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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 23, 2021

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DAY 84 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/24/2021 07:00:04 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): 28.32°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.91°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.62°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.316
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -78

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: 0.70 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.72 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.07 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: 91 in
SWE DAY: 9
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 337.06 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 30.67 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: 164

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
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
2021-12-24 07:00:04OBSERVATION20228416428.3200818.9100423.6150690.998833750.700000000000051.7211.3513.07TT-3.67992-77.679929337.06118375101 30.6721746237370.3156812131191916 21151210WETL
2021-12-24 03:00:03OBSERVATION20228416428.3200818.9100423.6150690.998833750.700000000000051.7211.3513.07TT-3.67992-77.679929337.06118375101 30.6721746237370.3156812131191916 21151210WETL
2021-12-23 11:00:01FORECAST20228416425.0619.5322.29585.3638326878960.4411.46111.3512.811TT-6.94-80.949333.3009776144828.4518488877950.20036045433632161114126WETL
2021-12-23 07:00:08FORECAST20228416424.4719.532286.8339935151220.66621.686211.3513.0362TT-7.53-81.539334.2872030016429.0274928176330.18257398647676161115127.5WETL
2021-12-23 03:00:07FORECAST20228416427.6421.5324.58587.3120774115240.95051.970511.3513.3205TT-4.36-78.369334.6071224620829.2152429788570.289444080194931621151210WETL
2021-12-22 23:00:01FORECAST20228416429.720.3925.04585.327592378051.02872.038711.3513.3887TT-2.3-70.39333.2766200510228.4376915848480.371746085406731621151210WETL
2021-12-22 19:00:02FORECAST20228416429.2120.4624.83585.367850298421.04492.054911.3513.4049TT-2.79-70.799333.3036777624828.453418467140.351449141174411621151210WETL
2021-12-22 15:00:01FORECAST20228416429.0621.1525.10585.4650643997981.17552.185511.3513.5355TT-2.94-70.949333.3690048307328.4914034667550.345316402353071621151210WETL
2021-12-22 11:00:02FORECAST20228416429.0721.0625.06587.0707020128991.13692.146911.3513.4969TT-2.93-70.939334.4456498131129.1204175143880.345724012701571621151210WETL
2021-12-22 07:00:10FORECAST20228416428.9420.9524.94590.3922361900071.11792.187911.3513.5379TT-3.06-77.069336.658984543530.4313584463440.340439177421621621151210WETL
2021-12-22 03:00:04FORECAST20228416428.921.5425.2291.3122746866111.1442.44411.3513.794TT-3.1-75.19337.2687653177530.7967781419080.338819295222471621151210WETL
2021-12-21 23:00:02FORECAST20228416429.0121.1625.08594.4653339462541.15252.572511.3513.9225TT-2.99-72.999339.3477648391832.0565999294480.343281047441471621151210WETL
2021-12-21 19:00:02FORECAST20228416429.0121.0625.03593.8627667028921.07312.453111.3513.8031TT-2.99-70.999338.9517422827931.8149483094280.343281047441471621151210WETL
2021-12-21 15:00:03FORECAST20228416428.6721.4625.06594.8889333826921.13172.611711.3513.9617TT-3.33-71.339339.6258025920332.2267301571990.329563474169921621151210WETL
2021-12-21 11:00:03FORECAST20228416427.7521.0324.3996.5150990389561.20852.828511.3514.1785TT-4.25-71.259340.6903938916832.8817671080760.293617874036251621151210WETL
2021-12-21 07:00:05FORECAST20228416427.5720.6224.09596.9090487906661.26772.967711.3514.3177TT-4.43-73.439340.9476374246933.0409112302520.286802608261251621151210WETL
2021-12-21 03:00:08FORECAST20228416427.6120.5424.07597.1863521701841.22813.058111.3514.4081TT-4.39-76.399341.12855824833.1530401971970.288310623409071621151210WETL
2021-12-20 23:00:02FORECAST20228416427.9320.4624.19593.2330201014421.24463.214610.1713.3846TT-4.07-71.079338.5372085015731.5628463653120.300507097048351621151210WETL
2021-12-20 19:00:03FORECAST20228416427.4119.6923.5593.9550571291681.38353.213510.1713.3835TT-4.59-72.599339.0124372190531.8519329064140.280808194901011621151210WETL
2021-12-20 15:00:04FORECAST20228416427.6119.623.60592.5226856807841.26532.865310.1713.0353TT-4.39-70.399338.0688309253131.2790361821730.288310623409071621151210WETL
2021-12-20 11:00:02FORECAST20228416425.9618.7122.33593.4934672457951.1192.79910.1712.969TT-6.04-72.049338.708729519631.6670535092050.22940987165222161115127.5WETL
2021-12-20 07:00:10FORECAST20228416426.3818.5922.48593.5098243635031.07112.491110.4212.9111TT-5.62-76.629338.7194979360831.6736007604970.24373355046513161115127.5WETL
2021-12-20 03:00:08FORECAST20228416426.0918.9522.5295.2827586547751.06692.546910.7413.2869TT-5.91-75.919339.8840292777432.3850879322840.23379236209694161115127.5WETL
2021-12-19 23:00:03FORECAST20228416429.7321.7125.7289.6433145175620.5432.05310.9813.033TT-2.27-62.279336.1615629728130.1346367182870.373001087575711621151210WETL
2021-12-19 19:00:02FORECAST20228416425.8721.7123.7990.7127900724180.52472.224710.9413.1647TT-6.13-66.139336.8716022016230.5585629318750.22640296651824161115127.5WETL
2021-12-19 15:00:03FORECAST20228416425.9621.6523.80588.3963484939330.40461.83461112.8346TT-6.04-64.049335.331246235829.6420577031650.22940987165222161115127.5WETL
2021-12-19 11:00:03FORECAST20228416428.4821.8425.1688.3538169454180.41341.723410.912.6234TT-3.52-62.529335.3028793661429.6252892247880.321994974776051621151210WETL
2021-12-19 07:00:08FORECAST20228416428.521.8525.17589.1486907068740.41341.893410.7412.6334TT-3.5-59.59335.8325226817729.9390296938670.322788263426451621151210WETL
2021-12-19 03:00:08FORECAST20228416428.4221.8525.13588.9193525735870.45961.939610.7612.6996TT-3.58-66.589335.6798189619429.8484321741150.319619979056151621151210WETL
2021-12-18 23:00:02FORECAST20228416427.4820.5123.99583.0901462773850.57441.474410.1711.6444TT-4.52-57.529331.7684539750227.5666893710060.28342329668076162114128WETL
2021-12-18 19:00:03FORECAST20228416424.6821.1722.92584.2429099970390.63261.482610.2811.7626TT-7.32-60.329332.5465527237428.0146893109320.18878878495434161114126WETL
2021-12-18 15:00:03FORECAST20228416424.6921.1822.93584.5813052633520.63261.482610.3611.8426TT-7.31-65.319332.7745323828828.1465043073460.18908793660333161114126WETL
2021-12-18 11:00:03FORECAST20228416427.4423.0225.2385.7618356975670.69981.529810.3211.8498TT-4.56-60.569333.5683329197328.6074325617730.281927525019221621151210WETL
2021-12-18 07:00:08FORECAST20228416430.2421.3525.79586.1501572954590.68611.436110.6412.0761TT-1.76-65.769333.8289244492428.7594143510760.39453223923219162114128WETL
2021-12-18 03:00:06FORECAST20228416430.2121.3225.76586.6136727178110.72021.530211.212.7302TT-1.79-63.799334.1396400869928.9410614285410.393256021507471621151210WETL
2021-12-17 23:00:03FORECAST20228416435.5126.6331.0785.80762420140.25040.790411.3212.1104TT3.51-47.499333.5990736450228.6253439452670.62368140265161163113127.5WETL
2021-12-17 19:00:04FORECAST20228416435.526.2230.8686.172926841510.28440.994411.2212.2144TT3.5-49.59333.8441964650428.7683315184440.623261598455391631141210WETL
2021-12-17 15:00:04FORECAST20228416435.1324.5929.8686.4970099173660.28440.944411.2812.2244TT3.13-49.879334.0614701092828.8953182930530.60763032095642163113127.5WETL
2021-12-17 11:00:04FORECAST20228416429.522.7226.1195.8731395689240.96942.429411.2413.6694TT-2.5-51.59340.2706516919232.6228156808680.363414774907421621151210WETL
2021-12-17 07:00:12FORECAST20228416429.1322.7425.93595.7770782716280.96942.429411.0713.4994TT-2.87-58.879340.2077835705332.5841075156520.348173415153431621151210WETL
2021-12-17 03:00:13FORECAST20228416430.5422.826.6794.6547148450120.95272.352710.9313.2827TT-1.46-57.469339.4721056619732.132635359270.407354549851041621151210WETL
2021-12-16 23:00:04FORECAST20228416433.0121.6327.3288.7479228941470.43970.909710.7611.6697TT1.01-56.999335.5656152029929.7807513439620.51545336794127163113127.5WETL
2021-12-16 19:00:03FORECAST20228416433.2124.6728.9488.6566434547690.32490.734911.0711.8049TT1.21-48.799335.5047859832829.7447281882880.52426423490254163113127.5WETL
2021-12-16 15:00:05FORECAST20228416432.6324.4328.5385.6512501287390.30430.764310.0910.8543TT0.63-53.379333.4940750710628.5641844403640.49869547555094162113126WETL
2021-12-16 11:00:05FORECAST20228416423.7621.0322.39589.6547895381930.44020.81029.9510.7602TT-8.24-67.249336.1691916347130.1391781252340.1625207872571161113124.5WETL
2021-12-16 07:00:09FORECAST20228416425.5924.5225.05592.9620128572710.36960.879610.4411.3196TT-6.41-71.419338.3586124833631.4544976840460.21719162008228161113124.5WETL
2021-12-16 03:00:08FORECAST20228416425.624.4725.03592.0427889737210.2290.73910.5211.259TT-6.4-65.49337.7519198261431.0876286820260.21751683051358161113124.5WETL