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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, November 19, 2020

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DAY 50 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/20/2020 07:00:07 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:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 26.80°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.52°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.66°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.142
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: 48

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: 1.38 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.94 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 12.28 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.22 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: 55 in
SWE DAY: 43
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 346.45 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 18.90 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: 130

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 15.0

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
2020-11-20 07:00:24OBSERVATION20215013026.7999824.5199225.6599554.5632409090911.382.9412.2815.22TT-5.2000247.7999843346.44876852411 18.9033676196390.1421675054711288 14151215WETL
2020-11-20 03:00:07OBSERVATION20215013026.7999824.5199225.6599554.5632409090911.382.9412.2815.22TT-5.2000247.7999843346.44876852411 18.9033676196390.1421675054711288 14151215WETL
2020-11-19 10:59:32FORECAST20215013028.6524.9326.7944.2409056006240.5482.10812.2814.388TT-3.3549.6543339.7688493055715.031681588160.193975339589578814151215WETL
2020-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20215013029.3125.6527.4843.980185083910.6312.19112.2814.471TT-2.6950.3143339.5978504705714.9355763177940.214936293593748814151215WETL
2020-11-19 03:00:23FORECAST20215013028.0224.726.3644.963926786630.87692.436912.2814.7169TT-3.9849.0243340.2424653791315.298637303010.175172862655228814151215WETL
2020-11-18 23:00:03FORECAST20215013027.7823.125.4449.7549038441790.96072.210712.2814.4907TT-4.2251.7843343.358920319217.0837900645230.168324097358968814151215WETL
2020-11-18 18:59:58FORECAST20215013026.9622.8624.9149.4778049003080.87622.126212.2814.4062TT-5.0450.9643343.1797032738616.979778404330.146239850302878814151215WETL
2020-11-18 15:00:04FORECAST20215013027.9625.8426.949.5144902824160.92252.172512.2814.4525TT-4.0451.9643343.2034372270716.9935432574720.173444359426458814151215WETL
2020-11-18 11:00:05FORECAST20215013027.7425.5626.6551.8029805336440.99992.249912.2814.5299TT-4.2651.7443344.6796340042617.8554323706660.167199566945778814151215WETL
2020-11-18 07:00:07FORECAST20215013027.6426.1826.9151.2021921727550.90582.385812.2814.6658TT-4.3653.6443344.2929241236717.62855246470.164409429555048814151215WETL
2020-11-18 03:00:21FORECAST20215013027.5725.8826.72552.6004913537570.92612.526112.2814.8061TT-4.4350.5743345.1920576202118.1572718422370.162474352073568814151215WETL
2020-11-17 23:00:05FORECAST20215013027.2625.3126.28557.9088094579120.72772.547712.2814.8277TT-4.7435.2643348.5764835536120.1856491676150.154083187787768814151215WETL
2020-11-17 18:59:59FORECAST20215013027.9525.1526.5557.5545103132710.73542.585412.2814.8654TT-4.0540.9543348.3520113893920.0492294321590.173157332029278814151215WETL
2020-11-17 15:00:06FORECAST20215013027.5725.5126.5457.7436440692370.75752.647512.2814.9275TT-4.4340.5743348.4718653870620.1220353630530.162474352073568814151215WETL
2020-11-17 11:00:06FORECAST20215013027.1425.3626.2557.5786728164950.74122.571212.2814.8512TT-4.8636.1443348.3673263677920.0585283048880.150913162368658814151215WETL
2020-11-17 07:00:07FORECAST20215013030.6325.6628.14557.0993348460850.76732.657312.2814.9373TT-1.3752.6343348.0633307124519.8741846679940.260575446503858824151217.5WETL
2020-11-17 03:00:07FORECAST20215013030.4625.7928.12557.537516198620.74592.535912.2814.8159TT-1.5450.4643348.341239405220.0426897049240.254431013650618824151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 23:00:05FORECAST20215013027.5425.2126.37554.7393364978210.71642.646412.3915.0364TT-4.4647.5443346.5612131846718.9705308656080.161649577220198814151215WETL
2020-11-16 18:59:44FORECAST20215013032.6124.9728.7954.7051395467630.77553.095512.3915.4855TT0.6153.6143346.5393808852118.9574851897740.33729770921558824151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 15:00:06FORECAST20215013032.0424.6528.34554.8879575235150.77492.944912.3915.3349TT0.03999999999999948.0443346.6560750183619.0272439208760.314307794995168824151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 10:59:44FORECAST20215013027.1924.2525.7253.9320466206410.79183.001812.3915.3918TT-4.8146.1943346.0453101554718.6629318001590.152793247674968714151215WETL
2020-11-16 07:00:07FORECAST20215013030.2325.1127.6754.8275097191640.88983.029812.6715.6998TT-1.7751.2343346.6174967120319.0041741698110.246432382733558714151215WETL
2020-11-16 03:00:07FORECAST20215013031.3824.6528.01555.5346098266610.89222.952212.7115.6622TT-0.6248.3843347.0684036567819.2743083802410.288542193670848724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 23:00:05FORECAST20215013032.1724.5728.3746.0049003617470.79472.604711.7114.3147TT0.1748.1743340.9228308146815.6841208626740.319303251112768724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 19:00:06FORECAST20215013032.1724.5528.3647.0472052964590.79642.786411.6314.4164TT0.1749.1743341.6022664021516.0714319571580.319303251112768724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 15:00:06FORECAST20215013033.3325.7729.5546.4411854921220.833.0811.6414.72TT1.3353.3343341.2074459924815.846078290630.36676375925328724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 11:00:06FORECAST20215013032.8324.8828.85547.4026128098210.75392.623911.514.1239TT0.8351.8343341.8335309571916.2038025133770.346004240705118724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 07:00:07FORECAST20215013032.8424.8828.8648.325343347290.75392.763911.714.4639TT0.8452.8443342.4329802979616.5481913463350.346415174174748724151217.5WETL
2020-11-15 03:00:07FORECAST20215013032.4825.0328.75549.6273656930460.72672.736711.814.5367TT0.4854.4843343.2764491671117.0359058766270.331738734571188724151217.5WETL
2020-11-14 23:00:06FORECAST20215013028.323.7526.02548.526077541861.11563.385611.5614.9456TT-3.753.343342.5632007524716.6232484427020.183845554795658714151215WETL
2020-11-14 19:00:06FORECAST20215013028.323.7626.0348.9372553076991.11563.305611.6414.9456TT-3.747.343342.8297331353816.7771461775160.183845554795658714151215WETL
2020-11-14 15:00:06FORECAST20215013027.4924.1225.80547.783815667930.98863.038611.6214.6586TT-4.5150.4943342.0813486678816.3459521081830.160821977014898714151215WETL
2020-11-14 11:00:06FORECAST20215013032.2624.3828.3248.2143517923981.15293.092911.5214.6129TT0.2648.2643342.3609492533716.5067112472810.322893471574538724151217.5WETL
2020-11-14 07:00:07FORECAST20215013032.2724.3828.32557.3724074779581.15293.062911.5214.5829TT0.2752.2743348.2365584640519.9791697309210.323293412913688724151217.5WETL
2020-11-14 03:00:07FORECAST20215013029.8524.2527.0555.2091282409320.86282.372811.6314.0028TT-2.1546.8543346.860949608119.1498906486850.233277650777248714151215WETL
2020-11-13 23:00:06FORECAST20215013033.3224.4428.8842.7427278121791.08422.374211.2613.6342TT1.3249.3243338.7846930075314.4805819201530.366344486261958724151217.5WETL
2020-11-13 18:59:54FORECAST20215013033.6725.729.68539.100698302960.74471.974711.6113.5847TT1.6756.6743336.3765594443913.1525583670230.381110579191078724151217.5WETL
2020-11-13 15:00:06FORECAST20215013033.6825.729.6939.268028134170.74471.974711.7813.7547TT1.6854.6843336.4876879367713.2132079967030.38153513832088724151217.5WETL
2020-11-13 11:00:06FORECAST20215013028.3824.3226.3542.1662824111030.19472.194711.2313.4247TT-3.6254.3843338.4050259257914.2692818925240.186225607341988714151215WETL
2020-11-13 07:00:07FORECAST20215013028.6124.4626.53543.3607859084470.19472.194711.513.6947TT-3.3956.6143339.1911505976814.7075948631060.193173712126688714151215WETL
2020-11-13 03:00:07FORECAST20215013034.2626.9130.58545.8854970131970.24891.748912.5414.2889TT2.2664.2643340.8448818012715.6398368058560.406387651535988724151217.5WETL
2020-11-12 23:00:06FORECAST20215013031.625.9228.7644.733679322590.48691.446913.5114.9569TT-0.480.643340.0917358233515.2135546505840.29696774616238724141214WETL
2020-11-12 19:00:06FORECAST20215013032.6225.6629.1444.1827683992410.67161.321613.5114.8316TT0.6284.6243339.7307286533915.0102441021980.337417145602468724141214WETL
2020-11-12 15:00:06FORECAST20215013032.6426.2729.45544.5229670271560.58941.239413.6514.8894TT0.6484.6443339.9537175296515.1357481563320.338231414329048724141214WETL
2020-11-12 11:00:03FORECAST2021501304138.4739.73538.9369555290030.19410.724113.3214.0441TT99043336.2677674853413.0932431084140.696339397177628734131212WETL
2020-11-12 07:00:04FORECAST20215013036.6335.7936.2141.0182999074430.05840.718413.514.2184TT4.6381.6343337.6472666441313.8497168461380.51082503723168734131212WETL
2020-11-12 03:00:03FORECAST20215013036.6435.9536.29539.2667645293740.01260.672613.414.0726TT4.6483.6443336.4868489179213.2127498636910.51126923259538734131212WETL