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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 16, 2019

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DAY 47 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/17/2019 04:00:11 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): 38.15°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.26°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.21°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.571
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 87 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 325

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: 0.40 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.26 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 0.95 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 2.21 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: 46
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 315.95 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.58 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: 127

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 2
D3: 4
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 72.0

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
2019-11-17 04:00:11OBSERVATION20204712738.1500630.2599434.2054.99834958333330.399999999999981.260.952.21FF6.15006325.1500646315.94601494177 1.579208632140.5710835033799387 34244272DRYH
2019-11-17 00:00:12FORECAST20204812837.5237.5237.523.9698240.0030.8630.951.813FF5.52307.5246315.208459853651.25132210893010.540487936203798734234254DRYMH
2019-11-16 12:00:11FORECAST20204712745.2837.7341.5054.194760.12190.98190.951.9319FF13.28332.2846315.369925984291.32290115072190.854519796679048754234266DRYH
2019-11-16 08:00:11FORECAST20204712743.4729.2436.3554.1881201235710.16891.02890.951.9789FF11.47330.4746315.365160993571.32078717703040.797669432493828744244280DRYVH
2019-11-16 04:00:14FORECAST20204712745.4433.4339.4353.71984116666670.13830.99830.951.9483FF13.44332.4446315.028906053571.1718574934280.858971207204168754244288DRYVH
2019-11-16 00:00:16FORECAST20204712746.132.8439.473.78191479408040.11470.12470.951.0747FF14.1323.146315.073501978451.1915811383550.876353454872898754224244DRYM
2019-11-15 20:00:10FORECAST20204712743.0734.6738.874.0989840.06160.22160.951.1716FF11.07328.0746315.30118623851.29241451757260.783516767399118744224240DRYM
2019-11-15 16:00:11FORECAST20204712743.435.0139.2054.03589866666670.04090.20090.951.1509FF11.4328.446315.25589989581.27234086604830.79523337368248744224240DRYM
2019-11-15 12:00:13FORECAST20204712745.8735.4340.653.47746208108440.04610.20610.951.1561FF13.87330.8746314.8547048621.09489529720860.87047421711088754224244DRYM
2019-11-15 08:00:14FORECAST20204712746.2936.7741.533.22508266666670.02740.43740.951.3874FF14.29331.2946314.673202285841.01484709035660.881067670504628754224244DRYM
2019-11-15 04:00:13FORECAST20204712746.1536.9641.5553.15205993441050.03410.68410.951.6341FF14.15331.1546314.620665147430.991703193148810.877606500569568754234266DRYH
2019-11-15 00:00:13FORECAST20204712746.6337.1541.892.85778182031960.05510.82510.951.7751FF14.63313.6346314.408844205380.898511879117840.889184877214698754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 20:00:14FORECAST20204712746.638.3142.4553.71274666666670.08240.85240.951.8024FF14.6330.646315.023808662041.16960359553060.888484985567238754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 16:00:11FORECAST20204712746.8838.6342.7553.53180.09320.85320.951.8032FF14.88331.8846314.893767600691.11214180841210.894895536343728754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 12:00:11FORECAST20204712745.7138.29422.5902760.10630.85630.951.8063FF13.71329.7146314.216156493710.81390656897790.866272143675958754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 08:00:15FORECAST20204712746.5837.9942.2852.26282266666670.04770.82770.951.7777FF14.58332.5846313.980109564260.710481308804490.888016642820948754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 04:00:11FORECAST20204712746.2638.5142.3852.103547750.07610.89610.951.8461FF14.26326.2646313.865224182010.660230486131320.880331854563178754234266DRYH
2019-11-14 00:00:15FORECAST20204712745.7636.3541.0551.04475733333330.09840.94840.951.8984FF13.76320.7646313.100333543710.32711386953890.867595210903038754234266DRYH
2019-11-13 20:00:11FORECAST20204712746.9138.2642.5851.995940.13820.96820.961.9282FF14.91330.9146313.787580139920.626301182704480.895566281392158754234266DRYH
2019-11-13 16:00:12FORECAST20204712746.0139.3742.692.01682266666670.1521.0720.962.032FF14.01331.0146313.802649623660.632884296621050.874075463514818754244288DRYVH
2019-11-13 12:00:11FORECAST20204712748.2539.0243.6350.990018666666670.10491.04490.962.0049FF16.25332.2546313.060733323650.309935969790770.92245396736228754244288DRYVH
2019-11-13 08:00:13FORECAST20204712746.138.4342.2651.0203040.12011.05010.962.0101FF14.1331.146313.082643669350.319439473666410.876353454872898754244288DRYVH
2019-11-13 04:00:13FORECAST20204712745.4838.6342.0550.732881583333330.09011.02010.961.9801FF13.48328.4846312.874636002410.229300058618280.860069512410888754244288DRYVH
2019-11-13 00:00:12FORECAST20204712745.538.6442.0700.09010.98010.711.6901FF13.5315.546312.3435616594700.860616485642728754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-12 20:00:14FORECAST20204712745.5337.3641.4450.3859520.25511.23510.832.0651FF13.53326.5346312.623360630440.120657611282040.861434222819678754244288DRYVH
2019-11-12 16:00:11FORECAST20204712745.8937.9241.9050.409950666666670.11221.15220.821.9722FF13.89326.8946312.640749598240.128167283724970.870992991446798754244288DRYVH
2019-11-12 12:00:12FORECAST20204712745.6838.141.8900.07450.96450.821.7845FF13.68328.6846312.3435616594700.865473967729628754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-12 08:00:11FORECAST20204712744.0737.340.68500.05680.86681.061.9268FF12.07325.0746312.3435616594700.81783193697648744235275DRYVH
2019-11-12 04:00:11FORECAST20204712747.1537.1742.1600.04830.84831.081.9283FF15.15327.1546312.3435616594700.90082119587198754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-12 00:00:12FORECAST20204712747.1937.2242.20500.04830.83831.141.9783FF15.19316.1946312.3435616594700.901677938381338754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-11 20:00:11FORECAST20204712746.3636.941.6301.58582.16581.083.2458TF14.36329.3646312.3435616594700.882772171546687542552137.5DRYVH
2019-11-11 16:00:11FORECAST20204712746.0637.4141.73501.7172.4071.073.477TF14.06332.0646312.3435616594700.8753445908857387542552137.5DRYVH
2019-11-11 12:00:12FORECAST20204712746.0737.4541.7601.7172.3771.113.487TF14.07333.0746312.3435616594700.8755973430060887542552137.5DRYVH
2019-11-11 08:00:11FORECAST20204712746.1837.0941.63500.97111.30111.12.4011FF14.18328.1846312.3435616594700.8783540492047287542452110DRYVH
2019-11-11 04:00:11FORECAST20204712747.0738.0442.55500.74981.00981.172.1798FF15.07325.0746312.3435616594700.8990914119317287542452110DRYVH
2019-11-11 00:00:13FORECAST20204712747.138.0742.58500.74981.00981.062.0698FF15.1323.146312.3435616594700.8997426322983887542452110DRYVH
2019-11-10 20:00:11FORECAST20204712745.5338.3941.9600.09980.44980.921.3698FF13.53335.5346312.3435616594700.861434222819678754225255DRYH
2019-11-10 16:00:11FORECAST20204712747.1238.6842.900.11830.41830.891.3083FF15.12335.1246312.3435616594700.90017507724898754225255DRYH
2019-11-10 12:00:12FORECAST20204712747.1338.742.91500.11830.41830.841.2583FF15.13333.1346312.3435616594700.900390789755668754225255DRYH
2019-11-10 08:00:12FORECAST20204712744.336.5540.42500.05740.95740.831.7874FF12.3329.346312.3435616594700.825216541627388744235275DRYVH
2019-11-10 04:00:13FORECAST20204712743.6335.3739.500.09631.15630.932.0863FF11.63328.6346312.3435616594700.8031722142346387442452100DRYVH
2019-11-10 00:00:14FORECAST20204712743.6535.3939.5200.09631.15630.441.5963FF11.65324.6546312.3435616594700.8038536460098687442452100DRYVH
2019-11-09 20:00:12FORECAST20204712747.5635.9641.7600.01480.61480.531.1448FF15.56336.5646312.3435616594700.909347924235218754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-09 16:00:12FORECAST20204712747.7335.741.71500.00260.69260.491.1826FF15.73338.7346312.3435616594700.912719742754778754235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-09 12:00:12FORECAST20204712742.1135.7138.9100.00260.69260.491.1826FF10.11334.1146312.3435616594700.747313274749448744235275DRYVH
2019-11-09 08:00:11FORECAST20204712737.3836.2536.81500.02890.95890.431.3889FF5.38326.3846312.3435616594700.53365030650588734235267.5DRYH
2019-11-09 04:00:12FORECAST20204712735.3835.1835.2800.01651.22650.391.6165FF3.38329.3846312.3435616594700.43586363873728724245280DRYVH