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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, January 8, 2022

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DAY 100 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/09/2022 07:00:05 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): 27.66°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.02°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.34°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.226
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -150

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: 0.12 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 5.67 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.83 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.50 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: 135 in
SWE DAY: 8
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 362.86 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 48.99 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: -184

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: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2022-01-09 07:00:05OBSERVATION2022100-18427.6600219.0200223.34002299.290740.125.678.8314.5TT-4.33998-150.339988443.63973437835 132.77726439550.2256152210427916 1115127.5WETL
2022-01-09 03:00:06OBSERVATION2022100-18427.6600219.0200223.34002299.290740.125.678.8314.5TT-4.33998-150.339988443.63973437835 132.77726439550.2256152210427916 1115127.5WETL
2022-01-08 11:00:01FORECAST2022100-18429.6221.8625.74299.107871849440.02445.57448.8314.4044TT-2.38-148.388443.56806613995132.674700283490.299167720794571621151210WETL
2022-01-08 07:00:09FORECAST2022100-18427.9219.3623.64299.557902854720.05015.60018.8314.4301TT-4.08-150.088443.74437890563132.927135548540.23474495858524161115127.5WETL
2022-01-08 03:00:04FORECAST2022100-18430.3918.8924.64299.81543008530.09765.64768.8314.4776TT-1.61-147.618443.84518207965133.07163415650.330767581877171621151210WETL
2022-01-07 23:00:02FORECAST2022100-18429.6617.4223.54299.865997974880.15654.41658.8313.2465TT-2.34-150.348443.86496798558133.100011591080.300775212514491621151210WETL
2022-01-07 19:00:01FORECAST2022100-18429.7617.5423.65299.796288636130.14484.40488.8313.2348TT-2.24-150.248443.8376918631133.060892777380.304810870235581621151210WETL
2022-01-07 15:00:01FORECAST2022100-18430.7521.2125.98300.109724728940.22534.48538.8313.3153TT-1.25-149.258443.96029631952133.236802319030.345984412157371621151210WETL
2022-01-07 11:00:02FORECAST2022100-18430.6618.8224.74302.710424314030.28124.54128.8313.3712TT-1.34-149.348444.97383636984134.698218816160.34215563912571621151210WETL
2022-01-07 07:00:06FORECAST2022100-18434.2219.0226.62304.865767476560.3115.0218.8313.851TT2.22-141.788445.8087541134135.911827970550.50194684955961631151212.5WETL
2022-01-07 03:00:07FORECAST2022100-18430.0420.7225.38306.015502426270.34185.26188.8314.0918TT-1.96-149.968446.25226234092136.560110269120.316236391382171621151210WETL
2022-01-06 23:00:02FORECAST2022100-18431.0419.125.07305.646598719110.42354.12358.8312.9535TT-0.96-142.968446.11009947891136.352034559970.358427287750531621151210WETL
2022-01-06 19:00:01FORECAST2022100-18430.4221.0525.735306.091718757290.42824.03828.8312.8682TT-1.58-146.588446.28161690626136.603107168620.332025458972881621151210WETL
2022-01-06 15:00:02FORECAST2022100-18429.5118.9824.245305.569224700750.41213.82218.8312.6521TT-2.49-147.498446.08026527719136.308400815060.294767336657661621151210WETL
2022-01-06 11:00:03FORECAST2022100-18429.0719.0624.065310.613820275540.36453.89458.8312.7245TT-2.93-144.938448.01316312965139.159080133430.277471196126231621151210WETL
2022-01-06 07:00:07FORECAST2022100-18429.3920.2224.805313.622606594720.30524.89528.8313.7252TT-2.61-148.618449.15427994645140.864936039980.290001208578931621151210WETL
2022-01-06 03:00:10FORECAST2022100-18429.7820.325.04315.364206567820.29435.32438.8314.1543TT-2.22-148.228449.8108277791141.854234808170.30562087858171621151210WETL
2022-01-05 23:00:03FORECAST2022100-18429.0518.3223.685147.877061974470.16416.13419.0115.1441TT-2.95-145.958371.2896654438154.9052248673140.276696931429681621151210WETL
2022-01-05 19:00:03FORECAST2022100-18429.441823.72143.673549278320.18236.29239.0115.3023TT-2.56-144.568368.8572020173652.9950233907050.291982707431871621151210WETL
2022-01-05 15:00:03FORECAST2022100-18430.6617.8524.255145.098754976290.21036.14039.0115.1503TT-1.34-144.348369.6848431497353.6408104746320.34215563912571621151210WETL
2022-01-05 11:00:04FORECAST2022100-18429.6917.8723.78147.013057139130.17526.15529.0115.1652TT-2.31-144.318370.7918065910354.511237049090.301983380170971621151210WETL
2022-01-05 07:00:05FORECAST2022100-18429.9517.0423.495150.226558266550.1855.9058.914.805TT-2.05-145.058372.6379854014855.9801220262470.312544040175561621151210WETL
2022-01-05 03:00:06FORECAST2022100-18429.9918.3224.155147.068611323930.16286.06288.8614.9228TT-2.01-144.018370.8238510289154.5365488166120.314182793817971621151210WETL
2022-01-04 23:00:03FORECAST2022100-18429.9319.0524.49142.131705685180.21885.96888.414.3688TT-2.07-144.078367.9584469231552.2985616824570.311726047343551621151210WETL
2022-01-04 19:00:03FORECAST2022100-18430.6220.9625.79145.982239620330.24535.91538.3514.2653TT-1.38-142.388370.1963954103854.0420989013810.340459125669291621151210WETL
2022-01-04 15:00:03FORECAST2022100-18430.7320.3525.54143.993899058290.23155.35158.1613.5115TT-1.27-145.278369.0434956918253.1400118667670.34513219573481621151210WETL
2022-01-04 11:00:03FORECAST2022100-18429.2119.6924.45145.910615314510.16975.30978.1313.4397TT-2.79-146.798370.1549664959754.009538923150.282920471237771621151210WETL
2022-01-04 07:00:05FORECAST2022100-18430.8821.0525.965144.53773747290.12425.54428.3313.8742TT-1.12-141.128369.3594082832553.386373187590.35154266908791621151210WETL
2022-01-04 03:00:07FORECAST2022100-18431.6219.725.66146.000510249340.1625.0728.5713.642TT-0.38-137.388370.2069622969254.0504053932080.383756876042831621151210WETL
2022-01-03 23:00:04FORECAST2022100-18432.920.6726.785136.005387658210.14544.68547.9212.6054TT0.9-148.18364.352377430449.5538863366130.441295423733921621151210WETL
2022-01-03 19:00:02FORECAST2022100-18432.5719.6226.095135.439461699440.11864.75867.9612.7186TT0.57-140.438364.0164225467149.3021883194810.426290170007441621151210WETL
2022-01-03 15:00:02FORECAST2022100-18432.8222.7327.775133.442200157370.11634.34637.9212.2663TT0.82-146.188362.826906109648.4164206275570.437649191296961621151210WETL
2022-01-03 11:00:04FORECAST2022100-18433.223.1128.155139.899021901780.31725.21727.8813.0972TT1.2-141.88366.6507400011151.2940799057210.45501066729271621151210WETL
2022-01-03 07:00:04FORECAST2022100-18433.6922.7628.225145.072832790450.285.288.213.48TT1.69-140.318369.6698164323453.6290474669640.477520583748531621151210WETL
2022-01-03 03:00:03FORECAST2022100-18432.4125.3628.885144.646833999160.285.358.513.85TT0.41-141.598369.4227292906153.4358281992150.41905173948121621151210WETL
2022-01-02 23:00:03FORECAST2022100-18432.0923.6627.875148.367827306420.26445.05449.2114.2644TT0.090000000000003-141.918371.5719691952455.1293257574680.404659110724871621151210WETL
2022-01-02 19:00:03FORECAST2022100-18434.1926.2530.22151.452567570130.26465.73469.3115.0446TT2.19-134.818373.3383745544256.5430553987280.500563563764051631151212.5WETL
2022-01-02 15:00:03FORECAST2022100-18434.2426.0130.125151.859672538430.26465.73469.1514.8846TT2.24-129.768373.5704617289256.7302879881850.502869028112941631151212.5WETL
2022-01-02 11:00:04FORECAST2022100-18432.4224.0328.225161.322034069470.55596.09598.9515.0459TT0.42-132.588378.8978109394861.1245655652250.419503366337851621151210WETL
2022-01-02 07:00:08FORECAST2022100-18432.3423.627.97158.679234134160.60115.47119.0614.5311TT0.34-139.668377.4227671197259.8891556313520.415893369264781621151210WETL
2022-01-02 03:00:09FORECAST2022100-18432.3423.6127.975159.090162125780.60115.25119.1814.4311TT0.34-132.668377.6527717412960.0808406835710.415893369264781621151210WETL
2022-01-01 23:00:04FORECAST2022100-18428.4220.8924.655164.409997880990.1725.3829.7315.112TT-3.58-133.588380.6088199990962.5758952895360.252862920340881621151210WETL
2022-01-01 19:00:02FORECAST2022100-18421.7118.1319.92162.91359185020.22475.53479.8615.3947TT-10.29-137.298379.7813526330161.8715442751690.074671376628906161115127.5WETL
2022-01-01 15:00:02FORECAST2022100-18425.7217.7521.735162.441585016530.1935.8239.9315.753TT-6.28-130.288379.5196939434461.6497806291580.1641123175467161115127.5WETL
2022-01-01 11:00:06FORECAST2022100-18425.0419.1322.085155.942866835480.26453.34459.9913.3345TT-6.96-132.968375.8850303952358.6165892403720.14540341131275161115127.5WETL
2022-01-01 07:00:08FORECAST2022100-18429.8328.3629.095152.350916496970.14463.824610.5514.3746TT-2.17-123.178373.8501965189456.9564200722350.307650055258681621151210WETL
2022-01-01 03:00:09FORECAST2022100-18429.7228.7829.25152.023660402960.11513.795110.4714.2651TT-2.28-126.288373.6638820691356.8057511125290.303193720837481621151210WETL