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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, September 26, 2022

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DAY 361 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/27/2022 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): 75.26°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 60.55°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 67.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.964
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: 43
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 507

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): 0.19 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.19 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: 268
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 475.07 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: 76

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 1
HSdry: 65.0

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
2022-09-27 04:00:07OBSERVATION20223617675.2599460.5499867.904960000.190.19FF43.25994507.25994268475.06528244366 00.9635469108577916 54415165DRYH
2022-09-27 00:00:01FORECAST20223617660.6760.6760.670000.190.19FF28.67492.67269475.5311686260100.687156507839041634315225DRYL
2022-09-26 12:00:02FORECAST20223617672.7760.0366.400.00020.00020.190.1902FF40.77504.77269475.5311686260100.941805930011281654415165DRYH
2022-09-26 08:00:02FORECAST20223617672.7957.1464.9650000.190.19FF40.79504.79269475.5311686260100.942014114014831654415165DRYH
2022-09-26 04:00:09FORECAST20223617670.6859.565.0900.00160.00160.190.1916FF38.68502.68269475.5311686260100.916649803748861654415165DRYH
2022-09-26 00:00:04FORECAST20223617673.1358.2665.69500.00010.00010.190.1901FF41.13491.13268475.0652824436600.945464711283281654315160DRYH
2022-09-25 20:00:02FORECAST20223617672.7158.2265.4650000.190.19FF40.71501.71268475.0652824436600.941177865455371654415165DRYH
2022-09-25 16:00:01FORECAST20223617672.2759.2365.750000.190.19FF40.27501.27268475.0652824436600.93640878165841654415165DRYH
2022-09-25 12:00:02FORECAST20223617672.3259.2465.780000.190.19FF40.32501.32268475.0652824436600.936965369347791654415165DRYH
2022-09-25 08:00:03FORECAST20223617672.6457.9465.290000.190.19FF40.64501.64268475.0652824436600.940438436857931654415165DRYH
2022-09-25 04:00:12FORECAST20223617672.5559.4465.9950000.190.19FF40.55499.55268475.0652824436600.93947709851511654415165DRYH
2022-09-25 00:00:03FORECAST20223617672.8359.4666.1450000.190.19FF40.83491.83268475.0652824436600.942428731548451654315160DRYH
2022-09-24 20:00:02FORECAST20223617672.457.6465.020000.190.19FF40.4501.4268475.0652824436600.937848034684311654415165DRYH
2022-09-24 16:00:04FORECAST20223617672.3859.0365.7050000.190.19FF40.38501.38268475.0652824436600.937628274411121654415165DRYH
2022-09-24 12:00:05FORECAST20223617672.158.4265.260000.190.19FF40.1501.1268475.0652824436600.934487844935451654415165DRYH
2022-09-24 08:00:02FORECAST20223617671.7258.6365.1750000.190.19FF39.72498.72268475.0652824436600.930032089724641654315160DRYH
2022-09-24 04:00:07FORECAST20223617671.6258.7565.1850000.190.19FF39.62496.62268475.0652824436600.928821747893681654315160DRYH
2022-09-24 00:00:04FORECAST20223617671.8859.0665.470000.190.19FF39.88485.88268475.0652824436600.931935726205221654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 20:00:02FORECAST20223617673.3158.665.9550000.190.19FF41.31497.31268475.0652824436600.947224827044021654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 16:00:05FORECAST20223617672.2757.7665.0150000.190.19FF40.27495.27268475.0652824436600.93640878165841654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 12:00:03FORECAST20223617672.3757.8465.1050000.190.19FF40.37495.37268475.0652824436600.9375181680541654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 08:00:02FORECAST20223617669.3757.7963.580000.190.19FF37.37491.37268475.0652824436600.897174233764071654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 04:00:09FORECAST20223617672.1355.563.8150000.190.19FF40.13490.13268475.0652824436600.934830054135311654315160DRYH
2022-09-23 00:00:03FORECAST20223617672.0356.7764.40000.210.21FF40.03482.03268475.0652824436600.933683957072491654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 20:00:05FORECAST20223617673.655664.8250000.220.22FF41.65493.65268475.0652824436600.950426679991611654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 16:00:03FORECAST20223617673.3156.765.0050000.210.21FF41.31495.31268475.0652824436600.947224827044021654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 12:00:05FORECAST20223617672.6356.8364.730000.210.21FF40.63493.63268475.0652824436600.940332214122351654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 08:00:04FORECAST20223617668.8154.8461.8250000.20.2FF36.81484.81268475.0652824436600.887912299578231654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 04:00:09FORECAST20223617672.4254.8463.630000.20.2FF40.42490.42268475.0652824436600.938067192489991654315160DRYH
2022-09-22 00:00:04FORECAST20223617673.4356.0664.7450000.210.21FF41.43482.43268475.0652824436600.948373067250231654315160DRYH
2022-09-21 20:00:04FORECAST20223617673.4255.5864.50000.190.19FF41.42499.42268475.0652824436600.948278143077961654415165DRYH
2022-09-21 16:00:04FORECAST20223617673.2356.4364.830000.20.2FF41.23500.23268475.0652824436600.946448179723721654415165DRYH
2022-09-21 12:00:04FORECAST20223617673.1356.9765.050000.190.19FF41.13500.13268475.0652824436600.945464711283281654415165DRYH
2022-09-21 08:00:03FORECAST20223617673.0356.8864.9550000.190.19FF41.03498.03268475.0652824436600.944467062082651654315160DRYH
2022-09-21 04:00:13FORECAST20223617673.0356.8864.9550000.190.19FF41.03501.03268475.0652824436600.944467062082651654415165DRYH
2022-09-21 00:00:05FORECAST20223617671.5755.6763.620000.190.19FF39.57482.57268475.0652824436600.928210600334581654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 20:00:03FORECAST20223617671.4255.6563.5350000.190.19FF39.42496.42268475.0652824436600.92635308545581654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 16:00:04FORECAST20223617671.455.663.50000.190.19FF39.4495.4268475.0652824436600.926102674968841654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 12:00:04FORECAST20223617669.7954.8662.325000.010.190.2FF37.79491.79268475.0652824436600.903747622201151654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 08:00:05FORECAST2022361767055.3862.69000.010.190.2FF38482268475.0652824436600.90691645749561654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 04:00:12FORECAST20223617669.9655.462.68000.020.190.21FF37.96490.96268475.0652824436600.906318871531831654315160DRYH
2022-09-20 00:00:19FORECAST20223617666.9652.559.73000.010.20.21FF34.96470.96268475.0652824436600.853143768221871654315230DRYL
2022-09-19 20:00:15FORECAST20223617666.3854.6660.52000.010.190.2FF34.38479.38268475.0652824436600.8408960182761644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-19 16:00:10FORECAST20223617666.3754.6460.5050000.220.22FF34.37478.37268475.0652824436600.840679159897591644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-19 12:00:04FORECAST20223617663.5655.6659.610000.220.22FF31.56477.56268475.0652824436600.772184952057551644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-19 08:00:11FORECAST20223617657.6655.2856.470000.230.23FF25.66464.66268475.0652824436600.586620198284811634315225DRYL
2022-09-19 04:00:07FORECAST20223617657.6756.8457.2550000.230.23FF25.67476.67268475.0652824436600.58696818241311634315225DRYL