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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 23, 2019

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DAY 54 OF WATER YEAR 2020, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/24/2019 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 36.83°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 31.10°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.96°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.520
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 253

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.01 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.45 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 4.46 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: 6 in
SWE DAY: 39
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 308.80 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.74 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: 134

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: 1
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 18.0

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
2019-11-24 04:00:11OBSERVATION20205413436.8299431.133.964975.62170791666670.00999999999999090.00999999999999094.454.46TF4.82994252.8299439308.80349667732 1.73600306196520.5204147421669188 34214218WETM
2019-11-24 00:00:12FORECAST20205513532.5732.5732.574.9968840.02130.02134.454.4713TF0.57248.5739308.344321005561.54076080412350.331528564613718824214216WETM
2019-11-23 12:00:11FORECAST20205413446.0535.9340.995.29004048568880.05510.05514.454.5051TF14.05262.0539308.559848970831.63229409331370.865475067370818854214222WETMH
2019-11-23 08:00:11FORECAST20205413447.5430.0538.7955.1391640.04710.04714.454.4971TF15.54263.5439308.448944973631.58516971384650.898984087089968854214222WETM
2019-11-23 04:00:11FORECAST20205413442.5429.836.174.76922008333330.04760.04764.454.4976TF10.54258.5439308.176832278551.46976313772090.759238052606618844214220WETM
2019-11-23 00:00:13FORECAST20205413448.0134.4741.243.871680.04040.04044.454.4904TF16.01254.0139307.515581905081.19060192815020.908174904897218854214222WETMH
2019-11-22 20:00:11FORECAST20205413448.333.3340.8154.90929066666670.05780.06784.454.5178TF16.3264.339308.27989144481.5134355937910.913529026336988854214222WETMH
2019-11-22 16:00:10FORECAST20205413445.6436.9541.2954.9008720.05960.06964.454.5196TF13.64261.6439308.273698312091.51080993639420.855051206356898854214222WETMH
2019-11-22 12:00:11FORECAST20205413445.3137.5441.4254.266520.06780.07784.454.5278TF13.31261.3139307.806660594651.31326327356030.846277220952638844214220WETMH
2019-11-22 08:00:11FORECAST20205413445.8837.5641.724.20239878812940.03570.04574.454.4957TF13.88262.8839307.759409860281.29332777103230.861216966584468854214222WETMH
2019-11-22 04:00:12FORECAST20205413446.1137.7641.9353.88221833333330.06150.07154.454.5215TF14.11258.1139307.523354627241.1938728052620.866956349199818854214222WETMH
2019-11-22 00:00:13FORECAST20205413445.9337.4241.6752.00964133333330.05130.05134.454.5013TF13.93239.9339306.138933170010.615229453841020.862478742492528854214222WETMH
2019-11-21 20:00:11FORECAST20205413445.1637.9941.5753.0667680.13740.14744.454.5974TF13.16261.1639306.921290491720.941256392198710.842175472164798844224240WETMH
2019-11-21 16:00:11FORECAST20205413445.6637.5641.612.94108933333330.12950.13954.454.5895TF13.66261.6639306.828388330970.902409700084070.855571935362288854224244WETMH
2019-11-21 12:00:11FORECAST20205413445.2637.3941.3252.18275333333330.13560.14564.454.5956TF13.26261.2639306.267193617770.668505737759830.844917863607438844224240WETMH
2019-11-21 08:00:11FORECAST20205413446.0637.6641.861.98185333333330.05260.06264.454.5126TF14.06264.0639306.118339503680.606681651539820.865722728433688854214222WETMH
2019-11-21 04:00:12FORECAST20205413447.1737.1842.1751.88082641666670.00460.01464.454.4646TF15.17260.1739306.043456280450.575614617220230.891291802567518854214222WETMH
2019-11-21 00:00:13FORECAST20205413446.2436.5241.380.8357840.00410.01414.434.4441TF14.24256.2439305.267720908810.255137876852040.870127279254628854214222WETMH
2019-11-20 20:00:11FORECAST20205413446.1234.5340.3251.7985560.08360.09364.444.5336TF14.12267.1239305.982461562710.550326592138370.867202136953068854224244WETMH
2019-11-20 16:00:11FORECAST20205413445.6835.6840.682.0584960.10550.10554.444.5455TF13.68267.6839306.17513580350.630260292350970.856091405763668854224244WETMH
2019-11-20 12:00:11FORECAST20205413446.1935.2240.7051.55603387894270.12950.13954.444.5795TF14.19266.1939305.802583155370.475839179657950.868913920630748854224244WETMH
2019-11-20 08:00:11FORECAST20205413440.0233.7436.881.80549866666670.23270.23274.444.6727TF8.02259.0239305.987609300170.552460220607980.661223012784198834224236WETM
2019-11-20 04:00:12FORECAST20205413443.4333.4738.451.48466058333330.23730.23734.444.6773TF11.43259.4339305.749624548730.453934415936460.78976429351968844224240WETM
2019-11-20 00:00:12FORECAST20205413443.4432.6438.040.682050111933070.23480.23484.014.2448TF11.44261.4439305.153430350920.20812993132760.790093871370488844224240WETM
2019-11-19 20:00:11FORECAST20205413444.9434.5139.7250.757829333333330.27860.27864.054.3286TF12.94273.9439305.209772560470.231296918466320.836031078182398844224240WETM
2019-11-19 16:00:11FORECAST20205413445.0233.7339.3750.969498666666670.29350.29354.054.3435TF13.02274.0239305.367092271080.296052988800690.838283081850218844224240WETM
2019-11-19 12:00:11FORECAST20205413445.0533.7139.380.600791640152650.29350.29354.044.3335TF13.05275.0539305.093002242330.183297325216270.839122374839968844224240WETM
2019-11-19 08:00:12FORECAST20205413447.3234.8341.0750.952092582688410.0030.0034.084.083TF15.32265.3239305.354158680190.290725429572470.894459429716558854214222WETMH
2019-11-19 04:00:12FORECAST20205413447.8534.140.9750.408538178859320.01430.01434.34.3143TF15.85273.8539304.949982701870.124583710576210.905118092157438854214222WETMH
2019-11-19 00:00:13FORECAST20205413447.8834.0940.98500.01430.01433.83.8143TF15.88262.8839304.6458345067800.90569686467678854215227.5DRYL
2019-11-18 20:00:11FORECAST20205413444.3932.7338.5600.03490.03494.464.4949TF12.39264.3939304.6458345067800.820002592272568844215225WETM
2019-11-18 16:00:11FORECAST20205413445.7934.8440.31500.03580.03584.524.5558TF13.79267.7939304.6458345067800.858926011070488854215227.5WETMH
2019-11-18 12:00:11FORECAST20205413445.8334.8440.33500.03580.03584.474.5058TF13.83269.8339304.6458345067800.859947351724198854215227.5WETMH
2019-11-18 08:00:11FORECAST20205413445.534.3239.9100.02040.02044.414.4304TF13.5264.539304.6458345067800.851370836731098854215227.5WETM
2019-11-18 04:00:12FORECAST20205413444.6233.5439.0800.02640.02644.474.4964TF12.62269.6239304.6458345067800.82682121789938844215225WETM
2019-11-18 00:00:13FORECAST20205413444.6633.5639.1100.02640.02643.433.4564FF12.66259.6639304.6458345067800.827990093457378844215225DRYL
2019-11-17 20:00:11FORECAST20205413444.0332.9638.4950.753717476782450.00260.00263.473.4726FF12.03272.0339305.206715653920.230039635619730.808997525415238844214220DRYL
2019-11-17 16:00:11FORECAST20205413444.6433.2338.9350.446437704119570.00260.00263.423.4226FF12.64273.6439304.978182117660.136153759431170.827406285074978844214220DRYL
2019-11-17 12:00:12FORECAST20205413444.733.439.0500.00260.00263.683.6826FF12.7275.739304.6458345067800.82915393253998844215225DRYL
2019-11-17 08:00:11FORECAST20205413444.1432.2438.1900.04570.04574.194.2357TF12.14265.1439304.6458345067800.812403067206098844215225WETM
2019-11-17 04:00:12FORECAST20205413443.5932.0737.8300.25590.25594.544.7959TF11.59266.5939304.6458345067800.795001065588798844225250WETM
2019-11-17 00:00:13FORECAST20205413443.6132.0937.8500.25590.25594.734.9859TF11.61267.6139304.6458345067800.795650176506898844225250WETM
2019-11-16 20:00:11FORECAST20205413443.5130.8237.16500.00050.00054.214.2105TF11.51275.5139304.6458345067800.792392416662868844215225WETM
2019-11-16 16:00:11FORECAST20205413444.8433.7639.30003.93.9TF12.84283.8439304.6458345067800.833187673437198844215225DRYL
2019-11-16 12:00:12FORECAST20205413440.2333.7837.0050004.024.02TF8.23275.2339304.6458345067800.669961135513548834215222.5WETM
2019-11-16 08:00:11FORECAST20205413440.5838.1839.3800.00050.00053.653.6505FF8.58280.5839304.6458345067800.684318955468548834215222.5DRYL
2019-11-16 04:00:14FORECAST20205413438.8637.7338.29500.00050.00054.074.0705TF6.86284.8639304.6458345067800.611495757029278834215222.5WETM