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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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DAY 348 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/14/2022 04:00:08 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:
MH
MEDIUM HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 52.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.80°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 48.67°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.287
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: 21
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 629

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): 0.13 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.00 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.13 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: 0 in
SWE DAY: 255
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 468.84 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.00 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: 63

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 3
D2: 5
D3: 2
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 50.0

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
2022-09-14 04:00:08OBSERVATION20223486352.5399844.7999848.66998000.1300.13FF20.53998628.53998255468.84486811521 00.2872125065886516 23525250DRYMH
2022-09-14 00:00:02FORECAST20223486343.9743.9743.9700.00130.131300.1313FF11.97619.97256469.3343470174500.0820411760368121613525245DRYM
2022-09-13 12:00:02FORECAST20223486354.3246.1450.2300.02590.155900.1559FF22.32630.32256469.3343470174500.348525231374671623525250DRYMH
2022-09-13 08:00:02FORECAST20223486354.646.4350.51500.0370.16700.167FF22.6630.6256469.3343470174500.358596775880081623525250DRYMH
2022-09-13 04:00:07FORECAST20223486354.8246.450.6100.03760.167600.1676FF22.82630.82256469.3343470174500.366580097043791623525250DRYMH
2022-09-13 00:00:03FORECAST20223486355.0345.9150.4700.04720.047200.0472FF23.03616.03255468.8448681152100.374254803960861623515225DRYL
2022-09-12 20:00:02FORECAST20223486354.1745.449.78500.0550.08500.085FF22.17627.17255468.8448681152100.343172807873531623515225DRYL
2022-09-12 16:00:02FORECAST20223486354.3646.1950.27500.09480.124800.1248FF22.36627.36255468.8448681152100.349957703224811623525250DRYMH
2022-09-12 12:00:03FORECAST20223486354.5946.2250.40500.09470.124700.1247FF22.59627.59255468.8448681152100.358235330216421623525250DRYMH
2022-09-12 08:00:03FORECAST20223486353.654649.82500.05220.122200.1222FF21.65627.65255468.8448681152100.324865639094361623525250DRYMH
2022-09-12 04:00:08FORECAST20223486353.2445.7749.50500.04980.199800.1998FF21.24626.24255468.8448681152100.310720696587391623525250DRYMH
2022-09-12 00:00:03FORECAST20223486353.9546.1750.0600.07150.231500.2315FF21.95608.95255468.8448681152100.335379395688091623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 20:00:02FORECAST20223486353.7246.0849.900.02470.264700.2647FF21.72620.72255468.8448681152100.327306800004741623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 16:00:06FORECAST20223486354.1545.9350.0400.02410.174100.1741FF22.15621.15255468.8448681152100.34246149281391623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 12:00:06FORECAST20223486354.3446.2250.2800.02930.189300.1893FF22.34621.34255468.8448681152100.349241198985121623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 08:00:03FORECAST20223486354.7246.5550.63500.02960.239600.2396FF22.72622.72255468.8448681152100.362943917487171623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 04:00:07FORECAST20223486354.6446.5950.61500.02760.247600.2476FF22.64623.64255468.8448681152100.360043821994691623525250DRYMH
2022-09-11 00:00:06FORECAST20223486354.7546.3350.5400.01590.195900.1959FF22.75613.75255468.8448681152100.364033492475881623525250DRYMH
2022-09-10 20:00:03FORECAST20223486356.0946.2651.17500.01730.217300.2173FF24.09630.09255468.8448681152100.413698928513541623525250DRYMH
2022-09-10 16:00:04FORECAST20223486356.1845.7550.96500.0180.06800.068FF24.18632.18255468.8448681152100.417094619202141623515225DRYL
2022-09-10 12:00:04FORECAST20223486354.3546.0650.20500.0170.05700.057FF22.35630.35255468.8448681152100.349599384168631623515225DRYL
2022-09-10 08:00:04FORECAST20223486355.1246.8450.9800.00590.035900.0359FF23.12628.12255468.8448681152100.377559479441261623515225DRYL
2022-09-10 04:00:09FORECAST20223486359.5346.8453.18500.01080.050800.0508FF27.53635.53255468.8448681152100.545702492293551633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-10 00:00:04FORECAST20223486360.4947.4853.98500.0090.14900.149FF28.49626.49255468.8448681152100.582268230217771633525255DRYH
2022-09-09 20:00:05FORECAST20223486361.6747.4254.54500.0080.0580.020.078FF29.67642.67255468.8448681152100.626226595103781633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 16:00:04FORECAST20223486360.8746.4153.6400.00130.04130.020.0613FF28.87641.87255468.8448681152100.596565845399921633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 12:00:03FORECAST20223486360.9746.1453.55500.00110.05110.020.0711FF28.97639.97255468.8448681152100.600307855113951633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 08:00:05FORECAST20223486358.3546.0952.2200.00130.071300.0713FF26.35635.35255468.8448681152100.500253442533851633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 04:00:12FORECAST20223486361.0946.1753.6300.00130.071300.0713FF29.09643.09255468.8448681152100.604786109504271633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-09 00:00:06FORECAST20223486361.7545.6953.72000.0400.04FF29.75629.75255468.8448681152100.629155149966781633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 20:00:05FORECAST20223486361.7546.3654.055000.0200.02FF29.75641.75255468.8448681152100.629155149966781633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 16:00:03FORECAST20223486361.6647.7654.7100000FF29.66639.66255468.8448681152100.625860009029371633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 12:00:04FORECAST20223486363.3847.9355.65500000FF31.38642.38255468.8448681152100.686990611557571633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 08:00:03FORECAST20223486361.4348.4454.93500.00480.024800.0248FF29.43639.43255468.8448681152100.617397745796281633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 04:00:06FORECAST20223486361.4248.4454.9300.00480.01480.010.0248FF29.42643.42255468.8448681152100.617028514001981633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 00:00:02FORECAST20223486362.064754.5300.00360.003600.0036FF30.06621.06255468.8448681152100.640431440646471633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 20:00:06FORECAST20223486360.9846.7553.86500.00510.005100.0051FF28.98641.98255468.8448681152100.600681556124751633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 16:00:03FORECAST20223486360.9147.5854.24500.00510.005100.0051FF28.91645.91255468.8448681152100.598063730923961633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 12:00:13FORECAST20223486357.846.7552.27500.00960.009600.0096FF25.8642.8255468.8448681152100.479032417582751623515225DRYL
2022-09-07 08:00:04FORECAST20223486358.0847.5852.8300.01330.033300.0333FF26.08637.08255468.8448681152100.489832206084471623515225DRYL
2022-09-07 04:00:09FORECAST20223486357.9547.5552.7500.01330.033300.0333FF25.95640.95255468.8448681152100.484816609893021623515225DRYL
2022-09-07 00:00:21FORECAST20223486359.1946.2952.7400.00250.012500.0125FF27.19633.19255468.8448681152100.532641985755511633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 20:00:04FORECAST20223486357.4846.1151.79500.00970.039700.0397FF25.48644.48255468.8448681152100.466709086346841623515225DRYL
2022-09-06 16:00:04FORECAST20223486357.6446.0251.8300.0030.03300.033FF25.64645.64255468.8448681152100.472867505747061623515225DRYL
2022-09-06 12:00:04FORECAST20223486349.9646.5148.23500.01120.151200.1512FF17.96638.96255468.8448681152100.208615953657611613525245DRYM
2022-09-06 08:00:05FORECAST20223486351.1947.9849.585000.0900.09FF19.19636.19255468.8448681152100.244409882859191613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-06 04:00:09FORECAST20223486351.2449.5950.415000.090.010.1FF19.24642.24255468.8448681152100.245931625511831613515222.5DRYL