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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 10, 2021

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DAY 71 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/11/2021 07:00:03 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 26.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.21°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.55°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.243
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: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 58

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: 0.49 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.82 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.50 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 42 in
SWE DAY: 22
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 316.76 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 13.32 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: 151

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: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2021-12-11 07:00:03OBSERVATION20227115126.8899820.2123.5499942.042238750.490000000000011.828.6810.5TT-5.1100257.8899822316.76010129907 13.317303805290.2433566877450316 12151210WETL
2021-12-11 03:00:03OBSERVATION20227115126.8899820.2123.5499942.042238750.490000000000011.828.6810.5TT-5.1100257.8899822316.76010129907 13.317303805290.2433566877450316 12151210WETL
2021-12-10 11:00:01FORECAST20227115127.4921.6924.5943.5262782230690.59451.92458.6810.6045TT-4.5158.4922317.8178521478313.8334282568440.262711101417411622151212.5WETL
2021-12-10 09:23:04FORECAST20227115127.5121.1324.3243.5207106684870.58851.91858.6810.5985TT-4.4958.5122317.813891313313.8314864102720.263369506238041622151212.5WETL
2021-12-10 07:00:08FORECAST20227115127.5920.8924.2470.9079206943460.65011.98018.6810.6601TT-4.4158.5922336.6354296366723.8701183475840.266011512832871622151212.5WETL
2021-12-10 03:00:08FORECAST20227115127.6220.3924.00571.1715892764550.69832.02838.6810.7083TT-4.3858.6222336.8103446956423.9713275167390.267005710583941622151212.5WETL
2021-12-09 23:00:02FORECAST20227115127.4121.6224.51528.2946225120210.72941.51948.6810.1994TT-4.5961.4122306.769578436918.67992942004430.260085917380241622152225WETL
2021-12-09 19:00:02FORECAST20227115127.4521.8324.6428.4468512113320.74941.53948.6810.2194TT-4.5561.4522306.882125426478.72983016142440.261396819185351622152225WETL
2021-12-09 15:00:02FORECAST20227115127.3721.7624.56528.1447860634940.7621.5528.6810.232TT-4.6361.3722306.65875760098.63084512717390.2587784085351622152225WETL
2021-12-09 11:00:02FORECAST20227115127.5521.2724.4131.2469619151470.83371.62378.6810.3037TT-4.4561.5522308.94458329699.65357962816920.264688835299611622152225WETL
2021-12-09 09:37:03FORECAST20227115127.621.1324.36531.670279774420.85271.68278.6810.3627TT-4.465.622309.255109094669.79419582669650.266342703890971622152225WETL
2021-12-09 09:35:42FORECAST20227115127.621.1324.36534.3471676910860.85271.61278.6810.2927TT-4.458.622311.2110339565310.6892175706210.266342703890971622151212.5WETL
2021-12-08 23:00:02FORECAST20227115126.6722.9324.834.2737794329180.67791.67798.6810.3579TT-5.3357.6722311.1575883816110.664546553070.236458652913931612151210WETL
2021-12-08 19:00:04FORECAST20227115126.4521.2523.8534.7310327513760.69591.70598.6810.3859TT-5.5553.4522311.4904244173210.8183841321780.229668841523221612151210WETL
2021-12-08 15:00:02FORECAST20227115129.922.2426.0734.8233774966180.68951.76958.6810.4495TT-2.157.922311.5575955243310.8494877608820.34757031931781622151212.5WETL
2021-12-08 11:00:01FORECAST20227115129.8323.2726.5535.5619463370720.68021.79028.6810.4702TT-2.1760.8322312.0942602720611.0986793359030.344965123368331622151212.5WETL
2021-12-08 10:37:50FORECAST20227115129.8323.2726.5535.5619463370720.68021.79028.6810.4702TT-2.1760.8322312.0942602720611.0986793359030.344965123368331622151212.5WETL
2021-12-08 07:00:06FORECAST20227115130.823.1926.99546.6742557206480.63071.90078.6810.5807TT-1.264.822320.0484210415414.9380218466830.381668602057859222151212.5WETL
2021-12-08 03:00:12FORECAST20227115130.8421.6426.2447.3782271832190.64542.07548.6810.7554TT-1.1667.8422320.5448000640615.1868443598350.383207906485339222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 23:00:02FORECAST20227115129.8123.4326.6237.7028957708950.64292.29298.811.0929TT-2.1972.8122313.6442569196111.825296727780.344222122225659222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 19:00:02FORECAST20227115129.4323.3926.4137.5380148483110.59242.27248.811.0724TT-2.5772.4322313.5251863812411.7691131016990.330222037243949222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 15:00:02FORECAST20227115129.4322.9826.20537.2841061469720.58552.19558.810.9955TT-2.5771.4322313.3417259195611.682666169460.330222037243949222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 12:27:39FORECAST20227115129.5823.2326.40536.9253616536580.57512.11518.810.9151TT-2.4272.5822313.0823151153311.5606777129980.335721399290459222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 11:00:03FORECAST20227115129.7721.8825.82553.1060088709430.60992.17998.8110.9899TT-2.2373.7722324.5507095774217.2355928618890.342737923852449222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 07:00:14FORECAST20227115129.2321.0325.1353.5410860751480.61452.20458.8311.0345TT-2.7773.2322324.8526199611317.3929620870760.322946363497619222151212.5WETL
2021-12-07 03:00:08FORECAST20227115129.2522.8926.0753.0905271433130.58022.12028.8510.9702TT-2.7573.2522324.5399602911517.2299975709270.323670950498039222151212.5WETL
2021-12-06 23:00:02FORECAST20227115128.0721.124.58534.5668627120830.45732.10737.829.9273TT-3.9375.0722311.3709690400410.7631175393350.282139939691029222151212.5WETL
2021-12-06 19:00:03FORECAST20227115129.2718.8724.0734.095242096150.4282.0287.819.838TT-2.7377.2722311.0275255577510.6045587824580.324396206058349222151212.5WETL
2021-12-06 15:00:03FORECAST20227115129.0619.7624.4133.470727709850.39341.94347.769.7034TT-2.9473.0622310.5721082388110.3950744691350.316814693561299222151212.5WETL
2021-12-06 11:00:02FORECAST20227115129.9817.2823.6333.9579676038060.32131.89137.779.6613TT-2.0275.9822310.9274822231710.5584653684670.350556514493199222151212.5WETL
2021-12-06 07:00:04FORECAST20227115126.4521.4323.9436.1621083926290.45482.08487.9810.0648TT-5.5567.4522312.5296139496711.3017297755540.229668841523229212151210WETL
2021-12-06 03:00:06FORECAST20227115130.1120.0125.0636.3792781659020.3531.9938.210.193TT-1.8974.1122312.686984050111.3753267716160.35542875493779222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 23:00:04FORECAST20227115130.7119.9425.32532.6151568695250.53022.01028.3510.3602TT-1.2974.7122309.9470226933710.1089707663870.378212032941799222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 19:00:05FORECAST20227115130.6717.7824.22533.5804250089410.49622.07628.3910.4662TT-1.3379.6722310.652155584410.4318314144680.376678883634629222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 15:00:05FORECAST20227115130.1118.9724.5434.774328663480.50242.17248.310.4724TT-1.8979.1122311.5219196095710.8329656183820.35542875493779222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 11:00:03FORECAST20227115128.4219.1923.80533.3832353979550.20851.91858.310.2185TT-3.5876.4222310.5082481301810.3657699403370.294189189928269222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 07:00:18FORECAST20227115128.4319.0123.7233.1801485833520.20851.97858.410.3785TT-3.5775.4322310.3599615797710.297789639540.294536916962289222151212.5WETL
2021-12-05 03:00:11FORECAST20227115128.520.5224.5132.8212760217060.25121.77128.6710.4412TT-3.576.522310.0977389005610.1778034821620.296976293933599222151212.5WETL
2021-12-04 23:00:05FORECAST20227115126.7614.6220.6929.0229734847750.00951.50958.379.8795TT-5.2469.7622307.307675160278.91898250784430.239267770964479212152220WETL
2021-12-04 19:00:04FORECAST20227115126.7814.5120.64530.7582619474690.00951.49958.5210.0195TT-5.2263.7822308.585680833429.49155920431250.239894482283019212142216WETL
2021-12-04 15:00:03FORECAST20227115127.0918.8622.97534.9324416190840.18571.84578.5210.3657TT-4.9164.0922311.6369079331410.8862380927260.249721872231759222151212.5WETL
2021-12-04 11:00:02FORECAST20227115125.8712.9119.3935.2944227121370.00351.75358.510.2535TT-6.1363.8722311.8999864137211.0083299643960.212301390326329212151210WETL
2021-12-04 07:00:04FORECAST20227115125.8113.9719.8937.0057390899730.01721.82728.9510.7772TT-6.1959.8122313.1404571849611.5879940571020.210549559932229212151210WETL
2021-12-04 03:00:05FORECAST20227115125.771419.88536.4757736590310.01721.64728.6710.3172TT-6.2357.7722312.7568807813311.4080491936840.209386391431849212151210WETL
2021-12-03 23:00:02FORECAST20227115126.4513.8120.1335.4981766447830.01921.48928.489.9692TT-5.5564.4522312.0479631327211.077133716930.22966884152322921214128WETL
2021-12-03 19:00:03FORECAST20227115127.0716.0321.5535.117779156370.05481.57488.189.7548TT-4.9365.0722311.7716366714910.9487274838490.24908146994069222151212.5WETL
2021-12-03 15:00:06FORECAST20227115127.0815.8821.4835.780895140840.05271.60278.359.9527TT-4.9265.0822312.2531612182311.1726976189450.249401561995489222151212.5WETL
2021-12-03 11:00:03FORECAST20227115117.4612.3514.90538.3191791240390.00052.10058.3410.4405TT-14.5450.4622314.0888713276212.035627721270.0496565725341889212151210WETL
2021-12-03 07:00:20FORECAST20227115113.4312.4312.9337.0725911888870.00052.10058.4410.5405TT-18.5751.4322313.1888064836211.6107205877020.0198628076337179212151210WETL
2021-12-03 03:00:08FORECAST20227115111.5410.9511.24541.2747157977370.00022.09028.710.7902TT-20.4638.5422316.211482138413.0515390572440.0122755656621769212151210WETL