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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 10, 2022

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DAY 71 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/11/2022 07:00:20 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): 30.30°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.11°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.71°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.363
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -32

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: 0.42 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.10 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.78 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: 79 in
SWE DAY: 22
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 342.05 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 27.07 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: 151

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2022-12-11 07:00:20OBSERVATION20237115130.3000827.1099428.7050179.1533850.420000000000072.10000000000015.687.7800000000001TT-1.69992-31.6999222342.05031754495 27.0744404740070.3625952343842216 22151212.5WETL
2022-12-11 03:00:19OBSERVATION20237115130.3000827.1099428.7050179.1533850.420000000000072.10000000000015.687.7800000000001TT-1.69992-31.6999222342.05031754495 27.0744404740070.3625952343842216 22151212.5WETL
2022-12-10 11:00:03FORECAST20237115129.1724.2126.6974.483426388230.34062.02065.687.7006TT-2.83-32.8322338.9974363000825.2496905924550.320776637063291622151212.5WETL
2022-12-10 07:00:27FORECAST20237115130.7324.7727.7574.1199432966910.43632.11635.687.7963TT-1.27-31.2722338.7582948949425.1087456088970.378979328759951622151212.5WETL
2022-12-10 03:00:26FORECAST20237115131.2522.5326.8974.4254268018210.59042.27045.687.9504TT-0.75-30.7522338.9592922367725.2271899931650.399088086505421622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 23:00:03FORECAST20237115129.6222.9126.26568.3853451101520.81172.24175.687.9217TT-2.38-32.3822334.9560437316422.9060846473190.337193914920781622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 19:00:04FORECAST20237115130.3623.1726.76568.0912170867780.7222.1525.687.832TT-1.64-31.6422334.7595288013522.794183747480.364864516811941622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 15:00:01FORECAST20237115131.3523.0427.19567.9637877972040.73582.16585.687.8458TT-0.65-30.6522334.6743442358422.7457361128130.402987879443821622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 11:00:06FORECAST20237115130.2124.1627.18569.8079655728510.67222.10225.687.7822TT-1.79-31.7922335.9044655693323.448807368230.359192818412851622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 07:00:20FORECAST20237115131.8222.9427.3870.2804928402680.68852.14855.687.8285TT-0.18-29.1822336.2187290253323.6296179780290.421440245329111622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 03:00:10FORECAST20237115130.3123.6726.9969.436709943110.6942.1745.687.854TT-1.69-28.6922335.6572900602223.3069378902010.362970592729951622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 23:00:07FORECAST20237115129.6824.6427.1666.6567464552850.73041.79045.687.4704TT-2.32-30.3222333.7990131320822.249956185370.33940736370961622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 19:00:01FORECAST20237115130.3322.8726.666.409811726250.69391.66395.687.3439TT-1.67-29.6722333.6333132805622.1565255205670.363727763453371622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 15:00:06FORECAST20237115130.9923.7127.3567.5472451620970.76131.78135.687.4613TT-1.01-29.0122334.3956992970822.5875082815710.388996548156131622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 11:00:05FORECAST20237115130.4423.4126.92569.2693893496050.73191.74195.687.4219TT-1.56-29.5622335.5458147147923.2430536841090.367901645080431622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 07:00:27FORECAST20237115130.3322.2726.370.5329598093140.69691.88695.687.5669TT-1.67-28.6722336.386482560723.726334254850.363727763453371622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 03:00:26FORECAST20237115130.4622.3826.4271.1613741383440.7112.1115.687.791TT-1.54-26.5422336.8035702578623.967404874250.368662227377141622151212.5WETL
2022-12-07 23:00:09FORECAST20237115126.3621.1223.7474.2348315136130.69232.01235.697.7023TT-5.64-36.6422338.8339055764125.1532778915640.22692293233041612151210WETL
2022-12-07 19:00:04FORECAST20237115129.4223.3226.3772.5204815948580.61741.74745.697.4374TT-2.58-34.5822337.7033558600324.4904100031690.329856696459341622151212.5WETL
2022-12-07 15:00:08FORECAST20237115127.7922.9125.3572.1945340667690.59711.80715.697.4971TT-4.21-34.2122337.4878481116324.3647779476160.272674666551311622151212.5WETL
2022-12-07 11:00:10FORECAST20237115127.2221.7524.48573.0557046209210.72531.95535.697.6453TT-4.78-32.7822338.0568441453824.6969809509660.253905678741622151212.5WETL
2022-12-07 07:00:17FORECAST20237115127.8921.6424.76573.0765082775710.79081.97085.697.6608TT-4.11-29.1122338.0705742296324.7050171160950.276036988409391622151212.5WETL
2022-12-07 03:00:12FORECAST20237115128.9720.5424.75573.1139528330.72471.85475.77.5547TT-3.03-20.0322338.0952852157224.7194827363220.313588618640151622151212.5WETL
2022-12-06 23:00:05FORECAST20237115128.5520.7624.65572.4847122915060.48551.71555.687.3955TT-3.45-15.4522337.6797148722624.4766169791940.298724338678471622151212.5WETL
2022-12-06 19:00:07FORECAST20237115134.620.1127.35572.4314248468410.48021.79025.77.4902TT2.6-10.422337.6444916445124.4560716214990.532762934556411632151215WETL
2022-12-06 15:00:06FORECAST20237115132.8922.7427.81572.8720640699040.47861.87865.697.5686TT0.89-14.1122337.9356128131724.6260656284240.464033931704811622151212.5WETL
2022-12-06 11:00:04FORECAST20237115132.2919.3325.8175.0796116841060.6172.1075.727.827TT0.29-12.7122339.3891985102925.4812092339320.440066770247781622151212.5WETL
2022-12-06 07:00:19FORECAST20237115132.2319.2325.7376.1417775557320.59042.05045.777.8204TT0.23-21.7722340.0856951791925.894729352220.437680617799341622151212.5WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:30FORECAST20237115132.2319.2325.7375.7468741185090.61071.99075.787.7707TT0.23-12.7722339.8269635818525.740830232510.437680617799341622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 23:00:10FORECAST20237115132.0417.924.9779.5977106221070.94992.53995.58.0399TT0.039999999999999-2.9622342.3389033133127.2493929606230.43013980915511622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 19:00:11FORECAST20237115131.4819.1725.32576.972687307440.73492.03495.557.5849TT-0.52-4.5222340.6292412643126.2191480756080.408072014082871622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 15:00:05FORECAST20237115131.4719.2225.34577.0450987425430.73492.06495.537.5949TT-0.53-0.5322340.6765554489626.2474588538350.407680365186891622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:11FORECAST20237115124.2615.8520.05584.7560152201251.24272.93275.578.5027TT-7.74-6.7422345.6654488000629.2972260395690.168289788322971612151210WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:23FORECAST20237115131.2123.5527.3881.9538818983731.24272.79275.658.4427TT-0.79-2.7922343.8637859155528.1809721000510.397530960850651622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:36FORECAST20237115132.5116.4524.4884.1721930292981.35853.01855.678.6885TT0.51-5.4922345.2911306030229.0639116964220.448833983997341622151212.5WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:07FORECAST20237115135.0818.6926.88583.7293441325851.4652.8355.638.465TT3.08-2.9222345.0068271354328.8871953573140.551968425050431632151215WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:10FORECAST20237115136.2724.0130.1478.8787366747930.93742.19745.747.9374TT4.27-4.7322341.8717728107326.9664135440820.598967442665711632151215WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:10FORECAST20237115135.9720.2228.09578.0799090829570.93742.11745.687.7974TT3.978.9722341.3517585019826.6527142691420.587225366303061632151215WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:10FORECAST20237115138.1522.3830.26577.0093845796960.88682.15685.637.7868TT6.154.1522340.6532206298226.2334948757940.670147231055731632151215WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:29FORECAST20237115138.0621.6129.83577.6575100832670.88682.25685.527.7768TT6.063.0622341.0763618624926.48714101050.666853379098161632151215WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:16FORECAST20237115128.1521.1124.6379.7817850767530.87322.23325.517.7432TT-3.851.1522342.4583627490927.3219394945850.284873034202791622151212.5WETL
2022-12-03 23:00:10FORECAST20237115136.0220.8928.45574.3743539054050.30461.71465.447.1546TT4.0215.0222338.9256989339325.2073798801490.589188111594821632151215WETL
2022-12-03 19:00:06FORECAST20237115133.5420.7827.1674.7847505686090.20821.48825.426.9082TT1.549.5422339.1955150404225.3666519862890.490143739464251622141210WETL
2022-12-03 15:00:06FORECAST20237115127.8521.2424.54575.2778849619180.05971.36975.416.7797TT-4.156.8522339.5193554243725.558298979980.274689622443681622141210WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:07FORECAST20237115127.8820.3424.1179.536010520030.06771.55775.376.9277TT-4.125.8822342.2988490845727.2250848617840.275699843251261622151212.5WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:25FORECAST20237115127.8321.4124.6279.6553115387360.06311.55315.457.0031TT-4.17-2.1722342.3762907839327.2720901058710.274017156324451622151212.5WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:31FORECAST20237115120.5420.0120.27577.2702270070640.00531.28535.436.7153TT-11.46-10.4622340.8236004027826.3355169724880.090667076919176161214128WETL