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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, July 24, 2023

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DAY 297 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/25/2023 04:00:06 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 52.23°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 46.93°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 49.58°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.088
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: 20
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 613

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: 0.22 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.22 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.24 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.46 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: 204
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 441.25 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: 12

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: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2023-07-25 04:00:06OBSERVATION20232971252.2300246.9299249.5799700.220000000000030.220000000000030.240.46000000000003FF20.23002613.23002204441.24597801994 00.08770507513103516 12525240DRYM
2023-07-25 00:00:01FORECAST20232971252.0743.98848.02900.251968640.251968640.240.49196864FF20.07613.07205441.8401336927200.0848678965451711612525240DRYM
2023-07-24 12:00:02FORECAST20232971250.2743.4346.8500.311023790.311023790.240.55102379FF18.27611.27205441.8401336927200.0575158069673841612525240DRYM
2023-07-24 08:00:02FORECAST20232971251.74643.64647.69600.334645850.334645850.240.57464585FF19.746612.746205441.8401336927200.0793342185787631612525240DRYM
2023-07-24 04:00:06FORECAST20232971251.74643.64647.69600.334645850.334645850.240.57464585FF19.746612.746205441.8401336927200.0793342185787631612525240DRYM
2023-07-24 00:00:05FORECAST20232971251.74643.64647.69600.334645850.334645850.240.57464585FF19.746609.746204441.2459780199400.0793342185787631612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 20:00:02FORECAST20232971251.74643.64647.69600.334645850.334645850.240.57464585FF19.746608.746204441.2459780199400.0793342185787631612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 16:00:01FORECAST20232971251.74643.64647.69600.334645850.334645850.240.57464585FF19.746608.746204441.2459780199400.0793342185787631612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 12:00:03FORECAST20232971252.44843.77248.1100.35433090.35433090.240.5943309FF20.448609.448204441.2459780199400.0916825432243341612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 08:00:02FORECAST20232971250.95443.01646.98500.346456880.346456880.240.58645688FF18.954607.954204441.2459780199400.066957559809511612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 04:00:08FORECAST20232971251.56642.56647.06600.358267910.358267910.240.59826791FF19.566608.566204441.2459780199400.0763799460655441612525240DRYM
2023-07-23 00:00:07FORECAST20232971250.84641.4546.14800.19685050.19685050.240.4368505FF18.846600.846204441.2459780199400.0653920338373321612525240DRYM
2023-07-22 20:00:02FORECAST20232971250.84641.4546.14800.19685050.19685050.240.4368505FF18.846599.846204441.2459780199400.0653920338373321612525240DRYM
2023-07-22 16:00:02FORECAST20232971250.8141.64846.22900.133858340.133858340.240.37385834FF18.81600.81204441.2459780199400.0648765275762831612525240DRYM
2023-07-22 12:00:03FORECAST20232971251.99842.69247.34500.094488240.094488240.240.33448824FF19.998600.998204441.2459780199400.0836139281300541612525240DRYM
2023-07-22 08:00:03FORECAST20232971250.73842.18846.46300.122047310.122047310.240.36204731FF18.738599.738204441.2459780199400.0638549540430051612525240DRYM
2023-07-22 04:00:09FORECAST20232971251.78242.06246.92200.062992160.062992160.240.30299216FF19.782601.782204441.2459780199400.0799352821785381612515220DRYL
2023-07-22 00:00:04FORECAST20232971252.57442.69247.63300.035433090.035433090.240.27543309FF20.574599.574204441.2459780199400.0940415797643021612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 20:00:07FORECAST20232971252.55642.67447.61500.023622060.023622060.240.26362206FF20.556600.556204441.2459780199400.0937018680504761612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 16:00:04FORECAST20232971254.06841.6347.84900.007874020.007874020.240.24787402FF22.068604.068204441.2459780199400.125477939751951612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 12:00:03FORECAST20232971254.15841.68447.9210000.240.24FF22.158604.158204441.2459780199400.127581290530821612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 08:00:04FORECAST20232971255.0441.68448.3620000.240.24FF23.04604.04204441.2459780199400.149488954621151612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 04:00:11FORECAST20232971255.70642.04448.87500.043307110.043307110.240.28330711FF23.706604.706204441.2459780199400.16760156210231612515220DRYL
2023-07-21 00:00:03FORECAST20232971253.97841.95447.9660000.240.24FF21.978596.978204441.2459780199400.12339883901251612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-20 20:00:05FORECAST20232971252.17841.41446.7960000.240.24FF20.178595.178204441.2459780199400.0867751190832781612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-20 16:00:08FORECAST20232971254.96842.78248.8750000.240.24FF22.968598.968204441.2459780199400.147611972713741612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-20 12:00:06FORECAST20232971251.8940.96446.42700.062992160.062992160.240.30299216FF19.89593.89204441.2459780199400.0817590635287241612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-20 08:00:03FORECAST20232971253.3341.88247.60600.062992160.062992160.240.30299216FF21.33599.33204441.2459780199400.109138367573631612515220DRYL
2023-07-20 04:00:10FORECAST20232971253.90643.46648.68600.043307110.043307110.240.28330711FF21.906597.906204441.2459780199400.12175297223291612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-20 00:00:07FORECAST20232971256.19243.19649.6940000.240.24FF24.192596.192204441.2459780199400.181672856272721612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 20:00:04FORECAST20232971256.91244.31250.6120000.240.24FF24.912595.912204441.2459780199400.203830985786751612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 16:00:05FORECAST20232971256.1243.35849.7390000.240.24FF24.12593.12204441.2459780199400.179542918315631612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 12:00:04FORECAST20232971257.48842.63850.0630000.240.24FF25.488594.488204441.2459780199400.222663559081581612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 08:00:03FORECAST20232971256.78642.42249.6040000.240.24FF24.786593.786204441.2459780199400.199841361827111612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 04:00:19FORECAST20232971258.51443.55651.0350000.240.24FF26.514596.514204441.2459780199400.258543870602021622415220DRYL
2023-07-19 00:00:05FORECAST20232971256.69641.95449.3250000.240.24FF24.696587.696204441.2459780199400.197020539461171612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 20:00:05FORECAST20232971255.95841.97248.9650000.240.24FF23.958587.958204441.2459780199400.174808091710221612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 16:00:03FORECAST20232971257.81240.62249.21700.062992160.062992160.240.30299216FF25.812592.812204441.2459780199400.233677695467761612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 12:00:04FORECAST20232971258.38841.5449.96400.062992160.062992160.240.30299216FF26.388595.388204441.2459780199400.25398218044061622415220DRYL
2023-07-18 08:00:04FORECAST20232971256.8441.16249.00100.066929170.066929170.240.30692917FF24.84587.84204441.2459780199400.201545429820281612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 04:00:19FORECAST20232971255.45441.12648.2900.055118140.055118140.240.29511814FF23.454587.454204441.2459780199400.16058878384071612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 00:00:04FORECAST20232971260.1743.4351.800.03937010.03937010.240.2793701FF28.17586.17204441.2459780199400.322175161176341622415220DRYL
2023-07-17 20:00:07FORECAST20232971262.02442.38652.20500.051181130.051181130.240.29118113FF30.024593.024204441.2459780199400.40007282442331622415220DRYL
2023-07-17 16:00:04FORECAST20232971268.01844.83456.4260000.240.24FF36.018610.018204441.2459780199400.663051515661071632515150DRYMH
2023-07-17 12:00:09FORECAST20232971268.70246.65257.6770000.240.24FF36.702611.702204441.2459780199400.690658382317971632515150DRYMH
2023-07-17 08:00:08FORECAST20232971266.81248.45257.6320000.240.24FF34.812603.812204441.2459780199400.612255190902471632515225DRYL
2023-07-17 04:00:11FORECAST20232971264.43646.45455.4450000.240.24FF32.436599.436204441.2459780199400.507198671649571632515225DRYL
2023-07-17 00:00:04FORECAST20232971265.87646.11255.9940000.240.24FF33.876602.876204441.2459780199400.571407275521581632515225DRYL
2023-07-16 20:00:08FORECAST20232971264.86846.455.6340000.240.24FF32.868592.868204441.2459780199400.526557564197131632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-16 16:00:04FORECAST20232971267.11846.63456.8760000.240.24FF35.118595.118204441.2459780199400.625367405839451632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-16 12:00:08FORECAST20232971265.46247.22856.3450000.240.24FF33.462596.462204441.2459780199400.553064713967971632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-16 08:00:03FORECAST20232971265.42646.81456.120000.240.24FF33.426596.426204441.2459780199400.55146374658141632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-16 04:00:11FORECAST20232971265.06645.3255.1930000.240.24FF33.066595.066204441.2459780199400.535412228673281632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-16 00:00:05FORECAST20232971263.5944.5154.050000.240.24FF31.59573.59204441.2459780199400.469280610702471622415220DRYL
2023-07-15 20:00:05FORECAST20232971262.4244.02453.2220000.240.24FF30.42569.42204441.2459780199400.417367571353331622415220DRYL
2023-07-15 16:00:03FORECAST20232971264.32844.07854.2030000.240.24FF32.328571.328204441.2459780199400.502354511807071632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-15 12:00:07FORECAST20232971261.86244.47453.1680000.290.29FF29.862566.862204441.2459780199400.393051747672061622415220DRYL
2023-07-15 08:00:04FORECAST20232971261.5242.74652.1330000.30.3FF29.52557.52204441.2459780199400.378345726228241622415220DRYL
2023-07-15 04:00:12FORECAST20232971264.92241.39653.1590000.30.3FF32.922557.922204441.2459780199400.528973959900761632415222.5DRYL
2023-07-15 00:00:04FORECAST20232971243.93435.45639.6950000.270.27FF11.934542.934204441.2459780199400.0109544907832511612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-14 20:00:04FORECAST20232971244.67240.85642.7640000.280.28FF12.672546.672204441.2459780199400.0136071280451641612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-14 16:00:05FORECAST20232971245.5939.16442.3770000.290.29FF13.59539.59204441.2459780199400.0176637128754161612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-14 12:00:03FORECAST20232971246.2240.89243.5560000.240.24FF14.22557.22204441.2459780199400.021008870560071612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-14 08:00:08FORECAST20232971248.05643.01645.5360000.240.24FF16.056563.056204441.2459780199400.0339351842004441612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-14 04:00:10FORECAST20232971244.79844.02444.4110000.240.24FF12.798555.798204441.2459780199400.0141114123042621612415217.5DRYL