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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 21, 2020

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DAY 52 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/22/2020 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): 46.42°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.98°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.70°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.819
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: 14
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 17

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.39 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.07 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: 53 in
SWE DAY: 41
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 343.36 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 18.11 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: 132

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 1
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
2020-11-22 07:00:07OBSERVATION20215213246.4199822.9800234.752.7410362501.3911.6813.07TT14.4199817.4199841343.35504523542 18.1089008873810.8194069257046189 44141218WETL
2020-11-22 03:00:07OBSERVATION20215213246.4199822.9800234.752.7410362501.3911.6813.07TT14.4199817.4199841343.35504523542 18.1089008873810.8194069257046189 44141218WETL
2020-11-21 11:00:01FORECAST20215213242.7732.5437.65555.707260.01121.401211.6813.0812TT10.7713.7741345.2656335298219.233802416110.714644243692518944141218WETL
2020-11-21 07:00:07FORECAST20215213241.2728.8135.0455.24586350.00931.399311.6813.0793TT9.2712.2741344.9693858547519.058131602610.664508712058638934141216WETL
2020-11-21 03:00:07FORECAST20215213241.5126.9434.22555.2353352650430.01281.402811.6813.0828TT9.5112.5141344.9626219654619.054126078170.672761716535698934141216WETL
2020-11-20 23:00:02FORECAST20215213241.7426.0233.8854.8045171360440.01161.421611.6813.1016TT9.7418.7441344.6856866507618.89033262060.68059249006038934141216WETL
2020-11-20 19:00:02FORECAST20215213241.5227.3834.4554.8085697060480.01151.421511.6813.1015TT9.5218.5241344.6882931059218.8918723395550.673103802104258934141216WETL
2020-11-20 15:00:04FORECAST20215213241.0826.3533.71554.8195453238940.00781.417811.6813.0978TT9.0818.0841344.6953520610418.8960424752460.657918104822488934141216WETL
2020-11-20 11:00:05FORECAST20215213240.4927.0233.75554.7485139182610.00221.412211.6813.0922TT8.4917.4941344.6496648153118.8690569710650.637151952088638934141216WETL
2020-11-20 07:00:24FORECAST20215213240.5926.8233.70554.3855350629840.00171.411711.6813.0917TT8.5914.5941344.4160688754818.7312521900830.640702154855768934141216WETL
2020-11-20 03:00:07FORECAST20215213240.6626.9533.80554.5435300217660.00221.432211.6813.1122TT8.668.6641344.5177733921918.7912155160490.643180113284238934141216WETL
2020-11-19 23:00:06FORECAST20215213240.327.4333.86542.17153301113300.6711.6812.35TT8.316.341336.428838026214.1877198487190.630374228569398934131212WETL
2020-11-19 19:00:06FORECAST20215213240.0626.7533.40542.3201088188190.00260.682611.6812.3626TT8.0610.0641336.5274940637514.2418801693030.621754912364478934131212WETL
2020-11-19 15:00:06FORECAST20215213240.3626.7133.53542.2172725487860.00260.682611.6812.3626TT8.3616.3641336.4592135696314.2043903208190.632519055960178934131212WETL
2020-11-19 10:59:34FORECAST20215213240.0426.6133.32544.628782454850.00260.752611.6812.4326TT8.0415.0441338.0557054317515.0870145353350.621033826732468934131212WETL
2020-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20215213240.3525.9133.1344.4843825745380.00330.873311.6812.5533TT8.3515.3541337.9603833799315.033958989310.632161869476868934131212WETL
2020-11-19 03:00:23FORECAST20215213240.3125.5632.93545.4298693305710.00341.113411.6812.7934TT8.3115.3141338.5838888355515.3818218272350.630731983600668934141216WETL
2020-11-18 23:00:06FORECAST20215213239.8425.7232.7850.1379191611090.0031.17311.3712.543TT7.8417.8441341.666438706817.1304442839460.61380018607168934141216WETL
2020-11-18 18:59:59FORECAST20215213240.3924.3832.38549.804809807090.00161.081611.3712.4516TT8.3917.3941341.4495483224617.0058298129170.633589926899798934141216WETL
2020-11-18 15:00:04FORECAST20215213240.5425.9133.22549.7137218325030.00331.063311.3712.4333TT8.5418.5441341.390208195516.9717778465710.638928548742878934141216WETL
2020-11-18 11:00:06FORECAST20215213234.8225.830.3152.2612048283910.00291.182911.3712.5529TT2.8212.8241343.0446238919817.9279253544970.42596932837468924141214WETL
2020-11-18 07:00:07FORECAST20215213239.4528.5734.0151.6544533791950.00221.122211.612.7222TT7.4518.4541342.6515510512117.6994785690840.599582410030978934141216WETL
2020-11-18 03:00:21FORECAST20215213239.5526.1632.85552.9309938622190.00511.105111.7212.8251TT7.5515.5541343.4778316008918.1806229962750.603241417574128934141216WETL
2020-11-17 23:00:06FORECAST20215213238.9128.8733.8958.3227971197020.01240.922411.9412.8624TT6.91-0.09000000000000341346.9384381589620.2344201417710.579680305330758934131212WETL
2020-11-17 19:00:00FORECAST20215213238.9228.8733.89557.7711807858250.0160.90611.9712.876TT6.925.9241346.586568091420.0227152831470.580050888537748934131212WETL
2020-11-17 15:00:06FORECAST20215213238.5327.4833.00558.1736294662250.0050.95512.0112.965TT6.535.5341346.8433343612320.177135615960.565548738621818934131212WETL
2020-11-17 11:00:06FORECAST20215213239.2926.4932.8958.398559803870.15281.112811.9513.0628TT7.29-5.7141346.9867278571820.2635251779160.593709908709428934141216WETL
2020-11-17 07:00:07FORECAST20215213239.2926.5132.957.9291495390010.15281.162812.0113.1728TT7.2911.2941346.6873850246420.0833053703770.593709908709428934141216WETL
2020-11-17 03:00:07FORECAST20215213239.0828.0233.5558.3160433646330.16271.162711.9113.0727TT7.0813.0841346.9341329924220.2318259442570.585970353559918934141216WETL
2020-11-16 23:00:06FORECAST20215213237.6528.4233.03557.7185030279940.42451.584512.1613.7445TT5.659.6541346.552939726320.0025169009530.532529932589198934151220WETL
2020-11-16 18:59:44FORECAST20215213237.6628.4333.04556.9347033183720.42451.594512.5514.1445TT5.6615.6641346.052046677719.702370610310.532906846567758934151220WETL
2020-11-16 15:00:07FORECAST20215213232.0330.1331.0857.1146831541330.49281.862812.414.2628TT0.0300000000000014.0341346.1671523508119.7712272248850.32594672341078924151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 10:59:44FORECAST20215213238.0528.4533.2555.4900824411440.0731.31312.4413.753TT6.058.0541345.1262341367519.151083184850.553323918161948834141216WETL
2020-11-16 07:00:07FORECAST20215213238.0628.4433.2556.4085930308750.0731.41312.6514.063TT6.0613.0641345.7152722187919.5013120951480.553699937621818834141216WETL
2020-11-16 03:00:07FORECAST20215213237.4228.7233.0757.3985755203180.25381.483812.6114.0938TT5.426.4241346.3486081060519.8799167387320.529552026928458834141216WETL
2020-11-15 23:00:05FORECAST20215213237.9325.8731.946.5205690414590.15090.950911.3612.3109TT5.939.9341339.3012980885515.7844894635850.548808040504938834131212WETL
2020-11-15 19:00:06FORECAST20215213237.9425.8731.90547.5777258089410.15090.960911.4612.4209TT5.9410.9441339.9947502447716.1761770036250.549184613238328834131212WETL
2020-11-15 15:00:06FORECAST20215213237.5625.7131.63547.0199448549590.14820.998211.7312.7282TT5.5614.5641339.6291005102515.9693415771310.53484680643448834141216WETL
2020-11-15 11:00:06FORECAST20215213236.6826.0131.34549.7100513847710.25061.340611.2112.5506TT4.6813.6841341.3878167596616.9704059132580.501500694799548834141216WETL
2020-11-15 07:00:07FORECAST20215213236.692631.34550.7017978655780.25061.340611.5512.8906TT4.6914.6941342.0331670278417.3416964979690.501880129311238834141216WETL
2020-11-15 03:00:07FORECAST20215213236.6725.4631.06552.3082617297250.2511.32111.6512.971TT4.6716.6741343.075083540517.9456612627840.501121258930318834141216WETL
2020-11-14 23:00:06FORECAST20215213238.4322.9230.67548.4149502514570.00131.131311.6712.8013TT6.4316.4341340.5426159369216.4873538090870.567575911326418834141216WETL
2020-11-14 19:00:06FORECAST20215213238.4422.9130.67548.8271507090580.00131.131311.6712.8013TT6.4410.4441340.8119253222716.6408752411550.567949862680858834141216WETL
2020-11-14 15:00:06FORECAST20215213238.0623.8430.9547.7081838707880.00131.001311.5112.5113TT6.0613.0641340.0801964674316.2246085438820.553699937621818834141216WETL
2020-11-14 11:00:06FORECAST20215213230.2626.2828.2748.4865277782330.04311.203111.312.5031TT-1.743.2641340.5894010366916.5139974543370.271970017673468824141214WETL
2020-11-14 07:00:07FORECAST20215213228.7426.2827.5157.7010092512090.03471.194711.2712.4647TT-3.265.7441346.5417710743719.9958099386920.226187518963018814141212WETL
2020-11-14 03:00:07FORECAST20215213225.3425.0425.1955.3378136368180.00340.883410.9811.8634TT-6.66-2.6641345.0284517485819.0931201622630.14118229641655881413129WETL