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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, November 18, 2021

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DAY 49 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/19/2021 07:00:08 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): 35.27°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 28.89°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 32.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.462
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: 3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 81

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: 0.68 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.15 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 20.46 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 21.61 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: 44
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 320.31 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 4.53 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: 129

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 4
D4: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 42.0

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
2021-11-19 07:00:08OBSERVATION20224912935.2700628.8899632.0800114.1304065217390.680000000000061.150000000000120.4621.61TT3.2700681.2700644320.30909657663 4.52609774723880.461715941690291 24143242WETH
2021-11-19 03:00:11OBSERVATION20224912935.2700628.8899632.0800114.1304065217390.680000000000061.150000000000120.4621.61TT3.2700681.2700644320.30909657663 4.52609774723880.461715941690291 24143242WETH
2021-11-18 11:00:01FORECAST20224912936.9232.5434.7315.5272638440320.95751.427520.4621.8875TT4.9282.9244321.292248835084.98878951870450.535141776408189134143248WETH
2021-11-18 07:00:12FORECAST20224912936.3531.1433.74516.1117317724380.94821.418220.4621.8782TT4.3582.3544321.702581812745.18318570866760.509784046443749134142232WETL
2021-11-18 03:00:05FORECAST20224912935.2128.431.80515.0337373544080.89981.369820.4621.8298TT3.2181.2144320.945287751534.82500716119160.459052552006559124143242WETL
2021-11-17 23:00:02FORECAST20224912937.8928.3333.1113.87625907780.84381.323820.4621.7838TT5.8990.8944320.129844218914.44220465691740.577913848039059134143248WETH
2021-11-17 19:00:02FORECAST20224912937.8729.5433.70513.7222891592060.85321.333220.4621.7932TT5.8790.8744320.021191623564.39142332853220.577039399026119134143248WETH
2021-11-17 15:00:01FORECAST20224912934.5829.2531.91513.9271459682930.75591.235920.4621.6959TT2.5887.5844320.165744441894.45899505688940.431248031706599124143242WETL
2021-11-17 11:00:02FORECAST20224912937.9429.3433.6413.6856120.56951.049520.4621.5095TT5.9490.9444319.995303232244.37933156185880.580098281959339134143248WETH
2021-11-17 07:00:06FORECAST20224912937.7529.6833.71513.9023283333330.45260.922620.4621.3826TT5.7591.7544320.148236413354.4508058979560.571784878991539134133236WETH
2021-11-17 03:00:16FORECAST20224912938.1229.6933.90514.0963300727260.43470.904720.4621.3647TT6.1287.1244320.285068883644.51484404834950.587941370085059134133236WETH
2021-11-16 23:00:02FORECAST20224912937.3229.1233.2211.8619246509830.48460.514620.4620.9746TT5.3291.3244318.705016477743.78045489134910.552857927348259134133236WETH
2021-11-16 19:00:02FORECAST20224912937.5329.733.61511.7142573333330.46830.498320.4620.9583TT5.5391.5344318.600277781773.73216564040710.562119120602349134133236WETH
2021-11-16 15:00:02FORECAST20224912936.9929.5833.28511.7747186666670.65610.686120.4621.1461TT4.9990.9944318.643167045753.75193364701940.538248145748359134133236WETH
2021-11-16 11:00:03FORECAST20224912936.8828.8832.8812.5451579166470.5980.62820.4621.088TT4.8890.8844319.189114764024.00427784998950.533365733892699134133236WETH
2021-11-16 09:30:29FORECAST20224912937.1528.8833.01512.5646041570370.59810.628120.4621.0881TT5.1595.1544319.202880916384.01065784450.545339361381579134133236WETH
2021-11-16 07:00:15FORECAST20224912936.1328.2732.280.0320708685730.50750.557520.4621.0175TT4.1394.1344363.0943309079129.0591912231990.499980623708349134131212WETL
2021-11-16 03:00:09FORECAST20224912936.2728.7532.5180.2414308790980.6230.74320.4621.203TT4.2789.2744363.2191613642229.1452252305710.506219537765929134131212WETL
2021-11-15 23:00:02FORECAST20224912936.9528.5832.7658.44619254444560.89211.092121.0322.1221TT4.9593.9544316.27219381882.67129584544780.536473350968929134143248WETH
2021-11-15 19:00:02FORECAST20224912937.0928.6232.8558.65926695710840.82071.020721.0322.0507TT5.0994.0944316.424572086492.74000484148570.542681725305829134143248WETH
2021-11-15 15:00:02FORECAST20224912937.7428.1832.968.6035160690341.00161.251621.0322.2816TT5.7490.7444316.38471030132.72202093907390.571346413865849134143248WETH
2021-11-15 14:54:21FORECAST20224912937.7428.1832.968.6035160690341.00161.251621.0322.2816TT5.7490.7444316.38471030132.72202093907390.571346413865849134143248WETH
2021-11-15 11:00:03FORECAST20224912935.7928.2932.0461.2916675687490.39140.641421.0321.6714TT3.7989.7944351.6471493106821.5530401770480.484832019576039124131210.5WETL
2021-11-15 07:00:13FORECAST20224912935.4227.7931.60562.1195346513120.36170.691721.0821.7717TT3.4293.4244352.1644214225821.8762899795190.468372342347269124131210.5WETL
2021-11-15 03:00:10FORECAST20224912936.6128.5632.58561.9304566541010.40220.742221.0921.8322TT4.6198.6144352.0463765736121.8023928646250.521361831767929134131212WETL
2021-11-14 23:00:02FORECAST20224912937.6427.6932.66539.8514483074720.67760.987619.6220.6076TT5.64102.6444337.8647982200813.4644015411820.566957006420389134131212WETL
2021-11-14 19:00:03FORECAST20224912938.2526.9532.642.543550575320.66630.956319.6520.6063TT6.25100.2544339.6368378107714.4493569866440.593584250259739134131212WETL
2021-11-14 15:00:02FORECAST20224912938.2626.8332.54543.1670037983290.66761.017619.7120.7276TT6.26100.2644340.0454922608214.6787450560280.594017530134179134141216WETL
2021-11-14 11:00:04FORECAST20224912934.6428.1431.3942.9562751660040.66220.932219.6220.5522TT2.6496.6444339.9074385049414.601157459390.433883665666169124131210.5WETL
2021-11-14 07:00:12FORECAST20224912933.6427.830.7243.0886777147220.7690.97919.820.779TT1.6497.6444339.9941874538114.6498999680760.39042770056889124131210.5WETL
2021-11-14 03:00:06FORECAST20224912931.8527.8929.8743.6281748104560.85081.080820.2321.3108TT-0.1595.8544340.3473595882414.8487341003930.316265309361259124141214WETL
2021-11-13 23:00:05FORECAST20224912932.1227.0329.57519.7062758011460.88261.062620.7621.8226TT0.1287.1244324.212826531816.38902737790480.32707468421849124142228WETL
2021-11-13 19:00:02FORECAST20224912933.3927.4430.41519.8552594171971.05571.235720.6121.8457TT1.3997.3944324.316375196336.43938576276820.379752097238489124142228WETL
2021-11-13 15:00:04FORECAST20224912933.4626.9430.220.55171544091.05571.245720.5821.8257TT1.4694.4644324.799916345746.67519545596570.382732432507219124142228WETL
2021-11-13 11:00:03FORECAST20224912933.2825.8729.57518.4549046028610.24590.705920.8221.5259TT1.2889.2844323.341532583525.96723713797180.375083168747759124132221WETL
2021-11-13 07:00:13FORECAST20224912927.9825.6426.8118.6265364234330.24590.835920.9821.8159TT-4.0288.9844323.461198840516.02496180177010.18125787479329114132218WETL
2021-11-13 03:00:17FORECAST20224912932.6224.5828.618.8830769467280.19270.752720.9221.6727TT0.6286.6244323.639968460996.11131842748550.34747400687869124132221WETL
2021-11-12 23:00:02FORECAST20224912933.5121.327.40526.7961973305860.04220.222219.2519.4722TT1.5185.5144329.097381298818.8185583702620.384865513123059124122214WETL
2021-11-12 19:00:04FORECAST20224912933.5121.3627.43527.9271852943560.04220.172219.1119.2822TT1.5186.5144329.868465035789.21229774581910.384865513123059124122214WETL
2021-11-12 15:00:03FORECAST20224912933.3821.1527.26529.0533475366190.0580.32819.1919.518TT1.3886.3844330.634060904419.60602627889950.379326912720789124122214WETL
2021-11-12 11:00:05FORECAST20224912934.4126.8530.6345.9851561592572.26472.734718.8421.5747TT2.4189.4144341.8846521123415.7216191158390.423797385795989124151217.5WETL
2021-11-12 07:00:06FORECAST20224912934.3126.8930.645.3561613932552.26472.614720.0522.6647TT2.3188.3144341.4753031247315.4880089603360.419427164976989124151217.5WETL
2021-11-12 03:00:16FORECAST20224912936.8425.8731.35541.2773789519422.22152.511520.9423.4515TT4.8494.8444338.8049068133913.9849785293140.531589026764749134151220WETL
2021-11-11 23:00:02FORECAST20224912935.2226.5730.89539.5414077784130.31540.86541818.8654TT3.2290.2244337.6599390801813.3515493416030.459495882590079124131210.5WETL
2021-11-11 19:00:04FORECAST20224912935.9526.6631.30537.4172336129290.25240.792418.2519.0424TT3.9598.9544336.2520445727112.5816213046020.491959383272049124131210.5WETL
2021-11-11 15:00:03FORECAST20224912930.2927.1228.70537.2128419791540.22560.815617.0717.8856TT-1.7194.2944336.1161735278812.5078380521310.257055231887359124131210.5WETL
2021-11-11 11:00:03FORECAST20224912928.0323.6125.8236.09217896782900.7216.4217.14TT-3.9781.0344335.3699484866212.104232201210.1827344437096911413129WETL
2021-11-11 07:00:17FORECAST20224912924.3323.6323.9835.97191174185900.7216.9917.71TT-7.6780.3344335.2897388830612.0610128950530.093621241603827911413129WETL
2021-11-11 03:00:07FORECAST20224912924.6424.4924.56536.0536349674300.8116.1616.97TT-7.3676.6444335.3442450740712.0903790003290.099555523253289911413129WETL