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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, December 19, 2022

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DAY 80 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/20/2022 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): 23.74°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 13.77°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 18.75°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.125
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: -8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -57

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: 0.32 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.61 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 2.90 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 3.51 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: 71 in
SWE DAY: 13
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 327.30 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 23.09 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: 160

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.5

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
2022-12-20 07:00:15OBSERVATION20238016023.7399813.7699618.7549770.5474609090910.320000000000050.610000000000052.93.51TF-8.26002-57.2600213327.29799063401 23.0900421998770.124968502814616 1113124.5DRYL
2022-12-20 03:00:22OBSERVATION20238016023.7399813.7699618.7549770.5474609090910.320000000000050.610000000000052.93.51TF-8.26002-57.2600213327.29799063401 23.0900421998770.124968502814616 1113124.5DRYL
2022-12-19 11:00:04FORECAST20238016024.9715.2320.166.7596475762990.14520.43522.93.3352FF-7.03-56.0313324.6819519559421.6756526869630.15582920942598161112123DRYL
2022-12-19 07:00:17FORECAST20238016024.411419.20567.1701183113330.13770.42772.93.3277FF-7.59-56.5913324.9666594657721.8280489635550.1412069476341161112123DRYL
2022-12-19 03:00:20FORECAST20238016027.1214.1820.6566.9805920771170.12250.41252.93.3125FF-4.88-53.8813324.8352386438521.7576566118770.22084869826169161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 23:00:02FORECAST20238016025.2913.819.54566.4800446372710.10060.45062.93.3506FF-6.71-56.7113324.4878459120321.5719664804840.164616650193161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 19:00:01FORECAST20238016024.6715.4420.05566.4195394788120.08340.43342.93.3334FF-7.33-57.3313324.4458238549721.5495422062710.14787637437918161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 15:00:02FORECAST20238016024.2715.7920.0366.3132393213170.06120.41122.93.3112FF-7.73-57.7313324.3719806026321.5101567788320.13770126122854161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 11:00:02FORECAST20238016023.8815.3419.6168.8613875734290.05350.40352.93.3035FF-8.12-58.1213326.1366182724422.4582200727460.12824964870133161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 07:00:13FORECAST20238016023.1915.5219.35569.4584562856560.07430.47432.93.3743FF-8.81-58.8113326.5484498983422.6815512324130.11264818903704161112123DRYL
2022-12-18 03:00:16FORECAST20238016022.8314.0618.44569.728932029480.06640.50642.93.4064FF-9.17-58.1713326.7348066680522.7828691258220.10506713429025161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-17 23:00:02FORECAST20238016022.6813.8318.25569.8127034543110.08470.45472.93.3547FF-9.32-55.3213326.7924989022822.8142678169580.10201948172532161112123DRYL
2022-12-17 19:00:01FORECAST20238016021.9214.618.2669.4487350633890.0380.3882.93.288FF-10.08-56.0813326.5417496290422.6779114571230.087559885988768161112123DRYL
2022-12-17 15:00:03FORECAST20238016022.514.3518.42569.3830479314930.04530.36532.93.2653FF-9.5-55.513326.4964709991222.6533202967950.098447568288562161112123DRYL
2022-12-17 11:00:09FORECAST20238016021.5612.7217.1469.5944593205370.04860.36862.93.2686FF-10.44-55.4413326.6421714806622.7324853154830.08126811389742161112123DRYL
2022-12-17 07:00:21FORECAST20238016020.7212.5916.65569.4459654607240.050.332.93.23FF-11.28-58.2813326.5398406738122.6768744969840.067916516060307161112123DRYL
2022-12-17 03:00:13FORECAST20238016021.4512.7217.08569.5519086155260.04410.34412.93.2441FF-10.55-56.5513326.6128526782422.7165472821330.079415107731178161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 23:00:06FORECAST20238016023.213.1118.15570.4064492657280.06790.36792.93.2679FF-8.8-50.813327.2010518683323.0370642580610.11286419286478161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 19:00:06FORECAST20238016021.7512.8317.2971.4068136631940.16820.47822.93.3782FF-10.25-51.2513327.8880046297823.4134376489950.084545042629866161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 15:00:03FORECAST20238016026.6613.420.0371.3001492025260.15310.48312.93.3831FF-5.34-47.3413327.8148409821923.3732470728320.20576990390921161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 11:00:07FORECAST20238016023.6613.9318.79571.0616329852490.16750.45752.93.3575FF-8.34-49.3413327.6511653935123.2834268623830.12312075610726161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 07:00:24FORECAST20238016026.8414.1820.5171.4766393288510.12370.46372.93.3637FF-5.16-47.1613327.9358889523123.439755257630.21159633004558161112123DRYL
2022-12-16 03:00:27FORECAST20238016027.0714.2920.6871.8483884029380.12170.50172.93.4017FF-4.93-51.9313328.1906802680923.5799714661270.21917973340002161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-15 23:00:06FORECAST20238016024.0616.7320.39572.5320682197440.0860.3962.93.296FF-7.94-49.9413328.6586366749123.8382906563120.13255461371184161112123DRYL
2022-12-15 19:00:05FORECAST20238016023.3216.7220.0273.101383343370.08690.49692.93.3969FF-8.68-49.6813329.0476945838124.0538416600230.11547925205203161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-15 15:00:08FORECAST20238016025.0418.7721.90573.2047193386120.07280.50282.93.4028FF-6.96-49.9613329.118251909924.0930092602790.15772460486726161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-15 11:00:08FORECAST20238016025.718.9922.34573.1662547319880.15630.47632.93.3763FF-6.3-50.313329.0919906231724.0784284161920.17633441463727161112123DRYL
2022-12-15 07:00:31FORECAST20238016026.0417.9221.9873.057884141970.26890.52892.93.4289FF-5.96-47.9613329.0179879968624.0373580476980.18644095110151161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-15 03:00:24FORECAST20238016026.4517.822.12573.3745968979430.27770.57772.93.4777TF-5.55-50.5513329.2342032601224.1574269492270.1990939085561161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-14 23:00:08FORECAST20238016034.9821.3228.1581.7473412469321.40711.95712.94.8571TF2.98-35.0213334.8875300674527.3761651997660.546371876569621631151212.5WETL
2022-12-14 19:00:11FORECAST20238016031.4724.4527.9684.625222381371.50932.05932.94.9593TF-0.53-38.5313336.8030936356328.5020366976480.390099397761081621151210WETL
2022-12-14 15:00:12FORECAST20238016031.4825.0628.2784.4483313481211.51992.01992.94.9199TF-0.52-35.5213336.685755595528.4325502487210.390531887129371621151210WETL
2022-12-14 11:00:12FORECAST20238016037.425.2331.31585.4704593850342.32073.09072.95.9907TT5.4-31.613337.363041811328.8345741631440.651444699377621631151212.5WETL
2022-12-14 07:00:19FORECAST20238016037.425.2331.31586.7307844071142.32073.21072.96.1107TT5.4-30.613338.1957458323429.3319823191880.651444699377621631151212.5WETL
2022-12-14 03:00:27FORECAST20238016036.6924.4930.5990.205266011862.49453.39452.916.3045TT4.69-34.3113340.4775997733830.7128724586370.621418784660341631151212.5WETL
2022-12-13 23:00:08FORECAST20238016032.3923.8328.1185.2710143819741.21581.56582.94.4658TF0.39-32.6113337.2310228765328.7560314017530.430390439799651621151210WETL
2022-12-13 19:00:05FORECAST20238016033.5124.729.10583.6799281255971.00341.39342.94.2934TF1.51-34.4913336.1754343666428.1311361853910.48039521247539162114128WETL
2022-12-13 15:00:07FORECAST20238016033.5124.729.10583.9594517445931.00341.39342.94.2934TF1.51-34.4913336.3611902387628.2407011206050.48039521247539162114128WETL
2022-12-13 11:00:08FORECAST20238016034.0920.6627.37591.4957702955392.06222.43222.95.3322TF2.09-29.9113341.3200183092231.2293379924890.506463153206011631151212.5WETL
2022-12-13 07:00:18FORECAST20238016034.0920.6627.37592.0038121861432.06222.43222.95.3322TF2.09-26.9113341.6509023551831.4331854535120.506463153206011631151212.5WETL
2022-12-13 03:00:13FORECAST20238016034.0820.4827.2891.5241605309421.9992.3992.95.299TF2.08-31.9213341.3385199319731.2407214936470.506013619908751631151212.5WETL
2022-12-12 23:00:12FORECAST20238016024.913.4219.1688.5646530720310.52681.08682.893.9768TF-7.1-39.113339.4026420473530.0590772446540.15394885332207161114126DRYL
2022-12-12 19:00:07FORECAST20238016024.913.4219.1687.5129039531060.43050.99052.893.8805TF-7.1-41.113338.7111579325529.6415970319970.15394885332207161114126DRYL
2022-12-12 15:00:07FORECAST20238016023.2112.2617.73589.7334119068270.36361.11362.894.0036TF-8.79-42.7913340.1688916421930.5245152716180.11308049127704161114126WETL
2022-12-12 11:00:11FORECAST20238016013.095.599.3486.9820751326610.14680.73682.893.6268TF-18.91-59.9113338.3614565688829.4313816372710.0092471922712121161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-12 07:00:28FORECAST20238016019.7716.3518.0683.3021798081540.10150.56152.883.4415FF-12.23-54.2313335.9241941795327.9832176254520.054924853187814161113124.5DRYL
2022-12-12 03:00:17FORECAST20238016019.7717.8918.8383.0183908621410.0660.5262.893.416FF-12.23-57.2313335.7352876754927.8722033384580.054924853187814161113124.5DRYL