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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 22, 2022

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DAY 22 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/23/2022 04:00:14 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 29.37°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.60°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.49°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.053
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 567

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: 0.18 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.81 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.81 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: 7 in
SWE DAY: 72
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 344.05 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 2.56 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: 102

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 4
D3: 3
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 45.0

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
2022-10-23 04:00:14OBSERVATION20232210229.3700227.6000828.485057.440930.180000000000060.8100000000000600.81000000000006FF-2.62998567.3700272344.0509675678 2.56005916610430.05335021317288716 15433245DRYM
2022-10-23 00:00:02FORECAST20232210227.5927.5927.5912.0154581850320.00370.633700.6337FF-4.41565.5971346.028149545654.15768676170980.0372767022717971615433245DRYM
2022-10-22 12:00:02FORECAST20232210233.626.4630.0311.5507970453420.16390.793900.7939FF1.6571.671345.730704997143.9934652057650.113174883260531615433245DRYM
2022-10-22 08:00:02FORECAST20232210232.5926.4529.5211.8467284836310.2330.86300.863FF0.59570.5971345.920180825264.09802245924540.0957652941103781615433245DRYM
2022-10-22 04:00:07FORECAST20232210231.8426.7729.30512.5556919038440.3680.99800.998FF-0.16569.8471346.373529480124.34895931979960.0841691989498041615443260DRYH
2022-10-22 00:00:03FORECAST20232210231.7725.8528.812.15184249146050.54070.570700.5707FF-0.23562.7772340.617677755990.732955592337940.083142970945321615434260DRYH
2022-10-21 20:00:01FORECAST20232210233.4127.2730.341.781688709880.53151.111501.1115FF1.41569.4172340.375669584650.606443487616810.109738730979881615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 16:00:01FORECAST20232210231.5927.1329.361.85276600634470.62791.207901.2079FF-0.41567.5972340.422157886390.63072260193840.0805471894677581615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 12:00:03FORECAST20232210231.5926.8329.211.7569029490750.65311.233101.2331FF-0.41567.5972340.359456415710.597978532722320.0805471894677581615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 09:54:43FORECAST20232210230.9926.2828.6351.93082370120740.64961.319601.3196FF-1.01564.9972340.47320206820.657393728179260.0723345358625711615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 08:00:03FORECAST20232210230.9926.2828.6356.91906329748490.64961.299601.2996FF-1.01565.9972343.71425704722.37818070075760.0723345358625711615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 04:00:12FORECAST20232210232.5726.3429.4557.13931817486950.62451.334501.3345FF0.57567.5772343.856420827022.45490039475590.0954415861117911615444280DRYVH
2022-10-21 00:00:02FORECAST20232210231.5926.5929.0911.7030384551850.71761.537601.5376FF-0.41553.5972346.784253483944.05842945417510.0805471894677581615453275DRYVH
2022-10-20 20:00:02FORECAST20232210231.726.4629.0812.5805268017070.70681.486801.4868FF-0.3574.772347.343322119354.36976197331640.0821261487286351615443260DRYH
2022-10-20 16:00:03FORECAST20232210231.6126.3228.96512.9083738795050.68541.545401.5454FF-0.39573.6172347.551881727864.48632963186870.0808325602330281615453275DRYVH
2022-10-20 12:00:04FORECAST20232210231.7926.0328.9111.8102389284990.75921.549201.5492FF-0.21574.7972346.852620282034.09641231850660.0834352173807631615453275DRYVH
2022-10-20 08:00:03FORECAST20232210231.9925.6828.83512.3376290138911.0291.82901.829FF-0.010000000000002574.9972347.188690880124.28348526589730.0864001204866991615453275DRYVH
2022-10-20 04:00:18FORECAST20232210231.8825.828.8411.9702957512631.05221.902201.9022FF-0.12571.8872346.954661427244.15314990956320.0847598536684641615453275DRYVH
2022-10-20 00:00:03FORECAST20232210233.1825.6829.437.99552596312150.92271.742701.7427FF1.18562.1872344.408306289392.75372555485150.105679877375361615453275DRYVH
2022-10-19 20:00:03FORECAST20232210232.5125.629.0559.41804949334040.77331.563301.5633FF0.51578.5172345.32257224093.25226507653240.0944752796013741615453275DRYVH
2022-10-19 16:00:02FORECAST20232210232.4826.0329.2559.66013947264820.88191.731901.7319FF0.48576.4872345.477836518563.3373640854780.0939948310644941615453275DRYVH
2022-10-19 12:00:03FORECAST20232210232.3626.0129.1857.80364507998940.92051.780501.7805FF0.36576.3672344.284730044162.68667583972460.0920910024110091615453275DRYVH
2022-10-19 09:06:03FORECAST20232210233.2827.0930.1855.88637811416350.76591.485901.4859FF1.28576.2872343.046647472812.01930227782110.107431101662191615444280DRYVH
2022-10-19 08:00:03FORECAST20232210233.2827.0930.1855.72316753488070.76591.485901.4859FF1.28576.2872342.9409748721.96270865376780.107431101662191615444280DRYVH
2022-10-19 04:00:18FORECAST20232210233.225.8229.515.73573635358720.8141.58401.584FF1.2573.272342.949114257831.96706570207920.1060284661066216154542100DRYVH
2022-10-19 00:00:16FORECAST20232210238.7227.5633.141.37329708060550.81331.533301.5333FF6.72570.7272340.10839720240.467069868967490.2350437053834116154542100DRYVH
2022-10-18 20:00:02FORECAST20232210233.9927.1330.561.29716837362240.86541.795401.7954FF1.99578.9972340.058544015450.441113188476920.1204661915380616154542100DRYVH
2022-10-18 16:00:03FORECAST20232210233.4227.230.311.73456267479660.9722.06202.062FF1.42578.4272340.344842044060.590349459569160.1099176988717716154542100DRYVH
2022-10-18 14:52:27FORECAST2023221023527.5831.292.70286168219331.05352.163502.1635FF358172340.977515327310.921615060667660.1408612634514516154542100DRYVH
2022-10-18 14:49:42FORECAST2023221023527.5831.2901.05352.163502.1635FF358172339.2076049383800.1408612634514516154552125DRYVH
2022-10-18 12:00:03FORECAST20232210232.5727.6230.09500.97942.209402.2094FF0.57578.5772339.2076049383800.09544158611179116154552125DRYVH
2022-10-18 08:00:03FORECAST20232210232.625.5129.05501.37242.602402.6024TF0.6578.672339.2076049383800.09592744966456116154552125DRYVH
2022-10-18 04:00:04FORECAST20232210231.6725.4728.5701.19732.377302.3773FF-0.33579.6772339.2076049383800.08169323690125416154552125DRYVH
2022-10-18 00:00:04FORECAST20232210234.6127.1230.86501.2181.94801.948FF2.61572.6172339.2076049383800.1327251132331716154552125DRYVH
2022-10-17 20:00:06FORECAST20232210236.4126.2531.3301.02641.606401.6064FF4.41595.4172339.2076049383800.173044389947716154552125DRYVH
2022-10-17 16:00:03FORECAST20232210238.0426.2532.14501.1771.81701.817FF6.04595.0472339.2076049383800.2156259842777316154552125DRYVH
2022-10-17 12:00:11FORECAST20232210236.7727.832.28501.02321.553201.5532FF4.77593.7772339.2076049383800.1819570281074716154552125DRYVH
2022-10-17 08:00:09FORECAST20232210234.8426.6130.72500.7931.36301.363FF2.84583.8472339.2076049383800.1374834334052416154452100DRYVH
2022-10-17 04:00:27FORECAST20232210234.8426.6130.72500.7931.34301.343FF2.84597.8472339.2076049383800.1374834334052416154452100DRYVH
2022-10-17 00:00:06FORECAST20232210238.7729.1733.9700.37050.830500.8305FF6.77590.7772339.2076049383800.23650856341521615435275DRYVH
2022-10-16 20:00:04FORECAST20232210237.3929.1233.25500.47881.008801.0088FF5.39605.3972339.2076049383800.1979639934858116155452110DRYVH
2022-10-16 16:00:07FORECAST20232210237.3729.1133.2400.47881.008801.0088FF5.37606.3772339.2076049383800.1974347505024716155452110DRYVH
2022-10-16 12:00:06FORECAST20232210238.9625.9532.45501.01011.140101.1401FF6.96597.9672339.2076049383800.2421205021947416154452100DRYVH
2022-10-16 08:00:05FORECAST20232210239.2327.1733.200.98971.119701.1197FF7.23591.2372339.2076049383800.2502178038027616254452110DRYVH
2022-10-16 04:00:08FORECAST20232210239.2327.1733.200.98971.119701.1197FF7.23600.2372339.2076049383800.2502178038027616255452120DRYVH
2022-10-16 00:00:04FORECAST20232210243.6732.1537.9100.5160.53600.536FF11.67605.6772339.2076049383800.400772080023281625535290DRYVH
2022-10-15 20:00:05FORECAST20232210239.5931.2835.43500.51050.710500.7105FF7.59615.5972339.2076049383800.261233302506831625535290DRYVH
2022-10-15 16:00:04FORECAST20232210239.6133.8836.74500.4930.69300.693FF7.61616.6172339.2076049383800.261852489500721625535290DRYVH
2022-10-15 12:00:06FORECAST20232210242.5936.0839.33500.16190.381900.3819FF10.59622.5972339.2076049383800.361630671252351625525260DRYH
2022-10-15 08:00:04FORECAST20232210240.8638.1839.5200.03470.154700.1547FF8.86612.8672339.2076049383800.301983199373851625525260DRYH
2022-10-15 04:00:16FORECAST20232210240.8738.0939.4800.02940.149400.1494FF8.87611.8772339.2076049383800.302315088862681625525260DRYH