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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 5, 2022

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DAY 66 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/06/2022 07:00:14 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 27.96°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.19°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.261
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 32

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: 0.36 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.66 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.44 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.10 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 65 in
SWE DAY: 27
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 337.53 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.86 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: 146

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2022-12-06 07:00:14OBSERVATION20236614627.9600824.1899826.0750364.7751329166670.360000000000010.660000000000016.447.1TT-4.0399231.9600827337.5281362439 21.8634298883130.2613423057487616 2313129WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:21OBSERVATION20236614627.9600824.1899826.0750364.7751329166670.360000000000010.660000000000016.447.1TT-4.0399231.9600827337.5281362439 21.8634298883130.2613423057487616 2313129WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:03FORECAST20236614635.525.1830.3464.9850862134490.02190.32196.446.7619TT3.539.527337.6669506922421.9433159021680.57117467284752163312127WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:19FORECAST20236614635.3525.0330.1964.9857270590670.0410.3416.446.781TT3.3539.3527337.6673742856821.9435598220810.56477269609363163312127WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:28FORECAST20236614631.925.0828.4965.0750146487790.08370.38376.446.8237TT-0.135.927337.7263858753421.9775495081170.41626314864872162312126WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:01FORECAST20236614628.3824.1826.2867.3149801746220.10580.36586.446.8058TT-3.6235.3827339.202443881422.833405785060.27638351170385162312126WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:02FORECAST20236614633.324.0828.6967.1948896112730.14530.40536.446.8453TT1.340.327339.123521321622.7873675797910.47628735086847162312126WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:03FORECAST20236614635.7625.2730.51567.1588412577110.14450.40456.446.8445TT3.7642.7627339.0998259331822.7735513803640.58222626084505163312127WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:07FORECAST20236614635.7422.9129.32567.8915802374790.14680.40686.446.8468TT3.7442.7427339.5810457392623.0546938139340.58137832348119163312127WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:24FORECAST20236614634.7525.1329.9467.3359641186750.06870.32876.446.7687TT2.7540.7527339.2162318913722.8414520191090.53901123463784163312127WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:14FORECAST20236614636.3424.8630.667.4147318764310.05620.30626.446.7462TT4.3445.3427339.2679816029822.8716600140230.60663489993098163312127WETL
2022-12-03 23:00:06FORECAST20236614635.9224.3530.13566.6333309514120.08190.21196.446.6519TT3.9248.9227338.754149797722.5723173746340.58899568579803163312127WETL
2022-12-03 19:00:04FORECAST20236614634.3124.4929.466.6463324051390.07260.23266.446.6726TT2.3148.3127338.7627076092622.5772920177910.52000859367416163312127WETL
2022-12-03 15:00:04FORECAST20236614635.9324.4930.2166.7114238470480.06030.23036.446.6703TT3.9348.9327338.8055478225622.6022005025220.58941791852367163312127WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:06FORECAST20236614635.8524.9830.41566.5959113796440.06820.21826.446.6582TT3.8550.8527338.7295179252222.5580009574180.58603719602079163312127WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:21FORECAST20236614634.424.5829.4966.5260890491210.09230.29236.446.7323TT2.447.427338.6835502960622.5312920264680.52390062032935163312127WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:26FORECAST20236614634.6524.4229.53566.648372571110.09230.31236.446.7523TT2.6542.6527338.7640504608122.5780726488110.53469869912527163312127WETL
2022-12-02 23:00:03FORECAST20236614636.3522.229.27569.4084611902510.05110.39116.546.9311TT4.3560.3527340.5744021877123.6387451766390.60705238027377163312127WETL
2022-12-02 19:00:05FORECAST20236614635.2722.3128.7968.8318174557340.03790.28796.546.8279TT3.2757.2727340.1972276440423.4163934721410.56135124297701163312127WETL
2022-12-02 15:00:04FORECAST20236614636.6722.0329.3568.9522331027520.00840.26846.546.8084TT4.6758.6727340.2760354645323.4627925166310.6203443072758163312127WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:07FORECAST20236614636.5322.2429.38569.194646728720.00880.24886.546.7888TT4.5361.5327340.4346135996423.5562528222560.61454554284188163312127WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:28FORECAST20236614627.5523.2125.3868.8545992859250.00950.24956.576.8195TT-4.4551.5527340.2121394022223.4251705307470.24706977745298161312125WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:14FORECAST20236614636.3119.9828.14568.8667049451720.00950.25956.616.8695TT4.3161.3127340.2200627632523.4298346787440.60538172506336163312127WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:09FORECAST20236614636.3323.6229.97565.629039508870.02030.34036.256.5903TT4.3356.3327338.0922507196422.1886696801220.60621729697762163312127WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:08FORECAST20236614636.2124.7330.4765.7151654561440.00440.20446.246.4444TF4.2151.2127338.1490800222622.2215227425060.60119666429587163312127WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:08FORECAST20236614636.2124.7330.4764.8239769285160.00440.11446.246.3544TF4.2161.2127337.5604369604321.8820099775030.60119666429587163312127WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:05FORECAST20236614635.1722.4928.8365.8691712549930.00810.17816.246.4181TF3.1763.1727338.2506681473622.2802911873140.55706800063013163312127WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:18FORECAST20236614636.1424.5930.36566.026495709220.00760.23766.356.5876TF4.1469.1427338.3544043604122.3403556276980.59826015376088163312127WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:27FORECAST20236614633.323.6128.45566.8466193924660.00910.24916.476.7191TT1.366.327338.8945047240122.6539519714840.47628735086847162312126WETL
2022-11-30 23:00:10FORECAST20236614636.1319.2527.6952.1898619675690.00610.28615.675.9561TF4.1359.1327329.070475008417.1741426682910.59784019489815163312127WETL
2022-11-30 19:00:07FORECAST20236614636.1423.1529.64550.6592472356720.00770.44775.796.2377TF4.1466.1427328.0232956801316.617413234920.59826015376088163312127WETL
2022-11-30 15:00:07FORECAST20236614635.6124.7730.1951.1216928567810.00770.40775.796.1977TF3.6167.6127328.3401099591916.7853022538950.57585768284006163312127WETL
2022-11-30 11:00:08FORECAST20236614634.6122.0528.3354.880815622160.11110.47115.926.3911TF2.6159.6127330.901665558818.1601532965980.53297251452749163312127WETL
2022-11-30 07:00:18FORECAST20236614634.5421.9428.2456.3871632426420.11110.44116.086.5211TT2.5458.5427331.9212821822718.7160995221190.5299502182335163312127WETL
2022-11-30 03:00:18FORECAST20236614629.9221.5225.7258.8835974700030.30550.60556.547.1455TT-2.0866.9227333.6025021614219.6437154522590.3349006892144162313129WETL
2022-11-29 23:00:04FORECAST20236614628.0320.7724.456.7798361126810.28580.65586.537.1858TT-3.9764.0327332.1864342017218.861491292830.26381734318125162313129WETL
2022-11-29 19:00:10FORECAST20236614631.1819.8625.5256.4486280082310.29190.56196.356.9119TT-0.8271.1827331.9628036726518.7388448170870.38605021379097162313129WETL
2022-11-29 15:00:06FORECAST20236614632.8920.7426.81554.8231011778210.29190.54196.226.7619TT0.8978.8927330.8625221520618.1389095278910.45859069833508162313129WETL
2022-11-29 11:00:06FORECAST20236614634.6523.0128.8362.6962274635970.79981.08986.287.3698TT2.6577.6527336.1496271355621.0753134846940.534698699125271633141214WETL
2022-11-29 10:15:01FORECAST20236614634.6523.0128.8362.6962274635970.79981.08986.287.3698TT2.6577.6527336.1496271355621.0753134846940.534698699125271633141214WETL
2022-11-29 07:00:16FORECAST20236614633.7323.0128.37135.224503183670.79981.12986.397.5198TT1.7382.7327380.1887912775951.4108404165110.494897030851341623141212WETL
2022-11-29 03:00:12FORECAST20236614634.9520.0227.485137.967916215890.85031.20036.377.5703TT2.9587.9527381.7005881454252.6624347648030.547622054800191633141214WETL
2022-11-28 23:00:09FORECAST20236614634.2819.2226.7553.0065800499010.43980.94986.177.1198TT2.2895.2827329.6275741202917.4724303942620.518710809039141633131210.5WETL
2022-11-28 19:00:07FORECAST20236614635.4422.8629.1555.9315893495060.25970.82976.277.0997TT3.4495.4427331.6133247206518.54766030110.568616030549571633131210.5WETL
2022-11-28 15:00:09FORECAST20236614634.7222.3528.53554.4537280316050.22420.80426.056.8542TT2.7284.7227330.6118679452718.0030487411130.537717932290711633131210.5WETL
2022-11-28 11:00:04FORECAST20236614630.6624.6427.6564.7831502898680.42811.46816.187.6481TT-1.3462.6627337.5334384358521.8664794700460.364640530208591623141212WETL
2022-11-28 07:00:10FORECAST20236614628.9726.5527.7658.7553025322190.17851.09856.017.1085TT-3.0363.9727333.5163617280919.5958547327790.298208231829991623141212WETL
2022-11-28 03:00:27FORECAST20236614631.6330.1830.90559.2764553704360.14781.24786.097.3378TT-0.3769.6327333.866102276319.7903991112820.40486483074361623141212WETL