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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, June 11, 2022

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DAY 254 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/12/2022 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): 48.22°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 39.40°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 43.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.372
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: 16
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 271

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): 2.99 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.67 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.66 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: 124 in
SWE DAY: 161
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 463.33 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 57.53 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: -31

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: 2
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2022-06-12 04:00:05OBSERVATION2022254-3148.2199839.3999843.80998124.15586260870.0800000000000412.993.676.66TT16.21998271.21998161463.33009537866 57.5251476643070.3721415511770216 21251212.5WETL
2022-06-12 00:00:02FORECAST2022254-3038.8438.8438.84123.9626080.0032.9133.676.583TT6.84261.84162463.7746691477857.4907175118960.117144040796861611251210WETL
2022-06-11 12:00:01FORECAST2022254-3049.9636.9243.44124.316721333330.09783.00783.676.6778TT17.96272.96162463.8952536526257.6699369761880.434028999100311621251212.5WETL
2022-06-11 08:00:01FORECAST2022254-3044.6238.641.61124.1591720.10333.01333.676.6833TT12.62267.62162463.8416175309457.5901911717820.255474245748381621251212.5WETL
2022-06-11 04:00:06FORECAST2022254-3044.5638.7341.645124.197229916670.14243.05243.676.7224TT12.56267.56162463.8545759407957.6094534160160.253703168216981621251212.5WETL
2022-06-11 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.0638.4941.275127.7801680.30582.68583.676.3558TT12.06261.06161464.563225708559.3619670276540.239198157645651611251210WETL
2022-06-10 20:00:02FORECAST2022254-3145.1339.1242.125128.773826666670.35563.45563.677.1256TT13.13269.13161464.8993291385959.8668656279420.270784791307631621251212.5WETL
2022-06-10 16:00:01FORECAST2022254-3144.939.3442.12128.7160440.28743.38743.677.0574TT12.9268.9161464.8798074671359.837489752650.263823779732991621251212.5WETL
2022-06-10 12:00:02FORECAST2022254-3145.5539.442.475127.938301333330.30983.40983.677.0798TT13.55269.55161464.6167708253359.4422804303710.283727985988011621251212.5WETL
2022-06-10 08:00:02FORECAST2022254-3145.4638.4841.97127.721657333330.51893.75893.677.4289TT13.46265.46161464.5434081120959.3322539873510.280929688957511621251212.5WETL
2022-06-10 04:00:06FORECAST2022254-3144.9638.3741.665127.083687393940.52663.71663.677.3866TT12.96265.96161464.3271360891159.0084046112720.26563087389911621251212.5WETL
2022-06-10 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.138.2141.155127.293945333330.3971.7073.675.377TF12.1266.1161464.3984523220359.1151112027660.240341660905331611251210WETL
2022-06-09 20:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.3538.6541.5128.296514666670.38853.14853.676.8185TT12.35262.35161464.7379850005859.6242637087840.247555461058611611251210WETL
2022-06-09 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.0538.6241.335128.2395520.5463.0163.676.686TT12.05262.05161464.718717037559.5953200789030.238912746316541611251210WETL
2022-06-09 12:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.2938.4541.37127.525605333330.5823.0223.676.692TT12.29263.29161464.4769837152759.232708511690.245813683573771611251210WETL
2022-06-09 08:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.1239.1541.635127.191045333330.5553.1753.676.845TT12.12264.12161464.3635549962459.0628859746740.240914525611481611251210WETL
2022-06-09 04:00:06FORECAST2022254-3144.4938.8841.685127.323076250.64563.37563.677.0456TT12.49263.49161464.4083300736459.1298972211010.251645077455981621251212.5WETL
2022-06-09 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3145.6539.2742.46128.5798721.11023.98023.677.6502TT13.65251.65161464.8337909003859.7682693352460.286852756464061621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 20:00:03FORECAST2022254-3148.2639.8744.065129.5247680.85053.67053.677.3405TT16.26261.26161465.152771635660.2488048306580.373534954480891621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3147.3340.0143.67129.568009333330.66932.88933.676.5593TT15.33260.33161465.1673508595160.2708076577270.341616553607561621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 12:00:04FORECAST2022254-3147.1739.0143.09128.838701333330.53182.79183.676.4618TT15.17260.17161464.9212434034459.8998492223780.33623019586371621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 08:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.9138.4241.665128.655458666670.95353.13353.686.8135TT12.91256.91161464.8593358473459.8066910689220.264124526800371621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 04:00:06FORECAST2022254-3147.9440.0243.98128.401484927540.47392.40393.686.0839TT15.94260.94161464.7734845185459.6776055671250.362440987598141621251212.5WETL
2022-06-08 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3145.5240.1342.825128.877005333330.63012.67013.686.3501TT13.52244.52161464.9341805645559.9193248682670.282793740110171621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 20:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.7338.4341.58129.985245333330.47282.14283.745.8828TT12.73255.73161465.3079436802460.4831672148240.25873789726331621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3144.9938.8841.935130.065714666670.55452.11453.735.8445TT12.99256.99161465.3350416805560.5241347556240.26653676602411621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 12:00:03FORECAST2022254-3145.3338.8842.105128.927554666670.4722.1623.745.902TT13.33257.33161464.9512516557759.9450279151840.276911380553171621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 08:00:04FORECAST2022254-3146.2738.8842.575128.292273333330.46521.75523.765.5152TF14.27256.27161464.7365504402459.622108557070.306580642643661621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 04:00:07FORECAST2022254-3146.2339.3442.785127.947935333330.36641.87643.735.6064TF14.23262.23161464.6200322740259.4471738439680.305289963247521621251212.5WETL
2022-06-07 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3147.7742.3645.065128.511305333330.33671.52673.735.2567TF15.77262.77161464.8106141599559.7334187584840.356593269976061621251212.5WETL
2022-06-06 20:00:03FORECAST2022254-3147.5942.3644.975128.590626666670.36311.39313.785.1731TF15.59270.59161464.8374258008559.7737358818520.350438109633411621241210WETL
2022-06-06 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3146.1842.5844.38128.8355880.11821.43823.855.2882TF14.18270.18161464.9201918210159.8982662863320.303680010375721621241210WETL
2022-06-06 12:00:03FORECAST2022254-3151.6643.3347.495128.120493333330.13291.46293.865.3229TF19.66269.66161464.6784357267159.5348304266680.496111661854691621241210WETL
2022-06-06 08:00:04FORECAST2022254-3151.6843.3347.505127.785769333330.13291.43293.875.3029TF19.68273.68161464.5651227288559.364811613340.496845588124461621241210WETL
2022-06-06 04:00:08FORECAST2022254-3149.0140.9544.98128.254932506660.19961.18963.865.0496TF17.01270.01161464.7239198607259.6031349759670.399935464877491621241210WETL
2022-06-06 00:00:03FORECAST2022254-3152.6442.3247.48129.426882666670.0050.5752.913.485TF20.64269.64161465.1197627552860.1990009600760.53204086965385163123129DRYL
2022-06-05 20:00:03FORECAST2022254-3151.4241.9546.685129.675233333330.11381.12383.494.6138TF19.42272.42161465.2034955362660.3253718311460.487306283340571621241210WETL
2022-06-05 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3151.441.9146.655129.473677333330.11381.19383.54.6938TF19.4279.4161465.1355438710460.2228093234230.486572721826521621241210WETL
2022-06-05 12:00:02FORECAST2022254-3149.5840.845.19128.679425333330.74771.36773.534.8977TF17.58277.58161464.8674344956159.8188743270770.420317591221951621241210WETL
2022-06-05 08:00:04FORECAST2022254-3149.1538.2543.7128.884042666670.31791.10793.664.7679TF17.15277.15161464.9365572842859.9229030863210.404918686386611621241210WETL
2022-06-05 04:00:06FORECAST2022254-3147.4140.844.105128.28060.31791.117945.1179TF15.41277.41161464.7326020499159.6161770305240.344321953668711621241210WETL
2022-06-05 00:00:04FORECAST2022254-3153.2543.9148.58128.5829760.04870.86873.694.5587TF21.25282.25161464.8348400115359.7698470771670.55429234002341163123129WETL
2022-06-04 20:00:04FORECAST2022254-3153.6345.8949.76129.457133333330.06570.80574.395.1957TF21.63295.63161465.129964757760.2143918649670.56807244077297163123129WETL
2022-06-04 16:00:03FORECAST2022254-3153.2945.8849.585130.481100687040.05650.79654.235.0265TF21.29293.29161465.4748346225960.7356687636750.55574626758022163123129WETL
2022-06-04 12:00:04FORECAST2022254-3148.445.7647.08129.079553272060.12670.88674.215.0967TF16.4294.4161465.0025701305260.0223240228070.37842233666666162123127.5WETL
2022-06-04 08:00:04FORECAST2022254-3150.0947.7548.92129.492545486060.05110.54113.894.4311TF18.09290.09161465.1419064694660.2324094809710.43873889562469162123127.5WETL
2022-06-04 04:00:08FORECAST2022254-3150.0949.6949.89129.531977091290.02930.51933.94.4193TF18.09296.09161465.1552023600460.2524730159940.43873889562469162123127.5WETL