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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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DAY 223 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/12/2022 04:00:06 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): 38.01°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.55°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 30.28°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.141
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: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 108

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: 0.08 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.41 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.37 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.78 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: 167 in
SWE DAY: 130
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 462.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 77.26 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: -62

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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
2022-05-12 04:00:06OBSERVATION2022223-6238.0100222.5530.28001167.158458333330.0800000000000410.410000000000046.376.78TT6.01002108.01002130462.17141300484 77.2558608836270.1406949471745816 1112123WETL
2022-05-12 00:00:01FORECAST2022223-6127.727.727.7170.022655459260.00540.33546.376.7054TT-4.397.7131463.6663219607578.8337793067930.019218783746321161112123WETL
2022-05-11 12:00:01FORECAST2022223-6137.0625.9931.525170.041849979810.03610.36616.376.7361TT5.06107.06131463.6728662409978.8437919610620.12130090137501161112123WETL
2022-05-11 08:00:01FORECAST2022223-6134.9523.6729.31170.071473753840.03240.36246.376.7324TT2.95104.95131463.6829656992978.8592453310290.085123202568429161112123WETL
2022-05-11 04:00:06FORECAST2022223-6136.1524.6630.405170.106897203250.0420.3726.376.742TT4.15106.15131463.6950414090578.8777247426280.10455871851896161112123WETL
2022-05-11 00:00:02FORECAST2022223-6237.9124.8631.385172.033042836070.03920.31926.376.6892TT5.9198.91130463.8415681872179.7960763690980.13855953124617161112123WETL
2022-05-10 20:00:02FORECAST2022223-6236.1223.2229.67172.183413427280.06570.37576.376.7457TT4.12103.12130463.8927608622379.8746390294620.10403671765975161112123WETL
2022-05-10 16:00:01FORECAST2022223-6236.5224.3530.435172.299501690420.09160.40166.376.7716TT4.52103.52130463.9322689729979.9352987621550.11115275759096161112123WETL
2022-05-10 12:00:02FORECAST2022223-6235.9123.6729.79172.383741547290.08760.39766.376.7676TT3.91102.91130463.9609308796179.979321196790.10043538066049161112123WETL
2022-05-10 08:00:02FORECAST2022223-6235.7225.3230.52172.44208932110.09230.40236.376.7723TT3.7298.72130463.9807796268980.0098150436930.097255925941553161112123WETL
2022-05-10 04:00:06FORECAST2022223-6234.8325.4330.13172.285984980170.10210.41216.376.7821TT2.83102.83130463.927669454479.9282354915060.083338960386149161112123WETL
2022-05-10 00:00:02FORECAST2022223-6235.1125.7130.41174.433036729610.0860.1166.376.486TF3.1195.11130464.6563004874881.0514095295770.087546368875599161112123WETL
2022-05-09 20:00:02FORECAST2022223-6233.924.9929.445173.506992686060.08540.27546.376.6454TT1.9101.9130464.3425221879980.5666746010980.070449388957877161112123WETL
2022-05-09 16:00:01FORECAST2022223-6232.5125.2328.87173.74494735070.13280.32286.376.6928TT0.5199.51130464.4232205853880.691188009050.054105199487347161112123WETL
2022-05-09 12:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.6225.4429.03174.443483409620.13230.33236.376.7023TT0.6299.62130464.6598360044881.0568803931660.05527853260594161112123WETL
2022-05-09 08:00:03FORECAST2022223-6233.9524.4729.21174.54490229570.13750.34756.376.7175TT1.9594.95130464.6941547792681.1099958433310.071101052354859161112123WETL
2022-05-09 04:00:06FORECAST2022223-6233.4326.0329.73174.982974896070.07510.39516.376.7651TT1.4397.43130464.8422910787681.3394869504680.064545519403264161112123WETL
2022-05-09 00:00:03FORECAST2022223-6235.682630.84175.410890800540.05980.33986.276.6098TT3.6888.68130464.9868337873781.5637547251680.096596050902271161112123WETL
2022-05-08 20:00:03FORECAST2022223-6235.692630.845174.490779264890.05980.35986.446.7998TT3.6995.69130464.6758413801781.0816496679940.096760711527696161112123WETL
2022-05-08 16:00:02FORECAST2022223-6233.5625.9129.735174.648477600710.10090.38096.446.8209TT1.5693.56130464.7291941335281.1642462520220.066138802595354161112123WETL
2022-05-08 12:00:03FORECAST2022223-6229.8525.9927.92175.644983253040.08690.40696.446.8469TT-2.1587.85130465.0658397781581.6864816393940.031253891276431161112123WETL
2022-05-08 08:00:03FORECAST2022223-6231.0725.728.385175.989059172970.09660.40666.496.8966TT-0.9384.07130465.1818798551181.8669213800130.040488850745732161112123WETL
2022-05-08 04:00:08FORECAST2022223-6234.425.7930.095176.550339213540.08990.40996.556.9599TT2.489.4130465.3709548065482.1613999312230.077175203174841161112123WETL
2022-05-08 00:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.9924.428.695168.71088556840.12890.47895.586.0589TF0.9979.99130462.7055594367178.0634646899910.059372675561386161112123WETL
2022-05-07 20:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.9925.3929.19166.989174603950.12910.45915.946.3991TF0.9987.99130462.1130397869377.1678750877390.059372675561386161112123WETL
2022-05-07 16:00:02FORECAST2022223-6233.0325.5529.29167.835348825460.12680.55685.996.5468TT1.0388.03130462.4045709237177.6078324594690.059829118053584161113124.5WETL
2022-05-07 12:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.2725.3328.8170.372813630040.1430.6736.026.693TT0.2785.27130463.2750525150178.9294741815870.051613420011427161113124.5WETL
2022-05-07 08:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.9125.3229.115171.813760930190.15320.69326.266.9532TT0.9179.91130463.7668800547979.6815318570750.058467957120455161113124.5WETL
2022-05-07 04:00:07FORECAST2022223-6228.3325.3126.82172.472794972960.15170.66176.447.1017TT-3.6777.33130463.9912238950780.0258632281090.022250572703895161113124.5WETL
2022-05-07 00:00:04FORECAST2022223-6234.9926.3430.665172.161556569250.04880.53885.195.7288TF2.9989.99130463.8853210536379.863218942220.085724245598745161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 20:00:04FORECAST2022223-6234.1725.8229.995168.93753965970.05830.56836.196.7583TT2.1788.17130462.7833686647378.1814836976480.074023286979413161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 16:00:03FORECAST2022223-6234.1726.7930.48169.937023534850.05830.60836.356.9583TT2.1791.17130463.12595273578.7022459295310.074023286979413161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 12:00:03FORECAST2022223-6235.727.2231.46172.754658212270.04750.50756.346.8475TT3.793.7130464.0870592471180.1732013009720.096925577507204161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 08:00:03FORECAST2022223-6235.6627.1631.41173.737994159580.04750.52756.487.0075TT3.6687.66130464.4208632170980.6875492211960.096267345299091161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 04:00:07FORECAST2022223-6232.8426.6629.75172.95771482220.10170.58176.356.9317TT0.8482.84130464.156057321680.2793709952250.057685210991925161113124.5WETL
2022-05-06 00:00:04FORECAST2022223-6236.3525.530.925173.656691983110.01570.39574.965.3557TF4.3579.35130464.3932959241580.6450035493220.10808710528419161112123WETL
2022-05-05 20:00:02FORECAST2022223-6236.1524.8130.48173.015885087090.05070.50075.766.2607TF4.1580.15130464.1758168600680.3097897900690.10455871851896161113124.5WETL
2022-05-05 16:00:02FORECAST2022223-6236.1925.7730.98172.260680249580.05070.50075.576.0707TF4.1984.19130463.9190582379979.9150125528210.10525765787622161113124.5WETL
2022-05-05 12:00:04FORECAST2022223-6234.0325.1429.585175.213452335560.08720.49725.636.1272TF2.0378.03130464.9201619553881.4602666366090.072153295497691161113124.5WETL
2022-05-05 08:00:04FORECAST2022223-6233.9724.8329.4177.701291279260.08170.65175.896.5417TT1.9779.97130465.7578268655682.7657672574340.071363005635548161113124.5WETL
2022-05-05 04:00:07FORECAST2022223-6234.7925.0229.905176.176858485990.08170.44175.946.3817TF2.7987.79130465.245172662681.9654329454710.082750482740194161112123WETL
2022-05-05 00:00:04FORECAST2022223-6233.4926.3629.925182.091277228580.45970.85976.136.9897TT1.4972.49130467.2231021600685.0772514230240.065277149139324161113124.5WETL
2022-05-04 20:00:03FORECAST2022223-6233.4926.3629.925180.511508865540.24710.67715.896.5671TT1.4981.49130466.6976930921384.2443047641250.065277149139324161113124.5WETL
2022-05-04 16:00:03FORECAST2022223-6232.2426.3729.305180.688246035610.18470.63475.836.4647TT0.2483.24130466.7565782180684.3374274438060.05130844729708161113124.5WETL
2022-05-04 12:00:03FORECAST2022223-6234.4329.7432.085178.821702662130.01390.31396.066.3739TF2.4394.43130466.1333484052283.3547590294210.077593704799898161112123WETL
2022-05-04 08:00:04FORECAST2022223-6232.429.8931.145176.609382219160.00250.28255.886.1625TF0.487.4130465.390828595782.1923867287510.052951600493812161112123WETL
2022-05-04 04:00:08FORECAST2022223-6232.4229.931.16175.7692211680.00220.28225.655.9322TF0.4292.42130465.107750884381.7516271321340.053159887107061161112123WETL