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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 29, 2021

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DAY 90 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/30/2021 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): 16.24°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 9.65°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 12.94°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.043
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: -16
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -148

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: 0.02 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.25 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.98 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.23 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: 106 in
SWE DAY: 3
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.15 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 36.23 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: 170

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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
2021-12-30 07:00:07OBSERVATION20229017016.239929.6499412.94493106.198934583330.0199999999999820.249999999999989.9810.23TT-15.76008-147.760083341.15216969193 36.2299969520750.04268442277500616 1112123WETL
2021-12-30 03:00:06OBSERVATION20229017016.239929.6499412.94493106.198934583330.0199999999999820.249999999999989.9810.23TT-15.76008-147.760083341.15216969193 36.2299969520750.04268442277500616 1112123WETL
2021-12-29 11:00:01FORECAST20229017021.2714.7918.03109.126858133760.01920.24929.9810.2292TT-10.73-142.733343.054501740937.4364599436270.11591828215476161112123WETL
2021-12-29 07:00:10FORECAST20229017021.212.616.9109.449223211180.01930.24939.9810.2293TT-10.8-142.83343.2630856877137.5698780855940.1145007995905161112123WETL
2021-12-29 03:00:06FORECAST20229017017.2312.2814.755109.525376835880.03060.26069.9810.2406TT-14.77-146.773343.3123353953537.6014129065830.052943435883114161112123WETL
2021-12-28 23:00:02FORECAST20229017020.776.6413.705108.184604531560.02770.08779.9810.0677TT-11.23-139.233342.4438433953137.047151771990.10606290352897161111121.5WETL
2021-12-28 19:00:01FORECAST20229017020.4410.6915.565108.306576472340.04330.10339.9810.0833TT-11.56-139.563342.5229736843937.0974906428810.099897952218174161112123WETL
2021-12-28 15:00:01FORECAST20229017020.6510.8315.74108.367996058390.050.119.9810.09TT-11.35-139.353342.5628108610537.1228453371430.10379015236881161112123WETL
2021-12-28 11:00:03FORECAST20229017015.9910.6113.3108.532243460470.05090.11099.9810.0909TT-16.01-144.013342.6693123576437.1906692352310.040365767715838161112123WETL
2021-12-28 07:00:08FORECAST20229017020.8110.6915.75108.870336120840.03950.10959.9810.0895TT-11.19-139.193342.8883989936337.3303752503720.10682839403413161112123WETL
2021-12-28 03:00:08FORECAST20229017020.7110.3715.54109.067412575990.03950.13959.9810.1195TT-11.29-139.293343.0160192764237.4118696945940.10492208726759161112123WETL
2021-12-27 23:00:02FORECAST20229017020.079.7114.89111.579883958070.01230.10239.9810.0823TT-11.93-137.933344.6374274384138.4546041611840.093300732139547161112123WETL
2021-12-27 19:00:02FORECAST20229017019.769.9514.855111.666090900580.00760.11769.9810.0976TT-12.24-138.243344.6928771671638.4905061545320.088025031596633161112123WETL
2021-12-27 15:00:02FORECAST20229017019.969.4814.72111.684941325040.00510.11519.9810.0951TT-12.04-138.043344.7050004537538.4983577501240.091402684770591161112123WETL
2021-12-27 11:00:02FORECAST20229017020.0110.4315.22112.023899035070.00990.13999.9810.1199TT-11.99-137.993344.9228955306138.6396076238060.092261867010238161112123WETL
2021-12-27 07:00:09FORECAST20229017020.289.9715.125111.58692640170.01350.11359.9810.0935TT-11.72-136.723344.6419577098738.4575367699070.097004585164984161112123WETL
2021-12-27 03:00:10FORECAST20229017019.569.5714.565111.894196310470.01370.15379.9810.1337TT-12.44-142.443344.8395397787338.5855431596140.084741023952235161112123WETL
2021-12-26 23:00:03FORECAST20229017020.2511.4215.835109.215279020890.01070.16079.9110.0707TT-11.75-129.753343.1117308233437.4730434172110.096468974500677161112123WETL
2021-12-26 19:00:03FORECAST20229017021.2111.8216.515109.855406981450.03270.24279.9110.1527TT-10.79-127.793343.5256608441737.7381512806070.11470254062875161112123WETL
2021-12-26 15:00:02FORECAST20229017019.869.4314.645110.230504651630.02950.27959.9110.1895TT-12.14-129.143343.7679000931737.89370911030.089702078947677161112123WETL
2021-12-26 11:00:03FORECAST20229017022.987.8815.43111.557562425570.02110.24119.9110.1511TT-9.02-126.023344.6230678811338.445309408440.15445041080665161112123WETL
2021-12-26 07:00:06FORECAST20229017021.996.7814.385112.439452458190.0040.19410.0310.224TT-10.01-131.013345.1897734346638.8129491191590.13122164292852161112123WETL
2021-12-26 03:00:04FORECAST20229017021.547.9914.765113.032291698610.01480.164810.1210.2848TT-10.46-133.463345.570021080639.0605714250770.1215019174014161112123WETL
2021-12-25 23:00:02FORECAST20229017021.767.3814.57104.368880764930.00590.14599.649.7859TT-10.24-135.243339.9559412476135.4808210974030.12618886279654161112123WETL
2021-12-25 19:00:03FORECAST20229017021.715.1713.44103.876018696490.0060.1269.69.726TT-10.29-133.293339.6328267016235.2797058563990.12511277075057161112123WETL
2021-12-25 15:00:03FORECAST20229017021.727.1314.425104.032256270050.00780.11789.629.7378TT-10.28-134.283339.7352980004235.343429585560.12532747639484161112123WETL
2021-12-25 11:00:02FORECAST20229017022.411.0816.74107.229093816960.02590.18599.69.7859TT-9.6-132.63341.8230990469536.6533811565090.14053216897076161112123WETL
2021-12-25 07:00:08FORECAST20229017022.312.117.2107.266838411830.02590.18599.699.8759TT-9.7-130.73341.8476482881136.6689164503850.13822110240211161112123WETL
2021-12-25 03:00:07FORECAST20229017018.4912.1215.305108.87288623550.02630.20639.8810.0863TT-13.51-137.513342.8900507726937.3314294890610.068710153185695161112123WETL
2021-12-24 23:00:02FORECAST20229017019.899.2214.555102.455677597940.02490.22499.599.8149TT-12.11-136.113338.6994021710334.7016767514480.090209780475268161112123WETL
2021-12-24 19:00:03FORECAST20229017020.669.0714.865102.922184547790.00020.19029.689.8702TT-11.34-135.343339.0063542330634.8912745532480.10397819248899161112123WETL
2021-12-24 15:00:02FORECAST20229017020.616.7213.665103.063640723590.00020.19029.639.8202TT-11.39-136.393339.0993576709334.9488143685960.10304045075017161112123WETL
2021-12-24 11:00:04FORECAST20229017020.8312.2316.53104.744354002570.0860.1969.549.736TT-11.17-132.173340.201825749535.6342204686260.10721262589868161112123WETL
2021-12-24 07:00:05FORECAST20229017019.610.7815.19104.170465525110.08410.16419.569.7241TT-12.4-141.43339.8259112024535.3998233674550.085390391058586161112123WETL
2021-12-24 03:00:04FORECAST20229017019.639.6914.66107.269363445940.08430.184310.1710.3543TT-12.37-133.373341.8492904967836.6699557860360.085879848918904161112123WETL
2021-12-23 23:00:03FORECAST20229017015.843.559.69598.6728528348950.0040.0541010.054TT-16.16-143.163336.1969024281333.1735074768380.039023806798355161111121.5WETL
2021-12-23 19:00:03FORECAST20229017016.74.5710.635100.306425035810.0040.07410.1210.194TT-15.3-143.33337.2805304379333.8314042424120.047232728491526161111121.5WETL
2021-12-23 15:00:03FORECAST20229017016.674.5910.6399.1469698906970.0040.1049.859.954TT-15.33-140.333336.5118706100733.3641323032390.046924805084343161112123WETL
2021-12-23 11:00:04FORECAST20229017016.473.6710.07104.245646938830.00420.29429.8410.1342TT-15.53-137.533339.8751885293735.4305089067020.044912786247595161112123WETL
2021-12-23 07:00:10FORECAST20229017020.2410.0115.125105.967774251650.00820.258210.1410.3982TT-11.76-129.763341.0013766468336.1351569000140.096290919778924161112123WETL
2021-12-23 03:00:10FORECAST20229017020.099.1414.615106.364200809430.00820.238210.3910.6282TT-11.91-127.913341.2599237062936.2978390533070.09364892751767161112123WETL
2021-12-22 23:00:03FORECAST20229017014.965.4210.19121.714153142820.10131.851310.6212.4713TT-17.04-124.043351.0734796686142.7306112687670.031862974063427161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 19:00:03FORECAST20229017014.966.9810.97122.623539347150.10131.851310.7512.6013TT-17.04-123.043351.6429517269143.1197033272320.031862974063427161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 15:00:04FORECAST20229017017.3411.9614.65119.464103837930.08541.595410.4812.0754TT-14.66-121.663349.6587964986141.7716747727550.054194441385427161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 11:00:04FORECAST20229017015.6813.8614.77120.123902913280.24411.644110.3311.9741TT-16.32-117.323350.0744729513942.0523120012310.037632530979352161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 07:00:13FORECAST20229017016.9814.8215.9124.874284416990.1561.66610.2811.946TT-15.02-121.023353.046760259144.0864615530920.050185140604344161115127.5WETL
2021-12-22 03:00:04FORECAST20229017016.914.9115.905125.539759574160.0491.55910.6412.199TT-15.1-121.13353.4602877868544.3733195477750.049327010070125161115127.5WETL