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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, November 26, 2020

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DAY 57 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/27/2020 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): 30.14°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.69°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.322
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: -2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 7

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: 0.13 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.13 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.15 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.28 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: 61 in
SWE DAY: 36
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 343.58 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 20.81 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: 137

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 14.0

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
2020-11-27 07:00:07OBSERVATION20215713730.1400625.2399227.6899960.5674641666670.131.1311.1512.28TT-1.859947.1400636343.57872421902 20.8096920675640.3221636354938987 24141214WETL
2020-11-27 03:00:07OBSERVATION20215713730.1400625.2399227.6899960.5674641666670.131.1311.1512.28TT-1.859947.1400636343.57872421902 20.8096920675640.3221636354938987 24141214WETL
2020-11-26 11:00:03FORECAST20215713736.7527.9332.3458.9446930978540.03341.033411.1512.1834TT4.7513.7536342.5282896156720.1902249087280.603643046110838734141216WETL
2020-11-26 07:00:07FORECAST20215713731.126.6228.8659.0109318929190.03711.037111.1512.1871TT-0.98.136342.5712514080320.2154487853110.360753276836878724141214WETL
2020-11-26 03:00:07FORECAST20215713731.1326.0728.658.9744320408010.03381.033811.1512.1838TT-0.878.1336342.5475788783420.2015489113010.361984984469328724141214WETL
2020-11-25 23:00:03FORECAST20215713732.1126.829.45556.1112362689150.03450.594511.1511.7445TT0.1116.1136340.6837548567419.1161866617470.402937722688468724131210.5WETL
2020-11-25 19:00:02FORECAST20215713736.4626.9231.6956.0430403853570.04180.601811.1511.7518TT4.4620.4636340.6391966313919.0904562536490.591344290991588734131212WETL
2020-11-25 15:00:03FORECAST20215713736.4526.6631.55556.0092712093550.04780.607811.1511.7578TT4.4520.4536340.6171294722319.0777171831620.590918512215038734131212WETL
2020-11-25 11:00:06FORECAST20215713736.7425.5931.16556.6072225191780.03640.596411.1511.7464TT4.7420.7436341.0075931585119.3034927066530.60322058734848734131212WETL
2020-11-25 06:59:57FORECAST20215713736.7125.5531.1357.7992390927450.03650.756511.1511.9065TT4.7118.7136341.7842156833519.7548676004080.60195248603648734131212WETL
2020-11-25 03:00:07FORECAST20215713731.0726.5828.82558.4901755157130.02950.879511.1512.0295TT-0.9311.0736342.2332992007920.0172857375760.359523011243078724131210.5WETL
2020-11-24 23:00:06FORECAST20215713732.0727.1929.6358.3202939740820.02361.353611.1512.5036TT0.0719.0736342.1229554405619.9527113365750.401241715895898724141214WETL
2020-11-24 19:00:04FORECAST20215713731.6726.9529.3158.2491465586230.03381.343811.1512.4938TT-0.3318.6736342.076728659619.9256775019870.384388847731358724141214WETL
2020-11-24 15:00:04FORECAST20215713735.7827.6431.7158.6393402582260.03881.478811.1512.6288TT3.7823.7836342.3301474550620.0740139972660.562171520716518734141216WETL
2020-11-24 11:00:06FORECAST2021571373126.4828.7457.684264797140.03741.417411.1512.5674TT-11836341.7094100619519.7112560936880.356658064410388724141214WETL
2020-11-24 07:00:07FORECAST20215713731.0826.6628.8757.5808662388940.04051.570511.1512.7205TT-0.9219.0836341.6421172921119.672049057370.359932938832138724151217.5WETL
2020-11-24 03:00:07FORECAST20215713735.7226.431.0657.5806542222110.04331.603311.1512.7533TT3.7222.7236341.6419792914719.6719686773740.559578711728748734151220WETL
2020-11-23 23:00:05FORECAST20215713731.0927.0629.07554.9039007796010.04791.497910.7912.2879TT-0.9126.0936339.8937565537318.6614930854320.360343027506358724141214WETL
2020-11-23 19:00:06FORECAST20215713731.5226.7829.1554.8582489226540.061.4510.7912.24TT-0.4824.5236339.8638375202618.6443349984950.378123060266788724141214WETL
2020-11-23 14:59:21FORECAST20215713735.8627.4531.65555.4465021296030.04981.719810.7912.5098TT3.8630.8636340.2490977519918.8656223231010.565624432884368734151220WETL
2020-11-23 11:00:06FORECAST20215713731.5427.7829.6655.0893468042740.04511.645110.7912.4351TT-0.4626.5436340.015257365818.7312184317690.378956689828778724151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 07:00:29FORECAST20215713730.9827.829.3955.8997077702480.04931.689310.9812.6693TT-1.0218.9836340.5455199664119.0363950485890.355840982257498724151217.5WETL
2020-11-23 03:00:07FORECAST20215713735.5626.5731.06556.5140272540040.04881.988811.0813.0688TT3.5626.5636340.9467754243519.2682753584970.55265235254118734151220WETL
2020-11-22 23:00:06FORECAST20215713735.4426.2930.86558.2765496329340.04382.273810.7112.9838TT3.4426.4436342.0945343139719.9360891081040.547446906653348734151220WETL
2020-11-22 19:00:06FORECAST20215713735.4425.3730.40557.7165985249290.03292.102910.7812.8829TT3.4425.4436341.7304495338419.7235191594880.547446906653348734151220WETL
2020-11-22 15:00:06FORECAST20215713735.8425.7930.81557.5982782053780.04112.011110.7312.7411TT3.8422.8436341.6534504038119.6786504861860.564761663381468734151220WETL
2020-11-22 11:00:06FORECAST20215713735.7525.830.77558.172592288780.11122.481210.9213.4012TT3.7523.7536342.0269795390419.8965960324870.560875442679768734151220WETL
2020-11-22 07:00:07FORECAST20215713735.7525.830.77558.0499426308540.11122.591210.8813.4712TT3.7525.7536341.9472549657619.8500185335410.560875442679768734151220WETL
2020-11-22 03:00:07FORECAST20215713735.9627.2931.62559.8196831777020.05792.707910.9313.6379TT3.9615.9636343.0952165835520.5238471558130.569933513650668734151220WETL
2020-11-21 23:00:06FORECAST20215713730.7126.3228.51562.8325532042440.06312.633110.9513.5831TT-1.2914.7136345.037716413421.6796006740160.344876471927588724151217.5WETL
2020-11-21 19:00:06FORECAST20215713730.7226.3328.52567.8261033897430.03192.441910.9113.3519TT-1.2812.7236348.224671109423.6187225455250.34528031963688724151217.5WETL
2020-11-21 15:00:06FORECAST20215713735.6827.4431.5667.4568390275530.02812.328110.9513.2781TT3.6820.6836347.9903829026923.4743312426030.557848745152848734151220WETL
2020-11-21 11:00:05FORECAST20215713733.4223.628.5168.6159102406260.13642.246411.0613.3064TT1.4210.4236348.7250450636823.9280863907480.459308525072458724151217.5WETL
2020-11-21 07:00:07FORECAST20215713733.4223.6128.51567.9908675058120.13642.206410.9713.1764TT1.428.4236348.3291385865723.6832003100540.459308525072458724151217.5WETL
2020-11-21 03:00:07FORECAST20215713728.1123.0425.57571.5047641918970.27322.66321113.6632TT-3.899.1136350.546721776525.0657606788710.246933347902468714151215WETL
2020-11-20 23:00:05FORECAST20215713734.5525.5230.03572.5222958629610.33362.783611.0813.8636TT2.5519.5536351.1851884309625.468756138080.508644665017398734151220WETL
2020-11-20 19:00:06FORECAST20215713734.5725.5230.04572.9132094936630.33362.743611.1213.8636TT2.5721.5736351.4300350783525.6238917700330.509518909581958734151220WETL
2020-11-20 15:00:06FORECAST20215713729.3926.4627.92573.2343490507240.2982.64811.2913.938TT-2.6116.3936351.6309972939525.7514671928790.293266328663598724151217.5WETL
2020-11-20 11:00:06FORECAST20215713735.8727.131.48569.5753157226680.22152.241511.313.5415TT3.8727.8736349.3315177470724.3048506391310.566055700731238734151220WETL
2020-11-20 07:00:24FORECAST20215713735.8827.1231.568.6464779387710.22152.241511.1113.3515TT3.8827.8836348.7443907428723.94007412540.566486889970098734151220WETL
2020-11-20 03:00:07FORECAST20215713735.8925.830.84566.8623713138950.07231.982310.9912.9723TT3.8920.8936347.6127473447323.2422125864060.566918000097618734151220WETL
2020-11-19 23:00:06FORECAST20215713735.9224.4730.19554.3669950697540.07021.750210.3912.1402TT3.9221.9236339.5416629619418.4598599162280.568210850782758734151220WETL
2020-11-19 19:00:06FORECAST20215713735.9324.4930.2156.0025281801630.071.7510.612.35TT3.9314.9336340.6127228750919.0751736113350.568641639437028734151220WETL
2020-11-19 15:00:06FORECAST20215713736.0126.4531.2357.6857817941630.11422.094210.4412.5342TT4.0123.0136341.7103972065719.7118314100550.572084968114518734151220WETL
2020-11-19 10:59:34FORECAST20215713728.9723.2726.1256.9666831090380.01321.663210.2511.9132TT-3.0313.9736341.2420365633919.4394269603890.27762777085218724151217.5WETL
2020-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20215713724.8823.2824.0855.0689356507880.01181.661810.3211.9818TT-7.129.8836340.0018871575618.7235420450260.149555551662728714151215WETL
2020-11-19 03:00:23FORECAST20215713723.2723.0423.15556.4840073645460.00211.632110.7512.3821TT-8.734.2736340.9271818605619.2569334509860.11218378303778714151215WETL