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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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DAY 111 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/20/2022 07:00:06 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 36.86°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.78°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.32°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.609
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 68

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: 0.68 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.89 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.01 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.90 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: 106 in
SWE DAY: 19
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 356.02 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 37.65 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: -173

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2022-01-20 07:00:06OBSERVATION2022111-17336.8625.7799231.31996105.749460416670.679999999999950.8899999999999515.0115.9TT4.8667.8619356.02137214511 37.6490680011470.6093272280313816 3113127.5WETL
2022-01-20 03:00:04OBSERVATION2022111-17336.8625.7799231.31996105.749460416670.679999999999950.8899999999999515.0115.9TT4.8667.8619356.02137214511 37.6490680011470.6093272280313816 3113127.5WETL
2022-01-19 11:00:01FORECAST2022111-17336.0530.6233.335106.828365820480.17580.385815.0115.3958TT4.0567.0519356.6833136950138.1038955174720.57597217009653163112125WETL
2022-01-19 07:00:05FORECAST2022111-17337.6326.6932.16106.475026981420.19480.404815.0115.4148TT5.6368.6319356.4667292106437.9548046106810.640309968785163112125WETL
2022-01-19 03:00:05FORECAST2022111-17336.6626.4731.565106.584085034170.20020.410215.0115.4202TT4.6667.6619356.5335987641838.0008074082190.60115574458423163112125WETL
2022-01-18 23:00:02FORECAST2022111-17337.7327.1832.455106.709859578090.16440.264415.0115.2744TT5.7371.7319356.6106951311938.0538772014930.64427175828819163112125WETL
2022-01-18 19:00:01FORECAST2022111-17338.0328.2333.13106.74483762290.21450.314515.0115.3245TT6.0372.0319356.6321313423538.0686389512480.65606251660107163112125WETL
2022-01-18 15:00:01FORECAST2022111-17337.9528.7633.355106.747842293320.12160.221615.0115.2316TT5.9571.9519356.6339726586138.0699070698020.65293254586157163112125WETL
2022-01-18 11:00:03FORECAST2022111-17337.729.433.55106.930195422480.12530.225315.0115.2353TT5.771.719356.7456956450838.1468869514570.6430848330264163112125WETL
2022-01-18 07:00:06FORECAST2022111-17336.9629.5233.24107.462150372930.11070.270715.0115.2807TT4.9669.9619357.071315006838.3716513471220.61339518584369163112125WETL
2022-01-18 03:00:07FORECAST2022111-17337.329.5533.425107.587698108350.11360.343615.0115.3536TT5.368.319357.1481009228838.4247420620610.62713086291687163112125WETL
2022-01-17 23:00:03FORECAST2022111-17338.2130.0834.145108.367008376020.1170.56715.0115.577TT6.2171.2119357.6241854594738.7546631011540.66306571907535163113127.5WETL
2022-01-17 19:00:02FORECAST2022111-17337.2329.7633.495108.229024624340.16080.660815.0115.6708TT5.2370.2319357.5399591384138.6962010417760.62431546159015163113127.5WETL
2022-01-17 15:00:02FORECAST2022111-17336.9729.5933.28108.249847349940.18050.660515.0115.6705TT4.9769.9719357.5526713782238.7050220962550.61380130550433163113127.5WETL
2022-01-17 11:00:03FORECAST2022111-17336.8430.833.82107.792902608510.21610.646115.0115.6561TT4.8470.8419357.2735527937738.5115532808960.60851218320288163113127.5WETL
2022-01-17 07:00:07FORECAST2022111-17336.9430.8733.905108.104019285930.27090.750915.0115.7609TT4.9465.9419357.4636294490538.643255091980.61258257436727163113127.5WETL
2022-01-17 03:00:06FORECAST2022111-17337.0729.633.335108.166961006490.18840.688415.0115.6984TT5.0767.0719357.5020654128238.6699119692470.61785557961768163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 23:00:03FORECAST2022111-17337.2329.8433.535110.466010764830.21180.721815.0215.7418TT5.2367.2319358.9017990086239.6464499928030.62431546159015163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 19:00:03FORECAST2022111-17336.6229.2932.955111.065937200650.24570.635715.0215.6557TT4.6265.6219359.2657102725939.9021828154820.59951598904921163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 15:00:03FORECAST2022111-17336.8529.7333.29110.709108983020.30030.680315.0215.7003TT4.8565.8519359.0493275502439.7500311340390.60891976539534163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 11:00:03FORECAST2022111-17336.8230.0333.425109.824915385940.26630.646315.0215.6663TT4.8265.8219358.5123015380639.3735831812340.60769666184421163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 07:00:06FORECAST2022111-17338.0929.4133.75109.139360423490.10.4815.0115.49TT6.0966.0919358.0950902979539.082269125910.65840301458939163112125WETL
2022-01-16 03:00:06FORECAST2022111-17337.3330.5533.94109.40632807110.09980.459815.0215.4798TT5.3362.3319358.2576463649439.1956535921850.62833539864375163112125WETL
2022-01-15 23:00:04FORECAST2022111-1733829.9933.995110.379008671920.02770.357715.0215.3777TT66219358.8489780795439.6093944633530.6548900157116163112125WETL
2022-01-15 19:00:02FORECAST2022111-17338.0529.8433.945110.377289873220.01320.263215.0215.2832TT6.0564.0519358.8479344405739.6086624801520.65684335227654163112125WETL
2022-01-15 15:00:02FORECAST2022111-17338.130.0134.055110.757606476790.01040.370415.0215.3904TT6.166.119359.0787482319939.7707026908550.65879250948109163112125WETL
2022-01-15 11:00:05FORECAST2022111-17336.2631.4833.87110.469230573610.04130.391315.0215.4113TT4.2664.2619358.9037536030339.6478215105070.58468254164853163112125WETL
2022-01-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022111-17336.4331.9434.185109.741489154370.0460.31615.0215.336TT4.4361.4319358.4615692806439.3381064174680.5917036524397163112125WETL
2022-01-15 03:00:08FORECAST2022111-17336.531.9534.225109.338035480430.0460.27615.0215.296TT4.566.519358.2160736345839.1666417687190.5945863010757163112125WETL
2022-01-14 23:00:04FORECAST2022111-17338.0430.0234.03110.955318784120.04660.336615.0115.3466TT6.0465.0419359.1986515902339.8550008940210.65645301784278163112125WETL
2022-01-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022111-17337.8430.3534.095110.740325161230.05420.274215.0115.2842TT5.8464.8419359.0682650525639.7633364270010.64861179220872163112125WETL
2022-01-14 15:00:02FORECAST2022111-17337.8631.3434.6110.898500432570.05060.390615.0215.4106TT5.8662.8619359.1642000567839.8307711953610.64939883259496163112125WETL
2022-01-14 11:00:03FORECAST2022111-17337.8329.3533.59110.793783712340.04520.345215.0215.3652TT5.8358.8319359.1006925511539.7861244614640.64821803280727163112125WETL
2022-01-14 07:00:09FORECAST2022111-17337.1631.9234.54111.63106107250.11760.617615.0215.6376TT5.1654.1619359.6080036990940.1434230230940.62149342797905163113127.5WETL
2022-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2022111-17335.5231.8433.68111.620969910360.11760.637615.0215.6576TT3.5253.5219359.6018958271640.139112393830.55383263381656163113127.5WETL
2022-01-13 23:00:04FORECAST2022111-17339.231.9735.585113.229555214060.07890.368914.6214.9889TT7.255.219360.5735494647940.8275826278530.70052773037919164112126WETL
2022-01-13 19:00:02FORECAST2022111-17339.153235.575113.394120067910.07950.299514.6314.9295TT7.1554.1519360.6727299402240.8981668440620.6986814666724163112125WETL
2022-01-13 15:00:04FORECAST2022111-17339.232.0335.615112.712746666670.07950.259514.6314.8895TT7.253.219360.2618079600840.606097894280.70052773037919164112126WETL
2022-01-13 11:00:04FORECAST2022111-17339.2632.7636.01112.670944086870.05310.503114.6415.1431TT7.2650.2619360.2365745411840.5881949481740.7027364577126164113129WETL
2022-01-13 07:00:06FORECAST2022111-17339.2832.7836.03112.27143820760.05310.533114.8115.3431TT7.2853.2819359.9952843810840.417188325420.70347104397028164113129WETL
2022-01-13 03:00:05FORECAST2022111-17336.2333.8835.055112.526697147090.04440.384414.9315.3144TT4.2359.2319360.1494817438940.5264316598780.58344064237937163112125WETL
2022-01-12 23:00:04FORECAST2022111-17335.2632.8934.075263.153921408420.05730.447312.8613.3073TT3.2651.2619435.73266541971114.664759590940.54290559239453163112125WETL
2022-01-12 19:00:04FORECAST2022111-17335.3232.934.11262.956277756070.0570.44712.8813.327TT3.3247.3219435.65123456715114.557227041610.54543040481129163112125WETL
2022-01-12 15:00:02FORECAST2022111-17337.0334.1835.605261.720054666670.05170.551712.8413.3917TT5.0358.0319435.14097167001113.885118893180.61623539201534163113127.5WETL
2022-01-12 11:00:04FORECAST2022111-17333.53132.25261.641233814190.20350.573512.8913.4635TT1.556.519435.10838324232113.842294234420.46850298579231162113126WETL
2022-01-12 07:00:07FORECAST2022111-17333.531.3232.41262.112258583330.16420.534213.0813.6142TT1.546.519435.30303114505114.09826066160.46850298579231162113126WETL
2022-01-12 03:00:07FORECAST2022111-17333.9733.6733.82262.026596358820.01110.381113.5813.9611TT1.9748.9719435.26764911409114.051700602470.4883716524242162112124WETL