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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, October 13, 2022

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DAY 13 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/14/2022 04:00:07 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 70.76°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 54.75°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 62.75°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.984
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 623

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): 0.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.35 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: 81
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 347.91 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: 93

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 70.0

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
2022-10-14 04:00:07OBSERVATION2023139370.7599454.7500262.754980000.350.35FF38.75994622.7599481347.90530640596 00.9843190161692616 54515170DRYH
2022-10-14 00:00:02FORECAST2023139355.8955.8955.890000.350.35FF23.89607.8980346.9535193201500.753589975937441644515232.5DRYL
2022-10-13 12:00:02FORECAST2023139371.5958.7265.15500.00070.00070.350.3507FF39.59623.5980346.9535193201500.987278511173241654515170DRYH
2022-10-13 08:00:01FORECAST2023139371.9154.9663.4350000.350.35FF39.91623.9180346.9535193201500.988283181006031654515170DRYH
2022-10-13 04:00:13FORECAST2023139367.7656.1861.970000.350.35FF35.76619.7680346.9535193201500.968255628004131654515235DRYL
2022-10-13 00:00:03FORECAST2023139371.3255.9763.64500.00010.00010.350.3501FF39.32609.3281347.9053064059600.986373758449821654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 20:00:02FORECAST2023139371.0256.5163.7650000.350.35FF39.02622.0281347.9053064059600.985303974855161654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 16:00:02FORECAST2023139370.8356.4763.650000.350.35FF38.83621.8381347.9053064059600.984589773755121654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 12:00:03FORECAST2023139370.8256.3763.5950000.350.35FF38.82621.8281347.9053064059600.98455137406011654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 08:00:03FORECAST2023139370.9156.5563.730000.350.35FF38.91620.9181347.9053064059600.984894036828311654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 04:00:09FORECAST2023139370.5456.4963.5150000.350.35FF38.54616.5481347.9053064059600.983442401411311654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 00:00:03FORECAST2023139370.655.9963.2950000.350.35FF38.6611.681347.9053064059600.983685599822521654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 20:00:03FORECAST2023139370.0555.7162.880000.350.35FF38.05622.0581347.9053064059600.98133787397931654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 16:00:02FORECAST2023139370.1355.6562.890000.350.35FF38.13622.1381347.9053064059600.981696247849111654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 12:00:03FORECAST2023139370.2755.6962.980000.350.35FF38.27622.2781347.9053064059600.982309326493731654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 08:00:03FORECAST2023139369.9855.2562.6150000.350.35FF37.98621.9881347.9053064059600.981019424569861654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 04:00:04FORECAST202313937055.1662.580000.350.35FF3861781347.9053064059600.981110877307761654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 00:00:08FORECAST2023139369.5955.0462.3150000.350.35FF37.59602.5981347.9053064059600.979159581691331654515170DRYH
2022-10-10 20:00:04FORECAST2023139371.0855.1163.0950000.370.37FF39.08622.0881347.9053064059600.985523523596921654515170DRYH
2022-10-10 16:00:02FORECAST2023139369.6853.8661.770000.370.37FF37.68620.6881347.9053064059600.979601910258491654515170DRYH
2022-10-10 12:00:03FORECAST2023139367.154.0860.590000.370.37FF35.1617.181347.9053064059600.963316232445121654515235DRYL
2022-10-10 08:00:04FORECAST2023139367.0854.0560.5650000.380.38FF35.08616.0881347.9053064059600.96315728316341654515235DRYL
2022-10-10 04:00:17FORECAST2023139372.1454.8263.480000.380.38FF40.14617.1481347.9053064059600.988962122789551654515170DRYH
2022-10-10 00:00:06FORECAST2023139372.0255.5563.7850000.390.39FF40.02617.0281347.9053064059600.988612281136561654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 20:00:04FORECAST2023139372.0255.2863.650000.390.39FF40.02628.0281347.9053064059600.988612281136561654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 16:00:05FORECAST2023139372.7356.6864.7050000.380.38FF40.73623.7381347.9053064059600.990549649022231654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 12:00:04FORECAST2023139372.6456.9564.7950000.380.38FF40.64625.6481347.9053064059600.990321184320671654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 08:00:05FORECAST2023139369.3856.4962.9350000.380.38FF37.38616.3881347.9053064059600.978095887893691654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 04:00:04FORECAST2023139369.3456.4962.9150000.370.37FF37.34630.3481347.9053064059600.97788817845191654515170DRYH
2022-10-09 00:00:05FORECAST2023139371.354.2262.760000.380.38FF39.3618.381347.9053064059600.986304587144381654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 20:00:03FORECAST2023139371.8754.8463.355000.010.380.39FF39.87634.8781347.9053064059600.988161480657211654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 16:00:07FORECAST2023139371.8354.8463.335000.010.370.38FF39.83633.8381347.9053064059600.988038686574641654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 12:00:05FORECAST2023139369.8753.8161.84000.010.370.38FF37.87626.8781347.9053064059600.980509690645721654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 08:00:02FORECAST2023139369.8353.8161.82000.010.370.38FF37.83623.8381347.9053064059600.980321478183191654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 04:00:11FORECAST2023139372.6656.8564.755000.010.370.38FF40.66626.6681347.9053064059600.990372366760431654515170DRYH
2022-10-08 00:00:03FORECAST2023139372.5155.7664.135000.010.370.38FF40.51619.5181347.9053064059600.989982672884041654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 20:00:02FORECAST2023139372.0256.2264.12000.020.370.39FF40.02629.0281347.9053064059600.988612281136561654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 16:00:05FORECAST2023139371.9956.2464.115000.010.380.39FF39.99629.9981347.9053064059600.988523331756541654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 12:00:05FORECAST2023139371.0954.7162.9000.010.380.39FF39.09632.0981347.9053064059600.98555983966261654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 08:00:04FORECAST2023139372.5956.564.5450000.390.39FF40.59634.5981347.9053064059600.990192187846291654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 04:00:11FORECAST2023139372.5656.564.530000.40.4FF40.56634.5681347.9053064059600.990114072075881654515170DRYH
2022-10-07 00:00:09FORECAST2023139373.455765.2250000.410.41FF41.45618.4581347.9053064059600.992213862213361654515170DRYH
2022-10-06 20:00:11FORECAST2023139374.357.6565.9750000.410.41FF42.3633.381347.9053064059600.993842374594191654515170DRYH
2022-10-06 16:00:05FORECAST2023139374.2757.6565.960000.380.38FF42.27629.2781347.9053064059600.993790481562191654515170DRYH
2022-10-06 12:00:05FORECAST2023139363.5953.6558.620000.380.38FF31.59609.5981347.9053064059600.925643531557421654515235DRYL
2022-10-06 08:00:08FORECAST2023139354.0553.1153.580000.380.38FF22.05596.0581347.9053064059600.693153038601831634415227.5DRYL
2022-10-06 04:00:06FORECAST2023139354.0553.5853.8150000.380.38FF22.05597.0581347.9053064059600.693153038601831634415227.5DRYL