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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, November 5, 2021

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DAY 36 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/06/2021 04:00:10 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): 31.59°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.54°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.07°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.148
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 141

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: 0.27 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.44 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.95 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 12.39 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: 5 in
SWE DAY: 58
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 327.75 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 1.64 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: 116

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 4
D5: 2
HSdry: 70.0

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
2021-11-06 04:00:10OBSERVATION20223611631.5899624.5400828.065023.88450666666670.269999999999982.449.9512.39TT-0.41004140.5899658327.75116575154 1.27315158836960.1479981531444689 15154270WETL
2021-11-06 00:00:02FORECAST20223611626.826.826.83.00230454593370.00052.17059.9512.1205TT-5.2135.857326.11431349460.979094485898890.0586481025718368915154270WETL
2021-11-05 12:00:02FORECAST20223611629.5826.8228.23.25097063843030.06652.23659.9512.1865TT-2.42138.5857326.285922360831.06074595332820.103185072112698915154270WETL
2021-11-05 08:00:01FORECAST20223611630.9225.6428.284.43635377153410.39422.56429.9512.5142TT-1.08139.9257327.102487991911.45114235628110.13180758260528915154270WETL
2021-11-05 04:00:10FORECAST20223611631.8426.3929.1154.34245706465250.52822.69829.9512.6482TT-0.16140.8457327.037895723361.4201480206930.15436736070568915154270WETL
2021-11-05 00:00:02FORECAST20223611632.9825.7929.3857.56192117881790.54690.82699.9510.7769TT0.98131.9858330.26277854262.49742109963660.185661900611558915134242WETL
2021-11-04 20:00:02FORECAST20223611634.1326.0530.096.57079419825370.54481.87489.9511.8248TT2.13142.1358329.588163062472.1656559896640.220929669887638915154270WETL
2021-11-04 16:00:02FORECAST20223611633.0228.0330.5256.61819818129360.51041.84049.9511.7904TT1.02141.0258329.620467504022.18149357855220.186826858885428915154270WETL
2021-11-04 12:00:01FORECAST20223611633.4327.1730.37.47286374131050.561.899.9511.84TT1.43141.4358330.202230578492.46755627618990.199026398779488915154270WETL
2021-11-04 08:00:03FORECAST20223611633.9426.5430.247.88148300656360.60172.17179.9512.1217TT1.94137.9458330.47992806672.6046719370680.214852199074958915153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 04:00:12FORECAST20223611633.9726.5630.2657.79551013400080.58952.20959.9512.1595TT1.97139.9758330.421524875862.57580434566180.215805304626198915153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 00:00:03FORECAST20223611634.4126.7630.5854.69600477213290.69792.46799.9512.4179TT2.41135.4158328.307424451591.54173323195130.230062534484738915154270WETL
2021-11-03 20:00:02FORECAST20223611634.4627.4330.9455.45206152114540.54442.39449.9512.3444TT2.46143.4658328.824648964771.7927722158250.231715311257388915154270WETL
2021-11-03 16:00:02FORECAST20223611634.5526.9530.754.84117954189410.5242.3949.9512.344TT2.55145.5558328.406816747131.58987636265480.234706885315958915154270WETL
2021-11-03 12:00:05FORECAST20223611634.0527.3730.714.4341816510990.52842.36849.9512.3184TT2.05143.0558328.128077475951.45497950035420.218358844337098915154270WETL
2021-11-03 08:49:38FORECAST20223611634.4927.4130.954.45455676853450.60382.42389.9512.3738TT2.49143.4958328.142038566571.46172733893740.232710138982988915154270WETL
2021-11-03 08:00:06FORECAST20223611635.8426.7431.2941.467116390530.57812.45819.9512.4081TT3.84144.8458352.3469001827814.6108099197220.279840195846848925151220WETL
2021-11-03 04:00:13FORECAST20223611635.7227.7931.75540.8169005599440.56162.56169.9512.5116TT3.72139.7258351.9410223292314.3651417113770.275470808895288925151220WETL
2021-11-03 00:00:01FORECAST20223611636.1728.9532.5639.9197811353020.67542.54549.311.8454TT4.17145.1758351.3799206611114.0270095281320.29202623917148925151220WETL
2021-11-02 20:00:03FORECAST20223611634.7127.9531.3341.6773234129860.71292.54299.5612.1029TT2.71148.7158352.4779723326214.690338448860.240077489791168915151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 16:00:04FORECAST20223611633.7427.5330.63541.5419526259980.68422.53429.5612.0942TT1.74142.7458352.3935714716914.6391170517830.208560827987128915151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 12:00:02FORECAST20223611633.1125.3729.2443.304797911221.10943.08949.5612.6494TT1.11147.1158353.4904002630915.3078303469490.189464471567948915151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 08:00:03FORECAST20223611633.8225.8229.8243.3536150227781.21533.13539.4612.5953TT1.82148.8258353.5207040658515.3264005066520.211064265920338915151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 04:00:10FORECAST20223611633.1225.8329.47543.4842337463121.26833.16839.4412.6083TT1.12149.1258353.6017687173315.3761019640140.189758944447818915151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 00:00:04FORECAST20223611637.4828.432.946.70018238257560.6262.5568.6811.236TT5.48149.4858329.676328182912.20889152604340.342664642134288925154280WETH
2021-11-01 20:00:04FORECAST20223611637.4928.4732.988.26276900627840.6422.5428.9511.492TT5.49155.4958330.738790061742.73281822369620.343063845425568925153260WETH
2021-11-01 16:00:03FORECAST20223611638.1129.5833.8457.85466776806560.61092.40099.0311.4309TT6.11155.1158330.461713276552.59566696785310.368140518578968925153260WETH
2021-11-01 12:00:03FORECAST20223611636.3527.0431.6959.46282225836980.7522.7529.0311.782TT4.35153.3558331.551893711443.13741663961720.29877554613678925153260WETL
2021-11-01 08:00:07FORECAST20223611637.9828.0132.99511.7690881214341.0333.3638.9612.323TT5.98154.9858333.107577376123.92037243205690.36283150147878925153260WETH
2021-11-01 04:00:06FORECAST20223611638.328.233.258.18849932272150.97512.85518.9711.8251TT6.3150.358330.688386682282.70784163037970.375945085791968925153260WETH
2021-11-01 00:00:04FORECAST20223611634.6525.5830.11510.1380938716741.55963.16968.9612.1296TT2.65144.6558332.008339734933.36593171441140.238055711657998915153252.5WETL
2021-10-31 20:00:05FORECAST20223611633.8425.7529.79512.3820684973891.63983.11989.0112.1298TT1.84156.8458333.519530492824.1296616717790.211692861175738915153252.5WETL
2021-10-31 16:00:02FORECAST20223611635.0425.7730.40511.4510270680091.70912.84919.0511.8991TT3.04157.0458332.893571744383.81197330081090.251362495808018925153260WETL
2021-10-31 12:00:03FORECAST20223611634.922831.4612.0172175891622.1583.8588.9912.848TT2.92152.9258333.274409916914.00503110087120.247226741417268915153252.5WETL
2021-10-31 08:00:03FORECAST20223611634.925.6730.28515.8839929311952.26034.15038.913.0503TT2.9150.958335.860737352215.33480957796850.246540998559258915152235WETL
2021-10-31 04:00:05FORECAST20223611631.7725.3328.5518.5019182320262.21124.06128.9613.0212TT-0.23148.7758337.59739498186.24619939729810.152566319837578915152235WETL
2021-10-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223611630.9423.7427.34191.171204742880.79142.02148.9811.0014TT-1.06142.9458430.0174157191982.2069474234560.132272538657818915151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 20:00:03FORECAST20223611630.8823.6227.25190.934415945970.79142.12148.9311.0514TT-1.12155.8858429.9164134521682.0858393080760.130881046396578915151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 16:00:02FORECAST20223611631.9724.0628.015190.848547744940.61732.27738.9111.1873TT-0.030000000000001152.9758429.879771357582.0419300685060.157749200255058915151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 12:00:04FORECAST20223611637.7127.2332.47187.146048417690.69541.96548.8910.8554TT5.71156.7158428.2921972581480.153192284990.351889925261938925151220WETL
2021-10-30 08:00:03FORECAST20223611636.9227.7132.315187.578834666790.69541.83548.8910.7254TT4.92149.9258428.4785407866980.3735053604940.320600650871458925151220WETL
2021-10-30 04:00:15FORECAST20223611637.7728.6833.225186.933322038540.63661.53668.8710.4066TT5.77158.7758428.2005291585580.0449474142680.35431119111848925151220WETL
2021-10-30 00:00:06FORECAST20223611631.9727.5829.77512.5589186795380.99331.71338.5110.2233TT-0.030000000000001140.9758333.638263388284.19013581827580.157749200255058915153252.5WETL
2021-10-29 20:00:02FORECAST20223611632.7928.5630.67512.292097511030.93891.61898.5210.1389TT0.79143.7958333.459105696854.09891184316660.180189974593968915153252.5WETL
2021-10-29 16:00:05FORECAST20223611633.729.531.611.2356010349170.71561.27568.519.7856TT1.7145.758332.748525284283.73862967505110.207315689208398915143242WETL
2021-10-29 12:00:04FORECAST20223611634.6430.0532.3458.16524637162790.26620.93628.579.5062TT2.64136.6458330.672604031422.70002328026430.237719656772658915133231.5WETH
2021-10-29 10:44:44FORECAST20223611633.5130.0431.7758.12195857105430.23920.90928.589.4892TT1.51138.5158330.643220493062.68547053864460.201461462070238915133231.5WETL
2021-10-29 08:00:05FORECAST20223611630.4829.8330.155114.508049826750.21120.88128.749.6212TT-1.52130.4858393.9266709281445.1077748627240.121862256746618915131210.5WETL
2021-10-29 04:00:05FORECAST20223611630.963030.48114.428286997130.1680.9188.939.848TT-1.04130.9658393.885342237445.0716249855030.132738620721658915131210.5WETL