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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, November 8, 2020

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DAY 39 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/09/2020 07:00:03 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): 23.93°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 16.87°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 20.40°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.052
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: 186

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: 0.05 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.86 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.85 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.71 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: 7 in
SWE DAY: 54
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 320.89 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 2.25 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: 119

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 5
D5: 2
HSdry: 52.5

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
2020-11-09 07:00:03OBSERVATION20213911923.9300616.8699220.3999900.0499999999999550.859999999999957.858.71TT-8.06994185.9300654320.89385445808 00.05176505798478789 15135252.5WETL
2020-11-09 02:58:03OBSERVATION20213911923.9300616.8699220.3999900.0499999999999550.859999999999957.858.71TT-8.06994185.9300654320.89385445808 00.05176505798478789 15135252.5WETL
2020-11-08 11:00:02FORECAST20213911934.5723.2228.89500.00950.81957.858.6695TT2.57196.5754320.8938544580800.292826005907488925135260WETL
2020-11-08 07:00:04FORECAST20213911934.9518.0126.4800.00870.81877.858.6687TT2.95196.9554320.8938544580800.306245458842228925135260WETL
2020-11-08 03:00:05FORECAST20213911935.519.9427.7200.0130.8237.858.673TT3.5197.554320.8938544580800.326133391320348925135260WETL
2020-11-07 23:00:01FORECAST20213911935.8521.3328.5900.00730.55737.858.4073TT3.85203.8554320.8938544580800.339056457900868925235267.5WETL
2020-11-07 19:00:03FORECAST20213911936.0819.922800.00430.55437.858.4043TT4.08204.0854320.8938544580800.347654202437898925235267.5WETL
2020-11-07 15:00:03FORECAST20213911935.3523.9629.65500.00250.55257.858.4025TT3.35203.3554320.8938544580800.320657048272578925235267.5WETL
2020-11-07 11:00:03FORECAST20213911935.1823.8229.500.00450.55457.858.4045TT3.18203.1854320.8938544580800.314497399135148925235267.5WETL
2020-11-07 07:00:05FORECAST20213911935.0723.3929.2300.00410.54417.858.3941TT3.07205.0754320.8938544580800.310538922131518925235267.5WETL
2020-11-07 02:57:58FORECAST20213911935.3823.6529.51500.00310.55317.858.4031TT3.38205.3854320.8938544580800.321749250248168925235267.5WETL
2020-11-06 23:00:03FORECAST20213911935.2322.6328.9300.00690.08697.857.9369TT3.23215.2354320.8938544580800.316303812012748925215222.5WETL
2020-11-06 18:57:58FORECAST20213911935.0221.3228.1700.00610.06617.857.9161TT3.02215.0254320.8938544580800.308746798606268925215222.5WETL
2020-11-06 14:57:58FORECAST20213911935.6322.5529.0900.00230.06237.857.9123TT3.63215.6354320.8938544580800.330910108392658925215222.5WETL
2020-11-06 11:00:03FORECAST20213911935.4721.1928.3300.00180.05187.857.9018TT3.47214.4754320.8938544580800.3250350721358925215222.5WETL
2020-11-06 07:00:04FORECAST20213911935.6222.8929.25500.00130.18137.858.0313TT3.62210.6254320.8938544580800.330541677694068925225245WETL
2020-11-06 03:00:04FORECAST20213911935.823.3429.5700.00130.31137.858.1613TT3.8210.854320.8938544580800.337198228126528925225245WETL
2020-11-05 23:00:03FORECAST20213911935.423.8429.6200.00160.40167.357.7516TT3.4202.454320.8938544580800.322478241683228925225245WETL
2020-11-05 19:00:04FORECAST20213911936.2824.5130.39500.00270.24277.357.5927TT4.28210.2854320.8938544580800.355194889592278925225245WETL
2020-11-05 15:00:03FORECAST20213911936.1523.829.97500.00450.30457.357.6545TT4.15210.1554320.8938544580800.350286779255498925225245WETL
2020-11-05 10:59:39FORECAST20213911929.6320.7625.19500.00180.24187.357.5918TT-2.37203.6354320.8938544580800.147446146360498915225240WETL
2020-11-05 07:00:04FORECAST20213911936.8822.4229.6500.0050.0957.467.555TT4.88211.8854320.8938544580800.378148622927088925225245WETL
2020-11-05 02:58:14FORECAST20213911936.0621.1428.600.00070.10077.727.8207TT4.06216.0654320.8938544580800.346903377550898925225245WETL
2020-11-04 23:00:02FORECAST20213911937.2422.8830.0600.00090.18097.517.6909TT5.24219.2454320.8938544580800.392136260448998925225245WETL
2020-11-04 19:00:02FORECAST20213911937.2424.3330.78500.00090.32097.698.0109TT5.24219.2454320.8938544580800.392136260448998925225245WETL
2020-11-04 15:00:02FORECAST20213911936.8223.9630.3900.00090.23097.918.1409TT4.82220.8254320.8938544580800.375832245264298925225245WETL
2020-11-04 11:00:03FORECAST20213911935.1123.7229.41500.0020.2727.437.702TT3.11220.1154320.8938544580800.311975865637248925225245WETL
2020-11-04 07:00:06FORECAST20213911935.1123.7229.41500.0020.3327.577.902TT3.11210.1154320.8938544580800.311975865637248925225245WETL
2020-11-04 03:00:04FORECAST20213911935.724.0529.87500.01690.35697.938.2869TT3.7212.754320.8938544580800.33349369038828925225245WETL
2020-11-03 23:00:03FORECAST20213911934.3822.4928.43500.00780.28787.57.7878TT2.38207.3854320.8938544580800.286220159881828925225245WETL
2020-11-03 18:58:19FORECAST20213911934.3822.4928.43500.00780.31787.617.9278TT2.38208.3854320.8938544580800.286220159881828925225245WETL
2020-11-03 14:58:09FORECAST20213911934.3823.2728.82500.00950.24958.078.3195TT2.38204.3854320.8938544580800.286220159881828925225245WETL
2020-11-03 11:00:03FORECAST20213911932.6919.312600.03080.21088.348.5508TT0.69197.6954320.8938544580800.230785246580268915125235WETL
2020-11-03 07:00:04FORECAST20213911932.6919.312600.03080.29088.258.5408TT0.69197.6954320.8938544580800.230785246580268915125235WETL
2020-11-03 03:00:04FORECAST20213911933.1522.4627.80500.0040.2948.018.304TT1.15206.1554320.8938544580800.245255040446628915225240WETL
2020-11-02 23:00:02FORECAST20213911932.8819.2826.0800.00690.33698.118.4469TT0.88198.8854320.8938544580800.236703469159188915125235WETL
2020-11-02 19:00:02FORECAST20213911932.8819.2826.0800.00690.36697.828.1869TT0.88197.8854320.8938544580800.236703469159188915125235WETL
2020-11-02 15:00:02FORECAST20213911930.4318.0824.25500.00140.40147.668.0614TT-1.57196.4354320.8938544580800.167003717262788915125235WETL
2020-11-02 11:00:03FORECAST20213911931.4517.9524.700.00260.67268.018.6826TT-0.55201.4554320.8938544580800.194249718433118915235260WETL
2020-11-02 07:00:04FORECAST20213911931.4517.9524.700.00260.67267.878.5426TT-0.55198.4554320.8938544580800.194249718433118915135252.5WETL
2020-11-02 03:00:04FORECAST20213911929.4318.123.76500.00260.48267.347.8226TT-2.57194.4354320.8938544580800.142806171994138915125235WETL
2020-11-01 23:00:03FORECAST20213911933.0420.5626.800.00310.19317.467.6531TT1.04197.0454320.8938544580800.241751185092538915125235WETL
2020-11-01 19:00:02FORECAST20213911933.0520.5726.8100.00290.19297.988.1729TT1.05194.0554320.8938544580800.242068592442348915125235WETL
2020-11-01 15:00:03FORECAST20213911933.8820.4127.14500.00290.21297.577.7829TT1.88189.8854320.8938544580800.269182427129788925125240WETL
2020-11-01 10:58:26FORECAST20213911923.9420.0521.99500.00270.26278.18.3627TT-8.06179.9454320.8938544580800.0518726311022258915125235WETL
2020-11-01 07:00:03FORECAST20213911922.3420.0621.200.00270.26277.597.8527TT-9.66179.3454320.8938544580800.0367095626979278915125235WETL
2020-11-01 03:00:05FORECAST20213911922.5421.6722.10500.00190.25196.576.8219TT-9.46184.5454320.8938544580800.038380093929988915125235WETL