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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 3, 2022

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DAY 64 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/04/2022 07:00:20 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): 26.41°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.62°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.51°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.183
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: -6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 70

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: 0.07 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.57 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 5.94 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.51 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: 67 in
SWE DAY: 29
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.78 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 22.74 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: 144

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: 3
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
2022-12-04 07:00:20OBSERVATION20236414426.4099220.6200423.5149866.7288691666670.070000000000050.570000000000055.946.5100000000001TT-5.5900870.4099229340.77859551915 22.7397703151970.1828069968472916 1313127.5WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:12OBSERVATION20236414426.4099220.6200423.5149866.7288691666670.070000000000050.570000000000055.946.5100000000001TT-5.5900870.4099229340.77859551915 22.7397703151970.1828069968472916 1313127.5WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:02FORECAST20236414433.8919.3526.6266.0008920950530.00330.50335.946.4433TF1.8977.8929340.3027223380922.4602832566890.510179294523261633131210.5WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:19FORECAST20236414432.819.3926.09565.8141699950530.00280.50285.946.4428TF0.876.829340.1805216362822.3886986799760.45619620085182162313129WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:23FORECAST20236414431.8420.6226.2365.8255452673110.01030.51035.946.4503TF-0.1675.8429340.1879678669622.3930584782210.4092805376658162313129WETL
2022-12-02 23:00:02FORECAST20236414434.3420.0327.18568.4735845981450.13340.73345.946.6734TT2.3487.3429341.9155278095623.4121818188870.532468019057591633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 19:00:01FORECAST20236414431.9624.2328.09568.3787379167640.13110.73115.946.6711TT-0.03999999999999984.9629341.8538510152723.375534884410.41508862900091162313129WETL
2022-12-02 15:00:02FORECAST20236414432.0923.8527.9768.2371191434430.08520.68525.946.6252TT0.09000000000000385.0929341.7617316565723.3208360017190.42140169463523162313129WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:06FORECAST20236414434.5425.129.8268.4566867750860.06630.66635.946.6063TT2.5487.5429341.9045405997723.4056520428180.542345689657291633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:25FORECAST20236414434.3224.5729.44568.4837671797120.15840.78845.946.7284TT2.3286.3229341.9221484441723.4161168076380.531479049908731633131210.5WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:13FORECAST20236414434.4324.6429.53568.6298291707630.18850.85855.946.7985TT2.4387.4329342.0170979621123.472575006620.536915813051111633131210.5WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:07FORECAST20236414434.6224.4829.5565.1075014408370.20640.51645.946.4564TF2.6281.6229339.7175157091222.1181586435090.546289790989371633131210.5WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:06FORECAST20236414432.7823.4128.09565.2900147677840.09630.39635.946.3363TF0.7878.7829339.837177200622.1879743180690.45521016582233162312126WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:06FORECAST20236414434.6125.3329.9764.7567541569480.08540.38545.946.3254TF2.6187.6129339.4873989340621.9841020321540.54579701980069163312127WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:04FORECAST20236414435.3221.1828.2565.8465801617850.1530.4535.946.393TF3.3288.3229340.2017367004522.4011209268240.58056414680128163312127WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:17FORECAST20236414436.4822.8529.66566.1028883017960.22690.63695.946.5769TT4.4892.4829340.3694495149822.4994037026320.635922964859741633131210.5WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:25FORECAST20236414436.4522.929.67566.8762155051080.23640.76645.946.7064TT4.4592.4529340.8748076934622.796417099570.634521042289321633131210.5WETL
2022-11-30 23:00:08FORECAST20236414436.3422.0229.1852.2859925564570.28480.954855.9548TF4.3483.3429331.170970863817.31560291750.629365402182181633131210.5WETL
2022-11-30 19:00:06FORECAST20236414433.0422.1927.61550.7971165690050.43591.225956.2259TT1.0489.0429330.1603599574116.7711942912210.468047940232261623141212WETL
2022-11-30 15:00:06FORECAST20236414432.5921.8627.22551.2677621901140.40461.194656.1946TT0.5989.5929330.4802353659316.9429821152740.445857439701751623141212WETL
2022-11-30 11:00:08FORECAST20236414432.2121.2426.72554.6592145718430.35791.277956.2779TT0.2185.2129332.7739728730518.1891639871930.427247164457681623141212WETL
2022-11-30 07:00:17FORECAST20236414431.1621.5626.3656.098848234610.33491.37495.046.4149TT-0.8486.1629333.7416807587718.722523898450.376778165568281623141212WETL
2022-11-30 03:00:17FORECAST20236414432.1220.4426.2856.894841438810.30331.41335.436.8433TT0.1297.1229334.2752225100519.0185357816320.422861491893661623141212WETL
2022-11-29 23:00:03FORECAST20236414431.6320.2125.9254.865148357810.30721.31725.526.8372TT-0.3796.6329332.9126165621618.265300097870.399164856589531623141212WETL
2022-11-29 19:00:10FORECAST20236414434.1219.8526.98554.6044574222080.26911.17915.446.6191TT2.1299.1229332.7370957429518.1689285772850.521579676925191633141214WETL
2022-11-29 15:00:05FORECAST20236414435.1219.8527.48552.6791606651470.25411.03415.446.4741TT3.12103.1229331.437206047917.4598338278050.570821952380591633141214WETL
2022-11-29 11:00:05FORECAST20236414433.2718.3725.8256.8305243128390.25151.02155.516.5315TT1.27101.2729334.2321517984318.9945884289130.479432634371911623141212WETL
2022-11-29 10:15:01FORECAST20236414433.2718.3725.8256.8305243128390.25151.02155.516.5315TT1.27101.2729334.2321517984318.9945884289130.479432634371911623141212WETL
2022-11-29 07:00:14FORECAST20236414433.2420.3726.805128.919948505030.28861.18865.496.6786TT1.24109.2429378.3493356840248.7767768732980.477946522664681623141212WETL
2022-11-29 03:00:11FORECAST20236414436.1721.2428.705130.45886137260.29151.21155.456.6615TT4.17111.1729379.2058487374849.4707632521230.621352021130191633141214WETL
2022-11-28 23:00:08FORECAST20236414431.7420.2125.97549.5861703712240.35251.39255.136.5225TT-0.26118.7429329.3355776939116.3304900648360.404455567554451623141212WETL
2022-11-28 19:00:06FORECAST20236414431.7421.226.4752.9088061620040.36661.44665.196.6366TT-0.26118.7429331.5925883572917.5441679821530.404455567554451623141212WETL
2022-11-28 15:00:09FORECAST20236414430.0821.225.6450.8821251294670.38111.22115.216.4311TT-1.92112.0829330.2181645264616.8022019674580.32698541135531623141212WETL
2022-11-28 11:00:03FORECAST20236414431.1121.2526.1857.8262165119820.73431.63435.286.9143TT-0.8999.1129334.8981406110519.3658923884350.37441934627511623151215WETL
2022-11-28 07:00:09FORECAST20236414427.5419.8723.70555.8194030280970.73251.52255.226.7425TT-4.4698.5429333.5541170499218.6187916912910.222391937278081613151212.5WETL
2022-11-28 03:00:25FORECAST20236414431.4822.7127.09555.9785986155780.78541.54545.336.8754TT-0.52100.4829333.6609854952318.6778743807160.391980169789021623151215WETL
2022-11-27 23:00:04FORECAST20236414429.3219.824.5651.7061005013110.73751.73754.826.5575TT-2.6897.3229330.77780931217.103230651890.293646551224711623151215WETL
2022-11-27 19:00:04FORECAST20236414428.2318.4723.3552.7896400178830.74651.70654.886.5865TT-3.7797.2329331.5119696954117.500397541840.248784526417321613151212.5WETL
2022-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20236414429.4221.7625.5951.4515608835850.74651.68654.556.2365TT-2.58100.4229330.6050507932117.0101458993080.297942593474421623151215WETL
2022-11-27 11:00:03FORECAST20236414429.9516.5423.24559.2963534497291.03552.09554.356.4455TT-2.0593.9529335.8783970811119.916364149450.321173910725871623151215WETL
2022-11-27 07:00:07FORECAST20236414428.2620.8124.53559.8536090346641.03552.07554.66.6755TT-3.7497.2629336.2490077567220.1257166485640.249968618989451623151215WETL
2022-11-27 03:00:16FORECAST20236414426.9919.2123.163.62876612660.96472.04474.896.9347TT-5.0196.9929338.7459620446221.5539875952670.202548007015061613151212.5WETL
2022-11-26 23:00:05FORECAST20236414430.6520.8425.74572.8598129478231.23713.01715.428.4371TT-1.35108.6529344.7516280758925.1185391350670.352948536272711623151215WETL
2022-11-26 19:00:04FORECAST20236414433.0120.4826.74569.8522618279941.31243.22245.168.3824TT1.01123.0129342.8103767920823.9460801970340.466564704959961623151215WETL
2022-11-26 15:00:05FORECAST20236414433.1123.4328.2766.2709744074071.13143.08145.198.2714TT1.11117.1129340.4793758079722.563900000420.471510512527091623151215WETL
2022-11-26 11:00:14FORECAST20236414427.8324.4626.14548.5299156972010.2050.3955.215.605TF-4.17108.8329328.6140823185515.9476137118320.23328554062838161312125WETL
2022-11-26 07:00:19FORECAST20236414428.0524.5126.2847.9688186320060.15720.34725.235.5772TF-3.95104.0529328.2300260408315.7448065887310.24174303533484161312125WETL
2022-11-26 03:00:38FORECAST20236414427.3425.3826.3650.8594774044350.07730.55735.035.5873TF-4.66106.3429330.2027656266516.7939400972710.21505099973936161313127.5WETL