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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, April 24, 2022

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DAY 206 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 04/25/2022 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): 52.04°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 41.28°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.833
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: 20
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 28

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): 0.26 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.38 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.64 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: 166 in
SWE DAY: 113
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 452.80 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 75.31 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: -79

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 2
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
2022-04-25 04:00:05OBSERVATION2022206-7952.0399430.5200441.27999166.3169245833300.266.386.64TT20.0399428.03994113452.80412895309 75.3089901661130.8334598600887316 4112126WETL
2022-04-25 00:00:01FORECAST2022206-7837.5737.5737.57168.969550666670.00030.26036.386.6403TT5.5713.57114454.3250737157776.7671035623540.2560695702187162112124WETL
2022-04-24 12:00:02FORECAST2022206-7848.2834.9141.595169.3256320.00070.26076.386.6407TT16.2824.28114454.4548708616476.9508582241250.70746619711668164112126WETL
2022-04-24 08:00:01FORECAST2022206-7845.833.639.7169.309669333330.00390.26396.386.6439TT13.821.8114454.4490547361176.9426191862160.60556400029583163112125WETL
2022-04-24 04:00:05FORECAST2022206-7846.930.8138.855169.413387021870.00260.26266.386.6426TT14.922.9114454.4868408958176.9961550730290.65216723242276163112125WETL
2022-04-24 00:00:02FORECAST2022206-7946.4429.4737.955172.2605240.00130.10136.386.4813TF14.4413.44113454.9781523328878.3747749294140.63291103250625163112125WETL
2022-04-23 20:00:01FORECAST2022206-7946.0731.8838.975172.302398666670.00310.10316.386.4831TF14.0722.07113454.993352928578.396446086970.61717330086924163112125WETL
2022-04-23 16:00:01FORECAST2022206-7945.8631.438.63172.309614666670.00510.10516.386.4851TF13.8621.86113454.9959721889978.400180642770.60815236119997163112125WETL
2022-04-23 12:00:02FORECAST2022206-7945.6531.4838.565172.103193333330.00860.10866.386.4886TF13.6521.65113454.9210265058278.2933613761290.59907291372112163112125WETL
2022-04-23 08:00:02FORECAST2022206-7946.3531.6739.01172.108118705040.00840.10846.386.4884TF14.3522.35113454.9228152250978.295909884390.62910228714763163112125WETL
2022-04-23 04:00:06FORECAST2022206-7942.2731.536.885171.865865896780.01420.11426.386.4942TF10.2719.27113454.8348111261378.1705786541920.44898356014393162112124WETL
2022-04-23 00:00:02FORECAST2022206-7945.0531.5938.32174.182081968780.04230.05236.386.4323TF13.0517.05113455.674019614779.370249435570.5728514185179163111122.5WETL
2022-04-22 20:00:02FORECAST2022206-7944.5631.5638.06174.222528194730.04480.12486.386.5048TF12.5620.56113455.688630224779.3912252273430.55119012723877163112125WETL
2022-04-22 16:00:02FORECAST2022206-7944.1831.2237.7174.277849648260.05140.14146.386.5214TF12.1821.18113455.7086118635979.4199169417810.53428241682809163112125WETL
2022-04-22 12:00:03FORECAST2022206-7944.2931.3437.815174.500460968290.04310.13316.386.5131TF12.2922.29113455.788988805679.535388650850.53918449149135163112125WETL
2022-04-22 08:00:03FORECAST2022206-7944.8931.5738.23174.452884685140.0450.1256.386.505TF12.8916.89113455.7718145391179.5107078045270.56579919020042163112125WETL
2022-04-22 04:00:06FORECAST2022206-7942.8631.4237.14175.003945303830.13540.20546.386.5854TF10.8620.86113455.9706113436779.796655927740.47526471147627162112124WETL
2022-04-22 00:00:03FORECAST2022206-7941.8731.736.785174.620167735380.15160.23166.046.2716TF9.8712.87113455.832191827579.5974937961030.43128526087746162112124WETL
2022-04-21 20:00:03FORECAST2022206-7943.9531.6637.805173.546072220780.08420.16426.216.3742TF11.9517.95113455.4440728700279.0405299628290.52401667005483163112125WETL
2022-04-21 16:00:02FORECAST2022206-7940.9530.1935.57173.728797405150.11610.19616.216.4061TF8.9515.95113455.5101744545379.1352348137940.39115446554204162112124WETL
2022-04-21 12:00:03FORECAST2022206-7940.1131.0335.57174.548126776130.08930.18936.216.3993TF8.1113.11113455.8061933079279.5601172148560.35548789139955162112124WETL
2022-04-21 08:00:03FORECAST2022206-7935.5230.6733.095175.334491638030.10930.22936.276.4993TF3.520.52113456.0897235015379.9682598114690.18792868212178161112123WETL
2022-04-21 04:00:06FORECAST2022206-7940.231.1135.655175.230723959860.17240.27246.426.6924TT8.213.2113456.0523416546279.914381991730.35925558884383162112124WETL
2022-04-21 00:00:03FORECAST2022206-7940.3429.3634.85177.626575137050.11030.23036.216.4403TF8.3410.34113456.9129289962581.1598787134410.36514361865005162112124WETL
2022-04-20 20:00:02FORECAST2022206-7938.6829.6634.17176.982868302520.10150.25156.536.7815TT6.689.68113456.6822244182780.824929980320.297718501749162112124WETL
2022-04-20 16:00:03FORECAST2022206-7938.6629.834.23176.72547012620.08560.19566.526.7156TT6.669.66113456.5898672677580.6910589477530.29694150801995162112124WETL
2022-04-20 12:00:03FORECAST2022206-7944.1530.6537.4178.139609481800.126.596.71TT12.1519.15113457.0965306163381.4269974594810.53294455244174163112125WETL
2022-04-20 08:00:02FORECAST2022206-7944.1530.6537.4178.5042360197700.116.686.79TT12.1517.15113457.2268755786381.616934112870.53294455244174163112125WETL
2022-04-20 04:00:06FORECAST2022206-7944.1530.6537.4178.9734355418600.116.686.79TT12.1517.15113457.394425276181.8614516893570.53294455244174163112125WETL
2022-04-20 00:00:04FORECAST2022206-7944.6129.6137.11175.0850187790600.096.346.43TF12.617.61113455.9998353748679.8387397398570.55340859118194163112125WETL
2022-04-19 20:00:03FORECAST2022206-7944.6129.6137.11173.8997167341100.096.56.59TF12.6115.61113455.5719774586679.223837832060.55340859118194163112125WETL
2022-04-19 16:00:03FORECAST2022206-7944.6129.6137.11174.1537831132400.096.476.56TF12.6111.61113455.663796172879.3555739312320.55340859118194163112125WETL
2022-04-19 12:00:02FORECAST2022206-7943.4831.6937.585175.0120328305700.066.56.56TF11.489.48113455.9735268723579.8008538548520.50299657428393163111122.5WETL
2022-04-19 08:00:04FORECAST2022206-7943.4831.6937.585175.5438444495700.066.636.69TT11.489.48113456.1651119410580.0769774539010.50299657428393163111122.5WETL
2022-04-19 04:00:07FORECAST2022206-7943.5431.6837.61176.1002266211800.056.726.77TT11.5413.54113456.3652717363780.3660277748140.50568167752034163111122.5WETL
2022-04-19 00:00:04FORECAST2022206-7937.7629.7233.74181.12706693530.2120.3526.156.502TF5.76-5.24113458.1609238358182.9853443187450.26297758621381162112124WETL
2022-04-18 20:00:02FORECAST2022206-7937.5129.0733.29178.531125192220.21430.38436.757.1343TT5.513.51113457.2364830136581.630943791360.25390789543844162112124WETL
2022-04-18 16:00:03FORECAST2022206-7937.5129.0233.265178.145600325360.21430.46436.597.0543TT5.511.51113457.0986731701981.4301175398310.25390789543844162112124WETL
2022-04-18 12:00:04FORECAST2022206-7940.7129.535.105181.667978762840.13380.52386.657.1738TT8.713.71113458.3527817657183.2680234237010.38085523394532162113126WETL
2022-04-18 08:00:04FORECAST2022206-7938.9729.6234.295181.808210892770.11270.45276.687.1327TT6.975.97113458.4024781837683.3413344273990.30908745744981162112124WETL
2022-04-18 04:00:08FORECAST2022206-793929.5834.29183.113779656870.11270.43276.917.3427TT71113458.8643059788284.0243774174090.3102743098724162112124WETL
2022-04-18 00:00:03FORECAST2022206-7937.1128.8732.99184.227740829010.14870.41876.677.0887TT5.11-8.89113459.2571460800884.6079064819130.23974466712114161112123WETL
2022-04-17 20:00:04FORECAST2022206-7937.5529.7133.63183.250311622960.20360.31366.77.0136TT5.55-3.45113458.912513973684.0958611933390.255347948448162112124WETL
2022-04-17 16:00:04FORECAST2022206-7935.6329.7232.675184.100586108270.16340.27346.827.0934TT3.63-4.37113459.212360951184.5412647992580.19127457642782161112123WETL
2022-04-17 12:00:03FORECAST2022206-7929.4725.9227.695184.590882913690.07610.30616.977.2761TT-2.53-2.53113459.3849686401684.7982769585630.058751582323299161112123WETL
2022-04-17 08:00:04FORECAST2022206-7929.4727.0328.25184.73755037120.06250.29256.997.2825TT-2.53-0.53113459.4365607742184.8751847883980.058751582323299161112123WETL
2022-04-17 04:00:06FORECAST2022206-7931.0929.8130.45183.825747058130.0030.1136.846.953TT-0.911.09113459.1155105312184.3972517093760.083312803304277161112123WETL