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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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DAY 110 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/19/2022 07:00:04 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): 31.70°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.74°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.22°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.420
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 54

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: 0.21 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.21 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.01 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.22 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: 107 in
SWE DAY: 18
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 355.73 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 37.98 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: -174

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: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2022-01-19 07:00:04OBSERVATION2022110-17431.6999426.7400429.21999106.766518750.210000000000040.2100000000000415.0115.22TT-0.3000653.6999418355.72690613359 37.9797233935910.4202037150370516 2112124WETL
2022-01-19 03:00:04OBSERVATION2022110-17431.6999426.7400429.21999106.766518750.210000000000040.2100000000000415.0115.22TT-0.3000653.6999418355.72690613359 37.9797233935910.4202037150370516 2112124WETL
2022-01-18 11:00:02FORECAST2022110-17434.528.6531.575107.171056532480.09910.099115.0115.1091TT2.556.518355.9756174756138.1502830246640.54796539926584163112125WETL
2022-01-18 07:00:06FORECAST2022110-17434.1829.9732.075107.668194830850.15820.158215.0115.1682TT2.1856.1818356.2809101684138.3601224505260.53336658298541163112125WETL
2022-01-18 03:00:06FORECAST2022110-17432.430.0431.22107.849212849180.23160.231615.0115.2416TT0.454.418356.3919776512638.4365942554510.45188773136416162112124WETL
2022-01-17 23:00:02FORECAST2022110-17432.8530.1931.52108.494333282430.3620.45215.0115.462TT0.8555.8518356.7873900706638.7094100092960.4724305695817162112124WETL
2022-01-17 19:00:02FORECAST2022110-17433.1830.4331.805108.480394004890.40510.495115.0115.5051TT1.1856.1818356.7788531431438.7035105615810.48754520461337162113126WETL
2022-01-17 15:00:01FORECAST2022110-17433.3730.5631.965108.518740784040.38810.478115.0115.4881TT1.3756.3718356.8023373966238.7197403630830.49625709140155162112124WETL
2022-01-17 11:00:03FORECAST2022110-17433.5130.7732.14108.075421074780.3420.43215.0115.442TT1.5156.5118356.5307007915138.5322056141290.50267775220705163112125WETL
2022-01-17 07:00:07FORECAST2022110-17433.3830.5431.96108.386680881970.3210.48115.0115.491TT1.3852.3818356.7214519239538.6638541734340.49671569757625162112124WETL
2022-01-17 03:00:06FORECAST2022110-17433.4130.632.005108.330828907270.3560.49615.0115.506TT1.4153.4118356.6872349395938.6402238216460.49809153971834162113126WETL
2022-01-16 23:00:03FORECAST2022110-17433.5430.4531.995110.484847406880.370.5215.0115.53TT1.5452.5418358.0033562365339.5539461849420.50405357452413163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 19:00:03FORECAST2022110-17433.2229.9531.585110.538555464680.29950.399515.0115.4095TT1.2252.2218358.0360803367339.5767911246580.48937893166806162112124WETL
2022-01-16 15:00:03FORECAST2022110-17433.4630.0531.755110.438071491860.27220.392215.0115.4022TT1.4652.4618357.9748522253139.5340523223460.50038465231699163112125WETL
2022-01-16 11:00:03FORECAST2022110-17433.4230.1231.77109.557797876170.26580.385815.0115.3958TT1.4252.4218357.4378046236239.1600987522580.49855015961814162112124WETL
2022-01-16 07:00:06FORECAST2022110-17434.8429.9232.38109.122491385260.28320.383215.0115.3932TT2.8450.8418357.1717837075838.9754748906870.56340544779349163112125WETL
2022-01-16 03:00:06FORECAST2022110-17435.8230.5233.17109.409825296520.26550.365515.0115.3755TT3.8247.8218357.3474098363839.0973176803640.60729280104411163112125WETL
2022-01-15 23:00:04FORECAST2022110-17433.4730.0631.765110.468934981180.26220.332215.0215.3522TT1.4747.4718357.9936600032839.5471783505780.50084327573612163112125WETL
2022-01-15 19:00:02FORECAST2022110-17434.0529.9131.98110.531910872710.23260.252615.0215.2726TT2.0549.0518358.0320320559739.5739646567870.5274218387097163112125WETL
2022-01-15 15:00:02FORECAST2022110-17436.9130.5733.74110.92612416830.33240.362415.0215.3824TT4.9150.9118358.2720920707139.7417345710720.65452935759212163112125WETL
2022-01-15 11:00:05FORECAST2022110-17437.4931.3734.43110.429736086650.33270.352715.0215.3727TT5.4951.4918357.9697724932939.5305075034340.67876815990937163112125WETL
2022-01-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022110-17432.683131.84109.83143556960.25850.268515.0215.2885TT0.6847.6818357.6048773378839.2762570447110.46465833469148162112124WETL
2022-01-15 03:00:08FORECAST2022110-17438.0831.7534.915109.42860531380.22220.232215.0215.2522TT6.0853.0818357.3588842204839.1052842967420.70266717796427164112126WETL
2022-01-14 23:00:04FORECAST2022110-17437.4330.1633.795111.041096015420.23120.291215.0115.3012TT5.4350.4318358.3420600304239.7906950942020.67629350099571163112125WETL
2022-01-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022110-17438.230.8334.515110.747242355840.18930.219315.0115.2293TT6.250.218358.1631900430439.6655856106380.70742694937865164112126WETL
2022-01-14 15:00:02FORECAST2022110-17437.4931.8634.675110.954501564350.26990.349915.0115.3599TT5.4948.4918358.2893634890239.7538177417320.67876815990937163112125WETL
2022-01-14 11:00:02FORECAST2022110-17437.9431.2834.61110.752974116120.25720.307215.0115.3172TT5.9443.9418358.16668026739.6680250688670.69706987847437163112125WETL
2022-01-14 07:00:08FORECAST2022110-17436.4533.0534.75111.368448381220.42690.506915.0115.5169TT4.4540.4518358.5411636844139.9301730803280.63483833267061163113127.5WETL
2022-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2022110-17436.4833.0634.77111.430182673590.42690.526915.0115.5369TT4.4841.4818358.578693428839.9564893116280.63613409263105163113127.5WETL
2022-01-13 23:00:04FORECAST2022110-17438.2231.9435.08113.329475757650.11920.289214.6214.9092TT6.2239.2218359.7304479536240.7680630806490.70821679327183164112126WETL
2022-01-13 19:00:02FORECAST2022110-17437.5632.2634.91113.46886563860.15880.228814.6214.8488TT5.5637.5618359.814757028740.8277723200750.68164526314967163112125WETL
2022-01-13 15:00:04FORECAST2022110-17437.5731.8234.695112.988758666670.16240.192414.6214.8124TT5.5736.5718359.5242417090340.6221977812780.68205539096218163112125WETL
2022-01-13 11:00:04FORECAST2022110-17439.8733.2236.545113.080288086870.36360.463614.6315.0936TT7.8733.8718359.5796539906940.6613708634430.76971118348602164112126WETL
2022-01-13 07:00:06FORECAST2022110-17439.9133.2436.575112.68439020760.36360.483614.8115.2936TT7.9136.9118359.3398831367340.4919956085340.77110643849953164112126WETL
2022-01-13 03:00:05FORECAST2022110-17439.9733.2736.62112.897610480430.23150.341514.9315.2715TT7.9745.9718359.4690474243440.5831964958830.77319041314217164112126WETL
2022-01-12 23:00:04FORECAST2022110-17438.4632.1835.32263.379749408420.28760.387612.8613.2476TT6.4639.4618435.20860427737114.625133134960.71761657331261164112126WETL
2022-01-12 19:00:04FORECAST2022110-17438.4832.2235.35263.16056708940.28760.387612.8813.2676TT6.4835.4818435.11800500376114.50590094760.71839327372223164112126WETL
2022-01-12 15:00:02FORECAST2022110-1743731.1934.095261.9830560.4370.49712.8413.337TT54418434.63041509139113.865804376190.65833550047563163113127.5WETL
2022-01-12 11:00:04FORECAST2022110-17438.7231.435.06261.667801814190.22140.371412.8913.2614TT6.7245.7218434.49962532677113.694561848350.72763252805078164112126WETL
2022-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2022110-17438.7531.435.075262.138826583330.22140.371413.0813.4514TT6.7535.7518434.69500111373113.950437513590.72877677192631164112126WETL
2022-01-12 03:00:07FORECAST2022110-17438.9931.7535.37262.057155025480.09410.374113.5813.9541TT6.9937.9918434.6611414173113.906062119950.73784367272252164112126WETL
2022-01-11 23:00:03FORECAST2022110-17435.8729.7532.81295.50255993040.08690.116912.4212.5369TT3.8739.8718447.95580526262132.372087190790.60950075293057163112125WETL
2022-01-11 19:00:04FORECAST2022110-17435.3429.5332.435295.866406237350.10770.147712.4312.5777TT3.3439.3418448.09431511888132.576054669610.58593052452312163112125WETL
2022-01-11 15:00:04FORECAST2022110-17435.3929.6732.53295.865330443760.09070.130712.7212.8507TT3.3936.3918448.09390577193132.575451501050.58816883729944163112125WETL
2022-01-11 11:00:04FORECAST2022110-17436.0835.2235.65295.208866666670.03530.105312.7512.8553TT4.0834.0818447.84390802738132.207492532330.61873488389143163112125WETL
2022-01-11 07:00:06FORECAST2022110-17435.3534.8435.095295.065981333330.01380.063812.9212.9838TT3.3529.3518447.78943847431132.127430094120.58637841287477163111122.5WETL
2022-01-11 03:00:06FORECAST2022110-17435.3535.1635.255294.6361920.00420.054212.8612.9142TT3.3541.3518447.62547856381131.886666446220.58637841287477163111122.5WETL