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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, October 28, 2022

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DAY 28 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/29/2022 04:00:04 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): 36.55°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.39°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.47°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.259
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 323

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: 0.24 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.78 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.03 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.81 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: 17 in
SWE DAY: 66
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 344.21 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.74 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: 108

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 5
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 27.0

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
2022-10-29 04:00:04OBSERVATION20232810836.5500432.3900634.4700516.6666333333330.240000000000010.780000000000012.032.81FF4.55004322.5500466344.21167583206 5.73684979014520.2593498918989416 25232227DRYL
2022-10-29 00:00:02FORECAST20232810833.8933.8933.8931.9896680.00090.54092.032.5709FF1.89319.8965352.9666983560711.2912874954670.18613487874251615231212DRYL
2022-10-28 12:00:01FORECAST20232810840.8734.0937.4831.6478373333330.04920.58922.032.6192FF8.87326.8765352.7539426938711.1638993970680.403415612696951625231213.5DRYL
2022-10-28 08:00:01FORECAST20232810837.2531.9334.5931.7977880.33320.87322.032.9032FF5.25323.2565352.847294844411.2197634778360.280822763286041625231213.5DRYL
2022-10-28 04:00:13FORECAST20232810841.5330.8736.232.0963612972520.54211.08212.033.1121FF9.53327.5365353.033066526311.3310768531050.427289299177351625241218DRYL
2022-10-28 00:00:03FORECAST20232810841.2331.3236.27526.6477399213070.48310.92312.032.9531FF9.23325.2366350.562343708759.34169416135460.416399028818371625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 20:00:02FORECAST20232810839.4234.2136.81526.4352386666670.51510.97512.033.0051FF7.42329.4266350.42880638529.26366913246790.352324859689221625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 16:00:01FORECAST20232810841.132.9837.0426.4179640.61971.07972.033.1097FF9.1331.166350.417947691739.25732872707410.411699252269741625242236DRYL
2022-10-27 12:00:02FORECAST20232810841.2232.9837.126.0084560.63031.09032.033.1203FF9.22331.2266350.160395232419.10713123234480.416037073868751625242236DRYL
2022-10-27 08:00:02FORECAST20232810840.8933.2137.0526.1054346666670.64731.12732.033.1573FF8.89330.8966350.22141237679.14268219966750.404134269092111625242236DRYL
2022-10-27 04:00:08FORECAST20232810840.7833.5737.17525.951800750.59621.09622.033.1262FF8.78328.7866350.124741864069.08636753850130.400185725841391625242236DRYL
2022-10-27 00:00:03FORECAST20232810840.3232.3736.3458.9753280.66620.76622.032.7962FF8.32333.3266339.206915035893.04449332231520.383788251504861625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-26 20:00:03FORECAST20232810840.3333.4536.898.94903333333330.7230.9432.032.973FF8.33332.3366339.189636747873.03541936557790.38414263187831625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-26 16:00:03FORECAST20232810840.4734.8537.668.9453906435480.80721.12722.033.1572FF8.47333.4766339.187243036733.03416239027160.389113999689581625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 12:00:03FORECAST20232810840.1633.7136.9359.20444545960980.80371.10372.033.1337FF8.16332.1666339.357419838093.12359686221360.378131563909221625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 08:00:04FORECAST20232810840.733.0736.8859.00335569337780.90061.15062.033.1806TF8.7335.766339.225330829353.05416631366040.397320426785081625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 04:00:16FORECAST20232810840.933.3437.128.8738737357641.05091.37092.033.4009TF8.9336.966339.140242833593.00948769362160.404493718787561625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 00:00:05FORECAST20232810841.8533.4437.64513.1425300009190.75431.21431.242.4543FF9.85328.8566341.930661502874.49383397703540.438966767301051625243254DRYMH
2022-10-25 20:00:04FORECAST20232810842.3234.3138.31510.0429111707720.70621.27622.083.3562TF10.32336.3266339.907452811173.41366035486590.456211928825551625243254DRYMH
2022-10-25 16:00:04FORECAST20232810838.1733.9336.0510.1580775621850.85241.57242.083.6524TF6.17334.1766339.98291043363.45357277400210.310288398035671625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-25 12:00:05FORECAST20232810837.6133.9235.76513.4938041094771.0361.8862.083.966TF5.61334.6166342.158944765474.61702577497070.292191254822691625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-25 08:00:05FORECAST20232810838.5833.2135.89513.9659745179690.79881.82882.053.8788TF6.58328.5866342.465474446874.78286408940910.32383890609751625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-25 04:00:16FORECAST20232810839.1731.8635.51514.2134436103520.4411.5412.093.631TF7.17329.1766342.625982857594.86989508678790.343750980327841625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-25 00:00:09FORECAST20232810839.2332.2435.7355.54747465371990.49651.67651.733.4065TF7.23331.2366336.944705713551.8691922146510.345801599079591625254290DRYVH
2022-10-24 20:00:04FORECAST20232810839.9833.2836.634.88560028693250.67391.86392.294.1539TF7.98340.9866336.505628902361.64403199711980.371798918683361625254290WETM
2022-10-24 16:00:04FORECAST20232810839.6432.9536.2954.59774961229160.44021.53022.333.8602TF7.64340.6466336.314442951951.54628959969040.359932603416491625254290DRYVH
2022-10-24 12:00:04FORECAST20232810837.1832.2734.7256.96367177053590.46111.56112.23.7611TF5.18336.1866337.881712334762.35289734196590.278637283538181625254290DRYVH
2022-10-24 08:00:06FORECAST20232810837.1432.2734.7058.73651717753430.47361.72362.744.4636TF5.14333.1466339.049949515372.96211570798310.277392163232311625253267.5WETM
2022-10-24 04:00:15FORECAST20232810837.1832.2734.725NAN0.47361.45363.134.5836TF5.18335.1866NANNAN0.278637283538181625245290WETM
2022-10-24 00:00:03FORECAST20232810839.531.7135.60515.8196675682080.71261.73263.114.8426TF7.5365.566343.665330441285.43667128229940.355084673649571625252245WETL
2022-10-23 20:00:02FORECAST20232810840.9732.1836.57515.2020094626210.98481.89482.954.8448TF8.97377.9766343.266160939185.2183354267950.407012107423531625252245WETL
2022-10-23 16:00:05FORECAST20232810841.6232.6637.1413.7526382569510.98481.85482.784.6348TF9.62381.6266342.327023584384.70789972093480.430567611729461625253267.5WETM
2022-10-23 12:00:03FORECAST20232810842.4430.7836.6112.8973067216880.08551.09552.573.6655TF10.44381.4466341.771176952134.40792769778410.460629525043461625243254DRYMH
2022-10-23 08:00:03FORECAST20232810842.4931.9837.23513.2730974894320.09960.86962.593.4596TF10.49376.4966342.0155374634.53960557164680.46247165691171625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-23 04:00:21FORECAST20232810842.4631.9837.2213.9675702145110.09960.84962.63.4496TF10.46373.4666342.466509738584.78342502089220.461366278647321625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-23 00:00:03FORECAST20232810842.2733.2437.75518.8517280172860.09290.83292.583.4129TF10.27374.2766345.615781577286.51545471277650.454372828191371625232227DRYL
2022-10-22 20:00:04FORECAST20232810841.4732.8637.16517.0839656674770.13880.75882.593.3488FF9.47382.4766344.480449098625.88509216551790.425106528761741625232227DRYL
2022-10-22 16:00:04FORECAST20232810841.4332.8637.14519.3179726594760.13880.92883.134.0588TF9.43382.4366345.914375195416.68236444254470.423652618472721625232227WETL
2022-10-22 12:00:04FORECAST20232810837.6333.4535.5422.4336280284622.4764.3663.417.776TT5.63377.6366347.900660259487.80467400311720.292829060040351625252245WETL
2022-10-22 08:00:05FORECAST20232810841.1333.7437.43520.9656850775972.25474.15473.177.3247TT9.13379.1366346.966779006237.2743962210330.412782718555491625252245WETL
2022-10-22 04:00:09FORECAST20232810841.1333.7437.43520.5810197246612.25474.10473.167.2647TT9.13383.1366346.721484890767.13588171950050.412782718555491625252245WETL
2022-10-22 00:00:07FORECAST20232810842.1936.0239.1057.01140021150011.55373.87372.125.9937TT10.19381.1966337.913232503552.36924490984410.45143231683561625254290WETH
2022-10-21 20:00:03FORECAST20232810839.4534.5436.9955.06816428513041.44023.75022.66.3502TT7.45385.4566336.626812654771.70607998931420.353358888704821625254290WETH
2022-10-21 16:00:07FORECAST20232810839.9235.8737.8952.11662328625031.3143.6342.656.284TT7.92385.9266334.660709357620.708350650419380.369695622787831625254290WETH
2022-10-21 12:00:05FORECAST20232810836.6932.7734.733.89985092587770.00030.46033.123.5803TF4.69381.6966335.850328764251.30976621558760.26357476299331625224236DRYL
2022-10-21 09:54:46FORECAST20232810835.9432.7734.3554.779511074769400.463.343.8TF3.94371.9466336.435182359151.60799568002760.241351482852071615224232DRYL
2022-10-21 08:00:05FORECAST20232810835.834.1634.9810.9182569742550.01750.63753.374.0075TF3.8371.866340.48043064343.71745283646960.237318697260881615233236WETM
2022-10-21 04:00:14FORECAST20232810835.835.235.511.1142972560910.0030.6233.083.703TF3.8378.866340.608578832063.78562499311410.237318697260881615233236DRYL