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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, May 24, 2024

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DAY 237 OF WATER YEAR 2024, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/18/2024 04:00:03 PM

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 36.77°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.13°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.45°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.115
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:


Forecasted temperatures from DarkSky
DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 250

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: 0.35 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.70 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.82 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.52 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)

Forecasted precipitation from DarkSky
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 105 in
SWE DAY: 144
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 447.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 46.88 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.

Forecasted snow from DarkSky
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: -49

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: 2
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2024-05-18 16:00:03FORECAST2024237-4936.7728.1332.45104.847165305230.3480316840.6980316841.822.518031684FF4.77249.77144447.1341618960846.8807493859350.11540105245199161123126DRYL
2024-05-18 12:00:03FORECAST2024237-4937.36427.10432.234103.33218140380.0696850770.7696850771.742.509685077FF5.364256.364144446.5528883691746.1432840673520.12585225493705161123126DRYL
2024-05-18 08:00:04FORECAST2024237-4938.3927.6833.035103.542267425220.1003937550.7903937551.772.560393755FF6.39258.39144446.633628442946.2454585973330.14541762781885161123126DRYL
2024-05-18 04:00:05FORECAST2024237-4937.77828.4933.134101.937619852620.1633859150.7833859151.52.283385915FF5.778258.778144446.0158380932145.4657929517910.13351476622936161123126DRYL
2024-05-18 00:00:03FORECAST2024237-4942.38633.11637.75191.9592392884750.3389765610.5189765611.441.958976561FF10.386275.386144442.1171229148940.6567542996620.24002109551674161123126DRYL
2024-05-17 20:00:02FORECAST2024237-4940.42432.73836.58192.9483822146560.2708662880.5208662881.341.860866288FF8.424268.424144442.508024143141.1304049611050.18995040481056161123126DRYL
2024-05-17 16:00:04FORECAST2024237-4939.99230.99235.49293.1918760574510.2708662880.5208662881.351.870866288FF7.992267.992144442.6041003826241.2471064653760.17985359123484161123126DRYL
2024-05-17 12:00:04FORECAST2024237-4942.09830.3836.23993.0552293200410.2720473910.4720473911.311.782047391FF10.098269.098144442.550190505441.1816094631080.23225004873697161122124DRYL
2024-05-17 08:00:03FORECAST2024237-4941.52229.53435.52893.1884423318090.291338740.441338741.461.90133874FF9.522264.522144442.6027459381941.2454604657610.21713554630245161122124DRYL
2024-05-17 04:00:04FORECAST2024237-4941.52229.22835.37594.2016615086130.188976480.418976481.521.93897648FF9.522270.522144443.0019014852141.7315151713810.21713554630245161122124DRYL
2024-05-17 00:00:04FORECAST2024237-4943.39428.07635.73595.636593083720.0003937010.3903937011.551.940393701FF11.394271.394144443.5654350566942.421087018520.26830015691155162122125DRYL
2024-05-16 20:00:04FORECAST2024237-4944.58228.05836.3297.8586713452760.0003937010.4103937011.481.890393701FF12.582267.582144444.4340579066143.491726407330.30364895126498162122125DRYL
2024-05-16 16:00:04FORECAST2024237-4947.58829.64238.61596.5675916451450.0003937010.3603937011.41.760393701FF15.588275.588144443.9299644340642.8692475245120.40101122490627162122125DRYL
2024-05-16 12:00:04FORECAST2024237-4948.07429.94839.01195.850335224980.0003937010.3003937011.381.680393701FF16.074268.074144443.6492013290442.5239246696830.41754516775523162122125DRYL
2024-05-16 08:00:04FORECAST2024237-4945.64432.05438.84995.9908655062060.0007874020.3907874021.391.780787402FF13.644272.644144443.7042508501942.5915550678930.33689787764547162122125DRYL
2024-05-16 04:00:06FORECAST2024237-4941.30631.11836.212100.151146524450.0704724791.1404724791.362.500472479FF9.306262.306144445.3250760722844.5998169447270.21161725038858161124128DRYL
2024-05-16 00:00:04FORECAST2024237-4939.05629.01234.03492.5171132619850.0933071371.1333071370.982.113307137FF7.056267.056144442.3377109115140.9238081004480.15915671344626161124128DRYL
2024-05-15 20:00:04FORECAST2024237-4940.42428.434.41296.5050854283210.0933071371.01330713712.013307137FF8.424267.424144443.9055173189842.8391398709710.18995040481056161124128DRYL
2024-05-15 16:00:04FORECAST2024237-4940.02829.58834.80894.2042203546350.0377952960.2377952961.031.267795296FF8.028263.028144443.0029082373141.7327435853310.18068191743725161122124DRYL
2024-05-15 12:00:04FORECAST2024237-4939.68631.02835.35793.184683782690.4767719110.7367719111.412.146771911FF7.686271.686144442.6012633525241.2436587673240.17290918296908161123126DRYL
2024-05-15 08:00:03FORECAST2024237-4949.2829.60639.44393.3798357339320.0259842660.4759842661.491.965984266FF17.28279.28144442.6782236796341.3372198101930.4591468411224162122125DRYL
2024-05-15 04:00:05FORECAST2024237-4949.2827.6838.4893.1001691849530.0460630170.2560630171.451.706063017FF17.28277.28144442.5679222479841.203148437120.4591468411224162122125DRYL
2024-05-15 00:00:04FORECAST2024237-4942.1733.51237.84193.9686950603910.0110236280.0310236281.351.381023628FF10.17286.17144442.9102157690541.6196950047340.23417960487763161121122DRYL
2024-05-14 20:00:03FORECAST2024237-4943.08832.95438.02196.9825051457480.0090551230.0290551231.311.339055123FF11.088284.088144444.0921449455943.0691687323720.25954188723893162121122.5DRYL
2024-05-14 16:00:04FORECAST2024237-4943.08832.05437.57196.0560759541420.0173228440.0673228441.221.287322844FF11.088291.088144443.7297888767842.6229423034630.25954188723893162121122.5DRYL
2024-05-14 12:00:04FORECAST2024237-4943.2540.26241.75693.6240994813380.0385826980.1685826981.051.218582698FF11.25286.25144442.7744980448241.4543636527470.2641601901123162122125DRYL
2024-05-14 08:00:04FORECAST2024237-4939.12837.90438.51693.41037010005100.050.961.01FF7.128281.128144442.6902617931241.3518611937840.16069122894366161121122DRYL
2024-05-14 04:00:05FORECAST2024237-4938.9338.15638.54393.5969758166600.120.881FF6.93279.93144442.7638104435441.4413536585760.15649442454266161122124DRYL