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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, February 20, 2022

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DAY 143 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/21/2022 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 24.83°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.95°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.39°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.115
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: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 119

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: 0.86 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.53 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.07 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.60 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 121 in
SWE DAY: 51
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 391.85 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 47.41 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: -141

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
2022-02-21 07:00:05OBSERVATION2022143-14124.8300619.9500822.39007120.990571666670.860000000000011.532.073.6TF-7.16994118.8300651391.84901462637 47.4100362866640.1154672317443616 1115127.5DRYL
2022-02-21 03:00:03OBSERVATION2022143-14124.8300619.9500822.39007120.990571666670.860000000000011.532.073.6TF-7.16994118.8300651391.84901462637 47.4100362866640.1154672317443616 1115127.5DRYL
2022-02-20 11:00:02FORECAST2022143-14125.5820.8423.21111.834974519230.35921.02922.073.0992FF-6.42119.5851387.0011031623843.280258511080.13368225506289161114126DRYL
2022-02-20 07:00:05FORECAST2022143-14126.7620.723.73112.300628510710.42041.09042.073.1604FF-5.24120.7651387.2503987240743.4884631677340.1661541851254161114126DRYL
2022-02-20 03:00:06FORECAST2022143-14126.321.8324.065112.985067591630.59581.26582.073.3358TF-5.7120.351387.6162897072243.7948526921850.15293682341091161114126DRYL
2022-02-19 23:00:01FORECAST2022143-14126.0821.1323.605114.452068531810.95661.59662.073.6666TF-5.92122.0851388.3983871412544.4529988227350.14686824356496161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-19 19:00:01FORECAST2022143-14126.3221.8124.065114.442772060020.97791.61792.073.6879TF-5.68122.3251388.3934401132244.4488219364830.15349661848837161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-19 15:00:02FORECAST2022143-14126.612224.305114.755082962981.05031.69032.073.7603TF-5.39122.6151388.5595694163944.5891856244360.16176558756349161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-19 11:00:01FORECAST2022143-14126.521.8924.195116.771817543161.00331.64332.073.7133TF-5.5122.551389.6291751236645.4977069470320.15859561424734161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-19 07:00:05FORECAST2022143-14126.9721.7624.365117.010118242820.97191.55192.073.6219TF-5.03119.9751389.7551999309845.6053020296790.17242585692584161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-19 03:00:05FORECAST2022143-14126.221.6923.945116.691998657460.81721.47722.073.5472TF-5.8122.251389.5869460223245.4616793822020.15015811896146161114126DRYL
2022-02-18 23:00:02FORECAST2022143-14126.0921.6423.865117.286773928450.83811.45812.073.5281TF-5.91119.0951389.9014130362245.7302788851640.14714054391951161114126DRYL
2022-02-18 19:00:03FORECAST2022143-14126.1121.7223.915118.535919905050.92021.56022.073.6302TF-5.89119.1151390.5603115158146.2954258039270.1476861566454161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-18 15:00:01FORECAST2022143-14126.7522.224.475118.743999289140.9421.6222.073.692TF-5.25120.7551390.6698660735646.3897022993250.16585924697011161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-18 11:00:02FORECAST2022143-14126.9222.2924.605118.262607437650.9121.5722.073.642TF-5.08120.9251390.4163234968746.171652402960.17091910809644161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-18 07:00:08FORECAST2022143-14127.0322.3124.67117.976471747160.88351.54352.073.6135TF-4.97121.0351390.2654727334946.0421435178340.1742450755774161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-18 03:00:06FORECAST2022143-14126.5621.9624.26117.82797681440.8551.4252.073.495TF-5.44119.5651390.187142967445.9749616348410.16031961977426161114126DRYL
2022-02-17 23:00:02FORECAST2022143-14126.621.5624.08119.183760556380.85131.46132.023.4813TF-5.4125.651390.90121158146.5890764022680.16147571794217161114126DRYL
2022-02-17 19:00:02FORECAST2022143-14129.3422.0725.705119.836458211070.91691.65692.023.6769TF-2.66126.3451391.2441006370646.8853073163210.253273205925431621151210DRYL
2022-02-17 15:00:03FORECAST2022143-14129.0521.9225.485119.885559402540.86411.64412.023.6641TF-2.95126.0551391.2698725391846.907607546720.2424231790645161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-17 11:00:02FORECAST2022143-14128.8720.7324.8119.518073505250.73741.55742.023.5774TF-3.13124.8751391.0769110058646.7407589958050.23581728298893161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-17 07:00:07FORECAST2022143-14129.2819.1724.225118.365839856580.64151.39152.033.4215TF-2.72125.2851390.4707207310146.2183947987310.25100765243827162114128DRYL
2022-02-17 03:00:07FORECAST2022143-14129.3120.7425.025119.917677156410.85681.62682.033.6568TF-2.69124.3151391.2867285503846.9221955898930.25213908896261621151210DRYL
2022-02-16 23:00:02FORECAST2022143-14128.6923.2325.96116.579862759310.90341.69341.853.5434TF-3.31126.6951389.5276047684245.4110747048660.22931169785443161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-16 19:00:03FORECAST2022143-14127.3222.7125.015117.14683375740.90021.72021.853.5702TF-4.68126.3251389.8274672061445.6670534948660.18320860704387161115127.5DRYL
2022-02-16 15:00:03FORECAST2022143-14128.6721.2824.975115.388253987540.80271.42271.843.2627TF-3.33127.6751388.895971502944.8740271345060.22859510773156161114126DRYL
2022-02-16 11:00:02FORECAST2022143-14128.4321.3424.885114.986345938050.83531.30531.843.1453TF-3.57128.4351388.6825015417844.6931805823490.22009458711304161114126DRYL
2022-02-16 07:00:04FORECAST2022143-14128.1920.6524.42113.708646242330.59151.05151.852.9015FF-3.81129.1951388.0024130529844.119229127010.21177798826393161114126DRYL
2022-02-16 03:00:05FORECAST2022143-14129.2920.4124.85113.423881862620.62990.99991.872.8699FF-2.71133.2951387.8505388895843.9915137033630.25138449963455162114128DRYL
2022-02-15 23:00:02FORECAST2022143-14129.5621.7525.655110.857188369380.63370.96371.522.4837FF-2.44137.5651386.4766685834842.843716849530.26167120016713162113126DRYL
2022-02-15 19:00:02FORECAST2022143-14128.522.6325.565111.40619018890.50511.04511.522.5651FF-3.5134.551386.7712854751643.0887153892520.2225550293729161114126DRYL
2022-02-15 15:00:03FORECAST2022143-14128.522.6825.59111.282722317950.52850.94851.542.4885FF-3.5136.551386.7050633550943.033592184290.2225550293729161113124.5DRYL
2022-02-15 11:00:04FORECAST2022143-14129.5820.0424.81111.856963719670.57311.02311.552.5731FF-2.42135.5851387.0128820786543.2900859097180.2624416690352162114128DRYL
2022-02-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022143-14129.6920.0524.87112.517313659640.57311.07311.552.6231FF-2.31130.6951387.3663042112643.5854159521130.26669988235042162114128DRYL
2022-02-15 03:00:06FORECAST2022143-14127.8521.0324.44112.322768871750.5041.0741.542.614FF-4.15133.8551387.2622445908743.4983675919350.20031588502805161114126DRYL
2022-02-14 23:00:03FORECAST2022143-14127.7222.5225.12111.787876239860.71751.24751.482.7275FF-4.28129.7251386.9758718962943.2592108753530.19603351903786161114126DRYL
2022-02-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022143-14128.3623.3825.87110.018275709920.60551.02551.462.4855FF-3.64133.3651386.0256793601642.4698796229530.21764979327881161114126DRYL
2022-02-14 15:00:04FORECAST2022143-14128.4823.1925.835110.301522357140.60551.02551.472.4955FF-3.52128.4851386.1780567749142.5960275631940.22185045306954161114126DRYL
2022-02-14 11:00:02FORECAST2022143-14130.526.4428.47110.734189130110.57921.05921.482.5392FF-1.5134.551386.4106057957442.7888651040660.29909066933125162114128DRYL
2022-02-14 07:00:04FORECAST2022143-14130.1126.528.305112.581020381460.60851.09851.672.7685FF-1.89128.1151387.4003689805443.6139288359820.28327285606569162114128DRYL
2022-02-14 03:00:07FORECAST2022143-14133.3626.529.93112.56746256720.59341.05341.712.7634FF1.36145.3651387.3931199118743.607860524470.42513969241511162114128DRYL
2022-02-13 23:00:03FORECAST2022143-14131.9425.7528.845114.496730866830.75821.05821.682.7382FF-0.059999999999999147.9451388.4221521445544.4730666168090.36065653778238162114128DRYL
2022-02-13 19:00:03FORECAST2022143-14130.9325.7628.345113.575231975510.64160.94161.662.6016FF-1.07143.9351387.9312725349144.0593842687060.31698048136198162113126DRYL
2022-02-13 15:00:04FORECAST2022143-1412925.1327.065113.82363866970.59420.88421.752.6342FF-314651388.0637111484244.170823638580.24057822923205161113124.5DRYL
2022-02-13 11:00:04FORECAST2022143-14131.2126.7228.965109.831315024690.16950.53951.782.3195FF-0.79134.2151385.9250405592142.3866547055750.32886744936295162113126DRYL
2022-02-13 07:00:08FORECAST2022143-14131.4228.7130.065109.044461954730.09370.46371.772.2337FF-0.58130.4251385.5009623226742.0367450195060.33789846165924162112124DRYL
2022-02-13 03:00:08FORECAST2022143-14128.7328.5928.66108.663184100660.07010.53011.762.2901FF-3.27130.7351385.2951657421441.8673995281320.23074864262541161113124.5DRYL