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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, December 18, 2022

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DAY 79 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/19/2022 07:00:15 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): 21.11°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 15.48°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 18.29°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.068
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: -11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -59

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: 0.29 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.29 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.36 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.65 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: 14
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 325.49 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.62 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: 159

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 2
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2022-12-19 07:00:15OBSERVATION20237915921.1115.4799618.2949866.4279272727270.289999999999960.289999999999963.363.65TF-10.89-58.8914325.48878166552 21.6215451165660.06844557442036516 1212124DRYL
2022-12-19 03:00:18OBSERVATION20237915921.1115.4799618.2949866.4279272727270.289999999999960.289999999999963.363.65TF-10.89-58.8914325.48878166552 21.6215451165660.06844557442036516 1212124DRYL
2022-12-18 11:00:01FORECAST20237915920.2411.1415.6968.574457977830.35260.35263.363.7126TF-11.76-59.7614326.9699772910122.4217889677550.055895660997506161212124DRYL
2022-12-18 07:00:12FORECAST20237915920.1710.8915.5369.0699077559990.39630.39633.363.7563TF-11.83-59.8314327.3107126860222.6073207327740.054970259436297161212124DRYL
2022-12-18 03:00:14FORECAST20237915921.1211.2516.18569.329786267390.43810.43813.363.7981TF-10.88-58.8814327.4892674149222.7047609147410.068601485806431161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 23:00:01FORECAST20237915925.0411.9418.4969.2889216312730.33390.37393.363.7339TF-6.96-55.9614327.461198358322.6894333103310.15290951501695161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 19:00:01FORECAST20237915925.0311.9818.50569.1848553849440.31280.35283.363.7128TF-6.97-55.9714327.3897042903522.6504093458480.1526314357079161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 15:00:02FORECAST20237915924.7711.7918.2869.0551341803050.28230.32233.363.6823TF-7.23-56.2314327.3005586643622.6017839958560.14551881548104161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 11:00:07FORECAST20237915926.2611.4118.83569.2220439033310.27730.31733.363.6773TF-5.74-54.7414327.4152551714322.6643531680970.18934412224426161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 07:00:20FORECAST20237915926.211.4618.8369.0551880808180.24280.28283.363.6428TF-5.8-56.814327.3005957113922.6018041958140.1874364015633161212124DRYL
2022-12-17 03:00:13FORECAST20237915926.3110.8218.56569.2022998085620.25440.30443.363.6644TF-5.69-55.6914327.4016900211422.6569499106730.1909429643991161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 23:00:06FORECAST20237915926.1212.5319.32569.9294696918480.2410.3013.363.661TF-5.88-51.8814327.9008423993722.9299320204980.18491128777797161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 19:00:05FORECAST20237915926.5413.2719.90570.1045839276420.2630.3133.363.673TF-5.46-51.4614328.0209086634622.9957693214190.19840350919651161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 15:00:02FORECAST20237915925.9113.4519.6870.1770820762290.26520.32523.363.6852TF-6.09-52.0914328.0706010535523.0230374969320.17838383716851161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 11:00:06FORECAST20237915925.6312.819.21569.7427422923470.23480.29483.363.6548TF-6.37-51.3714327.7727547755422.8597707667630.16990896157974161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 07:00:23FORECAST20237915925.2612.9219.0970.5307564468770.28470.34473.363.7047TF-6.74-51.7414328.3128888365623.1561564009020.15911199037817161212124DRYL
2022-12-16 03:00:26FORECAST20237915925.3113.0619.18570.9610807661810.32150.38153.363.7415TF-6.69-56.6914328.6073929780923.3183357534820.16054425416673161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 23:00:05FORECAST20237915925.0814.5819.8371.8852793084330.2470.3073.363.667TF-6.92-51.9214329.2388063584723.6674235542530.15402518056156161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 19:00:05FORECAST20237915925.7116.321.00572.432348203420.34810.40813.363.7681TF-6.29-51.2914329.611866607723.8745614941080.17230365666898161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 15:00:08FORECAST20237915925.616.5521.07572.6861077178970.37540.42543.363.7854TF-6.4-53.414329.784735783223.9707688288560.1690164650794161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 11:00:07FORECAST20237915925.4916.6321.0672.0551186590830.28330.32333.363.6833TF-6.51-53.5114329.3546796396623.731690522360.16576973045592161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 07:00:30FORECAST20237915926.7717.0421.90571.1744735921420.21830.25833.363.6183TF-5.23-52.2314328.7533148088823.3988441231940.2060368971976161212124DRYL
2022-12-15 03:00:23FORECAST20237915927.518.422.9571.4193700900180.25960.29963.363.6596TF-4.5-54.514328.9206819739623.4913079161590.23138822381389161212124DRYL
2022-12-14 23:00:07FORECAST20237915928.9322.6825.80575.854250714190.51820.54823.363.9082TF-3.07-48.0714331.9336238876725.1785763268450.28572880201499162213127.5DRYL
2022-12-14 19:00:10FORECAST20237915929.2424.5526.89575.6114793431370.51130.55133.363.9113TF-2.76-47.7614331.7695679958825.0855878372020.2982613041556162213127.5DRYL
2022-12-14 15:00:11FORECAST20237915929.6224.6427.1375.4486039510710.47830.49833.363.8583TF-2.38-45.3814331.6594461284825.0232421975790.31395565393614162213127.5DRYL
2022-12-14 11:00:12FORECAST20237915929.3822.7526.06577.0232928098140.73040.77043.364.1304TF-2.62-46.6214332.7222042758225.6273597642630.30400193388542162213127.5WETL
2022-12-14 07:00:18FORECAST20237915929.3822.5725.97578.1263352059290.85320.89323.364.2532TF-2.62-45.6214333.46412043926.0523296525670.30400193388542162213127.5WETL
2022-12-14 03:00:26FORECAST20237915930.6624.2527.45578.2182857902550.85580.89583.374.2658TF-1.34-49.3414333.5258734128326.0878220850490.35859051357679162213127.5WETL
2022-12-13 23:00:08FORECAST20237915931.1822.2826.7377.0319375047960.33560.34563.363.7056TF-0.82-42.8214332.7280268600425.6306845711760.38170341538598162212125DRYL
2022-12-13 19:00:05FORECAST20237915930.7922.4726.6377.3420325030280.37880.38883.363.7488TF-1.21-46.2114332.9368050245525.7500091956630.36432417208736162212125DRYL
2022-12-13 15:00:06FORECAST20237915930.7922.4726.6377.4111449941640.37880.38883.363.7488TF-1.21-46.2114332.9833140990125.7766196083560.36432417208736162212125DRYL
2022-12-13 11:00:07FORECAST20237915934.7221.5428.1376.7909238314050.36470.37473.363.7347TF2.72-42.2814332.5656455810825.5380231587590.54607241086953163212126DRYL
2022-12-13 07:00:18FORECAST20237915934.7221.5428.1376.9150831053260.36470.37473.363.7347TF2.72-39.2814332.6493094388925.5857492804210.54607241086953163212126DRYL
2022-12-13 03:00:13FORECAST20237915934.8322.8428.83577.078948051230.38930.39933.363.7593TF2.83-44.1714332.7596883032725.6487667282710.55120022901955163212126DRYL
2022-12-12 23:00:12FORECAST20237915930.2219.8125.01581.0746233485920.52450.56453.353.9145TF-1.78-41.7814335.4369923907527.1954278152640.33942611777491162213127.5DRYL
2022-12-12 19:00:06FORECAST20237915930.1619.8124.98581.2310989572860.52450.56453.353.9145TF-1.84-43.8414335.5412870730627.2563874944870.33684333515374162213127.5DRYL
2022-12-12 15:00:07FORECAST20237915925.6615.0320.34584.3013965322930.73460.75463.354.1046TF-6.34-44.3414337.5793488476528.4584105483190.17080446639009161213126WETL
2022-12-12 11:00:11FORECAST20237915925.979.3317.6584.3187201849120.51390.59393.353.9439TF-6.03-51.0314337.5908032451528.4652244758270.18023387387332161213126DRYL
2022-12-12 07:00:28FORECAST20237915928.1217.4622.7981.853086243830.39490.46493.343.8049TF-3.88-51.8814335.9554466436427.4989901482060.25421732461336162212125DRYL
2022-12-12 03:00:16FORECAST20237915928.1217.4622.7982.0187185133160.39490.46493.353.8149TF-3.88-54.8814336.0656251016127.563671907210.25421732461336162212125DRYL
2022-12-11 23:00:06FORECAST20237915932.3423.627.9778.8184281905810.00120.00123.353.3512FF0.34-39.6614333.928568200826.3197248735180.43468995612807162211122.5DRYL
2022-12-11 19:00:08FORECAST20237915931.3823.2427.3178.792175549115003.343.34FF-0.62-41.6214333.9109655476326.3095714152030.39071173969338162211122.5DRYL
2022-12-11 15:00:08FORECAST20237915931.3823.2227.378.794598736931003.353.35FF-0.62-40.6214333.9125903679626.3105085712530.39071173969338162211122.5DRYL
2022-12-11 11:00:13FORECAST20237915931.1926.7228.95578.970962956397003.353.35FF-0.81-41.8114334.0308210353426.3787355942760.38215235878869162211122.5DRYL
2022-12-11 07:00:30FORECAST20237915931.1826.9729.07579.121775737609003.363.36FF-0.82-41.8214334.1318805836226.4371077223230.38170341538598162211122.5DRYL
2022-12-11 03:00:27FORECAST20237915931.9830.8231.479.160017218094003.373.37FF-0.02-43.0214334.1575000231626.4519134553890.41807210127469162211122.5DRYL