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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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DAY 19 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/20/2021 04:00:12 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): 50.74°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 39.01°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 44.87°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.639
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 19
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 188

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): 2.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.70 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: 3 in
SWE DAY: 75
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 347.57 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.06 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: 99

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.0

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
2021-10-20 04:00:12OBSERVATION2022199950.7399839.0099244.874958.4481458333333002.72.7FF18.73998187.7399875347.56966101081 2.93631918346160.6385379459329892 34113212DRYL
2021-10-20 00:00:02FORECAST2022199942.5242.5242.524.9424906666667002.72.7FF10.52179.5274344.369085643591.7020409916820.317470715266879224114214DRYL
2021-10-19 12:00:02FORECAST2022199953.3742.8648.1154.93492933333330.00080.00082.72.7008FF21.37190.3774344.364216336181.69941307254780.73234387583049244114218DRYL
2021-10-19 08:00:02FORECAST2022199953.2336.5744.94.77404533333330.00260.00262.72.7026FF21.23190.2374344.260588942611.6435156580920.727673103750879244114218DRYL
2021-10-19 04:00:12FORECAST202219995136.4943.7454.57614191666670.00250.00252.72.7025FF1918874344.133058782841.57480171520680.648319692690089234114216DRYL
2021-10-19 00:00:03FORECAST2022199953.9636.4545.2052.4881933333333002.72.7FF21.96190.9675343.75126132970.85531959676550.751574524659079244114218DRYL
2021-10-18 20:00:02FORECAST2022199953.836.7245.263.5294666666667002.72.7FF21.8197.875344.422554501661.21562792536180.746433123358439244114218DRYL
2021-10-18 16:00:01FORECAST2022199953.5836.3944.9853.537776002.72.7FF21.58197.5875344.427904265821.21850877344190.739273597488229244114218DRYL
2021-10-18 12:00:02FORECAST2022199953.7237.3345.52515.991273333333002.72.7FF21.72197.7275352.320221509595.63404896302050.74384164696564924411229DRYL
2021-10-18 08:00:03FORECAST2022199953.6737.0245.34515.905884002.72.7FF21.67196.6775352.266952203395.60311727878060.74221499866556924411229DRYL
2021-10-18 04:00:11FORECAST2022199953.7137.0145.3616.25468383333300.012.72.71FF21.71198.7175352.484474817885.72952369432320.74351674544369924411229DRYL
2021-10-18 00:00:05FORECAST2022199952.9836.7944.8853.897793333333300.012.72.71FF20.98180.9875344.65958436431.34341183020460.719233110665219244114218DRYL
2021-10-17 20:00:03FORECAST2022199952.7536.2644.5054.874286666666700.062.72.76FF20.75192.7575345.286916506021.68302741329970.71135839386899244114218DRYL
2021-10-17 16:00:02FORECAST2022199952.5835.5944.0854.969133333333300.072.72.77FF20.58191.5875345.347766328711.71607909725620.705471968227759244114218DRYL
2021-10-17 12:00:03FORECAST2022199952.9835.4244.24.31991200.072.72.77FF20.98191.9875344.930958523891.49007138689890.719233110665219244114218DRYL
2021-10-17 08:00:05FORECAST2022199953.135.2944.1954.169578666666700.092.72.79FF21.1190.175344.834344693971.437813927170.723300046510139244114218DRYL
2021-10-17 04:00:13FORECAST2022199952.6935.0443.8654.334282386905300.122.72.82FF20.69187.6975344.94019192341.49506819838930.709287159155919244124236DRYL
2021-10-17 00:00:03FORECAST2022199951.0833.8742.47515.50631225213100.212.72.91FF19.08166.0875352.017529667155.45849373324260.651309946268959234122216DRYL
2021-10-16 20:00:02FORECAST2022199951.7333.8842.80516.34810018923800.192.712.9FF19.73183.7375352.542699502985.76340337245930.675244379091289234122216DRYL
2021-10-16 16:00:02FORECAST2022199951.6233.9942.80516.41806888404600.272.712.98FF19.62184.6275352.586300646855.78878617159110.671241076635979234122216DRYL
2021-10-16 12:00:08FORECAST2022199945.334.0539.67515.67922670954700.282.712.99FF13.3179.375352.12549820565.52105551657770.42297097496379224122214DRYL
2021-10-16 08:00:03FORECAST2022199946.334.0640.1815.52250168117300.332.713.04FF14.3180.375352.027640429155.4643496403810.462790279069819224122214DRYL
2021-10-16 04:00:13FORECAST2022199952.1833.3242.7515.89210164200600.332.73.03FF20.18180.1875352.258353130275.59812555219170.691407853781289234122216DRYL
2021-10-16 00:00:05FORECAST2022199951.7531.5441.6454.344628109138500.272.72.97FF19.75179.7575344.946839147911.49866573352050.67597010143729234124232DRYL
2021-10-15 20:00:04FORECAST2022199952.7833.8943.3354.824894748949600.232.712.94FF20.78193.7875345.255222824621.66582011165390.712391400849139244124236DRYL
2021-10-15 16:00:04FORECAST2022199952.8733.6843.2754.792030346976800.222.712.93FF20.87192.8775345.234132274791.6543724386730.715479902529469244124236DRYL
2021-10-15 12:00:03FORECAST2022199953.7735.1344.454.169282204954300.212.722.93FF21.77189.7775344.834154132241.4377109024840.745462934128629244124236DRYL
2021-10-15 08:00:03FORECAST2022199948.7233.8341.2754.449645936015700.312.723.03FF16.72178.7275345.014304211311.53519149660110.559914475953989234124232DRYL
2021-10-15 04:00:13FORECAST2022199952.4334.7343.584.114759348692600.282.712.99FF20.43180.4375344.79910510861.41876534116640.700232563411329244124236DRYL
2021-10-15 00:00:04FORECAST2022199950.3932.6841.5358.788657346994900.291.922.21FF18.39179.3975347.786077929023.05657266897340.625228819180499234123224DRYL
2021-10-14 20:00:05FORECAST2022199950.3631.5140.9359.314034048912700.352.062.41FF18.36183.3675348.119621559543.24239800830020.624080741758699234123224DRYL
2021-10-14 16:00:05FORECAST2022199950.4931.1140.89.62410279061300.412.092.5FF18.49184.4975348.316264796383.35223153604280.629047685894329234123224DRYL
2021-10-14 12:00:03FORECAST2022199952.4331.5641.9959.622604304678700.482.092.57FF20.43186.4375348.315314840383.35170044796850.700232563411329244123227DRYL
2021-10-14 08:00:06FORECAST2022199953.3732.4542.919.252569407473600.552.162.71FF21.37180.3775348.080622755423.22064012144110.73234387583049244133240.5DRYM
2021-10-14 04:00:13FORECAST2022199953.3332.4542.898.736480868252500.462.292.75FF21.33194.3375347.752928570563.03813680733550.731013494804389244123227DRYL
2021-10-14 00:00:06FORECAST2022199954.9534.244.5750.1819217933666200.392.292.68FF22.95193.9575342.258106754870.062264208575110.782116212705179244124236DRYL
2021-10-13 20:00:03FORECAST2022199953.9933.4243.7050.6774417635623300.432.372.8FF21.99198.9975342.579660540130.232077769396890.75253232348639244124236DRYL
2021-10-13 16:00:04FORECAST2022199953.9733.3643.6650.2616329794055200.222.442.66FF21.97192.9775342.309860412520.0895595486596150.751894009965889244124236DRYL
2021-10-13 12:00:05FORECAST2022199955.9935.8745.93000.252.412.66FF23.99208.9975342.1399521059800.811740693087349244225250DRYMH
2021-10-13 09:28:35FORECAST2022199955.9835.8845.930.4651748131355700.472.32.77FF23.98196.9875342.441965406350.159295377267680.811468200818419244124236DRYL
2021-10-13 08:00:04FORECAST2022199955.9935.9145.95000.472.322.79FF23.99194.9975342.1399521059800.811740693087349244125245DRYM
2021-10-13 04:00:15FORECAST2022199954.7334.5644.645000.472.362.83FF22.73188.7375342.1399521059800.775522234999529244125245DRYM
2021-10-13 00:00:04FORECAST2022199954.634.7244.66000.522.272.79FF22.6187.675342.1399521059800.771573255362439244135267.5DRYH
2021-10-12 20:00:03FORECAST2022199955.0833.9444.51000.482.142.62FF23.08200.0875342.1399521059800.785959662012589244225250DRYMH
2021-10-12 16:00:03FORECAST2022199955.0733.9844.525000.42.162.56FF23.07202.0775342.1399521059800.785665417683549244225250DRYMH
2021-10-12 12:00:06FORECAST2022199945.4733.2739.37000.422.182.6FF13.47197.4775342.1399521059800.429696428463969224125235DRYL
2021-10-12 08:00:04FORECAST2022199934.5432.3433.44000.52.212.71FF2.54174.5475342.1399521059800.100203259501989214135245DRYM
2021-10-12 04:00:05FORECAST2022199934.5733.7634.165000.52.172.67FF2.57179.5775342.1399521059800.100737182032319214135245DRYM