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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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DAY 56 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/26/2020 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): 27.86°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.37°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 25.12°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.184
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 1

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): 1.46 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.74 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.20 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: 59 in
SWE DAY: 37
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 343.47 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 20.23 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: 136

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: 4
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
2020-11-26 07:00:07OBSERVATION20215613627.8622.3725.11558.902441250.589999999999971.4610.7412.2TT-4.140.8637343.46955673258 20.2311953866040.1836274274209691 14141212WETL
2020-11-26 03:00:07OBSERVATION20215613627.8622.3725.11558.902441250.589999999999971.4610.7412.2TT-4.140.8637343.46955673258 20.2311953866040.1836274274209691 14141212WETL
2020-11-25 11:00:03FORECAST20215613634.8525.5130.1856.567369420190.15381.023810.7411.7638TT2.857.8537341.9560247918719.3435527798610.470837376173349124141214WETL
2020-11-25 06:59:57FORECAST20215613632.8924.0328.4657.7629287868670.31191.181910.7411.9219TT0.895.8937342.7320762606219.7972085140170.380015927168559124141214WETL
2020-11-25 03:00:07FORECAST20215613631.2222.9427.0858.4232640014160.43891.308910.7412.0489TT-0.784.2237343.1596983143120.0485096492630.307358825532899124141214WETL
2020-11-24 23:00:02FORECAST20215613630.1924.1227.15558.252549162170.7391.78910.7412.529TT-1.8111.1937343.0492149702719.9834912600990.265846373072199124151217.5WETL
2020-11-24 19:00:02FORECAST20215613629.5324.5627.04558.148619150730.72431.774310.7412.5143TT-2.4710.5337342.9819300113419.9439256238120.24082479909049114151215WETL
2020-11-24 15:00:02FORECAST20215613631.2226.228.7158.5826483198150.85161.901610.7412.6416TT-0.7812.2237343.262805529920.1092442176310.307358825532899124151217.5WETL
2020-11-24 11:00:06FORECAST20215613630.3526.3128.3357.684264797140.78511.835110.7412.5751TT-1.6511.3537342.6810869483819.7673065605020.272104464074129124151217.5WETL
2020-11-24 07:00:07FORECAST20215613630.6627.0428.8557.5808662388940.91611.986110.7412.7261TT-1.3411.6637342.6140494058319.7280137504030.284433946407539124151217.5WETL
2020-11-24 03:00:07FORECAST20215613630.9327.072957.6363048888780.94622.016210.7412.7562TT-1.0710.9337342.6499947544519.749079567840.29538516182679124151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 23:00:04FORECAST20215613633.4225.5929.50554.9039007796010.811.5510.7412.29TT1.4219.4237340.8723198310618.7152200265170.404146020130889124151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 19:00:06FORECAST20215613630.8426.828.8254.8582489226540.86451.494510.7412.2345TT-1.1616.8437340.8425142741818.6980234914760.291713267802389124141214WETL
2020-11-23 14:59:21FORECAST20215613631.627.729.6555.5074554629361.08031.770310.7412.5103TT-0.418.637341.2660488156818.9428100056490.323362710621869124151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 11:00:06FORECAST20215613633.7225.8429.7855.073417390390.84941.699410.7412.4394TT1.7218.7237340.9829649804918.7790971533830.417974524726949124151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 07:00:29FORECAST20215613632.8625.9629.4155.8812084676830.94311.933110.7412.6731TT0.8611.8637341.509564193219.0839671503880.37866297228259124151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 03:00:07FORECAST20215613633.0925.8929.4956.5452839182531.15222.332210.7413.0722TT1.0915.0937341.941666655219.3351886244990.38907242705299124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 23:00:06FORECAST20215613633.0226.0629.5458.3098593926471.36712.657110.3312.9871TT1.0215.0237343.0863103856120.0053145181270.385895512458459124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 19:00:06FORECAST20215613630.7526.4428.59557.7674931915961.21112.571110.3312.9011TT-1.2513.7537342.7350345552519.7989437751920.288062766938129124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 15:00:05FORECAST20215613630.9626.228.5857.6620742053781.14182.421810.3312.7518TT-1.0410.9637342.6667013578519.7588727614080.296613829953899124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 11:00:06FORECAST20215613632.2526.0129.1358.0854896452641.54033.010310.3313.3403TT0.2512.2537342.9410508906619.9198988604460.35149613816759124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 07:00:07FORECAST20215613632.2626.0229.1457.9611592564141.64583.065810.3413.4058TT0.2614.2637342.8605223468919.8725933384850.351935873692259124151217.5WETL
2020-11-22 03:00:07FORECAST20215613628.4125.6927.0559.8353603095321.80063.260610.3713.6306TT-3.594.4137344.0717450187920.5876568355290.201459662974129114151215WETL
2020-11-21 23:00:06FORECAST20215613628.2126.1427.17562.7271207388171.65143.201410.3713.5714TT-3.798.2137345.9293014044221.699149056290.194858667764189114151215WETL
2020-11-21 19:00:06FORECAST20215613627.7526.1226.93567.7175464667521.42163.031610.3413.3716TT-4.255.7537349.1030445164823.6404016387290.180182430588129114151215WETL
2020-11-21 15:00:06FORECAST20215613629.6926.2127.9567.417798623791.40962.999610.313.2996TT-2.318.6937348.9135484574323.5229833470150.246770723389659114151215WETL
2020-11-21 11:00:04FORECAST20215613629.4225.527.4667.9021738485811.23442.914410.3113.2244TT-2.581.4237349.2196913788223.7127761953530.236782560730589114151215WETL
2020-11-21 07:00:07FORECAST20215613629.4325.5327.4867.2655142301141.23442.774410.3213.0944TT-2.57-0.5737348.8172212817923.4633697618390.237148490861629114151215WETL
2020-11-21 03:00:07FORECAST20215613631.3123.9427.62569.821560765971.59783.107810.3313.4378TT-0.695.3137350.4291177364924.4675079382040.311117731036249124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 23:00:05FORECAST20215613630.8924.0127.4570.435383986541.60483.194810.3913.5848TT-1.118.8937350.8146516831224.7097646994050.293750586449079124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 19:00:06FORECAST20215613630.9124.0227.46570.774755154451.60483.204810.3813.5848TT-1.0910.9137351.0275481650624.8438887738490.294567351526259124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 15:00:06FORECAST20215613631.7624.0727.91571.287151586211.54393.223910.4713.6939TT-0.2410.7637351.3486404421225.0466437908060.330202448190689124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 11:00:06FORECAST20215613631.7623.8627.8168.3972455998691.3032.91310.4613.373TT-0.2415.7637349.5322059204823.9070401334070.330202448190689124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 07:00:24FORECAST20215613631.7823.8727.82567.4330151825671.3032.83310.3513.183TT-0.2215.7837348.9231716125823.52894152890.331061476523339124151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 03:00:07FORECAST20215613631.724.1227.9166.4762799866891.24352.533510.4212.9535TT-0.38.737348.3173954276223.1548447026810.327630739549349124151217.5WETL
2020-11-19 23:00:06FORECAST20215613629.5226.2827.953.9619895934750.89722.45729.6612.1172TT-2.489.5237340.2566566440518.3609261649370.240455780617329114151215WETL
2020-11-19 19:00:06FORECAST20215613629.5526.3127.9355.578549627770.89722.55729.7712.3272TT-2.452.5537341.3123873797918.9696474605610.24156375803469114151215WETL
2020-11-19 15:00:06FORECAST20215613632.0824.4528.26556.9587859763251.16662.65669.8112.4666TT0.07999999999999811.0837342.2103573441819.4918865028480.344051439083389124151217.5WETL
2020-11-19 10:59:34FORECAST20215613630.1623.2326.69556.865097939810.81852.16859.7811.9485TT-1.849.1637342.1495042500619.4563650692370.264681143571479124151217.5WETL
2020-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20215613630.1723.2426.70555.0020648363960.81852.16859.8512.0185TT-1.839.1737340.9363982768518.7522058831110.265069264993119124151217.5WETL
2020-11-19 03:00:23FORECAST20215613629.7723.1526.4656.4656226427220.80762.277610.1512.4276TT-2.234.7737341.8898708982219.3050244355080.249772853370049124151217.5WETL
2020-11-18 23:00:06FORECAST20215613631.523.2227.3660.2466960648640.51132.18139.9612.1413TT-0.59.537344.3368044665320.7451548026410.319117783424379124151217.5WETL
2020-11-18 19:00:00FORECAST20215613631.5223.2227.3760.1315212751160.49542.16549.8712.0354TT-0.488.5237344.2626152324120.7010347720750.319964898192489124151217.5WETL
2020-11-18 15:00:05FORECAST20215613627.225.8226.5157.4128964267230.33282.05289.8511.9028TT-4.88.237342.5051101221219.6642104130640.163570367417629114151215WETL
2020-11-18 11:00:06FORECAST20215613626.2723.3424.80567.3159981141720.37423.544210.313.8442TT-5.733.2737348.8491588860323.4831293217030.137813770497059114151215WETL
2020-11-18 07:00:07FORECAST20215613626.2824.6325.45566.5278544261790.31453.484510.4713.9545TT-5.728.2837348.3500883768623.1749839688820.138075159752269114151215WETL
2020-11-18 03:00:21FORECAST20215613630.5729.5130.0470.0761752070090.63264.362610.5214.8826TT-1.4311.5737350.589110532924.5679439353730.280827086751419124151217.5WETL