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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 30, 2022

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DAY 91 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/31/2022 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): 31.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.48°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.20°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.466
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -5

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: 0.89 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.70 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.69 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.39 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: 86 in
SWE DAY: 2
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 326.29 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 27.91 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: 171

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2022-12-31 07:00:15OBSERVATION20239117131.9299826.4799429.2049685.5338926086960.889999999999991.79.6911.39TT-0.07002-5.070022326.28554802327 27.9084730243920.4660991808715716 21151210WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:08OBSERVATION20239117131.9299826.4799429.2049685.5338926086960.889999999999991.79.6911.39TT-0.07002-5.070022326.28554802327 27.9084730243920.4660991808715716 21151210WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:01FORECAST20239117129.8722.2126.0480.8223000622420.40771.21779.6910.9077TT-2.13-7.132323.0154888910426.1068547679040.43768609996641162114128WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:23FORECAST20239117131.2623.5927.42580.3983358113780.45271.26279.6910.9527TT-0.74-5.742322.7193147864825.9460958430210.45683208471379162114128WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:18FORECAST20239117131.6322.2426.93580.8927866260570.57831.38839.6911.0783TT-0.37-5.372323.0646986739226.1336037362410.46194731144357162114128WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:02FORECAST20239117132.4622.5127.48582.8855191480810.9571.6579.6911.347TT0.461.462324.4522741144326.892395178750.473443660624471621151210WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:03FORECAST20239117133.1123.7528.4381.6888756588390.88851.58859.6911.2785TT1.112.112323.619872343626.4361435126060.482462783440911621151210WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:03FORECAST20239117133.1223.4428.2881.2115471402960.97731.67739.6911.3673TT1.122.122323.2871294866626.2546479561570.482601621185071621151210WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:06FORECAST20239117140.1723.0531.6181.8415834754611.01761.71769.6911.4076TT8.179.172323.7262389010226.4942680042150.580026282517111631151212.5WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:18FORECAST20239117133.523.7128.60581.9579964701870.9981.7589.6911.448TT1.5-2.52323.8072970834826.5385973113890.487878865148351621151210WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:17FORECAST20239117135.0123.9729.4981.4653732866581.01441.84449.6911.5344TT3.012.012323.4641203996126.3511253131950.508860888906571631151212.5WETL
2022-12-28 23:00:07FORECAST20239117136.8922.5929.74100.370680554481.01271.66279.6911.3527TT4.8913.892336.3309863009433.7577699865840.534943360831981631151212.5WETL
2022-12-28 19:00:02FORECAST20239117138.7622.2230.49101.175989621981.20051.80059.6911.4905TT6.7621.762336.8654749725134.0826977998230.560739160531751631151212.5WETL
2022-12-28 15:00:08FORECAST20239117133.7121.3227.515102.735439218841.42072.18079.6911.8707TT1.718.712337.8973881876234.7140365863520.490796206811511621151210WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:08FORECAST20239117133.5721.127.335104.258973232331.56242.32249.6912.0124TT1.579.572338.9015958744835.333532412670.488851248022591621151210WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:26FORECAST20239117133.9920.9827.485103.577101580371.4962.2769.6911.966TT1.9911.992338.4526338749635.0559428390110.494686734731811621151210WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:20FORECAST20239117133.9822.0428.01103.339201232371.49892.42899.6912.1189TT1.9816.982338.2958110468534.9592188938380.494547776402641621151210WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:07FORECAST20239117134.8522.8928.8776.7439887383161.53292.852910.6113.4629TT2.854.852320.1531851914924.5698324388720.506637775613331631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:02FORECAST20239117132.0721.5526.8176.8494241409451.552.8910.6113.5TT0.074.072320.2275574743924.6093033859680.468038417422821621151210WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:06FORECAST20239117133.5623.8228.6972.0547275991741.21432.514310.6113.1243TT1.563.562316.8252399605322.8287563618990.488712331991141621151210WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:09FORECAST20239117132.6322.7527.6981.7962985163031.04042.310410.6112.9204TT0.632.632323.6947005803926.4770283568190.475801382320491621151210WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:25FORECAST20239117134.3623.628.9881.1063275735780.80342.043411.0913.1334TT2.367.362323.2137272744326.2146784405970.499828503902591631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:23FORECAST20239117133.8422.0527.94587.838320879321.37222.592211.5114.1022TT1.84-4.162327.8707309587228.799614472890.492602436929341621151210WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:05FORECAST20239117139.8622.8231.3493.2853985413661.64242.802410.6813.4824TT7.8616.862331.5810156223530.9316671910820.575800621758221631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:09FORECAST20239117141.6723.5832.62589.4321923470191.42812.968110.3913.3581TT9.6717.672328.9617166234829.4197675158770.600334551180891631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:08FORECAST20239117134.7422.9128.82591.0149146504861.38292.832910.2413.0729TT2.7411.742330.0407090668230.0386269669030.505109261451491631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:08FORECAST20239117134.1922.5828.38589.286757660431.41322.753210.1412.8932TT2.1916.192328.8623513660629.3630530700610.49746601427991621151210WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:17FORECAST20239117132.924.7828.8490.4618173570131.17252.402510.6213.0225TT0.9-4.12329.6641379004629.8220170319080.479547707968321621151210WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:32FORECAST20239117138.5924.7931.6988.4585802912681.12562.325610.6913.0156TT6.5919.592328.2958160356529.0405818020770.558403044198781631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 23:00:10FORECAST20239117138.6625.5832.1296.5098955372790.70942.109411.1513.2594TT6.6618.662333.7533193572232.2104979863850.559365225265191631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 19:00:06FORECAST20239117137.3321.1329.23100.805134992551.25232.562311.3213.8823TT5.3317.332336.619472237433.9329713400120.541030282818981631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 15:00:09FORECAST20239117137.421.1829.29102.077641316351.26852.538511.3313.8685TT5.414.42337.4626109757934.4473873608660.541997807791861631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 11:00:08FORECAST20239117142.6926.9134.899.6924450462321.34582.965811.114.0658TT10.6931.692335.8799882431133.4846972700560.613994292087491631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 07:00:28FORECAST20239117142.6926.8334.7699.3475944907241.34582.895811.1114.0058TT10.6931.692335.650379021733.3460577457060.613994292087491631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 03:00:09FORECAST20239117137.1925.7531.47102.102529594151.34993.299910.9814.2799TT5.1933.192337.4790743241534.4574671735870.539094509286981631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 23:00:08FORECAST20239117139.8526.8833.365101.349886449180.72842.488410.8713.3584TT7.8528.852336.9807479249734.1529605377540.575664162206761631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 19:00:10FORECAST20239117138.1727.2932.7399.4292797973820.76742.407410.0512.4574TT6.1729.172335.7047851068133.3788850077050.552622914401711631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 15:00:08FORECAST20239117139.7427.1833.46105.756395455490.76742.987410.5113.4974TT7.7430.742339.8848129933135.9449926922370.574162512066491631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 11:00:07FORECAST20239117138.2625.9532.105102.802766791010.63782.917810.6813.5978TT6.2630.262337.9418479612434.7413569848810.553862497716361631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 07:00:26FORECAST20239117138.325.9532.125103.404259630020.63782.507810.6713.1778TT6.330.32338.3387066612334.9856634664840.554413255456071631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 03:00:26FORECAST20239117136.7125.5431.125104.801741027060.78432.654310.8513.5043TT4.7128.712339.2584128799335.5548723278930.532450815946941631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 23:00:07FORECAST20239117137.0326.2631.645106.456454006281.30473.61479.9313.5447TT5.0337.032340.3431947113636.2317296541380.536881064481391631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 19:00:12FORECAST20239117140.1828.1134.145101.24193051960.89932.989310.1213.1093TT8.1850.182336.9091919525934.1093370030780.580162443442911631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 15:00:06FORECAST20239117140.2628.1334.195101.572549518480.72682.816810.2513.0668TT8.2641.262337.1282727906834.2429781821110.581251384135381631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 11:00:12FORECAST20239117139.7428.9534.345100.573500749950.61942.499410.4412.9394TT7.7434.742336.4657023529433.8395335679260.574162512066491631151212.5WETL
2022-12-23 07:00:32FORECAST20239117132.2627.6329.945103.804523818160.49982.37989.7512.1298TT0.2642.262338.602461012335.1484672290390.470671067130231621151210WETL
2022-12-23 03:00:14FORECAST20239117133.5833.0633.32106.965240965910.18562.47569.8912.3656TT1.5844.582340.6758252541936.4404717395740.488990165406541621151210WETL