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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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DAY 4 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/05/2022 04:00:09 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): 67.78°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 54.53°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 61.16°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.940
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: 549

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): 0.38 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.38 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: 90
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 356.31 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: 84

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: 4
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 32.5

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
2022-10-05 04:00:09OBSERVATION202348467.7800454.5300661.155050000.380.38FF35.78004548.7800490356.31057557841 00.9398495240312416 54415232.5DRYL
2022-10-05 00:00:02FORECAST202348456.0956.0956.090000.380.38FF24.09537.0989355.3907892784500.689027909054781634415227.5DRYL
2022-10-04 12:00:01FORECAST202348467.3554.8261.0850000.380.38FF35.35548.3589355.3907892784500.935041588709911654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-04 08:00:02FORECAST202348466.875560.9350000.380.38FF34.87547.8789355.3907892784500.929329730722991654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-04 04:00:11FORECAST202348464.6354.5459.58500.00220.00220.380.3822FF32.63545.6389355.3907892784500.897496054378211654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-04 00:00:03FORECAST202348467.5353.0960.310000.380.38FF35.53534.5390356.3105755784100.937089008819531654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 20:00:02FORECAST202348467.1953.1360.160000.380.38FF35.19548.1990356.3105755784100.933178722729611654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 16:00:02FORECAST202348466.8954.6960.790000.380.38FF34.89547.8990356.3105755784100.929575161988711654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 12:00:03FORECAST202348466.8254.5860.70000.380.38FF34.82547.8290356.3105755784100.928713286926261654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 08:00:03FORECAST202348466.9154.7760.840000.380.38FF34.91547.9190356.3105755784100.929819939646041654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 04:00:09FORECAST202348466.6754.860.7350000.380.38FF34.67547.6790356.3105755784100.92683926601371654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-03 00:00:05FORECAST202348466.7154.3160.510000.380.38FF34.71532.7190356.3105755784100.927342639534141654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 20:00:10FORECAST202348466.6154.760.6550000.380.38FF34.61545.6190356.3105755784100.926079225482161654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 16:00:04FORECAST202348466.3454.5560.4450000.380.38FF34.34545.3490356.3105755784100.922584467545421654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 12:00:04FORECAST202348463.254.6558.9250000.380.38FF31.2542.290356.3105755784100.872367040615851654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 08:00:06FORECAST202348466.554.5360.5150000.380.38FF34.5545.590356.3105755784100.924670222013861654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 04:00:18FORECAST202348466.4454.8760.6550000.380.38FF34.44542.4490356.3105755784100.92389312395031654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-02 00:00:02FORECAST202348466.9455.1661.050000.380.38FF34.94534.9490356.3105755784100.930185882654151654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 20:00:03FORECAST202348468.9255.1562.0350000.380.38FF36.92545.9290356.3105755784100.951255362255081654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 16:00:05FORECAST202348468.154.9761.5350000.380.38FF36.1545.190356.3105755784100.943243043966441654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 12:00:04FORECAST202348468.9352.3860.6550000.380.38FF36.93545.9390356.3105755784100.951347198840461654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 08:00:06FORECAST202348465.1955.360.2450000.380.38FF33.19538.1990356.3105755784100.906289338636081654415232.5DRYL
2022-10-01 04:00:18FORECAST202348469.9153.1461.5250000.380.38FF37.91547.9190356.3105755784100.959698750707851654415165DRYH
2022-10-01 00:00:05FORECAST202348469.9755.3562.660000.380.38FF37.97544.9790356.3105755784100.960169804327891654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 20:00:03FORECAST202348469.4554.862.1250000.380.38FF37.45553.4590356.3105755784100.955935722924241654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 16:00:03FORECAST202348469.4555.3162.380000.380.38FF37.45550.4590356.3105755784100.955935722924241654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 12:00:05FORECAST202348469.7855.6262.70000.380.38FF37.78552.7890356.3105755784100.958662657962741654415165DRYH
2022-09-30 08:00:04FORECAST202348467.1655.4661.310000.380.38FF35.16545.1690356.3105755784100.932824894041491654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 04:00:09FORECAST202348467.1655.4661.310000.380.38FF35.16549.1690356.3105755784100.932824894041491654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-30 00:00:03FORECAST202348469.1955.0462.1150000.150.15FF37.19549.1990356.3105755784100.953686924144721654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 20:00:03FORECAST202348469.1655.0362.0950000.160.16FF37.16556.1690356.3105755784100.953421640151191654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 16:00:05FORECAST202348469.1655.0362.0950000.160.16FF37.16557.1690356.3105755784100.953421640151191654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 12:00:04FORECAST202348468.7754.2761.520000.160.16FF36.77558.7790356.3105755784100.949861174573361654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 08:00:02FORECAST202348469.8654.6862.270000.160.16FF37.86553.8690356.3105755784100.959302769515981654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 04:00:08FORECAST202348469.8554.6862.2650000.180.18FF37.85556.8590356.3105755784100.95922319681654415165DRYH
2022-09-29 00:00:04FORECAST202348470.1853.461.790000.080.08FF38.18537.1890356.3105755784100.961783464242191654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 20:00:05FORECAST202348469.7353.4261.5750000.280.28FF37.73556.7390356.3105755784100.958258473943621654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 16:00:04FORECAST202348469.753.4261.560000.260.26FF37.7555.790356.3105755784100.958014435949431654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 12:00:04FORECAST202348471.0454.4362.7350000.260.26FF39.04559.0490356.3105755784100.967846151360131654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 08:00:07FORECAST20234847154.4362.7150000.270.27FF3955090356.3105755784100.967582875355131654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 04:00:29FORECAST202348471.2755.1563.210000.20.2FF39.27556.2790356.3105755784100.96932603803321654415165DRYH
2022-09-28 00:00:04FORECAST202348468.755.6762.1850000.290.29FF36.7544.790356.3105755784100.949199800030111654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 20:00:06FORECAST202348468.755.6962.1950000.170.17FF36.7557.790356.3105755784100.949199800030111654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 16:00:05FORECAST202348470.2255.5862.90000.340.34FF38.22558.2290356.3105755784100.962084718533681654415165DRYH
2022-09-27 12:00:03FORECAST202348466.0656.6861.370000.390.39FF34.06558.0690356.3105755784100.918829648037811654415232.5DRYL
2022-09-27 08:00:03FORECAST202348458.0956.2557.170000.350.35FF26.09538.0990356.3105755784100.74995398548031644415230DRYL
2022-09-27 04:00:09FORECAST202348458.0957.5457.8150000.360.36FF26.09544.0990356.3105755784100.74995398548031644415230DRYL