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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 27, 2021

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DAY 58 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/28/2021 07:00:11 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): 45.19°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.12°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.16°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.849
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 92 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 13
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 95

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: 2.80 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 4.42 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 16.75 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 21.17 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: 23 in
SWE DAY: 35
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 317.17 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.35 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: 138

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 2
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
2021-11-28 07:00:11OBSERVATION20225813845.1900433.1199639.15523.1676045833332.84.4216.7521.17TT13.1900495.1900435317.16982509211 7.3480650934990.8485394839809392 44152245WETL
2021-11-28 03:00:07OBSERVATION20225813845.1900433.1199639.15523.1676045833332.84.4216.7521.17TT13.1900495.1900435317.16982509211 7.3480650934990.8485394839809392 44152245WETL
2021-11-27 11:00:01FORECAST20225813844.336.0540.17526.3982293333331.59863.218616.7519.9686TT12.394.335319.464011398828.43328423665270.825439819313959244152245WETL
2021-11-27 07:00:04FORECAST20225813845.9733.6739.8225.822256251.58723.207216.7519.9572TT13.9795.9735319.056369334588.23875532715220.867036174526119254152250WETL
2021-11-27 03:00:13FORECAST20225813845.9234.2240.0725.7631615833331.68773.307716.7520.0577TT13.9295.9235319.014511637868.21882241075430.865899110550789254152250WETL
2021-11-26 23:00:01FORECAST20225813842.6434.4638.5529.2298013333331.42942.469416.7519.2194TT10.6495.6435321.459392549179.39619418094620.776739836580789244152245WETL
2021-11-26 19:00:01FORECAST20225813842.3333.8138.0729.3871208720611.64792.687916.7519.4379TT10.3395.3335321.569833834479.45001157570210.766858752702469244152245WETL
2021-11-26 15:00:01FORECAST20225813844.5333.473929.2711331910471.41042.450416.7519.2004TT12.5397.5335321.488412567639.41033014364510.831612792879559244152245WETL
2021-11-26 11:00:01FORECAST20225813845.3835.3340.35528.9981801403781.55982.599816.7519.3498TT13.3898.3835321.296709760949.31701986815850.853194262871239254152250WETL
2021-11-26 07:00:13FORECAST20225813845.2935.4640.37529.2477141642961.6932.83316.7519.583TT13.2998.2935321.471969921089.40232028808480.851000966980979254152250WETL
2021-11-26 03:00:05FORECAST20225813844.6833.4439.0630.1135225577411.81753.257516.7520.0075TT12.6893.6835322.079209589699.69893954335840.835562244410069244152245WETL
2021-11-25 23:00:02FORECAST20225813844.8235.3340.07531.7373348472411.70623.606216.7520.3562TT12.8299.8235323.2144849886310.2579663375620.839193909978159244151222.5WETL
2021-11-25 19:00:04FORECAST20225813844.6435.6940.16531.6725311253181.69843.548416.7520.2984TT12.6499.6435323.1692676322310.2355886878280.834514960614049244151222.5WETL
2021-11-25 15:00:02FORECAST20225813844.6535.7940.2230.822635693741.67643.666416.7520.4164TT12.6598.6535322.575556348659.942628857040.834777184163649244152245WETL
2021-11-25 11:00:02FORECAST20225813844.9635.7940.37530.4204874051631.75613.606116.7520.3561TT12.9698.9635322.29418068199.8043460641910.84277293727819244152245WETL
2021-11-25 07:00:07FORECAST20225813844.8135.4340.1231.0234417047871.20892.868916.7519.6189TT12.8199.8135322.7159490224710.0117594317040.838936250764469244151222.5WETL
2021-11-25 03:00:05FORECAST20225813844.3735.4139.8931.2524368174491.16582.725816.7519.4758TT12.3796.3735322.875962621210.0906606216920.827333546908879244151222.5WETL
2021-11-24 23:00:02FORECAST20225813844.6534.8539.7526.1580245131731.13472.894716.7719.6647TT12.65103.6535319.294080131768.35210237499760.834777184163649244152245WETL
2021-11-24 19:00:04FORECAST20225813844.0436.9840.5126.4660721224041.15773.147716.7719.9177TT12.04103.0435319.511987545138.45622730634210.818291348446949244152245WETL
2021-11-24 15:00:02FORECAST20225813841.1337.3339.2326.59784337110.95392.843916.7719.6139TT9.13101.1335319.605148135398.50080767070240.72641888364199244152245WETL
2021-11-24 11:00:02FORECAST20225813840.3936.7638.57526.4064077283210.86122.661216.7719.4312TT8.3999.3935319.469795323868.43604967220510.699861311618739244152245WETL
2021-11-24 07:00:16FORECAST20225813840.2436.4738.35526.8678767348220.52512.395116.7619.1551TT8.2499.2435319.795960883328.59223845730680.694339243925529234152240WETL
2021-11-24 03:00:04FORECAST20225813843.7635.2339.49526.3121604739270.51542.225416.7618.9854TT11.76103.7635319.403134488158.40418653052760.810391751885479244152245WETL
2021-11-23 23:00:02FORECAST20225813843.4335.3739.418.8510910187770.83872.688715.8918.5787TT11.4398.4335314.074980196155.92065603839820.800815460247149244152245WETL
2021-11-23 19:00:06FORECAST20225813843.3834.6339.00518.8147996877040.72593.075915.8918.9659TT11.3899.3835314.048816005355.90876556530130.799339560488659244152245WETL
2021-11-23 15:00:02FORECAST20225813843.4136.7740.0918.874741786070.71842.838415.918.7384TT11.4198.4135314.092029889955.92840596123550.8002258849979244152245WETL
2021-11-23 11:00:03FORECAST20225813840.0436.0638.0519.6700435378760.67082.830815.918.7308TT8.0495.0435314.66476217516.18946957181950.686907421563499234152240WETL
2021-11-23 07:00:08FORECAST20225813840.2936.1438.21520.6641642420740.65343.013416.219.2134TT8.2995.2935315.379047821936.51704444270130.69618492972659234152240WETL
2021-11-23 03:00:09FORECAST2022581384636.1741.08521.2629657493910.65343.073416.4119.4834TT1410135315.808423097656.71502368369470.867715227316479254152250WETL
2021-11-22 23:00:02FORECAST20225813845.5235.5840.5523.0409743902730.66993.309916.4819.7899TT13.5299.5235317.079516322137.30582101525840.856562922235279254152250WETL
2021-11-22 19:00:03FORECAST20225813845.636.3440.9722.1786867763120.89363.393616.3819.7736TT13.6103.635316.463786296037.01875119230530.85846432184019254152250WETL
2021-11-22 15:00:03FORECAST20225813846.2337.8842.05522.5631037168440.95093.480916.519.9809TT14.23101.2335316.738451854377.14660254030270.872842115214739254152250WETL
2021-11-22 11:00:06FORECAST20225813844.1735.3739.7723.2600528682320.14452.054516.5318.5845TT12.1798.1735317.235738031917.37892003831480.821888137668699244152245WETL
2021-11-22 07:00:09FORECAST20225813844.2833.2838.7823.0825765754370.14452.274516.5318.8045TT12.2898.2835317.109188928597.3196971362190.824896346617729244152245WETL
2021-11-22 03:00:13FORECAST20225813844.532.2838.3923.0763109690060.13382.333816.4518.7838TT12.597.535317.104720208277.31760713326570.830815660119919244152245WETL
2021-11-21 23:00:03FORECAST20225813843.9831.5937.78522.5335407716190.00032.460316.4218.8803TT11.9894.9835316.717338674537.1367630641010.816616107706019244152245WETL
2021-11-21 19:00:03FORECAST20225813844.3730.5937.4823.0393349448702.6716.5119.18TT12.3796.3735317.078346929487.30527423867380.827333546908879244152245WETL
2021-11-21 15:00:03FORECAST20225813844.529.4836.9922.92180756446302.6416.4619.1TT12.592.535316.994503663237.26608701196090.830815660119919244152245WETL
2021-11-21 11:00:03FORECAST20225813844.3130.3637.33522.0403509023830.46592.935916.4119.3459TT12.3192.3135316.364879800086.9727929639840.825711154493559244152245WETL
2021-11-21 07:00:18FORECAST20225813843.3432.7238.0322.5863523933840.46593.025916.5519.5759TT11.3489.3435316.755054414237.15434128138550.798154136810249244152245WETL
2021-11-21 03:00:10FORECAST20225813842.232.2337.21522.649922882530.70153.221516.5519.7715TT10.284.235316.800446954547.17550569267140.76264403750439244152245WETL
2021-11-20 23:00:02FORECAST20225813841.0233.3437.1848.3085541660910.75942.669416.4519.1194TT9.0297.0235334.5363005712216.1609649966690.722545659539499244151222.5WETL
2021-11-20 19:00:03FORECAST20225813840.7133.637.15548.6769594624250.49032.310316.518.8103TT8.7196.7135334.7826277405916.2962003992530.711488333395389244151222.5WETL
2021-11-20 15:00:03FORECAST20225813835.5733.1234.34548.1681596306360.48942.789416.2719.0594TT3.5793.5735334.4423677703416.1094733580090.506335208206159234151220WETL
2021-11-20 11:00:03FORECAST20225813838.1735.7936.9847.6767873990580.51643.216416.2219.4364TT6.1797.1735334.1133448464115.929450909430.614079378522969234151220WETL
2021-11-20 07:00:19FORECAST20225813837.4135.7936.648.1328041583070.3223.02216.3619.382TT5.4196.4135334.4187074486416.09651015250.583107425327149234151220WETL
2021-11-20 03:00:12FORECAST20225813834.0733.6933.8848.958561621910.13993.029916.419.4299TT2.0787.0735334.9707602772116.399686608570.443442844513989224151217.5WETL