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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, January 2, 2023

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DAY 94 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/03/2023 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): 28.38°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.94°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.16°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.323
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -9

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): 0.39 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.39 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: 87 in
SWE DAY: 2
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 327.10 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 28.36 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: -190

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 4.0

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
2023-01-03 07:00:13OBSERVATION202394-19028.3800221.9399825.1686.71570583333300.3911.3911.78TT-3.61998-8.619982327.0996592905 28.3646778332190.3230533515004416 2112124WETL
2023-01-03 03:00:19OBSERVATION202394-19028.3800221.9399825.1686.71570583333300.3911.3911.78TT-3.61998-8.619982327.0996592905 28.3646778332190.3230533515004416 2112124WETL
2023-01-02 11:00:01FORECAST202394-19034.4622.228.3388.9778600.3911.3911.78TT2.46-2.542328.6511815803929.2426788234950.63655244337454163112125WETL
2023-01-02 07:00:15FORECAST202394-19033.8821.9527.91589.2058497032090.00040.390411.3911.7804TT1.88-3.122328.8070567766829.3315128881750.60724190227675163112125WETL
2023-01-02 03:00:19FORECAST202394-19031.5122.8627.18589.2197996455840.00020.390211.3911.7802TT-0.49-5.492328.8165913386429.3369503993770.48285380316286162112124WETL
2023-01-01 23:00:03FORECAST202394-19030.3622.7626.5690.001442848660.00360.393611.3911.7836TT-1.64-6.642329.350292497529.6420015274030.42234285371385162112124WETL
2023-01-01 19:00:01FORECAST202394-19032.8923.9628.42589.9997294125050.00440.394411.3911.7844TT0.89-4.112329.349123732329.6413320181520.55586787473054163112125WETL
2023-01-01 15:00:03FORECAST202394-19032.0424.9328.48589.9997813333330.00210.392111.3911.7821TT0.039999999999999-4.962329.3491591484929.6413523056810.51096142144246163112125WETL
2023-01-01 11:00:06FORECAST202394-19032.0325.0428.53589.9197056081520.00480.394811.3911.7848TT0.030000000000001-4.972329.2945324088929.6100674125810.51043115404256163112125WETL
2023-01-01 07:00:26FORECAST202394-19030.2423.2226.7390.3835839335060.02060.410611.3911.8006TT-1.76-14.762329.6108306793329.7914081800980.4161083434541162112124WETL
2023-01-01 03:00:22FORECAST202394-19033.0625.4629.2690.2344092239610.02060.410611.3911.8006TT1.06-5.942329.5091556423929.7330639932770.56478217448402163112125WETL
2022-12-31 23:00:06FORECAST202394-19033.0223.9628.4986.0906603546820.05740.187411.3911.5774TT1.02-0.982326.6693910079928.123183589540.56268747910942163112125WETL
2022-12-31 19:00:06FORECAST202394-19032.5622.2427.486.1956099999080.08460.224611.3911.6146TT0.56-2.442326.7416838846528.1636987548340.53848673005563163112125WETL
2022-12-31 15:00:07FORECAST202394-19033.1424.4228.7885.9522309029540.07130.201311.3911.5913TT1.140.142326.5740066264628.0697644244610.56896605916712163112125WETL
2022-12-31 11:00:07FORECAST202394-19032.7423.7428.2486.3984105021390.04060.180611.3911.5706TT0.74-0.262326.8813251644628.2420269170420.54797862471934163112125WETL
2022-12-31 07:00:17FORECAST202394-19032.5622.6427.686.3342646262450.06580.285811.3911.6758TT0.56-3.442326.8371643520728.2172462368630.53848673005563163112125WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:11FORECAST202394-19032.2923.828.04586.7931871777470.07490.404911.3911.7949TT0.29-4.712327.1529482617728.3946470742360.52420937607912163112125WETL
2022-12-30 23:00:04FORECAST202394-19032.2622.227.2380.4030065209840.02130.381310.9111.2913TT0.26-13.742322.7225794013525.9478656560760.52262074459214163112125WETL
2022-12-30 19:00:03FORECAST202394-19032.121.1926.64580.2589374841130.03330.343310.9111.2533TT0.1-8.92322.6218638280625.8932879999840.51414258618868163112125WETL
2022-12-30 15:00:03FORECAST202394-19032.6321.5727.180.1477601788770.02970.329710.9111.2397TT0.63-4.372322.5441169604125.8511885332510.54218092995955163112125WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:04FORECAST202394-19032.7220.9126.81581.8707682901810.05310.333110.9111.2431TT0.72-6.282323.7465624921926.5053798025410.54692522227558163112125WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:28FORECAST202394-19028.0220.8724.44581.3708970334760.05340.283410.9511.2334TT-3.98-9.982323.3982562061626.3152062065570.30605974315843162112124WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:21FORECAST202394-19035.1320.3827.75581.6941623117550.05340.263411.0811.3434TT3.13-3.872323.6235553794226.4381552610740.66943299244957163112125WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:03FORECAST202394-19034.4322.3128.3783.5482930220920.00580.205811.3511.5558TT2.43-0.572324.9122212397227.1458614665950.63505416778795163112125WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:09FORECAST202394-19035.0823.2629.1781.8160377473390.00580.115811.2811.3958TT3.089.082323.7084482442126.4845426206810.66702008539608163112125WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:09FORECAST202394-19033.6122.6328.1281.7969424136830.00860.188611.3711.5586TT1.614.612323.6951490426126.4772734658270.59337547238208163112125WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:10FORECAST202394-19035.0822.9729.02582.3465392546420.00030.160311.4111.5703TT3.0814.082324.0776653731426.6866741932020.66702008539608163112125WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:22FORECAST202394-19028.3321.7225.02582.3906030892330.00030.120311.4511.5703TT-3.67-11.672324.1083104398126.7034791633680.32066904240448162112124WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:20FORECAST202394-19032.921.7127.30582.153576067510.00030.210311.5311.7403TT0.95.92323.9434248972126.6131107988630.55639307382949163112125WETL
2022-12-28 23:00:11FORECAST202394-19038.925.532.2100.461864734330.00270.122711.3511.4727TT6.923.92336.3915607141233.7945234702320.82632665792002164112126WETL
2022-12-28 19:00:03FORECAST202394-19038.6423.9931.315101.320000062960.00280.112811.4911.6028TT6.6429.642336.9609404219834.1408825047690.81730903981908164112126WETL
2022-12-28 15:00:11FORECAST202394-19038.6924.2931.49102.820407341980.00280.152811.8712.0228TT6.6923.692337.9534956450734.7485160848710.81906547631884164112126WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:12FORECAST202394-19040.6327.9234.275103.966064524080.03260.122612.0112.1326TT8.6325.632338.7088324410235.2142243284390.87899761691778165112127WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:29FORECAST202394-19040.9828.0234.5103.076622708130.03260.182611.9712.1526TT8.9826.982338.1226104237934.8525367437420.8881203160833165112127WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:23FORECAST202394-19040.4927.6834.085102.775328693980.0330.16312.1212.283TT8.4931.492337.9237301271434.7302224373130.87520629099886165112127WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:11FORECAST202394-19037.2225.6231.4279.7621817151150.37460.624613.4614.0846TT5.2217.222322.2743097636725.7053020574830.7630899762555164113129WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:03FORECAST202394-19037.7325.631.66579.5976906136770.37460.554613.514.0546TT5.7317.732322.1591272509325.6431225392920.78351170428902164113129WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:09FORECAST202394-1903824.4731.23574.8309659126020.42180.541813.1213.6618TT6242318.8003075532823.8561349474460.79389802816785164113129WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:11FORECAST202394-19037.6725.8131.7482.6411095790560.15160.211612.9213.1316TT5.6719.672324.2824649793926.7990627229280.78116324561133164112126WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:27FORECAST202394-19037.7125.9731.8481.9468831389130.15160.271613.1313.4016TT5.7119.712323.7995599234426.5343646974780.78273050658192164112126WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:25FORECAST202394-19038.8125.232.00588.788273562470.11870.358714.114.4587TT6.8114.812328.5214937096329.1688562546420.82323766727265164112126WETL
2022-12-26 23:00:07FORECAST202394-19041.6825.1633.4293.3668068153880.12940.359413.4813.8394TT9.6841.682331.6360785741830.9638016812480.90487188741103165112127WETL
2022-12-26 19:00:11FORECAST202394-19040.4130.5435.47588.9530728976550.00310.173113.3613.5331TT8.4142.412328.6342293457829.233024559660.8730030377533165112127WETL
2022-12-26 15:00:09FORECAST202394-19040.3831.2235.890.31110414100700.1113.0713.18TT8.3836.382329.5614344525429.7630570277030.87216990021206165112127WETL
2022-12-26 11:00:09FORECAST202394-19032.7327.0729.989.5940468156230.06790.197912.8913.0879TT0.7327.732329.0722572116129.482915218340.54745196524432163112125WETL
2022-12-26 07:00:19FORECAST202394-19032.6729.3631.01590.5189468472790.03670.166713.0213.1867TT0.678.672329.7030584888329.8443736267360.54429028717297163112125WETL
2022-12-26 03:00:35FORECAST202394-19030.6730.2730.4788.6604727710720.00050.100513.0213.1205TT-1.3324.672328.4340354781429.1191168596020.43853524229901162112124WETL