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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 7, 2022

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DAY 7 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/08/2022 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): 71.17°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 57.98°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 64.57°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.946
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: 39
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 587

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): 0.35 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.35 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: 87
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 353.54 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: 87

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
2022-10-08 04:00:07OBSERVATION202378771.1699857.9799464.574960000.350.35FF39.16998587.1699887353.54069783457 00.9463909133140216 54415165DRYH
2022-10-08 00:00:01FORECAST202378757.9657.9657.960000.350.35FF25.96573.9686352.6103659753100.69661336619041634415227.5DRYL
2022-10-07 12:00:02FORECAST202378771.258.8465.020000.350.35FF39.2587.286352.6103659753100.946662491580031654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 08:00:02FORECAST202378770.7457.6164.17500.00090.00090.350.3509FF38.74586.7486352.6103659753100.942380094523821654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 04:00:08FORECAST202378770.7858.1664.470000.350.35FF38.78586.7886352.6103659753100.942762858613111654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 00:00:05FORECAST202378770.5356.1163.3200.00070.00070.350.3507FF38.53570.5387353.5406978345700.940337571518431654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 20:00:02FORECAST202378770.1555.8462.9950000.350.35FF38.15584.1587353.5406978345700.936498348762411654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 16:00:02FORECAST202378766.457.6662.030000.350.35FF34.4580.487353.5406978345700.887734726237851654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-06 12:00:03FORECAST202378769.9857.9463.960000.350.35FF37.98583.9887353.5406978345700.934719948804771654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 08:00:04FORECAST202378770.0557.9363.990000.350.35FF38.05584.0587353.5406978345700.935456839423861654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 04:00:05FORECAST202378770.2458.0764.1550000.350.35FF38.24583.2487353.5406978345700.937424518864651654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 00:00:05FORECAST202378770.3458.3264.330000.350.35FF38.34572.3487353.5406978345700.938441251424331654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 20:00:03FORECAST202378770.1258.2564.1850000.350.35FF38.12579.1287353.5406978345700.936187273887351654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 16:00:03FORECAST202378770.4958.3864.4350000.350.35FF38.49583.4987353.5406978345700.939942185121261654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 12:00:03FORECAST202378770.1358.2964.210000.350.35FF38.13583.1387353.5406978345700.936291096494751654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 08:00:03FORECAST202378770.3658.1864.270000.350.35FF38.36582.3687353.5406978345700.938643046441661654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 04:00:11FORECAST202378770.3658.1864.270000.350.35FF38.36582.3687353.5406978345700.938643046441661654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 00:00:04FORECAST202378769.9658.2464.10000.350.35FF37.96569.9687353.5406978345700.934508218352491654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 20:00:01FORECAST202378771.2858.5164.8950000.350.35FF39.28582.2887353.5406978345700.947380912393651654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 16:00:04FORECAST202378770.9157.4364.170000.350.35FF38.91579.9187353.5406978345700.943993080928421654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 12:00:03FORECAST202378768.1357.6162.870000.350.35FF36.13578.1387353.5406978345700.912799766438271654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 08:00:06FORECAST202378767.2857.9462.610000.350.35FF35.28578.2887353.5406978345700.901060608588151654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-04 04:00:13FORECAST202378770.856.1863.490000.350.35FF38.8578.887353.5406978345700.942953491321881654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 00:00:04FORECAST202378770.6156.7963.70000.350.35FF38.61565.6187353.5406978345700.941122243331481654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 20:00:05FORECAST202378771.3656.9764.1650000.350.35FF39.36582.3687353.5406978345700.948091657663721654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 16:00:06FORECAST202378771.2656.8164.0350000.350.35FF39.26581.2687353.5406978345700.947202028748221654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 12:00:05FORECAST202378770.4556.2563.350000.350.35FF38.45577.4587353.5406978345700.939544756905881654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 08:00:05FORECAST202378767.3856.1961.7850000.350.35FF35.38573.3887353.5406978345700.902498652315321654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 04:00:11FORECAST202378769.9456.1663.050000.350.35FF37.94579.9487353.5406978345700.934295957533241654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 00:00:07FORECAST202378770.8758.1764.520000.350.35FF38.87564.8787353.5406978345700.943616785021331654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 20:00:14FORECAST202378770.5855.8963.2350000.350.35FF38.58579.5887353.5406978345700.940828942525181654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 16:00:06FORECAST202378770.5556.0563.30000.350.35FF38.55577.5587353.5406978345700.940534500945621654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 12:00:05FORECAST202378768.455.1561.7750000.350.35FF36.4572.487353.5406978345700.916302654320791654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 08:00:08FORECAST202378766.0555.6460.8450000.350.35FF34.05567.0587353.5406978345700.882094226444241654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 04:00:20FORECAST202378766.0455.6460.840000.350.35FF34.04571.0487353.5406978345700.881930184132441654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 00:00:02FORECAST202378766.2850.8958.5850000.350.35FF34.28561.2887353.5406978345700.885822907933181654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 20:00:03FORECAST202378766.5951.959.2450000.350.35FF34.59576.5987353.5406978345700.890714942539121654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 16:00:07FORECAST202378766.5351.9259.2250000.350.35FF34.53572.5387353.5406978345700.889780006298331654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 12:00:04FORECAST202378769.455763.2250000.350.35FF37.45580.4587353.5406978345700.92892787647781654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 08:00:07FORECAST202378769.556.8963.1950000.350.35FF37.5567.587353.5406978345700.92949055526791654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 04:00:18FORECAST202378769.556.9163.2050000.350.35FF37.5581.587353.5406978345700.92949055526791654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 00:00:06FORECAST202378770.0856.4663.270000.350.35FF38.08578.0887353.5406978345700.93577067145661654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 20:00:04FORECAST202378769.9456.1363.0350000.350.35FF37.94585.9487353.5406978345700.934295957533241654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 16:00:04FORECAST202378769.9456.1663.050000.350.35FF37.94582.9487353.5406978345700.934295957533241654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 12:00:05FORECAST20237876758.3962.6950000.350.35FF3558487353.5406978345700.896951932715161654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 08:00:04FORECAST202378759.3158.0958.70000.350.35FF27.31566.3187353.5406978345700.73453341143661644415230DRYL
2022-09-30 04:00:10FORECAST202378759.3158.7859.0450000.350.35FF27.31570.3187353.5406978345700.73453341143661644415230DRYL