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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 1, 2022

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DAY 1 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/02/2022 04:00:15 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): 63.74°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 52.37°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 58.06°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.761
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: 32
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 485

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): 0.23 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.18 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.41 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: 93
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 359.05 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: 81

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 3
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 55.0

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
2022-10-02 04:00:15OBSERVATION202318163.7399452.3700658.055000.230.180.41FF31.73994484.7399493359.04905602062 00.7607446392871516 44325255DRYH
2022-10-02 00:00:01FORECAST202318154.4954.4954.4900.00090.23090.180.4109FF22.49475.4992358.1396957432300.4803000771391624325245DRYM
2022-10-01 12:00:02FORECAST202318162.7553.358.025000.230.180.41FF30.75483.7592358.1396957432300.734852710708131644325255DRYH
2022-10-01 08:00:02FORECAST202318158.7751.8955.33000.230.180.41FF26.77479.7792358.1396957432300.618431058012521634325250DRYMH
2022-10-01 04:00:15FORECAST202318163.8949.0556.4700.00210.23210.180.4121FF31.89484.8992358.1396957432300.764545440533521644325255DRYH
2022-10-01 00:00:03FORECAST202318164.5848.5656.57000.230.180.41FF32.58479.5893359.0490560206200.781586906985181644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 20:00:02FORECAST202318164.4949.2956.89000.230.180.41FF32.49487.4993359.0490560206200.779405153062641644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 16:00:01FORECAST202318164.2950.9757.63000.230.180.41FF32.29487.2993359.0490560206200.774512451439561644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 12:00:03FORECAST202318164.5150.9757.74000.230.180.41FF32.51487.5193359.0490560206200.779891061444671644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 08:00:03FORECAST202318164.4851.4557.965000.230.180.41FF32.48487.4893359.0490560206200.779161969018941644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 04:00:07FORECAST202318164.4451.5557.995000.230.180.41FF32.44486.4493359.0490560206200.778187702044171644325255DRYH
2022-09-30 00:00:02FORECAST202318164.2550.7357.490000.180.18FF32.25485.2593359.0490560206200.773526604955111644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 20:00:03FORECAST202318163.3151.7257.515000.010.180.19FF31.31491.3193359.0490560206200.749671939375631644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 16:00:03FORECAST202318163.8950.3257.105000.010.180.19FF31.89491.8993359.0490560206200.764545440533521644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 12:00:03FORECAST202318164.1550.7557.45000.010.180.19FF32.15492.1593359.0490560206200.771051390297711644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 08:00:01FORECAST202318164.5852.2758.425000.010.180.19FF32.58493.5893359.0490560206200.781586906985181644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 04:00:07FORECAST202318164.9852.3658.67000.030.180.21FF32.98491.9893359.0490560206200.791132246110631644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-29 00:00:03FORECAST202318164.2650.4457.35000.050.060.11FF32.26472.2693359.0490560206200.77377329408441644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 20:00:04FORECAST202318166.0451.1458.59000.070.240.31FF34.04491.0493359.0490560206200.815211129573981644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 16:00:03FORECAST202318165.0650.3457.7000.050.240.29FF33.06490.0693359.0490560206200.793011446870221644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 12:00:03FORECAST202318166.0551.2758.66000.050.240.29FF34.05491.0593359.0490560206200.81542976512661644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 08:00:05FORECAST202318162.7351.5657.145000.050.250.3FF30.73484.7393359.0490560206200.734315340997281644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 04:00:27FORECAST202318167.3850.0958.735000.050.180.23FF35.38489.3893359.0490560206200.843069280638771644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-28 00:00:03FORECAST202318166.9251.9159.415000.040.280.32FF34.92476.9293359.0490560206200.833833812633061644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-27 20:00:05FORECAST202318166.7751.7659.265000.040.160.2FF34.77489.7793359.0490560206200.830748026490791644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-27 16:00:04FORECAST202318166.7651.7359.245000.10.270.37FF34.76488.7693359.0490560206200.830541010835941644325255DRYH
2022-09-27 12:00:03FORECAST202318167.852.1459.97000.10.320.42FF35.8490.893359.0490560206200.851201738727161654325260DRYH
2022-09-27 08:00:03FORECAST202318164.3351.8258.075000.080.30.38FF32.33481.3393359.0490560206200.775495868505821644315227.5DRYL
2022-09-27 04:00:09FORECAST202318164.3351.8258.075000.120.270.39FF32.33487.3393359.0490560206200.775495868505821644325255DRYH
2022-09-27 00:00:04FORECAST202318167.3950.3958.89000.130.230.36FF35.39473.3993359.0490560206200.84326623723541644325255DRYH
2022-09-26 20:00:04FORECAST202318168.1248.658.36000.140.160.3FF36.12487.1293359.0490560206200.8572059879368516543251120DRYVH
2022-09-26 16:00:01FORECAST202318168.0550.4259.235000.340.20.54FF36.05488.0593359.0490560206200.8559067189708116543251120DRYVH
2022-09-26 12:00:09FORECAST202318165.1748.9757.07000.370.20.57FF33.17484.1793359.0490560206200.79557897913791644325255DRYH
2022-09-26 08:00:03FORECAST202318165.1448.9757.055000.40.250.65FF33.14479.1493359.0490560206200.794880626032841644325255DRYH
2022-09-26 04:00:10FORECAST202318164.0848.1956.135000.350.270.62FF32.08476.0893359.0490560206200.769309762008151644325255DRYH
2022-09-26 00:00:08FORECAST202318166.3249.8658.09000.430.260.69FF34.32467.3293359.0490560206200.82127213976621644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 20:00:06FORECAST202318165.8249.8557.835000.310.280.59FF33.82477.8293359.0490560206200.810360582303941644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 16:00:04FORECAST202318164.8349.0356.93000.30.190.49FF32.83473.8393359.0490560206200.787581828958921644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 12:00:04FORECAST202318161.548.0254.7600.00410.37410.110.4841FF29.5472.593359.0490560206200.700244490266151644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 08:00:06FORECAST202318162.8548.3155.58000.280.080.36FF30.85471.8593359.0490560206200.737531264727461644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 04:00:14FORECAST202318162.9348.3155.62000.280.080.36FF30.93469.9393359.0490560206200.739664102932891644325255DRYH
2022-09-25 00:00:04FORECAST202318164.3346.5155.42000.20.120.32FF32.33465.3393359.0490560206200.775495868505821644325255DRYH
2022-09-24 20:00:04FORECAST202318163.9545.9454.945000.250.130.38FF31.95469.9593359.0490560206200.766055792007161644325255DRYH
2022-09-24 16:00:10FORECAST202318163.8545.9654.905000.250.130.38FF31.85472.8593359.0490560206200.763535562602071644325255DRYH
2022-09-24 12:00:08FORECAST202318154.7447.4951.11500.10440.47440.140.6144FF22.74470.7493359.0490560206200.488467391505631624325245DRYM
2022-09-24 08:00:04FORECAST202318151.1147.7249.41500.07810.44810.10.5481FF19.11462.1193359.0490560206200.372058823055891624325245DRYM
2022-09-24 04:00:09FORECAST202318152.2451.6851.96000.420.10.52FF20.24464.2493359.0490560206200.4075713223991624325245DRYM