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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, May 19, 2022

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DAY 231 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 05/20/2022 04:00:05 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): 33.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.34°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.13°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.073
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: 113

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: 0.66 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.88 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.02 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.90 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: 169 in
SWE DAY: 138
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 466.97 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 79.09 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: -54

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 5
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
2022-05-20 04:00:05OBSERVATION2022231-5433.9299624.3399229.13494169.369740.659999999999971.888.029.9TT1.92996112.92996138466.97291667241 79.0910814838470.07305592220179916 1115127.5WETL
2022-05-20 00:00:01FORECAST2022231-5327.7827.7827.78163.000850909270.00021.22028.029.2402TT-4.22106.78139465.3423651693975.8512014867420.018287009096517161114126WETL
2022-05-19 12:00:02FORECAST2022231-5333.2125.0529.13163.21766615860.06471.28478.029.3047TT1.21112.21139465.4153459841775.9640065659350.063271869329503161114126WETL
2022-05-19 08:00:01FORECAST2022231-5329.6821.125.39163.670587716910.15341.37348.029.3934TT-2.32108.68139465.567671444376.1997344072810.029149848269691161114126WETL
2022-05-19 04:00:06FORECAST2022231-5330.5418.4224.48164.605342510780.31931.53938.029.5593TT-1.46109.54139465.8814923753376.6865826218750.035591316716658161115127.5WETL
2022-05-19 00:00:01FORECAST2022231-5432.0918.0525.07165.817912933780.55880.56888.028.5888TT0.09000000000000398.09138465.7863954257777.2357279624510.050110579009008161113124.5WETL
2022-05-18 20:00:02FORECAST2022231-5430.4316.4323.43165.021567142250.55210.79218.028.8121TT-1.57104.43138465.5188963723276.8206578136910.034707573210547161113124.5WETL
2022-05-18 16:00:01FORECAST2022231-5430.7419.6525.195164.324371853330.4610.7018.028.721TT-1.26104.74138465.2842581522976.4575434541170.037245203930313161113124.5WETL
2022-05-18 12:00:03FORECAST2022231-5430.6719.4825.075164.908967277750.47380.71388.028.7338TT-1.33104.67138465.4810294779576.7619958585940.03665936251572161113124.5WETL
2022-05-18 08:00:03FORECAST2022231-5431.1419.4725.305165.136978713290.49630.97638.028.9963TT-0.86106.14138465.5576975951676.8807915975790.040740746868137161113124.5WETL
2022-05-18 04:00:06FORECAST2022231-5431.1419.4725.305166.246840163660.4841.2348.029.254TT-0.86106.14138465.9302515387177.4594320549680.040740746868137161114126WETL
2022-05-18 00:00:03FORECAST2022231-5430.3520.225.275168.98181437970.50171.28178.029.3017TT-1.6594.35138466.8438465706378.8881202255040.034076201607592161114126WETL
2022-05-17 20:00:02FORECAST2022231-5430.5219.6125.065169.403038105610.49771.31778.029.3377TT-1.4898.52138466.9839896487179.108506593170.035429282015784161114126WETL
2022-05-17 16:00:03FORECAST2022231-5430.1219.5724.845168.868873488620.48551.31558.029.3355TT-1.8898.12138466.806245116778.8290447503110.032313289192401161114126WETL
2022-05-17 12:00:03FORECAST2022231-5430.9821.0125.995168.694521455690.51031.33038.029.3503TT-1.0299.98138466.7481768445878.7378603331120.039311938500385161114126WETL
2022-05-17 08:00:02FORECAST2022231-5430.3319.4224.875170.088048252050.59051.48058.029.5005TT-1.6798.33138467.2115757402279.467105038420.033919838716004161114126WETL
2022-05-17 04:00:08FORECAST2022231-5430.4119.4224.915170.002606287630.60831.52838.029.5483TT-1.59101.41138467.1832103220979.4223633685780.03454883921247161115127.5WETL
2022-05-17 00:00:03FORECAST2022231-5431.0320.8825.955172.020673180290.55111.41117.959.3611TT-0.9791.03138467.8515358501580.4801361453750.039754007758771161114126WETL
2022-05-16 20:00:02FORECAST2022231-5433.9520.8627.405172.367546698180.54191.34197.989.3219TT1.95100.95138467.9660657243380.6621626869030.073343900674494161114126WETL
2022-05-16 16:00:03FORECAST2022231-5431.9120.7926.35172.462877626890.52931.36937.989.3493TT-0.09101.91138467.9975241909680.7121997442310.048214576160156161114126WETL
2022-05-16 12:00:02FORECAST2022231-5431.6420.0925.865172.908099111010.51341.35347.989.3334TT-0.36101.64138468.1443430069680.9459484589060.045478314715496161114126WETL
2022-05-16 08:00:03FORECAST2022231-5432.121.1826.64172.94852078340.51651.26658.019.2765TT0.198.1138468.1576644723680.9671755639030.050217625482225161114126WETL
2022-05-16 04:00:07FORECAST2022231-5432.0121.5926.8173.503017973980.47411.26418.069.3241TT0.00999999999999897.01138468.3402679225381.2584499233020.049260721624572161114126WETL
2022-05-16 00:00:04FORECAST2022231-5433.4121.5627.485176.725136993660.35231.11237.348.4523TT1.4191.41138469.3962811929482.954122098140.065881760046054161114126WETL
2022-05-15 20:00:03FORECAST2022231-5433.3122.3627.835178.348006747950.39941.37947.829.1994TT1.3198.31138469.9248947367283.8101682975350.064566606591823161114126WETL
2022-05-15 16:00:03FORECAST2022231-5433.3523.0528.2176.561691876740.2881.1587.828.978TT1.35101.35138469.3429217220282.8679803296110.065090208011547161114126WETL
2022-05-15 12:00:04FORECAST2022231-5431.2722.5626.915176.132258287830.23721.14727.858.9972TT-0.7399.27138469.202620130382.6417170781170.041932336335264161114126WETL
2022-05-15 08:00:02FORECAST2022231-5428.2822.5425.41176.430461089030.30961.06967.868.9296TT-3.7290.28138469.3000631369982.798826528370.02074425137182161114126WETL
2022-05-15 04:00:06FORECAST2022231-5428.3322.5325.43176.342828449130.30971.00977.98.9097TT-3.6789.33138469.2714352890482.7526522092530.0210046501308161114126WETL
2022-05-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022231-5432.4321.1326.78177.4637841520.39151.07156.958.0215TT0.4390.43138469.6371491914883.343585673880.053853180780762161114126WETL
2022-05-14 20:00:03FORECAST2022231-5432.120.7726.435178.469745169270.34071.18077.088.2607TT0.192.1138469.9644605169283.874437507070.050217625482225161114126WETL
2022-05-14 16:00:03FORECAST2022231-5432.1120.7726.44177.625299446160.34071.15077.128.2707TT0.1191.11138469.6897580860583.428783926830.050324853551791161114126WETL
2022-05-14 12:00:03FORECAST2022231-5428.0124.4426.225181.86380060650.7181.9587.059.008TT-3.9986.01138471.0626396648385.6692419731780.019384771445412161115127.5WETL
2022-05-14 08:00:03FORECAST2022231-5429.222.9726.085182.782774293550.77932.29937.269.5593TT-2.887.2138471.3583572990986.1561882335810.025995944841606161115127.5WETL
2022-05-14 04:00:08FORECAST2022231-5429.2522.9926.12182.536692201530.77932.29937.419.7093TT-2.7586.25138471.2792379092486.0257531912130.026310596338945161115127.5WETL
2022-05-14 00:00:04FORECAST2022231-5426.8723.0424.955175.044445609990.54911.92917.469.3891TT-5.1380.87138468.8465318638182.0689812462670.014447158678209161115127.5WETL
2022-05-13 20:00:04FORECAST2022231-5430.6223.5127.065174.666983418750.69632.19637.659.8463TT-1.3888.62138468.7227420069181.8703874061130.036245522683954161115127.5WETL
2022-05-13 16:00:02FORECAST2022231-5430.6823.5127.095174.915787975550.69632.19637.8510.0463TT-1.3288.68138468.8043515387582.0012825557690.036742591148329161115127.5WETL
2022-05-13 12:00:04FORECAST2022231-5431.1325.4828.305175.479090108480.61371.25378.119.3637TT-0.8785.13138468.9889278919982.2977503374350.040650232373732161114126WETL
2022-05-13 08:00:04FORECAST2022231-5431.1725.4928.33175.642727571690.61371.25378.139.3837TT-0.8381.17138469.0424972477482.3839035636320.041013268937754161114126WETL
2022-05-13 04:00:07FORECAST2022231-5431.8824.0827.98178.920452237010.77481.44488.149.5848TT-0.1280.88138470.1108368031784.1124435223440.047904211057615161114126WETL
2022-05-13 00:00:03FORECAST2022231-5431.7228.6230.17177.29775550271.13732.30736.959.2573TT-0.2875.72138469.5830477026483.2560203797930.046275761248272161115127.5WETL
2022-05-12 20:00:04FORECAST2022231-5431.3128.6329.97174.648772717611.02642.18647.429.6064TT-0.6987.31138468.7167667512881.8608080652770.042304586444824161115127.5WETL
2022-05-12 16:00:03FORECAST2022231-5432.4525.0628.755176.26419721380.9282.1487.369.508TT0.4584.45138469.2457425971482.711224114880.054080025028121161115127.5WETL
2022-05-12 12:00:04FORECAST2022231-5430.5527.7429.145173.004572302180.18990.87997.218.0899TT-1.4577.55138468.1761346851180.9966119432840.035672560906946161113124.5WETL
2022-05-12 08:00:04FORECAST2022231-5429.3627.4828.42173.37316860180.06920.70927.598.2992TT-2.6471.36138468.2975298203681.190226593350.027014017093237161113124.5WETL
2022-05-12 04:00:10FORECAST2022231-5429.3627.4828.42173.85768083360.04320.68327.518.1932TT-2.6473.36138468.4569284318881.44483514760.027014017093237161113124.5WETL