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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 19, 2021

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DAY 80 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/20/2021 07:00:07 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): 24.23°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.72°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 21.47°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.137
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: -8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -65

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.14 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.66 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.80 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: 79 in
SWE DAY: 13
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 333.08 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 26.33 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: 160

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2021-12-20 07:00:07OBSERVATION20228016024.2299418.7199621.4749579.0483983333330.00999999999999092.148.6610.8TT-7.77006-64.7700613333.07830240968 26.3293063250710.1367091264200316 1115127.5WETL
2021-12-20 03:00:06OBSERVATION20228016024.2299418.7199621.4749579.0483983333330.00999999999999092.148.6610.8TT-7.77006-64.7700613333.07830240968 26.3293063250710.1367091264200316 1115127.5WETL
2021-12-19 11:00:02FORECAST20228016031.7923.2527.5277.5422439072810.12562.25568.6610.9156TT-0.21-57.2113332.0632516174125.7489296495620.404003707381571621151210WETL
2021-12-19 07:00:07FORECAST20228016031.5619.8525.70577.3719877398520.08222.21228.6610.8722TT-0.44-57.4413331.9482654775925.6834971267980.393996635490111621151210WETL
2021-12-19 03:00:07FORECAST20228016026.9823.5325.25577.3547309012160.08232.21238.6610.8723TT-5.02-62.0213331.9366079272425.6768669824740.21619390788563161115127.5WETL
2021-12-18 23:00:01FORECAST20228016031.2220.5125.86572.4651741848670.11131.57138.6610.2313TT-0.78-51.7813328.6128857597123.8129900059690.379332655104491621151210WETL
2021-12-18 19:00:02FORECAST20228016031.5120.8326.1772.7182781936150.18151.64158.6610.3015TT-0.49-51.4913328.7859505496623.9087482182230.391830165880821621151210WETL
2021-12-18 15:00:02FORECAST20228016031.1223.2327.17572.4447692597930.10931.56938.6610.2293TT-0.88-51.8813328.5989286482223.8052735649350.375051499857791621151210WETL
2021-12-18 11:00:02FORECAST20228016031.6823.9627.8274.5751875669350.18471.64478.6610.3047TT-0.32-51.3213330.0522517341924.6137085799670.399209441135281621151210WETL
2021-12-18 07:00:07FORECAST20228016032.3922.8727.6374.8375864774010.25832.02838.6610.6883TT0.39-52.6113330.2307109682324.7136693895790.430390439799651621151210WETL
2021-12-18 03:00:05FORECAST20228016031.8423.8827.8675.7121780942070.29242.70248.6611.3624TT-0.16-53.1613330.8246683402125.0474562073310.406187741293181621151210WETL
2021-12-17 23:00:02FORECAST20228016031.7524.328.02578.6520049411120.4362.6768.6611.336TT-0.25-48.2513332.8115352659626.1762945161970.402258628296971621151210WETL
2021-12-17 19:00:02FORECAST20228016031.8322.8827.35577.01515363510.3372.4678.6611.127TT-0.17-48.1713331.7071085580725.5464739274550.405750698622471621151210WETL
2021-12-17 15:00:03FORECAST20228016030.8622.9826.9278.2979558994470.27492.63498.6611.2949TT-1.14-50.1413332.573038078726.0397890688310.363993462905021621151210WETL
2021-12-17 11:00:03FORECAST20228016031.9625.1428.5579.4475911212020.56782.84788.6611.5078TT-0.039999999999999-48.0413333.3466822007326.4835909090920.411441221303941621151210WETL
2021-12-17 07:00:11FORECAST20228016031.6124.9928.378.4139755111180.50332.59338.6611.2533TT-0.39-48.3913332.6512157120226.0845042825860.396166389517251621151210WETL
2021-12-17 03:00:11FORECAST20228016031.6825.5328.60578.6539551005330.58692.61698.6611.2769TT-0.32-48.3213332.8128483532126.1770468312540.399209441135281621151210WETL
2021-12-16 23:00:03FORECAST20228016032.0724.928.48579.8245005089370.81532.71538.5711.2853TT0.07-50.9313333.5998310831226.6294398860760.416270922008051621151210WETL
2021-12-16 19:00:03FORECAST20228016030.8626.4228.6481.5199437915241.33523.01528.5711.5852TT-1.14-44.1413334.7355729365927.2876250908140.363993462905021621151210WETL
2021-12-16 15:00:04FORECAST20228016031.0223.3427.1878.3363346425850.49992.20998.5710.7799TT-0.98-44.9813332.5989014229826.0545788436270.370785677963291621151210WETL
2021-12-16 11:00:03FORECAST20228016027.4822.4924.98579.5458740739330.72892.14898.5710.7189TT-4.52-47.5213333.4127167043226.521605977610.23307757546041161115127.5WETL
2021-12-16 07:00:08FORECAST20228016027.0624.9626.0182.4380565899911.02132.52138.6311.1513TT-4.94-51.9413335.3485590715827.6454834901140.21884681105224161115127.5WETL
2021-12-16 03:00:07FORECAST20228016031.6825.5628.6282.7930908137481.08192.60198.6311.2319TT-0.32-46.3213335.5852178051127.784137413490.399209441135281621151210WETL
2021-12-15 23:00:04FORECAST20228016027.221.4424.3281.647371657950.52221.87228.5310.4022TT-4.8-46.813334.8207367364127.3372331311060.22353409106963161115127.5WETL
2021-12-15 19:00:04FORECAST20228016028.1221.1924.65582.688724015970.56642.05648.5110.5664TT-3.88-46.8813335.5156711246727.7433627326610.25571586816421621151210WETL
2021-12-15 15:00:05FORECAST20228016029.3721.3925.3883.147061582140.672.158.5110.66TT-2.63-45.6313335.8209552982527.9225256507570.303022888197551621151210WETL
2021-12-15 11:00:02FORECAST20228016029.3720.524.93585.062062262380.65232.11238.5310.6423TT-2.63-49.6313337.0926391253828.6737950574730.303022888197551621151210WETL
2021-12-15 07:00:08FORECAST20228016028.4423.2625.8585.7504499732620.54622.26628.5410.8062TT-3.56-51.5613337.5482635971328.9449154911470.267450403415591621151210WETL
2021-12-15 03:00:09FORECAST20228016028.1323.4725.888.0517233281340.67212.77218.611.3721TT-3.87-48.8713339.0656414674629.8553140525690.256078466025371621151210WETL
2021-12-14 23:00:03FORECAST20228016030.123.7426.9286.5291835897550.4683.0088.3611.368TT-1.9-44.913338.0627260394129.2522916863170.332342212447681621151210WETL
2021-12-14 19:00:03FORECAST20228016026.4324.0825.25587.3613773962280.4513.0618.4211.481TT-5.57-47.5713338.6113827914229.58155680270.19846496362486161115127.5WETL
2021-12-14 15:00:02FORECAST20228016031.1124.1827.64589.7680654026960.37663.63668.3511.9866TT-0.89-43.8913340.1915761049430.5383396532340.374624219631741621151210WETL
2021-12-14 11:00:04FORECAST20228016031.0423.2927.16594.9592814683830.56063.86068.4512.3106TT-0.96-47.9613343.5673344263232.6249072131310.37163759234521621151210WETL
2021-12-14 07:00:06FORECAST20228016031.4124.8328.1294.842148036720.55613.65618.6412.2961TT-0.59-44.5913343.4916543896932.5774863350040.387507334224351621151210WETL
2021-12-14 03:00:08FORECAST20228016031.2926.3228.80596.0005115238380.59273.74278.8412.5827TT-0.71-43.7113344.2390855278433.0471282971710.382338324970721621151210WETL
2021-12-13 23:00:04FORECAST20228016030.1322.1926.1692.9451303841380.34593.32598.5911.9159TT-1.87-43.8713342.2628488221331.811665109420.33357097878391621151210WETL
2021-12-13 19:00:02FORECAST20228016030.1722.3426.25592.7026378744940.34593.41598.6912.1059TT-1.83-40.8313342.1053454818831.7140679571350.335212111398371621151210WETL
2021-12-13 15:00:04FORECAST20228016030.0422.326.1795.1265371156640.39593.78598.8412.6259TT-1.96-34.9613343.6753594580932.6926468372290.329890085764311621151210WETL
2021-12-13 11:00:04FORECAST20228016028.1323.0625.59596.7996009236670.1643.334912.334TT-3.87-44.8713344.7534156663433.3719930535720.256078466025371621151210WETL
2021-12-13 07:00:09FORECAST20228016027.9124.092696.2962847263970.17663.59668.6212.2166TT-4.09-46.0913344.4295802596133.1672889288730.24816358716734161115127.5WETL
2021-12-13 03:00:08FORECAST20228016027.9224.1126.01596.3397225297270.17663.60668.8112.4166TT-4.08-46.0813344.4575446204333.1849442720040.24852050608628161115127.5WETL
2021-12-12 23:00:03FORECAST20228016032.7524.9228.83593.663956595861.18714.31718.713.0171TT0.75-32.2513342.7291700434132.101370107080.446381059977581621151210WETL
2021-12-12 19:00:05FORECAST20228016033.5625.2329.39579.2787861641321.18714.31718.4612.7771TT1.56-25.4413333.2332267845426.4183257290350.482640738206091621151210WETL
2021-12-12 15:00:02FORECAST20228016032.4726.829.63573.3217295269091.23394.63398.4113.0439TT0.47-21.5313329.1981235556524.1373757761140.433935011566761621151210WETL
2021-12-12 11:00:05FORECAST20228016029.2227.5228.3771.1923227762740.16132.64138.1710.8113TT-2.78-23.7813327.7408601653523.3326331038650.297144368743191621151210WETL
2021-12-12 07:00:07FORECAST20228016028.5227.528.0171.2743025962310.07582.55588.2110.7658TT-3.48-33.4813327.7971092068323.3635103517770.270425849538381621151210WETL
2021-12-12 03:00:16FORECAST20228016028.3827.6528.01572.5477669721110.00362.48368.3110.7936TT-3.62-28.6213328.6693724147323.8442290408140.265229691789911621151210WETL