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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, January 17, 2022

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DAY 109 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/18/2022 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): 43.35°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 36.87°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.865
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: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 42

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.28 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.28 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: 107 in
SWE DAY: 17
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 355.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 38.13 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: -175

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.5

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
2022-01-18 07:00:05OBSERVATION2022109-17543.3500830.3900836.87008107.360349583330015.2815.28TT11.3500842.3500817355.17128899394 38.1313137483530.8654526651502216 5111123.5WETL
2022-01-18 03:00:05OBSERVATION2022109-17543.3500830.3900836.87008107.360349583330015.2815.28TT11.3500842.3500817355.17128899394 38.1313137483530.8654526651502216 5111123.5WETL
2022-01-17 11:00:02FORECAST2022109-17543.7933.3338.56107.594974666670.08550.085515.2815.3655TT11.7942.7917355.3158995193938.2302052074520.87609139627046165111123.5WETL
2022-01-17 07:00:06FORECAST2022109-17540.433.5636.98107.983115583330.15780.157815.2815.4378TT8.439.417355.554939978138.393930179880.77832784411404164112126WETL
2022-01-17 03:00:06FORECAST2022109-17540.5833.3836.98107.889088916670.14210.142115.2815.4221TT8.5839.5817355.4970543446638.3542533058040.78442075418814164112126WETL
2022-01-16 23:00:02FORECAST2022109-17541.1933.7437.465109.386812679870.14490.154915.2815.4349TT9.1939.1917356.4174562657338.9873695243760.8043343263603164112126WETL
2022-01-16 19:00:02FORECAST2022109-17541.2332.8537.04109.588393850710.08590.095915.2815.3759TT9.2339.2317356.5410675856439.0727629385270.80559998773154164112126WETL
2022-01-16 15:00:02FORECAST2022109-17541.1532.9837.065109.56132640380.1060.11615.2815.396TT9.1539.1517356.5244732711939.0612941870080.80306368596175164112126WETL
2022-01-16 11:00:02FORECAST2022109-17541.0233.437.21108.736117055160.1080.11815.2815.398TT9.0239.0217356.0180119104438.7120162168410.79889980678676164112126WETL
2022-01-16 07:00:06FORECAST2022109-17541.3833.1837.28108.293709317280.09870.098715.2815.3787TT9.3836.3817355.7460525600838.5250596067130.81030175744642164112126WETL
2022-01-16 03:00:06FORECAST2022109-17537.7833.1335.455108.650799959480.0870.09715.2815.377TT5.7831.7817355.9655890919438.6759460128850.67939064683081163112125WETL
2022-01-15 23:00:03FORECAST2022109-17542.3433.9138.125109.629138574280.07110.081115.2815.3611TT10.3434.3417356.5660449147339.0900283488390.83871456707334164111123WETL
2022-01-15 19:00:02FORECAST2022109-17542.6532.9737.81109.744976969360.01760.027615.2815.3076TT10.6534.6517356.637042044139.139123965550.84726502980051164111123WETL
2022-01-15 15:00:02FORECAST2022109-17541.7732.337.035109.856592311980.02710.037115.2815.3171TT9.7733.7717356.7054311145839.1864431214230.82219594724941164111123WETL
2022-01-15 11:00:04FORECAST2022109-17541.6432.3536.995109.474036070530.0240.03415.2815.314TT9.6433.6417356.4709501724739.0243136572770.81828443510998164111123WETL
2022-01-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022109-1754332.5337.765108.843280779090.01250.022515.2815.3025TT113517356.0838422261438.7573336203170.8565518069533165111123.5WETL
2022-01-15 03:00:08FORECAST2022109-17543.0832.6837.88108.768744929350.01050.020515.2815.3005TT11.0835.0817356.0380570013138.7258126071180.85861996192195165111123.5WETL
2022-01-14 23:00:04FORECAST2022109-17542.5331.7837.155110.332746771870.06270.062715.2815.3427TT10.5332.5317356.996963293839.388455549420.84399142103363164111123WETL
2022-01-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022109-17541.8432.1536.995110.373068167140.02810.028115.2815.3081TT9.8431.8417357.0216344386939.4055731950470.8242800302318164111123WETL
2022-01-14 15:00:02FORECAST2022109-17540.5434.8537.695110.28689689920.06950.079515.2815.3595TT8.5430.5417356.9689064112639.3689929775990.78307521489258164111123WETL
2022-01-14 11:00:02FORECAST2022109-17536.8733.9135.39110.292659729910.03670.046715.2815.3267TT4.8725.8717356.9724330360239.3714390898010.64117949421685163111122.5WETL
2022-01-14 07:00:08FORECAST2022109-17536.5934.1335.36110.017853925660.070.0815.2815.36TT4.5923.5917356.8042052645239.2548329348520.62910966032225163111122.5WETL
2022-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2022109-1754234.0638.03110.05836184080.09470.104715.2815.3847TT102517356.829010359939.2720163374840.82898539568657164112126WETL
2022-01-13 23:00:03FORECAST2022109-17542.5734.0738.32113.255350682460.16950.169514.8915.0595TT10.5720.5717358.7786649166140.6336035125140.8450877105634164112126WETL
2022-01-13 19:00:02FORECAST2022109-17542.6334.2538.44113.297459653810.06340.073414.8914.9634TT10.6319.6317358.8042391986840.6516088142270.84672260721973164111123WETL
2022-01-13 15:00:03FORECAST2022109-17542.7932.0437.415113.173149333330.02420.034214.8914.9242TT10.7918.7917358.7287332194240.5984604947980.85102640083912165111123.5WETL
2022-01-13 11:00:04FORECAST2022109-17541.6134.1937.9113.544626753530.09130.111314.8915.0013TT9.6113.6117358.9542974687440.7573317276650.81737420744546164112126WETL
2022-01-13 07:00:06FORECAST2022109-17542.6335.5839.105113.148455540940.11570.115715.0815.1957TT10.6316.6317358.713731393140.5879046884560.84672260721973164112126WETL
2022-01-13 03:00:05FORECAST2022109-17543.4333.538.465113.367743813760.11460.114615.215.3146TT11.4326.4317358.8469191864440.6816656026850.86743047278972165112127WETL
2022-01-12 23:00:03FORECAST2022109-17541.9732.6437.305263.654285408420.10210.102113.1313.2321TT9.9720.9717434.7030412778114.611319712970.82810931929292164112126WETL
2022-01-12 19:00:03FORECAST2022109-17542.0134.0338.02263.439148422740.10210.102113.1513.2521TT10.0117.0117434.61383826511114.49429944530.82927678687083164112126WETL
2022-01-12 15:00:02FORECAST2022109-17542.7835.1238.95262.228837333330.0610.06113.1113.171TT10.7826.7817434.11109318123113.836447238420.85075979608352165111123.5WETL
2022-01-12 11:00:04FORECAST2022109-17540.7533.6737.21261.997168480860.1490.14913.1613.309TT8.7526.7517434.01468505711113.710618564080.79008513518283164112126WETL
2022-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2022109-17540.7633.6737.215262.468575916670.1490.14913.3513.499TT8.7616.7617434.21079978271113.966690266610.79041559268091164112126WETL
2022-01-12 03:00:07FORECAST2022109-17538.9332.8435.885262.371761692150.28080.280813.8514.1308TT6.9318.9317434.17054232793113.914090065410.72505106664627164112126WETL
2022-01-11 23:00:03FORECAST2022109-17541.4531.9236.685295.465253333330.03160.031612.6912.7216TT9.4524.4517447.3706700566132.182488362180.81247182617673164111123WETL
2022-01-11 19:00:03FORECAST2022109-17540.9932.2536.62295.677469333330.04080.040812.712.7408TT8.9923.9917447.45178781224132.3014122690.79793148148078164111123WETL
2022-01-11 15:00:03FORECAST2022109-1754132.2536.625295.7104880.04080.040812.9913.0308TT92117447.46440498554132.31991756090.79825456554867164111123WETL
2022-01-11 11:00:04FORECAST2022109-17541.0233.8937.455295.426822666670.05430.074313.0213.0943TT9.0218.0217447.35597558546132.160954468160.79889980678676164111123WETL
2022-01-11 07:00:06FORECAST2022109-17541.6433.8537.745295.185537333330.02540.045413.1913.2354TT9.6413.6417447.26368418189132.025770944920.81828443510998164111123WETL
2022-01-11 03:00:05FORECAST2022109-17541.6533.8537.75294.6896560.02660.046613.1313.1766TT9.6525.6517447.07383239184131.748033874150.81858721395012164111123WETL
2022-01-10 23:00:04FORECAST2022109-17537.3632.5934.975295.161706666670.72390.883913.1514.0339TT5.3610.3617447.2545659058132.012420987220.66196018555833163113127.5WETL
2022-01-10 19:00:04FORECAST2022109-17537.9833.135.54295.059370666670.67010.830113.0113.8401TT5.9811.9817447.21540303025131.955095370540.6875568900735163113127.5WETL
2022-01-10 15:00:03FORECAST2022109-17538.1534.0736.11295.548418666670.62430.784313.1813.9643TT6.157.1517447.40246450598132.229090892310.69442676756211163113127.5WETL
2022-01-10 11:00:03FORECAST2022109-17536.732.8634.78297.003262491870.60551.315512.9114.2255TT4.710.717447.95757227049133.044860422270.633867302021371631141210WETL
2022-01-10 07:00:08FORECAST2022109-17535.8733.8234.845297.103602913060.43931.149312.7813.9293TT3.879.8717447.9957824284133.101161049330.597510988025651631141210WETL
2022-01-10 03:00:08FORECAST2022109-17536.0435.6135.825296.01031310420.22130.931312.6913.6213TT4.0420.0417447.57892646736132.487978162440.60503800532297163113127.5WETL