.84366.57478072381000.30.3FF27.954395.954155438.544150455129.1959806542570.70741137119285164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-28 00:00:08FORECAST2023248-3763.71646.5855.14868.880466400.140.320.46FF31.716381.716155439.474681225230.2712210137830.81111618401833164122127DRYL
2023-05-27 20:00:05FORECAST2023248-3764.446.90455.65270.702992000.320.32FF32.4385.4155440.2063712092731.1239075419580.82720020214541164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-27 16:00:05FORECAST2023248-3768.37848.93858.65870.4642736000.320.32FF36.378389.378155440.1107255133531.0120825768670.90302118674558165121118DRYL
2023-05-27 12:00:06FORECAST2023248-3762.09637.14849.62270.044400800.320.320.64FF30.096386.096155439.9423571306130.8154987917530.76951002275617164122127DRYL
2023-05-27 08:00:05FORECAST2023248-3764.27438.89451.58468.976760800.310.320.63FF32.274395.274155439.5134253832230.3162124110470.82430469767231164122127DRYL
2023-05-27 04:00:16FORECAST2023248-3764.00440.74852.37669.80499742500.030.320.35FF32.004390.004155439.846276315230.7034681855780.81799748248251164121123.5DRYL
2023-05-27 00:00:08FORECAST2023248-3748.97443.2546.11269.4070048000.370.37FF16.974375.974155439.6864188191430.5173173814750.33173417519982162121122.5DRYL
2023-05-26 20:00:08FORECAST2023248-3749.20843.73646.47271.844196000.390.39FF17.208382.208155440.6628092845831.6590652401520.33935526529131162121122.5DRYL
2023-05-26 16:00:08FORECAST2023248-3750.93646.86848.90271.6989576000.390.39FF18.936383.936155440.6047929138331.5909043654860.39749307042466162121122.5DRYL
2023-05-26 12:00:06FORECAST2023248-3743.75438.7541.25271.062506400.050.40.45FF11.754366.754155440.3503060320931.2923964406470.18363938668419161121122DRYL
2023-05-26 08:00:06FORECAST2023248-3743.59238.6641.12671.079332800.050.330.38FF11.592368.592155440.3570394133931.3002845552870.17981686911129161121122DRYL
2023-05-26 04:00:09FORECAST2023248-3750.59449.24449.91969.78158700.060.340.4FF18.594390.594155439.8368777694730.6925153518790.38575669114871162121122.5DRYL