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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, January 12, 2023

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DAY 104 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/13/2023 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): 38.86°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.69°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.737
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: 7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 20

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: 1.72 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.08 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.70 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.78 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: 12
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 338.45 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 29.99 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: -180

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: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2023-01-13 07:00:13OBSERVATION2023104-18038.8599832.5200235.6988.6153083333331.71999999999992.07999999999997.79.7799999999999TT6.8599819.8599812338.45186724644 29.9920165720350.7365076257241316 41151215WETL
2023-01-13 03:00:08OBSERVATION2023104-18038.8599832.5200235.6988.6153083333331.71999999999992.07999999999997.79.7799999999999TT6.8599819.8599812338.45186724644 29.9920165720350.7365076257241316 41151215WETL
2023-01-12 11:00:03FORECAST2023104-18039.6832.235.9489.7202160.5040.8647.78.564TT7.6820.6812339.1789786893130.4312112306640.76554316394876164113129WETL
2023-01-12 07:00:19FORECAST2023104-18037.5331.5434.53590.019611750.88111.24117.78.9411TT5.5318.5312339.3756522326530.5504644513860.68581148015931631141210WETL
2023-01-12 03:00:11FORECAST2023104-18037.7131.1234.41590.0340984166671.12731.48737.79.1873TT5.7118.7112339.38516475430.5562373246190.692912783077191631141210WETL
2023-01-11 23:00:02FORECAST2023104-18038.0830.7334.40591.7131093333331.69951.89957.79.5995TT6.0822.0812340.4853022606131.226965752620.707282848422271641151215WETL
2023-01-11 19:00:01FORECAST2023104-18042.5330.8636.69591.6813481.64941.84947.79.5494TT10.5326.5312340.4645348045131.2142474970710.851484263350861651151217.5WETL
2023-01-11 15:00:03FORECAST2023104-18038.4430.6434.5491.7799666666671.73291.93297.79.6329TT6.4422.4412340.5290121021931.2537413797720.720957488011431641151215WETL
2023-01-11 11:00:06FORECAST2023104-18039.0230.6334.82591.6472559044391.82572.02577.79.7257TT7.0223.0212340.4422414925131.2005972267450.742314098627281641151215WETL
2023-01-11 07:00:21FORECAST2023104-18038.1330.9634.54591.8472483816451.87982.08987.79.7898TT6.1325.1312340.5729919021931.2806921793210.709200577122471641151215WETL
2023-01-11 03:00:25FORECAST2023104-18038.1631.134.6391.9411209343762.07012.36017.710.0601TT6.1622.1612340.6343406835831.3183031111910.710348390510221641151215WETL
2023-01-10 23:00:06FORECAST2023104-18038.0831.0434.5690.7929782191.60451.83457.79.5345TT6.0823.0812339.882986295930.8589885717730.707282848422271641151215WETL
2023-01-10 19:00:05FORECAST2023104-18040.0229.9534.98590.6658816805861.87852.13857.79.8385TT8.0225.0212339.7996784536930.8082374417830.777042626448721641151215WETL
2023-01-10 15:00:05FORECAST2023104-18038.1430.834.4795.5720222814411.96362.26367.79.9636TT6.1424.1412342.9960632847732.7808274026990.709583417568781641151215WETL
2023-01-10 11:00:04FORECAST2023104-18037.9930.7334.3695.6291186770911.99742.31747.710.0174TT5.9925.9912343.033028008232.8039461455580.703816231290611641151215WETL
2023-01-10 07:00:22FORECAST2023104-18037.6531.2134.4396.0515262951931.99462.22467.79.9246TT5.6523.6512343.3063320523832.9750971804360.690553528739561631151212.5WETL
2023-01-10 03:00:18FORECAST2023104-18037.7330.8634.29596.1502942712191.78821.99827.79.6982TT5.7318.7312343.3701941227733.015145208870.693697437825931631151212.5WETL
2023-01-09 23:00:06FORECAST2023104-18037.5531.0134.2893.9152227224321.77092.04097.569.6009TT5.5525.5512341.9210981849932.1115960895420.68660398136271631151212.5WETL
2023-01-09 19:00:05FORECAST2023104-18041.6430.9736.30593.6565517045671.69311.89317.569.4531TT9.6426.6412341.7528585416332.0073942661880.827239717467781641151215WETL
2023-01-09 15:00:08FORECAST2023104-18038.130.0134.05593.1019660158661.48641.82647.569.3864TT6.122.112341.3917832186931.7842461993230.708050643862581641151215WETL
2023-01-09 11:00:09FORECAST2023104-18040.2329.6934.9694.9769553331311.62792.07797.569.6379TT8.2325.2312342.6104923030332.5401014241270.783981972497951641151215WETL
2023-01-09 07:00:21FORECAST2023104-18037.8130.0833.94595.6953522438211.57672.10677.79.8067TT5.8121.8112343.0759015031632.8307692407120.696827162462811631151212.5WETL
2023-01-09 03:00:22FORECAST2023104-18037.8131.2734.5495.5741627214751.57652.11657.739.8465TT5.8122.8112342.9974491217432.7816940154120.696827162462811631151212.5WETL
2023-01-08 23:00:06FORECAST2023104-18037.6831.0534.36592.5382942669721.44911.98917.789.7691TT5.6825.6812341.0242706474731.5578043093550.691734145056031631151212.5WETL
2023-01-08 19:00:08FORECAST2023104-18037.0130.1233.56595.1542189694091.57342.19347.910.0934TT5.0119.0112342.7254104381232.611768751210.664914749328971631151212.5WETL
2023-01-08 15:00:08FORECAST2023104-18042.1530.2136.1892.3503952037981.64832.25837.7610.0183TT10.1525.1512340.9016439465731.482401544090.841424868789361641151215WETL
2023-01-08 11:00:07FORECAST2023104-18037.1129.8933.596.6201914106051.84972.27977.7710.0497TT5.1118.1112343.6738040838933.2058287333960.668975765648591631151212.5WETL
2023-01-08 07:00:26FORECAST2023104-18037.4329.5333.4896.3644095929562.04542.39547.7610.1554TT5.4320.4312343.5085832651433.1020018164580.681836181540181631151212.5WETL
2023-01-08 03:00:14FORECAST2023104-18037.7129.6733.6995.8852082971151.88592.28597.8310.1159TT5.7122.7112343.1987568182232.9076842848260.692912783077191631151212.5WETL
2023-01-07 23:00:08FORECAST2023104-18037.8529.6833.76588.9933500069980.8591.3197.398.709TT5.8525.8512338.7008764788530.1421256481590.698386647885211631141210WETL
2023-01-07 19:00:06FORECAST2023104-18037.9430.5434.2487.7712157135581.18751.69757.268.9575TT5.9431.9412337.8950149500629.6574562457180.701882238430411641151215WETL
2023-01-07 15:00:07FORECAST2023104-18037.8230.4934.15589.0615967436311.35851.94857.189.1285TT5.8233.8212338.7458039002930.1692421855650.697217371483381631151212.5WETL
2023-01-07 11:00:09FORECAST2023104-18037.0330.833.91588.4836821579021.78612.45617.149.5961TT5.0333.0312338.3651113244629.9397909637570.665728514498931631151212.5WETL
2023-01-07 07:00:17FORECAST2023104-18037.1330.5933.8690.6672602479871.78612.72617.279.9961TT5.1335.1312339.8005822061730.8087878193050.669785609610591631151212.5WETL
2023-01-07 03:00:30FORECAST2023104-1803729.6933.34593.1626884310981.81122.86127.3710.2312TT53212341.4313426959531.8086618001940.664507576159821631151212.5WETL
2023-01-06 23:00:07FORECAST2023104-18036.7631.2333.99594.178132168582.0133.3737.3210.693TT4.7637.7612342.0919812707432.2175838259270.654678435266831631151212.5WETL
2023-01-06 19:00:09FORECAST2023104-18040.8832.0436.4691.4566898392541.98873.32877.3610.6887TT8.8836.8812340.3175920389731.124320461950.804653031179041641151215WETL
2023-01-06 15:00:10FORECAST2023104-18041.631.436.583.0751386004121.98873.34877.4510.7987TT9.650.612334.7750959007727.8114874919220.826094031116381641151215WETL
2023-01-06 11:00:09FORECAST2023104-18041.5431.6736.60584.0668979243581.54431.93437.359.2843TT9.5451.5412335.4370914501628.1991557269840.824366487180451641151215WETL
2023-01-06 07:00:27FORECAST2023104-18039.6530.8435.24583.7837855968611.54431.97437.229.1943TT7.6548.6512335.2482851007728.0883704405980.764513013289721641151215WETL
2023-01-06 03:00:28FORECAST2023104-18036.1930.4133.385.9491566127341.50491.76497.359.1149TT4.1940.1912336.6889152688528.9381283082140.630923051823841631151212.5WETL
2023-01-05 23:00:09FORECAST2023104-18040.8629.1234.9984.4590526840060.17940.31947.57.8194TT8.8648.8612335.6983935307728.3527683051510.80403544342375164112126WETL
2023-01-05 19:00:07FORECAST2023104-18038.4231.8135.11583.0384957964630.17160.31167.637.9416TT6.4258.4212334.7506050100127.7971867069870.72020599568268164112126WETL
2023-01-05 15:00:07FORECAST2023104-18038.4633.1935.82583.2156676901450.14170.28177.67.8817TT6.4655.4612334.8689999668127.8663474209690.72170799854641164112126WETL
2023-01-05 11:00:08FORECAST2023104-18037.8636.0536.95584.3501801137130.8711.4117.458.861TT5.8654.8612335.6258752346728.3101030268670.698775955282341631141210WETL
2023-01-05 07:00:27FORECAST2023104-18037.8736.6737.2785.3124009808790.47011.01017.538.5401TT5.8754.8712336.2661012614928.6876684670970.699165036387921641141212WETL
2023-01-05 03:00:22FORECAST2023104-18039.6938.739.19586.0703497920340.14930.79937.598.3893TT7.6952.6912336.7693116786128.9858524554010.76588599353792164113129WETL