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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, January 20, 2022

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DAY 112 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/21/2022 07:00:05 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): 37.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.38°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.36°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.635
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: 78

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: 1.83 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.72 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 14.49 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 17.21 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: 105 in
SWE DAY: 20
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 356.37 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 37.36 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: -172

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2022-01-21 07:00:05OBSERVATION2022112-17237.3400625.3799631.36001104.824265416671.82999999999992.719999999999914.4917.21TT5.3400678.3400620356.37184313863 37.3564166721910.6354551065701716 31151212.5WETL
2022-01-21 03:00:04OBSERVATION2022112-17237.3400625.3799631.36001104.824265416671.82999999999992.719999999999914.4917.21TT5.3400678.3400620356.37184313863 37.3564166721910.6354551065701716 31151212.5WETL
2022-01-20 11:00:01FORECAST2022112-17233.827.6730.735106.743666208220.34931.239314.4915.7293TT1.874.820357.5464943484738.1658236466520.502527204275561631141210WETL
2022-01-20 07:00:07FORECAST2022112-17237.4627.9932.725106.34591247010.76061.650614.4916.1406TT5.4678.4620357.3035438197837.9977713963150.639774546633861631151212.5WETL
2022-01-20 03:00:04FORECAST2022112-17238.528.1633.33106.412574737421.31152.201514.4916.6915TT6.579.520357.3442786824338.0259247622840.676431963169951631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 23:00:02FORECAST2022112-17238.7328.2433.485107.744495195061.64632.036314.4916.5263TT6.7378.7320358.1567223868738.5894152542890.684327804168891631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 19:00:02FORECAST2022112-17238.8628.1133.485107.847984850381.77392.163914.4916.6539TT6.8678.8620358.2197339156638.6332764364420.688754062637811631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 15:00:01FORECAST2022112-17238.7328.2733.5107.905136273631.61422.004214.4916.4942TT6.7378.7320358.2545244839938.657503285090.684327804168891631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 11:00:01FORECAST2022112-17238.5328.2433.385107.605737546291.50131.891314.4916.3813TT6.5378.5320358.072211312738.5306243931360.677466467993261631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 07:00:05FORECAST2022112-17237.2727.8832.575106.835595128231.37261.772614.4916.2626TT5.2779.2720357.6026102097238.2046876811640.632923994036261631151212.5WETL
2022-01-19 03:00:05FORECAST2022112-17238.6327.8633.245106.853777511411.39591.805914.4916.2959TT6.6379.6320357.6137076686838.2123755542570.680904877185041631151212.5WETL
2022-01-18 23:00:03FORECAST2022112-17236.8828.4932.685106.782958262181.28881.548814.4916.0388TT4.8881.8820357.5704808681138.1824337343290.618731215957581631151212.5WETL
2022-01-18 19:00:02FORECAST2022112-17238.0828.0833.08106.568325923841.14561.455614.4915.9456TT6.0883.0820357.4394256317938.0917212087580.66180877391611631141210WETL
2022-01-18 15:00:03FORECAST2022112-17238.2228.9833.6106.484433042261.00281.222814.4915.7128TT6.2283.2220357.3881809287338.0562778222020.666711710972471631141210WETL
2022-01-18 11:00:03FORECAST2022112-17237.9928.8533.42106.661748565490.95121.181214.4915.6712TT5.9982.9920357.4964785960338.1311995130590.658642276773431631141210WETL
2022-01-18 07:00:07FORECAST2022112-17238.2529.6933.97107.22128503460.83681.106814.4915.5968TT6.2581.2520357.8379028439538.3678397770150.66775868244541631141210WETL
2022-01-18 03:00:07FORECAST2022112-17238.0428.8833.46107.353908808380.87881.218814.4915.7088TT6.0479.0420357.9187575954638.4239776637110.660402837336011631141210WETL
2022-01-17 23:00:04FORECAST2022112-17235.6928.3532.02108.248210994180.9091.38914.5815.969TT3.6979.6920358.4632629359538.8030069199540.574505874107311631141210WETL
2022-01-17 19:00:02FORECAST2022112-17235.852932.425108.05763953230.90021.470214.5816.0502TT3.8578.8520358.3473351658238.7221671707070.580520283425581631141210WETL
2022-01-17 15:00:03FORECAST2022112-17236.2528.4732.36108.550748371180.85361.423614.5816.0036TT4.2579.2520358.6471862079238.9314204640890.595471320948561631141210WETL
2022-01-17 11:00:03FORECAST2022112-17236.2528.1632.205108.180464182360.84421.404214.5815.9842TT4.2580.2520358.4220578588938.7742645923730.595471320948561631141210WETL
2022-01-17 07:00:08FORECAST2022112-17237.4528.6233.035108.353312880910.62681.216814.6515.8668TT5.4576.4520358.527174146938.8476070766470.639415085040681631141210WETL
2022-01-17 03:00:06FORECAST2022112-17239.3630.5534.955107.821194339820.47911.029114.6315.6591TT7.3679.3620358.2034236227138.6219209516140.705521052501811641141212WETL
2022-01-16 23:00:03FORECAST2022112-17238.730.8634.78110.332855982950.30840.888414.6415.5284TT6.778.720359.727729416639.6897877627970.6833025662991163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 19:00:03FORECAST2022112-17239.2529.2934.27111.071400474780.40730.957314.5915.5473TT7.2578.2520360.1740986920840.0050415564720.70186817746766164113129WETL
2022-01-16 15:00:03FORECAST2022112-17239.2629.3534.305110.675318508310.43571.005714.6115.6157TT7.2678.2620359.9348146327339.8359002517070.70220110786171641141212WETL
2022-01-16 11:00:03FORECAST2022112-17239.1530.9735.06110.018574782880.49571.035714.6115.6457TT7.1578.1520359.5375267195139.555806270640.698529599004851631141210WETL
2022-01-16 07:00:06FORECAST2022112-17235.713133.355109.948804308150.41020.790214.5915.3802TT3.7174.7120359.4952810924839.5260763105410.57525865412783163113127.5WETL
2022-01-16 03:00:07FORECAST2022112-17235.6931.3833.535110.2315922650.40980.779814.5915.3698TT3.6970.6920359.6664612850939.6466067117760.57450587410731163113127.5WETL
2022-01-15 23:00:04FORECAST2022112-17240.7832.3436.56110.199176384060.12590.415914.5714.9859TT8.7875.7820359.6468452004839.6327861302190.75071637793054164112126WETL
2022-01-15 19:00:02FORECAST2022112-17240.7632.3336.545110.07043456050.07390.313914.5214.8339TT8.7677.7620359.568922670839.5779075728270.75010639262289164112126WETL
2022-01-15 15:00:02FORECAST2022112-17240.7432.1836.46110.454501403980.07390.413914.5314.9439TT8.7479.7420359.8013083668139.7416741201560.74949561713753164112126WETL
2022-01-15 11:00:05FORECAST2022112-17240.0733.0336.55109.976655582840.3610.73114.5215.251TT8.0777.0720359.5121457792539.5379434342110.72858681066109164113129WETL
2022-01-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022112-17235.6132.8734.24111.070038744490.65050.960514.5115.4705TT3.6169.6120360.1732764455140.0044597695340.57149206430117163113127.5WETL
2022-01-15 03:00:08FORECAST2022112-17235.832.9634.38110.720283435230.65050.920514.5115.4305TT3.875.820359.9619913021839.8550937028850.57864273077883163113127.5WETL
2022-01-14 23:00:05FORECAST2022112-17242.132.7637.43110.437216554830.13320.413214.5514.9632TT10.180.120359.7908547674139.7343005423960.78917329290026164112126WETL
2022-01-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022112-17243.7934.6739.23110.115781780820.0790.31914.5214.839TT11.7981.7920359.5963725256739.5972356862120.83296539519025164112126WETL
2022-01-14 15:00:03FORECAST2022112-17243.8533.3838.615110.359605673360.0790.39914.5714.969TT11.8579.8520359.743911294539.7011961938530.83440419351163164112126WETL
2022-01-14 11:00:03FORECAST2022112-17239.5429.3434.44110.592988499550.08230.392314.5414.9323TT7.5471.5420359.8850465726939.8007628167740.7114535439839164112126WETL
2022-01-14 07:00:09FORECAST2022112-17240.3432.3636.35111.308604187620.0840.63414.5715.204TT8.3467.3420360.3172847978440.1064140355190.73711611283129164113129WETL
2022-01-14 03:00:09FORECAST2022112-17240.3232.2436.28111.308870744950.0840.63414.5915.224TT8.3267.3220360.317445654540.1065279855070.73648903828527164113129WETL
2022-01-13 23:00:05FORECAST2022112-17245.2131.5338.37112.6669805473900.214.2714.47TT13.2173.2120361.1355982118140.68805741870.8648665131025165112127WETL
2022-01-13 19:00:02FORECAST2022112-17245.1431.7438.44112.924970734580.00050.240514.1714.4105TT13.1472.1420361.2906979347540.7987414909570.86339887615834165112127WETL
2022-01-13 15:00:04FORECAST2022112-17245.1931.7738.48112.393274666670.00050.240514.1314.3705TT13.1971.1920360.9709393067840.5707059281920.8644482926915165112127WETL
2022-01-13 11:00:04FORECAST2022112-17236.8635.1335.995112.42734942020.00420.414214.2114.6242TT4.8659.8620360.9914445997540.5853112797190.61799887360397163112125WETL
2022-01-13 07:00:06FORECAST2022112-17236.8135.536.155112.110936874270.00050.410514.4114.8205TT4.8162.8120360.8009675364740.4497344956570.61616617541984163112125WETL
2022-01-13 03:00:05FORECAST2022112-17234.133434.065112.4929678137600.2714.5214.79TT2.1366.1320361.0309270287940.6134404540220.51516782330078163112125WETL