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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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DAY 67 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/07/2022 07:00:12 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): 24.79°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.34°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.56°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.196
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: 19

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): 0.66 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.51 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.17 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: 65 in
SWE DAY: 26
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 336.85 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.98 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: 147

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
2022-12-07 07:00:12OBSERVATION20236714724.7899222.3399423.5649365.24593250.0699999999999360.659999999999946.517.1699999999999TT-7.2100818.7899226336.84920024428 21.9780401818170.1963367205578416 1313127.5WETL
2022-12-07 03:00:08OBSERVATION20236714724.7899222.3399423.5649365.24593250.0699999999999360.659999999999946.517.1699999999999TT-7.2100818.7899226336.84920024428 21.9780401818170.1963367205578416 1313127.5WETL
2022-12-06 11:00:02FORECAST20236714731.624.0827.8465.1012258991310.04820.63826.517.1482TT-0.425.626336.7532321429221.9230482379990.46632036751907162313129WETL
2022-12-06 07:00:17FORECAST20236714729.4923.1726.3364.970476857130.06730.65736.517.1673TT-2.5123.4926336.6664902282221.8733824119440.3732901551457162313129WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:23FORECAST20236714729.9721.8525.9165.0132143798660.0820.6726.517.182TT-2.0323.9726336.6948464506921.8896142328950.39401629907899162313129WETL
2022-12-05 23:00:03FORECAST20236714729.6123.8126.7165.2453537297880.10680.35686.516.8668TT-2.3931.6126336.8488164793921.9778201846580.37844004665186162312126WETL
2022-12-05 19:00:04FORECAST20236714731.0223.427.2165.2865815641870.12060.37066.516.8806TT-0.9833.0226336.876151988521.9934923738270.44033601228125162312126WETL
2022-12-05 15:00:02FORECAST20236714731.7622.5627.1665.2559974495180.1150.3656.516.875TT-0.2433.7626336.855873915321.9818660490720.47351861175779162312126WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:07FORECAST20236714734.4323.2928.8665.023136746590.1050.3556.516.865TT2.4336.4326336.7014294719821.8933830913290.59310253560795163312127WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:20FORECAST20236714733.8523.5928.7265.2295806792960.12610.39616.516.9061TT1.8534.8526336.8383576331921.9718248251160.56747077822198163312127WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:29FORECAST20236714731.9122.9327.4265.4448847934060.13770.44776.516.9577TT-0.0929.9126336.9810860224522.0536883522960.48027487268727162312126WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:05FORECAST20236714732.6123.5128.0667.6260424034290.13460.43466.516.9446TT0.6129.6126338.4226165925822.8861822199690.51184765910957163312127WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:06FORECAST20236714729.3523.0726.2167.7028586520420.14420.48426.516.9942TT-2.6531.3526338.47323913522.9156058666560.36731047918922162312126WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:06FORECAST20236714733.6222.8228.2267.4670631400850.12480.45486.516.9648TT1.6238.6226338.3178165653922.8253094916330.55722092304864163312127WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:08FORECAST20236714732.9423.0427.9968.217913649550.13070.47076.516.9807TT0.9437.9426338.8124096146523.1130757024880.52671832315406163312127WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:25FORECAST20236714731.0823.1327.10567.6318046681260.0980.3586.516.868TT-0.9234.0826338.4264143152922.8883891475060.44301410322438162312126WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:14FORECAST20236714735.6223.829.7167.4828392316670.10230.34236.516.8523TT3.6242.6226338.3282181454222.8313487526440.64435202760599163312127WETL
2022-12-03 23:00:08FORECAST20236714733.5521.9327.7466.8473448407840.11640.32646.446.7664TT1.5544.5526337.9088905214722.5883121294550.55409345871542163312127WETL
2022-12-03 19:00:05FORECAST20236714734.3924.9229.65566.7207520932910.10720.33726.446.7772TT2.3944.3926337.8252780878522.5399566301460.59134625402364163312127WETL
2022-12-03 15:00:05FORECAST20236714735.3924.4729.9366.8026757746820.10750.33756.446.7775TT3.3946.3926337.8793904054222.5712473682010.63461601901572163312127WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:06FORECAST20236714735.2621.7728.51566.6852661387220.08870.30876.446.7487TT3.2648.2626337.8018353719622.5264052939280.62907398058921163312127WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:22FORECAST20236714732.2923.427.84566.7655556754860.11190.40196.446.8419TT0.2941.2926337.8548731929522.5570683463980.49741167201458162312126WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:27FORECAST20236714735.6421.9928.81566.8047083260140.07310.37316.456.8231TT3.6440.6426337.8807328052622.5720238040350.64519431222588163312127WETL
2022-12-02 23:00:03FORECAST20236714732.1422.8927.51569.5973685170830.06940.32946.676.9994TT0.1454.1426339.71861617723.6435217221840.49064481737645162312126WETL
2022-12-02 19:00:05FORECAST20236714732.2523.2527.7569.0105715655120.06870.22876.676.8987TT0.2551.2526339.333519137223.4176001069950.49560702422457162312126WETL
2022-12-02 15:00:05FORECAST20236714732.9723.3328.1569.1391574297460.06970.24976.636.8797TT0.9753.9726339.4179552534723.4670714427520.52806866916658163312127WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:07FORECAST20236714733.0123.9828.49569.4516114389390.08750.26756.616.8775TT1.0157.0126339.6230138000923.5873655901650.52986862607846163312127WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:29FORECAST20236714733.0823.1328.10569.1816267864820.09650.18656.736.9165TT1.0847.0826339.4458367676923.4834151934880.53301706064197163312127WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:15FORECAST20236714733.2423.8728.55569.1883518341190.09950.16956.86.9695TT1.2456.2426339.4502515460523.4860034341480.54020541547263163312127WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:09FORECAST20236714736.7524.8630.80565.7099852311160.08310.21316.466.6731TT4.7554.7526337.1567179689622.1545629583120.69072861086509163312127WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:08FORECAST20236714735.1722.1228.64565.8700503526770.06580.16586.346.5058TF3.1748.1726337.2627056210922.2155114013410.62522136598313163312127WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:09FORECAST20236714735.1722.1128.6464.9833087593390.06580.08586.336.4158TF3.1758.1726336.6750044815121.8782557677740.62522136598313163311123.5WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:05FORECAST20236714734.323.228.7566.2990481606150.13790.16796.396.5579TF2.359.326337.5465555268622.3790153413250.58738795965881163312127WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:18FORECAST20236714734.0224.9529.48566.5060046458990.13790.14796.586.7279TT2.0265.0226337.6833794194822.4579724005150.5750180811374163312127WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:29FORECAST20236714732.1624.5128.33567.5492535925640.16950.17956.716.8895TT0.1660.1626338.3720022590522.856776189220.49154695162536162312126WETL
2022-11-30 23:00:10FORECAST20236714734.3123.9629.13552.8243714908680.1630.1735.956.123TF2.3155.3126328.4815388806417.3518308377230.5878282170555163312127WETL
2022-11-30 19:00:08FORECAST20236714732.0224.3528.18551.4511652808250.16790.17796.236.4079TF0.02000000000000360.0226327.5401816905916.8523240242740.4852331781995162312126WETL
2022-11-30 15:00:08FORECAST20236714732.0825.2828.6851.316596347990.09910.10916.196.2991TF0.07999999999999862.0826327.4477555337616.8035042957810.48793872019673162312126WETL
2022-11-30 11:00:09FORECAST20236714732.0924.0328.0655.2285989657310.13560.24566.286.5256TF0.09000000000000354.0926330.1217933779918.2321641363210.48838970120066162312126WETL
2022-11-30 07:00:18FORECAST2023671473224.0228.0156.7454686123480.13560.24566.416.6556TT05326331.1515173881418.791348035880.48433147575027162312126WETL
2022-11-30 03:00:19FORECAST20236714733.9325.1429.53559.5294870863290.13340.44346.847.2834TT1.9362.9326333.0311507961319.8251735906630.57102569190695163312127WETL
2022-11-29 23:00:05FORECAST20236714731.4424.1427.7956.9117257558050.04740.39746.847.2374TT-0.5657.4426331.2641396621418.8528138691840.4591331235673162312126WETL
2022-11-29 19:00:10FORECAST20236714731.1223.7327.42556.6592135617070.06720.35726.626.9772TT-0.8864.1226331.0930696399318.759472941530.44480095228993162312126WETL
2022-11-29 15:00:06FORECAST20236714731.8925.1228.50555.0377025181950.06680.35686.476.8268TT-0.1172.8926329.9919224075518.1619972588740.47937366786668162312126WETL
2022-11-29 11:00:07FORECAST20236714731.9925.0328.5163.1598659299270.12240.96246.537.4924TT-0.01000000000000271.9926335.4623230890621.1877553508470.48388065428277162313129WETL
2022-11-29 10:15:01FORECAST20236714731.9925.0328.5163.1598659299270.12240.96246.537.4924TT-0.01000000000000271.9926335.4623230890621.1877553508470.48388065428277162313129WETL
2022-11-29 07:00:16FORECAST20236714731.9624.9728.465135.628893345910.1060.9466.687.626TT-0.03999999999999976.9626379.5842732415451.482594911260.48252831581663162313129WETL
2022-11-29 03:00:12FORECAST20236714726.1724.1225.145138.475174843610.05980.96986.667.6298TT-5.8376.1726381.1569072248152.7807693708080.24238461551929161313127.5WETL