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

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DAY 342 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 09/08/2022 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 62.49°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 44.62°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 53.56°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.623
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: 30
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 665

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.01 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 0.01 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: 249
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 465.87 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: 57

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: 5
D3: 1
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 27.5

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
2022-09-08 04:00:05OBSERVATION20223425762.4900244.6199853.5550000.010.01FF30.49002665.49002249465.86861070411 00.6225045537949516 33515227.5DRYL
2022-09-08 00:00:01FORECAST20223425744.2744.2744.2700.00410.00410.010.0141FF12.27647.27250466.3693779231200.100342252424551613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-07 12:00:02FORECAST20223425761.9349.3455.63500.00250.00250.010.0125FF29.93664.93250466.3693779231200.603785539137541633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 08:00:02FORECAST20223425761.6949.8355.760000.010.01FF29.69664.69250466.3693779231200.595686746676671633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 04:00:07FORECAST20223425759.4549.754.5750000.010.01FF27.45662.45250466.3693779231200.518574645710831633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-07 00:00:11FORECAST20223425761.8649.4955.67500.00090.00090.010.0109FF29.86653.86249465.8686107041100.60142784469641633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 20:00:02FORECAST20223425760.849.6455.220000.010.01FF28.8665.8249465.8686107041100.565320806616891633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 16:00:02FORECAST20223425761.3449.8355.5850000.010.01FF29.34666.34249465.8686107041100.583803068219131633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 12:00:03FORECAST20223425761.5350.255.8650000.010.01FF29.53666.53249465.8686107041100.590264451678561633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 08:00:03FORECAST20223425762.3550.7256.5350000.010.01FF30.35667.35249465.8686107041100.617849296319791633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 04:00:08FORECAST20223425762.4650.7656.61000.010.010.02FF30.46666.46249465.8686107041100.621507947434291633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-06 00:00:03FORECAST20223425762.4250.8256.620000.010.01FF30.42663.42249465.8686107041100.62017876886721633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 20:00:02FORECAST20223425762.7250.456.560000.010.01FF30.72667.72249465.8686107041100.630111966842861633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 16:00:03FORECAST20223425762.7450.5656.650000.010.01FF30.74667.74249465.8686107041100.630771188051621633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 12:00:03FORECAST20223425762.8951.0256.9550000.010.01FF30.89667.89249465.8686107041100.635702978423381633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 08:00:03FORECAST20223425763.150.7256.910000.010.01FF31.1666.1249465.8686107041100.64256976021271633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 04:00:08FORECAST20223425764.3951.7558.070000.010.01FF32.39670.39249465.8686107041100.683673702248631633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-05 00:00:04FORECAST20223425765.1652.7958.9750000.010.01FF33.16656.16249465.8686107041100.70720774781691643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 20:00:03FORECAST20223425769.4754.7762.1200.03170.04170.030.0717FF37.47671.47249465.8686107041100.821669015739491643515160DRYH
2022-09-04 16:00:03FORECAST20223425768.4952.8460.66500.00080.02080.030.0508FF36.49667.49249465.8686107041100.798456037937311643515160DRYH
2022-09-04 12:00:03FORECAST20223425764.1152.958.50500.00580.02580.030.0558FF32.11665.11249465.8686107041100.674921066884031633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-04 08:00:03FORECAST20223425767.8153.7960.800.0060.0160.030.046FF35.81668.81249465.8686107041100.781336026702811643515230DRYL
2022-09-04 04:00:07FORECAST20223425769.8557.4263.63500.00770.01770.030.0477FF37.85667.85249465.8686107041100.830198517767221643515160DRYH
2022-09-04 00:00:04FORECAST20223425771.8956.4564.1700.01850.02850.040.0685FF39.89662.89249465.8686107041100.871447925154291653515165DRYH
2022-09-03 20:00:03FORECAST20223425771.5156.9564.2300.01840.02840.050.0784FF39.51672.51249465.8686107041100.864342657579141653515165DRYH
2022-09-03 16:00:03FORECAST20223425770.3851.4560.91500.01870.02870.020.0487FF38.38673.38249465.8686107041100.841651299053281643515160DRYH
2022-09-03 12:00:04FORECAST20223425772.1552.8762.5100.00020.00020.020.0202FF40.15675.15249465.8686107041100.876158470793671653515165DRYH
2022-09-03 08:00:03FORECAST20223425771.6752.9762.3200.00020.00020.040.0402FF39.67671.67249465.8686107041100.867366385909711653515165DRYH
2022-09-03 04:00:09FORECAST20223425769.1154.0161.5600.00020.00020.050.0502FF37.11672.11249465.8686107041100.813344489672291643515160DRYH
2022-09-03 00:00:04FORECAST20223425764.8947.3956.1400.06120.07120.020.0912FF32.89648.89249465.8686107041100.699048080237741643515230DRYL
2022-09-02 20:00:03FORECAST20223425763.4247.6155.51500.06120.07120.020.0912FF31.42665.42249465.8686107041100.652944635473831633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-02 16:00:04FORECAST20223425762.7550.4856.61500.06450.08450.020.1045FF30.75667.75249465.8686107041100.631100654697921633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-02 12:00:04FORECAST20223425755.7139.3347.5200.2830.3030.020.323FF23.71657.71249465.8686107041100.389722665474741623525250DRYMH
2022-09-02 08:00:04FORECAST20223425755.439.4347.41500.2830.3030.020.323FF23.4649.4249465.8686107041100.379378013013341623525250DRYMH
2022-09-02 04:00:09FORECAST20223425754.3241.7148.01500.28260.29260.010.3026FF22.32654.32249465.8686107041100.344050406051623525250DRYMH
2022-09-02 00:00:04FORECAST20223425761.3649.655.4800.00570.02570.020.0457FF29.36650.36249465.8686107041100.584484313523041633515227.5DRYL
2022-09-01 20:00:04FORECAST20223425753.5741.2647.41500.01210.02210.040.0621FF21.57652.57249465.8686107041100.320273476623311623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 16:00:04FORECAST20223425753.5341.2247.37500.01210.02210.020.0421FF21.53651.53249465.8686107041100.319024774574861623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 12:00:04FORECAST20223425750.2839.6844.9800.01210.01210.030.0421FF18.28646.28249465.8686107041100.225336985369511613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-01 08:00:05FORECAST20223425750.3839.2644.8200.01210.01210.040.0521FF18.38646.38249465.8686107041100.227967694458661613515222.5DRYL
2022-09-01 04:00:09FORECAST20223425751.2940.345.79500.00750.00750.040.0475FF19.29646.29249465.8686107041100.252683724130841623515225DRYL
2022-09-01 00:00:05FORECAST20223425754.3840.5647.4700.01750.02750.030.0575FF22.38633.38249465.8686107041100.345981049350291623515225DRYL
2022-08-31 20:00:04FORECAST20223425750.7739.4345.100.06590.07590.030.1059FF18.77649.77249465.8686107041100.238390561029341613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-31 16:00:04FORECAST20223425750.7639.4445.100.04680.05680.040.0968FF18.76652.76249465.8686107041100.238120093515141613515222.5DRYL
2022-08-31 12:00:04FORECAST20223425756.9549.1553.05000.010.030.04FF24.95670.95249465.8686107041100.431816597740571623515225DRYL
2022-08-31 08:00:05FORECAST20223425755.3152.4453.875000.010.030.04FF23.31666.31249465.8686107041100.376390461475021623515225DRYL
2022-08-31 04:00:08FORECAST20223425755.353.554.4000.010.020.03FF23.3666.3249465.8686107041100.376058964089031623515225DRYL