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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, September 8, 2022

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DAY 343 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/09/2022 04:00:09 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): 60.49°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 42.58°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 51.54°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.545
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: 28
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 653

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): 0.01 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.01 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: 250
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 466.37 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: 58

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 27.5

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
2022-09-09 04:00:09OBSERVATION20223435860.4900442.5800451.535040000.010.01FF28.49004653.49004250466.36937792312 00.5453684647023916 33515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 00:00:01FORECAST20223435849.249.249.20000.010.01FF17.2642.2251466.8682458376700.15410218794391613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-08 12:00:02FORECAST20223435862.265257.1300.00280.00280.010.0128FF30.26655.26251466.8682458376700.61468764653171633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 08:00:02FORECAST20223435862.942.9452.9200.00250.00250.010.0125FF30.9655.9251466.8682458376700.638994740883811633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 04:00:05FORECAST20223435862.4643.4952.97500.00520.00520.010.0152FF30.46655.46251466.8682458376700.622337253535561633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 00:00:02FORECAST20223435862.5244.0953.30500.00120.00120.010.0112FF30.52637.52250466.3693779231200.624622966135131633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 20:00:01FORECAST20223435862.3145.9154.110000.010.01FF30.31655.31250466.3693779231200.616604365153141633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 16:00:01FORECAST20223435861.6546.7854.2150000.010.01FF29.65654.65250466.3693779231200.591091292917861633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 12:00:06FORECAST20223435861.9446.5354.2350000.010.01FF29.94654.94250466.3693779231200.602356126674721633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 08:00:02FORECAST20223435861.8146.5954.20000.010.01FF29.81654.81250466.3693779231200.597316317019581633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 04:00:08FORECAST20223435861.7746.4154.090000.010.01FF29.77651.77250466.3693779231200.595762305656881633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 00:00:13FORECAST20223435862.346.5254.410000.010.01FF30.3644.3250466.3693779231200.616221247922031633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 20:00:03FORECAST20223435862.246.954.550000.010.01FF30.2656.2250466.3693779231200.612383885856311633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 16:00:03FORECAST20223435862.4947.0254.7550000.010.01FF30.49656.49250466.3693779231200.623480650822921633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 12:00:03FORECAST20223435862.1547.1954.670000.010.01FF30.15657.15250466.3693779231200.610461055277011633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 08:00:03FORECAST20223435862.4247.6255.020000.010.01FF30.42657.42250466.3693779231200.620811056883741633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 04:00:08FORECAST20223435862.4147.8255.115000.010.010.02FF30.41656.41250466.3693779231200.620429212365481633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20223435862.348.3655.330000.010.01FF30.3653.3250466.3693779231200.616221247922031633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 20:00:03FORECAST20223435863.8647.9355.8950000.010.01FF31.86659.86250466.3693779231200.674400565626361633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 16:00:03FORECAST20223435864.2748.1356.20000.010.01FF32.27660.27250466.3693779231200.689077308373051633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20223435866.1148.6557.380000.010.01FF34.11662.11250466.3693779231200.751074061079361643515230DRYL
2022-09-05 08:00:03FORECAST2022343586448.7356.3650000.010.01FF32658250466.3693779231200.679444082310241633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 04:00:09FORECAST20223435868.4949.0758.780000.010.01FF36.49666.49250466.3693779231200.820364117704071643515160DRYH
2022-09-05 00:00:04FORECAST20223435867.4351.4659.4450000.010.01FF35.43651.43250466.3693779231200.791130654242271643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 20:00:03FORECAST20223435867.549.8458.67000.030.040.07FF35.5666.5250466.3693779231200.793143379342911643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 16:00:03FORECAST20223435866.9248.8457.880000.050.05FF34.92661.92250466.3693779231200.776122638290471643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20223435864.6948.7556.72000.010.050.06FF32.69657.69250466.3693779231200.703806482732551643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 08:00:04FORECAST20223435864.7450.5357.635000.010.040.05FF32.74661.74250466.3693779231200.705538450767731643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 04:00:08FORECAST20223435861.6452.2756.955000.010.040.05FF29.64657.64250466.3693779231200.590701447537871633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20223435860.6449.4955.065000.020.050.07FF28.64651.64250466.3693779231200.551326867702821633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-03 20:00:04FORECAST20223435858.6149.4154.0100.00130.02130.060.0813FF26.61659.61250466.3693779231200.470240177408251623515225DRYL
2022-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20223435863.2350.0156.6200.00120.02120.030.0512FF31.23664.23250466.3693779231200.651319128161681633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-03 12:00:04FORECAST20223435861.1548.955.02500.01170.01170.020.0317FF29.15664.15250466.3693779231200.571496483329971633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-03 08:00:04FORECAST20223435861.4148.9655.18500.01170.01170.040.0517FF29.41661.41250466.3693779231200.581711000940441633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-03 04:00:09FORECAST20223435859.9347.9253.92500.0120.0120.050.062FF27.93659.93250466.3693779231200.523036619146891633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20223435859.6446.6353.13500.05420.11420.030.1442FF27.64636.64250466.3693779231200.511439758332151633525255DRYH
2022-09-02 20:00:03FORECAST20223435859.646.6153.10500.05420.11420.030.1442FF27.6652.6250466.3693779231200.509839210254061633525255DRYH
2022-09-02 16:00:04FORECAST20223435859.5246.9453.2300.06720.12720.040.1672FF27.52655.52250466.3693779231200.506637664513281633525255DRYH
2022-09-02 12:00:04FORECAST20223435860.5842.0751.32500.02290.30290.040.3429FF28.58646.58250466.3693779231200.548944183143711633525255DRYH
2022-09-02 08:00:04FORECAST20223435860.3342.1651.24500.02290.30290.040.3429FF28.33637.33250466.3693779231200.538998303586171633525255DRYH
2022-09-02 04:00:09FORECAST20223435855.263746.1300.02470.30470.020.3247FF23.26637.26250466.3693779231200.340612773715661623525250DRYMH
2022-09-02 00:00:04FORECAST20223435858.9146.3252.61500.02770.03770.040.0777FF26.91636.91250466.3693779231200.482226795778841623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 20:00:04FORECAST20223435857.3639.9748.66500.01460.02460.050.0746FF25.36638.36250466.3693779231200.420706963016741623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 16:00:04FORECAST20223435857.339.9748.63500.01460.02460.030.0546FF25.3637.3250466.3693779231200.418354309292241623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 12:00:04FORECAST20223435841.937.7739.83500.01860.02860.030.0586FF9.9615.9250466.3693779231200.0397914782344431613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-01 08:00:05FORECAST20223435839.2836.8138.04500.01550.02550.040.0655FF7.28613.28250466.3693779231200.0218346128049861613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-01 04:00:10FORECAST20223435841.0539.8240.43500.01430.02430.040.0643FF9.05615.05250466.3693779231200.032974821075241613515222.5DRYL