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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, November 22, 2020

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DAY 53 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/23/2020 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): 39.96°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.34°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.15°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.637
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: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 12

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: 0.59 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.60 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 12.15 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.75 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: 52 in
SWE DAY: 40
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 342.15 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 17.92 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: 133

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: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 12.0

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
2020-11-23 07:00:29OBSERVATION20215313339.9599628.3400634.1500152.3850658333330.590000000000030.6000000000000312.1512.75TT7.9599611.9599640342.15480294892 17.923801877670.6369563129976289 34131212WETL
2020-11-23 03:00:07OBSERVATION20215313339.9599628.3400634.1500152.3850658333330.590000000000030.6000000000000312.1512.75TT7.9599611.9599640342.15480294892 17.923801877670.6369563129976289 34131212WETL
2020-11-22 11:00:02FORECAST20215313339.9327.1233.52552.8729500699370.1840.19412.1512.344TT7.9311.9340342.4715327460718.1074802512580.63581751248988893412128WETL
2020-11-22 07:00:07FORECAST20215313340.1227.3433.7352.5947848561350.19250.202512.1512.3525TT8.1212.1240342.2909986382518.002721431570.64301884112475893412128WETL
2020-11-22 03:00:07FORECAST20215313334.4527.3730.9152.7405538275590.22250.232512.1512.3825TT2.456.4540342.3856211675118.0576072829670.41778226741948892412127WETL
2020-11-21 23:00:02FORECAST20215313338.4627.6333.04555.8591240.20910.229112.1512.3791TT6.467.4640344.4015985604119.2379715997840.57865639375495893412128WETL
2020-11-21 19:00:03FORECAST20215313337.927.6532.77556.2466089199840.18170.201712.1512.3517TT5.96.940344.65097191419.3854484311390.55636333535841893412128WETL
2020-11-21 15:00:04FORECAST20215313337.2927.7532.5256.2457780015490.1380.15812.1512.308TT5.296.2940344.6504374230519.3851319914330.53187757791087893412128WETL
2020-11-21 11:00:04FORECAST20215313337.0226.8231.9256.0447298322350.15430.174312.1512.3243TT5.026.0240344.5210793799419.3085908153590.52099538686455893412128WETL
2020-11-21 07:00:07FORECAST20215313337.1226.8731.99555.6047215859260.15930.179312.1512.3293TT5.124.1240344.2377394872719.1412436635580.5250280876827893412128WETL
2020-11-21 03:00:07FORECAST20215313336.5226.531.5155.670109259720.16750.187512.1512.3375TT4.524.5240344.279865407219.1660977231410.50080788744576893412128WETL
2020-11-20 23:00:04FORECAST20215313336.126.2631.1855.5166694868090.20760.247612.1512.3976TT4.110.140344.1810009866119.1077828754130.48384665640049892412127WETL
2020-11-20 19:00:05FORECAST20215313336.2126.5931.455.3891645059340.19550.235512.1512.3855TT4.2110.2140344.0988175715219.0593460127670.48828730720571892412127WETL
2020-11-20 15:00:05FORECAST20215313331.9727.3629.66555.9575271166040.28760.327612.1512.4776TT-0.0300000000000014.9740344.4649510259919.2754068377570.32323082639809892412127WETL
2020-11-20 11:00:05FORECAST20215313336.1727.2431.70555.6085707391970.29040.320412.1512.4704TT4.178.1740344.2402194928419.1427065969440.48667232808509892412127WETL
2020-11-20 07:00:24FORECAST20215313337.5327.132.31554.8868434895930.18440.214412.1512.3644TT5.537.5340343.7747871445418.8687129376710.54153093273378893412128WETL
2020-11-20 03:00:07FORECAST20215313337.3127.0332.1755.2261373789020.23380.283812.1512.4338TT5.311.3140343.993699555818.9974433091450.53268281967579893412128WETL
2020-11-19 23:00:06FORECAST20215313336.6527.1731.9142.5560622362750.23280.352811.3211.6728TT4.657.6540335.6895845265214.285626851180.50605892704099893412128WETL
2020-11-19 19:00:06FORECAST20215313336.2726.9231.59543.0211081429050.3310.46111.3211.781TT4.271.2740335.9991289672114.455054863220.49071012775432892412127WETL
2020-11-19 15:00:06FORECAST20215313335.2827.631.4443.0535900660130.37110.501111.3211.8211TT3.286.2840336.0207359675114.4668990200250.450843878351538924131210.5WETL
2020-11-19 10:59:34FORECAST20215313334.5227.2430.8845.6467681839660.26630.466311.3211.7863TT2.524.5240337.7399806268115.4167386021290.42055163059088892412127WETL
2020-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20215313335.4927.2631.37544.8146842550080.21660.456611.411.8566TT3.495.4940337.1895527423815.1110433402370.45927265801066892412127WETL
2020-11-19 03:00:23FORECAST20215313334.3926.3730.3846.2354379873910.2750.50511.6512.155TT2.394.3940338.1286867561115.633527928270.415411762420618924131210.5WETL
2020-11-18 23:00:06FORECAST20215313334.3125.7330.0250.7327000380130.34330.553311.4211.9733TT2.317.3140341.0791824087717.3038678503550.412255885654448924131210.5WETL
2020-11-18 18:59:59FORECAST20215313334.3225.7430.0350.4104273920850.34330.543311.3411.8833TT2.326.3240340.8688698784717.1833454152310.41265006461778924131210.5WETL
2020-11-18 15:00:05FORECAST20215313333.4625.0629.2650.2370130255540.33910.479111.3811.8591TT1.467.4640340.7556297985917.1185450127230.37911272977273892412127WETL
2020-11-18 11:00:06FORECAST20215313332.352830.17553.9433892383540.66860.848611.4612.3086TT0.350.3540343.1650778891418.5114873695840.337167671997138924131210.5WETL
2020-11-18 07:00:07FORECAST20215313332.3728.0230.19553.3591900712390.66860.878611.612.4786TT0.375.3740342.7868048448118.2908262736270.337907627795858924131210.5WETL
2020-11-18 03:00:21FORECAST20215313334.9728.1831.57553.384793379550.60680.786811.7412.5268TT2.975.9740342.803394929518.300488408120.43844288420358924131210.5WETL
2020-11-17 23:00:06FORECAST20215313335.6428.3331.98558.8702359863080.66430.854311.7612.6143TT3.64-9.3640346.3330158597220.3887063735110.465304668135058924131210.5WETL
2020-11-17 19:00:00FORECAST20215313335.6428.363258.3292993813580.66430.834311.812.6343TT3.64-3.3640345.9871305471520.1811869197820.465304668135058924131210.5WETL
2020-11-17 15:00:06FORECAST20215313333.3229.1831.2558.8791409658350.81451.014511.8612.8745TT1.32-5.6840346.3387059004320.3921254866360.373731057811418924141214WETL
2020-11-17 11:00:06FORECAST20215313332.4827.9630.2262.1436931862161.9192.28911.7814.069TT0.48-18.5240348.4160183516921.6518581456110.341988516338168924151217.5WETL
2020-11-17 07:00:07FORECAST20215313332.4927.9730.2361.7377599714671.9192.30911.8714.179TT0.49-1.5140348.15865015221.4945351750740.34236043151168924151217.5WETL
2020-11-17 03:00:07FORECAST20215313333.2527.2130.2366.1785728171872.31912.729111.7514.4791TT1.251.2540350.9598209887123.2260200692080.371049348406248924151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 23:00:06FORECAST20215313333.6927.3530.5264.4811859190761.85052.710511.9714.6805TT1.69-1.3140349.8928739614222.5615074576660.388004660612188924151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 18:59:44FORECAST20215313333.7227.3630.5462.7807783964161.85052.660512.4215.0805TT1.724.7240348.8194059728821.8991538267530.38916892933148924151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 15:00:07FORECAST20215313332.4527.7230.08560.9399994439651.74672.836712.2615.0967TT0.45-8.5540347.6520832649821.1859177608610.340873691066648924151217.5WETL
2020-11-16 10:59:44FORECAST20215313334.9928.7231.85556.4927004350620.50251.022512.3213.3425TT2.99-2.0140344.8092214401519.4792040540650.44313665068558824141214WETL
2020-11-16 07:00:07FORECAST20215313335.0128.7331.8757.4367640619780.50251.022512.6313.6525TT3.013.0140345.4153862296719.839542042250.443935308325188824141214WETL
2020-11-16 03:00:07FORECAST20215313333.9326.6630.29560.6789581860610.58721.177212.5913.7672TT1.93-5.0740347.4861026661121.0850946939140.401216526848358824141214WETL
2020-11-15 23:00:05FORECAST20215313329.6525.6127.6348.4853849688540.39130.551311.2411.7913TT-2.35-5.3540339.6090108732616.4660736310820.24730907864268881413129WETL
2020-11-15 19:00:06FORECAST20215313329.6825.6327.65549.3261993658750.33860.498611.3511.8486TT-2.32-4.3240340.1600461963916.7788022549880.24826863260546881413129WETL
2020-11-15 15:00:06FORECAST20215313332.8625.0728.96548.3895906112260.30040.470411.6512.1204TT0.862.8640339.5461564655316.4304995049820.36002590950666882412127WETL
2020-11-15 11:00:06FORECAST20215313331.4529.5530.549.7100513847710.23680.826811.0511.8768TT-0.550.4540340.4112160972716.9218590441480.308199223397088824131210.5WETL
2020-11-15 07:00:07FORECAST20215313331.4829.930.6950.7017978655780.03280.622811.3912.0128TT-0.521.4840341.059023361817.2923056627220.30926751336148824131210.5WETL
2020-11-15 03:00:07FORECAST20215313328.4928.2528.3752.3101079624180.00030.590311.4712.0603TT-3.510.4899999999999940342.1061062200217.8956073509720.21176810685599881413129WETL