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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, December 31, 2022

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DAY 92 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/01/2023 07:00:22 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): 29.59°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.75°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.17°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.442
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -7

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: 0.39 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.74 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.04 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.78 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: 90 in
SWE DAY: 1
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 328.52 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 29.66 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: 172

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
2023-01-01 07:00:22OBSERVATION20239217229.5899824.7499627.1699790.2786908333330.389999999999991.7410.0411.78TT-2.41002-7.410021328.51763075859 29.6581416205540.4421599204252616 21151210WETL
2023-01-01 03:00:18OBSERVATION20239217229.5899824.7499627.1699790.2786908333330.389999999999991.7410.0411.78TT-2.41002-7.410021328.51763075859 29.6581416205540.4421599204252616 21151210WETL
2022-12-31 11:00:02FORECAST20239217234.4624.6529.55586.4150409167660.12971.479710.0411.5197TT2.46-2.541325.8609864758828.1592904794910.49328841555663162114128WETL
2022-12-31 07:00:16FORECAST20239217232.4124.1228.26586.3379440531290.21061.560610.0411.6006TT0.41-4.591325.8077089384728.1295677464080.471703896535031621151210WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:10FORECAST20239217231.0122.8626.93586.7597307154310.30861.658610.0411.6986TT-0.99-5.991326.0990556893528.2922662581650.457007025341371621151210WETL
2022-12-30 23:00:02FORECAST20239217230.1123.9327.0280.2998985414780.34211.212110.0411.2521TT-1.89-8.891321.6025646631625.824653313130.44758872259441162114128WETL
2022-12-30 19:00:02FORECAST20239217231.2424.1927.71580.0778872977680.28981.159810.0411.1998TT-0.76-7.761321.4467142359725.7407737548260.45941801904448162114128WETL
2022-12-30 15:00:01FORECAST20239217234.624.5329.56580.0144537511250.27891.148910.0411.1889TT2.6-4.41321.4021681599225.7168189197430.49476391546317162114128WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:03FORECAST20239217233.4424.2528.84581.6998029683620.25251.122510.0411.1625TT1.44-5.561322.5832666680226.3549893276680.48254239203259162114128WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:24FORECAST20239217232.9424.9228.9381.0945381325710.21011.120110.0411.1601TT0.94-5.061322.1596767186726.1253901884390.47727887756926162114128WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:20FORECAST20239217232.6225.0228.8281.5035924937320.19671.236710.0411.2767TT0.62-4.381322.4460216027526.2805091459360.4739122492886162114128WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:02FORECAST20239217232.3325.2128.7783.5310774348670.1841.49410.0411.534TT0.331.331323.8609114023927.052450868480.47086284436612162114128WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:06FORECAST20239217234.6824.6429.6681.9187187753550.1041.34410.0411.384TT2.684.681322.7363129232226.4381452569520.49560709172505162114128WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:06FORECAST20239217232.7724.9528.8681.8757138453210.17151.501510.0411.5415TT0.772.771322.7062544579926.4218049460970.475490139047931621151210WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:08FORECAST20239217233.0724.9228.99582.4282636672850.14811.518110.0411.5581TT1.0710.071323.0922115217626.6319300001620.478647047291421621151210WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:19FORECAST20239217233.0425.5929.31582.2740275529610.09131.501310.0411.5413TT1.04-0.961322.9845318057226.5732382689640.478331292893841621151210WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:18FORECAST20239217234.7125.6130.1681.8544844619960.14491.634910.0411.6749TT2.714.711322.6914148863726.4137394058360.495923288085191621151210WETL
2022-12-28 23:00:08FORECAST20239217234.6825.2529.965100.627135636420.10781.64789.8111.4578TT2.6816.681335.5061111128733.7610189498010.495607091725051621151210WETL
2022-12-28 19:00:02FORECAST20239217233.0125.5429.275101.466409589130.10071.78079.8111.5907TT1.0123.011336.0648750321334.099296258530.478015552096391621151210WETL
2022-12-28 15:00:09FORECAST20239217234.5324.1929.36103.113831506020.14632.20639.8112.0163TT2.5311.531337.1582223329634.7656761285090.494026155293761621151210WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:10FORECAST20239217231.6524.8128.23104.515673476320.0922.2929.8112.102TT-0.359.651338.0849890636235.3351803242180.463719524075421621151210WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:27FORECAST20239217236.2224.3630.29103.598742305180.15312.26319.8612.1231TT4.2216.221337.4791733585734.962417914140.511837593455771631151212.5WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:21FORECAST20239217238.324.431.35103.198198277580.12942.24941012.2494TT6.323.31337.2140911193134.7998866373250.533723251925781631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:08FORECAST20239217237.3925.0931.2477.3777487893130.21072.540711.1313.6707TT5.3910.391319.5441836882824.7256095725180.524156903090231631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:02FORECAST20239217238.3824.631.4977.0623549104720.1242.45411.1713.624TT6.3810.381319.3211033750124.6076361986880.534563399502781631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:07FORECAST20239217241.6527.2434.44571.8912596314840.06111.981111.213.1811TT9.6513.651315.6379506259622.6916098580.568730533228311631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:10FORECAST20239217238.8226.1132.46581.8992465312740.06041.810411.1712.9804TT6.829.821322.7227031282826.4307462247420.539181358175791631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:26FORECAST20239217235.2228.3431.7881.1725016052860.1221.60211.6513.252TT3.2210.221322.2142754023326.1549387873420.501298855967031631151212.5WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:24FORECAST20239217240.2924.9232.60588.4126465221130.22932.249312.0814.3293TT8.294.291327.2377943289128.9319594386780.554567783634571631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:06FORECAST20239217239.6627.7433.793.9599917530850.2332.52311.1913.713TT7.6624.661331.0247520790331.1030829754130.547982286566221631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:11FORECAST20239217241.0127.1834.09589.6453312546060.11882.398811.0813.4788TT9.0127.011328.0839175918129.4111914718270.56207556761871631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:09FORECAST20239217241.0827.1834.1390.9568625865370.06072.230710.913.1307TT9.0821.081328.981257616929.9231030426070.562804345291991631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:08FORECAST20239217239.4227.333.3689.1391980477550.01842.128410.7812.9084TT7.4223.421327.7368248193529.2141977351150.545469948502311631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:18FORECAST20239217239.6927.333.49590.3077174339820.01841.808411.2313.0384TT7.693.691328.5374909327729.6694708976260.548296195874281631151212.5WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:34FORECAST20239217235.5426.731.1288.508947310590.05681.716811.3613.0768TT3.5423.541327.3039912914628.9693317197610.504671702782641631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 23:00:10FORECAST20239217236.6523.5230.08596.817009124970.08831.338312.0113.3483TT4.6523.651332.9544087586232.2356500309820.516367140253521631141210WETL
2022-12-25 19:00:07FORECAST20239217237.5323.2730.4101.188689856920.07991.859912.113.9599TT5.5322.531335.8801092489433.98726820390.525629694741661631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 15:00:09FORECAST20239217237.5323.2730.4102.483697215340.07991.819912.1313.9499TT5.5319.531336.7405602482534.5104176166060.525629694741661631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 11:00:09FORECAST20239217234.2925.0929.69101.807559206460.38122.541211.9114.4512TT2.2934.291336.2916621399734.2370333039540.491496862478531621151210WETL
2022-12-25 07:00:29FORECAST20239217234.5825.0429.81101.325004008160.38122.461211.9314.3912TT2.5834.581335.9708147734934.0422441535470.494553124905521621151210WETL
2022-12-25 03:00:09FORECAST20239217237.0425.7131.375104.664369774870.4162.71611.9814.696TT5.0438.041338.1830997021335.3957209988360.520473523671551631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 23:00:08FORECAST20239217236.9625.4531.205101.997596359610.17841.688411.8513.5384TT4.9633.961336.4179085398834.3138180433950.519631351431711631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 19:00:10FORECAST20239217236.4426.1931.31599.8341965675770.17261.812610.8212.6326TT4.4433.441334.9771001509533.4421696621070.514155263599291631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 15:00:09FORECAST20239217236.5128.5132.51106.180366197350.17241.812411.8613.6724TT4.5135.511339.1812506383136.0143894000490.514892607573711631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 11:00:07FORECAST20239217235.2629.8832.57103.615507130150.12791.647912.0813.7279TT3.2633.261337.4902625327934.9692247038220.50172047184081631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 07:00:26FORECAST20239217235.3129.8832.595104.280815308570.12621.646211.6613.3062TT3.3133.311337.9299528449435.2396109998580.502247488925561631151212.5WETL
2022-12-24 03:00:26FORECAST20239217229.7829.0429.41104.942157146270.01531.705311.8113.5153TT-2.2226.781338.3662860988135.5088879687820.444142449749071621151210WETL