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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 10, 2021

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DAY 41 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/11/2021 07:00:13 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): 31.96°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.75°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 27.86°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.255
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 90 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 78

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: 0.75 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.14 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.86 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 14.00 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: 35 in
SWE DAY: 52
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.20 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 11.94 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: 121

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: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2021-11-11 07:00:13OBSERVATION20224112131.9600423.7500627.8550532.96253250.752.1411.8614TT-0.03996000000000177.9600452341.19826172797 11.2467587911520.255049322718490 25151220WETL
2021-11-11 03:00:05OBSERVATION20224112131.9600423.7500627.8550532.96253250.752.1411.8614TT-0.03996000000000177.9600452341.19826172797 11.2467587911520.255049322718490 25151220WETL
2021-11-10 11:00:02FORECAST20224112135.6728.9832.32528.8452523260130.17351.563511.8613.4235TT3.6781.6752338.499616289349.76410684412460.399147164759789025152240WETL
2021-11-10 07:00:07FORECAST20224112135.9127.5931.7529.2970524175830.15441.544411.8613.4044TT3.9181.9152338.797126227099.92575716600140.409248781502789025152240WETL
2021-11-10 03:00:03FORECAST20224112134.3926.3830.38529.5818998674070.26741.657411.8613.5174TT2.3980.3952338.984522600910.0278062041810.346555916188749025151220WETL
2021-11-09 23:00:02FORECAST20224112135.524.5730.03529.5159809173010.35591.265911.8613.1259TT3.576.552338.9411676829110.0041810374160.392032060974079025141216WETL
2021-11-09 19:00:01FORECAST20224112135.1726.8631.01529.5909437623120.33381.243811.8613.1038TT3.1776.1752338.9904702076810.0310479398750.378324894868329025141216WETL
2021-11-09 15:00:02FORECAST20224112135.3726.6130.9929.8246765547020.44021.350211.8613.2102TT3.3776.3752339.1441343337410.1148641119280.386615212673199025141216WETL
2021-11-09 11:00:01FORECAST20224112134.9327.0931.0133.4462558886270.44381.353811.8613.2138TT2.9375.9352341.513466541111.4223467913460.368450238149859025141216WETL
2021-11-09 07:00:04FORECAST20224112135.8427.0131.42532.5031408443010.43851.328511.8613.1885TT3.8483.8452340.8985532469611.0802736898040.406295925395529025141216WETL
2021-11-09 03:00:04FORECAST20224112135.7827.1731.47533.1378666319930.54621.816211.8613.6762TT3.7882.7852341.3125580594411.3103700287980.403769133063089025151220WETL
2021-11-08 23:00:02FORECAST20224112136.2527.231.72537.6992271329880.61591.985911.8613.8459TT4.2587.2552344.2681883147412.978644625940.423661606122669025151220WETL
2021-11-08 19:00:02FORECAST20224112135.4727.3431.40537.9150625448490.60681.986811.8613.8468TT3.4786.4752344.4071967329313.0582204050250.390780118619539025151220WETL
2021-11-08 15:00:02FORECAST20224112135.5527.3331.4437.6128164732050.5081.97811.8613.838TT3.5585.5552344.2125143150512.9468021287120.394121110965499025151220WETL
2021-11-08 11:00:06FORECAST20224112135.727.4531.57537.2306100359920.45691.956911.8613.8169TT3.786.752343.9661138162912.806068249090.400406329909489025151220WETL
2021-11-08 07:00:09FORECAST20224112135.5727.3431.45536.7245507595830.38292.012911.8613.8729TT3.5785.5752343.6394997272412.6200062507310.394957588101029025151220WETL
2021-11-08 03:00:14FORECAST20224112135.3525.4130.3837.3099187450310.33081.970811.8613.8308TT3.3585.3552344.0172621528412.835256097810.385783778962329025151220WETL
2021-11-07 23:00:03FORECAST20224112134.8426.9430.8913.5649410411550.33891.618911.6713.2889TT2.8489.8452328.233842091864.45247271568770.364769120587639025153260WETL
2021-11-07 19:00:02FORECAST20224112135.0828.5631.8213.2725648738440.37091.570911.6713.2409TT3.0888.0852328.033504059444.35384596342330.374612187205579025153260WETL
2021-11-07 15:00:02FORECAST20224112134.8427.1831.0115.0750210947190.48082.000811.6713.6708TT2.8487.8452329.266193396054.96369481122340.364769120587639025153260WETL
2021-11-07 11:00:02FORECAST20224112133.4827.8330.65517.8019332667130.58292.112911.6713.7829TT1.4888.4852331.120418096545.89458358620060.310824167260389025152240WETL
2021-11-07 07:00:05FORECAST20224112127.6525.4226.53518.840373010310.46591.985911.7713.7559TT-4.3579.6552331.823158584386.25167208118910.129818147647349015152235WETL
2021-11-07 03:00:15FORECAST20224112131.8924.5628.22519.4417406110220.5011.98111.7613.741TT-0.1184.8952332.229273719316.45911536303890.252611092430169025152240WETL
2021-11-07 00:00:04FORECAST20224112132.2122.727.45518.6936020671850.49712.277110.9113.1871TT0.2181.2152331.723947126256.20111546373410.263850120057139025152240WETL
2021-11-06 20:00:03FORECAST20224112132.7124.6128.6617.0881716827310.66822.298211.313.5982TT0.7180.7152330.636320182355.64997020382250.28190675994659025152240WETL
2021-11-06 16:00:06FORECAST20224112132.6925.5729.1317.9894290490160.74112.431111.4813.9111TT0.6980.6952331.247438765915.95895229734750.281173225994869025152240WETL
2021-11-06 12:00:04FORECAST20224112133.5124.9229.21519.8311580035990.51412.174111.4913.6641TT1.5182.5152332.491924077356.59369988129880.311976469086049025152240WETL
2021-11-06 08:00:03FORECAST20224112131.8323.327.56518.9706148233760.17951.959511.6413.5995TT-0.1786.8352331.911166025336.29655888624420.250532165971949025152240WETL
2021-11-06 04:00:14FORECAST20224112133.3723.4928.4321.0241362360410.17772.207711.7413.9477TT1.3785.3752333.29493701777.0072381626430.306614964338249025152240WETL
2021-11-06 00:00:03FORECAST20224112133.3321.827.56517.0749323300470.16841.258411.7513.0084TT1.3377.3352330.627332500015.64543932890170.305090602226429025142232WETL
2021-11-05 20:00:02FORECAST20224112133.3423.528.4218.1324181419420.16841.308412.0213.3284TT1.3482.3452331.344267337116.00807280429170.305471377551199025142232WETL
2021-11-05 16:00:05FORECAST20224112133.7420.6227.1816.9468447813840.16141.161411.6312.7914TT1.7481.7452330.540363229345.601616229630.320871267165969025142232WETL
2021-11-05 12:00:05FORECAST20224112135.4525.8530.6523.5401789177151.06412.514111.7714.2841TT3.4586.4552334.980569440257.88550253858160.389946117819819025152240WETL
2021-11-05 08:00:06FORECAST20224112132.7426.3929.56526.1182127018920.73352.263512.3214.5835TT0.7482.7452336.69659540618.79391329481930.283008784561369025152240WETL
2021-11-05 04:00:13FORECAST20224112133.5326.3529.9426.4048118383280.73352.363512.3514.7135TT1.5381.5352336.886672315628.89542919333460.312745693909849025152240WETL
2021-11-05 00:00:03FORECAST20224112130.2325.3127.7727.2084772843390.95021.980210.4512.4302TT-1.7767.2352337.418938047779.18065551117850.198577273941929015152235WETL
2021-11-04 20:00:04FORECAST20224112135.6927.1331.4125.3511991973311.1432.36311.4813.843TT3.6986.6952336.187219171728.5227491608190.399986492495159025152240WETL
2021-11-04 16:00:04FORECAST20224112135.6627.0831.3725.5523252719481.1432.39311.3213.713TT3.6683.6652336.320883678168.59378061549320.398727675364839025152240WETL
2021-11-04 12:00:03FORECAST20224112131.0128.3829.69521.7900862070160.92991.539911.3712.9099TT-0.9986.0152333.809229144887.27373187976440.223049822955349015152235WETL
2021-11-04 08:00:06FORECAST20224112131.5726.1428.85523.3047791492490.74061.440611.5212.9606TT-0.4381.5752334.823318854047.8029834999120.241629094227499015142228WETL
2021-11-04 04:00:14FORECAST20224112133.0826.1229.624.0369722094040.74061.440611.6713.1106TT1.0885.0852335.312126395638.05988826364790.295640544816199025142232WETL
2021-11-04 00:00:04FORECAST20224112138.3728.6133.4923.8174531876231.45213.482111.5815.0621TT6.3791.3752335.165672265417.98279270927960.515082187070999035152245WETL
2021-11-03 20:00:03FORECAST20224112138.4429.1833.8123.1635420320491.15623.136211.7414.8762TT6.44100.4452334.728925195767.75350752811440.518113857864949035152245WETL
2021-11-03 16:00:04FORECAST20224112137.3124.7331.0224.698307684380.66662.966611.5614.5266TT5.31100.3152335.752849168018.29252717465880.469168494805459025152240WETL
2021-11-03 12:00:06FORECAST20224112128.9927.4328.2130.4107818198850.60542.505411.6914.1954TT-3.0178.9952339.5290595073510.3253441501890.163167970867819015151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 08:49:39FORECAST20224112129.127.4928.29529.7793550072150.3752.27511.8914.165TT-2.984.152339.114345489910.0986064823830.166132789805339015151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 08:00:10FORECAST20224112129.1127.528.30567.2398688667220.27972.159712.0214.1797TT-2.8983.1152362.6025578480824.3813484404420.166404029553799015151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 04:00:15FORECAST20224112125.3924.5924.9965.579859738220.10061.930612.0413.9706TT-6.6172.3952361.6083497291423.7142248554060.0848442438494989015151217.5WETL