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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, October 30, 2021

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DAY 30 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 10/31/2021 04:00:03 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:
H
HIGH

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 40.31°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.33°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.82°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.463
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: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 154

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.28 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.30 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.58 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: 4 in
SWE DAY: 64
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 334.82 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.79 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: 110

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 80.0

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
2021-10-31 04:00:03OBSERVATION20223011040.3100627.3300833.820075.341196666666703.286.39.58TT8.31006154.3100664334.81608427586 1.78831855328060.4626111006650891 25154280WETH
2021-10-31 00:00:01FORECAST20223011032.2832.2832.28187.998469333330.00073.28076.39.5807TT0.28146.2863431.8442492429281.1860578480710.177579517238319115151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 12:00:01FORECAST20223011042.1332.1237.125187.67478803.286.39.58TT10.13156.1363431.7076702734781.0206454965470.537605724314849135151222.5WETL
2021-10-30 08:00:01FORECAST20223011042.1828.5635.37187.672546666670.00253.28256.39.5825TT10.18156.1863431.7067241400681.0195003324880.539659442733019135151222.5WETL
2021-10-30 04:00:12FORECAST20223011038.7928.2233.505187.3178576491203.286.39.58TT6.79152.7963431.5569314737980.83831985730.400868982831979125151220WETL
2021-10-30 00:00:04FORECAST20223011042.2228.4535.3359.670414666666702.946.39.24TT10.22145.2264337.693163758493.26563292364320.541301658748699135153267.5WETH
2021-10-29 20:00:01FORECAST20223011042.228.4135.3059.675225333333302.956.39.25TT10.2148.264337.696343230693.26728821499960.540480637072799135153267.5WETH
2021-10-29 16:00:01FORECAST20223011041.9128.7135.319.681730666666702.956.39.25TT9.91147.9164337.700642682433.26952666841150.528558182199399135153267.5WETH
2021-10-29 12:00:03FORECAST20223011041.8528.5635.2059.67166782155502.956.39.25TT9.85147.8564337.693991999033.26606411594940.526087912182689135153267.5WETH
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2021-10-29 04:00:04FORECAST20223011041.6627.5634.61115.5092457669203.256.39.55TT9.66152.6664399.0310216236446.0917723453520.518259222082339135151222.5WETL
2021-10-29 00:00:03FORECAST20223011041.8627.6234.7420.38278290135300.736.37.03TT9.86152.8664344.677784985947.02549246228780.526499696098979135132227WETL
2021-10-28 20:00:04FORECAST20223011041.6628.5335.09521.40649751002802.596.38.89TT9.66159.6664345.335366974657.39242067326750.518259222082339135152245WETL
2021-10-28 16:00:02FORECAST20223011041.4928.3634.92521.3946361100202.626.38.92TT9.49159.4964345.327757603877.3881617126240.511248540817459135152245WETL
2021-10-28 12:00:02FORECAST20223011041.4228.1434.7820.52524183252202.686.38.98TT9.42159.4264344.769395776357.0764752247620.508360655473329135152245WETL
2021-10-28 08:00:02FORECAST20223011041.6528.3234.98520.39019550132502.826.39.12TT9.65155.6564344.682552609927.0281446336120.517846964122669135152245WETL
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2021-10-28 00:00:04FORECAST20223011041.7828.3535.0658.046966713389703.476.079.54TT9.78161.7864336.617970541792.70875360407860.523204668837529135153267.5WETH
2021-10-27 20:00:02FORECAST20223011041.9127.5934.758.074970342237203.296.49.69TT9.91164.9164336.636554667092.71833019504960.528558182199399135153267.5WETH
2021-10-27 16:00:02FORECAST20223011041.4626.8834.178.185579672148203.56.49.9TT9.46163.4664336.709945720612.75616608710070.510010939047569135153267.5WETH
2021-10-27 12:00:02FORECAST20223011038.1127.3532.738.087950085929303.356.49.75TT6.11159.1164336.645168001792.72276931546780.373938240651259125153260WETH
2021-10-27 08:00:02FORECAST20223011037.6826.6532.1659.231411994616803.56.379.87TT5.68156.6864337.402853930313.11470475279020.357211632139049125153260WETH
2021-10-27 04:00:14FORECAST20223011040.9225.5333.2259.7289804503903.426.459.87TT8.92160.9264337.731868491553.2857867460280.487729173668169125153260WETH
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2021-10-26 20:00:06FORECAST2022301104125.5433.274.370448612135103.386.479.85TT916564334.166597859181.46045794383560.491029438944239125154280WETH
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2021-10-26 09:32:51FORECAST20223011041.0124.0232.5156.364373623510103.256.429.67TT9.01160.0164335.498917351242.13524046030640.49144201992459125154280WETH
2021-10-26 08:00:03FORECAST20223011040.9124.3832.64599.64804847893903.246.449.68TT8.91158.9164390.8555201102638.9479898162080.487316694946169125151220WETL
2021-10-26 04:00:03FORECAST20223011040.6725.7533.21100.3490032739303.746.6910.43TT8.67153.6764391.2238193535739.2589203291510.477422289208769125151220WETL
2021-10-26 00:00:03FORECAST20223011041.2525.4933.3713.47767260559803.686.39.98TT9.25162.2564340.19734930054.58506849516440.501345695017469135153267.5WETH
2021-10-25 20:00:03FORECAST20223011041.2524.8633.05511.89685132099503.97.0710.97TT9.25162.2564339.160519247174.0349422714350.501345695017469135153267.5WETH
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2021-10-25 08:00:04FORECAST20223011040.8523.2632.05516.40242898403504.367.3311.69TT8.85164.8564342.104698171775.61134801686730.484842122956429125152240WETL
2021-10-25 04:00:11FORECAST20223011040.8423.2632.0515.12388448097804.537.2711.8TT8.84167.8464341.27265184685.16136816304790.484429748462439125152240WETL
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2021-10-24 20:00:07FORECAST20223011038.6323.9431.28513.849132930230.00545.94546.7312.6754TT6.63171.6364340.440379464.71480406995950.39448454426269125153260WETL
2021-10-24 16:00:04FORECAST20223011038.5323.8831.20514.7322767726570.00545.60546.7812.3854TT6.53172.5364341.017261842575.02396068571860.390508493809029125152240WETL
2021-10-24 12:00:04FORECAST20223011040.3723.3531.8614.63746129405303.556.7310.28TT8.37167.3764340.955388984614.99072130926090.465074537851369125153260WETL
2021-10-24 08:00:03FORECAST20223011040.4323.2231.82516.07461106523303.516.7610.27TT8.43168.4364341.891619593295.49577481142470.467541782147189125152240WETL
2021-10-24 04:00:14FORECAST20223011037.8923.9630.92514.5634519441950.024.286.7211TT5.89164.8964340.907083033224.96478392118980.365348496223949125153260WETL
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2021-10-23 04:00:14FORECAST20223011030.7229.9330.32523.0978820155290.0592.1296.878.999TT-1.28164.7264346.418086687918.00152409436250.138711743349749115152235WETL