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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, April 21, 2022

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DAY 203 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/22/2022 04:00:05 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): 32.76°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.78°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.77°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.164
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: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -1

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: 0.34 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.80 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.79 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.59 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: 175 in
SWE DAY: 110
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 454.52 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 79.76 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: -82

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: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.5

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
2022-04-22 04:00:05OBSERVATION2022203-8232.7599626.7829.76998175.48193250.339999999999920.799999999999927.798.5899999999999TT0.75996-1.24004110454.51754315714 79.7596168283670.1642193806162716 1113124.5WETL
2022-04-22 00:00:02FORECAST2022203-8126.0326.0326.03175.005353637480.00120.46127.798.2512TT-5.97-7.97111454.8883502429879.6078965998410.045724747481719161112123WETL
2022-04-21 12:00:02FORECAST2022203-8132.0725.5528.81174.662948489670.16850.62857.798.4185TT0.07-1.93111454.7639176110579.4304067166610.14685500282154161113124.5WETL
2022-04-21 08:00:02FORECAST2022203-8127.4822.3924.935175.034176233420.2290.6897.798.479TT-4.52-6.52111454.8988196559279.6228401680290.062451654283414161113124.5WETL
2022-04-21 04:00:05FORECAST2022203-8131.9322.4427.185175.247676080260.37830.83837.798.6283TT-0.07-2.07111454.9763466874279.7335474284580.14348729121425161113124.5WETL
2022-04-21 00:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.9622.8827.42177.626475929180.37690.62697.798.4169TT-0.039999999999999-5.04110455.2964442000280.8727028863360.14420453072363161113124.5WETL
2022-04-20 20:00:01FORECAST2022203-8230.6223.126.86176.728610629390.39770.94777.798.7377TT-1.38-4.38110454.9708545625580.4063670037050.1144942225714161113124.5WETL
2022-04-20 16:00:01FORECAST2022203-8231.8724.7528.31176.699486704270.39180.94187.798.7318TT-0.13-3.13110454.9602810208480.3912481272120.14206002749311161113124.5WETL
2022-04-20 12:00:02FORECAST2022203-823224.0228.01178.432745741540.45861.00867.798.7986TT0-3110455.5881867976681.2918510977160.14516459339524161114126WETL
2022-04-20 08:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.5523.3827.465178.804417512840.47881.09887.798.8888TT-0.45-4.45110455.7224723423781.485191214690.13461009897544161114126WETL
2022-04-20 04:00:06FORECAST2022203-8231.5523.3827.465179.268561646140.47881.09887.798.8888TT-0.45-4.45110455.8899903752781.7267428434470.13461009897544161114126WETL
2022-04-20 00:00:03FORECAST2022203-8231.2723.5527.41175.461592176640.39570.75577.798.5457TT-0.73-12.73110454.5101351941279.7490719815810.12831451599901161113124.5WETL
2022-04-19 20:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.2925.3428.315174.272494682240.39530.91537.798.7053TT-0.71-4.71110454.0763990119279.1330268321380.12875732387878161113124.5WETL
2022-04-19 16:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.2423.6727.455174.507347001390.38040.89047.798.6804TT-0.76-6.76110454.1621677856279.2546350086670.12765228272286161113124.5WETL
2022-04-19 12:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.0524.1527.6175.367110876850.39610.91617.798.7061TT-0.95-6.95110454.4757200063279.7000939811840.12351315366132161113124.5WETL
2022-04-19 08:00:03FORECAST2022203-8230.9824.527.74175.890779181730.40851.04857.798.8385TT-1.02-7.02110454.6663643324879.9716210901660.12201209860301161114126WETL
2022-04-19 04:00:06FORECAST2022203-8230.5925.2627.925176.592636147290.39071.14077.798.9307TT-1.41-8.41110454.9214818570180.3357837211590.11388290614322161114126WETL
2022-04-19 00:00:03FORECAST2022203-8232.5525.2728.91180.301509439980.41021.27027.098.3602TT0.55-16.45110456.2620918951982.2647438689430.15880009963331161114126WETL
2022-04-18 20:00:02FORECAST2022203-8232.5523.3727.96177.455926883330.47491.30497.668.9649TT0.55-5.45110455.2346557308280.7840877821270.15880009963331161114126WETL
2022-04-18 16:00:02FORECAST2022203-8231.3124.7628.035176.62499368740.33751.13757.668.7975TT-0.69-6.69110454.9332325142980.3525793210230.12920118762372161114126WETL
2022-04-18 12:00:03FORECAST2022203-8228.6622.9925.825179.92657617570.34021.20027.668.8602TT-3.34-9.34110456.1271415481282.0693948795630.079290469965547161114126WETL
2022-04-18 08:00:03FORECAST2022203-8231.5124.4427.975180.196876363360.34321.17327.728.8932TT-0.49-8.49110456.2244440669982.2102197414830.13369801273987161114126WETL
2022-04-18 04:00:07FORECAST2022203-8231.5825.2928.435181.484298762040.40741.34747.779.1174TT-0.42-12.42110456.686973967782.8815152242870.13529695190873161114126WETL
2022-04-18 00:00:02FORECAST2022203-8232.0925.7828.935182.177539909560.24891.08897.798.8789TT0.090000000000003-16.91110456.9354076661883.2433684661990.1473403858073161114126WETL
2022-04-17 20:00:03FORECAST2022203-8229.3523.9526.65182.207367159170.22961.09967.818.9096TT-2.65-14.65110456.9460869102983.2589434296110.090610560224476161114126WETL
2022-04-17 16:00:03FORECAST2022203-8232.6725.9129.29182.992515765050.21831.16837.869.0283TT0.67-14.33110457.2269080112483.6691021724510.16188294136629161114126WETL
2022-04-17 12:00:03FORECAST2022203-8233.5326.4930.01183.885843415450.22031.35037.839.1803TT1.53-12.47110457.5457407437484.1361844378090.18510489304101161114126WETL
2022-04-17 08:00:03FORECAST2022203-8235.9326.3331.13184.119686345240.22651.40657.799.1965TT3.93-10.07110457.6290809529184.2585228475120.26006982993637162114128WETL
2022-04-17 04:00:06FORECAST2022203-8236.0626.4931.275183.352409136310.19881.23887.819.0488TT4.06-9.94110457.355442629583.8572222377210.26453350564872162114128WETL
2022-04-17 00:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.9626.7131.835186.956373338890.17631.10637.768.8663TT4.96-15.04110458.6361265381485.7449468997660.29646545251803162114128WETL
2022-04-16 20:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.9626.2731.615184.216775248770.15331.00338.119.1133TT4.96-8.04110457.6636683123284.3093251250180.29646545251803162114128WETL
2022-04-16 16:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.7426.2731.505185.261921041180.18281.15288.129.2728TT4.74-9.26110458.0354558338384.8565284527490.28849884285575162114128WETL
2022-04-16 12:00:04FORECAST2022203-8237.528.2132.855186.431958179830.11010.91018.149.0501TT5.5-6.5110458.4505014385985.4698247117230.31643411214845162113126WETL
2022-04-16 08:00:02FORECAST2022203-8237.0826.2631.67186.520180254810.07520.87528.128.9952TT5.08-8.92110458.4817463489785.5160979725520.3008529014162113126WETL
2022-04-16 04:00:07FORECAST2022203-8237.2526.2631.755186.554459695410.0740.8748.128.994TT5.25-10.75110458.4938849370685.5340789780830.30711801483547162113126WETL
2022-04-16 00:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.9125.9831.445191.717682659320.16241.11248.19.2124TT4.91-17.09110460.3102023096188.2496052912420.29464603527025162114128WETL
2022-04-15 20:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.9726.1831.575190.724862195560.17151.07158.269.3315TT4.97-13.03110459.9627954591287.7263407790250.29682995231269162114128WETL
2022-04-15 16:00:03FORECAST2022203-8236.9626.2531.605190.998495026170.17151.08158.269.3415TT4.96-15.04110460.0586322858887.8705063904010.29646545251803162114128WETL
2022-04-15 12:00:03FORECAST2022203-8235.7928.6732.23194.263061980110.51411.72418.119.8341TT3.79-6.21110461.1968871888589.5935194810.255306536087351621151210WETL
2022-04-15 08:00:04FORECAST2022203-8234.8728.4831.675193.26923415050.50371.61378.019.6237TT2.87-11.13110460.8513685029189.0683910477670.22517282896259161115127.5WETL
2022-04-15 04:00:07FORECAST2022203-8234.8828.5331.705192.963343585880.50371.44378.189.6237TT2.88-5.12110460.7448455426288.9068659358640.22548917745904161114126WETL
2022-04-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022203-8235.3328.8732.1200.177355252190.52531.75538.119.8653TT3.33-15.67110463.2351351101792.7291842062420.23998220472217161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 20:00:03FORECAST2022203-8235.5728.732.135198.217622970770.53081.80088.2210.0208TT3.57-4.43110462.5631400054191.6881660857670.24791440413186161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 16:00:04FORECAST2022203-8234.2931.0532.67196.836053173730.45841.56848.369.9284TT2.29-8.71110462.0873833458190.9554567591660.20725886558311161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 12:00:04FORECAST2022203-8235.3931.233.295204.002424807340.39232.46238.4110.8723TT3.391.39110464.5371601272594.7667070790750.24195220695255161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 08:00:03FORECAST2022203-8235.3932.4533.92203.43271913970.32792.39798.3410.7379TT3.39-2.61110464.3440374146594.462770147570.24195220695255161115127.5WETL
2022-04-14 04:00:07FORECAST2022203-8234.2332.5533.39205.67224119660.27082.45088.3410.7908TT2.232.23110465.1015985927695.6584881666960.20545496793632161115127.5WETL