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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 8, 2022

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DAY 8 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/09/2022 04:00:03 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): 69.62°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 56.54°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 63.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.954
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: 38
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 595

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: 86
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 352.61 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: 88

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
2022-10-09 04:00:03OBSERVATION202388869.6256.5399463.079970000.350.35FF37.62594.6286352.61036597531 00.953531593074816 54415165DRYH
2022-10-09 00:00:02FORECAST202388855.2255.2255.2200.00060.00060.350.3506FF23.22580.2285351.6764921294700.681065339411381634415227.5DRYL
2022-10-08 12:00:02FORECAST202388871.6657.3664.510000.350.35FF39.66596.6685351.6764921294700.967982389914091654415165DRYH
2022-10-08 08:00:01FORECAST202388869.9356.3663.14500.00210.00210.350.3521FF37.93594.9385351.6764921294700.956015168858321654415165DRYH
2022-10-08 04:00:09FORECAST202388866.1757.2361.70000.350.35FF34.17591.1785351.6764921294700.91771583198821654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-08 00:00:02FORECAST202388870.4255.3962.9050000.350.35FF38.42582.4286352.6103659753100.959722107359431654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 20:00:02FORECAST202388870.0955.262.6450000.350.35FF38.09595.0986352.6103659753100.957254624146941654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 16:00:02FORECAST202388869.9157.3263.6150000.350.35FF37.91594.9186352.6103659753100.955858225823721654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 12:00:03FORECAST202388869.9657.2963.6250000.350.35FF37.96594.9686352.6103659753100.956249742040251654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 08:00:03FORECAST202388870.0157.0963.550000.350.35FF38.01595.0186352.6103659753100.956638460667271654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 04:00:09FORECAST202388869.7157.3763.540000.350.35FF37.71594.7186352.6103659753100.954263923558911654415165DRYH
2022-10-07 00:00:06FORECAST202388870.0957.4663.7750000.350.35FF38.09579.0986352.6103659753100.957254624146941654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 20:00:05FORECAST202388870.2357.4363.830000.350.35FF38.23592.2386352.6103659753100.958315918988521654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 16:00:03FORECAST202388869.956.9763.4350000.350.35FF37.9587.986352.6103659753100.955779585718531654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 12:00:04FORECAST202388869.8157.1963.50000.350.35FF37.81591.8186352.6103659753100.955066748308411654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 08:00:06FORECAST202388866.0857.2161.6450000.350.35FF34.08588.0886352.6103659753100.916560870468481654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-06 04:00:05FORECAST202388869.7457.3163.5250000.350.35FF37.74590.7486352.6103659753100.954505968660231654415165DRYH
2022-10-06 00:00:05FORECAST202388869.9757.4963.730000.350.35FF37.97579.9786352.6103659753100.956327709154161654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 20:00:04FORECAST202388870.8457.3864.110000.350.35FF38.84587.8486352.6103659753100.962694378404051654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 16:00:03FORECAST202388870.857.3164.0550000.350.35FF38.8591.886352.6103659753100.962419231028951654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 12:00:04FORECAST202388866.7854.5660.670000.350.35FF34.78587.7886352.6103659753100.925229660016511654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-05 08:00:03FORECAST202388871.1557.0564.10000.350.35FF39.15591.1586352.6103659753100.964771573694731654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 04:00:11FORECAST202388871.1557.0564.10000.350.35FF39.15591.1586352.6103659753100.964771573694731654415165DRYH
2022-10-05 00:00:05FORECAST202388870.4156.7363.570000.350.35FF38.41578.4186352.6103659753100.959649067488311654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 20:00:01FORECAST202388870.4256.1963.3050000.350.35FF38.42590.4286352.6103659753100.959722107359431654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 16:00:04FORECAST202388870.4356.7863.6050000.350.35FF38.43588.4386352.6103659753100.959795040146791654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 12:00:03FORECAST202388870.7957.1363.960000.350.35FF38.79586.7986352.6103659753100.962350186686921654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 08:00:06FORECAST202388867.6758.0462.8550000.350.35FF35.67583.6786352.6103659753100.935241055463051654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-04 04:00:14FORECAST202388870.1753.8161.990000.350.35FF38.17587.1786352.6103659753100.957863712918151654415165DRYH
2022-10-04 00:00:04FORECAST202388869.9656.0963.0250000.350.35FF37.96573.9686352.6103659753100.956249742040251654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 20:00:05FORECAST202388870.2456.3663.30000.350.35FF38.24590.2486352.6103659753100.958390904291831654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 16:00:07FORECAST202388870.1556.3563.250000.350.35FF38.15589.1586352.6103659753100.957712101045951654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 12:00:05FORECAST202388867.9254.3861.150000.350.35FF35.92582.9286352.6103659753100.937857780174521654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 08:00:05FORECAST202388869.0254.4761.7450000.350.35FF37.02580.0286352.6103659753100.948406739055441654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 04:00:11FORECAST202388869.1454.4261.780000.350.35FF37.14587.1486352.6103659753100.949466037592451654415165DRYH
2022-10-03 00:00:07FORECAST202388869.9257.3363.6250000.350.35FF37.92572.9286352.6103659753100.955936753502111654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 20:00:16FORECAST202388870.0557.3163.680000.350.35FF38.05588.0586352.6103659753100.956947430097591654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 16:00:07FORECAST202388870.0457.2663.650000.350.35FF38.04586.0486352.6103659753100.95687035444381654415165DRYH
2022-10-02 12:00:05FORECAST202388867.8355.1861.5050000.350.35FF35.83577.8386352.6103659753100.93692539538451654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 08:00:09FORECAST202388867.7654.9361.3450000.350.35FF35.76572.7686352.6103659753100.93619272875571654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 04:00:20FORECAST202388867.7554.9161.330000.350.35FF35.75576.7586352.6103659753100.936087525717971654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 00:00:03FORECAST202388860.1546.3253.23500.01990.01990.350.3699FF28.15559.1586352.6103659753100.81173134853311644415230DRYL
2022-10-01 20:00:04FORECAST202388860.6747.6854.17500.02010.02010.350.3701FF28.67575.6786352.6103659753100.823279381570071644415230DRYL
2022-10-01 16:00:07FORECAST202388860.7747.7654.26500.01840.01840.350.3684FF28.77571.7786352.6103659753100.825447833752521644415230DRYL
2022-10-01 12:00:04FORECAST202388863.5256.9160.2150000.350.35FF31.52581.5286352.6103659753100.878436626179071654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 08:00:07FORECAST202388858.3155.6756.990000.350.35FF26.31564.3186352.6103659753100.767274622750951644415230DRYL
2022-10-01 04:00:19FORECAST202388858.3156.7557.530000.350.35FF26.31578.3186352.6103659753100.767274622750951644415230DRYL