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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, June 16, 2022

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DAY 259 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 06/17/2022 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): 49.79°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.51°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 43.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.421
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: 18
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 269

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: 0.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.52 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.17 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.69 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: 120 in
SWE DAY: 166
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 464.57 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 55.89 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: -26

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: 2
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
2022-06-17 04:00:05OBSERVATION2022259-2649.7899436.5100843.15001120.314720.0599999999999450.519999999999956.176.6899999999999TT17.78994268.78994166464.56826068737 55.8944002054880.4207780514478716 2123127.5WETL
2022-06-17 00:00:01FORECAST2022259-2539.0439.0439.04121.961514666670.00020.46026.176.6302TT7.04258.04167465.6283920206356.788743962640.1039478273592161122124WETL
2022-06-16 12:00:01FORECAST2022259-2545.6338.9242.275122.2377280.0420.5026.176.672TT13.63264.63167465.721158836756.9286963377250.27102146675803162123127.5WETL
2022-06-16 08:00:02FORECAST2022259-2545.3238.2641.79122.144302666670.05310.51316.176.6831TT13.32264.32167465.6897890299856.8813545400540.26099863858663162123127.5WETL
2022-06-16 04:00:06FORECAST2022259-2544.9937.4341.21122.072719666670.06690.52696.176.6969TT12.99263.99167465.6657482755256.8450843476060.25054229032629162123127.5WETL
2022-06-16 00:00:02FORECAST2022259-2645.3737.7641.565120.852218666670.12960.46966.176.6396TT13.37251.37166464.7501671910456.1660888307420.26260225678064162122125WETL
2022-06-15 20:00:01FORECAST2022259-2645.737.5541.625121.879442666670.13110.47116.176.6411TT13.7261.7166465.0971221134756.6857780290610.27331093739066162122125WETL
2022-06-15 16:00:01FORECAST2022259-2645.3937.7341.56121.906065333330.17010.51016.176.6801TT13.39261.39166465.1061021493956.6992548755560.26324511104528162123127.5WETL
2022-06-15 12:00:03FORECAST2022259-2645.4336.4640.945120.9662360.14150.48156.176.6515TT13.43261.43166464.7887223356456.2237422761920.26453322338073162122125WETL
2022-06-15 08:00:02FORECAST2022259-264536.6540.825120.772005333330.15380.50386.176.6738TT13260166464.723036231856.1255330103090.25085586039463162123127.5WETL
2022-06-15 04:00:06FORECAST2022259-2645.5337.141.315121.067929083330.12340.47346.176.6434TT13.53261.53166464.8231005959756.2751701792480.26776745609787162122125WETL
2022-06-15 00:00:03FORECAST2022259-2645.6337.4341.53119.494954666670.13530.16536.176.3353TF13.63261.63166464.2903475780855.4803540360130.27102146675803162122125WETL
2022-06-14 20:00:02FORECAST2022259-2646.7737.1141.94119.470518666670.12690.16696.176.3369TF14.77265.77166464.2820545116355.468017860130.30944919463605162122125WETL
2022-06-14 16:00:03FORECAST2022259-2647.1637.5142.335119.454446666670.15040.19046.176.3604TF15.16266.16166464.2765997309455.4599043211410.32312055492733162122125WETL
2022-06-14 12:00:02FORECAST2022259-2645.6738.241.935119.249446666670.13520.18526.176.3552TF13.67265.67166464.2070039087255.3564283549060.27232856513179162122125WETL
2022-06-14 08:00:03FORECAST2022259-2645.238.341.75119.333179763420.10780.17786.176.3478TF13.2264.2166464.235434987855.3986906159480.25717057482587162122125WETL
2022-06-14 04:00:05FORECAST2022259-2646.0539.1542.6119.50932896260.14160.30166.176.4716TF14.05266.05166464.2952256725255.4876108606640.28489977558987162122125WETL
2022-06-14 00:00:03FORECAST2022259-2645.439.5742.485119.60988771920.1680.4585.756.208TF13.4264.4166464.3293465449355.5383810049670.26356683893346162122125WETL
2022-06-13 20:00:03FORECAST2022259-264739.4343.215119.801938933240.24740.52745.96.4274TF15271166464.39448776755.6353600643940.31748148667189162123127.5WETL
2022-06-13 16:00:03FORECAST2022259-2644.8338.9341.88120.096439145560.24960.61965.96.5196TT12.83266.83166464.4943166251455.7841134300310.24555349930728161123126WETL
2022-06-13 12:00:04FORECAST2022259-2644.7438.5841.66120.058655717870.19070.49075.96.3907TF12.74266.74166464.4815130798455.7650260661680.24277089600486161123126WETL
2022-06-13 08:00:03FORECAST2022259-2644.3938.7541.57120.165084234230.06650.40655.986.3865TF12.39265.39166464.5175750156455.8187935300360.23211348915245161122124WETL
2022-06-13 04:00:07FORECAST2022259-2647.3838.7443.06120.486263324210.07580.45586.086.5358TT15.38265.38166464.6263433438155.9810919514880.33094085140892162122125WETL
2022-06-13 00:00:03FORECAST2022259-2648.1238.5743.345124.171909886270.07180.53185.836.3618TF16.12259.12166465.8681685449157.8477402434390.35777395028219162123127.5WETL
2022-06-12 20:00:02FORECAST2022259-2649.4738.5844.025123.615752016720.0780.5486.36.848TT17.47266.47166465.6815231675857.5655716866520.40849358955633162123127.5WETL
2022-06-12 16:00:03FORECAST2022259-2649.3738.5143.94123.189537149290.07950.49956.286.7795TT17.37267.37166465.5383078194557.3494486655420.4046717434713162123127.5WETL
2022-06-12 12:00:04FORECAST2022259-2647.5238.2242.87123.896954467360.06380.44386.226.6638TT15.52264.52166465.7759270550357.708218826330.33595634058086162122125WETL
2022-06-12 08:00:03FORECAST2022259-2643.737.7740.735123.888407307780.11430.49436.146.6343TT11.7260.7166465.7730586386357.7038824016110.21188500214854161123126WETL
2022-06-12 04:00:07FORECAST2022259-2645.8838.442.14123.228705544680.05170.34176.066.4017TF13.88264.88166465.5514755279757.3693056937280.2792417240103162122125WETL
2022-06-12 00:00:03FORECAST2022259-2643.7438.1240.93122.870603243810.05720.30726.016.3172TF11.74250.74166465.4310392127857.1877925564660.21302881083639161122124WETL
2022-06-11 20:00:04FORECAST2022259-2643.653639.825125.705457085210.0650.3056.116.415TF11.65265.65166466.3814599021958.6266945930740.21046029590582161122124WETL
2022-06-11 16:00:03FORECAST2022259-2644.2535.9640.105125.802055257040.06280.28286.156.4328TF12.25264.25166466.4137252480958.6758052363030.22792445592676161122124WETL
2022-06-11 12:00:02FORECAST2022259-2648.4537.5342.99125.009030225220.06030.31036.166.4703TF16.45268.45166466.1486076824158.2727853872160.36998027451771162122125WETL
2022-06-11 08:00:03FORECAST2022259-2646.5936.2541.42125.111771649690.07210.31216.126.4321TF14.59257.59166466.1829854638858.324979224330.30322563687206162122125WETL
2022-06-11 04:00:08FORECAST2022259-2646.636.2541.425125.181648161170.07210.30216.196.4921TF14.6260.6166466.2063613600858.3604806982780.30356991992314162122125WETL
2022-06-11 00:00:04FORECAST2022259-2648.8937.7143.3128.282556775650.08510.38515.736.1151TF16.89259.89166467.2395468193359.938683692680.38645924327431162122125WETL
2022-06-10 20:00:04FORECAST2022259-2649.0137.9343.47129.504433625310.08520.40526.526.9252TT17.01268.01166467.644431697260.5620272649750.39099069140965162122125WETL
2022-06-10 16:00:04FORECAST2022259-2649.137.8443.47130.058332054050.08520.43526.687.1152TT17.1268.1166467.8275596661760.8448720990990.39439905122733162122125WETL
2022-06-10 12:00:04FORECAST2022259-2649.9937.8343.91128.183127855920.09490.40496.566.9649TT17.99267.99166467.2065444257559.887996219250.42849977744634162122125WETL
2022-06-10 08:00:04FORECAST2022259-2649.8237.7943.805127.157248702790.09490.36496.677.0349TT17.82263.82166466.8655480895159.3653386091830.4219364111979162122125WETL
2022-06-10 04:00:07FORECAST2022259-2649.1738.1343.65126.446674801950.09320.31326.77.0132TT17.17267.17166466.6288359973859.0036646785730.39705561207176162122125WETL
2022-06-10 00:00:04FORECAST2022259-2643.9634.939.43128.015882881750.11720.17724.935.1072TF11.96262.96166467.1510137598659.8027494655710.21938370474579161122124WETL
2022-06-09 20:00:04FORECAST2022259-2643.8634.939.38128.117041125510.09230.15236.226.3723TF11.86256.86166467.1846043423359.8543091677330.2164817350778161122124WETL
2022-06-09 16:00:04FORECAST2022259-2641.3237.5839.45127.016972223020.07310.14315.876.0131TF9.32259.32166466.8188518998559.2939171449430.15045325293397161122124WETL
2022-06-09 12:00:04FORECAST2022259-2639.9737.4138.69127.258441609360.05390.273966.2739TF7.97253.97166466.8992235444259.4168675768820.12147932686793161122124WETL
2022-06-09 08:00:04FORECAST2022259-2637.6937.2237.455127.6742026280.05560.27566.236.5056TF5.69252.69166467.0374916650359.6286393457130.081867388170993161122124WETL
2022-06-09 04:00:07FORECAST2022259-2640.9140.5440.725127.911115613280.05220.28226.486.7622TT8.91257.91166467.116215666159.7493562669010.14120567744145161122124WETL