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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, February 18, 2022

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DAY 141 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 02/19/2022 07:00:04 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 43.98°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.75°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.906
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: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 111

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): 0.23 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.90 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.13 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 110 in
SWE DAY: 49
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 384.65 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 42.49 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: -143

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 1
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
2022-02-19 07:00:04OBSERVATION2022141-14343.9800823.5200233.75005110.4705795833300.231.92.13FF11.98008110.9800849384.65442841021 42.4929976457720.9059421769838116 5112127DRYL
2022-02-19 03:00:04OBSERVATION2022141-14343.9800823.5200233.75005110.4705795833300.231.92.13FF11.98008110.9800849384.65442841021 42.4929976457720.9059421769838116 5112127DRYL
2022-02-18 11:00:01FORECAST2022141-14340.9930.6935.84110.7225120.00040.23041.92.1304FF8.99107.9949384.7908423787142.6050086627670.82962918052971164112126DRYL
2022-02-18 07:00:07FORECAST2022141-14340.8826.8333.855110.595810750.00390.23391.92.1339FF8.88107.8849384.7222483022842.5486689645530.82622111042457164112126DRYL
2022-02-18 03:00:05FORECAST2022141-14339.6725.0432.355110.655214690890.00320.23321.92.1332FF7.67106.6749384.7544114160842.5750819985140.78592384857366164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 23:00:02FORECAST2022141-14340.5927.1133.85111.739021333330.00110.18111.92.0811FF8.59112.5949385.3403663734343.0575554187950.81703056073089164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 19:00:01FORECAST2022141-14340.1729.7534.96111.753945333330.00170.18171.92.0817FF8.17112.1749385.3484237102443.0642066776010.80319471391145164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 15:00:02FORECAST2022141-14339.7728.5734.17111.776030666670.00340.18341.92.0834FF7.77111.7749385.3603468277543.0740499447350.78944673885531164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 11:00:02FORECAST2022141-14339.1528.8634.005111.747532759870.00310.18311.92.0831FF7.15111.1549385.3449616554543.0613487264420.76706144805454164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 07:00:07FORECAST2022141-14339.0628.4433.75111.375860577520.00270.19271.92.0927FF7.06111.0649385.1442048891942.8957672659780.76370573093688164112126DRYL
2022-02-17 03:00:06FORECAST2022141-14339.0828.5333.805111.399760614190.00280.19281.92.0928FF7.08110.0849385.1571200702842.906410974680.76445373453427164112126DRYL
2022-02-16 23:00:02FORECAST2022141-14338.728.3133.505107.76889442360.00290.01291.91.9129FF6.7112.749383.1860450572141.2955364343660.75002083769468164111123DRYL
2022-02-16 19:00:03FORECAST2022141-14338.9428.7133.825107.75489337170.0030.0131.91.913FF6.94113.9449383.1784091195141.2893486170090.75919040192041164111123DRYL
2022-02-16 15:00:03FORECAST2022141-14338.4129.0233.715107.749506924930.00280.00281.91.9028FF6.41113.4149383.1754713699141.2869681058350.7386988351722164111123DRYL
2022-02-16 11:00:01FORECAST2022141-14338.5729.3533.96107.754122427120.00140.00141.91.9014FF6.57113.5749383.1779886514541.2890079005270.74497781878352164111123DRYL
2022-02-16 07:00:04FORECAST2022141-14339.4228.7834.1107.974651793190.00140.01141.91.9114FF7.42118.4249383.2982303449141.3864929544380.77696830981193164111123DRYL
2022-02-16 03:00:04FORECAST2022141-14339.2429.0234.13108.0633300883300.031.91.93FF7.24117.2449383.3465624199141.425706113010.77039057053933164111123DRYL
2022-02-15 23:00:01FORECAST2022141-14339.9928.7134.35105.6746959452400.041.541.58FF7.99120.9949382.0408818046440.3720540233560.7970765070069164111123DRYL
2022-02-15 19:00:01FORECAST2022141-14339.4330.1434.785105.707527897930.00160.04161.541.5816FF7.43120.4349382.0588822280240.3864999517710.77733057145898164111123DRYL
2022-02-15 15:00:02FORECAST2022141-14340.0130.9435.475105.73457964880.00330.06331.541.6033FF8.01121.0149382.0737124740840.3984033833040.79776185362699164111123DRYL
2022-02-15 11:00:04FORECAST2022141-14338.9329.5634.245105.880713975590.00620.07621.541.6162FF6.93118.9349382.1538082663840.4627180677330.75881202030431164111123DRYL
2022-02-15 07:00:08FORECAST2022141-14336.3428.6632.5105.879183059740.00320.07321.541.6132FF4.34118.3449382.1529693300240.4620441965170.6509888643166163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-15 03:00:05FORECAST2022141-14340.528.3934.445105.791578018970.00270.06271.541.6027FF8.5119.549382.1049566487640.4234863327430.81411788929564164111123DRYL
2022-02-14 23:00:02FORECAST2022141-14340.0528.0534.05103.720592347990.00050.05051.491.5405FF8.05116.0549380.9668183523739.5141040644360.79912839460108164111123DRYL
2022-02-14 19:00:03FORECAST2022141-14340.5827.3733.975103.6085673559300.031.491.52FF8.58117.5849380.9050826471439.465029911660.81670834092042164111123DRYL
2022-02-14 15:00:03FORECAST2022141-14340.4528.2634.355103.7135211666400.041.491.53FF8.45114.4549380.9629220237539.5110060770140.81248741215284164111123DRYL
2022-02-14 11:00:02FORECAST2022141-14340.5628.2334.395104.9452864924400.051.491.54FF8.56114.5649381.6405889173640.0513809410740.81606284299434164111123DRYL
2022-02-14 07:00:04FORECAST2022141-14336.7128.232.455106.4013677869800.061.671.73FF4.71108.7149382.4389355456440.6920258370540.66746227854831163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-14 03:00:06FORECAST2022141-14336.5428.2332.385106.3053312487700.071.71.77FF4.54122.5449382.3863711125540.6497098461340.65993115471728163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-13 23:00:03FORECAST2022141-14340.8528.5434.695106.637069620700.021.721.74FF8.85125.8549382.5678897431640.7959186931860.82528418027663164111123DRYL
2022-02-13 19:00:02FORECAST2022141-14341.2127.6634.435106.5691709305800.011.711.72FF9.21123.2149382.5307497893340.7659848605020.83631624141622164111123DRYL
2022-02-13 15:00:03FORECAST2022141-14341.7827.1934.485106.8626685717700.061.751.81FF9.78124.7849382.6912442908340.8954076039690.85283995451488165111123.5DRYL
2022-02-13 11:00:03FORECAST2022141-14336.4727.2831.875106.569090783620.00770.07771.771.8477FF4.47115.4749382.5307059458940.7659495294690.65681125599429163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-13 07:00:07FORECAST2022141-14336.4727.3231.895106.442886435880.00810.04811.791.8381FF4.47111.4749382.4616563043940.7103226480860.65681125599429163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-13 03:00:07FORECAST2022141-14335.8928.2932.09106.570105446120.09490.14491.771.9149FF3.89112.8949382.5312610041440.7663968216490.6305663575167163112125DRYL
2022-02-12 23:00:03FORECAST2022141-14337.3928.0832.735107.550967617520.09460.10461.791.8946FF5.39122.3949383.0671606638541.1992437918950.69689218358301163112125DRYL
2022-02-12 19:00:03FORECAST2022141-14337.4428.332.87106.847536080530.11740.12741.721.8474FF5.44122.4449382.6829722545540.8887326853720.69900956685431164112126DRYL
2022-02-12 15:00:02FORECAST2022141-14337.1728.3132.74107.171989850780.11740.12741.761.8874FF5.17119.1749382.8602622502941.0318961401570.68749770507348163112125DRYL
2022-02-12 11:00:03FORECAST2022141-14336.329.8333.065106.440590328850.17010.21011.771.9801FF4.3122.349382.4603998402140.7093107363990.64919011021537163112125DRYL
2022-02-12 07:00:07FORECAST2022141-14336.6828.732.69105.546722829230.13640.17641.591.7664FF4.68119.6849381.9707050232240.3157561319710.66613804769211163112125DRYL
2022-02-12 03:00:04FORECAST2022141-14337.5230.8334.175105.190163259060.01470.05471.631.6847FF5.52121.5249381.7750576336840.1589806407240.70238344640947164111123DRYL
2022-02-11 23:00:03FORECAST2022141-14336.9230.9533.935105.244615053420.03540.08541.611.6954FF4.92125.9249381.8049472795840.182914701930.67667272009357163111122.5DRYL
2022-02-11 19:00:03FORECAST2022141-14337.5629.6833.62105.329030694470.03290.07291.651.7229FF5.56125.5649381.8512764906540.2200248222060.70406389425119164111123DRYL
2022-02-11 15:00:03FORECAST2022141-14337.5529.833.675105.657093172930.02880.06881.681.7488FF5.55126.5549382.0312303028540.3643092950790.70364419048011164111123DRYL
2022-02-11 11:00:02FORECAST2022141-14331.4928.0429.765105.501661514110.03980.10981.681.7898FF-0.51117.4949381.9459892614840.2959364757370.42039806704048162112124DRYL
2022-02-11 07:00:06FORECAST2022141-14329.5526.7528.15105.464930398840.03280.10281.651.7528FF-2.45106.5549381.9258404531740.2797821809120.3312645067747162112124DRYL
2022-02-11 03:00:07FORECAST2022141-14334.4831.6633.07104.31339539040.01530.08531.461.5453FF2.48108.4849381.2932131323839.7739897011540.5644089462881163111122.5DRYL