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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, December 27, 2022

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DAY 88 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/28/2022 07:00:21 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): 39.00°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.41°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.70°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.791
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: 7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -12

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: 0.92 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.73 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.41 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.14 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: 97 in
SWE DAY: 5
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 337.07 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 32.69 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: 168

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2022-12-28 07:00:21OBSERVATION20238816839.0000224.4099431.7049896.9933636363640.919999999999963.736.4110.14TT7.00002-11.999985337.06799309715 32.6933584246510.7907737542803316 41151215WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:16OBSERVATION20238816839.0000224.4099431.7049896.9933636363640.919999999999963.736.4110.14TT7.00002-11.999985337.06799309715 32.6933584246510.7907737542803316 41151215WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:03FORECAST20238816831.1917.2124.275.6864498923671.84044.65046.4111.0604TT-0.81-19.815322.5629153803824.4136419320730.449299448443611621151210WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:21FORECAST20238816832.7617.2625.0176.9704187266242.32175.13176.4111.5417TT0.76-18.245323.4594042930724.8968057895020.524250098010751631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:20FORECAST20238816835.9617.8726.91576.300287339312.74255.55256.4111.9625TT3.96-15.045322.9918719115124.644372635110.671670653318641631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:02FORECAST20238816838.1117.6227.86581.8275248521123.01754.71756.4111.1275TT6.11-9.895326.8243918342826.7432310450960.758772467057161641151215WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:03FORECAST20238816837.3517.7127.5379.8350390908742.73494.43496.4110.8449TT5.35-10.655325.4490241659325.9822355663740.729471302029381641151215WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:03FORECAST20238816838.7818.5828.6879.9883912152542.57974.27976.4110.6897TT6.78-9.225325.5551270775626.0406308668110.78310367315511641151215WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:05FORECAST20238816838.6418.6228.6378.5977313944632.48044.18046.4110.5904TT6.64-9.365324.5914288121425.5121499347220.778139846645361641151215WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:16FORECAST20238816838.0818.5128.29579.1767785510782.57364.66366.4111.0736TT6.08-13.925324.99311006725.7319075064010.757649428404451641151215WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:28FORECAST20238816838.0719.2928.6879.4363868338752.48254.73256.4111.1425TT6.07-8.935325.1730069262525.8305687661280.757274454583881641151215WETL
2022-12-25 23:00:06FORECAST20238816844.4919.2131.8587.3515839373922.55475.19476.4111.6047TT12.49-2.515330.6013242898528.8785493285180.928979960410971651151217.5WETL
2022-12-25 19:00:03FORECAST20238816840.8220.8430.8387.4582580080692.59885.35886.4111.7688TT8.82-8.185330.6737396269428.9201492367860.847898530182141641151215WETL
2022-12-25 15:00:06FORECAST20238816837.6521.3429.49589.0256292894832.62585.36586.4111.7758TT5.65-11.355331.7354853803729.532960343640.741246157829691641151215WETL
2022-12-25 11:00:05FORECAST20238816842.1221.7631.9487.893249864652.6865.1366.4111.546TT10.12-6.885330.9688293453629.0899260150620.881696084924751651151217.5WETL
2022-12-25 07:00:25FORECAST20238816838.5221.9830.2587.9726033811062.71285.15286.4111.5628TT6.52-10.485331.0226260182929.1209221888790.773834069610141641151215WETL
2022-12-25 03:00:08FORECAST20238816843.4923.4333.4686.941541448312.50945.01946.4111.4294TT11.49-3.515330.3227855765328.7187721535230.911179460145141651151217.5WETL
2022-12-24 23:00:06FORECAST20238816837.6523.7130.6892.072206565932.6045.3345.9911.324TT5.65-9.355333.7871992823830.732523961390.741246157829691641151215WETL
2022-12-24 19:00:07FORECAST20238816838.5125.1931.8588.2921845526642.21844.50845.9910.4984TT6.51-3.495331.2391721361929.2458301173210.773473139552581641151215WETL
2022-12-24 15:00:07FORECAST20238816838.8224.2331.52588.8761351702982.47164.97165.9910.9616TT6.82-3.185331.6343995143129.4743837183540.784510050143011641151215WETL
2022-12-24 11:00:05FORECAST20238816838.0824.4331.25589.6462751827622.59785.13785.9911.1278TT6.08-3.925332.154747361629.7764358852390.757649428404451641151215WETL
2022-12-24 07:00:24FORECAST20238816837.2824.0130.64590.461634582592.68744.88746.2311.1174TT5.28-5.725332.7045396914330.0969964935350.726685862988341641151215WETL
2022-12-24 03:00:24FORECAST20238816836.8124.0130.4191.8867496253612.55054.77056.5311.3005TT4.81-5.195333.6627568326730.6591861963910.707624489541541641151215WETL
2022-12-23 23:00:06FORECAST20238816842.4827.635.0487.8957895473312.13994.44995.9310.3799TT10.482.485330.970551257829.090917919720.890039042214371651151217.5WETL
2022-12-23 19:00:09FORECAST20238816843.2724.8934.0887.2724760999262.2294.4696.110.569TT11.2712.275330.5476095261828.8477083522610.90685309189271651151217.5WETL
2022-12-23 15:00:06FORECAST20238816838.5624.8831.7288.4465305818252.15174.66176.0410.7017TT6.562.565331.343693068129.3062000820430.775274541414081641151215WETL
2022-12-23 11:00:11FORECAST20238816838.9124.2231.56591.3691936383022.52344.81346.0810.8934TT6.911.915333.3151641907330.4547377795260.78765502466821641151215WETL
2022-12-23 07:00:31FORECAST20238816842.3624.3133.33590.8426994951532.38484.39485.8110.2048TT10.3617.365332.9610994882930.2470851043910.887306148127141651151217.5WETL
2022-12-23 03:00:13FORECAST20238816842.2624.5233.3993.4097409510822.32694.3369610.3369TT10.2618.265334.6829571044731.2626483238710.88499207604671651151217.5WETL
2022-12-22 23:00:10FORECAST20238816839.8526.7733.3194.4991112861652.40794.57796.0910.6679TT7.85-2.155335.4102721289331.6959726324340.81887154130531641151215WETL
2022-12-22 19:00:09FORECAST20238816841.1726.7533.9696.5081657790142.5044.4146.0910.504TT9.171.175336.746344905432.4987720796080.857570330702111651151217.5WETL
2022-12-22 15:00:10FORECAST20238816840.932834.46594.3957574061652.77495.06496.0311.0949TT8.9314.935335.3413545803831.6548011552240.850984017367771651151217.5WETL
2022-12-22 11:00:07FORECAST20238816839.823.3831.5995.3007947166862.80455.38456.0711.4545TT7.811.85335.9442298122532.0157520815930.817287014987441641151215WETL
2022-12-22 07:00:15FORECAST20238816838.1123.430.75597.2557358953232.80455.16456.2711.4345TT6.11-13.895337.2417602997332.7986955725850.758772467057161641151215WETL
2022-12-22 03:00:16FORECAST20238816838.0624.2331.14597.8475331236442.77715.13716.2711.4071TT6.06-14.945337.6332783003833.0365833821410.756899167421641151215WETL
2022-12-21 23:00:09FORECAST20238816839.6627.8233.7491.8332504336332.21755.03755.8310.8675TT7.66-9.345333.6268477364230.6380378595620.812804591961711641151215WETL
2022-12-21 19:00:09FORECAST20238816837.1928.2132.787.8513548961942.15534.79536.0110.8053TT5.19-11.815330.9404228286129.0735645354130.723083863338241641151215WETL
2022-12-21 15:00:06FORECAST20238816837.2428.1732.70588.4865775063842.15535.21535.7810.9953TT5.24-7.765331.3708055803429.3218684713380.725087838745841641151215WETL
2022-12-21 11:00:13FORECAST20238816835.8728.9232.39588.7341467194291.75693.62695.439.0569TT3.87-8.135331.5383533298529.4187728874890.66776100325531631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 07:00:16FORECAST20238816835.8228.9132.36589.0619435178631.75693.29695.28.4969TT3.82-4.185331.7600347679529.5471934779870.665581030884711631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 03:00:20FORECAST20238816836.1728.0232.09592.184551037781.83113.33115.68.9311TT4.17-7.835333.8625544276730.7769696882420.680719833659231631151212.5WETL
2022-12-20 23:00:08FORECAST20238816836.3330.0633.19580.1274595232221.74193.45195.458.9019TT4.330.335325.6513114220726.0936122746560.687543322073161631151212.5WETL
2022-12-20 19:00:06FORECAST20238816838.2630.0634.1678.3574396236181.24252.82255.338.1525TT6.267.265324.4245664424325.4210783774310.764345066907331641151215WETL
2022-12-20 15:00:09FORECAST20238816839.4531.6335.5475.0893310758571.11582.51585.588.0958TT7.456.455322.1449997945724.1896525440060.805955008813051641151215WETL
2022-12-20 11:00:03FORECAST20238816836.8232.1334.47575.7956386047870.34171.18176.17.2817TT4.82-0.185322.6392665947424.4546492505280.70803640253451641141212WETL
2022-12-20 07:00:21FORECAST20238816836.8235.8336.32575.8497660317830.16931.00936.97.9093TT4.826.825322.6771078477424.4749831340640.70803640253451641141212WETL
2022-12-20 03:00:31FORECAST20238816839.4538.8139.1377.0537229745350.05720.63726.867.4972TT7.4515.455323.517467801224.9282253413760.80595500881305164113129WETL