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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, March 18, 2022

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DAY 169 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/19/2022 04:00:04 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): 33.95°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.90°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.42°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.367
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 17 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -22

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: 0.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.37 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.93 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.30 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: 144 in
SWE DAY: 76
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 421.05 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 60.53 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: -116

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2022-03-19 04:00:04OBSERVATION2022169-11633.9499426.9000630.425143.756274166670.0600000000000590.370000000000065.936.3000000000001TF1.94994-22.0500676421.05055884895 60.5286595759180.367229740086117 2112124WETL
2022-03-19 00:00:01FORECAST2022169-11530.130.130.1144.008083638040.00210.31214.124.4321TF-1.9-31.977421.8339586545460.747499999290.22231446337593161112123WETL
2022-03-18 12:00:01FORECAST2022169-11536.8930.1333.51143.95604774460.02810.33814.124.4581TF4.89-25.1177421.8106862620460.7221992907190.4942066121469162112124WETL
2022-03-18 08:00:02FORECAST2022169-11536.6128.4632.535143.974136147130.02380.33384.124.4538TF4.61-25.3977421.8187764191460.7309939455860.48187698627613162112124WETL
2022-03-18 04:00:05FORECAST2022169-11537.0228.7532.885144.509235148870.07640.38644.124.5064TF5.02-24.9877422.057934908960.9912693621970.49993367924743163112125WETL
2022-03-18 00:00:01FORECAST2022169-11636.2127.9432.075147.296638691750.11710.30715.936.2371TF4.21-22.7976422.6337529022362.2525312001790.46429617266538172112124WETL
2022-03-17 20:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.9328.232.065147.371047892910.13610.51615.936.4461TF3.93-16.0776422.6668749825562.28886027580.45202890622766172113126WETL
2022-03-17 16:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.8229.2632.54147.032675324210.13060.51065.936.4406TF3.82-16.1876422.5162032733162.1236877351040.44722146927152172113126WETL
2022-03-17 12:00:03FORECAST2022169-11635.6929.6632.675147.547170830550.20090.58095.936.5109TT3.69-16.3176422.7452483857762.3748653813760.44154998821592172113126WETL
2022-03-17 08:00:02FORECAST2022169-11636.0229.9933.005147.523792770130.21950.59955.936.5295TT4.02-16.9876422.7348473399162.3634480156860.45596753451364172113126WETL
2022-03-17 04:00:05FORECAST2022169-11635.8829.8532.865147.318377862390.24740.69745.936.6274TT3.88-17.1276422.6434303978962.2631445804110.44984279238744172113126WETL
2022-03-17 00:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.9230.1333.025144.687142237060.22420.47425.936.4042TF3.92-25.0876421.4682085928460.9810306450730.45159156492722172112124WETL
2022-03-16 20:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.9929.332.645144.584384806720.27270.47275.936.4027TF3.99-16.0176421.4221532018960.9310627646190.45465415815372172112124WETL
2022-03-16 16:00:02FORECAST2022169-11636.3128.9732.64144.49245359880.27030.44035.936.3703TF4.31-15.6976421.3809398833860.8863659035170.46868619321297172112124WETL
2022-03-16 12:00:02FORECAST2022169-11636.4928.9632.725144.523644429620.24770.42775.936.3577TF4.49-15.5176421.3949240008360.9015301607440.4765974751295172112124WETL
2022-03-16 08:00:02FORECAST2022169-11636.2728.6932.48145.297075075840.33570.56575.936.4957TT4.27-20.7376421.7413302943261.2777817303570.46692969790899172113126WETL
2022-03-16 04:00:05FORECAST2022169-11634.9528.9631.955145.58796193320.33580.58585.936.5158TT2.95-16.0576421.8714375176161.4194027860190.40952762664941172113126WETL
2022-03-16 00:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.4228.8432.13136.845703240980.36070.68074.845.5207TF3.42-21.5876417.9189431227957.1904116693670.42981027378375172113126WETL
2022-03-15 20:00:03FORECAST2022169-11636.2128.4232.315134.647645359520.22870.61875.295.9087TF4.21-17.7976416.9112865304156.1361230551270.46429617266538172113126WETL
2022-03-15 16:00:03FORECAST2022169-11635.3228.3431.83134.855997231330.14730.60735.295.8973TF3.32-18.6876417.0070429069456.2359006237040.42547736117497172113126WETL
2022-03-15 12:00:02FORECAST2022169-11631.5526.5229.035136.946916079430.15840.65845.295.9484TF-0.45-23.4576417.9652068156257.2390461019030.27284106217488172113126WETL
2022-03-15 08:00:03FORECAST2022169-11632.5428.3530.445137.693768042770.18090.62095.546.1609TF0.54-21.4676418.3062202814557.5981596662840.31033311242986172113126WETL
2022-03-15 04:00:07FORECAST2022169-11636.1128.4932.3138.020344316450.14420.63425.76.3342TF4.11-14.8976418.4551322224957.7553214303340.45991049435741172113126WETL
2022-03-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022169-11636.7727.6232.195132.519255617990.10020.65024.655.3002TF4.77-17.2376415.930192084155.118759444030.48892112146174172113126WETL
2022-03-14 20:00:02FORECAST2022169-11635.9427.7631.85132.497687857740.13360.57365.616.1836TF3.94-15.0676415.9202231208255.1084678967830.45246630574375172113126WETL
2022-03-14 16:00:03FORECAST2022169-11636.427.932.15132.915143585820.10210.65215.766.4121TT4.4-10.676416.1130808462555.3077298886180.47264048504892172113126WETL
2022-03-14 12:00:03FORECAST2022169-11640.1328.4834.305133.58270542380.06350.71355.786.4935TT8.13-7.8776416.4210588526955.6266516369870.63430521131154173113127.5WETL
2022-03-14 08:00:02FORECAST2022169-11640.1428.4734.305136.928955615350.06750.74755.746.4875TT8.14-7.8676417.9569980789157.2304152390750.63472048948522173113127.5WETL
2022-03-14 04:00:06FORECAST2022169-11639.8428.5534.195135.372841380320.04140.71145.946.6514TT7.84-10.1676417.244360504356.4835546313830.62219550758283173113127.5WETL
2022-03-14 00:00:03FORECAST2022169-11642.2227.0934.655137.251994783830.05110.65116.046.6911TT10.22-4.7876418.1045842617657.3856882181910.71704677315646174113129WETL
2022-03-13 20:00:02FORECAST2022169-11642.4628.8435.65135.506685417040.04070.47076.276.7407TT10.46-2.5476417.3057664531256.5477212174780.72594581384211174112126WETL
2022-03-13 16:00:02FORECAST2022169-11642.2130.3536.28136.029991603430.04740.55746.246.7974TT10.21-3.7976417.5456524321456.7987315943930.71667299291495174113129WETL
2022-03-13 12:00:03FORECAST2022169-11640.4129.6735.04136.989191602060.07670.53676.286.8167TT8.41-7.5976417.9845271453457.2593624758080.64587189032375173113127.5WETL
2022-03-13 08:00:04FORECAST2022169-11640.5428.7534.645138.593102095180.04340.50346.476.9734TT8.54-12.4676418.7159996683258.0311492909180.65119749973837173113127.5WETL
2022-03-13 04:00:06FORECAST2022169-11639.5229.6634.59136.93322349720.04380.57386.376.9438TT7.52-1.4876417.9589487260457.2324661385570.60869280693321173113127.5WETL
2022-03-12 23:00:03FORECAST2022169-11642.9424.8933.915139.619213535770.04380.83386.727.5538TT10.94-1.0676419.1824029973158.5259174345180.74331895737647174113129WETL
2022-03-12 19:00:03FORECAST2022169-11642.8124.5733.69137.864102876690.03820.85826.797.6482TT10.815.8176418.3839048097957.6801216946490.73867090361751174113129WETL
2022-03-12 15:00:04FORECAST2022169-11642.0124.7133.36140.189418600540.03820.85827.057.9082TT10.010.00999999999999876419.4410560703758.8011977877010.7091481669178174113129WETL
2022-03-12 11:00:03FORECAST2022169-11642.0726.7134.39147.644982336220.26982.02987.039.0598TT10.07-3.9376422.7887586416262.4226388015930.711415393480991741151215WETL
2022-03-12 07:00:07FORECAST2022169-11642.3725.4933.93147.651967756960.08071.84077.219.0507TT10.37-9.6376422.7918656073362.426050908560.722624909762931741151215WETL
2022-03-12 03:00:08FORECAST2022169-11642.4125.5233.965149.47778270030.08071.84077.629.4607TT10.41-9.5976423.6020617078363.3190969313610.724103291073891741151215WETL
2022-03-11 23:00:04FORECAST2022169-11636.8630.2433.55145.351658000671.31711.73717.659.3871TT4.86-4.1476421.7657513501961.3043512466460.492885107855281721151210WETL
2022-03-11 19:00:03FORECAST2022169-11636.8529.9533.4142.325231825380.97711.38717.438.8171TT4.85-1.1576420.406568397159.8344623080290.49244462306031172114128WETL
2022-03-11 15:00:03FORECAST2022169-11637.6129.9133.76141.600143950890.4230.8337.288.113TT5.610.6176420.0793734172559.483299746680.5259084385903173113127.5WETL
2022-03-11 11:00:03FORECAST2022169-11634.0731.8832.975140.387584362770.08590.40597.828.2259TT2.07-2.9376419.5308591774158.8969238855550.37223455179886172112124WETL
2022-03-11 07:00:08FORECAST2022169-11633.8631.1832.52144.287094949360.00380.38387.968.3438TT1.86-9.1476421.2888415876360.7865430872610.36349517277516172112124WETL
2022-03-11 03:00:06FORECAST2022169-11632.130.9531.525144.652198443240.00380.38387.938.3138TT0.1-6.976421.4525482996660.9640376510520.29339294631158172112124WETL