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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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DAY 202 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/21/2022 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): 30.06°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.32°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.69°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.118
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -4

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: 0.21 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.18 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.58 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.76 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: 174 in
SWE DAY: 109
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 453.28 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 78.68 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: -83

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2022-04-21 04:00:04OBSERVATION2022202-8330.0599621.3200625.69001173.588891666670.210000000000041.187.588.76TT-1.94004-3.94004109453.27793272432 78.6840139585730.1181685008372316 1114126WETL
2022-04-21 00:00:01FORECAST2022202-8226.5826.5826.58176.006488183170.00150.97157.588.5515TT-5.42-7.42110454.7084546362180.0316382477150.064325644095912161113124.5WETL
2022-04-20 12:00:01FORECAST2022202-8228.5723.3325.95176.360560355780.30481.27487.588.8548TT-3.43-5.43110454.8371751051780.2153390721890.092143729420908161114126WETL
2022-04-20 08:00:01FORECAST2022202-8227.5924.0125.8176.573139773930.37151.34157.588.9215TT-4.41-6.41110454.9144012727680.3256641611090.077500391864368161114126WETL
2022-04-20 04:00:05FORECAST2022202-8227.5922.2224.905177.014498708940.36891.33897.588.9189TT-4.41-6.41110455.0746057050680.554803204050.077500391864368161114126WETL
2022-04-20 00:00:03FORECAST2022202-8327.6823.425.54173.643761235170.35771.07777.588.6577TT-4.32-14.32109453.2980871099378.7123848064750.078766886348088161114126WETL
2022-04-19 20:00:01FORECAST2022202-8329.6922.5226.105172.51915352530.35871.23877.588.8187TT-2.31-6.31109452.8844407177178.13124035740.11126844147954161114126WETL
2022-04-19 16:00:01FORECAST2022202-8327.5922.5725.08172.658700871740.34951.22957.588.8095TT-4.41-8.41109452.9358324119578.2033124025090.077500391864368161114126WETL
2022-04-19 12:00:01FORECAST2022202-8327.5922.4925.04173.489445368310.36361.24367.588.8236TT-4.41-8.41109453.2413975019478.6325986705670.077500391864368161114126WETL
2022-04-19 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8330.9122.7226.815173.940996445780.40831.35837.588.9383TT-1.09-8.09109453.4072170906978.8661031364630.13515002883867161114126WETL
2022-04-19 04:00:06FORECAST2022202-8330.242226.12174.708719464880.43141.47147.589.0514TT-1.76-8.76109453.6887058538979.2633728354140.12163335096557161114126WETL
2022-04-19 00:00:03FORECAST2022202-8330.4522.0726.26178.365821420240.37170.88177.588.4617TT-1.55-18.55109455.0220876790781.1603884332290.12576395508128161113124.5WETL
2022-04-18 20:00:02FORECAST2022202-8329.9223.126.51175.00123090580.40381.42387.589.0038TT-2.08-8.08109453.7958120318979.4148256854760.11552348554475161114126WETL
2022-04-18 16:00:02FORECAST2022202-8331.4823.0427.26174.919091672370.42681.38687.588.9668TT-0.52-7.52109453.7657439122679.372291757170.14743016606596161114126WETL
2022-04-18 12:00:03FORECAST2022202-8331.4621.9226.69178.029149676940.43231.45237.589.0323TT-0.54-7.54109454.8998539148780.9854341806280.14698704955892161114126WETL
2022-04-18 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8329.2923.8326.56178.471093380660.38271.48277.589.0627TT-2.71-9.71109455.0602868081481.2151069407660.10413701052863161114126WETL
2022-04-18 04:00:07FORECAST2022202-8328.3724.2726.32179.39585325860.44621.63627.589.2162TT-3.63-13.63109455.3954078595881.6960477630180.089000609384929161115127.5WETL
2022-04-18 00:00:02FORECAST2022202-8329.6524.2826.965180.939665381420.43191.59197.559.1419TT-2.35-19.35109455.9531144871882.5000039649250.11054000073933161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 20:00:03FORECAST2022202-8330.8923.7927.34181.001184026260.44111.63117.569.1911TT-1.11-14.11109455.9752929996582.5320679196560.134732236855161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 16:00:03FORECAST2022202-8329.822.7426.27181.86742061350.39681.75687.569.3168TT-2.2-17.2109456.2872182679982.9837794453080.1132892991852161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 12:00:02FORECAST2022202-8329.9323.1826.555182.820303992230.48491.91497.569.4749TT-2.07-16.07109456.6295526043683.4811536189670.11571106660806161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8331.0323.1727.1183.05634569640.55831.91837.569.4783TT-0.97-15.97109456.7142253407983.6044371184460.13767537380962161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 04:00:06FORECAST2022202-8330.723.1826.94182.416294946830.4261.7867.579.356TT-1.3-16.3109456.4845088683583.2702128083880.13080727994525161115127.5WETL
2022-04-17 00:00:02FORECAST2022202-8330.3521.9226.135186.094767849590.35111.82117.389.2011TT-1.65-21.65109457.7996457802185.1941188030910.1237849912255161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 20:00:03FORECAST2022202-8331.8820.8726.375183.431010542380.34041.69047.789.4704TT-0.12-15.12109456.8485206898183.8001858149230.15647992334152161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 16:00:03FORECAST2022202-8330.6321.8926.26184.281492782160.42881.80887.799.5988TT-1.37-16.37109457.152894729584.2448178704390.12938130539643161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 12:00:04FORECAST2022202-8332.1220.4326.275185.952192207460.35671.65677.799.4467TT0.12-13.88109457.748900351485.1194115008990.16208129504256161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 08:00:02FORECAST2022202-8329.0818.3823.73186.167474525890.38381.68387.759.4338TT-2.92-15.92109457.8255164183185.2322201651070.10052801558833161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 04:00:07FORECAST2022202-8328.2518.3823.315186.204613246240.38291.69297.749.4329TT-3.75-17.75109457.8387293502685.2516835278150.087153315800384161115127.5WETL
2022-04-16 00:00:03FORECAST2022202-8331.0820.6925.885190.769304371590.47961.86967.699.5596TT-0.92-23.92109459.4532660949587.649579964190.13873701839529161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 20:00:03FORECAST2022202-8327.118.8722.985189.663752581480.48251.85257.829.6725TT-4.9-19.9109459.063947239787.0677909083470.070873949720095161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 16:00:03FORECAST2022202-8326.9218.8122.865189.899294075370.48251.83257.859.6825TT-5.08-22.08109459.1469845918587.1916882508270.068551798991247161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 12:00:03FORECAST2022202-8332.3621.9927.175191.532907663190.49551.97557.859.8255TT0.36-11.64109459.7215305439588.0518014604530.16781130590632161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8333.2324.829.015190.554110390040.50771.74777.889.6277TT1.23-15.77109459.3775714338587.5362844577130.18965698304653161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 04:00:07FORECAST2022202-8333.2724.8629.065190.18048093260.50771.64777.989.6277TT1.27-9.73109459.2460486429587.3396343973130.19070164662349161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022202-8334.0425.6729.855196.645050458610.59582.11587.739.8458TT2.04-20.96109461.5041576215790.752508362350.211491804928161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 20:00:03FORECAST2022202-8333.9625.7329.845194.663206599650.59482.10487.910.0048TT1.96-10.04109460.8158258170589.7038863054130.20927206010768161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 16:00:04FORECAST2022202-8334.4926.0930.29194.080635489840.59461.94468.049.9846TT2.49-12.51109460.6128280131589.3960303755650.2242317036446161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 12:00:04FORECAST2022202-8334.8826.530.69202.327664806831.59492.89498.110.9949TT2.88-4.12109463.4587334957193.7705232825180.23561628831436161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8334.9226.530.71202.261340958691.59492.80498.1210.9249TT2.92-8.08109463.4360832660693.7352036500360.23680166870706161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 04:00:07FORECAST2022202-8334.7426.5230.63203.936659095651.60662.87668.1511.0266TT2.74-2.26109464.0070529682194.6280481791550.23149330278304161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 00:00:03FORECAST2022202-8327.8724.4826.175202.722094601910.40262.11268.0710.1826TT-4.13-27.13109463.5933562570793.9806162239650.081491830961549161115127.5WETL
2022-04-13 20:00:04FORECAST2022202-8328.2925.5226.905200.939647854290.31532.06538.3410.4053TT-3.71-10.71109462.9839158248593.0318250080430.087765882670854161115127.5WETL
2022-04-13 16:00:03FORECAST2022202-8332.9626.4129.685199.457864410490.14132.13138.1810.3113TT0.96-10.04109462.4751713305992.2443100164750.18269773486935161115127.5WETL
2022-04-13 12:00:04FORECAST2022202-8327.425.3226.36197.452235273040.18381.59388.119.7038TT-4.6-3.6109461.7835166437891.1801875735590.074877374369418161115127.5WETL
2022-04-13 08:00:03FORECAST2022202-8326.7125.3226.015196.454778559720.04871.45878.069.5187TT-5.29-1.29109461.4382228583690.6517438906320.065917053129516161114126WETL
2022-04-13 04:00:06FORECAST2022202-8326.5325.626.065196.333260632580.02841.35848.139.4884TT-5.47-5.47109461.3960966746390.5874001032780.063721547763035161114126WETL