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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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DAY 54 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/24/2021 07:00:12 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): 29.40°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 23.47°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.44°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.213
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: -3
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 60

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: 1.06 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.35 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 18.67 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 20.02 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: 28 in
SWE DAY: 39
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 325.11 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 9.26 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: 134

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: 4
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 24.0

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
2021-11-24 07:00:12OBSERVATION20225413429.4000823.4699826.4350328.4850508695651.06000000000011.350000000000118.6720.02TT-2.5999260.4000839325.11398423293 9.26088837928210.2132450930925490 14142224WETL
2021-11-24 03:00:03OBSERVATION20225413429.4000823.4699826.4350328.4850508695651.06000000000011.350000000000118.6720.02TT-2.5999260.4000839325.11398423293 9.26088837928210.2132450930925490 14142224WETL
2021-11-23 11:00:02FORECAST20225413426.1923.2624.72521.8383556950260.18950.479518.6719.1495TT-5.8157.1939320.469550719926.9985280380470.122008460065119014122212WETL
2021-11-23 07:00:07FORECAST20225413426.723.3525.02522.6920410555880.48740.777418.6719.4474TT-5.357.739321.070468296757.28574424832660.134313654257619014132218WETL
2021-11-23 03:00:07FORECAST20225413428.1423.7725.95523.3244777358050.68880.978818.6719.6488TT-3.8659.1439321.514807271587.49916496393760.173524089504069014132218WETL
2021-11-22 23:00:01FORECAST20225413429.6923.8226.75524.9997605504110.78481.054818.6719.7248TT-2.3161.6939322.688387923318.06713243048090.223081267959419014142224WETL
2021-11-22 19:00:02FORECAST20225413430.0323.5226.77524.3427094839720.68710.957118.6719.6271TT-1.9762.0339322.228701110767.8439196585370.234938334626419014132218WETL
2021-11-22 15:00:01FORECAST20225413429.2323.7326.4824.8935798292820.80181.071818.6719.7418TT-2.7761.2339322.614153608028.03102118689740.207594198396659014142224WETL
2021-11-22 11:00:04FORECAST20225413429.7623.7326.74525.0173491261710.77311.043118.6719.7131TT-2.2461.7639322.700682722618.07311564292530.22549424877589014142224WETL
2021-11-22 07:00:08FORECAST20225413429.1823.4426.3124.7031383380010.70471.034718.6719.7047TT-2.8261.1839322.480959744587.96629175994170.205949902074689014142224WETL
2021-11-22 03:00:11FORECAST20225413429.0823.4826.2824.730724076530.69761.017618.6719.6876TT-2.9256.0839322.50025706817.97566487216110.202684531002889014142224WETL
2021-11-21 23:00:02FORECAST20225413429.3923.5526.4723.7311076846960.74680.976818.6719.6468TT-2.6163.3939321.800121606037.63667333878090.212907710286139014132218WETL
2021-11-21 19:00:02FORECAST20225413429.6223.6426.6324.0717199165610.83241.072418.6719.7424TT-2.3863.6239322.03888751577.75202990251890.220683032048989014142224WETL
2021-11-21 15:00:02FORECAST20225413429.6623.6226.6423.9671202972750.78131.021318.6719.6913TT-2.3459.6639321.965586161627.71658793511810.22205164327439014142224WETL
2021-11-21 11:00:03FORECAST20225413429.824.2727.03523.1429546145930.76160.991618.6719.6616TT-2.263.839321.387345320267.43785274645130.226879689618949014142224WETL
2021-11-21 07:00:16FORECAST20225413429.824.0626.9323.6766150646610.8281.11818.6719.788TT-2.262.839321.761903630557.61823273473330.226879689618949014142224WETL
2021-11-21 03:00:09FORECAST20225413429.7124.0326.8723.6588556795880.82141.121418.6719.7914TT-2.2957.7139321.749447080937.6122237334750.223769189332789014142224WETL
2021-11-20 23:00:02FORECAST20225413430.2924.1827.23549.4333376550360.81531.085318.619.6853TT-1.7169.2939339.249167683716.7702186552980.24423513938829014141212WETL
2021-11-20 19:00:02FORECAST20225413429.7224.727.2149.6259346826130.841.1418.619.74TT-2.2868.7239339.3756678084416.841834723530.224113600921419014141212WETL
2021-11-20 15:00:03FORECAST20225413429.5125.5727.5448.6705292692630.69510.905118.619.5051TT-2.4969.5139338.7475372771716.4870219279390.2169443199678901413129WETL
2021-11-20 11:00:02FORECAST20225413431.9324.5828.25548.3246935920570.6440.85418.619.454TT-0.0771.9339338.5197918781416.3588652173580.307153166803729024131210.5WETL
2021-11-20 07:00:17FORECAST20225413432.1124.5928.3548.6394767888160.7650.95518.6119.565TT0.1171.1139338.7270962610316.4755087363310.314471707027059024131210.5WETL
2021-11-20 03:00:10FORECAST20225413429.4424.627.0249.3416924171040.83770.997718.6119.6077TT-2.5665.4439339.1889522181716.7361569516280.214584288772439014141212WETL
2021-11-19 23:00:04FORECAST20225413431.9824.022816.2619329001430.68480.764817.8818.6448TT-0.0270.9839316.512033035235.14709744330680.309178575367849024132221WETL
2021-11-19 19:00:06FORECAST20225413433.0225.2129.11515.0975408575610.49080.530817.8818.4108TT1.0272.0239315.678580541214.76597026757790.352545143114649024133231.5WETL
2021-11-19 15:00:03FORECAST20225413433.0425.2229.1315.0342724837510.45770.457717.8818.3377TT1.0471.0439315.633223443564.74531588617520.353400524861459024123221WETL
2021-11-19 11:00:05FORECAST20225413433.425.129.2516.3633982247740.60420.744217.8818.6242TT1.469.439316.584543539455.18039895774430.368920243134389024132221WETL
2021-11-19 07:00:11FORECAST20225413432.6923.9728.3318.2758260262560.77970.929717.9418.8697TT0.6962.6939317.947738523545.81075755469780.338541702929989024132221WETL
2021-11-19 03:00:15FORECAST20225413431.652427.82519.7138287687420.84710.997118.2419.2371TT-0.3564.6539318.968406564256.28808854964620.29592058662329024142228WETL
2021-11-18 23:00:02FORECAST20225413433.6425.529.5719.4379863804910.69630.826318.919.7263TT1.6469.6439318.772907546566.19630343535960.379388564235079024132221WETL
2021-11-18 19:00:04FORECAST20225413435.2424.8930.06518.8671245537550.53680.666818.9919.6568TT3.2471.2439318.367882751976.00668649779680.451090985054669024132221WETL
2021-11-18 15:00:03FORECAST20225413435.2724.629.93518.8940500545740.6180.75818.8419.598TT3.2771.2739318.386999515576.01561990557280.452458611695719024132221WETL
2021-11-18 11:00:04FORECAST20225413428.8325.2527.0422.9818424612530.86521.085218.8719.9552TT-3.1760.8339321.274166308997.38347227698360.194657334050359014142224WETL
2021-11-18 07:00:15FORECAST20225413428.4225.326.8624.4077724828560.86521.155218.8319.9852TT-3.5852.4239322.274254790147.86599668799980.181917915419719014142224WETL
2021-11-18 03:00:07FORECAST20225413432.3124.928.60523.2012868979850.88471.194718.8520.0447TT0.3162.3139321.428311506257.45755047239130.322689614609079024142228WETL
2021-11-17 23:00:04FORECAST20225413429.626.2827.9419.2563400116880.91971.419718.7620.1797TT-2.474.639318.64409367886.13591901059520.220000539078639014142224WETL
2021-11-17 19:00:03FORECAST20225413429.8924.827.34518.6115530137440.79581.305818.8220.1258TT-2.1173.8939318.186365089735.92194240211790.230014389450119014142224WETL
2021-11-17 15:00:06FORECAST20225413429.9124.9827.44518.6959310886790.79581.305818.6319.9358TT-2.0971.9139318.246306979155.94991102450880.230714260827859014142224WETL
2021-11-17 11:00:03FORECAST20225413434.7325.2930.0114.2610676237120.20540.585418.4519.0354TT2.7376.7339315.078323616454.493353279860.427943145292879024133231.5WETL
2021-11-17 07:00:07FORECAST20225413434.3926.0330.2114.9452046109090.19730.567318.1418.7073TT2.3970.3939315.56935833024.71624862917820.41264287214669024133231.5WETL
2021-11-17 03:00:17FORECAST20225413434.442630.2214.8392426034430.19730.567318.0218.5873TT2.4471.4439315.493360646754.68168251841270.414885192550489024133231.5WETL
2021-11-16 23:00:04FORECAST20225413433.8124.729.25512.5755708698040.42671.116717.6918.8067TT1.8175.8139313.864922742653.94703057949580.386857995352659024143242WETL
2021-11-16 19:00:03FORECAST20225413434.1126.1930.1512.9187310196980.35391.043918.0319.0739TT2.1173.1139314.112387458554.0579334435320.400140473303429024143242WETL
2021-11-16 15:00:03FORECAST20225413428.9127.4428.17514.0553310789750.38371.093717.8118.9037TT-3.0967.9139314.930490636844.42645231276480.197204786605149014143236WETL
2021-11-16 11:00:04FORECAST20225413430.828.8329.81511.8329317487640.33630.556317.5518.1063TT-1.269.839313.328640783733.70759642132680.263031821321629024133231.5WETL
2021-11-16 09:30:31FORECAST20225413430.6328.8329.7311.884675914130.32220.542217.5618.1022TT-1.3771.6339313.366039590983.72425382303310.256685258322489024133231.5WETL
2021-11-16 07:00:17FORECAST20225413430.6328.6929.6679.0873762019070.30220.522217.4818.0022TT-1.3774.6339358.0154522734728.3145027600480.256685258322489024131210.5WETL
2021-11-16 03:00:10FORECAST20225413431.8131.131.45579.5990718419350.24080.470817.7418.2108TT-0.1962.8139358.3270293582128.5224989527910.30231619451801902412127WETL