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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, January 11, 2023

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DAY 103 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/12/2023 07:00:17 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): 31.51°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.22°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.87°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.494
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 24

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: 0.31 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.77 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.47 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.24 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: 90 in
SWE DAY: 11
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 338.53 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 30.54 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: -181

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: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 6.0

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
2023-01-12 07:00:17OBSERVATION2023103-18131.5100428.2229.8650290.2245570833330.309999999999950.769999999999957.478.2399999999999TT-0.4899623.5100411338.52644574275 30.5433986281350.4942306750874216 2113126WETL
2023-01-12 03:00:10OBSERVATION2023103-18131.5100428.2229.8650290.2245570833330.309999999999950.769999999999957.478.2399999999999TT-0.4899623.5100411338.52644574275 30.5433986281350.4942306750874216 2113126WETL
2023-01-11 11:00:03FORECAST2023103-18135.4627.2531.35591.9853692377720.14520.60527.478.0752TT3.4627.4611339.6838940824931.2459484213020.66302295280039163113127.5WETL
2023-01-11 07:00:20FORECAST2023103-18137.6926.7132.292.0876723816450.1590.6197.478.089TT5.6929.6911339.7509828169731.2868771969910.74743467878346164113129WETL
2023-01-11 03:00:23FORECAST2023103-18135.3626.3830.8792.1769529343760.23930.69937.478.1693TT3.3627.3611339.8095173045431.3226058832340.65899053168553163113127.5WETL
2023-01-10 23:00:03FORECAST2023103-18135.1425.3930.26591.0309422190.22650.63657.478.1065TT3.1428.1411339.057155698330.864692349310.65005560524156163113127.5WETL
2023-01-10 19:00:02FORECAST2023103-18135.1226.0330.57591.0737496805860.26390.67397.478.1439TT3.1228.1211339.0852983972730.88176958660.64923911521261163113127.5WETL
2023-01-10 15:00:01FORECAST2023103-18135.5228.0631.7991.46988888250.30090.71097.478.1809TT3.5228.5211339.3455851152131.0399029632560.6654334853487163113127.5WETL
2023-01-10 11:00:03FORECAST2023103-18138.0628.1933.12591.3230241851060.31560.72567.478.1956TT6.0631.0611339.2491169328730.9812553104370.76028244559691164113129WETL
2023-01-10 07:00:21FORECAST2023103-18137.9628.0332.99591.2891513309550.22940.63947.478.1094TT5.9628.9611339.2268624166930.9677323786820.75684558360863164113129WETL
2023-01-10 03:00:18FORECAST2023103-18135.4126.7531.0891.4263397757020.19860.61867.478.0886TT3.4124.4111339.3169836062531.0225098348510.66100904673679163113127.5WETL
2023-01-09 23:00:05FORECAST2023103-18134.9127.8831.39589.1445097634430.23050.54057.478.0105TT2.9130.9111337.8139241433630.1142566590250.64062499297265163113127.5WETL
2023-01-09 19:00:04FORECAST2023103-18135.2527.6731.4689.2792766660240.15560.46567.477.9356TT3.2528.2511337.9029384342630.1677299267340.65453382559687163112125WETL
2023-01-09 15:00:06FORECAST2023103-18135.4227.6131.51589.6497671132910.30190.61197.478.0819TT3.4227.4211338.1474924741130.3148439502480.66141219828545163113127.5WETL
2023-01-09 11:00:08FORECAST2023103-18135.5126.3430.92591.0804916295870.4060.7167.478.186TT3.5127.5111339.0897304447430.8844593554510.66503219952658163113127.5WETL
2023-01-09 07:00:20FORECAST2023103-18135.4826.2130.84591.940056548020.47920.93927.478.4092TT3.4827.4811339.6541731877831.2278238896550.66382721341752163113127.5WETL
2023-01-09 03:00:20FORECAST2023103-18135.6727.6631.66592.0954422939940.53290.98297.478.4529TT3.6727.6711339.756077486631.2899862282010.67142989908882163113127.5WETL
2023-01-08 23:00:05FORECAST2023103-18137.6927.0832.38589.3695586055660.53191.06197.448.5019TT5.6930.6911337.9625531177330.2035641973420.747434678783461641141212WETL
2023-01-08 19:00:07FORECAST2023103-18133.2525.929.57590.5497677592960.56371.26377.448.7037TT1.2525.2511338.7406089416330.6728834703070.570339342304871631141210WETL
2023-01-08 15:00:07FORECAST2023103-18134.3526.3130.3389.5563763618530.57061.11067.448.5506TT2.3526.3511338.0858686214930.277745292890.617312940717731631141210WETL
2023-01-08 11:00:06FORECAST2023103-18132.3926.0929.2491.5155495743120.38890.93897.448.3789TT0.3924.3911339.3755700409631.0581418043940.53287050566877163113127.5WETL
2023-01-08 07:00:25FORECAST2023103-18135.1226.3330.72590.8073219176010.32350.89357.48.2935TT3.1226.1211338.9100923488530.7755178570460.64923911521261163113127.5WETL
2023-01-08 03:00:14FORECAST2023103-18132.4424.7128.57591.4499633475790.34840.91847.498.4084TT0.4428.4411339.3324991231131.0319446074510.53506020758823163113127.5WETL
2023-01-07 23:00:07FORECAST2023103-18132.6327.0829.85586.3065003740260.38510.88517.148.0251TT0.6330.6311335.9323085546428.9931419139180.54337083681103163113127.5WETL
2023-01-07 19:00:06FORECAST2023103-18136.6527.1431.89584.8878653744160.39220.83227.127.9522TT4.6536.6511334.9866490137128.4363015637030.70947193096867164113129WETL
2023-01-07 15:00:06FORECAST2023103-18139.9827.7233.8585.0974416787320.51410.83417.127.9541TT7.9838.9811335.126566807128.5184134738610.82090647358029164113129WETL
2023-01-07 11:00:09FORECAST2023103-18138.7227.9133.31585.8724993191230.59550.90557.087.9855TT6.7238.7211335.6433659178428.8225347112480.7822885860731164113129WETL
2023-01-07 07:00:16FORECAST2023103-18135.2527.6431.44587.9362350310530.86351.29357.18.3935TT3.2541.2511337.0144892292329.6357853337320.654533825596871631141210WETL
2023-01-07 03:00:30FORECAST2023103-18136.3724.9830.67589.0510803719530.95711.38717.218.5971TT4.3738.3711337.7521956223730.0771979181720.698813609474111631141210WETL
2023-01-06 23:00:07FORECAST2023103-18136.7529.5233.13588.8975153117371.30531.62537.238.8553TT4.7543.7511337.6507038123130.0163086121740.71323527920991641151215WETL
2023-01-06 19:00:09FORECAST2023103-18137.229.2433.2288.8613982150361.29161.66167.228.8816TT5.239.211337.6268281167330.001992021360.729878368373911641151215WETL
2023-01-06 15:00:10FORECAST2023103-18139.5430.4534.99583.5700359337451.30071.68077.318.9907TT7.5451.5411334.1051281012827.9211775610720.80793818772241641151215WETL
2023-01-06 11:00:08FORECAST2023103-18139.8130.2435.02584.3584705829390.31420.64427.287.9242TT7.8152.8111334.6328814230628.2291180836120.81596256997741164113129WETL
2023-01-06 07:00:27FORECAST2023103-18139.7827.4133.59582.3569134385940.31420.72427.117.8342TT7.7851.7811333.2910351476727.4488209315170.81508139752248164113129WETL
2023-01-06 03:00:28FORECAST2023103-18136.7329.2132.9782.9963646170050.12660.61667.177.7866TT4.7346.7311333.7204657779327.6975854578610.71248445899533164113129WETL
2023-01-05 23:00:08FORECAST2023103-18137.2227.3232.2784.4281480255860.12430.60437.227.8243TT5.2251.2211334.6794705003328.2563678765270.73060670888993164113129WETL
2023-01-05 19:00:07FORECAST2023103-18137.3627.4532.40583.3683602965430.12190.66197.297.9519TT5.3663.3611333.9699629474927.8425281992290.73567740052477164113129WETL
2023-01-05 15:00:07FORECAST2023103-18137.4127.4932.4583.5785996901450.12190.67197.257.9219TT5.4160.4111334.1108660894327.9245183290160.73747652836104164113129WETL
2023-01-05 11:00:07FORECAST2023103-18138.9828.933.9484.6623267803790.25660.97667.198.1666TT6.9859.9811334.8359912111828.3479941057530.79062755152682164113129WETL
2023-01-05 07:00:26FORECAST2023103-18139.0328.933.96585.5470303142120.25660.94667.38.2466TT7.0360.0311335.4264710070828.6947384834320.79220941718396164113129WETL
2023-01-05 03:00:22FORECAST2023103-18140.0728.3134.1986.2266417920340.29521.06527.358.4152TT8.0756.0711335.8791654293728.9617324828860.823489762740161641141212WETL
2023-01-04 23:00:10FORECAST2023103-18140.5929.8335.2187.0620876564410.13930.90937.318.2193TT8.5959.5911336.4345926291529.2906979941380.83795172668236164113129WETL
2023-01-04 19:00:04FORECAST2023103-18140.5729.6735.1288.9263055072410.0080.9087.368.268TT8.5751.5711337.669734391930.0277219610830.83741014620729164113129WETL
2023-01-04 15:00:06FORECAST2023103-18134.8630.0732.46588.6161140262660.03820.97827.228.1982TT2.8654.8611337.464621722629.9048033984010.638563242723163113127.5WETL
2023-01-04 11:00:07FORECAST2023103-18134.9329.6632.29586.6417476154680.04111.27117.118.3811TT2.9361.9311336.1552864278129.1250814862840.641448552511551631141210WETL
2023-01-04 07:00:29FORECAST2023103-18135.0731.6933.3886.9577617732810.04111.27117.078.3411TT3.0770.0711336.3652983202529.2495734801310.647194881049791631141210WETL
2023-01-04 03:00:21FORECAST2023103-18134.7233.2733.99588.41368865090.11540.58547.538.1154TT2.7245.7211337.3306817200429.8246498659920.63276907887988163113127.5WETL