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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 29, 2022

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DAY 29 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/30/2022 04:00:07 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): 41.16°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.87°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.52°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.489
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: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 303

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): 0.35 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.46 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: 15 in
SWE DAY: 65
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.92 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.00 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: 109

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: 2
D4: 3
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
2022-10-30 04:00:07OBSERVATION20232910941.1600229.8700635.5150414.6210337500.352.462.81FF9.16002303.1600265341.91924489359 4.99921281936380.4888052650749616 25223227DRYL
2022-10-30 00:00:02FORECAST20232910936.2636.2636.2616.9767120.00150.35152.462.8115FF4.26298.2664342.477549369985.814142722120.311405374231341625222218DRYL
2022-10-29 12:00:02FORECAST20232910940.5134.2437.37516.6620221824370.01090.36092.462.8209FF8.51302.5164342.27330548885.70296540851060.464306140812931625222218DRYL
2022-10-29 08:00:01FORECAST20232910941.0930.7235.90516.6131969757090.02040.37042.462.8304FF9.09303.0964342.241601716395.68572714259670.486162545484931625222218DRYL
2022-10-29 04:00:05FORECAST20232910940.9932.1436.56516.2269493333330.03110.38112.462.8411FF8.99302.9964341.990660108885.54946511406010.482389392263951625222218DRYL
2022-10-29 00:00:03FORECAST20232910941.643035.8231.507180.03230.14232.462.6023FF9.64300.6465352.6663438062211.1115219742440.506927975792951635221210DRYL
2022-10-28 20:00:02FORECAST20232910941.7829.9135.84531.4980506666670.04050.20052.462.6605FF9.78307.7865352.6606571380111.1081232466730.512212956900031635221210DRYL
2022-10-28 16:00:01FORECAST20232910940.6232.5736.59531.4504360.04350.20352.462.6635FF8.62306.6265352.6309957909211.0903985647380.46844507066707162522129DRYL
2022-10-28 12:00:03FORECAST20232910941.2232.9637.0931.0576073802630.04890.20892.462.6689FF9.22307.2265352.386148000210.9442706308330.49106944675885162522129DRYL
2022-10-28 08:00:03FORECAST20232910941.2132.5236.86531.270320899770.04540.48542.462.9454FF9.21303.2165352.5187614254511.0233747929630.49069193535347162522129DRYL
2022-10-28 04:00:14FORECAST20232910941.432.5636.9831.5478615759010.04840.69842.463.1584FF9.4308.465352.691682785711.1266683874950.497865692347621625231213.5DRYL
2022-10-28 00:00:04FORECAST20232910941.1731.7136.4426.1116785879730.09360.58362.463.0436FF9.17305.1765349.282386234339.12034940579110.48918197648911625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 20:00:03FORECAST20232910940.1332.6736.425.9028946666670.0920.6422.463.102FF8.13308.1365349.150506573619.04400879458950.450040503314051625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 16:00:03FORECAST20232910940.3632.6236.4925.8969906666670.10560.75562.463.2156FF8.36310.3665349.146776258439.04185080606140.458668451181411625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 12:00:03FORECAST20232910941.7232.2736.99525.5772453333330.06080.72082.463.1808FF9.72311.7265348.944668484918.92504339359710.509948173447221635232230DRYL
2022-10-27 08:00:03FORECAST20232910941.3931.9236.65525.5490920.06280.76282.463.2228FF9.39311.3965348.926865185388.91476457989290.497488088685711625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 04:00:08FORECAST20232910940.3431.7936.06525.5088914166670.06350.73352.463.1935FF8.34308.3465348.901441369658.90008898301690.457917361905041625232227DRYL
2022-10-27 00:00:04FORECAST20232910939.7431.2335.4858.57249900907690.13360.90362.032.9336FF7.74311.7465337.956176416512.8971289874420.435466447235971625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-26 20:00:04FORECAST20232910940.4430.8935.6658.5078265125660.15051.04052.083.1205FF8.44311.4465337.913472420452.8749091996120.461674257455331625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 16:00:03FORECAST20232910940.7531.5436.1458.41605331021460.1421.2222.083.302TF8.75312.7565337.852861474052.84338769317410.47334089911741625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 12:00:03FORECAST20232910939.6930.6835.1858.82655673670030.0851.1352.083.215TF7.69310.6965338.123865777472.98446948531730.433603875004451625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 08:00:05FORECAST20232910939.9832.3536.1658.56022769337780.24251.31252.113.4225TF7.98314.9865337.948074064322.89291246252910.444426017422471625243254DRYMH
2022-10-26 04:00:18FORECAST20232910941.331.7736.5358.29063506909740.37111.59112.183.7711TF9.3317.365337.77000705462.80032786577620.49408979759021625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-26 00:00:05FORECAST20232910941.1332.0836.60512.4794780009190.5561.4861.523.006TF9.13309.1365340.523030419244.24954966692320.487672172658261625243254DRYMH
2022-10-25 20:00:05FORECAST20232910943.7432.6338.1859.32038183743870.72541.64542.444.0854TF11.74318.7465338.449502807113.15447859885350.585559802416771635253275WETM
2022-10-25 16:00:04FORECAST20232910944.1232.0738.0959.50174956218550.24241.44242.453.8924TF12.12317.1265338.568997384723.21699782266990.599520393476831635243260DRYH
2022-10-25 12:00:05FORECAST20232910939.8431.4335.63513.0671307761440.18461.64462.514.1546TF7.84313.8465340.906914505734.45467523433810.439195848804011625253267.5WETM
2022-10-25 08:00:05FORECAST20232910937.7231.0634.3913.8396482767510.09631.50632.473.9763TF5.72305.7265341.41069049734.72500387440530.36179185759411625253267.5DRYH
2022-10-25 04:00:16FORECAST20232910939.4529.1934.3214.116390768230.13781.25782.513.7678TF7.45307.4565341.590920131844.82203091146020.424684747059631625243254DRYMH
2022-10-25 00:00:10FORECAST20232910938.1327.7232.9255.88840404715120.31861.53862.193.7286TF6.13308.1365336.177928286461.97955147348490.376431996352761625254290DRYVH
2022-10-24 20:00:04FORECAST20232910936.5628.932.736.04319135823020.36631.76632.754.5163TF4.56316.5665336.280806650872.03220926469130.321512498102581625254290WETM
2022-10-24 16:00:04FORECAST20232910936.328.7732.5355.7879342873870.33031.50032.694.1903TF4.3316.365336.111130073281.94538913412350.312745031944321625254290WETM
2022-10-24 12:00:05FORECAST20232910938.4430.7934.6156.93288300788070.35281.53282.584.1128TF6.44313.4465336.871350584762.33548966231090.387621888769181625254290WETM
2022-10-24 08:00:06FORECAST20232910939.8831.7135.7958.32727999928130.13661.29663.34.5966TF7.88311.8865337.794218339212.8129070382490.440689140997221625243254WETM
2022-10-24 04:00:15FORECAST20232910939.8431.6335.735NAN0.13661.02663.694.7166TF7.84313.8465NANNAN0.439195848804011625245290WETM
2022-10-24 00:00:03FORECAST20232910935.4529.2832.36517.9025189346020.75551.94553.655.5955TF3.45340.4565344.04397034976.15925369352130.284832484536091625252245WETL
2022-10-23 20:00:02FORECAST20232910936.3129.7533.0316.6784006787880.55771.91773.485.3977TF4.31353.3165343.253437507745.72491836512540.313080333808791625252245WETL
2022-10-23 16:00:05FORECAST20232910935.4830.523315.2114551722110.55771.87773.315.1877TF3.48356.4865342.30284395025.20692436606880.285797120624211625252245WETL
2022-10-23 12:00:03FORECAST20232910941.5831.3836.4812.5496231797180.50890.98893.194.1789TF9.58361.5865340.56888286844.27401114673580.50466255742471635233245WETM
2022-10-23 08:00:04FORECAST20232910938.4932.1535.3212.8712428227650.5280.8183.173.988TF6.49353.4965340.779014391814.38624944313960.389435756142391625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-23 04:00:21FORECAST20232910936.332.1534.22513.6951115478440.5280.8183.163.978TF4.3348.365341.316510010924.67436767772040.312745031944321625233240.5DRYM
2022-10-23 00:00:03FORECAST20232910937.0829.8533.46519.4953760112860.66960.95963.124.0796TF5.08350.0865345.068960657596.72724913784340.339344648606221625232227WETL
2022-10-22 20:00:04FORECAST20232910936.1830.1433.1618.0147946831220.52740.79743.083.8774TF4.18357.1865344.116354792296.19918547868740.308733544762421625232227DRYL
2022-10-22 16:00:04FORECAST20232910936.1930.3333.2620.0695377331530.48150.80153.744.5415TF4.19357.1965345.437413320416.93276920107670.309066974698831625232227WETL
2022-10-22 12:00:04FORECAST20232910934.4528.2531.3524.6581572114580.45064.19064.048.2306TT2.45351.4565348.362807380788.589984871020.253598073624721625252245WETL
2022-10-22 08:00:05FORECAST20232910937.2330.6533.9421.4208883799470.32723.79723.857.6472TT5.23355.2365346.302488135127.41810694404030.344558342578921625252245WETL
2022-10-22 04:00:09FORECAST20232910937.2332.6534.9420.5044863913280.23913.70913.797.4991TT5.23359.2365345.716172298667.08873255015980.344558342578921625252245WETL