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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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DAY 26 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/27/2022 04:00:06 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): 30.14°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.01°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.069
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 378

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: 0.43 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.65 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.81 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.46 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: 21 in
SWE DAY: 68
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 352.47 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.00 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: 106

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: 2
D3: 5
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2022-10-27 04:00:06OBSERVATION20232610630.1400626.0099628.0750126.7010620833330.430000000000061.65000000000010.812.4600000000001FF-1.85994378.1400668352.46822795765 9.41127603709960.06881571555158416 15252240DRYM
2022-10-27 00:00:02FORECAST20232610631.8731.8731.87100.00251.22250.812.0325FF-0.13379.8767340.857949530913.40857949530910.0962315410192171615243248DRYM
2022-10-26 12:00:02FORECAST20232610632.2325.9329.0810.147773459610.05261.27260.812.0826FF0.23380.2367340.954410769053.45992812053910.102826610171081615243248DRYM
2022-10-26 08:00:02FORECAST20232610635.1625.4730.31510.0522450267110.07921.29920.812.1092FF3.16383.1667340.89205735653.42673048820720.168826361493351615243248DRYM
2022-10-26 04:00:14FORECAST20232610635.4723.8329.659.9720177357640.1491.3690.812.179FF3.47383.4767340.839679630473.39885933032710.177126883019441615243248DRYM
2022-10-26 00:00:03FORECAST20232610631.0122.5826.79514.1106555544820.27960.70960.811.5196FF-0.99375.0168344.49256031574.86101585969660.0817406876255131615233236DRYL
2022-10-25 20:00:01FORECAST20232610635.3825.3530.36510.9038708317850.35771.62770.812.4377FF3.38386.3868342.420068620123.73370419844490.174690976422251615253260DRYH
2022-10-25 16:00:01FORECAST20232610635.3525.8330.5910.8977140721930.37451.64450.812.4545FF3.35386.3568342.416073350453.73155246109610.17388374503611615253260DRYH
2022-10-25 12:00:03FORECAST20232610635.4425.4130.42514.3079467723150.43271.70270.812.5127FF3.44386.4468344.619515961514.93079769107810.17631254646011615253260DRYH
2022-10-25 08:00:03FORECAST20232610635.3725.3730.3714.5119989511110.41921.65920.812.4692FF3.37380.3768344.75075533235.0030225997770.174421635974621615252240DRYM
2022-10-25 04:00:14FORECAST20232610635.6225.5130.56514.4986535008680.41831.69830.812.5083FF3.62380.6268344.742174074614.99829732904360.181234034914231615253260DRYH
2022-10-25 00:00:06FORECAST20232610635.7325.3130.526.12048316993860.45911.37910.812.1891FF3.73381.7368339.29710407142.07666221507790.18428345056531615244264DRYH
2022-10-24 20:00:03FORECAST20232610635.1525.230.1755.57265095359920.4571.9370.812.747FF3.15391.1568338.937009260681.88877764786660.168562821183941615254280DRYVH
2022-10-24 16:00:03FORECAST20232610636.3225.5130.9155.21786629088680.36261.88260.812.6926FF4.32392.3268338.703538792961.76730977767190.201177364315221615254280DRYVH
2022-10-24 12:00:03FORECAST20232610635.3225.230.266.41568672551220.37961.76960.812.5796FF3.32391.3268339.490936248662.17806749312230.173078884051181615254280DRYVH
2022-10-24 08:00:05FORECAST20232610635.0626.7930.9258.83624300797990.5642.4940.813.304TF3.06388.0668341.074816197843.01381995982620.166202839186081615253260DRYH
2022-10-24 04:00:14FORECAST20232610635.1624.1429.65NAN0.55642.87640.813.6864TF3.16387.1668NANNAN0.1688263614933516152552100DRYVH
2022-10-24 00:00:02FORECAST20232610632.4824.528.4916.20957651320.53722.83720.813.6472TF0.48416.4868345.839946245615.60591906998910.107595236187551615352245DRYM
2022-10-23 20:00:02FORECAST20232610632.6325.2128.9215.8759558953470.53382.66380.823.4838TF0.63425.6368345.626260945915.48714727505090.110531565088261615352245DRYM
2022-10-23 16:00:04FORECAST20232610633.3525.0429.19514.4763987748080.52652.48650.823.3065TF1.35428.3568344.727863416664.99041801960710.12542271032851615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-23 12:00:02FORECAST20232610630.6125.7928.213.4574614801990.61572.36570.823.1857TF-1.39426.6168344.071779786544.63033272290080.0755877098498561615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-23 08:00:03FORECAST20232610631.9726.2629.11513.7799592177120.57852.33850.833.1685TF-0.030000000000001426.9768344.279616578674.74415907594360.0980316066738771615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-23 04:00:20FORECAST20232610630.6625.0527.85514.4236063362980.55672.31670.843.1567TF-1.34423.6668344.693912581314.97172930159120.0763370172040191615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-23 00:00:03FORECAST20232610632.5526.7329.6419.6643794716440.53612.44610.673.1161TF0.55420.5568348.04214699996.8440328507320.108958475148111615352245DRYM
2022-10-22 20:00:03FORECAST20232610632.5727.1829.87517.8539758580770.49022.25020.833.0802TF0.57428.5768346.890548617396.19337548040990.109350235416711615352245DRYM
2022-10-22 16:00:03FORECAST20232610632.8926.3329.6120.1273673261430.60722.90720.833.7372TF0.89428.8968348.335804421377.01108268843620.115756000973931615352245DRYM
2022-10-22 12:00:03FORECAST20232610633.724.8229.2622.0950139721460.63433.21430.834.0443TF1.7429.768349.579970318557.72397432857070.133144524748941615352245WETL
2022-10-22 08:00:04FORECAST20232610632.3326.0629.19521.8459611002880.67932.94930.93.8493TF0.33427.3368349.422834788277.6334776563370.104715358148251615352245DRYM
2022-10-22 04:00:09FORECAST2023261063427.5730.78521.5599050135860.63342.74341.053.7934TF243068349.242230034097.5296293062680.140017888578441615352245DRYM
2022-10-22 00:00:06FORECAST20232610634.2826.9730.6258.49057087816670.72112.22110.622.8411TF2.28425.2868340.849222813012.89400448506190.146646381360831615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-21 20:00:02FORECAST20232610635.0827.5631.326.17428961846370.68632.12631.163.2863TF3.08432.0868339.332444495052.09513678925370.166725431118841615354290DRYVH
2022-10-21 16:00:06FORECAST20232610635.0827.5631.323.28687261958360.70312.10311.253.3531TF3.08432.0868337.429128948951.10908656499220.166725431118841615354290DRYVH
2022-10-21 12:00:05FORECAST20232610634.8329.1631.9954.48057492587770.2262.0761.273.346TF2.83432.8368338.217681583451.51540966359130.16026900186521615354290DRYVH
2022-10-21 09:54:45FORECAST20232610634.6929.1731.935.31562707476940.2262.2061.363.566TF2.69423.6968338.767892495761.8007637814130.156725570863281615354290DRYVH
2022-10-21 08:00:05FORECAST20232610635.2726.9631.11511.3817756409220.38372.41371.343.7537TF3.27425.2768342.730001994513.90087598811410.171742719119521615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-21 04:00:14FORECAST20232610635.2726.0230.64511.5327705894240.3832.0931.373.463TF3.27432.2768342.827847857033.95375492100110.171742719119521615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-21 00:00:02FORECAST20232610636.1528.932.52513.0215677735860.46511.97511.583.5551TF4.15418.1568343.790593160234.47669250875730.196217081909961615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-20 20:00:03FORECAST20232610636.1428.9232.5313.9174241845750.46511.99511.533.5251TF4.14440.1468344.368155471314.7927176953540.195927623698971615353267.5DRYH
2022-10-20 16:00:04FORECAST20232610635.8328.7432.28515.081873343130.21371.68371.593.2737TF3.83439.8368345.116918971535.20500966050.187083116295251615352245DRYM
2022-10-20 12:00:08FORECAST20232610631.5827.529.5417.1109575940670.892.341.593.93TF-0.42435.5868346.416379615215.9275159814860.0911484737757441615352245DRYM
2022-10-20 08:00:05FORECAST20232610633.0328.3330.6817.7849590469770.85212.28211.874.1521TF1.03432.0368346.846542125686.16865154729080.118640488886911615352245WETL
2022-10-20 04:00:20FORECAST20232610633.0328.3330.6817.4280363177230.87582.25581.944.1958TF1.03431.0368346.618837943976.04088569609460.118640488886911615352245WETL
2022-10-20 00:00:03FORECAST20232610639.4932.0835.7857.48465161717070.45891.03891.82.8389FF7.49437.4968340.19160934542.54621567903490.306498485382381625343260DRYH
2022-10-19 20:00:03FORECAST20232610639.4832.0835.789.02408466947090.43721.01721.642.6572FF7.48454.4868341.197322842333.0789935303260.306131398490671625343260DRYH
2022-10-19 16:00:03FORECAST20232610636.6928.7232.7059.63876641380820.57631.25631.813.0663FF4.69442.6968341.597797873233.29258138117130.212229375175271615343254DRYMH
2022-10-19 12:00:05FORECAST20232610634.7930.9632.8757.06011473277970.07470.74471.842.5847FF2.79440.7968339.913566400382.3998287780150.159251304853091615334254DRYMH
2022-10-19 09:06:06FORECAST20232610634.7930.9732.885.41511496177380.01660.68661.62.2866FF2.79438.7968338.833366707581.83482163360640.159251304853091615334254DRYMH
2022-10-19 08:00:04FORECAST20232610634.7631.5333.1455.26034849579910.00150.67151.62.2715FF2.76438.7668338.731505826481.78184576715410.158490808359191615334254DRYMH
2022-10-19 04:00:21FORECAST20232610631.8129.8630.8355.54584490529960.02680.60681.692.2968FF-0.19436.8168338.919376553331.87959429776560.0951631911214991615334254DRYMH