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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 15, 2022

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DAY 76 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/16/2022 07:00:18 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): 35.99°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.90°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.655
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: -81

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): 6.29 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.29 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 68 in
SWE DAY: 17
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 329.92 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 22.57 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: 156

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

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
2022-12-16 07:00:18OBSERVATION20237615635.9900621.7999428.89568.398813333333006.296.29TF3.99006-81.0099417329.92151266618 22.5662399595050.6547812168174116 3211123WETL
2022-12-16 03:00:21OBSERVATION20237615635.9900621.7999428.89568.398813333333006.296.29TF3.99006-81.0099417329.92151266618 22.5662399595050.6547812168174116 3211123WETL
2022-12-15 11:00:02FORECAST20237615635.6927.0631.37569.9300746678020.00460.00466.296.2946TF3.69-81.3117330.9617649184523.1441809329340.63967609378515163211123WETL
2022-12-15 07:00:25FORECAST20237615635.3826.4430.9169.6687585019460.00380.00386.296.2938TF3.38-81.6217330.7845277036423.0453473767660.62383859850274163211123WETL
2022-12-15 03:00:20FORECAST20237615631.5924.4328.0169.712864419620.00340.00346.296.2934TF-0.41-85.4117330.8144507149923.0620229507450.4214893656956162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 23:00:02FORECAST20237615634.6125.2529.9372.9678972974230.00020.00026.296.2902TF2.61-80.3917333.0135528380424.2992987221360.58364170107316163211123WETL
2022-12-14 19:00:04FORECAST20237615635.2627.431.3372.9439646083140.00040.00046.296.2904TF3.26-79.7417332.9974501583424.2901542190080.61764983935089163211123WETL
2022-12-14 15:00:03FORECAST20237615635.127.0531.07572.957196006.296.29TF3.1-79.917333.006352783424.2952097492640.60935145832672163211123WETL
2022-12-14 11:00:07FORECAST20237615635.3727.3831.37572.933795559296006.296.29TF3.37-79.6317332.9906078001624.2862689124620.6233240579336163211123WETL
2022-12-14 07:00:16FORECAST20237615635.5627.3431.4572.822160575552006.296.29TF3.56-78.4417332.9154813340424.2436246397950.63306189968434163211123WETL
2022-12-14 03:00:23FORECAST20237615636.0427.6331.83572.84604606434700.016.296.3TF4.04-82.9617332.9315572296524.2527475542260.65727223411371163211123WETL
2022-12-13 23:00:05FORECAST20237615636.1527.0131.5874.90488006.296.29TF4.15-76.8517334.3135765832525.0417183363390.66273488286493163211123WETL
2022-12-13 19:00:03FORECAST20237615634.6925.430.04574.945577181823006.296.29TF2.69-78.3117334.340822325525.057365904630.58786688842341163211123WETL
2022-12-13 15:00:05FORECAST20237615634.1424.9729.55574.9589011043470.00040.00046.296.2904TF2.14-77.8617334.3497417454125.0624892257580.55863885911296163211123WETL
2022-12-13 11:00:06FORECAST20237615633.9325.1229.52574.9383045940630.00040.00046.296.2904TF1.93-78.0717334.3359537171225.05456953640.54738515007145163211123WETL
2022-12-13 07:00:17FORECAST20237615634.425.9730.18575.057544697689006.296.29TF2.4-77.617334.415767236625.1004263969730.57250573132112163211123WETL
2022-12-13 03:00:11FORECAST20237615634.6726.0830.37575.067809977432006.296.29TF2.67-79.3317334.42263718525.1043749803560.58681152554573163211123WETL
2022-12-12 23:00:08FORECAST20237615633.5125.5429.52576.968165346412006.286.28TF1.51-74.4917335.691352316925.8375475104870.52477219354152163211123WETL
2022-12-12 19:00:04FORECAST20237615633.424.929.1576.966755730783006.286.28TF1.4-74.617335.6904134971625.8370020568020.51883354172229163211123WETL
2022-12-12 15:00:05FORECAST20237615633.6125.9129.7676.9163208990390.00020.00026.286.2802TF1.61-71.3917335.6568211247425.8174877655820.53016623111193163211123WETL
2022-12-12 11:00:09FORECAST20237615634.3125.3129.8176.9314171345970.00020.00026.286.2802TF2.31-70.6917335.6668764993525.8233284942390.56771488780155163211123WETL
2022-12-12 07:00:26FORECAST20237615632.6325.9829.30576.9692815391090.00020.00026.276.2702TF0.63-71.3717335.692095711325.8379794252570.477219796113162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 03:00:16FORECAST20237615635.3125.9830.64576.9219372750690.00020.00026.286.2802TF3.31-73.6917335.6605621530725.8196607076530.62023224337388163211123WETL
2022-12-11 23:00:05FORECAST20237615634.2226.8430.5378.8858636896510.00060.00066.286.2806TF2.22-69.7817336.9654529617726.5818107904630.56291406804012163211123WETL
2022-12-11 19:00:06FORECAST20237615635.0326.5830.80578.862531549115006.276.27TF3.03-69.9717336.9499885732726.5727291043330.60570495123193163211123WETL
2022-12-11 15:00:07FORECAST20237615634.0226.5830.378.864954736931006.286.28TF2.02-68.9817336.9515946887826.5736722636680.55221336926197163211123WETL
2022-12-11 11:00:12FORECAST20237615632.6828.3530.51579.044544289730.00020.00026.286.2802TF0.68-73.3217337.0706011067126.6435920579460.47991934007467162211122.5WETL
2022-12-11 07:00:27FORECAST20237615632.6828.3530.51579.1957397376090.00020.00026.296.2902TF0.68-73.3217337.1707498682726.7024869537020.47991934007467162211122.5WETL
2022-12-11 03:00:26FORECAST20237615632.6828.3530.51579.2208065514270.00020.00026.36.3002TF0.68-73.3217337.1873498947926.7122538176040.47991934007467162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 23:00:11FORECAST20237615628.3721.8425.10573.264267466169006.246.24TF-3.63-81.6317333.2128790844524.4125974964150.26287312148283162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 19:00:07FORECAST20237615628.3821.8925.13573.215167759953006.236.23TF-3.62-81.6217333.1798670338924.3938198591250.26331547697516162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 15:00:11FORECAST20237615630.922.6826.7973.363624295397006.256.25TF-1.1-82.117333.2796687779624.4506044055210.38529568073967162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 11:00:11FORECAST20237615630.0922.2726.1874.825556708877006.256.25TF-1.91-82.9117334.2604635345825.0112252697420.34406906252713162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 07:00:34FORECAST20237615630.0822.2726.17574.369915210359006.356.35TF-1.92-80.9217333.9551691173624.8362176113190.34357034289172162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 03:00:34FORECAST20237615629.7222.5826.1574.735578971335006.536.53TF-2.28-82.2817334.2002035587324.9766457052990.32580343264218162211122.5WETL
2022-12-09 23:00:11FORECAST20237615627.1718.6722.9268.8140920327700.016.526.53TF-4.83-85.8317330.2040294640622.7226904731320.21267124509222161211122WETL
2022-12-09 19:00:10FORECAST20237615627.3818.1622.7768.43196898369006.426.42TF-4.62-85.6217329.9440796185422.5787230228080.22103080000471161211122WETL
2022-12-09 15:00:07FORECAST20237615627.4118.0822.74568.476501524826006.496.49TF-4.59-83.5917329.9743871098722.5954916220830.22224015807471161211122WETL
2022-12-09 11:00:10FORECAST20237615628.4518.4123.4370.9189596660230.05510.05516.416.4651TF-3.55-91.5517331.6314104582523.5189546222750.26642255863045162211122.5WETL
2022-12-09 07:00:23FORECAST20237615628.4418.423.4271.0765911046680.05510.05516.376.4251TF-3.56-84.5617331.7379987628323.5788060919470.26597755827259162211122.5WETL
2022-12-09 03:00:12FORECAST20237615626.8920.1323.5170.4426293133130.05540.05546.446.4954TF-5.11-84.1117331.3090626962923.3382814916560.20181681473525161211122WETL
2022-12-08 23:00:09FORECAST20237615634.9722.8428.90567.086576687511006.066.06TF2.97-69.0317329.0268284408522.0732835584460.60257197153675163211123WETL
2022-12-08 19:00:02FORECAST20237615635.6725.5130.5966.692985798286005.915.91TF3.67-65.3317328.7578959165921.925845683440.63866118337393163211123WETL
2022-12-08 15:00:08FORECAST20237615635.6425.4430.5467.729708061054006.016.01TF3.64-68.3617329.4656886536222.3146149086440.63713698918614163211123WETL
2022-12-08 11:00:08FORECAST20237615628.3524.6526.569.517679177848005.965.96TF-3.65-84.6517330.6820047462222.9882455158350.26198955035378162211122.5WETL
2022-12-08 07:00:33FORECAST20237615628.4125.0926.7570.677339682215006.096.09TF-3.59-80.5917331.4679473402923.4272727079360.26464481734234162211122.5WETL
2022-12-08 03:00:31FORECAST20237615627.6826.322771.300878585496006.316.31TF-4.32-79.3217331.8895854640723.6640190369640.23329254545355161211122WETL