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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, January 1, 2023

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DAY 93 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/02/2023 07:00:13 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): 37.52°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 18.42°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.97°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.784
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: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -1

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): 1.28 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.50 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.78 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: 89 in
SWE DAY: 1
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 327.79 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 29.25 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: -191

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.0

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
2023-01-02 07:00:13OBSERVATION202393-19137.5200618.4200827.9700789.21898166666701.2810.511.78TT5.52006-1.479941327.79156794567 29.2452298910330.7835002663657516 41141212WETL
2023-01-02 03:00:17OBSERVATION202393-19137.5200618.4200827.9700789.21898166666701.2810.511.78TT5.52006-1.479941327.79156794567 29.2452298910330.7835002663657516 41141212WETL
2023-01-01 11:00:01FORECAST202393-19138.1124.6531.3889.9198696081520.00311.283110.511.7831TT6.11-0.891328.2720021580129.5181756300550.804702428778111641141212WETL
2023-01-01 07:00:24FORECAST202393-19129.7919.8724.8390.2947049812050.00291.282910.511.7829TT-2.21-9.211328.5285879156429.6643919237350.42410620215163162114128WETL
2023-01-01 03:00:20FORECAST202393-19136.3520.6228.48590.2277051687960.00371.283710.511.7837TT4.35-2.651328.4827425162229.6382440447910.737739748239181641141212WETL
2022-12-31 23:00:03FORECAST202393-19137.3522.8730.1185.9307506984080.00221.022210.511.5222TT5.352.351325.5261461585627.9727061113640.777150159096921641141212WETL
2022-12-31 19:00:03FORECAST202393-19136.1723.3929.7885.9347314867420.00511.025110.511.5251TT4.171.171325.5289001717927.9742386274370.730285390899421641141212WETL
2022-12-31 15:00:03FORECAST202393-19138.0826.2432.1685.9152547565060.0041.02410.511.524TT6.083.081325.5154253964627.9667407001090.803655600406721641141212WETL
2022-12-31 11:00:06FORECAST202393-19137.7525.831.77586.3551877072190.01031.030310.511.5303TT5.752.751325.8196260154828.1362149632620.791917908167031641141212WETL
2022-12-31 07:00:17FORECAST202393-19137.1125.831.45586.2936314988940.00981.109810.511.6098TT5.110.111325.7770821697428.112487479540.768010773324961641141212WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:10FORECAST202393-19136.9425.5231.2386.734501381120.01561.215610.511.7156TT4.94-1.061326.0816374447528.282528233310.761412993121471641141212WETL
2022-12-30 23:00:03FORECAST202393-19131.3925.2728.3380.3645751249110.02080.770810.511.2708TT-0.61-9.611321.6479506693725.8491008953420.50418734035498163113127.5WETL
2022-12-30 19:00:02FORECAST202393-19135.3125.1230.21580.0997294644160.02460.724610.511.2246TT3.31-4.691321.4620511909225.7490233334690.69327241395282163113127.5WETL
2022-12-30 15:00:02FORECAST202393-19135.2725.6130.4480.019581118690.02490.714910.511.2149TT3.27-0.731321.4057691097525.7187550132920.69149763386961163113127.5WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:03FORECAST202393-19135.125.5530.32581.7037386606480.02820.688210.511.1882TT3.1-2.91322.586018901626.3564837839150.6839052311128163113127.5WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:26FORECAST202393-19135.4625.1830.3281.1062748288020.02370.683710.511.1837TT3.46-1.541322.1678967483926.1298379746920.69988735088935164113129WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:21FORECAST202393-19132.5825.9129.24581.5400392342940.0130.79310.511.293TT0.58-3.421322.4715204976626.2943404333220.56381801578724163113127.5WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:03FORECAST202393-19131.9724.2628.11583.5849547102390.01611.156110.3911.5461TT-0.0300000000000010.971323.8984106142627.0730339819110.533346003377821631141210WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:08FORECAST202393-19136.5626.1631.3681.8514407794340.00870.998710.3911.3887TT4.569.561322.6892872533226.4125830857730.74630130514271641141212WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:08FORECAST202393-19136.3724.9230.64581.7904866745810.00691.156910.3911.5469TT4.377.371322.646674889226.3894285631230.738561456293471641141212WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:08FORECAST202393-19136.9924.8330.9182.4040595146320.01411.184110.3911.5741TT4.9914.991323.0753162186726.6227175853920.763364092540341641141212WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:20FORECAST202393-19129.0422.5225.7882.3895589543240.02661.116610.4511.5666TT-2.96-3.961323.0651938480326.6171988346320.38742418834134162114128WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:19FORECAST202393-19136.0923.3129.782.1609306071150.0731.22310.5211.743TT4.099.091322.9055465278326.5302202009250.726938653861541641141212WETL
2022-12-28 23:00:09FORECAST202393-19135.8823.329.59100.618102067660.01021.130210.3411.4702TT3.8820.881335.5000903465733.7573823342010.71805683005241641141212WETL
2022-12-28 19:00:03FORECAST202393-19135.9824.2730.125101.468365396290.01311.313110.2911.6031TT3.9826.981336.0661757603934.1000855193880.72230357498821641141212WETL
2022-12-28 15:00:10FORECAST202393-19141.0322.9932.01102.977246008640.00161.571610.4512.0216TT9.0321.031337.0677482346234.7103084315360.890150904701341651151217.5WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:11FORECAST202393-19142.5625.734.13104.262829306370.00161.651610.4512.1016TT10.5620.561337.9180759861735.2322946760840.922307095524711651151217.5WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:28FORECAST202393-19138.2525.7932.02103.465931095370.00151.651510.4712.1215TT6.2522.251337.3913080543334.9085058313250.809542731035391641151215WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:22FORECAST202393-19136.4225.7931.105103.059158721730.00261.632610.6212.2526TT4.4227.421337.1220109021334.743510830150.74060993470791641151215WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:10FORECAST202393-19137.7222.0529.88577.4722290714790.04191.781911.9313.7119TT5.7215.721319.6109754792324.7609747060860.790830731579181641151215WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:02FORECAST202393-19137.825.6531.72577.2358529079780.05551.725511.9513.6755TT5.815.81319.4438418455324.6725175811410.793722453769581641151215WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:08FORECAST202393-19139.5326.5833.05571.8730881906550.05861.328611.9113.2386TT7.5321.531315.6249223906522.6849378821520.850326389365931651141214WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:10FORECAST202393-19139.6724.6132.1481.7625869078760.00431.104311.8812.9843TT7.6717.671322.62716825926.3788318836190.854405236737521651141214WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:27FORECAST202393-19139.7124.6132.1681.0350100178550.00430.924312.3313.2543TT7.7117.711322.1179812404926.1028338367540.855556801444931651131210.5WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:25FORECAST202393-19139.6825.2432.4688.2562317315220.00541.605412.7314.3354TT7.6811.681327.1302406116928.8712823218140.854693703395791651151217.5WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:07FORECAST202393-19142.932734.96593.7530725802140.00131.871311.8413.7113TT10.9335.931330.8844523351431.0214340754410.928888933978671651151217.5WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:11FORECAST202393-19142.8529.8436.34589.3170982309880.04571.595711.9313.5257TT10.8537.851327.8588749211629.2834033372340.927503272081911651151217.5WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:09FORECAST202393-19142.9229.936.4190.6294281410070.04571.485711.6913.1757TT10.9231.921328.7575093072729.795105065580.928716842944231651141214WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:08FORECAST202393-19140.326.933.689.2061360177630.10621.536211.4813.0162TT8.331.31327.7827547179629.2402330016470.871832048164761651151217.5WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:18FORECAST202393-19140.426.9733.68590.3701457293270.10621.296211.8513.1462TT8.412.41328.5801997859229.6938405384250.874459455761941651141214WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:35FORECAST202393-19137.7925.3831.58588.6575650314560.03951.229511.8913.1195TT5.7929.791327.406119033929.0270292899450.793362287086281641141212WETL
2022-12-25 23:00:11FORECAST202393-19138.1426.1632.1596.6939981894750.00430.804312.5513.3543TT6.1430.141332.8716141640132.1866872573030.80574586624548164113129WETL
2022-12-25 19:00:08FORECAST202393-19137.6526.5532.1101.1144525235901.3312.6313.96TT5.6528.651335.8306973792233.9573371061150.788281043870611641141212WETL
2022-12-25 15:00:10FORECAST202393-19137.7126.5532.13102.4120838820101.3512.613.95TT5.7125.711336.6930515825734.4814370411630.790467599018491641141212WETL
2022-12-25 11:00:09FORECAST202393-19136.1926.6731.43101.743959525270.00091.730912.7214.4509TT4.1938.191336.2493976808134.2113451080330.73111885759751641151215WETL
2022-12-25 07:00:29FORECAST202393-19133.3426.6830.01101.321653060940.00091.730912.6614.3909TT1.3436.341335.9685853783834.0408924470850.60123972056031631151212.5WETL
2022-12-25 03:00:09FORECAST202393-19128.9328.5728.75104.727318225030.00711.777112.9314.7071TT-3.0734.931338.2246222744735.421357648480.382119362369791621151210WETL