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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, November 18, 2019

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DAY 49 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/19/2019 04:00:12 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:
VH
VERY HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 49.02°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.16°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.59°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.927
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 17
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 322

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: 0.71 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.20 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 1.80 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.00 in

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

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 4 in
SWE DAY: 44
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 313.00 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.22 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: 129

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 2
D3: 5
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 110.0

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
2019-11-19 04:00:12OBSERVATION20204912949.0200832.1600240.590053.90419166666670.709999999999982.21.84TF17.02008322.0200844313.00432939983 1.22202889447340.9269568964917489 542542110DRYVH
2019-11-19 00:00:13FORECAST20205013034.534.534.52.04795334614520.01911.50911.83.3091TF2.5289.544311.657918811940.638260877683570.430816648732178924254280DRYVH
2019-11-18 12:00:11FORECAST20204912946.0538.8242.4352.25358133333330.59262.08261.83.8826TF14.05319.0544311.807382609270.702683297043780.8686687459763489542542110DRYVH
2019-11-18 08:00:11FORECAST20204912946.6833.2539.9652.12314666666670.53482.02481.83.8248TF14.68319.6844311.712583262660.661811532112180.8831333077852889542542110DRYVH
2019-11-18 04:00:12FORECAST20204912947.3934.2140.82.01186358333330.63922.12921.83.9292TF15.39320.3944311.631678370860.626960425127380.8980414321233189542542110DRYVH
2019-11-18 00:00:12FORECAST20204912945.9935.4640.7252.7537640.68151.08151.82.8815FF13.99309.9944312.170622182450.859644221223630.867229534667338954244288DRYVH
2019-11-17 20:00:11FORECAST20204912945.738.8942.2953.7562240.51131.09131.82.8913FF13.7324.744312.8972346931.17531210248750.860120939576158954244288DRYVH
2019-11-17 16:00:11FORECAST20204912945.0538.4941.773.81094533333330.55741.13741.82.9374FF13.05324.0544312.936845097731.19258520945320.843265226300868944244280DRYVH
2019-11-17 12:00:11FORECAST20204912945.7439.0442.392.75757333333330.80871.38871.83.1887TF13.74324.7444312.173386802720.860841006823530.861116483494118954244288DRYVH
2019-11-17 08:00:11FORECAST20204912944.9738.5541.762.5062160.89122.02121.83.8212TF12.97324.9744311.990907078970.781916603175830.8411021693602789442542100DRYVH
2019-11-17 04:00:12FORECAST20204912944.9638.6841.822.38872691666670.88662.30661.84.1066TF12.96320.9644311.905572705770.74505723698060.8408304217574689442542100WETMH
2019-11-17 00:00:13FORECAST20204912945.4138.7742.091.01951866666671.04552.34551.84.1455TF13.41322.4144310.909212884990.316977746174890.8527587540870489542542110WETMH
2019-11-16 20:00:11FORECAST20204912947.2139.2243.2152.0550520.83211.87211.83.6721TF15.21329.2144311.663079876390.640483835626130.8943993559898989542542110DRYVH
2019-11-16 16:00:11FORECAST20204912947.5639.4143.4851.952880.7481.5181.83.318TF15.56333.5644311.588786924210.608495510208560.901396690608789542542110DRYVH
2019-11-16 12:00:12FORECAST20204912948.0740.1644.1151.06837333333330.791.531.83.33TF16.07329.0744310.944823607130.33220515767990.9109780118033589542542110DRYVH
2019-11-16 08:00:11FORECAST20204912947.4440.2743.8551.0950801235710.68151.52151.83.3215TF15.44327.4444310.964288622250.340530811610630.8990367568154189542542110DRYVH
2019-11-16 04:00:14FORECAST20204912948.2240.6944.4550.523481166666670.90981.60981.83.4098TF16.22334.2244310.547395190310.162565712739520.9136600974352789542542110DRYVH
2019-11-16 00:00:16FORECAST20204912946.4441.644.020.523945460747031.26391.95390.952.9039TF14.44323.4444310.547734067040.16271007560970.8777617117538589542542110DRYVH
2019-11-15 20:00:11FORECAST20204912949.1240.4544.7850.9514961.23611.89611.12.9961TF17.12326.1244310.859623029340.295781687873920.928501301685689542542110DRYVH
2019-11-15 16:00:11FORECAST20204912948.2339.8144.020.923069333333330.95181.64181.12.7418FF16.23326.2344310.838896894260.286925853330260.9138367381824189542542110DRYVH
2019-11-15 12:00:14FORECAST20204912945.2541.2243.2350.392567414417761.21042.01041.13.1104TF13.25326.2544310.451828546640.121873271633820.8485879191605889442542100DRYVH
2019-11-15 08:00:14FORECAST20204912945.341.0843.190.0737133333333330.88811.57811.352.9281FF13.3329.344310.218933032250.0228672716169170.8498996383597189542542110DRYVH
2019-11-15 04:00:13FORECAST2020491295041.2245.6100.49181.11181.592.7018FF1833144310.1650649263200.9410441383245889542452110DRYVH
2019-11-15 00:00:13FORECAST20204912950.0241.0645.5400.41921.11921.712.8292FF18.02318.0244310.1650649263200.9413077857408289542452110DRYVH
2019-11-14 20:00:14FORECAST20204912946.4540.1843.3150.582697333333330.98571.81571.713.5257TF14.45331.4544310.590612376240.180980321590.8779889218807189542542110DRYVH
2019-11-14 16:00:11FORECAST20204912948.1940.1444.1650.2622960.53631.38631.73.0863TF16.19333.1944310.356699258010.0814053207885790.913128555953568954244288DRYVH
2019-11-14 12:00:11FORECAST20204912948.2340.1544.1900.53631.39631.693.0863TF16.23333.2344310.1650649263200.9138367381824189542452110DRYVH
2019-11-14 08:00:15FORECAST20204912950.1839.9245.0500.18730.66731.722.3873FF18.18333.1844310.1650649263200.943383888657928954235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-14 04:00:11FORECAST20204912950.0240.2145.11500.18790.81791.762.5779FF18.02330.0244310.1650649263200.941307785740828954235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-14 00:00:15FORECAST20204912950.0640.2345.14500.18790.89791.792.6879FF18.06325.0644310.1650649263200.941832312767028954235282.5DRYVH
2019-11-13 20:00:12FORECAST20204912947.3941.5944.4901.70682.98681.784.7668TF15.39332.3944310.1650649263200.8980414321233189542552137.5WETMH
2019-11-13 16:00:13FORECAST20204912946.8940.3443.61501.49772.57771.874.4477TF14.89330.8944310.1650649263200.8876947825540889542552137.5WETMH
2019-11-13 12:00:11FORECAST20204912946.9240.3743.64501.49772.52771.894.4177TF14.92331.9244310.1650649263200.8883359235991589542552137.5WETMH
2019-11-13 08:00:13FORECAST20204912945.0637.8941.47500.55310.97311.882.8531FF13.06329.0644310.1650649263200.843534242957518944235275DRYVH
2019-11-13 04:00:13FORECAST20204912945.6634.1639.9100.80361.71361.883.5936TF13.66324.6644310.1650649263200.8591205703504889542552137.5DRYVH
2019-11-13 00:00:12FORECAST20204912945.6834.1839.9300.80361.71361.593.3036TF13.68313.6844310.1650649263200.8596213583313689542552137.5DRYVH
2019-11-12 20:00:14FORECAST20204912941.4631.9936.7253.07121182898531.2323.3421.85.142TT9.46318.4644312.400917917720.959449394494770.7275987433915389442542100WETH
2019-11-12 16:00:11FORECAST20204912945.7134.7840.2450.568189786802791.73763.57761.855.4276TT13.71323.7144310.580025069220.176468398229290.8603702777990889542542110WETH
2019-11-12 12:00:12FORECAST20204912946.1236.3741.24501.45292.61291.74.3129TF14.12326.1244310.1650649263200.8703342059324789542552137.5WETMH
2019-11-12 08:00:11FORECAST20204912944.1736.5140.3401.1471.8671.863.727TF12.17320.1744310.1650649263200.8184049211464489442552125DRYVH
2019-11-12 04:00:11FORECAST20204912944.9738.4441.70500.7631.3331.873.203TF12.97325.9744310.1650649263200.8411021693602789442452100DRYVH
2019-11-12 00:00:12FORECAST20204912944.9838.4641.7200.7631.3331.923.253TF12.98314.9844310.1650649263200.8413736135216789442452100DRYVH
2019-11-11 20:00:12FORECAST20204912940.1335.5937.8600.66273.40271.655.0527TT8.13321.1344310.1650649263200.6759966676106389342552112.5WETH
2019-11-11 16:00:12FORECAST20204912937.9232.8235.371.10479585213510.4043.8241.755.574TT5.92320.9244310.971369520170.343559879178670.582739014737238934254290WETH
2019-11-11 12:00:12FORECAST20204912937.9232.8435.380.00856393139843840.14593.56591.765.3259TT5.92321.9244310.171323779550.00265628593861090.5827390147372389342552112.5WETH
2019-11-11 08:00:11FORECAST20204912936.5934.3635.47500.04983.02981.424.4498TF4.59314.5944310.1650649263200.52387555690789342552112.5WETM
2019-11-11 04:00:12FORECAST20204912939.7637.6738.71500.13144.09141.425.5114TT7.76316.7644310.1650649263200.6609562539038789342552112.5WETH