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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 2, 2022

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DAY 63 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/03/2022 07:00:17 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): 22.99°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 13.90°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 18.44°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.086
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: -9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 94

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: 0.04 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.95 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.49 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.44 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: 30
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.16 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 22.45 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: 143

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.5

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
2022-12-03 07:00:17OBSERVATION20236314322.9899213.8999218.4449265.8151570833330.0399999999999641.954.496.44TT-9.0100893.9899230341.15864097795 22.45340954630.08581977819013316 13151212.5WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:21OBSERVATION20236314322.9899213.8999218.4449265.8151570833330.0399999999999641.954.496.44TT-9.0100893.9899230341.15864097795 22.45340954630.08581977819013316 13151212.5WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:03FORECAST20236314331.9920.6226.30568.2725300855870.14382.05384.496.5438TT-0.010000000000002102.9930342.7561597350623.4008302275320.386747995036951623151215WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:23FORECAST20236314331.4315.1423.28568.0487206304420.17312.08314.496.5731TT-0.57102.4330342.6110753466323.3142453511580.361328085786211623151215WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:12FORECAST20236314331.8212.4422.1368.1126785895990.21092.12094.496.6109TT-0.18102.8230342.6525444850323.3389826304170.37897403008761623151215WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:03FORECAST20236314326.4213.0619.7465.1027952117030.22141.76144.496.2514TT-5.5897.4230340.6936728505422.1801104135120.169689099799211613151212.5WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:02FORECAST20236314324.6518.3321.4965.0908431056390.20871.74874.496.2387TT-7.3595.6530340.6858643724722.1755301461770.121465144609521613151212.5WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:03FORECAST20236314331.8219.4825.6564.6180500206950.21011.75014.496.2401TT-0.18102.8230340.3767918035721.9944845586470.37897403008761623151215WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:03FORECAST20236314331.5816.2723.92565.2376996238720.21171.75174.496.2417TT-0.42102.5830340.7817913541222.2318201416450.368082489548741623151215WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:16FORECAST20236314331.9915.623.79565.2637327441890.26491.86494.496.3549TT-0.010000000000002105.9930340.7987925087422.2418013138330.386747995036951623151215WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:24FORECAST20236314332.0220.0826.0565.9785929730320.24721.97724.496.4672TT0.020000000000003106.0230341.2651991722.5161976718980.388124699373981623151215WETL
2022-11-30 23:00:07FORECAST20236314325.1519.222.17551.0879712237330.3491.1794.495.669TF-6.8597.1530331.372815214116.9291648479850.133993910781613141210WETL
2022-11-30 19:00:06FORECAST20236314333.4619.5626.5150.53960290190.44591.29594.495.7859TF1.46106.4630331.0013226912416.7286754088190.455549297760421623141212WETL
2022-11-30 15:00:05FORECAST20236314332.8613.6123.23550.3188156704170.48361.30364.495.7936TF0.86106.8630330.8516040511716.6480608785120.427182604228321623141212WETL
2022-11-30 11:00:07FORECAST2023631433313.8223.4154.0264883183310.59211.43214.495.9221TF110330333.3547242032418.0099851130270.433773440711921623141212WETL
2022-11-30 07:00:16FORECAST20236314332.7920.1526.4754.4593290643120.65311.59314.496.0831TT0.79104.7930333.6454095572518.1701051498760.423894672205761623151215WETL
2022-11-30 03:00:16FORECAST20236314332.8219.9126.36555.7907541427460.712.054.496.54TT0.82114.8230334.5375615379818.6641028472790.425303151326111623151215WETL
2022-11-29 23:00:03FORECAST20236314332.7917.9625.37553.7345586994290.62182.30184.236.5318TT0.79114.7930333.1584908106517.9021244806780.423894672205761623151215WETL
2022-11-29 19:00:08FORECAST20236314332.9718.725.83553.9430012901970.49512.11514.236.3451TT0.97114.9730333.2986195635917.979127865140.43235950277031623151215WETL
2022-11-29 15:00:04FORECAST20236314333.6417.7725.70552.622806654310.35621.98624.236.2162TT1.64117.6430332.4098439125517.49233894620.46411049464731623151215WETL
2022-11-29 11:00:05FORECAST20236314333.5213.3423.4356.4433224441240.42372.05374.236.2837TT1.52117.5230334.9737293858418.9070302180360.458400936222571623151215WETL
2022-11-29 10:15:00FORECAST20236314333.5213.3423.4356.4433224441240.42372.05374.236.2837TT1.52117.5230334.9737293858418.9070302180360.458400936222571623151215WETL
2022-11-29 07:00:14FORECAST20236314334.4621.8828.17128.43197119120.55032.16034.236.3903TT2.46126.4630378.9107843082248.664258934310.503262578889411633151217.5WETL
2022-11-29 03:00:11FORECAST20236314330.7414.7222.73129.012341152690.56852.18854.186.3685TT-1.26124.7430379.2333671808948.9257845432250.330839398546971623151215WETL
2022-11-28 23:00:07FORECAST20236314335.0715.3325.247.7894589160940.66472.40473.776.1747TT3.07137.0730329.1304109251815.7289642509460.532388425879561633151217.5WETL
2022-11-28 19:00:06FORECAST20236314335.0715.425.23550.7073683843720.6742.5243.756.274TT3.07137.0730331.1150304815316.789971828230.532388425879561633151217.5WETL
2022-11-28 15:00:09FORECAST20236314333.7313.7623.74548.3656718722420.46772.30773.746.0477TT1.73131.7330329.5234892434415.9376249549440.468397584131011623151215WETL
2022-11-28 11:00:03FORECAST20236314332.8711.422.13552.8509605139840.49772.48773.696.1777TT0.87117.8730332.5636537547117.5763085329760.427652727532781623151215WETL
2022-11-28 07:00:09FORECAST20236314332.8811.4122.14550.2469262573290.49772.39773.616.0077TT0.88120.8830330.8028367996516.6218257463870.428122953564991623151215WETL
2022-11-28 03:00:23FORECAST20236314331.8311.4121.6250.9721136470770.52032.39033.76.0903TT-0.17118.8330331.2943705202816.8867743047970.37943000431051623151215WETL
2022-11-27 23:00:03FORECAST20236314331.829.3220.5746.7524218321960.78482.60483.225.8248TT-0.18117.8230328.4215186591815.3545013791240.37897403008761623151215WETL
2022-11-27 19:00:04FORECAST20236314330.1811.4820.8347.2982227264780.80112.75113.095.8411TT-1.82119.1830328.794847074515.5514119082480.30688303180211623151215WETL
2022-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20236314332.7311.4922.1145.978571102580.80112.51112.985.4911TT0.73120.7330327.8913160085115.0759741870160.421080645648791623151215WETL
2022-11-27 11:00:03FORECAST20236314331.5812.822.1950.1506921854970.96962.409635.4096TF-0.42113.5830330.7375410468316.5867166152280.368082489548741623151215WETL
2022-11-27 07:00:07FORECAST20236314329.7714.4722.1250.918097622980.96962.50963.135.6396TT-2.23118.7730331.2577895315616.8670164657410.289844444698911623151215WETL
2022-11-27 03:00:15FORECAST20236314327.1717.0322.154.5775998501391.01212.51213.465.9721TT-4.83120.1730333.7247817737418.2138975997220.193389716659021613151212.5WETL
2022-11-26 23:00:05FORECAST20236314328.9319.1724.0561.0785787676111.53473.09474.117.2047TT-3.07127.9330338.0511536043820.6476840129070.256391869231631623151215WETL
2022-11-26 19:00:04FORECAST20236314334.5718.2526.4157.4553819235561.6493.1993.877.069TT2.57139.5730335.6487478448119.2848269995870.508520593461171633151217.5WETL
2022-11-26 15:00:04FORECAST20236314334.4618.6226.5456.0452644693671.6493.1294.017.139TT2.46134.4630334.707758808518.7587848623710.503262578889411633151217.5WETL
2022-11-26 11:00:13FORECAST20236314326.7415.6421.1946.5989988420610.02721.42723.975.3972TF-5.26130.7430328.3164839410515.2992194549980.179564569412211613141210WETL
2022-11-26 07:00:19FORECAST20236314326.8512.6919.7746.4554687084330.02721.42723.995.4172TF-5.15125.8530328.2181848943315.2475296178980.183040856528571613141210WETL
2022-11-26 03:00:37FORECAST20236314328.4420.9224.6850.0427605933150.17921.36924.145.5092TF-3.56129.4430330.6642894217616.5473538722920.237849370119241613141210WETL
2022-11-25 23:00:04FORECAST20236314323.6713.5718.6253.7405890357180.12851.52854.536.0585TT-8.3398.6730333.1625458396417.9043514580610.0993430296927171613151212.5WETL
2022-11-25 19:00:04FORECAST20236314327.773.7615.76554.8868842957460.04751.78754.376.1575TT-4.23103.7730333.9322317047718.32849976420.21372982770031613151212.5WETL
2022-11-25 15:00:04FORECAST20236314326.475.1215.79553.2578323671770.00541.88544.376.2554TT-5.53108.4730332.8377251530817.7262157716750.171208803102061613151212.5WETL
2022-11-25 11:00:05FORECAST20236314313.116.619.8653.20828232637301.374.515.88TF-18.8983.1130332.804363083517.7079485103960.00528257045041171613141210WETL
2022-11-25 07:00:31FORECAST20236314319.0813.916.4952.98376577589101.374.65.97TF-12.92112.0830332.6531433402117.6252162313520.0331027844653041613141210WETL
2022-11-25 03:00:31FORECAST20236314314.1612.2313.19551.12769733749200.894.745.63TF-17.8487.1630331.3997076040316.9437039481120.0075479974609327161313127.5WETL