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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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DAY 89 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/29/2022 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 27.04°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.58°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 24.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.245
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: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -15

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: 0.35 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.90 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.17 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.07 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: 80 in
SWE DAY: 4
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 324.18 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.77 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: 169

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.5

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
2022-12-29 07:00:15OBSERVATION20238916927.0399222.5800624.8099979.5011533333330.349999999999913.89999999999996.1710.07TT-4.96008-14.960084324.17970535061 25.7726604626340.2449547084532616 1115127.5WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:14OBSERVATION20238916927.0399222.5800624.8099979.5011533333330.349999999999913.89999999999996.1710.07TT-4.96008-14.960084324.17970535061 25.7726604626340.2449547084532616 1115127.5WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:03FORECAST20238916937.0523.730.37597.38135848920.11523.66526.179.8352TT5.05-4.954336.3328491768432.7525497573840.684996234979241631151212.5WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:23FORECAST20238916938.7217.4328.07597.4799257377190.16583.71586.179.8858TT6.72-3.284336.3983271440132.7920839482910.750887899805131641151215WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:18FORECAST20238916939.0517.0828.06598.4556098519850.3113.8616.1710.031TT7.05-2.954337.0455880708133.1840289214330.762984516184431641151215WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:03FORECAST20238916939.3716.8128.0969.5272800834780.51624.98626.1711.1562TT7.37-10.634317.1567921074822.0510491152340.77439991183831641151215WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:02FORECAST20238916939.5921.3330.4669.1953022671110.56465.03466.1711.2046TT7.59-10.414316.9199629580721.9293726313650.782064364090471641151215WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:02FORECAST20238916938.7719.929.33569.2860015708310.5895.0596.1711.229TT6.77-11.234316.9846866244321.962601495390.752741551542661641151215WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:07FORECAST20238916938.7619.7129.23577.597827952090.55535.02536.1711.1953TT6.76-11.244322.8532154000425.0527082623920.75237141126351641151215WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:23FORECAST20238916938.8319.7729.379.0503770542090.56165.51166.1711.6816TT6.83-9.174323.866123859425.6017392061710.754956176732521641151215WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:21FORECAST20238916928.9819.0724.02579.13118182560.57215.94216.1712.1121TT-3.02-16.024323.9223619295125.6323593192220.32159109774081621151210WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:03FORECAST20238916934.9217.7626.3484.7285101880280.50635.04636.1711.2163TT2.92-5.084327.7900019724427.7731585216550.591846681227321631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:07FORECAST20238916929.1518.6323.8983.5883397031890.68784.93786.1711.1078TT-2.85-11.854327.0066206945127.3339404958040.328757332438651621151210WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:06FORECAST20238916934.2520.0727.1683.380658193860.65844.75846.1710.9284TT2.25-4.754326.8636837508827.2541090908180.561133523523451631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:07FORECAST20238916934.8918.5126.782.0983236459020.64124.64126.1710.8112TT2.89-4.114325.979444041426.7623658988220.590481998523681631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:16FORECAST20238916927.8319.0823.45582.3335832217310.60565.08566.1711.2556TT-4.17-16.174326.1418841659826.8524299620720.274945319993561621151210WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:30FORECAST20238916938.8819.0628.9782.6408593751290.66975.21976.1711.3897TT6.88-0.124326.3539035793726.9701670522270.756793527872461641151215WETL
2022-12-25 23:00:08FORECAST20238916931.4319.1325.2892.3453964203090.85595.73596.312.0359TT-0.57-1.574332.9655637214730.747836976170.430003219900821621151210WETL
2022-12-25 19:00:04FORECAST20238916936.9718.7727.8791.7159341683610.78255.83256.312.1325TT4.97-1.034332.5416387026130.4993670434880.68166084962481631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 15:00:07FORECAST20238916938.4919.3428.91593.4822451611560.79715.85716.312.1571TT6.49-2.514333.7294838103731.1977814230670.74226690762131641151215WETL
2022-12-25 11:00:06FORECAST20238916939.1820.930.0492.3027416269830.80885.63886.311.9388TT7.182.184332.9368583284730.7309848123930.76765983651221641151215WETL
2022-12-25 07:00:26FORECAST20238916938.3520.6129.4892.614978137940.82275.46276.511.9627TT6.35-1.654333.1469121865230.8543939888770.736944629672731641151215WETL
2022-12-25 03:00:09FORECAST20238916939.2420.0629.6592.7455900567720.99635.41636.5912.0063TT7.245.244333.2347305870530.9060517157050.76980027863331641151215WETL
2022-12-24 23:00:06FORECAST20238916938.9821.9330.45597.2788913852210.97965.83966.0411.8796TT6.98-0.0200000000000034336.2647631647332.7114633725790.760445812261251641151215WETL
2022-12-24 19:00:08FORECAST20238916937.972229.98592.3709473341930.77285.05285.810.8528TT5.974.974332.9827572286330.757932731160.722221059463491641151215WETL
2022-12-24 15:00:07FORECAST20238916937.1821.5929.38597.4939715458911.34985.89985.9911.8898TT5.184.184336.4076564035232.7977184812250.690384133489711631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 11:00:06FORECAST20238916938.422.530.4597.9134212276441.39566.09566.0112.1056TT6.44.44336.6861025645832.9660881818990.738851862542491641151215WETL
2022-12-24 07:00:25FORECAST20238916940.1920.9830.58596.905431184230.98535.41536.2711.6853TT8.194.194336.0164611308132.561820050880.802189208714321641151215WETL
2022-12-24 03:00:25FORECAST20238916940.1921.5230.85597.8158811411970.95965.26966.5711.8396TT8.195.194336.6213783287532.9269167321910.802189208714321641151215WETL
2022-12-23 23:00:06FORECAST20238916938.820.5629.6893.9824493137041.0335.1135.8810.993TT6.810.84334.0649042268431.3962379289860.753850197847461641151215WETL
2022-12-23 19:00:10FORECAST20238916940.9823.0632.0292.6131390811210.88674.91676.1211.0367TT8.9822.984333.1456754678730.8536667763790.82690869381881641151215WETL
2022-12-23 15:00:06FORECAST20238916941.0323.9332.4893.7422348944630.88674.92676.2411.1667TT9.0314.034333.9038775415131.3008957206680.82840420967091641151215WETL
2022-12-23 11:00:12FORECAST20238916933.6120.9727.2998.0242596459640.92045.08046.3111.3904TT1.615.614336.7596316532833.0106135714610.531444919438311631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 07:00:31FORECAST20238916933.6120.9227.26597.6114784012360.92044.71045.9910.7004TT1.6120.614336.4856917006532.8448658277630.531444919438311631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 03:00:13FORECAST20238916933.4819.4226.45104.335982707261.33485.09486.1611.2548TT1.4821.484340.912795443835.5694715301090.525387519248831631151212.5WETL
2022-12-22 23:00:10FORECAST20238916930.420.9525.675103.288768275371.21225.15226.3111.4622TT-1.6-1.64340.2283189174435.1417639933810.383242850783731621151210WETL
2022-12-22 19:00:09FORECAST20238916930.620.7725.685105.563015721041.21225.16226.1311.2922TT-1.41.64341.7124913364736.0722010950260.392213083137541621151210WETL
2022-12-22 15:00:10FORECAST20238916936.1625.2130.68599.8001123511660.9265.3366.2611.596TT4.1621.164337.9348959953333.7259405877130.647098146236591631151212.5WETL
2022-12-22 11:00:07FORECAST20238916943.3824.4233.9103.468527773631.27325.76326.5412.3032TT11.3825.384340.345942150235.2150935680110.889397845032071651151217.5WETL
2022-12-22 07:00:16FORECAST20238916935.6224.4130.015105.800212121641.27325.76326.5212.2832TT3.62-8.384341.8667924077736.1695791540860.623340222018361631151212.5WETL
2022-12-22 03:00:16FORECAST20238916934.8119.4127.11112.026646224081.74256.21256.5212.7325TT2.81-10.194345.8841428817938.7482405091390.586837524899981631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 23:00:09FORECAST20238916934.7125.9930.3597.8340684949720.96994.68996.7311.4199TT2.71-4.294336.6334480454432.9342198137760.582271425642841631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 19:00:10FORECAST20238916933.9625.2629.6192.9943126960360.7834.4836.6911.173TT1.96-8.044333.4018815228231.004478823780.547713267885911631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 15:00:06FORECAST20238916933.9625.3229.6491.7493078317750.57584.40586.7511.1558TT1.96-4.044332.5641319400430.5125289151740.547713267885911631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 11:00:13FORECAST20238916933.9227.8330.87590.7843168801940.6833.6535.679.323TT1.92-4.084331.9129756008830.1324927535980.545857557680841631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 07:00:16FORECAST20238916933.912830.95590.4421397361580.59833.56835.118.6783TT1.91-0.0900000000000034331.681697822129.9980024623530.545393472070351631151212.5WETL
2022-12-21 03:00:21FORECAST20238916931.0827.6929.38595.3566377395940.49543.41545.599.0054TT-0.92-6.924334.984199125131.942966924460.413967994081041621151210WETL