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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, November 19, 2021

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DAY 50 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/20/2021 07:00:14 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): 32.53°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.24°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.38°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.338
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: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 77

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: 0.78 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.46 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 20.26 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 21.72 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: 18 in
SWE DAY: 43
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 329.22 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.93 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: 130

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: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 14.0

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
2021-11-20 07:00:14OBSERVATION20225013032.5299224.2400228.3849745.866050.780000000000091.460000000000120.2621.72TT0.5299276.5299243340.83218414381 15.6326259995490.3383494076223689 24141214WETL
2021-11-20 03:00:09OBSERVATION20225013032.5299224.2400228.3849745.866050.780000000000091.460000000000120.2621.72TT0.5299276.5299243340.83218414381 15.6326259995490.3383494076223689 24141214WETL
2021-11-19 11:00:02FORECAST20225013034.5625.2729.91514.0953914391210.04530.725320.2620.9853TT2.5678.5643319.227460833714.49963601856770.424746609410388924133231.5WETL
2021-11-19 07:00:09FORECAST20225013034.1125.4729.7914.4748373890510.11330.793320.2621.0533TT2.1178.1143319.495914008844.62465140174410.405115212449228924133231.5WETL
2021-11-19 03:00:13FORECAST20225013032.4525.9929.2215.3281324853770.40351.083520.2621.3435TT0.4576.4543320.098665117784.90651474731770.33508418753868924143242WETL
2021-11-18 23:00:01FORECAST20225013032.8926.7129.816.6647937337640.77121.731220.2621.9912TT0.8978.8943321.040234591745.35006928971070.35320893118588924152235WETL
2021-11-18 19:00:02FORECAST20225013032.8626.3829.6216.9125744798040.86391.823920.2622.0839TT0.8678.8643321.214425090285.43256288832660.351961951940578924152235WETL
2021-11-18 15:00:01FORECAST20225013033.0626.5329.79516.5881917550490.70871.668720.2621.9287TT1.0679.0643320.986361015975.32458330728840.360304583378498924152235WETL
2021-11-18 11:00:03FORECAST20225013033.126.5229.8117.3504660907180.72711.687120.2621.9471TT1.179.143321.521996073445.57855649029220.361981269316478924152235WETL
2021-11-18 07:00:13FORECAST20225013032.9926.6729.8317.9019791751080.69611.646120.2621.9061TT0.9977.9943321.908887280135.7628061963710.357376852064638924152235WETL
2021-11-18 03:00:06FORECAST20225013033.6926.3530.0216.9263081482260.77341.673420.2621.9334TT1.6977.6943321.224076688115.43713770665220.387004471270158924152235WETL
2021-11-17 23:00:03FORECAST20225013033.5426.329.9214.7507119463110.72841.578420.2621.8384TT1.5487.5443319.690929369214.71566881097360.380593277566118924153252.5WETL
2021-11-17 19:00:02FORECAST20225013033.5726.2229.89514.5700992034550.76231.622320.2621.8823TT1.5787.5743319.563269906684.65606854432080.381872959341948924153252.5WETL
2021-11-17 15:00:04FORECAST20225013035.3425.930.6214.5713682953340.62221.392220.2621.6522TT3.3486.3443319.564167121844.65648717312390.459192547347748924143242WETL
2021-11-17 11:00:02FORECAST20225013035.5927.3131.4513.9749231770460.63051.210520.2621.4705TT3.5989.5943319.142176947334.45998740539420.470310896327838924143242WETL
2021-11-17 07:00:06FORECAST20225013037.6126.4632.03514.4989912430540.49410.944120.2621.2041TT5.6192.6143319.512993795294.63261609907980.560244131708068934133236WETH
2021-11-17 03:00:16FORECAST20225013037.6526.2131.9314.4336328232690.44460.874620.2621.1346TT5.6587.6543319.466774824554.61106612705140.562009095641618934133236WETL
2021-11-16 23:00:03FORECAST20225013037.2525.3531.312.4984395958870.51110.991119.8220.8111TT5.2591.2543318.094797571983.97568861321910.544309710073668934143248WETL
2021-11-16 19:00:02FORECAST20225013033.3625.6529.50512.5074166883420.851.3219.8221.14TT1.3688.3643318.101177565653.9786239768660.372943041699068924143242WETL
2021-11-16 15:00:02FORECAST20225013034.7825.5130.14512.1263142381140.43591.095919.8220.9159TT2.7888.7843317.830201111513.8541088930410.434415769739238924143242WETL
2021-11-16 11:00:03FORECAST20225013034.5825.1929.88512.6657784154310.2070.80719.8220.627TT2.5888.5843318.21370087244.0304242240040.425623846515838924133231.5WETL
2021-11-16 09:30:30FORECAST20225013030.7124.7727.7412.7726812474630.20860.808619.8220.6286TT-1.2988.7143318.28963467664.06541204809570.267408341561488924133231.5WETL
2021-11-16 07:00:16FORECAST20225013033.9924.7729.3879.9949522019070.20030.710319.8420.5503TT1.9990.9943362.1781487773628.972423700020.399918092380828924131210.5WETL
2021-11-16 03:00:09FORECAST20225013030.8524.7227.78580.5994171752680.28240.902419.9120.8124TT-1.1582.8543362.5397845196229.2204953351290.27258965806858924131210.5WETL
2021-11-15 23:00:03FORECAST20225013035.1825.8730.5259.01586644101890.56981.459820.5622.0198TT3.1892.1843315.608735357882.84548620560550.452092966368468924143242WETL
2021-11-15 19:00:02FORECAST20225013034.1525.1329.649.38120450162150.56741.387420.5621.9474TT2.1591.1543315.870568481532.96324639896860.406851359263258924143242WETL
2021-11-15 15:00:02FORECAST20225013034.1725.1429.6558.54671740236730.52381.523820.6122.1338TT2.1788.1743315.272145695512.69454193409750.407720121779788924153252.5WETL
2021-11-15 14:54:21FORECAST20225013034.1725.1429.6558.54671740236730.52381.523820.6122.1338TT2.1788.1743315.272145695512.69454193409750.407720121779788924153252.5WETL
2021-11-15 11:00:04FORECAST20225013037.3127.832.55561.1774142354160.4450.83520.6121.445TT5.3190.3143350.6378623597121.4511177522010.546971110318018934131212WETL
2021-11-15 07:00:13FORECAST20225013033.4928.5331.0162.0842746513120.46940.829420.7421.5694TT1.4989.4943351.2067568074421.804416749030.378463380469568924131210.5WETL
2021-11-15 03:00:10FORECAST20225013034.329.0731.68561.8706513207670.46960.869620.7621.6296TT2.396.343351.072863927521.7211067522410.413377958279538924131210.5WETL
2021-11-14 23:00:02FORECAST20225013033.5826.930.2439.8894625818870.77881.458819.2620.7188TT1.5899.5843336.8999870198313.4387594260660.382299807613278924141214WETL
2021-11-14 19:00:03FORECAST20225013034.327.2130.75545.2465595579780.55561.225619.2720.4956TT2.397.343340.4273680577415.403167183990.413377958279538924141214WETL
2021-11-14 15:00:02FORECAST20225013034.3727.230.78545.9227221784650.55561.225619.3920.6156TT2.3797.3743340.8691857071815.6536409144310.416432031371888924141214WETL
2021-11-14 11:00:04FORECAST20225013032.7426.1529.44548.2467626303770.86941.529419.2220.7494TT0.7492.7443342.381985263816.518822371940.346990047359598924151217.5WETL
2021-11-14 07:00:13FORECAST20225013031.7625.3528.55548.6237949003710.86941.639419.3420.9794TT-0.2492.7643342.6265680155916.6598039706080.307431363334698924151217.5WETL
2021-11-14 03:00:06FORECAST20225013030.1924.2627.22551.4091673161411.14661.996619.7921.7866TT-1.8189.1943344.4262146007517.7066648944750.248607866092918914151215WETL
2021-11-13 23:00:06FORECAST20225013031.8925.6728.7821.3511704965690.24811.128120.2721.3981TT-0.1181.8943324.316269631776.92453196771940.312564525658288924142228WETL
2021-11-13 19:00:02FORECAST20225013033.328.630.9521.1952335435410.22341.283420.1221.4034TT1.393.343324.207887163326.87166188508470.370403884784258924142228WETL
2021-11-13 15:00:04FORECAST20225013033.3628.5530.95521.9353391254070.22341.283420.121.3834TT1.3690.3643324.721908958817.12288519446110.372943041699068924142228WETL
2021-11-13 11:00:03FORECAST20225013036.7325.4131.0719.7699121444760.18090.750920.2921.0409TT4.7388.7343323.215239366036.38993688602220.521173641540238934132224WETL
2021-11-13 07:00:13FORECAST20225013036.6725.4231.04520.049319848610.18090.850920.4821.3309TT4.6788.6743323.410112764816.48415279309680.518498003264298934132224WETL
2021-11-13 03:00:17FORECAST20225013038.2325.431.81519.8503765778520.13840.748420.3921.1384TT6.2388.2343323.271373607686.41705850295190.587445267855838934132224WETL
2021-11-12 23:00:02FORECAST20225013043.5327.8235.67526.4592704055850.00450.044518.7618.8045TT11.5392.5343327.842973708798.67448589193190.79223784876964894411229WETL
2021-11-12 19:00:04FORECAST20225013043.5727.7835.67527.6060855704460.0010.04118.5718.611TT11.5793.5743328.628481049629.07214596874150.79351806574959894411229WETL
2021-11-12 15:00:03FORECAST20225013041.7827.0434.4128.9651830024280.01010.070118.7918.8601TT9.7890.7843329.556432657719.54566238155810.73181353658244894411229WETL
2021-11-12 11:00:05FORECAST20225013029.7625.6527.70551.4277725023670.5462.85618.5921.446TT-2.2481.7643344.4381927722517.7136890190180.233609190797918914151215WETL
2021-11-12 07:00:06FORECAST20225013029.3826.427.8948.8016282617660.34622.656219.6822.3362TT-2.6280.3843342.7418481543116.7263602633770.220782598131378914151215WETL
2021-11-12 03:00:16FORECAST20225013025.7725.0325.443.3046185064450.17512.445120.5122.9551TT-6.2383.7743339.1542392147314.6869449440380.120223417109848914151215WETL