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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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DAY 62 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/02/2020 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): 38.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.15°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.02°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.656
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 62

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: 0.07 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.85 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.90 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.75 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: 63 in
SWE DAY: 31
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.29 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 21.44 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: 142

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 3
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.5

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
2020-12-02 07:00:07OBSERVATION20216214238.8900419.1499829.0200162.996921250.0699999999999930.849999999999998.99.75TT6.8900461.8900431340.29497216361 21.4375355631620.6557274929859892 33131210.5WETL
2020-12-02 02:59:52OBSERVATION20216214238.8900419.1499829.0200162.996921250.0699999999999930.849999999999998.99.75TT6.8900461.8900431340.29497216361 21.4375355631620.6557274929859892 33131210.5WETL
2020-12-01 11:00:03FORECAST20216214240.7527.934.32561.7383476385310.01320.79328.99.6932TT8.7563.7531339.4701486564920.9583260506580.725625434851669243131212WETL
2020-12-01 07:00:07FORECAST20216214240.7622.0331.39561.9682139679040.01040.79048.99.6904TT8.7663.7631339.6209915927721.0457062750120.725981590771269243131212WETL
2020-12-01 02:59:00FORECAST20216214236.6119.6628.13562.142359787870.0130.7938.99.693TT4.6159.6131339.7352109821921.1119477134630.562431586168739233131210.5WETL
2020-11-30 22:59:50FORECAST20216214238.6622.2430.4557.8781319227710.00780.20788.99.1078TT6.6655.6631336.9237943879819.5005198195080.64663191406137923312127WETL
2020-11-30 19:00:36FORECAST20216214238.1722.0730.1257.8952168705840.00470.20478.99.1047TT6.1755.1731336.9351194049819.5069318092680.62698215316115923312127WETL
2020-11-30 15:00:02FORECAST20216214238.1422.3230.2357.9005624211260.00540.20548.99.1054TT6.1455.1431336.9386626833619.5089380707890.62576769903042923312127WETL
2020-11-30 11:00:05FORECAST20216214237.7121.7529.7358.74720500840.00190.20198.99.1019TT5.7154.7131337.4992497976119.8271376180410.60822881947119923312127WETL
2020-11-30 07:00:07FORECAST20216214237.7821.4829.6360.5905473191120.00190.54198.99.4419TT5.7854.7831338.7156196096720.5229647776820.611100072055149233131210.5WETL
2020-11-30 03:00:07FORECAST20216214238.1720.0129.0962.4380281447650.00151.13158.910.0315TT6.1758.1731339.9290193420721.2244976769020.626982153161159233141214WETL
2020-11-29 22:59:02FORECAST20216214238.2521.7730.0162.8902435017050.00191.00198.99.9019TT6.2557.2531340.2251616662821.3968432625990.630214507112699233141214WETL
2020-11-29 19:00:04FORECAST20216214238.2822.630.4463.1987536417750.00181.08188.99.9818TT6.2855.2831340.4270006370421.5145621462690.631424286769129233141214WETL
2020-11-29 15:00:05FORECAST20216214238.2822.7530.51564.4044032248240.00241.09248.99.9924TT6.2855.2831341.2142670036321.9757012381650.631424286769129233141214WETL
2020-11-29 11:00:06FORECAST20216214238.2322.3730.364.1500771046470.00121.21128.910.1112TT6.2357.2331341.0483974425921.8782809923590.629407270185359233141214WETL
2020-11-29 07:00:07FORECAST20216214238.6823.1430.9164.2253256160650.00121.22128.910.1212TT6.6855.6831341.0974851112521.9070970480910.647426117733319233141214WETL
2020-11-29 02:59:08FORECAST20216214238.623.0930.84564.9058884818930.00241.20248.910.1024TT6.649.631341.5410180975922.1680232326350.644245483418749233141214WETL
2020-11-28 22:59:07FORECAST20216214238.0422.8630.4563.1977631729350.00071.12078.679.7907TT6.0464.0431340.4263528880121.5141840276430.621710562141799233141214WETL
2020-11-28 19:00:05FORECAST20216214238.1522.5230.33563.2472282970940.00071.12078.679.7907TT6.1563.1531340.4587002093321.5330691378710.626172656388489233141214WETL
2020-11-28 15:00:06FORECAST20216214239.0722.8730.9762.580517980630.00020.91028.679.5802TT7.0762.0731340.0223683848521.2787759385250.662781037313589233131210.5WETL
2020-11-28 11:00:06FORECAST20216214234.5422.4128.47563.1149632387070.00081.02088.679.6908TT2.5459.5431340.3721974387921.4825787288270.474443229429719223141212WETL
2020-11-28 06:59:09FORECAST20216214234.0822.9328.50563.6782380509390.00081.09088.689.7708TT2.0858.0831340.7403836592221.697747264220.454908190634539223141212WETL
2020-11-28 03:00:07FORECAST20216214238.9820.5329.75562.9957799427730.00060.87068.769.6306TT6.9858.9831340.2942253860621.4371001382170.659260437744259233131210.5WETL
2020-11-27 23:00:06FORECAST20216214238.9523.131.02566.5299504154020.00781.14788.9710.1178TT6.9569.9531342.5963507896122.792918230530.658083798017079233141214WETL
2020-11-27 19:00:06FORECAST20216214238.9623.0531.00565.9205285227510.00421.13428.9510.0842TT6.9667.9631342.200852178122.5580610365160.658476182484079233141214WETL
2020-11-27 15:00:05FORECAST20216214238.6122.630.60565.4714808049080.00631.15638.9610.1163TT6.6167.6131341.9090401503622.3852911592290.644643617460959233141214WETL
2020-11-27 11:00:04FORECAST20216214238.9723.5731.2767.1578208728080.00391.32399.0610.3839TT6.9767.9731343.0031822500923.0353462723550.658868395850649233141214WETL
2020-11-27 07:00:07FORECAST20216214238.9823.5731.27567.1520898914050.00391.31399.0410.3539TT6.9865.9831342.9994717684223.0331313608970.659260437744259233141214WETL
2020-11-27 03:00:07FORECAST20216214239.1323.5731.3567.028052195820.00391.20399.0710.2739TT7.1360.1331342.9191512400922.9852027682670.665120237789619233141214WETL
2020-11-26 22:59:14FORECAST20216214242.7926.3134.5559.3154272469420.00140.28148.999.2714TT10.7987.7931337.8748110744220.0411887748590.79324147572809924312128WETL
2020-11-26 18:59:55FORECAST20216214242.826.3134.55559.351886600030.00140.25149.039.2814TT10.884.831337.8988900489120.0549366044590.79354667104215924312128WETL
2020-11-26 14:59:10FORECAST20216214241.4724.7433.10560.7433834376150.00290.522999.5229TT9.4779.4731338.8162164284520.5808433493950.750670301319889243131212WETL
2020-11-26 11:00:06FORECAST20216214240.3525.4832.91561.8826932068230.01170.69178.969.6517TT8.3567.3531339.5648814266621.0131893811370.711195016005569243131212WETL
2020-11-26 07:00:07FORECAST20216214240.3725.4832.92561.8473515643380.01170.69178.989.6717TT8.3772.3731339.5416902177720.9997542856480.711924937337319243131212WETL
2020-11-26 03:00:07FORECAST20216214239.7524.8532.361.9697866849530.01180.51188.889.3918TT7.7569.7531339.622023338221.046304339780.688904175823449233131210.5WETL
2020-11-25 23:00:06FORECAST20216214240.2625.9133.08560.2442328179130.00420.70428.489.1842TT8.2673.2631338.4875306605120.3919216030730.707899654974159243131212WETL
2020-11-25 19:00:06FORECAST20216214240.2925.9133.160.3227272162170.00420.70428.589.2842TT8.2976.2931338.539246066220.4216105924350.709000049899549243131212WETL
2020-11-25 15:00:06FORECAST20216214239.9123.5731.7461.15450370574800.688.69.28TT7.9173.9131339.0866222890420.7366740993440.69492117220399233131210.5WETL
2020-11-25 11:00:06FORECAST20216214242.128.3435.2257.2774421242070.00350.42358.418.8335TT10.182.131336.5253054769219.2753087077860.77154658966067924312128WETL
2020-11-25 06:59:57FORECAST20216214242.1228.3535.23558.0946913097420.00350.42358.528.9435TT10.1286.1231337.0673077054819.5818211917550.77219287147087924312128WETL
2020-11-25 03:00:07FORECAST20216214240.9627.4834.2260.6489281851290.00350.43358.629.0535TT8.9669.9631338.7540505379920.54507008350.73305641774462924312128WETL
2020-11-24 23:00:06FORECAST20216214241.6828.8435.2658.1339004867170.00120.00129.119.1112TT9.6884.6831337.0932830813819.5965473733940.75773953903472924311124WETL
2020-11-24 19:00:06FORECAST20216214241.6928.8535.2757.995070642647009.19.1TT9.6985.6931337.0012991644519.5444141517060.75807344243974924311124WETL
2020-11-24 15:00:06FORECAST20216214242.9931.2937.1457.975471231515009.229.22TT10.9990.9931336.9883106504719.5370561094730.7992946145035924311124WETL
2020-11-24 11:00:06FORECAST20216214233.9727.3330.6556.989560797140.00030.09038.989.0703TT1.9770.9731336.3341135533419.16753341250.45025109257362922312126WETL
2020-11-24 07:00:07FORECAST20216214228.8327.3828.10556.8937062388940.00030.09039.139.2203TT-3.1766.8331336.2704222026219.1316706176250.25002323534518922312126WETL
2020-11-24 03:00:07FORECAST20216214229.9829.629.7956.84981555554400.139.179.3TT-2.0277.9831336.2412535003319.1152532436590.29064933553424922312126WETL