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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 27, 2021

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DAY 88 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/28/2021 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): 12.82°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 2.91°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 7.86°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.010
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: -19
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -125

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.37 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.28 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.65 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: 108 in
SWE DAY: 5
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 344.49 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 37.33 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: 168

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2021-12-28 07:00:07OBSERVATION20228816812.819922.908047.86398108.352801666670.0399999999999641.3711.2812.65TT-19.18008-125.180085344.48623800628 37.3260490235910.00976695259998816 1114126WETL
2021-12-28 03:00:06OBSERVATION20228816812.819922.908047.86398108.352801666670.0399999999999641.3711.2812.65TT-19.18008-125.180085344.48623800628 37.3260490235910.00976695259998816 1114126WETL
2021-12-27 11:00:01FORECAST20228816815.437.4711.45111.215318137380.02621.356211.2812.6362TT-16.57-122.575346.3220746374938.5163197088040.021676251618938161114126WETL
2021-12-27 07:00:08FORECAST20228816815.583.669.62110.852948466470.02071.350711.2812.6307TT-16.42-122.425346.0904109465738.36514248940.022630869205191161114126WETL
2021-12-27 03:00:08FORECAST20228816811.115.748.425110.893854910650.02441.354411.2812.6344TT-20.89-126.895346.1165732000338.3822010506150.0055170402235545161114126WETL
2021-12-26 23:00:02FORECAST20228816815.643.229.43108.237674482840.02771.287711.2812.5677TT-16.36-115.365344.4121231459537.2783672730160.023022494229486161114126WETL
2021-12-26 19:00:02FORECAST20228816815.722.659.185108.386937253510.04561.305611.2812.5856TT-16.28-115.285344.5082091395737.3401896473290.023553504325841161114126WETL
2021-12-26 15:00:01FORECAST20228816815.515.4710.49108.469291196110.05411.314111.2812.5941TT-16.49-115.495344.5612078412937.3743099882210.022181069122096161114126WETL
2021-12-26 11:00:03FORECAST20228816815.595.2110.4110.06102236930.05371.313711.2812.5937TT-16.41-115.415345.5833881351638.0352610120010.022695748296309161114126WETL
2021-12-26 07:00:05FORECAST20228816815.845.6810.76111.236832782370.04761.427611.2812.7076TT-16.16-118.165346.3358222906338.5252999506880.024369263608173161114126WETL
2021-12-26 03:00:04FORECAST20228816815.965.6110.785111.865520743350.03481.504811.2812.7848TT-16.04-119.045346.7372163584238.7879392690360.02520855306443161115127.5WETL
2021-12-25 23:00:02FORECAST20228816815.735.4810.605103.294568152930.02911.019111.2812.2991TT-16.27-120.275341.2093947842935.2450770839660.023620597565721161114126WETL
2021-12-25 19:00:03FORECAST20228816815.845.5610.7102.831008989140.01710.967111.2812.2471TT-16.16-118.165340.9069789238635.0558086141790.024369263608173161113124.5WETL
2021-12-25 15:00:02FORECAST20228816815.995.610.795103.089975747290.02350.993511.2812.2735TT-16.01-118.015341.0759670694535.1615131731740.025422110010388161114126WETL
2021-12-25 11:00:02FORECAST20228816815.815.1810.495105.954386477860.04730.997311.2812.2773TT-16.19-118.195342.9377358813336.3357574054130.024163137104896161114126WETL
2021-12-25 07:00:08FORECAST20228816815.585.2410.41105.890409286890.03931.079311.2812.3593TT-16.42-116.425342.8963006203336.3094296156450.022630869205191161114126WETL
2021-12-25 03:00:06FORECAST20228816815.294.279.78107.503705774560.06521.295211.2812.5752TT-16.71-118.715343.9391098575936.9747288704950.020816123323648161114126WETL
2021-12-24 23:00:02FORECAST20228816815.124.389.75100.93583065450.07261.462610.8312.2926TT-16.88-119.885339.666895672834.284560260570.019810611786371161114126WETL
2021-12-24 19:00:02FORECAST20228816814.923.959.435101.630079013520.05871.538710.8312.3687TT-17.08-120.085340.1218603033434.5666115368530.018680615258754161115127.5WETL
2021-12-24 15:00:02FORECAST20228816813.881.197.535102.099873482260.10361.533610.8312.3636TT-18.12-121.125340.4292778198434.7577861950620.013648331559062161115127.5WETL
2021-12-24 11:00:03FORECAST20228816817.583.110.34103.386298565980.0721.41210.8312.242TT-14.42-115.425341.2691955088935.2825589382550.039097992577245161114126WETL
2021-12-24 07:00:05FORECAST20228816810.565.738.145102.816356709810.04651.296510.9412.2365TT-21.44-120.445340.8974142907135.0498301491660.0045532755971644161114126WETL
2021-12-24 03:00:04FORECAST20228816816.424.7310.575105.889832038930.06171.491711.3712.8617TT-15.58-114.585342.8959267311336.3091920883910.028652786751347161114126WETL
2021-12-23 23:00:02FORECAST20228816816.843.3110.07598.481176969930.04071.490711.1812.6707TT-15.16-118.165338.051829063433.2917420030010.032129989202815161114126WETL
2021-12-23 19:00:03FORECAST20228816815.693.949.815100.105341288080.05711.567111.2412.8071TT-16.31-120.315339.1215927203633.9478827774280.02335318340364161115127.5WETL
2021-12-23 15:00:03FORECAST20228816817.724.1910.95598.9229707983390.08781.487811.0812.5678TT-14.28-117.285338.3432557879933.469920012130.040545141882947161114126WETL
2021-12-23 11:00:03FORECAST20228816816.533.259.89101.957514431970.10791.527911.0512.5779TT-15.47-116.475340.336161635634.6998291116830.029531849889102161115127.5WETL
2021-12-23 07:00:10FORECAST20228816817.618.6813.145103.826283531230.07721.577211.2712.8472TT-14.39-115.395341.5558360965935.4624730803110.039404514542959161115127.5WETL
2021-12-23 03:00:09FORECAST20228816816.648.7212.68104.17227581240.05791.557911.5213.0779TT-15.36-113.365341.7810176142135.604106434350.030433121386337161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 23:00:03FORECAST20228816818.29.914.05106.825745894820.35551.985511.6213.6055TT-13.8-104.85343.5014078522336.6947941097340.045838737476295161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 19:00:03FORECAST20228816818.229.9114.065107.30508485330.35552.095511.6413.7355TT-13.78-103.785343.8109549906836.8926636987680.046070784169049161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 15:00:03FORECAST20228816817.1210.0613.59104.759535311360.33261.672611.7713.4426TT-14.88-105.885342.1627699204735.8448127777150.034635721296133161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 11:00:03FORECAST20228816813.635.979.8102.843807750670.07381.333811.713.0338TT-18.37-104.375340.9153333367435.0610310009380.012629610475481161114126WETL
2021-12-22 07:00:12FORECAST20228816814.129.6511.885107.22108811020.11121.391211.6313.0212TT-17.88-107.885343.7567388706536.8579715869260.014692127678942161114126WETL
2021-12-22 03:00:04FORECAST20228816814.129.6611.89108.944155402960.11121.351212.0313.3812TT-17.88-107.885344.8665895079337.5711993206390.014692127678942161114126WETL
2021-12-21 23:00:02FORECAST20228816812.936.39.615117.767615053970.21031.890312.2314.1203TT-19.07-107.075350.4743952942241.2745336712820.010119287935584161115127.5WETL
2021-12-21 19:00:03FORECAST20228816815.076.8710.97116.050591023540.18931.759312.1813.9393TT-16.93-101.935349.3929560989240.5472590547410.019522819262296161115127.5WETL
2021-12-21 15:00:04FORECAST20228816815.096.8610.975118.307773568360.19191.941912.2214.1619TT-16.91-102.915350.8136311043341.5039796333860.019637508247312161115127.5WETL
2021-12-21 11:00:03FORECAST20228816814.37.2410.77117.970813799360.11031.570312.4714.0403TT-17.7-106.75350.602064838741.3608109087580.015519304258873161115127.5WETL
2021-12-21 07:00:05FORECAST20228816814.37.1910.745117.692822437840.11031.390312.7314.1203TT-17.7-109.75350.4273865841441.2427881866020.015519304258873161114126WETL
2021-12-21 03:00:09FORECAST20228816814.88.8511.825119.876250579780.12861.508612.8614.3686TT-17.2-111.25351.7960480591642.1719912101170.018029259849915161115127.5WETL
2021-12-20 23:00:03FORECAST20228816829.4516.222.825125.55134010061.43332.593311.6914.2833TT-2.55-92.555355.3181235692744.6106665761530.36840846478141621151210WETL
2021-12-20 19:00:05FORECAST20228816828.9516.2622.605119.219695643741.18941.889411.5313.4194TT-3.05-94.055351.3852905128941.8920473886360.346042795918391621151210WETL
2021-12-20 15:00:05FORECAST20228816828.9616.2722.615113.139517971790.81371.543710.9212.4637TT-3.04-92.045347.5486537170139.3214871532860.346485193738881621151210WETL
2021-12-20 11:00:03FORECAST20228816810.99.099.995113.547618511780.00311.213111.0412.2531TT-21.1-119.15347.8080273034539.4927731995880.0051295134712311161114126WETL
2021-12-20 07:00:11FORECAST20228816810.679.049.855111.465289848830.00031.030310.9712.0003TT-21.33-119.335346.4817578444438.6206895654630.0047330449887264161114126WETL
2021-12-20 03:00:09FORECAST20228816810.679.289.975113.59543905540.00031.030311.3512.3803TT-21.33-118.335347.8384026752439.5128560722230.0047330449887264161114126WETL