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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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DAY 18 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/19/2022 04:00:13 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 67.60°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 53.99°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 60.80°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.984
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: 36
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 645

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): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.00 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: 76
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 349.44 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: 98

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 21.0

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
2022-10-19 04:00:13OBSERVATION2023189867.6000453.9900660.795059.89991458333330000FF35.60004644.6000476349.43700798046 3.45939653126220.9842316607832816 54513221DRYL
2022-10-19 00:00:06FORECAST2023189854.254.254.200.00110.001100.0011FF22.2631.275342.1399521059800.764011032918281644515232.5DRYL
2022-10-18 12:00:02FORECAST2023189866.7255.5561.13500000FF34.72643.7275342.1399521059800.980106800538071654515235DRYL
2022-10-18 08:00:01FORECAST2023189866.7452.4659.600000FF34.74643.7475342.1399521059800.980209819143371654515235DRYL
2022-10-18 04:00:03FORECAST2023189864.5253.2958.90500.00170.001700.0017FF32.52641.5275342.1399521059800.965655925187551654515235DRYL
2022-10-18 00:00:03FORECAST2023189867.0952.859.94500000FF35.09627.0976343.1099960372200.981940781267621654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 20:00:01FORECAST2023189867.1252.6559.88500000FF35.12645.1276343.1099960372200.982082964647441654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 16:00:01FORECAST2023189866.7752.9459.85500000FF34.77644.7776343.1099960372200.980363499661091654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 12:00:05FORECAST2023189866.9553.0860.01500000FF34.95644.9576343.1099960372200.981264500922221654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 08:00:05FORECAST2023189867.2553.0360.1400000FF35.25642.2576343.1099960372200.982688133266231654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 04:00:23FORECAST2023189867.9753.3260.64500000FF35.97642.9776343.1099960372200.985733427645461654515235DRYL
2022-10-17 00:00:04FORECAST2023189867.7654.0160.88500000FF35.76629.7676343.1099960372200.984896828499641654515235DRYL
2022-10-16 20:00:03FORECAST2023189867.7353.9960.8600000FF35.73643.7376343.1099960372200.98477394444481654515235DRYL
2022-10-16 16:00:03FORECAST2023189868.9554.6861.81500000FF36.95645.9576343.1099960372200.989130993474961654515170DRYH
2022-10-16 12:00:04FORECAST2023189864.454.4259.4100000FF32.4641.476343.1099960372200.964667831596341654515235DRYL
2022-10-16 08:00:04FORECAST2023189868.2354.561.36500000FF36.23641.2376343.1099960372200.986713742446841654515170DRYH
2022-10-16 04:00:07FORECAST2023189868.1554.2761.2100000FF36.15643.1576343.1099960372200.986418487928821654515170DRYH
2022-10-16 00:00:04FORECAST2023189867.5754.160.83500000FF35.57635.5776343.1099960372200.984103986083741654515235DRYL
2022-10-15 20:00:03FORECAST2023189870.1653.661.8800000FF38.16650.1676343.1099960372200.992338335349241654515170DRYH
2022-10-15 16:00:03FORECAST2023189868.7552.7660.75500000FF36.75648.7576343.1099960372200.988501233881411654515170DRYH
2022-10-15 12:00:05FORECAST2023189868.0952.6860.38500000FF36.09648.0976343.1099960372200.986193352704641654515170DRYH
2022-10-15 08:00:03FORECAST2023189864.3553.0458.69500000FF32.35645.3576343.1099960372200.9642493218371654515235DRYL
2022-10-15 04:00:15FORECAST2023189868.4652.1560.30500000FF36.46644.4676343.1099960372200.98753195895961654515170DRYH
2022-10-15 00:00:05FORECAST2023189868.7753.5861.17500000FF36.77639.7776343.1099960372200.988565603079371654515170DRYH
2022-10-14 20:00:03FORECAST2023189868.4153.4360.9200000FF36.41655.4176343.1099960372200.987357890359281654515170DRYH
2022-10-14 16:00:06FORECAST2023189868.3153.3460.82500000FF36.31655.3176343.1099960372200.987003444431671654515170DRYH
2022-10-14 12:00:05FORECAST2023189868.2152.9260.56500000FF36.21656.2176343.1099960372200.986640452634521654515170DRYH
2022-10-14 08:00:04FORECAST2023189864.7253.3459.0300000FF32.72652.7276343.1099960372200.967252356690631654515235DRYL
2022-10-14 04:00:09FORECAST2023189864.6153.3258.96500000FF32.61653.6176343.1099960372200.966382040635811654515235DRYL
2022-10-14 00:00:05FORECAST2023189867.7651.3259.5400000FF35.76641.7676343.1099960372200.984896828499641654515235DRYL
2022-10-13 20:00:05FORECAST2023189870.0253.8161.91500000FF38.02662.0276343.1099960372200.992015728830671654515170DRYH
2022-10-13 16:00:04FORECAST2023189869.9953.7961.8900000FF37.99660.9976343.1099960372200.991945066144331654515170DRYH
2022-10-13 12:00:07FORECAST2023189866.7247.1256.9200000FF34.72658.7276343.1099960372200.980106800538071654515235DRYL
2022-10-13 08:00:02FORECAST2023189865.6146.9656.28500000FF33.61649.6176343.1099960372200.973633899941541654515235DRYL
2022-10-13 04:00:16FORECAST2023189865.5846.9656.2700000FF33.58654.5876343.1099960372200.973437058145181654515235DRYL
2022-10-13 00:00:04FORECAST2023189868.5553.1660.85500000FF36.55648.5576343.1099960372200.987840063492061654515170DRYH
2022-10-12 20:00:07FORECAST2023189867.7452.5960.16500000FF35.74658.7476343.1099960372200.98481500071631654515235DRYL
2022-10-12 16:00:03FORECAST2023189867.6652.4760.06500000FF35.66656.6676343.1099960372200.984483876688511654515235DRYL
2022-10-12 12:00:04FORECAST2023189861.746.253.9500000FF29.7647.776343.1099960372200.935622793143981654515235DRYL
2022-10-12 08:00:05FORECAST2023189862.9445.8754.40500000FF30.94640.9476343.1099960372200.950683461896391654515235DRYL
2022-10-12 04:00:09FORECAST2023189862.9245.8754.39500000FF30.92646.9276343.1099960372200.950465022208671654515235DRYL
2022-10-12 00:00:06FORECAST2023189867.8352.8960.3600000FF35.83643.8376343.1099960372200.985180253796531654515235DRYL
2022-10-11 20:00:04FORECAST2023189867.852.960.3500000FF35.8654.876343.1099960372200.985059349839841654515235DRYL
2022-10-11 16:00:04FORECAST2023189869.1454.0761.60500000FF37.14656.1476343.1099960372200.989701275630461654515170DRYH
2022-10-11 12:00:05FORECAST2023189852.5147.2949.900.0050.00500.005FF20.51629.5176343.1099960372200.70514283948811644515232.5DRYL
2022-10-11 08:00:04FORECAST2023189854.8353.6254.22500000FF22.83647.8376343.1099960372200.784177299545091644515232.5DRYL
2022-10-11 04:00:06FORECAST2023189853.0552.7752.9100000FF21.05645.0576343.1099960372200.724668415985341644515232.5DRYL