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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 17, 2022

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DAY 78 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/18/2022 07:00:11 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): 30.35°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.93°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.64°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.286
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -55

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): 4.81 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.81 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: 66 in
SWE DAY: 15
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 326.34 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.59 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: 158

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 2.5

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
2022-12-18 07:00:11OBSERVATION20237815830.3499420.9325.6399766.169487083333004.814.81TF-1.65006-54.6500615326.34377862574 21.5940004445020.2863570488001116 2211122.5WETL
2022-12-18 03:00:12OBSERVATION20237815830.3499420.9325.6399766.169487083333004.814.81TF-1.65006-54.6500615326.34377862574 21.5940004445020.2863570488001116 2211122.5WETL
2022-12-17 11:00:03FORECAST20237815828.821.0124.90567.1603728750440.0360.0364.814.846TF-3.2-56.215327.0263855074521.9632139906580.22346330772382161211122WETL
2022-12-17 07:00:19FORECAST20237815827.4821.2624.3767.2684889155730.04440.04444.814.8544TF-4.52-57.5215327.1007611826722.0035739278920.17672208446972161211122WETL
2022-12-17 03:00:12FORECAST20237815827.8421.5124.67567.2866130270520.04980.04984.814.8598TF-4.16-57.1615327.1132272045322.0103411349420.18881403755373161211122WETL
2022-12-16 23:00:02FORECAST20237815831.6722.4227.04568.2533773193030.05720.05724.814.8672TF-0.33-53.3315327.7773504027622.3719111737610.34578267148571162211122.5WETL
2022-12-16 19:00:03FORECAST20237815831.9522.6427.29568.2337355264820.05350.05354.814.8635TF-0.050000000000001-53.0515327.7638736060622.3645534667710.35895973039707162211122.5WETL
2022-12-16 15:00:01FORECAST20237815832.2622.3827.3268.2493006304880.05730.05734.814.8673TF0.26-52.7415327.7745533250722.3703840289070.3737462173775162211122.5WETL
2022-12-16 11:00:06FORECAST20237815833.0522.0327.5468.0295548055660.05920.05924.814.8692TF1.05-51.9515327.6237395349622.2880971442980.4122293777562162211122.5WETL
2022-12-16 07:00:21FORECAST20237815833.2922.3927.8468.4474957632650.05850.05854.814.8685TF1.29-51.7115327.9105044761122.4446528658590.42410858880363162211122.5WETL
2022-12-16 03:00:25FORECAST20237815833.422.5727.98568.5708195758090.06030.06034.814.8703TF1.4-56.615327.9950634118922.4908903149730.42957704606429162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 23:00:04FORECAST20237815832.7622.4327.59570.0778323538880.05840.05844.814.8684TF0.76-52.2415329.0262340671723.057445270990.39798284623932162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 19:00:04FORECAST20237815832.5922.5127.5570.0610968566990.05520.05524.814.8652TF0.59-52.4115329.0148044944223.0511380849710.38969292338569162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 15:00:06FORECAST20237815832.3222.9727.64570.0505198105340.05270.05274.814.8627TF0.32-53.6815329.0075806091223.0471520432750.37663048962403162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 11:00:07FORECAST20237815832.1822.5327.35569.9511972600490.04450.04454.814.8545TF0.18-53.8215328.9397360661123.0097283642290.36991151438492162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 07:00:28FORECAST20237815833.0122.7127.8669.6929636885010.04450.04454.814.8545TF1.01-53.9915328.7632635904322.9124861915210.41025699304204162211122.5WETL
2022-12-15 03:00:22FORECAST20237815833.3222.7228.0269.7230910939380.04270.04274.814.8527TF1.32-56.6815328.7838581170422.9238268897110.42559858421793162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 23:00:07FORECAST20237815832.9824.528.7472.8988755083970.03370.03374.814.8437TF0.98-52.0215330.9459494633424.1255875699360.40877918966923162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 19:00:09FORECAST20237815833.3126.2229.76572.847339855390.04360.04364.814.8536TF1.31-51.6915330.9110027417724.1059862786180.42510179993366162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 15:00:09FORECAST20237815835.0425.4430.2472.783548194260.02480.02484.814.8348TF3.04-49.9615330.8677387908624.081728012210.51213402387956163211123WETL
2022-12-14 11:00:11FORECAST20237815833.9724.4929.2372.8213363762910.03790.03794.814.8479TF1.97-51.0315330.8933678466624.0960972446460.45810731771508162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 07:00:17FORECAST20237815832.8924.0228.45572.8106269507240.0390.0394.814.849TF0.89-50.1115330.8861046492424.0920247287940.40435363314976162211122.5WETL
2022-12-14 03:00:26FORECAST20237815832.7323.828.26572.895540203910.04160.04164.824.8616TF0.73-55.2715330.9436879062324.1243189069990.39651645156297162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 23:00:07FORECAST20237815832.7625.1328.94574.7702643766690.01410.01414.814.8241TF0.76-49.2415332.2118585293324.8395684913020.39798284623932162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 19:00:04FORECAST20237815832.942528.9774.8747016740180.01430.01434.814.8243TF0.94-52.0615332.2823284707524.8795402157950.40681080386543162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 15:00:06FORECAST20237815832.822528.9174.8874046503110.01430.01434.814.8243TF0.82-52.1815332.2908986353524.8844029877210.4009199422187162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 11:00:07FORECAST20237815832.1823.9428.0674.8650154959760.00770.00774.814.8177TF0.18-51.8215332.2757934274124.8758324238810.36991151438492162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 07:00:18FORECAST20237815834.5623.2328.89574.9460601587250.00650.00654.814.8165TF2.56-49.4415332.3304674573724.9068592066370.48786597612044162211122.5WETL
2022-12-13 03:00:12FORECAST20237815831.225.0128.10574.9848376345830.0070.0074.814.817TF-0.8-53.815332.3566233842324.9217074412440.32408484755764162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 23:00:11FORECAST20237815833.5721.8127.6977.0409279099080.04090.04094.84.8409TF1.57-47.4315333.7398005722925.7116239165570.43805456997965162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 19:00:05FORECAST20237815833.6225.6529.63577.0755894210440.04090.04094.84.8409TF1.62-49.3815333.7630562754625.72498428940.44055355997934162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 15:00:06FORECAST20237815834.4125.9230.16576.9171278299820.01840.01844.84.8184TF2.41-44.5915333.6567217541625.6639167184970.48028719872705162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 11:00:11FORECAST20237815830.2123.3726.7977.5131002758130.07990.07994.84.8799TF-1.79-51.7915334.0564227007725.8937489905840.28035136679998162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 07:00:28FORECAST20237815831.3424.4127.87577.4773893851480.07410.07414.794.8641TF-0.66-54.6615334.0324895089325.8799652569730.33048997659838162211122.5WETL
2022-12-12 03:00:16FORECAST20237815831.3424.4127.87577.4442575169910.07410.07414.84.8741TF-0.66-57.6615334.0102828186725.8671783559320.33048997659838162211122.5WETL
2022-12-11 23:00:06FORECAST20237815837.325.0831.1978.812063689651004.84.8TF5.3-46.715334.9255050124726.3961702323310.62433170863887163211123WETL
2022-12-11 19:00:08FORECAST20237815837.1424.2830.7178.792175549115004.794.79TF5.14-47.8615334.912220289726.388462454610.61661296621504163211123WETL
2022-12-11 15:00:07FORECAST20237815837.1524.2730.7178.794598736931004.84.8TF5.15-46.8515334.9138389474326.3894015513080.61709678153143163211123WETL
2022-12-11 11:00:13FORECAST20237815836.5325.4931.0178.970962956397004.84.8TF4.53-48.4715335.0316211908126.4577697462810.58678359475341163211123WETL
2022-12-11 07:00:29FORECAST20237815836.5325.5531.0479.121775737609004.814.81TF4.53-48.4715335.1322974415426.5162624805990.58678359475341163211123WETL
2022-12-11 03:00:27FORECAST20237815836.2325.2930.7679.160017218094004.824.82TF4.23-49.7715335.1578197119526.5310987791760.57191573796646163211123WETL
2022-12-10 23:00:12FORECAST20237815831.1821.7326.45574.1265513087810.09230.09234.764.8523TF-0.82-62.8215331.7770948012924.5934918408660.32317400574327162212125WETL
2022-12-10 19:00:07FORECAST20237815831.1921.8226.50573.9632886392810.0790.0794.754.829TF-0.81-62.8115331.6667141589224.5311609113780.32362929467674162211122.5WETL
2022-12-10 15:00:11FORECAST20237815834.5626.8430.774.0044799667940.11160.13164.774.9016TF2.56-58.4415331.6945676180824.5468839843860.48786597612044162212125WETL
2022-12-10 11:00:11FORECAST20237815831.7425.6128.67575.6923189045570.11190.13194.774.9019TF-0.26-61.2615332.8333769841625.1929301127660.34906021874583162212125WETL
2022-12-10 07:00:37FORECAST20237815831.825.6128.70574.5728594757070.09870.11874.874.9887TF-0.2-59.215332.0786068465824.7640512832580.35187854112664162212125WETL
2022-12-10 03:00:36FORECAST20237815830.328.6729.48574.7161723046680.05040.07045.055.1204TF-1.7-62.715332.1753521014324.8188708429740.28420682810647162211122.5WETL