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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, October 2, 2022

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DAY 2 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/03/2022 04:00:08 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 69.17°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.46°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 60.82°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.917
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: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 505

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.40 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.40 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 92
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 358.14 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 82

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 65.0

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
2022-10-03 04:00:08OBSERVATION202328269.1752.4600660.815030000.40.4FF37.17505.1792358.13969574323 00.9168815068191216 54415165DRYH
2022-10-03 00:00:02FORECAST202328254.3254.3254.320000.40.4FF22.32490.3291357.2268733228900.520587580068211634315225DRYL
2022-10-02 12:00:02FORECAST202328267.6755.7661.7150000.40.4FF35.67503.6791357.2268733228900.894275709073521654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 08:00:02FORECAST202328267.753.260.450000.40.4FF35.7503.791357.2268733228900.894767431090331654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 04:00:17FORECAST202328264.754.0859.3900.0010.0010.40.401FF32.7500.791357.2268733228900.837167149144121644415230DRYL
2022-10-02 00:00:02FORECAST202328267.0850.8558.96500.00090.00090.40.4009FF35.08493.0892358.1396957432300.884266747651881654315230DRYL
2022-10-01 20:00:01FORECAST202328266.8251.1758.9950000.40.4FF34.82501.8292358.1396957432300.879649437780241654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 16:00:02FORECAST20232826754.660.80000.40.4FF3550292358.1396957432300.882859596039281654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 12:00:03FORECAST202328267.0754.6460.8550000.40.4FF35.07502.0792358.1396957432300.88409151113731654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 08:00:04FORECAST202328267.1654.5160.8350000.40.4FF35.16498.1692358.1396957432300.885661889050971654315230DRYL
2022-10-01 04:00:16FORECAST202328267.3753.2260.2950000.40.4FF35.37503.3792358.1396957432300.889267224225341654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 00:00:04FORECAST202328267.5153.3560.430000.40.4FF35.51498.5192358.1396957432300.891625217165881654315230DRYL
2022-09-30 20:00:03FORECAST202328267.5453.1760.3550000.40.4FF35.54505.5492358.1396957432300.892125780689961654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 16:00:02FORECAST202328266.9453.0860.010000.40.4FF34.94504.9492358.1396957432300.881796332429831654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 12:00:04FORECAST202328266.9653.2660.110000.40.4FF34.96505.9692358.1396957432300.882151506930721654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 08:00:03FORECAST202328266.652.7459.670000.40.4FF34.6504.692358.1396957432300.875642662635151654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 04:00:08FORECAST202328266.752.759.70000.40.4FF34.7503.792358.1396957432300.877475307713691654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 00:00:03FORECAST202328266.8952.4159.650000.170.17FF34.89502.8992358.1396957432300.880905096858161654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-29 20:00:03FORECAST202328268.3352.3860.3550000.180.18FF36.33510.3392358.1396957432300.904715278680051654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 16:00:03FORECAST20232826851.5659.780000.180.18FF3651192358.1396957432300.899594149685681654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 12:00:03FORECAST202328269.4852.1260.80000.180.18FF37.48512.4892358.1396957432300.921064276390451654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 08:00:01FORECAST202328264.1352.3758.250000.180.18FF32.13509.1392358.1396957432300.824259026149271644415230DRYL
2022-09-29 04:00:07FORECAST202328268.9850.4859.730000.20.2FF36.98511.9892358.1396957432300.914237027361341654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 00:00:03FORECAST202328268.4852.560.490000.10.1FF36.48491.4892358.1396957432300.906978636475741654315160DRYH
2022-09-28 20:00:04FORECAST202328268.6652.4660.560000.30.3FF36.66510.6692358.1396957432300.90964208017471654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 16:00:04FORECAST202328268.6152.4660.5350000.280.28FF36.61509.6192358.1396957432300.908907961841661654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 12:00:03FORECAST202328268.7752.0960.430000.280.28FF36.77510.7792358.1396957432300.911241711043091654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 08:00:05FORECAST202328265.852.3259.060000.290.29FF33.8501.892358.1396957432300.860292972314751654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-28 04:00:28FORECAST202328267.5752.3459.9550000.220.22FF35.57507.5792358.1396957432300.892624682256411654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-28 00:00:04FORECAST202328269.2550.5159.880000.310.31FF37.25497.2592358.1396957432300.91797650634211654315160DRYH
2022-09-27 20:00:05FORECAST202328269.4352.5260.9750000.190.19FF37.43510.4392358.1396957432300.920400600295141654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 16:00:04FORECAST202328269.452.5260.960000.360.36FF37.4509.492358.1396957432300.92000037997071654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 12:00:03FORECAST202328270.5653.6462.10000.410.41FF38.56512.5692358.1396957432300.934400619562371654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 08:00:03FORECAST202328269.9852.4961.2350000.370.37FF37.98501.9892358.1396957432300.927473003752181654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 04:00:09FORECAST202328269.9852.4961.2350000.380.38FF37.98507.9892358.1396957432300.927473003752181654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 00:00:04FORECAST202328270.1452.8261.480000.350.35FF38.14494.1492358.1396957432300.929437583725071654315160DRYH
2022-09-26 20:00:04FORECAST202328269.9952.6961.340000.290.29FF37.99507.9992358.1396957432300.927597000598961654415165DRYH
2022-09-26 16:00:02FORECAST202328269.9552.761.3250000.530.53FF37.95508.9592358.1396957432300.927100040503221654415165DRYH
2022-09-26 12:00:10FORECAST202328264.5747.5656.0650000.560.56FF32.57499.5792358.1396957432300.834278720533741644415230DRYL
2022-09-26 08:00:03FORECAST202328264.6747.856.2350000.640.64FF32.67494.6792358.1396957432300.836503504358151644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-26 04:00:11FORECAST202328263.4946.5555.020000.610.61FF31.49490.4992358.1396957432300.809016951624811644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-26 00:00:08FORECAST202328263.9851.9857.9800.0030.0030.680.683FF31.98481.9892358.1396957432300.820757494826631644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-25 20:00:06FORECAST202328263.8551.9257.88500.00280.00280.580.5828FF31.85492.8592358.1396957432300.817687683085031644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-25 16:00:04FORECAST202328261.0349.8455.43500.10380.10380.480.5838FF29.03486.0392358.1396957432300.743298591231171644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 12:00:04FORECAST202328254.3147.3950.8500.00720.00720.470.4772FF22.31478.3192358.1396957432300.52023019027221634315225DRYL
2022-09-25 08:00:06FORECAST202328250.4247.5348.97500.00130.00130.350.3513FF18.42473.4292358.1396957432300.382771860681461624315222.5DRYL
2022-09-25 04:00:15FORECAST202328250.4249.8250.120000.350.35FF18.42471.4292358.1396957432300.382771860681461624315222.5DRYL