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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

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DAY 299 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 07/27/2022 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 82.10°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 65.98°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 74.04°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.968
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: 50
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 609

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.03 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 0 in
SWE DAY: 206
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 446.57 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 14

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 1
HSdry: 36.0

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
2022-07-27 04:00:06OBSERVATION20222991482.0999465.9800474.0399910.622741818182000.030.03FF50.09994609.09994206446.57074982376 4.74380577892970.9681696300907316 52513136DRYL
2022-07-27 00:00:02FORECAST20222991465.9665.9665.960000.030.03FF33.96592.96207443.0216930638100.516921175616861632415222.5DRYL
2022-07-26 12:00:01FORECAST20222991479.1765.8472.5050000.030.03FF47.17606.17207443.0216930638100.936341455608581652515160DRYH
2022-07-26 08:00:01FORECAST20222991474.3966.2670.32500.00140.00140.030.0314FF42.39601.39207443.0216930638100.83839177197931642515155DRYH
2022-07-26 04:00:06FORECAST20222991477.864.9571.37500.00120.00120.030.0312FF45.8604.8207443.0216930638100.914775439353611652515160DRYH
2022-07-26 00:00:02FORECAST20222991480.165.0472.5700.00250.00250.030.0325FF48.1595.1206442.4320358583100.948383767844091652415155DRYH
2022-07-25 20:00:02FORECAST20222991479.8363.7171.7700.00260.00260.030.0326FF47.83603.83206442.4320358583100.94509004287171652515160DRYH
2022-07-25 16:00:02FORECAST20222991479.9764.9972.4800.00510.00510.030.0351FF47.97603.97206442.4320358583100.946817988928081652515160DRYH
2022-07-25 12:00:03FORECAST20222991480.1665.4672.810000.030.03FF48.16604.16206442.4320358583100.949094005442471652515160DRYH
2022-07-25 08:00:03FORECAST20222991479.9165.7572.830000.030.03FF47.91603.91206442.4320358583100.946082775812251652515160DRYH
2022-07-25 04:00:07FORECAST20222991479.8465.4672.650000.030.03FF47.84603.84206442.4320358583100.945214916227021652515160DRYH
2022-07-25 00:00:03FORECAST20222991480.4265.4972.9550000.030.03FF48.42594.42206442.4320358583100.952082523578111652415155DRYH
2022-07-24 20:00:02FORECAST20222991480.3765.2872.8250000.030.03FF48.37605.37206442.4320358583100.951518946265691652515160DRYH
2022-07-24 16:00:02FORECAST20222991479.5465.2272.3800.00020.00020.030.0302FF47.54604.54206442.4320358583100.941370259538461652515160DRYH
2022-07-24 12:00:03FORECAST20222991479.6365.3472.48500.00020.00020.030.0302FF47.63604.63206442.4320358583100.942545196979821652515160DRYH
2022-07-24 08:00:03FORECAST20222991479.9565.0672.50500.00020.00020.030.0302FF47.95602.95206442.4320358583100.946573803191791652515160DRYH
2022-07-24 04:00:07FORECAST20222991480.1865.2172.69500.00770.00770.030.0377FF48.18602.18206442.4320358583100.949329020558411652515160DRYH
2022-07-24 00:00:03FORECAST20222991480.2165.0772.6400.00330.00330.030.0333FF48.21598.21206442.4320358583100.949679927424471652415155DRYH
2022-07-23 20:00:03FORECAST20222991481.9964.3973.1900.00360.00360.030.0336FF49.99603.99206442.4320358583100.967274379931431652515160DRYH
2022-07-23 16:00:03FORECAST20222991481.564.3272.910000.030.03FF49.5607.5206442.4320358583100.963029158060711652515160DRYH
2022-07-23 12:00:03FORECAST20222991482.9263.9773.44500.00020.00020.030.0302FF50.92608.92206442.4320358583100.974229921520021652515160DRYH
2022-07-23 08:00:03FORECAST20222991479.0965.1672.12500.00030.00030.040.0403FF47.09602.09206442.4320358583100.935211398281651652515160DRYH
2022-07-23 04:00:09FORECAST20222991484.3965.3474.8650000.030.03FF52.39612.39206442.4320358583100.982686854826291652515160DRYH
2022-07-23 00:00:04FORECAST20222991481.9263.2272.570000.030.03FF49.92597.92206442.4320358583100.966693651865971652415155DRYH
2022-07-22 20:00:03FORECAST20222991481.2361.3271.2750000.030.03FF49.23609.23206442.4320358583100.960504480385621652515160DRYH
2022-07-22 16:00:03FORECAST20222991481.2361.6571.44000.010.030.04FF49.23608.23206442.4320358583100.960504480385621652515160DRYH
2022-07-22 12:00:04FORECAST20222991478.7560.9869.8650000.030.03FF46.75605.75206442.4320358583100.930234750899831652515160DRYH
2022-07-22 08:00:04FORECAST20222991474.8760.9967.930000.030.03FF42.87591.87206442.4320358583100.851233095874871652415155DRYH
2022-07-22 04:00:09FORECAST20222991474.8660.9967.9250000.030.03FF42.86600.86206442.4320358583100.85097270566771652515160DRYH
2022-07-22 00:00:04FORECAST20222991480.5561.1770.860000.030.03FF48.55593.55206442.4320358583100.953523380496941652415155DRYH
2022-07-21 20:00:04FORECAST20222991480.5659.9470.250000.030.03FF48.56607.56206442.4320358583100.953632764198611652515160DRYH
2022-07-21 16:00:04FORECAST20222991480.7760.370.5350000.030.03FF48.77605.77206442.4320358583100.955882595660441652515160DRYH
2022-07-21 12:00:04FORECAST20222991481.6863.6272.650000.030.03FF49.68611.68206442.4320358583100.964638020265581652515160DRYH
2022-07-21 08:00:04FORECAST20222991482.0864.4473.260000.030.03FF50.08605.08206442.4320358583100.968008771558071652515160DRYH
2022-07-21 04:00:09FORECAST20222991481.1163.9872.5450000.040.04FF49.11608.11206442.4320358583100.959338386271011652515160DRYH
2022-07-21 00:00:04FORECAST20222991482.3864.2173.2950000.040.04FF50.38594.38206442.4320358583100.970359348305121652415155DRYH
2022-07-20 20:00:04FORECAST20222991482.3664.1973.2750000.050.05FF50.36607.36206442.4320358583100.97020722021641652515160DRYH
2022-07-20 16:00:04FORECAST20222991483.8465.7374.7850000.040.04FF51.84610.84206442.4320358583100.979850598065161652515160DRYH
2022-07-20 12:00:06FORECAST20222991484.0565.8374.940000.040.04FF52.05608.05206442.4320358583100.980976813125851652515160DRYH
2022-07-20 08:00:04FORECAST20222991484.0465.8674.950000.040.04FF52.04609.04206442.4320358583100.980924421503031652515160DRYH
2022-07-20 04:00:09FORECAST20222991486.266.2176.2050000.040.04FF54.2611.2206442.4320358583100.989746423587561652515160DRYH
2022-07-20 00:00:05FORECAST20222991478.459.7669.080000.040.04FF46.4583.4206442.4320358583100.924810686454951652415155DRYH
2022-07-19 20:00:04FORECAST20222991478.3559.7669.0550000.040.04FF46.35595.35206442.4320358583100.924010349330191652415155DRYH
2022-07-19 16:00:04FORECAST20222991478.6460.4569.5450000.040.04FF46.64593.64206442.4320358583100.928563391176871652415155DRYH
2022-07-19 12:00:03FORECAST20222991467.456.9562.1750000.050.05FF35.4580.4206442.4320358583100.580784478363241632415222.5DRYL
2022-07-19 08:00:04FORECAST20222991462.4960.1661.325000.020.070.09FF30.49574.49206442.4320358583100.364416654151371622415220DRYL
2022-07-19 04:00:09FORECAST20222991461.8560.5461.195000.020.070.09FF29.85576.85206442.4320358583100.337810863862871622415220DRYL