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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 8, 2022

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DAY 69 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/09/2022 07:00:16 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): 26.81°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.43°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.12°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.295
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: -8

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: 0.80 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.87 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.10 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.97 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: 66 in
SWE DAY: 24
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 335.41 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 22.16 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: 149

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
2022-12-09 07:00:16OBSERVATION20236914926.8100621.4300424.1200566.0731304347830.800000000000070.870000000000077.17.9700000000001TT-5.18994-8.1899424335.4097494162 22.1615721222740.2946886738731216 2313129WETL
2022-12-09 03:00:09OBSERVATION20236914926.8100621.4300424.1200566.0731304347830.800000000000070.870000000000077.17.9700000000001TT-5.18994-8.1899424335.4097494162 22.1615721222740.2946886738731216 2313129WETL
2022-12-08 11:00:02FORECAST2023691492620.1823.0964.8269312150130.36760.43767.17.5376TT-6-924334.5775605586921.6896365044250.26949124514603162312126WETL
2022-12-08 07:00:25FORECAST20236914926.8620.3723.61565.6869771691570.51410.58417.17.6841TT-5.14-8.1424335.1521649863322.0151326096510.29627696124917162313129WETL
2022-12-08 03:00:23FORECAST20236914928.8321.3825.10566.4969307882080.76160.83167.17.9316TT-3.17-6.1724335.6921557812122.3224980491280.36178374862558162313129WETL
2022-12-07 23:00:03FORECAST20236914928.9421.7825.3668.4813709485490.82140.90147.18.0014TT-3.06-6.0624337.0104833615823.0789399246340.36558716263923162313129WETL
2022-12-07 19:00:01FORECAST20236914927.9221.224.5667.9809323729790.70170.78177.17.8817TT-4.08-7.0824336.678652196322.8877286863820.33087155893512162313129WETL
2022-12-07 15:00:02FORECAST20236914929.5921.6825.63568.0655227080190.7860.8667.17.966TT-2.41-5.4124336.7347720425222.920028273040.38832077710371162313129WETL
2022-12-07 11:00:07FORECAST20236914929.1721.1925.1868.0586797116540.74990.82997.17.9299TT-2.83-5.8324336.730232635222.917415052150.37358218279309162313129WETL
2022-12-07 07:00:15FORECAST20236914930.2620.5625.4168.4354424918230.73040.81047.17.9104TT-1.74-5.7424336.9800466639723.0613786043640.41216037172422162313129WETL
2022-12-07 03:00:11FORECAST20236914933.320.6126.95568.1138060503880.75140.84147.17.9414TT1.30.324336.7667993010722.9384684518030.523122724525321633131210.5WETL
2022-12-06 23:00:05FORECAST20236914931.220.4525.82567.9703916697490.70180.77187.17.8718TT-0.85.224336.6716583226522.8837044802940.44614101217843162313129WETL
2022-12-06 19:00:05FORECAST20236914933.4220.7627.0967.5485140738980.70830.79837.17.8983TT1.427.4224336.3915840727122.7227516510770.527522921314491633131210.5WETL
2022-12-06 15:00:05FORECAST20236914933.2320.7526.9967.8769518947230.76140.84147.17.9414TT1.237.2324336.6096518063322.8480371429570.520554605903031633131210.5WETL
2022-12-06 11:00:04FORECAST20236914933.8420.4427.1468.9441015484050.85470.96477.18.0647TT1.848.8424337.3169360027623.2560130897710.542893678133491633131210.5WETL
2022-12-06 07:00:18FORECAST20236914930.518.7824.6469.0835630833390.78980.94987.18.0498TT-1.5-1.524337.4092265934123.3094315902660.42078441109265162313129WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:26FORECAST20236914933.4318.7326.0868.5788945421370.76690.93697.18.0369TT1.436.4324337.0751002814323.1162377549810.527889460253681633131210.5WETL
2022-12-05 23:00:08FORECAST20236914933.819.3426.5768.8110583592160.87051.10056.767.8605TT1.814.824337.2288623654723.2050749286420.541432193005111633141214WETL
2022-12-05 19:00:09FORECAST20236914933.7319.1526.4468.7442891398410.73411.01416.767.7741TT1.7315.7324337.1846504032723.1795191008380.538873257716281633141214WETL
2022-12-05 15:00:04FORECAST20236914934.2618.6626.4668.5686839614380.77111.03116.767.7911TT2.2618.2624337.0683357325523.1123321862530.558200528141931633141214WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:09FORECAST20236914934.5218.4726.49569.5830332094051.03631.33636.768.0963TT2.5220.5224337.7394897472223.5009381312080.567634304544171633141214WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:21FORECAST20236914933.4118.9826.19569.8211227475790.84621.20626.787.9862TT1.4117.4124337.896773583123.5923321043570.527156359066791633141214WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:33FORECAST20236914934.1421.4427.7969.4144638803890.8611.2016.828.021TT2.1414.1424337.6280739867723.436271746760.553834982975321633141214WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:06FORECAST20236914934.5422.9128.72571.1097400008960.65210.96216.817.7721TT2.549.5424338.74639577524.0881681298010.568358455937521633131210.5WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:08FORECAST20236914935.1220.9528.03570.3008583912790.60040.98046.857.8304TT3.1214.1224338.2134019841323.7766924789190.589249355839331633131210.5WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:08FORECAST20236914936.7420.1328.43569.7195551559660.6110.9416.847.781TT4.7424.7424337.829688860323.5533356258180.646101922985061633131210.5WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:09FORECAST20236914934.6920.9627.82571.9231775452210.77091.04096.857.8909TT2.6920.6924339.2812883949324.4021883430.573782107725831633141214WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:27FORECAST20236914934.820.5727.68572.071347080110.86541.10546.777.8754TT2.817.824339.3786013939724.4594729726270.577750663324031633141214WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:15FORECAST20236914934.712228.35572.5388665176140.94651.19656.757.9465TT2.7126.7124339.6854131868224.6403948451390.574504231525461633141214WETL
2022-12-03 23:00:10FORECAST20236914935.8723.8129.8470.2434774596820.84121.12126.657.7712TT3.8729.8724338.1755505361723.7546266615030.615884530203821633141214WETL
2022-12-03 19:00:06FORECAST20236914935.8323.829.81570.320814399220.71370.95376.677.6237TT3.8327.8324338.2265647123723.7843674820250.614476508211091633131210.5WETL
2022-12-03 15:00:06FORECAST20236914934.6924.8329.7670.8166940941680.75770.98776.677.6577TT2.6931.6924338.553426453423.9752344356830.573782107725831633131210.5WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:06FORECAST20236914933.1724.5928.8871.1521836792650.67020.87026.667.5302TT1.1729.1724338.7743328269324.1045335551220.518352677976061633131210.5WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:24FORECAST20236914932.624.828.771.0784547528530.67020.88026.737.6102TT0.620.624338.7258014373924.0761065510910.49741592748469162313129WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:29FORECAST20236914933.5520.1726.8669.783911493120.58450.75456.757.5045TT1.5523.5524337.8721978043123.5780435475620.532285996903481633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 23:00:04FORECAST20236914936.0520.728.37571.6665714903440.25880.41886.937.3488TT4.0533.0524339.1126711069124.3030424871650.62220147847896163312127WETL
2022-12-02 19:00:06FORECAST20236914936.120.9528.52571.1131962742330.25880.41886.837.2488TT4.130.124338.7486708574824.0895007183230.62395048515751163312127WETL
2022-12-02 15:00:05FORECAST20236914935.3723.8629.61571.9120336591380.34030.49036.817.3003TT3.3732.3724339.2739679669724.397881004110.598180177171721633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:07FORECAST20236914934.5118.5926.5572.7176107933210.5440.7546.797.544TT2.5135.5124339.8026187019524.709634573320.567272143481931633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:31FORECAST20236914929.618.5324.06574.369632857920.5440.7646.827.584TT-2.423.624340.883361369125.3513704323940.38867375818476162313129WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:16FORECAST20236914935.5322.7329.1372.3005308156060.58840.82846.877.6984TT3.5335.5324339.529049805324.5481305282410.603869432656261633131210.5WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:10FORECAST20236914931.218.4524.82575.6738832486970.84761.00766.597.5976TT-0.835.224341.7333962860525.8602931327310.446141012178431623141212WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:09FORECAST20236914931.9318.0324.9871.3006489678910.46540.60546.447.0454TT-0.0729.9324338.8720311687524.16179573940.4728194712822162313129WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:09FORECAST20236914929.0524.3926.7265.4051767025430.03790.14796.356.4979TF-2.9535.0524334.9640298085321.9083815586230.36940383230489162312126WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:06FORECAST20236914931.8324.9228.37567.8171711872450.14340.44346.426.8634TT-0.1739.8324336.5699736844222.8252235218430.46915495099281162312126WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:19FORECAST20236914930.9328.1529.5466.6311825052750.00480.30486.596.8948TT-1.0744.9324335.7815532455322.3735219562070.43632860928629162312126WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:29FORECAST20236914928.7427.8528.29568.0640816871310.00370.33376.727.0537TT-3.2637.7424336.7338161256222.9194779675940.358681963433162312126WETL