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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, January 5, 2023

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DAY 97 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/06/2023 07:00:19 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): 34.28°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.25°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 31.27°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.583
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: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -5

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: 0.16 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.39 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.49 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.88 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: 80 in
SWE DAY: 5
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 325.29 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 25.89 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: -187

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
2023-01-06 07:00:19OBSERVATION202397-18734.2800628.2500631.2650679.6025609090910.159999999999970.3899999999999711.4911.88TT2.28006-4.719945325.28809583194 25.8937654614640.5828771266085216 3112125WETL
2023-01-06 03:00:19OBSERVATION202397-18734.2800628.2500631.2650679.6025609090910.159999999999970.3899999999999711.4911.88TT2.28006-4.719945325.28809583194 25.8937654614640.5828771266085216 3112125WETL
2023-01-05 11:00:02FORECAST202397-18738.2527.3232.78581.4782268113070.20010.430111.4911.9201TT6.25-0.755326.5837822193326.6094674805610.74422917082484164112126WETL
2023-01-05 07:00:21FORECAST202397-18736.3127.3231.81581.9341630984620.20840.438411.4911.9284TT4.31-2.695326.8978057411526.7840981321240.66927298253107163112125WETL
2023-01-05 03:00:16FORECAST202397-18736.4627.3131.88581.8401799622730.24210.472111.4911.9621TT4.46-2.545326.8331051431126.7480801425410.67537435144147163112125WETL
2023-01-04 23:00:03FORECAST202397-18737.7226.8632.2984.7609502751760.38340.653411.4912.1434TT5.723.725328.8366433864727.8725063787360.72465748305137164113129WETL
2023-01-04 19:00:01FORECAST202397-18734.0327.5330.7885.0017241632960.35640.626411.4912.1164TT2.030.0300000000000015329.0011429937127.9656644061610.57185295071576163113127.5WETL
2023-01-04 15:00:02FORECAST202397-18734.3228.5331.42584.6363827175010.33920.609211.4912.0992TT2.320.325328.7514978414927.8243375902640.58463214364938163113127.5WETL
2023-01-04 11:00:06FORECAST202397-18734.5728.4831.52584.6330114366760.30620.576211.4912.0662TT2.570.575328.7491930986627.8230342193170.59557781752688163113127.5WETL
2023-01-04 07:00:23FORECAST202397-18738.0631.0934.57584.4328242516770.30580.575811.4912.0658TT6.064.065328.6123017210227.745664718150.73729720650038164113129WETL
2023-01-04 03:00:17FORECAST202397-18737.7928.5133.1584.5648239914910.35380.633811.4912.1238TT5.793.795328.7025731886127.7966752472450.72728402816959164113129WETL
2023-01-03 23:00:05FORECAST202397-18737.6429.6633.6587.1747663915590.30210.492111.4911.9821TT5.641.645330.4812490645428.8096256839920.7216405723872164113129WETL
2023-01-03 19:00:07FORECAST202397-18737.5329.9633.74587.1270859401380.27280.432811.4911.9228TT5.531.535330.4488604605428.7910462641660.71746622429209164112126WETL
2023-01-03 15:00:05FORECAST202397-18737.5127.7432.62587.5255124537280.34520.485211.4911.9752TT5.512.515330.7193849992928.9463836504440.71670403432702164112126WETL
2023-01-03 11:00:07FORECAST202397-18737.2628.8833.0787.3964262396170.30530.465311.4911.9553TT5.262.265330.6317677275928.8960349006790.70709452034687164112126WETL
2023-01-03 07:00:17FORECAST202397-18737.272933.13586.7023478009370.3370.49711.4911.987TT5.275.275330.160169147128.6256618154080.70748178670816164113129WETL
2023-01-03 03:00:24FORECAST202397-18737.3129.133.20586.9812428295060.3370.57711.4912.067TT5.315.315330.3497671059528.7342333113130.70902846987083164113129WETL
2023-01-02 23:00:04FORECAST202397-18736.8428.9932.91590.0921661269580.51160.751611.4912.2416TT4.843.845332.4555502304529.9516406611910.69061919161669163113127.5WETL
2023-01-02 19:00:04FORECAST202397-18739.1228.5633.8489.6839895442830.52710.777111.4912.2671TT7.129.125332.1802030701529.7912458589610.77471143286147164113129WETL
2023-01-02 15:00:03FORECAST202397-18739.9128.9634.43589.6561696006910.49850.718511.4912.2085TT7.9112.915332.1614259399429.7803211388790.80051595028531164113129WETL
2023-01-02 11:00:04FORECAST202397-18732.6425.6429.1490.6847469678080.34990.579911.4912.0699TT0.645.645332.8547848299530.1848519393290.50978491588837163113127.5WETL
2023-01-02 07:00:17FORECAST202397-18737.6525.0131.3390.6806728226680.42390.693911.4912.1839TT5.6510.655332.8520420407730.1832471226560.72201856463619164113129WETL
2023-01-02 03:00:22FORECAST202397-18738.4225.2931.85590.6032633425080.3950.67511.4912.165TT6.429.425332.7999231665330.1527590790240.75034964346122164113129WETL
2023-01-01 23:00:09FORECAST202397-18739.5328.2133.8791.1489439004030.30280.592811.4912.0828TT7.536.535333.167104938430.367829757490.7883322664011164113129WETL
2023-01-01 19:00:03FORECAST202397-18740.7128.3734.5490.4982796778190.31740.587411.4912.0774TT8.717.715332.7292225494530.1114222392630.82474977746418164113129WETL
2023-01-01 15:00:08FORECAST202397-18738.2625.6331.94591.2119847027870.25890.518911.4912.0089TT6.262.265333.2094915390330.3926990450820.74459135140216164113129WETL
2023-01-01 11:00:07FORECAST202397-18738.0130.6434.32590.0914618052090.23950.419511.4911.9095TT6.016.015332.4550753559529.9513637233780.73545718240996164112126WETL
2023-01-01 07:00:29FORECAST202397-18743.1227.4635.2990.2528273394110.33620.456211.5111.9662TT11.126.125332.5638505643130.014827784310.88596274253865165112127WETL
2023-01-01 03:00:26FORECAST202397-18743.1527.4935.3290.0633947476480.32870.438711.5111.9487TT11.1511.155332.4361510261329.9403282982550.8866143104667165112127WETL
2022-12-31 23:00:09FORECAST202397-18742.5826.9734.77586.1306436968960.55730.747311.2912.0373TT10.5819.585329.7710941033128.4033966077480.873777579456261651131210.5WETL
2022-12-31 19:00:10FORECAST202397-18743.7529.3236.53586.1358676742620.59740.797411.3212.1174TT11.7515.755329.7746518560228.4054257745960.899093700485711651131210.5WETL
2022-12-31 15:00:10FORECAST202397-18743.7929.2636.52585.794869261230.59740.777411.312.0774TT11.7919.795329.5423182460428.2730401099620.899888682183951651131210.5WETL
2022-12-31 11:00:08FORECAST202397-18741.3131.136.20588.0203312945960.48010.760111.2812.0401TT9.3118.315331.0549773078529.1395687793620.84164602490011164113129WETL
2022-12-31 07:00:19FORECAST202397-18741.231.2136.20587.3129120615890.48010.800111.3912.1901TT9.219.25330.5750671696828.863471769540.83863094303396164113129WETL
2022-12-31 03:00:12FORECAST202397-18740.1726.9333.5588.5359966063770.46220.762211.512.2622TT8.1715.175331.4042594282529.3412063880790.80860405601984164113129WETL
2022-12-30 23:00:05FORECAST202397-18737.5728.5433.05581.4932338123760.21680.49681111.4968TT5.571.575326.5941239948626.6152113084610.71898764309415164113129WETL
2022-12-30 19:00:04FORECAST202397-18737.6728.8433.25581.2506801895720.25680.516810.9611.4768TT5.678.675326.4269246888526.5224096631590.72277379775916164113129WETL
2022-12-30 15:00:04FORECAST202397-18737.6428.7733.20581.1913825189240.25950.519510.9511.4695TT5.6413.645326.3860333981226.4997332864610.7216405723872164113129WETL
2022-12-30 11:00:05FORECAST202397-18737.728.8633.2883.8331281711530.47030.760310.9511.7103TT5.711.75328.2018025844327.5141837820640.72390476434086164113129WETL
2022-12-30 07:00:31FORECAST202397-18737.728.8633.2883.2160208889720.47030.720310.9411.6603TT5.78.75327.7787319866127.2764418079590.72390476434086164113129WETL
2022-12-30 03:00:23FORECAST202397-18736.2526.9231.58583.641164005620.39290.652911.0511.7029TT4.2513.255328.0702686506827.4401791455790.66681967791466163113127.5WETL
2022-12-29 23:00:04FORECAST202397-18744.3626.8135.58583.1749605910770.57970.699711.2711.9697TT12.3625.365327.7505587177827.2606398050550.910725968916261651131210.5WETL
2022-12-29 19:00:10FORECAST202397-18741.1826.2133.69583.0208385871220.39150.521511.1111.6315TT9.1829.185327.6447826429827.2013446137150.83807876035046164113129WETL
2022-12-29 15:00:11FORECAST202397-18740.0526.2633.15582.9956274499430.18130.331311.2711.6013TT8.0525.055327.6274759478127.191647936130.80489629966605164112126WETL
2022-12-29 11:00:11FORECAST202397-18732.729.3931.04582.8992669371930.21530.355311.2811.6353TT0.729.75327.561317110327.1545930654260.51247997549979163112125WETL
2022-12-29 07:00:23FORECAST202397-18732.6729.4431.05582.8541181148710.18460.324611.2811.6046TT0.676.675327.5303134307927.1372352751950.51113250923365163112125WETL
2022-12-29 03:00:21FORECAST202397-18730.6330.2830.45582.4886670092340.02250.142511.4511.5925TT-1.3718.635327.2792273857826.9968272068650.42000968065731162112124WETL