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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 11, 2022

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DAY 72 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/12/2022 07:00:19 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): 29.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.97°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.323
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -43

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.31 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.48 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.79 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: 77 in
SWE DAY: 21
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 339.72 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 26.19 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: 152

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2022-12-12 07:00:19OBSERVATION20237215229.3399620.9699625.1549677.0831791666670.00999999999999091.316.487.79TT-2.66004-42.6600421339.72222011868 26.1868687603060.323059415535316 22141210WETL
2022-12-12 03:00:12OBSERVATION20237215229.3399620.9699625.1549677.0831791666670.00999999999999091.316.487.79TT-2.66004-42.6600421339.72222011868 26.1868687603060.323059415535316 22141210WETL
2022-12-11 11:00:04FORECAST20237215232.1225.0428.5879.0588949383430.01461.31466.487.7946TT0.12-39.8821341.0145928532426.9602368688260.436274082351551622141210WETL
2022-12-11 07:00:22FORECAST20237215232.0924.7528.4279.2341333303120.0191.3196.487.799TT0.090000000000003-39.9121341.1289085216827.0290534206310.435004782864121622141210WETL
2022-12-11 03:00:21FORECAST20237215232.2224.4928.35579.2434721365250.02151.32156.487.8015TT0.22-39.7821341.1349992055227.0327218043370.440509749964431622141210WETL
2022-12-10 23:00:03FORECAST20237215232.9322.4827.70573.1604298721580.03891.25896.487.7389TT0.93-40.0721337.1369344661624.6650830513260.47075083236121622141210WETL
2022-12-10 19:00:02FORECAST20237215232.8723.3328.173.1798933571520.04451.26456.487.7445TT0.87-40.1321337.1498255568624.6725882796330.468186229232891622141210WETL
2022-12-10 15:00:02FORECAST20237215231.8923.9627.92573.1825456835670.04341.26346.487.7434TT-0.11-41.1121337.1515822011724.6736110667240.426560510039841622141210WETL
2022-12-10 11:00:06FORECAST20237215231.7123.1727.4474.6687964368720.04281.26286.487.7428TT-0.29-41.2921338.1340718795525.2480641815450.418989222602391622141210WETL
2022-12-10 07:00:29FORECAST20237215231.9223.1627.5474.2887238370310.05491.37496.487.8549TT-0.079999999999998-39.0821337.8831768183525.1009100118370.427825105538341622141210WETL
2022-12-10 03:00:29FORECAST20237215231.0124.2127.6174.6432735717170.0771.5476.488.027TT-0.99-39.9921338.1172312079625.2381769883670.389853844169071622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 23:00:07FORECAST20237215231.012427.50568.7004130115430.10271.54276.488.0227TT-0.99-40.9921334.1660992903622.9573490357040.389853844169071622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 19:00:07FORECAST20237215230.3723.626.98568.3570561540730.09231.44236.487.9223TT-1.63-41.6321333.9359896604722.8268811970870.363742499077051622141210WETL
2022-12-09 15:00:05FORECAST20237215232.324.0128.15568.3921214557220.13771.50776.487.9877TT0.3-38.721333.9594987967522.8401986029990.443903215567311622151212.5WETL
2022-12-09 11:00:07FORECAST20237215231.4223.1727.29570.2250362042390.11641.41646.487.8964TT-0.58-40.5821335.1854451333823.5384100196260.40685504177321622141210WETL
2022-12-09 07:00:20FORECAST20237215231.4322.9827.20570.3962803843180.03051.38056.487.8605TT-0.57-37.5721335.2996906653523.6038510368530.407272047989511622141210WETL
2022-12-09 03:00:11FORECAST20237215231.723.8827.7969.7500924090120.081.456.487.93TT-0.3-37.321334.8683262872423.3570967033860.418569446657351622141210WETL
2022-12-08 23:00:07FORECAST20237215230.1622.326.2367.0730658926570.09181.51186.057.5618TT-1.84-39.8421333.0737091965722.3402748440540.355304142022381622151212.5WETL
2022-12-08 19:00:02FORECAST20237215231.5221.5626.5466.7717940413670.08731.37736.057.4273TT-0.48-38.4821332.8709784830822.226392417620.411029778850861622141210WETL
2022-12-08 15:00:07FORECAST20237215229.321.9425.6267.8048527697120.06551.47556.057.5255TT-2.7-39.721333.565494871422.6173592688120.321519215150761622141210WETL
2022-12-08 11:00:05FORECAST20237215227.3920.2923.8469.5218830555280.05071.42076.057.4707TT-4.61-42.6121334.7158153178523.2700737693630.251837968028381622141210WETL
2022-12-08 07:00:28FORECAST20237215229.9821.7825.8870.6797537404110.03121.41126.197.6012TT-2.02-39.0221335.4887006965923.7122587479260.348127095481191622141210WETL
2022-12-08 03:00:28FORECAST20237215229.322.1325.71571.3112527291650.03041.38046.447.8204TT-2.7-37.721335.9092729800623.9541110595510.321519215150761622141210WETL
2022-12-07 23:00:10FORECAST20237215230.1422.4326.28574.4713583189490.04881.23886.517.7488TT-1.86-46.8621338.0037684614525.1715997542480.354504098583441622141210WETL
2022-12-07 19:00:05FORECAST20237215230.9422.0926.51573.2423804581110.14091.19096.397.5809TT-1.06-44.0621337.1912078198224.6966867302690.38697116756151622141210WETL
2022-12-07 15:00:09FORECAST20237215230.1422.3626.2572.3696675202430.03471.05476.487.5347TT-1.86-43.8621336.6126560241724.3605459995750.354504098583441622141210WETL
2022-12-07 11:00:12FORECAST20237215230.9222.426.6673.9862419683680.16231.37236.447.8123TT-1.08-42.0821337.6833281045224.9839204218250.386148681470641622141210WETL
2022-12-07 07:00:18FORECAST20237215226.7722.6524.7174.5208518873240.23591.47596.427.8959TT-5.23-42.2321338.0364389152925.1907633969250.23106189773886161214128WETL
2022-12-07 03:00:13FORECAST20237215230.7622.9526.85574.503345937830.23521.33526.457.7852TT-1.24-29.2421338.0248837961225.1839848530570.379587486315321622141210WETL
2022-12-06 23:00:06FORECAST20237215234.6315.8725.2572.6746874920230.03481.05486.387.4348TT2.63-20.3721336.8150101870824.4779256079680.543515336027861632141212WETL
2022-12-06 19:00:07FORECAST20237215234.9923.6429.31572.4526289165810.02281.10286.417.5128TT2.99-15.0121336.6677092012824.3924606029560.55882010503471632141212WETL
2022-12-06 15:00:06FORECAST20237215235.9822.7329.35572.8474242346620.01451.13456.457.5845TT3.98-18.0221336.9295364465224.5444488787080.600391605780531632141212WETL
2022-12-06 11:00:05FORECAST20237215236.2920.9228.60575.3587619579680.23661.49666.578.0666TT4.29-16.7121338.5889162192125.515641538970.613201331382591632141212WETL
2022-12-06 07:00:19FORECAST20237215235.9620.8328.39576.4380424330450.23661.49666.568.0566TT3.96-26.0421339.298810981525.9353369112860.599561287217951632141212WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:32FORECAST20237215234.6622.0628.3677.2848605159690.25361.47366.558.0236TT2.66-18.3421339.8544431420426.2656032339650.544793522402741632141212WETL
2022-12-05 23:00:11FORECAST20237215230.1616.0223.0984.9267499405930.6762.3466.378.716TT-1.84-12.8421344.8149123106329.2840098335930.355304142022381622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 19:00:12FORECAST20237215227.3617.2822.3282.1726232555180.64071.94076.288.2207TT-4.64-17.6421343.038253142828.1883531377340.250810501739361622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 15:00:05FORECAST20237215227.5217.0922.30582.37941632420.64071.93076.38.2307TT-4.48-13.4821343.1720852442828.2703160811830.256315835150511622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:11FORECAST20237215223.7717.7220.74593.7104018439370.93422.82426.619.4342TT-8.23-23.2321350.3988393903832.8360160449220.145051286555551612151210WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:24FORECAST20237215233.516.6125.05589.6956602966730.93422.87426.59.3742TT1.5-9.521347.8620478702231.2017160758730.495160063302971622151212.5WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:36FORECAST20237215231.3618.3324.84590.6163237244210.8653.0256.539.555TT-0.64-13.6421348.4460747620931.5749023111460.404355237049461622151212.5WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:07FORECAST20237215230.5523.2526.985.4824741484470.21382.40386.288.6838TT-1.45-12.4521345.1718998954129.506148009580.371028517573861622151212.5WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:10FORECAST20237215232.0223.5927.80582.4189237215720.64592.24596.348.5859TT0.020000000000003-12.9821343.1976455996428.28598057410.432045709322161622151212.5WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:10FORECAST20237215231.9823.6227.880.3516156916750.49982.00986.298.2998TT-0.020.9821341.8566955565227.4687378229840.430356509006541622151212.5WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:10FORECAST20237215237.3327.1932.2677.1359883399820.25171.64176.48.0417TT5.331.3321339.7568485501926.2074803081970.655211525763971632151215WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:29FORECAST20237215236.9629.2833.1277.5954087499330.18471.57476.397.9647TT4.96-0.03999999999999921340.0579072895826.3869323147820.640452832004041632151215WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:17FORECAST20237215228.8728.7228.79579.7817850767530.11751.39756.467.8575TT-3.13-10.1321341.485837900627.244349726140.305143593909741622141210WETL