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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, July 27, 2023

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DAY 300 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/28/2023 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 60.20°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.51°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 52.36°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.268
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: 582

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): 0.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.23 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.31 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: 207
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 443.02 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: 15

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: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2023-07-28 04:00:06OBSERVATION20233001560.2000644.5152.35503000.080.230.31FF28.20006582.20006207443.02169306381 00.2678740276417516 22415220DRYL
2023-07-28 00:00:02FORECAST20233001557.14641.16249.154000.080.230.31FF25.146579.146208443.6091138238600.173691300416291612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-27 12:00:02FORECAST20233001557.5641.39649.478000.080.230.31FF25.56579.56208443.6091138238600.185064246816451612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-27 08:00:01FORECAST20233001557.03841.0949.064000.080.230.31FF25.038579.038208443.6091138238600.170798984781612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-27 04:00:07FORECAST20233001557.34440.80249.073000.080.230.31FF25.344579.344208443.6091138238600.179074081317651612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-27 00:00:05FORECAST20233001558.83840.83849.838000.080.230.31FF26.838578.838207443.0216930638100.222988079842761612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 20:00:01FORECAST20233001556.33640.67648.506000.080.230.31FF24.336578.336207443.0216930638100.152753933055661612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 16:00:02FORECAST20233001557.84842.04449.946000.080.230.31FF25.848579.848207443.0216930638100.193241796251461612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 12:00:03FORECAST20233001558.26242.1750.216000.080.230.31FF26.262580.262207443.0216930638100.205375523850031612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 08:00:04FORECAST20233001558.98242.22450.603000.080.230.31FF26.982581.982207443.0216930638100.227521739876681612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 04:00:12FORECAST20233001558.9141.93650.423000.080.230.31FF26.91581.91207443.0216930638100.225248461050151612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-26 00:00:04FORECAST2023300155942.22450.612000.020.230.25FF27582207443.0216930638100.228092068267311612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 20:00:04FORECAST20233001558.53241.46850000.020.230.25FF26.532580.532207443.0216930638100.213526584355591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 16:00:04FORECAST20233001558.87441.52250.198000.020.230.25FF26.874580.874207443.0216930638100.224116654789331612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 12:00:03FORECAST20233001558.44241.30649.874000.020.230.25FF26.442578.442207443.0216930638100.210788878944671612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 08:00:05FORECAST20233001558.33440.76649.55000.020.230.25FF26.334580.334207443.0216930638100.207530907588731612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 04:00:07FORECAST20233001557.48840.85649.172000.020.230.25FF25.488575.488207443.0216930638100.183053868469941612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-25 00:00:02FORECAST20233001559.59441.23450.414000.070.260.33FF27.594581.594207443.0216930638100.247356910353061612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-24 20:00:03FORECAST20233001560.33240.78450.558000.070.320.39FF28.332580.332207443.0216930638100.272451458888661622415220DRYL
2023-07-24 16:00:06FORECAST20233001560.06240.51450.288000.040.320.36FF28.062579.062207443.0216930638100.263126051493541622415220DRYL
2023-07-24 12:00:03FORECAST20233001559.21640.9150.063000.040.320.36FF27.216574.216207443.0216930638100.234998276602971612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-24 08:00:04FORECAST20233001555.81440.17247.993000.030.340.37FF23.814573.814207443.0216930638100.140184381714591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20233001555.81440.17247.993000.030.340.37FF23.814573.814207443.0216930638100.140184381714591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-24 00:00:06FORECAST20233001555.81440.17247.993000.030.340.37FF23.814570.814207443.0216930638100.140184381714591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 20:00:05FORECAST20233001555.81440.17247.993000.030.340.37FF23.814569.814207443.0216930638100.140184381714591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 16:00:03FORECAST20233001555.81440.17247.993000.030.340.37FF23.814569.814207443.0216930638100.140184381714591612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 12:00:04FORECAST20233001553.6939.4746.58000.030.360.39FF21.69568.69207443.0216930638100.0963612514162191612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 08:00:04FORECAST20233001551.38637.74244.564000.010.360.37FF19.386562.386207443.0216930638100.0611984278556331612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 04:00:08FORECAST20233001552.91638.13845.5270000.370.37FF20.916563.916207443.0216930638100.0831933117697441612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-23 00:00:07FORECAST20233001554.73438.5746.652000.020.210.23FF22.734561.734207443.0216930638100.116454915741371612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 20:00:03FORECAST20233001554.73438.5746.652000.020.210.23FF22.734560.734207443.0216930638100.116454915741371612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 16:00:02FORECAST20233001557.68639.95648.821000.020.140.16FF25.686561.686207443.0216930638100.188615187163181612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 12:00:03FORECAST20233001554.53640.51447.525000.020.10.12FF22.536559.536207443.0216930638100.112432556747071612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 08:00:04FORECAST20233001554.64439.54247.093000.020.130.15FF22.644557.644207443.0216930638100.11461413106191612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 04:00:10FORECAST20233001554.37440.06447.219000.050.070.12FF22.374558.374207443.0216930638100.109215908077531612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-22 00:00:05FORECAST20233001555.43640.83848.137000.090.050.14FF23.436558.436207443.0216930638100.131532048174811612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-21 20:00:08FORECAST20233001555.38241.12648.254000.040.030.07FF23.382561.382207443.0216930638100.13032667313231612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-21 16:00:05FORECAST20233001555.86840.53248.2000.060.020.08FF23.868565.868207443.0216930638100.14145119907011612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-21 12:00:05FORECAST20233001555.4939.32647.4080000.010.01FF23.49562.49207443.0216930638100.132745073656481612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-21 08:00:05FORECAST20233001556.6639.39848.0290000.010.01FF24.66566.66207443.0216930638100.160919666123221612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-21 04:00:11FORECAST20233001559.66642.49451.08000.020.050.07FF27.666573.666207443.0216930638100.249749652245931622415220DRYL
2023-07-21 00:00:04FORECAST20233001562.5143.80853.159000.020.010.03FF30.51567.51207443.0216930638100.353098841887061622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 20:00:07FORECAST20233001562.4242.852.61000.020.010.03FF30.42562.42207443.0216930638100.349597546273221622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 16:00:09FORECAST20233001560.06241.86450.963000.010.010.02FF28.062565.062207443.0216930638100.263126051493541622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 12:00:08FORECAST20233001562.56441.82852.1960000.070.07FF30.564565.564207443.0216930638100.355205624288661622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 08:00:04FORECAST20233001562.85242.74652.7990000.070.07FF30.852572.852207443.0216930638100.366515230376171622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 04:00:11FORECAST20233001559.84643.26851.5570000.050.05FF27.846566.846207443.0216930638100.255784790216831622415220DRYL
2023-07-20 00:00:09FORECAST20233001560.87243.0751.9710000.010.01FF28.872569.872207443.0216930638100.291580533637051622415220DRYL
2023-07-19 20:00:05FORECAST20233001561.93444.47453.2040000.010.01FF29.934572.934207443.0216930638100.330917302230851622415220DRYL
2023-07-19 16:00:06FORECAST20233001556.78641.16248.9740000.010.01FF24.786563.786207443.0216930638100.164170597436311612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 12:00:05FORECAST20233001557.36241.68449.5230000.010.01FF25.362564.362207443.0216930638100.179568563375561612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 08:00:04FORECAST20233001557.9243.12450.5220000.010.01FF25.92563.92207443.0216930638100.195320062192361612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 04:00:20FORECAST20233001556.62442.96249.7930000.010.01FF24.624570.624207443.0216930638100.159998580125091612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-19 00:00:06FORECAST20233001559.12644.43851.7820000.010.01FF27.126560.126207443.0216930638100.232106763045861612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 20:00:06FORECAST20233001557.93842.78250.360000.010.01FF25.938557.938207443.0216930638100.195841738222341612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-18 16:00:03FORECAST20233001561.12444.00652.565000.040.070.11FF29.124562.124207443.0216930638100.300716519615621622415220DRYL
2023-07-18 12:00:05FORECAST20233001562.67243.19652.934000.050.070.12FF30.672564.672207443.0216930638100.359432429426881622415220DRYL
2023-07-18 08:00:05FORECAST20233001563.89643.23253.564000.050.080.13FF31.896559.896207443.0216930638100.408424831083521622415220DRYL
2023-07-18 04:00:20FORECAST20233001565.89442.36854.131000.050.070.12FF33.894569.894207443.0216930638100.491206882115841622415220DRYL
2023-07-18 00:00:05FORECAST20233001552.03440.65846.346000.020.050.07FF20.034558.034207443.0216930638100.0698865615761851612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-17 20:00:07FORECAST20233001553.02440.65846.841000.040.060.1FF21.024572.024207443.0216930638100.0849451552838241612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-17 16:00:05FORECAST20233001552.71846.56249.640000.010.01FF20.718599.718207443.0216930638100.0800521339621951612515220DRYL
2023-07-17 12:00:10FORECAST20233001550.1846.5848.380000.010.01FF18.18602.18207443.0216930638100.0472918350384341612515220DRYL
2023-07-17 08:00:09FORECAST20233001550.1846.5848.380000.010.01FF18.18589.18207443.0216930638100.0472918350384341612415217.5DRYL
2023-07-17 04:00:11FORECAST20233001553.79851.7152.7540000.010.01FF21.798583.798207443.0216930638100.0983137282582641612415217.5DRYL