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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, January 9, 2023

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DAY 101 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 01/10/2023 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): 30.62°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 26.86°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.74°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.412
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: 32

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: 0.41 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.50 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.93 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.43 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: 91 in
SWE DAY: 9
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 337.22 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 30.77 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: -183

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: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2023-01-10 07:00:17OBSERVATION2023101-18330.6199426.8599228.7399391.2425426086960.409999999999971.59.9311.43TT-1.3800631.619949337.22259836112 30.769047299580.412195309469516 2114128WETL
2023-01-10 03:00:15OBSERVATION2023101-18330.6199426.8599228.7399391.2425426086960.409999999999971.59.9311.43TT-1.3800631.619949337.22259836112 30.769047299580.412195309469516 2114128WETL
2023-01-09 11:00:03FORECAST2023101-18331.7723.7627.76590.2078427271380.27411.36419.9311.2941TT-0.2332.779336.5366012019130.3582407931480.46566919119884162114128WETL
2023-01-09 07:00:18FORECAST2023101-18330.923.3327.11590.5975403770060.4051.4959.9311.425TT-1.131.99336.7951790702530.5128148345980.42510667631339162114128WETL
2023-01-09 03:00:18FORECAST2023101-18331.0522.0526.5590.8602249041510.43911.52919.9311.4591TT-0.9532.059336.9693349826530.6171095623260.432056109058531621151210WETL
2023-01-08 23:00:01FORECAST2023101-18332.122.627.3587.33953793910.52431.58439.9311.5143TT0.134.19334.625486431429.2260353675650.481172314623771621151210WETL
2023-01-08 19:00:03FORECAST2023101-18330.6124.0827.34587.8314297672750.63891.69899.9311.6289TT-1.3932.619334.9542175871729.419507837260.411738708702251621151210WETL
2023-01-08 15:00:03FORECAST2023101-18332.0323.5227.77587.2543406809090.49911.55919.9311.4891TT0.03000000000000134.039334.5685073890229.1925545248250.477880596411821621151210WETL
2023-01-08 11:00:05FORECAST2023101-18331.8123.4927.6589.8388484334510.51341.57349.9311.5034TT-0.1933.819336.2915247004830.2120433170210.467546055795141621151210WETL
2023-01-08 07:00:22FORECAST2023101-18332.0522.5727.3189.5979054571380.54081.56089.9311.4908TT0.04999999999999732.059336.1313725786630.1166669414810.478820943215841621151210WETL
2023-01-08 03:00:12FORECAST2023101-18332.123.5727.83589.8433815455760.52051.63059.9311.5605TT0.133.19336.2945368705430.2138383877530.481172314623771621151210WETL
2023-01-07 23:00:06FORECAST2023101-18333.3223.0828.284.4408982992410.43461.19469.9311.1246TT1.3239.329332.6799628470228.0917949089610.538550900161771631141210WETL
2023-01-07 19:00:05FORECAST2023101-18331.8425.528.6783.7533331138180.32011.06019.9310.9901TT-0.1639.849332.2163737526227.8242286167680.46895418016769162114128WETL
2023-01-07 15:00:05FORECAST2023101-18331.6724.528.08583.5204538683810.2380.9789.9310.908TT-0.3337.679332.0591718695927.7337327457070.46098045984441162113126WETL
2023-01-07 11:00:08FORECAST2023101-18331.7724.4728.1284.1838073293140.24310.94319.9310.8731TT-0.2339.779332.5067146681327.9916812033250.46566919119884162113126WETL
2023-01-07 07:00:15FORECAST2023101-18336.5824.1130.34584.8969624335340.3451.0659.9310.995TT4.5844.589332.9870166271628.269586241450.684941619794991631141210WETL
2023-01-07 03:00:27FORECAST2023101-18334.2825.3429.8185.208398589440.34281.17289.9311.1028TT2.2842.289333.196492605728.391139550550.583201845432891631141210WETL
2023-01-06 23:00:06FORECAST2023101-18334.6625.930.2884.6856490947080.2711.1319.9211.051TT2.6645.669332.8447901581328.1871771023330.600616255446391631141210WETL
2023-01-06 19:00:07FORECAST2023101-18334.6424.7829.7184.8744371066330.32071.17079.9211.0907TT2.6441.649332.9718593746228.2607991367690.599704356725081631141210WETL
2023-01-06 15:00:08FORECAST2023101-18336.0126.1331.0783.7070051345260.32281.26289.9211.1828TT4.0147.019332.1851081058427.8062205498280.660666772722881631141210WETL
2023-01-06 11:00:07FORECAST2023101-18334.825.330.0584.2204937790910.25391.16399.9211.0839TT2.846.89332.5314438130228.0059623950070.606983923772351631141210WETL
2023-01-06 07:00:25FORECAST2023101-18334.6726.7230.69582.8774030313670.28811.05819.8910.9481TT2.6744.679331.6246061831827.4841861417620.601071999418471631141210WETL
2023-01-06 03:00:26FORECAST2023101-18332.827.2630.0383.0100054086470.36441.16449.9211.0844TT0.842.89331.7142753071927.5356037873750.514123058669551631141210WETL
2023-01-05 23:00:07FORECAST2023101-18334.0528.1431.09584.6403949278460.45781.157810.0711.2278TT2.0547.059332.814321481228.1695356078120.572579319406171631141210WETL
2023-01-05 19:00:06FORECAST2023101-18339.3127.9433.62583.4448098435330.52491.254910.1111.3649TT7.3158.319332.0080894160427.7043518878360.789253649528061641141212WETL
2023-01-05 15:00:06FORECAST2023101-18339.3128.7634.03583.6306687083030.52561.195610.1311.3256TT7.3155.319332.1335824486127.7765536006620.789253649528061641141212WETL
2023-01-05 11:00:07FORECAST2023101-18337.0628.9633.0184.2571841567960.44431.074310.1111.1843TT5.0653.069332.5561733009828.02024673630.704787360275541641141212WETL
2023-01-05 07:00:26FORECAST2023101-18339.9929.4434.71585.1221792691550.40511.115110.1411.2551TT7.9952.999333.1385169642128.3574765624880.811686142455551641141212WETL
2023-01-05 03:00:21FORECAST2023101-18335.2728.3631.81585.1380196469430.41811.128110.1911.3181TT3.2754.279333.1491693115828.3636605222120.628143604750591631141210WETL
2023-01-04 23:00:09FORECAST2023101-18339.0528.6333.8486.8095424311890.55381.083810.3311.4138TT7.0559.059334.2708306219329.0178978543830.780279331205821641141212WETL
2023-01-04 19:00:04FORECAST2023101-18339.3528.6233.98588.7201484915060.68021.280210.3111.5902TT7.3551.359335.5471076508629.769789216680.790615011186981641141212WETL
2023-01-04 15:00:05FORECAST2023101-18339.9428.2334.08588.0147508386540.71181.161810.3211.4818TT7.9452.949335.0766259825829.4916857477130.810088542006611641141212WETL
2023-01-04 11:00:07FORECAST2023101-18340.6530.1835.41586.576121576940.81941.209410.2711.4794TT8.6562.659334.1144814510228.9263359667190.831992821658081641141212WETL
2023-01-04 07:00:28FORECAST2023101-18340.6330.2435.43585.9671823854250.81941.219410.2211.4394TT8.6366.639333.7061672368828.6877789419940.831398915219011641141212WETL
2023-01-04 03:00:20FORECAST2023101-18334.3326.8830.60588.3289417336080.15570.885710.3511.2357TT2.3348.339335.2862871581229.6154829224680.58550335536782163113127.5WETL
2023-01-03 23:00:08FORECAST2023101-18339.2229.3634.2988.6420873558440.21540.835410.1811.0154TT7.2261.229335.4950843991829.7389845787680.78617170736235164113129WETL
2023-01-03 19:00:10FORECAST2023101-18339.1529.5834.36589.0325940601140.0980.80810.1410.948TT7.1563.159335.7552313917329.8931592200590.78375663424349164113129WETL
2023-01-03 15:00:07FORECAST2023101-18339.1229.5734.34589.5964372471940.0980.68810.2410.928TT7.1263.129336.1303963753430.1160859657170.78271679664033164113129WETL
2023-01-03 11:00:10FORECAST2023101-18339.1927.2833.23588.8568523872950.2791.00910.2111.219TT7.1960.199335.6381880797529.8237529337420.785138601087071641141212WETL
2023-01-03 07:00:19FORECAST2023101-18339.2427.2833.2688.167197607140.2790.96910.2111.179TT7.2467.249335.1783753799629.5517380557650.78685883797177164113129WETL
2023-01-03 03:00:26FORECAST2023101-18340.2227.8534.03588.1492640233690.32821.158210.2911.4482TT8.2266.229335.1664077951229.5446721724970.818928032017951641141212WETL
2023-01-02 23:00:06FORECAST2023101-18341.3630.8336.09591.6839580536290.08080.600810.4211.0208TT9.3665.369337.5147048356530.9446840406340.852204395556871651131210.5WETL
2023-01-02 19:00:05FORECAST2023101-18339.1931.4435.31589.0376944093740.02630.136310.4610.5963TT7.1971.199335.7586274256229.8951740640330.78513860108707164112126WETL
2023-01-02 15:00:04FORECAST2023101-18337.5230.7534.13589.1524542356140.02530.135310.3310.4653TT5.5273.529335.8350278679529.9405169527130.72324814259833164112126WETL
2023-01-02 11:00:06FORECAST2023101-18333.2429.8431.5492.787646258280.40030.690310.210.8903TT1.2449.249338.2436384381831.3848310725160.53479990730729163113127.5WETL
2023-01-02 07:00:18FORECAST2023101-18335.7230.6233.1790.249349987070.36460.654610.2710.9246TT3.7273.729336.5641548848830.3746962073080.64804748182464163113127.5WETL
2023-01-02 03:00:25FORECAST2023101-18335.6932.4634.07589.7159240274040.1520.46210.2610.722TT3.6969.699336.2098304587630.1633756067050.64673239600097163112125WETL