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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, November 5, 2020

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DAY 36 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/06/2020 07:00:04 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:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 43.98°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.25°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 37.12°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.628
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: 12
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 213

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: 1.20 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.27 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 3.92 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.19 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: 3 in
SWE DAY: 57
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 324.03 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 0.97 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: 116

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 5
D2: 2
D3: 5
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 125.0

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
2020-11-06 07:00:04OBSERVATION20213611643.9800830.2500437.1150601.24.273.928.19TT11.98008212.9800857324.03379286289 00.6276512560060987 352552125WETH
2020-11-06 03:00:04OBSERVATION20213611643.9800830.2500437.1150601.24.273.928.19TT11.98008212.9800857324.03379286289 00.6276512560060987 352552125WETH
2020-11-05 10:59:38FORECAST20213611637.0329.1733.100.69673.76673.927.6867TT5.03206.0357324.0337928628900.3322126994946187252552112.5WETH
2020-11-05 07:00:04FORECAST20213611637.5728.7533.1600.80963.87963.927.7996TT5.57206.5757324.0337928628900.3539034070973487252552112.5WETH
2020-11-05 02:58:14FORECAST20213611643.729.4436.5701.06624.13623.928.0562TT11.7212.757324.0337928628900.6160160233629787352552125WETH
2020-11-04 23:00:02FORECAST20213611642.8629.736.2801.43743.92743.927.8474TT10.86214.8657324.0337928628900.5805283762234187352552125WETH
2020-11-04 19:00:02FORECAST20213611643.0631.1937.12501.61544.10543.928.0254TT11.06215.0657324.0337928628900.5890491642239287352552125WETH
2020-11-04 15:00:02FORECAST20213611643.2231.837.5101.83874.32873.928.2487TT11.22215.2257324.0337928628900.5958358795615387352552125WETH
2020-11-04 11:00:03FORECAST20213611643.9631.3237.6401.36223.85223.927.7722TT11.96215.9657324.0337928628900.6268208045606687352552125WETH
2020-11-04 07:00:05FORECAST20213611643.531.237.3501.40013.99013.927.9101TT11.5213.557324.0337928628900.6076423696655987352552125WETH
2020-11-04 03:00:04FORECAST20213611643.431.1937.29501.40194.35193.928.2719TT11.4213.457324.0337928628900.6034365133261287352552125WETH
2020-11-03 23:00:03FORECAST20213611645.853037.92501.51073.92073.927.8407TT13.85210.8557324.0337928628900.7019354666858887452552137.5WETH
2020-11-03 18:58:19FORECAST2021361164630.538.2501.64.033.927.95TT1421257324.0337928628900.7075932484644887452552137.5WETH
2020-11-03 14:58:09FORECAST20213611643.2430.7336.98501.91334.49333.928.4133TT11.24207.2457324.0337928628900.5966822398187352552125WETH
2020-11-03 11:00:03FORECAST20213611642.3430.7936.56501.92454.76453.928.6845TT10.34205.3457324.0337928628900.5582066800327787352552125WETH
2020-11-03 07:00:03FORECAST20213611642.3430.336.3201.64924.66923.928.5892TT10.34205.3457324.0337928628900.5582066800327787352552125WETH
2020-11-03 03:00:04FORECAST20213611642.0730.0136.0401.64634.42633.928.3463TT10.07211.0757324.0337928628900.5465385501628187352552125WETH
2020-11-02 23:00:02FORECAST20213611641.6130.9336.2701.8634.5333.928.453TT9.61207.6157324.0337928628900.5265721070059187352552125WETH
2020-11-02 19:00:02FORECAST20213611641.428.7335.06501.54474.24473.928.1647TT9.4208.457324.0337928628900.5174316854740587352552125WETH
2020-11-02 15:00:02FORECAST20213611640.1728.9634.56501.68724.07723.927.9972TT8.17209.1757324.0337928628900.4638672775378587252552112.5WETH
2020-11-02 11:00:03FORECAST20213611640.1729.8735.0201.78524.42523.928.3452TT8.17210.1757324.0337928628900.4638672775378587252552112.5WETH
2020-11-02 07:00:04FORECAST20213611639.8429.5434.6901.55924.27923.938.2092TT7.84206.8457324.0337928628900.4495670988149287252552112.5WETH
2020-11-02 03:00:04FORECAST20213611641.8830.3436.1101.06873.74873.937.6787TT9.88205.8857324.0337928628900.53830288244987352552125WETH
2020-11-01 23:00:03FORECAST20213611642.4330.7636.59501.15133.86133.947.8013TT10.43201.4357324.0337928628900.5620853702313487352552125WETH
2020-11-01 19:00:02FORECAST20213611642.3430.7736.55501.00724.38723.938.3172TT10.34198.3457324.0337928628900.5582066800327787351552112.5WETH
2020-11-01 15:00:03FORECAST20213611641.3631.3236.3401.17213.98213.937.9121TT9.36196.3657324.0337928628900.5156894658490287351552112.5WETH
2020-11-01 10:58:26FORECAST20213611643.8933.2838.58502.35054.51053.938.4405TT11.89199.8957324.0337928628900.6239212193878987352552125WETH
2020-11-01 07:00:03FORECAST20213611643.933.338.602.35054.00053.937.9305TT11.9200.957324.0337928628900.6243358785816387352552125WETH
2020-11-01 03:00:04FORECAST20213611642.8732.9337.901.50892.97893.936.9089TT10.87203.8757324.0337928628900.5809553488088387352552125WETH
2020-11-01 00:00:03FORECAST20213611640.8731.8136.3400.80622.92623.936.8562TT8.87196.8757324.0337928628900.4943330888808587251552100WETH
2020-10-31 19:59:46FORECAST20213611640.8931.8336.3600.80622.83623.936.7662TT8.89200.8957324.0337928628900.4952048755578487252552112.5WETH
2020-10-31 16:00:03FORECAST20213611640.993437.49501.10082.78083.936.7108TT8.99196.9957324.0337928628900.4995640691861187351552112.5WETH
2020-10-31 11:58:25FORECAST20213611642.2532.2137.2301.34523.01523.936.9452TT10.25205.2557324.0337928628900.5543224009989187352552125WETH
2020-10-31 08:00:03FORECAST20213611642.6132.4437.52501.34522.99523.936.9252TT10.61207.6157324.0337928628900.5698245201129187352552125WETH
2020-10-31 04:00:05FORECAST20213611642.7932.3837.58501.4283.6583.937.588TT10.79198.7957324.0337928628900.5775369405038487351552112.5WETH
2020-10-31 00:00:03FORECAST20213611644.6129.8137.2101.53313.97313.587.5531TT12.61194.6157324.0337928628900.6533838973511287351552112.5WETH
2020-10-30 19:59:42FORECAST20213611644.6229.8137.21501.53313.97313.617.5831TT12.62195.6257324.0337928628900.653787118969587351552112.5WETH
2020-10-30 16:00:03FORECAST20213611640.0431.4135.72501.39914.25913.617.8691TT8.04187.0457324.0337928628900.4582272590306387251552100WETH
2020-10-30 12:00:03FORECAST20213611642.8838.2740.57500.92262.34263.615.9526TT10.88192.8857324.0337928628900.5813822260838687351552112.5WETH
2020-10-30 07:59:46FORECAST20213611642.8838.2840.5800.92262.34263.836.1726TT10.88194.8857324.0337928628900.5813822260838687351552112.5WETH
2020-10-30 04:00:03FORECAST20213611648.4840.3844.4301.44762.79764.026.8176TT16.48211.4857324.0337928628900.7931542562753387452552137.5WETH
2020-10-30 00:00:03FORECAST20213611640.1229.8734.99500.41353.26354.077.3335TT8.12190.1257324.0337928628900.46169711755187251552100WETH
2020-10-29 20:00:03FORECAST20213611640.1330.4835.30500.21073.06074.237.2907TT8.13199.1357324.0337928628900.4621310604175287252552112.5WETH
2020-10-29 16:00:02FORECAST20213611639.4730.635.03500.11532.98534.167.1453TT7.47198.4757324.0337928628900.433611974427187251552100WETH
2020-10-29 12:00:04FORECAST20213611636.3234.2435.2800.22921.92924.065.9892TT4.32182.3257324.0337928628900.3045362435884287251552100WETH
2020-10-29 08:00:03FORECAST20213611635.5734.3934.9800.16451.86454.035.8945TT3.57185.5757324.0337928628900.276470623270187251552100WETH
2020-10-29 04:00:03FORECAST20213611634.7933.5834.18500.00861.58864.035.6186TF2.79186.7957324.0337928628900.248694821861038715155287.5WETM