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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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DAY 307 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 08/04/2022 04:00:07 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 69.05°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 49.31°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 59.18°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.708
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: 37
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 706

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: 214
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 447.09 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: 22

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 2
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 55.0

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
2022-08-04 04:00:07OBSERVATION20223072269.0499449.3100659.180000.030.03FF37.04994706.04994214447.08714579714 00.7078452075042416 42515155DRYH
2022-08-04 00:00:02FORECAST20223072251.0151.0151.0100.0020.0020.030.032FF19.01688.01215447.6591471522300.0891370096832011612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 12:00:02FORECAST20223072263.8746.2455.05500.00310.00310.030.0331FF31.87700.87215447.6591471522300.501462689504991632515225DRYL
2022-08-03 08:00:02FORECAST20223072258.2147.152.65500.00370.00370.030.0337FF26.21695.21215447.6591471522300.277550173745441622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-03 04:00:09FORECAST20223072256.2947.1751.7300.00350.00350.030.0335FF24.29693.29215447.6591471522300.214296456523451612515220DRYL
2022-08-03 00:00:03FORECAST20223072258.9847.1553.06500.00270.00270.030.0327FF26.98677.98214447.0871457971400.305254276367261622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 20:00:02FORECAST20223072259.447.3253.3600.00280.00280.030.0328FF27.4688.4214447.0871457971400.320864267773511622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 16:00:01FORECAST20223072260.1147.6853.89500.00120.00120.030.0312FF28.11689.11214447.0871457971400.34797429295081622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 12:00:03FORECAST2022307226047.453.700.00160.00160.030.0316FF28689214447.0871457971400.34371854101021622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 08:00:03FORECAST20223072259.8747.5353.700.00160.00160.030.0316FF27.87687.87214447.0871457971400.338714454012171622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 04:00:07FORECAST20223072260.0647.5753.81500.00080.01080.030.0408FF28.06689.06214447.0871457971400.346037448105181622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-02 00:00:03FORECAST20223072260.2647.8454.0500.00030.00030.030.0303FF28.26673.26214447.0871457971400.353808479765361622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 20:00:02FORECAST20223072260.6548.9254.78500.00020.00020.030.0302FF28.65690.65214447.0871457971400.3691357658621622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 16:00:02FORECAST20223072261.0150.0755.540000.030.03FF29.01690.01214447.0871457971400.383471718453931622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 12:00:04FORECAST20223072261.3250.2355.7750000.030.03FF29.32690.32214447.0871457971400.395946516161151622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 08:00:03FORECAST20223072261.3549.9155.630000.030.03FF29.35685.35214447.0871457971400.397159655004811622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 04:00:09FORECAST20223072261.5849.955.74000.010.030.04FF29.58685.58214447.0871457971400.406492630144351622515222.5DRYL
2022-08-01 00:00:04FORECAST20223072260.9749.5655.265000.020.030.05FF28.97669.97214447.0871457971400.381870527141581622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 20:00:04FORECAST20223072260.9949.6155.3000.050.040.09FF28.99682.99214447.0871457971400.382670872190951622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 16:00:03FORECAST20223072260.0149.5254.76500.00120.02120.040.0612FF28.01682.01214447.0871457971400.344104620520421622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 12:00:04FORECAST20223072261.4749.3655.415000.010.040.05FF29.47680.47214447.0871457971400.402022053704831622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 08:00:06FORECAST20223072261.9150.2956.1000.020.040.06FF29.91679.91214447.0871457971400.419975410367681622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 04:00:09FORECAST20223072263.3451.2157.275000.010.040.05FF31.34681.34214447.0871457971400.479289986898311622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223072263.3950.0656.725000.010.040.05FF31.39666.39214447.0871457971400.481380084726451622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 20:00:04FORECAST20223072262.2748.8555.56000.010.040.05FF30.27680.27214447.0871457971400.434791219252531622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 16:00:04FORECAST20223072261.549.9955.745000.020.040.06FF29.5678.5214447.0871457971400.403240057943571622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 12:00:04FORECAST20223072261.6549.7655.705000.010.040.05FF29.65672.65214447.0871457971400.409343939998761622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 08:00:04FORECAST20223072259.8446.5853.2100.00050.06050.040.1005FF27.84668.84214447.0871457971400.337563654529931622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 04:00:08FORECAST20223072262.3746.2954.33000.050.040.09FF30.37673.37214447.0871457971400.438923955469081622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-30 00:00:04FORECAST20223072252.2843.1747.72500.02280.15280.040.1928FF20.28646.28214447.0871457971400.112636585130671612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 20:00:04FORECAST20223072252.0642.347.1800.0280.0980.040.138FF20.06660.06214447.0871457971400.108277702876821612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 16:00:04FORECAST20223072252.2742.4347.3500.0280.1180.040.158FF20.27660.27214447.0871457971400.112435783247341612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 12:00:04FORECAST20223072255.7143.5149.6100.00420.09420.040.1342FF23.71659.71214447.0871457971400.196976078930621612525240DRYM
2022-07-29 08:00:03FORECAST20223072258.6743.4951.0800.00450.08450.040.1245FF26.67654.67214447.0871457971400.293953387930741622515222.5DRYL
2022-07-29 04:00:10FORECAST20223072258.6743.4951.0800.00450.09450.040.1345FF26.67651.67214447.0871457971400.293953387930741622525245DRYM
2022-07-29 00:00:04FORECAST20223072253.2640.947.0800.03910.08910.040.1291FF21.26645.26214447.0871457971400.133567374510591612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 20:00:04FORECAST20223072253.2540.9347.0900.03910.07910.040.1191FF21.25657.25214447.0871457971400.133341147983811612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 16:00:04FORECAST20223072255.4541.9248.68500.03880.07880.040.1188FF23.45657.45214447.0871457971400.189494450782011612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 12:00:05FORECAST20223072252.7240.6946.70500.04550.11550.040.1555FF20.72656.72214447.0871457971400.12172587456981612525240DRYM
2022-07-28 08:00:05FORECAST2022307225542.3148.65500.03810.07810.050.1281FF23655214447.0871457971400.176964594965621612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 04:00:09FORECAST20223072255.0242.3148.66500.03810.06810.060.1281FF23.02662.02214447.0871457971400.177510135805421612515220DRYL
2022-07-28 00:00:04FORECAST20223072260.3845.0452.7100.01210.19210.060.2521FF28.38651.38214447.0871457971400.358500741912441622525245DRYM
2022-07-27 20:00:04FORECAST20223072258.4444.5351.48500.00760.19760.060.2576FF26.44662.44214447.0871457971400.285695835232741622525245DRYM
2022-07-27 16:00:04FORECAST20223072258.4344.5351.4800.00490.19490.050.2449FF26.43665.43214447.0871457971400.285339325981721622525245DRYM
2022-07-27 12:00:04FORECAST20223072250.5945.6748.1300.00070.07070.050.1207FF18.59654.59214447.0871457971400.0822275565759441612515220DRYL
2022-07-27 08:00:05FORECAST20223072246.9445.6746.30500.00070.07070.070.1407FF14.94646.94214447.0871457971400.037999834940441612515220DRYL
2022-07-27 04:00:09FORECAST20223072247.7846.9847.38000.10.080.18FF15.78647.78214447.0871457971400.0459066447787241612525240DRYM