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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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DAY 61 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/01/2021 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): 43.27°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.86°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.07°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.806
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: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 99

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: 0.35 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.71 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.55 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.26 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: 20 in
SWE DAY: 32
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 311.30 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 6.07 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: 141

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 3
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
2021-12-01 07:00:05OBSERVATION20226114143.2699832.8600438.0650119.5111158333330.350000000000020.7100000000000211.5512.26TT11.2699899.2699832311.30173610221 6.0738442322080.8063913207144190 43132224WETL
2021-12-01 03:00:06OBSERVATION20226114143.2699832.8600438.0650119.5111158333330.350000000000020.7100000000000211.5512.26TT11.2699899.2699832311.30173610221 6.0738442322080.8063913207144190 43132224WETL
2021-11-30 11:00:02FORECAST20226114142.4639.4240.9416.3104893333330.31760.677611.5512.2276TT10.4698.4632308.962312953935.0393265098370.78188945483019043132224WETM
2021-11-30 10:16:42FORECAST20226114142.4639.4240.9416.3104893333330.31760.677611.5512.2276TT10.4698.4632308.962312953935.0393265098370.78188945483019043132224WETL
2021-11-30 07:00:12FORECAST20226114142.137.0439.5730.248010250.49740.857411.5512.4074TT10.198.132319.01214545559.64948264561250.77045109799539043132224WETL
2021-11-30 03:00:11FORECAST20226114141.4737.3239.39530.149938250.45670.816711.5512.3667TT9.4797.4732318.942665034219.61610165607180.749649685873429043132224WETL
2021-11-29 23:00:01FORECAST20226114141.636.7539.17521.011080.34340.733411.5512.2834TT9.695.632312.391571996386.56368431054160.754022124435449043132224WETL
2021-11-29 19:00:01FORECAST20226114144.1736.8440.50521.0876133333330.36470.754711.5512.3047TT12.1798.1732312.447067917846.58876295538510.831559193850139043132224WETL
2021-11-29 15:00:01FORECAST20226114144.0435.7439.8921.1233106666670.28440.674411.5512.2244TT12.0498.0432312.472949111996.60046317902210.828059565974149043132224WETL
2021-11-29 11:00:02FORECAST20226114143.8937.1740.5320.8117106666670.25260.642611.5512.1926TT11.8997.8932312.246954455066.49839327266660.823964423467429043132224WETL
2021-11-29 07:00:11FORECAST20226114144.2135.8940.0520.3179161666670.34220.782211.5512.3322TT12.2198.2132311.888452765736.33692343664540.832626745189459043132224WETL
2021-11-29 03:00:14FORECAST20226114140.8936.9438.91520.1331428333330.39860.958611.5512.5086TT8.8994.8932311.754189101936.27659161807920.729651517514419043132224WETL
2021-11-28 23:00:01FORECAST20226114140.635.5738.08521.7384573333330.35661.556611.5513.1066TT8.693.632312.918572811226.80236704386420.719361690290489043152240WETL
2021-11-28 19:00:02FORECAST20226114140.4735.5137.9921.6516466666670.44931.449311.5512.9993TT8.4795.4732312.855727736526.7738416745940.71468836194559043142232WETL
2021-11-28 15:00:04FORECAST20226114142.7236.3939.55521.4435853333330.29681.356811.5512.9068TT10.7296.7232312.705048928966.70551740087220.789942485773739043142232WETL
2021-11-28 11:00:06FORECAST20226114140.8934.537.69521.2322440.2421.46211.5513.012TT8.8994.8932312.551913188176.6361784834780.729651517514419043142232WETL
2021-11-28 07:00:13FORECAST20226114143.134.4938.79521.3359979166670.44891.678911.5513.2289TT11.196.132312.627102473556.67021120706910.80139324098029043152240WETL
2021-11-28 03:00:08FORECAST20226114139.9134.3937.1521.2688125833330.44981.679811.5513.2298TT7.9193.9132312.578416286536.64817175359340.694145304445989033152235WETL
2021-11-27 23:00:02FORECAST20226114140.3835.5937.98524.7031253333330.35541.745410.3512.0954TT8.3896.3832315.056496458897.7828801191050.711431438845999043152240WETL
2021-11-27 19:00:02FORECAST20226114139.5435.7437.6424.6110666666670.44272.242710.3512.5927TT7.5495.5432314.990351708557.7522485452560.680223580294419033152235WETL
2021-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20226114139.1234.6736.89524.6539253333330.18551.705510.3512.0555TT7.1296.1232315.021147863277.7665078578420.664108300885649033152235WETL
2021-11-27 11:00:02FORECAST20226114138.5434.0836.3124.1766306666670.14671.566710.3511.9167TT6.5494.5432314.677997818727.60785373218940.64135428341259033152235WETL
2021-11-27 07:00:05FORECAST20226114141.9336.0138.9723.5123709166670.14331.323310.3411.6633TT9.9398.9332314.199736706427.38758075136030.764935167884059043142232WETL
2021-11-27 03:00:15FORECAST20226114141.9534.6738.3123.9608149198130.17231.282310.4411.7223TT9.9598.9532314.522700887377.5362202240420.765587871112569043142232WETL
2021-11-26 23:00:02FORECAST20226114143.1534.1638.65527.5767239028760.01090.87099.610.4709TT11.1599.1532317.113438444018.74494973786230.802871437900769043132224WETL
2021-11-26 19:00:02FORECAST20226114138.7733.5936.1828.1590965692950.01071.12079.8210.9407TT6.7796.7732317.528478342428.94131508514540.650442995753759033142228WETL
2021-11-26 15:00:05FORECAST20226114143.3434.0138.67527.6433785065840.01491.15499.5810.7349TT11.34103.3432317.160972341248.76740080594510.808427726042499043142232WETL
2021-11-26 11:00:02FORECAST20226114143.8734.6939.2827.9504580245490.0151.0459.7310.775TT11.87100.8732317.3798583488.87091240859290.823413787239689043142232WETL
2021-11-26 07:00:14FORECAST20226114143.8934.7239.30527.134731261140.0151.5359.9611.495TT11.89103.8932316.798033221498.5962294955230.823964423467429043152240WETL
2021-11-26 03:00:06FORECAST20226114144.8635.3740.11528.4248183553710.02481.364810.3911.7548TT12.86100.8632317.717646583879.03106639244260.849362997358379053142236WETL
2021-11-25 23:00:02FORECAST20226114144.5335.6740.129.7842334315530.0521.42210.7412.162TT12.53108.5332318.683423904069.49174148832520.841010142762429043142232WETL
2021-11-25 19:00:06FORECAST20226114144.836.2340.51529.344917847360.05751.197510.6811.8775TT12.8106.832318.37168295579.34259088126060.847866384769639043142232WETL
2021-11-25 15:00:03FORECAST20226114144.7834.7439.7628.53361170380.05751.017510.811.8175TT12.78106.7832317.79506010749.06784084649020.847365333114619043142232WETL
2021-11-25 11:00:03FORECAST20226114145.5634.940.2327.724874071830.85011.530110.7412.2701TT13.56112.5632317.219078950838.79485901709340.866100200874589053152245WETL
2021-11-25 07:00:08FORECAST20226114139.134.0836.5928.822343038120.94231.39231011.3923TT7.198.132318.000407485149.16551683079890.663333030601319033142228WETL
2021-11-25 03:00:06FORECAST20226114139.1334.1136.6229.0605221507820.94231.31239.8611.1723TT7.1393.1332318.16968851559.24617728081230.664495674750879033142228WETL
2021-11-24 23:00:03FORECAST20226114145.6436.2640.9523.3230658465071.65272.202710.0412.2427TT13.64114.6432314.063290923557.32491881418050.867928527795589053152245WETL
2021-11-24 19:00:05FORECAST20226114146.2937.4141.8523.2828321224041.68722.307210.312.6072TT14.29121.2932314.034283129457.31160749478240.882147851962679053152245WETL
2021-11-24 15:00:03FORECAST20226114146.3137.3441.82523.4085900377671.68722.30729.9912.2972TT14.31119.3132314.124942485667.35322199928410.882567544359599053152245WETL
2021-11-24 11:00:03FORECAST20226114142.0835.9439.0123.98152502822.86583.33589.8113.1458TT10.08113.0832314.537607182737.54309149896290.769805946355089043152240WETL
2021-11-24 07:00:17FORECAST20226114142.0835.9739.02524.5944571074522.86583.34589.5412.8858TT10.08108.0832314.978415985217.74672314172160.769805946355089043152240WETL
2021-11-24 03:00:06FORECAST20226114145.335.9340.61523.5748911405942.92093.62099.3712.9909TT13.3113.332314.244785119587.40828660069340.86003873245819053152245WETL
2021-11-23 23:00:02FORECAST20226114142.0433.6837.8616.8624816854442.02062.21068.9611.1706TT10.04111.0432309.367137232985.21669768566940.768512610619469043152240WETL
2021-11-23 19:00:06FORECAST20226114143.4335.7539.5916.5366756877041.53021.64029.3510.9902TT11.43114.4332309.128263834535.11195384493460.811025902231969043152240WETL
2021-11-23 15:00:04FORECAST20226114143.8935.8139.8516.7690364527371.03471.14479.1210.2647TT11.89113.8932309.298645572945.18664026239490.823964423467429043142232WETL
2021-11-23 11:00:04FORECAST20226114139.7637.3838.5717.2120115378761.11651.19659.1110.3065TT7.76110.7632309.623184712265.32923782766130.688533583410029033142228WETL
2021-11-23 07:00:09FORECAST20226114138.8238.0438.4318.5499855754080.2720.2929.599.882TT6.82107.8232310.601217383375.76164810216560.652407662095469033122214WETL
2021-11-23 03:00:10FORECAST20226114138.6138.1538.3819.3213150827250.02150.04159.869.9015TT6.61113.6132311.16353551546.01208871194770.64412917628278903311227WETL