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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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DAY 55 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/25/2021 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): 33.64°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.68°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.66°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.396
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: 2
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 66

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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.35 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 17.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 18.95 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: 32 in
SWE DAY: 38
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 326.84 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 10.62 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: 135

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
2021-11-25 07:00:05OBSERVATION20225513533.6399819.6800826.6600332.48681166666701.3517.618.95TT1.6399865.6399838326.84461020567 10.6181392960170.3958668035487190 24141214WETL
2021-11-25 03:00:05OBSERVATION20225513533.6399819.6800826.6600332.48681166666701.3517.618.95TT1.6399865.6399838326.84461020567 10.6181392960170.3958668035487190 24141214WETL
2021-11-24 11:00:01FORECAST20225513537.2227.8532.53527.9330654410470.01541.365417.618.9654TT5.2269.2238323.691242278299.04168865325340.538936817208419034142232WETL
2021-11-24 07:00:13FORECAST20225513536.2124.5530.3828.4142853180320.01081.360817.618.9608TT4.2168.2138324.026202475759.20697296766450.498276471044539024142228WETL
2021-11-24 03:00:03FORECAST20225513537.1423.6730.40528.3498604739270.01151.361517.618.9615TT5.1469.1438323.981382345859.18482698565470.535725423452259034142232WETL
2021-11-23 23:00:01FORECAST20225513536.9123.8230.36520.8706416854440.00910.489117.618.0891TT4.9165.9138318.727948965716.65205681799970.526480419228789034122216WETL
2021-11-23 19:00:02FORECAST20225513536.624.1530.37520.8569276877040.01310.493117.618.0931TT4.665.638318.718224241556.64748295575950.513998073592429034132224WETL
2021-11-23 15:00:01FORECAST20225513536.5622.7829.6720.927037786070.01570.495717.618.0957TT4.5665.5638318.767936407936.67086865019640.512386189203219034132224WETL
2021-11-23 11:00:02FORECAST20225513536.5224.5230.5221.7412542045420.01650.496517.618.0965TT4.5265.5238319.344615613576.94295246690640.510774102457099034132224WETL
2021-11-23 07:00:07FORECAST20225513535.2124.4229.81522.6098602420740.02240.802417.618.4024TT3.2165.2138319.958503583737.23421704929140.458034973711829024132221WETL
2021-11-23 03:00:07FORECAST20225513535.3624.5929.97523.2307470827250.02521.005217.618.6052TT3.3666.3638320.396486484627.44304974371770.464053936929339024142228WETL
2021-11-22 23:00:01FORECAST20225513535.5824.6530.11524.9050530569390.02781.077817.618.6778TT3.5869.5838321.57413011338.00882077221080.472896264355839024142228WETL
2021-11-22 19:00:02FORECAST20225513536.0424.630.3224.2256801096450.02060.980617.618.5806TT4.0470.0438321.096888531537.77879050576710.491422865414559024132221WETL
2021-11-22 15:00:02FORECAST20225513536.224.9530.57524.7847570501770.03081.100817.618.7008TT4.269.238321.48968533017.96804374504440.497873283923579024142228WETL
2021-11-22 11:00:06FORECAST20225513536.225.0330.61524.9055195348980.08981.129817.618.7298TT4.270.238321.574457518928.00897893366180.497873283923579024142228WETL
2021-11-22 07:00:09FORECAST20225513536.2724.8430.55524.6178352421040.11.1317.618.73TT4.2769.2738321.372467652687.9114944600220.500695616325589034142232WETL
2021-11-22 03:00:12FORECAST20225513536.5224.8930.70524.6295549690060.02951.049517.618.6495TT4.5264.5238321.380699231147.91546359769120.510774102457099034142232WETL
2021-11-21 23:00:03FORECAST20225513536.9225.1531.03523.5983381049520.03671.016717.618.6167TT4.9271.9238320.655465376467.56693608715450.526882708969429034142232WETL
2021-11-21 19:00:02FORECAST20225513537.125.2831.1923.9971496115360.04371.113717.618.7137TT5.173.138320.936166688677.70155320778090.534118840164119034142232WETL
2021-11-21 15:00:02FORECAST20225513536.7525.4731.1123.8990835644630.0351.05517.618.655TT4.7568.7538320.867169795167.66843130402720.520040388773779034142232WETL
2021-11-21 11:00:03FORECAST20225513534.8125.8930.3523.1110522357160.01871.008717.618.6087TT2.8170.8138320.312105677227.40274980603870.442035075276669024142228WETL
2021-11-21 07:00:17FORECAST20225513533.6825.4829.5823.6675497267180.02961.149617.618.7496TT1.6868.6838320.704199994057.59028260092630.397425926345769024142228WETL
2021-11-21 03:00:09FORECAST20225513533.7925.1129.4523.6601082158640.03191.151917.618.7519TT1.7963.7938320.698960545427.58777211121970.401719749335359024142228WETL
2021-11-20 23:00:02FORECAST20225513533.8224.9129.36549.5316834156190.03161.121617.5318.6516TT1.8274.8238338.3292731019916.7580184455240.402892877325399024141214WETL
2021-11-20 19:00:02FORECAST20225513534.3124.2429.27549.7107678306230.0251.16517.5318.695TT2.3175.3138338.4473183343916.8244760646180.422170382152049024141214WETL
2021-11-20 15:00:03FORECAST20225513534.3524.3229.33548.7570999426310.02550.935517.5318.4655TT2.3576.3538337.818080039916.4710298909330.423752986093339024131210.5WETL
2021-11-20 11:00:02FORECAST20225513533.3922.1627.77548.3949347374810.0420.89217.5318.422TT1.3977.3938337.5787207038816.3371001572270.386166524105629024131210.5WETL
2021-11-20 07:00:18FORECAST20225513532.7623.2528.00548.7412365498810.05591.015917.5418.5559TT0.7675.7638337.807600343416.4651601566850.362045625855549024141214WETL
2021-11-20 03:00:11FORECAST20225513532.7623.2728.01549.4417852625770.05611.056117.5418.5961TT0.7669.7638338.2699956150116.724672483970.362045625855549024141214WETL
2021-11-19 23:00:04FORECAST20225513532.3623.3427.8516.7249216691030.09310.853116.8117.6631TT0.3675.3638315.772699025415.28127365644110.347003517729739024132221WETL
2021-11-19 19:00:07FORECAST2022551353323.0328.01515.4123104511910.06870.598716.8117.4087TT17738314.830507661114.85226552357920.371175997838939024133231.5WETL
2021-11-19 15:00:03FORECAST20225513532.9923.0528.0215.3559614607360.06870.528716.8117.3387TT0.9975.9938314.789990034094.83390295518890.37079407365669024133231.5WETL
2021-11-19 11:00:05FORECAST20225513532.6724.0328.3516.9323714870560.10520.845216.8117.6552TT0.6773.6738315.921319099695.34929713567650.358641544605559024132221WETL
2021-11-19 07:00:11FORECAST20225513532.6824.0428.3618.8552446291280.10521.035216.8717.9052TT0.6867.6838317.295172800385.98267810279260.3590192278379024142228WETL
2021-11-19 03:00:16FORECAST20225513531.925.1928.54520.9802376964240.21011.210117.1718.3801TT-0.168.938318.805652353576.68861836534120.329999566251029024142228WETL
2021-11-18 23:00:03FORECAST20225513533.5424.4228.9821.2483068308610.55841.388417.8319.2184TT1.5475.5438318.995621785266.77811684939450.391979045933429024142228WETL
2021-11-18 19:00:04FORECAST20225513532.4125.7829.09520.4414284008460.50451.174517.9219.0945TT0.4175.4138318.423429145256.50902972802460.348871232966269024142228WETL
2021-11-18 15:00:03FORECAST20225513532.2825.7929.03520.9396380319910.50451.264517.7719.0345TT0.2875.2838318.776869781896.67507226620410.34402290151539024142228WETL
2021-11-18 11:00:04FORECAST20225513533.0125.2129.1125.4522646802790.40381.493817.819.2938TT1.0166.0138321.957933492688.19455853917150.371558048884169024142228WETL
2021-11-18 07:00:15FORECAST20225513532.9925.2629.12526.2044873769990.40381.563817.7619.3238TT0.9956.9938322.484657649778.45054514065910.37079407365669024152235WETL
2021-11-18 03:00:07FORECAST20225513531.424.1627.7825.7212837121880.33381.523817.7819.3038TT-0.665.438322.146422602958.28601953263680.311908055284859024152235WETL
2021-11-17 23:00:04FORECAST20225513533.7626.0629.9119.2358946783550.19911.619117.6919.3091TT1.7680.7638317.566344780666.10867276159090.400547506106629024152235WETL
2021-11-17 19:00:03FORECAST20225513534.625.0529.82518.5766210137440.15161.461617.7519.2116TT2.680.638317.096517360175.8905818277780.433671150846849024142228WETL
2021-11-17 15:00:06FORECAST20225513534.3825.0429.7118.6662470886790.0871.39717.5618.957TT2.3878.3838317.160435061965.92019504761940.424940748007249024142228WETL
2021-11-17 11:00:04FORECAST20225513530.1326.1128.1214.2610676237120.43351.023517.3818.4035TT-1.8779.1338314.001556684734.47799743383180.268019756614489024143242WETL
2021-11-17 07:00:07FORECAST20225513528.7528.2928.5214.9452046109090.26750.837517.0717.9075TT-3.2570.7538314.494460880164.70018406685160.224132592345879014133227WETL
2021-11-17 03:00:17FORECAST20225513528.0627.5727.81514.8392426034430.09860.668616.9517.6186TT-3.9471.0638314.418173856114.66572756078250.203815929430899014133227WETL