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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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DAY 47 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/17/2021 07:00:05 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): 25.31°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.29°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.80°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.078
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: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 98

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: 0.47 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.17 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 17.76 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 20.93 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: 14 in
SWE DAY: 46
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 322.45 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 4.57 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: 127

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 45.0

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
2021-11-17 07:00:05OBSERVATION20224712725.3099420.2899222.7999314.1797616666670.469999999999913.169999999999917.7620.93TT-6.6900698.3099446322.44532462046 4.57219785364910.07775594453382989 14153245WETL
2021-11-17 03:00:13OBSERVATION20224712725.3099420.2899222.7999314.1797616666670.469999999999913.169999999999917.7620.93TT-6.6900698.3099446322.44532462046 4.57219785364910.07775594453382989 14153245WETL
2021-11-16 11:00:02FORECAST20224712725.6820.9423.3112.0874601425370.02682.726817.7620.4868TT-6.3298.6846320.977538878823.87980320784740.0846352467156588914153245WETL
2021-11-16 09:30:28FORECAST20224712729.6421.1225.3812.1094641126130.03422.734217.7620.4942TT-2.36102.6446320.993015665933.88705340360620.188025147576248914153245WETL
2021-11-16 07:00:14FORECAST20224712730.0721.225.63579.8432874111410.04812.748117.7620.5081TT-1.93103.0746364.7603239484729.1236633811980.202676099037328914151215WETL
2021-11-16 03:00:08FORECAST20224712724.8721.1623.01580.1230271061560.12332.823317.7620.5833TT-7.1397.8746364.9259199018829.2389693720370.0701379777453168914151215WETL
2021-11-15 23:00:02FORECAST20224712730.3721.1425.7558.70646054444560.19673.466717.7621.2267TT-1.63102.3746318.5891603582.7737839545450.213289512674878914153245WETL
2021-11-15 19:00:02FORECAST20224712730.221.1925.6958.71846189858820.20333.473317.7621.2333TT-1.8102.246318.597674583322.77768168683340.207236041464988914153245WETL
2021-11-15 15:00:02FORECAST20224712725.6120.9523.288.88783740236730.24773.517717.7621.2777TT-6.3997.6146318.717808448912.83271205873280.0833002313144378914153245WETL
2021-11-15 14:54:20FORECAST20224712725.6120.9523.288.88783740236730.24773.517717.7621.2777TT-6.3997.6146318.717808448912.83271205873280.0833002313144378914153245WETL
2021-11-15 11:00:03FORECAST20224712727.3421.0424.1961.4779169020820.25223.522217.7621.2822TT-4.6699.3446353.6271634726721.7402613702920.121137762032368914151215WETL
2021-11-15 07:00:12FORECAST20224712728.7821.2625.0262.2328039846450.32773.647717.7621.4077TT-3.22102.7846354.0950866868922.0363301217110.160743184726518914151215WETL
2021-11-15 03:00:09FORECAST20224712731.2121.3826.29562.1165966541010.33513.665117.7621.4251TT-0.79106.2146354.0231129931921.9907109160270.244671517164158914151215WETL
2021-11-14 23:00:02FORECAST20224712731.2522.5626.90540.1579643074720.31132.171317.7619.9313TT-0.75109.2546340.0344145141213.655089881370.246225379341218914151215WETL
2021-11-14 19:00:02FORECAST20224712727.9923.3625.67540.9730068936720.28742.177417.7619.9374TT-4.01105.9946340.5676977615513.9540826281460.13807710038518914151215WETL
2021-11-14 15:00:02FORECAST20224712727.723.2825.4941.5409556936160.34562.295617.7620.0556TT-4.3106.746340.9386551210414.1629175666240.130330301659918914151215WETL
2021-11-14 11:00:03FORECAST20224712727.6623.5825.6239.8069272146480.27472.134717.7619.8947TT-4.34105.6646339.8043902014913.5265686279690.129285780459698914151215WETL
2021-11-14 07:00:12FORECAST20224712731.0921.8926.4939.1389887981040.21322.253217.7620.0132TT-0.91108.0946339.3661429382113.2824476669140.24004173380348914151215WETL
2021-11-14 03:00:05FORECAST20224712731.1222.0526.58539.0941444412990.22642.696417.7620.4564TT-0.88108.1246339.3366930482913.2660776922630.241194689652948914151215WETL
2021-11-13 23:00:05FORECAST20224712725.9322.7924.3615.2402264000860.17693.206917.7320.9369TT-6.0798.9346323.18628557454.92543216155830.0895337974524178914153245WETL
2021-11-13 19:00:02FORECAST20224712732.5322.3727.4514.8482573981920.17653.056517.7320.7865TT0.53107.5346322.912644056644.79469005608360.298607206319198924153252.5WETL
2021-11-13 15:00:03FORECAST20224712732.1622.627.3815.4355807630220.19443.044417.7320.7744TT0.16105.1646323.322564728434.9906715603730.282956094846518924153252.5WETL
2021-11-13 11:00:02FORECAST20224712732.2623.2827.7715.4702888444990.13643.226417.7320.9564TT0.26101.2646323.346770003695.00226792889270.287147140837588924152235WETL
2021-11-13 07:00:12FORECAST20224712732.8423.2728.05514.9538960604180.17153.431517.7221.1515TT0.84106.8446322.986419371314.82990534420520.312015303444368924153252.5WETL
2021-11-13 03:00:17FORECAST20224712732.9423.2728.10514.8994450425450.13973.349717.7121.0597TT0.94105.9446322.948394658154.81175185778730.316395320158488924153252.5WETL
2021-11-12 23:00:02FORECAST20224712732.4621.3226.8926.5374293522630.17943.809415.6219.4294TT0.4698.4646330.957141748038.78275176776550.295616178042038924152235WETL
2021-11-12 19:00:03FORECAST20224712732.4522.2227.33527.6621500499470.13363.663615.5819.2436TT0.4599.4546331.718653331329.17605116281740.295190013868498924152235WETL
2021-11-12 15:00:02FORECAST20224712732.5122.2427.37528.6802676601440.26663.816615.6419.4566TT0.5198.5146332.406114003159.53349632147860.297751224477558924152235WETL
2021-11-12 11:00:05FORECAST20224712730.1321.0825.60529.3585667327340.4193.65915.619.259TT-1.87100.1346332.863134206599.77238453847130.204773207449438914152230WETL
2021-11-12 07:00:06FORECAST20224712729.9821.7325.85528.3122679646740.29813.978116.3720.3481TT-2.0298.9846332.157835746249.40414165221370.199554562799528914152230WETL
2021-11-12 03:00:15FORECAST20224712731.6421.8926.76527.4768320893160.23954.129517.0521.1795TT-0.36101.6446331.593330250199.11113425722160.261648420270788924152235WETL
2021-11-11 23:00:02FORECAST20224712730.8823.6527.26537.2949868479090.52864.498614.0318.5286TT-1.1297.8846338.1523908734212.6113889702130.232055660735488914151215WETL
2021-11-11 19:00:03FORECAST20224712730.3324.3227.32536.1701978524040.51174.561714.218.7617TT-1.67108.3346337.4092402205812.2041589760080.211855983767888914151215WETL
2021-11-11 15:00:03FORECAST20224712731.9724.3228.14535.0401127845190.56123.691213.9417.6312TT-0.030000000000001108.9746336.6604492002211.7966201100630.275074894447188924151217.5WETL
2021-11-11 11:00:02FORECAST20224712728.1823.2725.72535.9553325564790.7013.15113.9717.121TT-3.82100.1846337.2670365422912.1265484592160.143319106867298914151215WETL
2021-11-11 07:00:17FORECAST20224712728.4923.3425.91535.8319371420320.7013.46114.2317.691TT-3.51103.4946337.1853350214712.0820037297040.15215619222938914151215WETL
2021-11-11 03:00:07FORECAST20224712728.0622.1425.136.0823681517660.8063.17613.7916.966TT-3.9498.0646337.351121521412.1724273631460.13999299038788914151215WETL
2021-11-10 23:00:04FORECAST20224712732.3325.1328.7328.6476951542180.57863.458613.3416.7986TT0.33112.3346332.38414767959.52203973681690.290098231229468924152235WETL
2021-11-10 19:00:04FORECAST20224712732.4824.928.6928.7264871866850.57863.228613.6816.9086TT0.48107.4846332.437280518029.54975527917740.296469352890778924152235WETL
2021-11-10 15:00:03FORECAST20224712734.5823.1828.8829.7146700122610.90033.110313.2516.3603TT2.58110.5846333.102752285349.89803836433490.391512629829098924152235WETL
2021-11-10 11:00:05FORECAST20224712738.2325.6931.9625.8737136186570.79472.064713.1215.1847TT6.23120.2346330.506739797868.55143673456580.569510732028498934152240WETL
2021-11-10 07:00:09FORECAST2022471273323.1428.0729.4092177733850.34042.820412.9115.7304TT110746332.897229971659.7902471323930.319035788896268924152235WETL
2021-11-10 03:00:04FORECAST20224712733.0722.9428.00530.3186686802440.34042.650413.616.2504TT1.07106.0746333.5086812760610.1115392095940.322127964951348924151217.5WETL
2021-11-09 23:00:05FORECAST20224712738.1724.2731.2228.8372569274121.02353.423513.2416.6635TT6.17113.1746332.511959312899.58873280214270.566599423640928934152240WETL
2021-11-09 19:00:03FORECAST20224712737.2432.2134.72525.0025840539780.84632.336312.9215.2563TT5.24110.2446329.914431946018.24871331535060.52110866820568934152240WETL
2021-11-09 15:00:08FORECAST20224712737.2732.734.98524.7900952213690.61292.222912.6714.8929TT5.27111.2746329.769755298068.17502363496660.522583654672168934152240WETL
2021-11-09 11:00:04FORECAST20224712739.4538.0738.7629.1051212219610.2030.69313.0213.713TT7.45111.4546332.692461371319.68305441784460.627678027429298934132224WETL
2021-11-09 07:00:06FORECAST20224712738.8837.838.3428.1890115109670.03750.527512.4412.9675TT6.88118.8846332.074626452319.36085546756420.600775974281578934132224WETL
2021-11-09 03:00:06FORECAST20224712729.7729.1529.4630.0260900698970.04131.85131314.8513TT-2.23101.7746333.3121259287510.0080599145250.192384145290098914151215WETL