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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, November 15, 2019

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DAY 46 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/16/2019 04:00:14 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 42.68°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.04°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 37.36°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.717
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 84 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 317

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: 0.86 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.86 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.95 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.81 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 5 in
SWE DAY: 47
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 316.81 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.49 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: 126

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 2
D3: 3
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 60.0

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
2019-11-16 04:00:14OBSERVATION20204612642.6799432.0399637.359954.70799583333330.860000000000010.860000000000010.951.81FF10.67994316.6799447316.80817857435 1.4915315846940.7167933873747184 44234260DRYH
2019-11-16 00:00:16FORECAST20204712732.5432.5432.545.02381618738380.00770.00770.950.9577FF0.54308.5447317.033575434571.59271840821230.297131936863248424214216DRYL
2019-11-15 12:00:13FORECAST20204612641.1933.1137.154.62956208108440.16360.16360.951.1136FF9.19315.1947316.752173396661.46642385105820.659398142342258434224236DRYL
2019-11-15 08:00:14FORECAST20204612640.6233.9137.2654.4199320.40730.40730.951.3573FF8.62314.6247316.602433449011.39936122687920.636323386378468434224236DRYL
2019-11-15 04:00:13FORECAST20204612640.5431.8336.1854.36254393441050.65330.65330.951.6033FF8.54314.5447316.561426927491.38101313291080.633042573983058434234254DRYMH
2019-11-15 00:00:13FORECAST20204612643.3735.2539.314.06536848698630.76840.76840.951.7184FF11.37297.3747316.348985191861.28607519528910.741707292239548444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 20:00:13FORECAST20204612643.0937.1840.1355.00282533333330.75450.77450.951.7245FF11.09314.0947317.0186001451.58598868394330.731736460067138444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 16:00:11FORECAST20204612643.6537.4840.5654.86686933333330.74150.76150.951.7115FF11.65314.6547316.921587115831.54241595340540.751482809219398444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 12:00:11FORECAST20204612643.3137.6940.53.94529866666670.73370.75370.951.7037FF11.31314.3147316.263105416241.24775240811460.739586945618648444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 08:00:15FORECAST20204612644.2837.7341.0053.6283960.74810.77810.951.7281FF12.28316.2847316.036315386491.14670490260310.772738040877278444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 04:00:11FORECAST20204612643.6836.9940.3353.451463750.79280.82280.951.7728FF11.68309.6847315.909615147771.0903505849590.752518385521418444234260DRYH
2019-11-14 00:00:15FORECAST20204612643.5137.0840.2952.30854133333330.81610.84610.951.7961FF11.51304.5147315.089801198550.727397829778640.746619793856738444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 20:00:11FORECAST20204612644.0236.0740.0453.38020933333330.7970.8370.951.787FF12.02314.0247315.858574155691.06766810037440.764092315367648444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 16:00:12FORECAST20204612645.1536.2140.683.3310640.88660.92660.951.8766FF13.15315.1547315.823364967651.05202784140260.800335153659548444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 12:00:11FORECAST20204612644.3637.0840.722.35433466666670.91940.94940.951.8994FF12.36314.3647315.122694372660.741904283614950.775361956467188444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 08:00:13FORECAST20204612644.4436.5740.5052.26304133333330.90680.93680.951.8868FF12.44315.4447315.057114935140.712987273458970.777968631655558444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 04:00:13FORECAST20204612642.2137.1339.672.013120250.90370.94370.951.8937FF10.21313.2147314.877509397780.633886290438240.699192735382128444234260DRYH
2019-11-13 00:00:12FORECAST20204612642.2537.3139.780.892073333333330.87820.89820.71.5982FF10.25300.2547314.070465945730.280173887457760.700709898316478444234260DRYH
2019-11-12 20:00:14FORECAST20204612643.8738.6241.2451.67969333333330.97490.99490.821.8149FF11.87310.8747314.637714886980.528494872110890.759023225463858444244280DRYVH
2019-11-12 16:00:11FORECAST20204612644.1538.1741.161.72014666666671.01361.04360.821.8636FF12.15311.1547314.666819006950.541273079825410.768437631626128444244280DRYVH
2019-11-12 12:00:11FORECAST20204612646.538.9142.7051.04167866666670.86110.89110.821.7111FF14.5312.547314.178299982710.327272832621580.838949367860818444234260DRYH
2019-11-12 08:00:11FORECAST20204612644.4537.4540.950.9732360.75890.80891.061.8689FF12.45311.4547314.128972274020.305721624460070.778293249655348444234260DRYH
2019-11-12 04:00:11FORECAST20204612642.5937.7340.160.696802833333330.71420.80421.081.8842FF10.59309.5947313.929655249490.21874707324520.713463317158598444234260DRYH
2019-11-12 00:00:12FORECAST20204612644.8337.3741.100.64490.79491.141.9349FF12.83298.8347313.4266170167100.790426652602128444235275DRYVH
2019-11-11 20:00:11FORECAST20204612644.4537.0640.75500.54170.58171.081.6617FF12.45313.4547313.4266170167100.778293249655348444235275DRYVH
2019-11-11 16:00:11FORECAST20204612643.5537.8940.7200.62480.69481.071.7648FF11.55315.5547313.4266170167100.748014304130558444235275DRYVH
2019-11-11 12:00:12FORECAST20204612643.5937.9440.76500.62480.66481.111.7748FF11.59316.5947313.4266170167100.74940475980418444235275DRYVH
2019-11-11 08:00:11FORECAST20204612643.5936.7440.16500.32680.32681.11.4268FF11.59311.5947313.4266170167100.74940475980418444225250DRYMH
2019-11-11 04:00:11FORECAST20204612642.1138.5940.3500.26370.26371.171.4337FF10.11308.1147313.4266170167100.695384751350798434225245DRYM
2019-11-11 00:00:13FORECAST20204612642.1538.6140.3800.26370.26371.061.3237FF10.15306.1547313.4266170167100.696910516343118434225245DRYM
2019-11-10 20:00:11FORECAST20204612644.1537.2640.70500.34510.34510.921.2651FF12.15320.1547313.4266170167100.768437631626128444225250DRYMH
2019-11-10 16:00:11FORECAST20204612642.0938.0740.0800.27980.29980.891.1898FF10.09318.0947313.4266170167100.694620591149728434225245DRYM
2019-11-10 12:00:12FORECAST20204612642.1238.140.1100.27980.29980.841.1398FF10.12316.1247313.4266170167100.69576651252658434225245DRYM
2019-11-10 08:00:12FORECAST20204612641.9337.2839.60500.90460.91460.821.7346FF9.93314.9347313.4266170167100.688477001088338434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-10 04:00:13FORECAST20204612642.2736.3539.3101.02751.06750.921.9875FF10.27315.2747313.4266170167100.7014671770055284442452100DRYVH
2019-11-10 00:00:13FORECAST20204612642.2936.3739.3301.02751.06750.431.4975FF10.29311.2947313.4266170167100.7022235837129284442452100DRYVH
2019-11-09 20:00:12FORECAST20204612639.8136.5138.1600.35550.61550.511.1255FF7.81318.8147313.4266170167100.602683386025358434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-09 16:00:12FORECAST20204612640.735.9538.32500.38820.69820.481.1782FF8.7320.747313.4266170167100.639594237305778434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-09 12:00:12FORECAST20204612640.7335.9738.3500.38820.69820.481.1782FF8.73321.7347313.4266170167100.640818193704868434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-09 08:00:11FORECAST20204612640.5236.5638.5400.56130.93130.431.3613FF8.52318.5247313.4266170167100.632220840128218434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-09 04:00:12FORECAST20204612641.0235.5138.26500.87031.21030.391.6003FF9.02324.0247313.4266170167100.652573705750278434245290DRYVH
2019-11-09 00:00:13FORECAST20204612641.0435.5338.28500.87031.21030.461.6703FF9.04301.0447313.4266170167100.653379203439498434245290DRYVH
2019-11-08 20:00:12FORECAST20204612641.3537.5839.46500.42370.64370.671.3137FF9.35315.3547313.4266170167100.665773896666678434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-08 16:00:12FORECAST20204612647.639.5443.5700.38870.55870.71.2587FF15.6326.647313.4266170167100.866551371728998454235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-08 12:00:12FORECAST20204612644.1439.5641.8500.19720.36720.751.1172FF12.14323.1447313.4266170167100.768104965757298444225250DRYMH
2019-11-08 08:00:12FORECAST20204612641.6640.1340.89500.36940.71940.951.6694FF9.66310.6647313.4266170167100.677990524211888434235267.5DRYH
2019-11-08 04:00:12FORECAST20204612642.2741.8642.06500.22360.57360.891.4636FF10.27317.2747313.4266170167100.701467177005528444235275DRYVH