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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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DAY 68 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/08/2022 07:00:23 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): 32.83°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 17.99°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.41°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.523
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: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 8

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.43 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.74 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: 63 in
SWE DAY: 25
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 334.54 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.17 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: 148

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2022-12-08 07:00:23OBSERVATION20236814832.8299817.9900625.4100263.28071333333300.436.747.17TT0.829987.8299825334.54401287587 21.1701837761810.5226487672842116 3312127WETL
2022-12-08 03:00:21OBSERVATION20236814832.8299817.9900625.4100263.28071333333300.436.747.17TT0.829987.8299825334.54401287587 21.1701837761810.5226487672842116 3312127WETL
2022-12-07 11:00:03FORECAST20236814832.8127.5930.264.9918154958320.00970.43976.747.1797TT0.817.8125335.686126808221.8168508180290.52185833393521163312127WETL
2022-12-07 07:00:14FORECAST20236814831.8422.2827.0665.2704978629870.01140.44146.747.1814TT-0.166.8425335.8716700642821.9225111231690.48343983206381162312126WETL
2022-12-07 03:00:10FORECAST20236814835.0424.7429.8965.2038051262830.01620.44626.747.1862TT3.0410.0425335.8272788229621.8972164444620.60884185429523163312127WETL
2022-12-06 23:00:01FORECAST20236814835.0424.429.7264.9614977901040.02490.43496.747.1749TT3.0417.0425335.6659337341821.8053618124860.60884185429523163312127WETL
2022-12-06 19:00:02FORECAST20236814835.3125.9830.64564.9423309014550.03530.44536.747.1853TT3.3117.3125335.6531668470921.7980990295050.61910015367804163312127WETL
2022-12-06 15:00:01FORECAST20236814835.226.130.6564.9706883057990.03480.44486.747.1848TT3.217.225335.6720552311321.8088444733890.61493048896688163312127WETL
2022-12-06 11:00:03FORECAST20236814835.6426.5731.10565.0484472371860.05750.46756.747.2075TT3.6417.6425335.7238421513121.8383146324450.63152467474574163312127WETL
2022-12-06 07:00:18FORECAST20236814831.7523.9227.83565.1607291627210.08670.51676.747.2567TT-0.2510.7525335.7986031053721.8808818301690.47987755280321162313129WETL
2022-12-06 03:00:25FORECAST20236814835.925.8730.88564.9805302569620.08890.52896.747.2689TT3.915.925335.6786104691521.8125741042050.641218510100621633131210.5WETL
2022-12-05 23:00:06FORECAST20236814835.6626.0630.8665.1694223688980.12430.25436.746.9943TT3.6623.6625335.8043904352421.8841781536040.63227342445359163312127WETL
2022-12-05 19:00:08FORECAST20236814836.2826.5331.40565.2639995514950.1570.2976.747.037TT4.2825.2825335.8673450646521.9200462576610.65522286023338163312127WETL
2022-12-05 15:00:03FORECAST20236814836.7626.1731.46565.2221391254410.13920.27926.747.0192TT4.7626.7625335.8394828350621.9041694732850.67261119600735163312127WETL
2022-12-05 11:00:08FORECAST20236814836.8424.6230.7364.9817978530950.18550.31556.747.0555TT4.8428.8425335.6794547404721.8130544713820.67547446846629163312127WETL
2022-12-05 07:00:21FORECAST20236814835.9824.5330.25565.4903386272060.23320.40326.747.1432TT3.9826.9825336.0179446720222.0059289813880.6441833649644163312127WETL
2022-12-05 03:00:31FORECAST20236814836.9725.5331.2565.5505711533130.19620.41626.747.1562TT4.9722.9725336.058007104422.0287943063370.68010519692601163312127WETL
2022-12-04 23:00:06FORECAST20236814832.4924.7628.62568.0978802235380.18070.42076.77.1207TT0.4918.4925337.7466990634322.9998342587170.50918914270761163312127WETL
2022-12-04 19:00:08FORECAST20236814835.4623.4229.4468.1427575563230.23760.52766.77.2276TT3.4622.4625337.7763518384623.0170120515880.624763763678331633131210.5WETL
2022-12-04 15:00:07FORECAST20236814836.0523.1129.5867.7895655806940.20770.46776.77.1677TT4.0531.0525337.5428882267222.8818857577420.64677048885823163312127WETL
2022-12-04 11:00:09FORECAST20236814835.3623.1429.2568.662065960530.14110.42116.77.1211TT3.3629.3625338.1192400139923.2159655603650.62099092725096163312127WETL
2022-12-04 07:00:27FORECAST20236814835.7523.3629.55567.9399729474720.14420.31426.77.0142TT3.7525.7525337.6423346836222.9394110843260.63563654627483163312127WETL
2022-12-04 03:00:15FORECAST20236814835.9223.6829.867.7068357422570.15250.31256.697.0025TT3.9234.9225337.4881726515722.8502562706740.64196052980061163312127WETL
2022-12-03 23:00:09FORECAST20236814835.9624.9130.43567.0542848502950.15610.35616.576.9261TT3.9636.9625337.0561875429422.6010616100590.64344295976254163312127WETL
2022-12-03 19:00:05FORECAST20236814835.3224.5829.9566.9089740484750.13290.31296.66.9129TT3.3235.3225336.9598950779822.545640875150.61947853753371163312127WETL
2022-12-03 15:00:05FORECAST20236814837.6823.230.4466.8910123472830.11810.28816.616.8981TT5.6839.6825336.947990008822.5387921600710.70488895726327164312128WETL
2022-12-03 11:00:06FORECAST20236814834.7521.6128.1866.7689824914540.10780.26786.596.8578TT2.7538.7525336.867093874522.4922730928530.59773892292614163312127WETL
2022-12-03 07:00:23FORECAST20236814834.0722.7828.42566.8465495958970.10420.30426.646.9442TT2.0731.0725336.9185176279622.5218403983940.57140849846746163312127WETL
2022-12-03 03:00:28FORECAST20236814835.7223.5529.63566.811236613430.1040.2646.666.924TT3.7232.7225336.8951078504522.5083787645030.63451665018143163312127WETL
2022-12-02 23:00:04FORECAST20236814830.2224.527.3669.7093163538840.08760.20766.887.0876TT-1.7840.2225338.8093427427523.6181676569060.41979405344353162312126WETL
2022-12-02 19:00:06FORECAST20236814830.2224.527.3669.1249482568340.08760.19766.796.9876TT-1.7837.2225338.4244902376523.3935753765230.41979405344353162312126WETL
2022-12-02 15:00:05FORECAST20236814830.2125.6227.91569.2134713662670.07810.15816.86.9581TT-1.7940.2125338.4828264095323.4275714136690.41940589790136162312126WETL
2022-12-02 11:00:07FORECAST20236814831.1324.1527.6469.6968720031730.11740.21746.786.9974TT-0.8744.1325338.8011531072123.6133806026410.45539615289438162312126WETL
2022-12-02 07:00:30FORECAST20236814834.2823.3728.82569.5119766819510.11740.22746.817.0374TT2.2837.2825338.6794428719123.5422775355690.57957972496094163312127WETL
2022-12-02 03:00:15FORECAST20236814831.425.2828.3469.5625881091260.13830.24836.867.1083TT-0.643.425338.7127643168523.5617365114760.46604210972155162312126WETL
2022-12-01 23:00:10FORECAST20236814836.1826.3631.2765.6871161124030.07710.17716.576.7471TT4.1847.1825336.1488044968122.0806455520270.65155712723914163312127WETL
2022-12-01 19:00:08FORECAST20236814837.3326.4131.8765.8425756422980.06740.13746.446.5774TF5.3341.3325336.2521410565822.1397070324020.69278145069492163312127WETL
2022-12-01 15:00:09FORECAST20236814835.0226.4930.75564.9932143819280.0420.1126.356.462TF3.0249.0225335.687058497221.8173809581470.60807886250551163312127WETL
2022-12-01 11:00:05FORECAST20236814836.2327.431.81566.4192021839050.16170.31176.416.7217TT4.2351.2325336.6350782312722.3590333232370.6533917880973163312127WETL
2022-12-01 07:00:19FORECAST20236814836.1827.3931.78566.6311825052750.16170.31176.586.8917TT4.1857.1825336.775713242922.4397640124310.65155712723914163312127WETL
2022-12-01 03:00:29FORECAST20236814836.392430.19568.0640816871310.1580.3386.717.048TT4.3952.3925337.7243643906822.9868987256220.65923839984708163312127WETL
2022-11-30 23:00:11FORECAST20236814832.3123.4827.89552.9241156734870.06480.23485.956.1848TF0.3143.3125327.5243094804917.3339344408240.50205782511891163312127WETL
2022-11-30 19:00:08FORECAST20236814833.0423.4828.2651.5423817317280.06480.24486.236.4748TF1.0449.0425326.573730716316.8323878921340.53095143184845163312127WETL
2022-11-30 15:00:08FORECAST20236814834.1526.630.37551.3261246096840.01890.12896.196.3189TF2.1552.1525326.4246521312816.7541123709630.57452515612158163312127WETL
2022-11-30 11:00:09FORECAST20236814828.0423.5425.7955.2285989657310.00110.25116.286.5311TF-3.9638.0425329.1023003829218.1758589665480.33762997967807162312126WETL
2022-11-30 07:00:18FORECAST20236814828.0323.5425.78556.7454686123480.00110.25116.416.6611TT-3.9737.0325330.1359447883518.7337188927950.33726710511916162312126WETL
2022-11-30 03:00:19FORECAST20236814828.4928.128.29559.52948708632900.446.847.28TT-3.5147.4925332.0227343914419.7651430793230.35411100176713162312126WETL