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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, January 7, 2022

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DAY 99 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/08/2022 07:00:08 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 31.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.69°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.20°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.413
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -144

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: 1.66 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 6.63 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.99 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.62 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: 133 in
SWE DAY: 7
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 360.77 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 47.98 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: -185

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
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
2022-01-08 07:00:08OBSERVATION202299-18531.7100218.6900825.20005299.295661251.666.637.9914.62TT-0.28998-144.289987443.05436577642 132.604249374750.4126312949505816 21151210WETL
2022-01-08 03:00:03OBSERVATION202299-18531.7100218.6900825.20005299.295661251.666.637.9914.62TT-0.28998-144.289987443.05436577642 132.604249374750.4126312949505816 21151210WETL
2022-01-07 11:00:01FORECAST202299-18529.6513.6221.635301.143979557970.36515.33517.9913.3251TT-2.35-146.357443.77962022042133.64156087990.333429534081651621151210WETL
2022-01-07 07:00:06FORECAST202299-1853413.4923.745303.192153206110.81835.78837.9913.7783TT2-1427444.57932809551134.79296375620.504908322393741631151212.5WETL
2022-01-07 03:00:06FORECAST202299-18530.0214.0622.04304.311784934671.03086.00087.9913.9908TT-1.98-145.987445.01473191714135.423227391930.347233093678241621151210WETL
2022-01-06 23:00:01FORECAST202299-18533.7514.6124.18303.348676248041.70834.77837.9912.7683TT1.75-140.257444.64027145374134.881037752060.494757037913941621151210WETL
2022-01-06 19:00:01FORECAST202299-18530.5315.0822.805303.878149231941.61974.68977.9912.6797TT-1.47-143.477444.84624600898135.179053929980.366593093635651621151210WETL
2022-01-06 15:00:01FORECAST202299-18530.5115.0322.77303.221324911291.42314.49317.9912.4831TT-1.49-143.497444.59068814325134.809377502020.36582706771061621151210WETL
2022-01-06 11:00:02FORECAST202299-18533.8315.2524.54308.484941649761.53764.60767.9912.5976TT1.83-140.177446.62672940912137.777620560990.498005394250791621151210WETL
2022-01-06 07:00:07FORECAST202299-18530.8614.5622.71311.913373775121.71915.66917.9913.6591TT-1.14-144.147447.93833082244139.717956010020.379307152968541621151210WETL
2022-01-06 03:00:09FORECAST202299-18530.9114.7322.82313.706566530811.64696.10697.9914.0969TT-1.09-144.097448.61980952967140.734980125260.381245350329951621151210WETL
2022-01-05 23:00:02FORECAST202299-18530.8213.9522.385146.815403886161.56577.22577.9915.2157TT-1.18-141.187369.8126736019754.2941970370930.377758772908841621151210WETL
2022-01-05 19:00:02FORECAST202299-18530.8714.6222.745142.475451273791.61357.37357.9915.3635TT-1.13-140.137367.2844482860252.3290175153940.379694551670461621151210WETL
2022-01-05 15:00:03FORECAST202299-18530.9614.1322.545143.684309977551.38557.18557.9915.1755TT-1.04-141.047367.9914675857252.8746000976810.383186529984741621151210WETL
2022-01-05 11:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.1313.922.515145.804826590231.44417.24417.9915.2341TT-0.87-139.877369.2264518686253.8349987872320.389808231030171621151210WETL
2022-01-05 07:00:05FORECAST202299-18531.4813.9622.72148.911419148331.35596.86597.9914.8559TT-0.52-140.527371.0237561867955.2496740715190.403540261751381621151210WETL
2022-01-05 03:00:05FORECAST202299-18531.2614.5922.925145.93325772281.30967.00967.9914.9996TT-0.74-139.747369.301036461753.8933033312630.394893660475451621151210WETL
2022-01-04 23:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.1514.7222.935140.671189566581.28946.88947.514.3894TT-0.85-139.857366.2251522008651.5173278092980.390589402359241621151210WETL
2022-01-04 19:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.2414.222.72144.417353926021.39686.75687.514.2568TT-0.76-138.767368.4191432790253.2061178080480.394110096648641621151210WETL
2022-01-04 15:00:02FORECAST202299-18530.6714.1122.39142.460639827781.20656.01657.513.5165TT-1.33-142.337367.2757721183452.322341489220.371970000781831621151210WETL
2022-01-04 11:00:02FORECAST202299-18530.9319.3825.155144.724490822761.5366.0067.513.506TT-1.07-142.077368.5980978432553.3451720286030.382021466871831621151210WETL
2022-01-04 07:00:05FORECAST202299-18531.4815.9923.735143.747889978311.44566.22567.7613.9856TT-0.52-137.527368.0285932529252.9033337317950.403540261751381621151210WETL
2022-01-04 03:00:07FORECAST202299-18531.5818.0624.82144.836776795961.38895.82897.8913.7189TT-0.42-135.427368.6634868817153.3960311623060.407486449819291621151210WETL
2022-01-03 23:00:03FORECAST202299-18530.8417.5624.2134.981080069130.84755.58757.1112.6975TT-1.16-147.167362.8524700881248.9782183182460.378532719263961621151210WETL
2022-01-03 19:00:02FORECAST202299-18532.3917.5624.975134.510940418690.80375.71377.1312.8437TT0.39-138.617362.5716193164448.7698494833810.439763127316681621151210WETL
2022-01-03 15:00:02FORECAST202299-18533.4921.1327.31132.649988877620.96175.18177.2112.3917TT1.49-144.517361.4566320518747.9472182214230.484203395431281621151210WETL
2022-01-03 11:00:04FORECAST202299-18533.221.1627.18137.891065198691.16975.82977.1913.0197TT1.2-140.87364.583386726550.2727915494630.472445401576021621151210WETL
2022-01-03 07:00:04FORECAST202299-18531.5720.0825.825143.117595831820.65055.97057.4713.4405TT-0.43-140.437367.6602865424252.618656292790.407091401241871621151210WETL
2022-01-03 03:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.5720.0825.825142.779496110840.65055.88057.9313.8105TT-0.43-140.437367.4624779016852.4661074344430.407091401241871621151210WETL
2022-01-02 23:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.6620.5226.09146.417285001181.10925.64928.5914.2392TT-0.34-140.347369.5819100354.1131798521440.410650193130071621151210WETL
2022-01-02 19:00:03FORECAST202299-18531.8322.827.315149.659324639361.26396.50398.5215.0239TT-0.17-135.177371.4543393230955.5916055574560.417392233372551621151210WETL
2022-01-02 15:00:02FORECAST202299-18531.832327.415150.003464313341.26396.33398.5314.8639TT-0.17-130.177371.6521923344155.7491163698110.417392233372551621151210WETL
2022-01-02 11:00:04FORECAST202299-18533.2819.0326.155156.835051241661.6676.2778.4514.727TT1.28-130.727375.5442310760658.8984987243240.475687025343791621151210WETL
2022-01-02 07:00:08FORECAST202299-18533.9624.1229.04153.530461822211.86595.63598.5314.1659TT1.96-138.047373.6699981614757.3697273868370.503284159656141631151212.5WETL
2022-01-02 03:00:09FORECAST202299-18533.9624.2129.085153.822146462611.86595.38598.6814.0659TT1.96-131.047373.8360639330957.5042657793210.503284159656141631151212.5WETL
2022-01-01 23:00:04FORECAST202299-18533.4818.7426.11162.621345144512.31066.56068.6215.1806TT1.48-127.527378.7883372716561.599068932170.483797659674821621151210WETL
2022-01-01 19:00:02FORECAST202299-18533.0119.8826.445160.086932355571.97886.73888.6715.4088TT1.01-124.997377.3732762187660.4125301428320.464754247884271621151210WETL
2022-01-01 15:00:02FORECAST202299-18533.0719.7626.415160.029101620481.97887.08888.7115.7988TT1.07-121.937377.3408806542760.3855221357850.467181748218061621151210WETL
2022-01-01 11:00:06FORECAST202299-18534.9626.5630.76152.728288023430.3774.3978.9113.307TT2.96-124.047373.2126589622557.0001304719760.543802055759051631151212.5WETL
2022-01-01 07:00:08FORECAST202299-18534.5827.9831.28150.997931821850.53155.43159.0414.4715TT2.58-119.427372.2229612425256.2048973242240.528435942307461631151212.5WETL
2022-01-01 03:00:09FORECAST202299-18534.5927.9331.26150.881166038580.53155.43158.9614.3915TT2.59-122.417372.1560188712256.1513340755660.528840957955471631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 23:00:05FORECAST202299-18535.9828.232.09152.087897622340.67864.28868.5812.8686TT3.98-123.027372.8468870163256.7054991813470.584663119254191631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 19:00:03FORECAST202299-18534.2928.3831.335145.746127043570.27423.53428.9812.5142TT2.29-120.717369.1923548214453.8083558493210.516679392744781631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 15:00:04FORECAST202299-18534.2930.7332.51143.269672158180.2083.4188.6412.058TT2.29-119.717367.7492049527952.6873080300170.516679392744781631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 11:00:04FORECAST202299-18534.1228.5731.345144.566838106171.04555.04558.6713.7155TT2.12-124.887368.5062582842653.273784582490.509780214809021631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 07:00:07FORECAST202299-18534.631.4733.035150.073307078260.36373.78378.7612.5437TT2.6-130.47371.692325276555.7810964698510.529245943776581631151212.5WETL
2021-12-31 03:00:06FORECAST202299-18534.5933.9834.285148.45170968540.04043.46048.5111.9704TT2.59-128.417370.7586866843755.0397609190060.528840957955471631151212.5WETL