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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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DAY 95 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/04/2023 07:00:20 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): 32.91°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.63°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.77°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.567
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: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -17

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: 0.18 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.18 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.78 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.96 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: 84 in
SWE DAY: 3
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 326.49 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 27.53 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: -189

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 5.0

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
2023-01-04 07:00:20OBSERVATION202395-18932.9100822.6299227.7784.3272591666670.180000000000060.1800000000000611.7811.96TT0.91008-17.089923326.48515229617 27.5315980517480.5670045750422416 3112125WETL
2023-01-04 03:00:14OBSERVATION202395-18932.9100822.6299227.7784.3272591666670.180000000000060.1800000000000611.7811.96TT0.91008-17.089923326.48515229617 27.5315980517480.5670045750422416 3112125WETL
2023-01-03 11:00:03FORECAST202395-18932.2724.3628.31587.1486814760770.05250.052511.7811.8325TT0.27-17.733328.4232701276528.6216549576860.53508682171315163111122.5WETL
2023-01-03 07:00:14FORECAST202395-18934.9823.5629.2786.7911749429680.06260.062611.7811.8426TT2.98-15.023328.178456174528.4829938023540.66629089735919163111122.5WETL
2023-01-03 03:00:21FORECAST202395-18934.9623.4129.18587.0877576060870.13980.139811.7811.9198TT2.96-15.043328.3815662852228.5980142469540.66537324298332163112125WETL
2023-01-02 23:00:02FORECAST202395-18928.2422.6425.4489.5680037049510.14880.148811.7811.9288TT-3.76-15.763330.0741481935729.564082528310.33725405572017162112124WETL
2023-01-02 19:00:02FORECAST202395-18930.1322.226.16589.6638342447110.16540.165411.7811.9454TT-1.87-13.873330.139331635829.6015583094520.42790539287746162112124WETL
2023-01-02 15:00:02FORECAST202395-18935.4223.8329.62589.6252242569850.16420.164211.7811.9442TT3.42-8.583330.113071228429.5864580390080.68621984208196163112125WETL
2023-01-02 11:00:03FORECAST202395-18935.323.8129.55589.6718861674370.18250.182511.7811.9625TT3.3-8.73330.1448077898529.6047076229020.68083514413685163112125WETL
2023-01-02 07:00:16FORECAST202395-18935.2323.229.21590.115321413120.21830.218311.7811.9983TT3.23-8.773330.4462175224329.7782671017830.67767627756905163112125WETL
2023-01-02 03:00:20FORECAST202395-18935.0223.1429.0890.2053731851880.22780.227811.7812.0078TT3.02-10.983330.5073856317529.8135420613730.66812322242419163112125WETL
2023-01-01 23:00:07FORECAST202395-18934.8921.2828.08590.9399067960790.1980.19811.7811.978TT2.89-13.113331.0057990492930.1016365145030.66215370171598163112125WETL
2023-01-01 19:00:03FORECAST202395-18929.7923.6626.72590.5043795032780.13190.131911.7811.9119TT-2.21-15.213330.7103868207429.93073835450.41115668706695162112124WETL
2023-01-01 15:00:06FORECAST202395-18931.3223.9827.6590.3785661363430.11220.112211.7811.8922TT-0.68-14.683330.6249884731629.8814123870490.48735740666051162112124WETL
2023-01-01 11:00:07FORECAST202395-18931.3423.8427.5990.3024385377530.11190.111911.7811.8919TT-0.66-14.663330.57330208429.8515752936630.48836276987908162112124WETL
2023-01-01 07:00:27FORECAST202395-18936.0523.2229.63590.5868425310560.05590.075911.7811.8559TT4.05-19.953330.7663454519129.9630788500250.71382302753672164111123WETL
2023-01-01 03:00:23FORECAST202395-18932.2523.3227.78590.3747490141950.04670.066711.7811.8467TT0.25-14.753330.6223970983329.8799161562330.53408477488794163111122.5WETL
2022-12-31 23:00:07FORECAST202395-18936.2524.1130.1886.1927260213860.04630.106311.5211.6263TT4.25-5.753327.7681514092728.2512304729550.7223386382613164112126WETL
2022-12-31 19:00:07FORECAST202395-18930.8124.7327.7786.3446666145270.04580.135811.5211.6558TT-1.19-12.193327.8723830379528.3100316055220.46176536583955162112124WETL
2022-12-31 15:00:09FORECAST202395-18932.8924.4328.6685.982361393370.03120.101211.5211.6212TT0.89-8.113327.6237743284328.1698657653670.56600878735586163112125WETL
2022-12-31 11:00:07FORECAST202395-18933.5223.4628.4986.4790761097710.05030.100311.5211.6203TT1.52-7.483327.9645547636128.3620716927090.5970199175505163112125WETL
2022-12-31 07:00:18FORECAST202395-18936.4127.7932.186.3426252475360.03140.111411.611.7114TT4.41-7.593327.8709829216428.3092414079450.72906089441052164112126WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:11FORECAST202395-18936.4924.3530.4286.7742085488610.02910.119111.711.8191TT4.49-9.513328.1668323709328.4764171509740.73239133938895164112126WETL
2022-12-30 23:00:04FORECAST202395-18933.1123.9128.5180.5875924096890.04040.080411.2511.3304TT1.11-21.893323.8947663021926.1018994103930.5768946138775163111122.5WETL
2022-12-30 19:00:03FORECAST202395-18934.7922.5228.65580.2938250710080.02460.074611.211.2746TT2.79-15.213323.6902357822625.9903271690940.6575337655367163111122.5WETL
2022-12-30 15:00:03FORECAST202395-18934.7922.5228.65580.1737899051030.02330.073311.1911.2633TT2.79-10.213323.606619407125.9447691162460.6575337655367163111122.5WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:04FORECAST202395-18935.4724.8130.1482.1748460267390.09050.170511.1611.3305TT3.47-11.533324.9972285797426.7065972176570.6884519079643163112125WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:29FORECAST202395-18936.2124.8530.5381.5009836372140.04790.117911.1611.2779TT4.21-14.793324.5297253614826.4494918364760.72064544820059164112126WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:22FORECAST202395-18937.9620.529.2381.6268132646190.04290.102911.2811.3829TT5.96-7.043324.6170825234426.4974579776460.78970970604101164112126WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:04FORECAST202395-18938.3125.4931.983.5442099593290.03580.065811.5311.5958TT6.31-3.693325.9447858941427.2307996278890.80221315875639164111123WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:09FORECAST202395-18938.8223.7831.381.9683946356220.05260.072611.3811.4526TT6.826.823324.8540845133426.6277677983830.81960886879919164111123WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:10FORECAST202395-18938.8725.832.33581.9848485210420.06710.087111.5411.6271TT6.872.873324.8654956470526.6340484503370.82126119634124164111123WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:10FORECAST202395-18937.624.6131.10582.2640224756910.01390.023911.5611.5839TT5.610.63325.0590362896626.7406638672590.77637807023801164111123WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:22FORECAST202395-18937.6424.6131.12582.3331043179060.01390.043911.5411.5839TT5.64-15.363325.1069069149326.7670608814990.77788264121928164111123WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:20FORECAST202395-18937.3524.5930.9782.0155668922490.0020.07211.6711.742TT5.352.353324.8867982411326.6457749335540.76684447382377164111123WETL
2022-12-28 23:00:11FORECAST202395-18936.7721.8429.305100.315850067660.00850.018511.4611.4785TT4.7719.773337.2867694841333.8352089973750.74388326324326164111123WETL
2022-12-28 19:00:03FORECAST202395-18936.5921.1328.86101.24536783250.05360.063611.5911.6536TT4.5925.593337.9013450537234.210945971060.73652520984847164111123WETL
2022-12-28 15:00:11FORECAST202395-18936.6521.1328.89102.742763334310.05360.053612.0212.0736TT4.6519.653338.8883417735134.8183246955940.73898981329503164111123WETL
2022-12-28 11:00:12FORECAST202395-18940.2926.2833.285103.951459684210.23660.266612.112.3666TT8.2925.293339.6823111442135.3104720723460.86418806166916165112127WETL
2022-12-28 07:00:30FORECAST202395-18940.3326.3133.32103.063251924530.23660.266612.1212.3866TT8.3326.333339.0991020923334.9486561863240.86528548599816165112127WETL
2022-12-28 03:00:23FORECAST202395-18935.6425.0930.365103.154451307350.250.2812.2512.53TT3.6425.643339.1590454539334.9857652397260.69598893642799163112125WETL
2022-12-27 23:00:11FORECAST202395-18937.6626.1131.88579.68946737910.01740.427413.6714.0974TT5.6613.663323.2689817563725.7611329763490.77863275856648164112126WETL
2022-12-27 19:00:03FORECAST202395-18937.726.2131.95579.4518800475150.00730.437313.6214.0573TT5.714.73323.1031996579725.6711566621930.78012864716178164112126WETL
2022-12-27 15:00:09FORECAST202395-18937.6228.433.0174.9504718573970.0890.56913.1813.749TT5.6220.623319.9432590482123.9798982332570.7771310777816164113129WETL
2022-12-27 11:00:11FORECAST202395-18934.2127.9731.0983.2297789223660.11270.262712.9813.2427TT2.2113.213325.7275007914527.1102278798070.63029107215524163112125WETL
2022-12-27 07:00:28FORECAST202395-18932.9327.9730.4582.2580458442580.05120.201213.2513.4512TT0.9311.933325.0548943567326.7383804018960.56799200801798163112125WETL
2022-12-27 03:00:26FORECAST202395-18932.9329.331.11588.8173086096820.0060.13614.3314.466TT0.936.933329.5629799039229.2708968924530.56799200801798163112125WETL