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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 6, 2021

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DAY 37 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/07/2021 07:00:04 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): 27.90°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 24.26°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.08°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.093
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: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 118

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: 1.07 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 3.24 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.22 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.46 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: 10 in
SWE DAY: 57
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 330.47 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 3.30 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: 117

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: 3
D5: 2
HSdry: 52.5

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
2021-11-07 07:00:04OBSERVATION20223711727.8999624.2626.079989.36415451.06999999999993.239999999999910.2213.46TT-4.10004117.8999657330.47083177692 3.09457992650250.09286873334808190 15153252.5WETL
2021-11-07 03:00:11OBSERVATION20223711727.8999624.2626.079989.36415451.06999999999993.239999999999910.2213.46TT-4.10004117.8999657330.47083177692 3.09457992650250.09286873334808190 15153252.5WETL
2021-11-07 00:00:02FORECAST20223711725.0525.0525.056.11632638782270.02532.195310.2212.4153TT-6.95115.0556327.228956213432.00143909974780.0504435174451689015154270WETL
2021-11-06 12:00:02FORECAST20223711725.9724.7225.3456.15785178149570.50062.670610.2212.8906TT-6.03115.9756327.257503600882.01520320155650.062012975207079015154270WETL
2021-11-06 08:00:02FORECAST20223711730.5724.7427.6556.59461761080450.64972.819710.2213.0397TT-1.43120.5756327.557583899522.16011701133640.152339770833219015154270WETL
2021-11-06 04:00:11FORECAST20223711728.6125.427.0056.90417262856440.74362.913610.2213.1336TT-3.39118.6156327.770062418462.26298109341240.106690395998029015154270WETL
2021-11-06 00:00:02FORECAST20223711727.6125.3526.486.91637393206630.98572.885710.2213.1057TT-4.39112.6157328.802948110832.27412413910030.087620870634539015154270WETL
2021-11-05 20:00:01FORECAST20223711728.9825.5827.287.18863773569891.07343.043410.2213.2634TT-3.02116.9857328.988977861682.36498258088550.114453163395299015154270WETL
2021-11-05 16:00:02FORECAST20223711728.9725.9327.456.62531398554780.86462.834610.2213.0546TT-3.03116.9757328.603933186032.17710423424340.114238223809549015154270WETL
2021-11-05 12:00:03FORECAST20223711729.0725.7227.3957.32579727598750.93222.902210.2213.1222TT-2.93117.0757329.082646173332.41079275291130.116400540647449015154270WETL
2021-11-05 08:00:04FORECAST20223711731.5225.5328.5259.059047666261.09363.383610.2213.6036TT-0.48120.5257330.263501504192.99187280255240.178551484938899015153252.5WETL
2021-11-05 04:00:11FORECAST20223711728.7725.4927.139.30024069853081.11063.540610.2213.7606TT-3.23118.7757330.427413519223.07305447912180.10999948088999015153252.5WETL
2021-11-05 00:00:02FORECAST20223711731.8125.4728.6412.3288748040291.10481.664810.2211.8848TT-0.19112.8157332.477114072174.09906871460080.187086521979929015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 20:00:03FORECAST20223711730.4225.6828.0510.8260846629470.96052.560510.2212.7805TT-1.58121.4257331.462035747223.58843606155220.148446709424649015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 16:00:03FORECAST20223711731.9625.8228.8910.63512290520.90292.472910.2212.6929TT-0.039999999999999121.9657331.332770566733.52376473749770.191598353873429015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 12:00:02FORECAST20223711732.3925.7529.0711.2378526833060.85272.472710.2212.6927TT0.39122.3957331.740555079473.72805148706130.204896288776879015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 08:00:04FORECAST20223711733.0626.129.5811.0611874638910.72122.621210.2212.8412TT1.06120.0657331.621094642253.66812309481870.226673981020899015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 04:00:13FORECAST20223711732.8526.1829.51511.5384999599130.81892.758910.2212.9789TT0.85121.8557331.943728578623.83013269889780.219711498706199015153252.5WETL
2021-11-04 00:00:03FORECAST20223711733.2525.5429.3957.87100946003950.71523.16529.9713.1352TT1.25117.2557329.454657267492.59314072400650.233079066049829015153252.5WETL
2021-11-03 20:00:02FORECAST20223711733.3326.429.8659.16366558334370.84363.163610.0213.1836TT1.33125.3357330.334610971273.02707590554470.23580566399299015153252.5WETL
2021-11-03 16:00:02FORECAST20223711734.9925.3430.1658.56383148650770.82673.146710.0213.1667TT2.99129.9957329.926643362412.82543617666480.296143553191699025153260WETL
2021-11-03 12:00:05FORECAST20223711729.0324.7826.9059.15606281379670.91393.213910.0213.2339TT-2.97121.0357330.329443956893.02451713811580.115532166015769015153252.5WETL
2021-11-03 08:49:39FORECAST20223711733.924.7929.3459.5349522722411.06493.374910.0613.4349TT1.9125.957330.586824432423.15212959279480.255731717499169025153260WETL
2021-11-03 08:00:07FORECAST20223711732.2324.7528.4947.1989489165811.11333.463310.0613.5233TT0.23126.2357354.9746093666816.7544284541810.199885470743149015151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 04:00:14FORECAST20223711731.6724.7528.2146.2506728484911.04813.468110.0913.5581TT-0.33120.6757354.3887888910416.3907199361730.18293517251579015151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 00:00:01FORECAST20223711733.1924.6728.9344.2373467334130.86133.25139.4612.7113TT1.19127.1957353.1403199706415.6219907800890.231045640396349015151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 20:00:04FORECAST20223711733.3424.6428.9944.7306338695140.60243.02249.6812.7024TT1.34131.3457353.4467994049915.8098993765360.236147718865239015151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 16:00:04FORECAST20223711733.524.8229.1644.3605569441910.5522.9329.7112.642TT1.5125.557353.2169064910715.6688986940480.241657542268469015151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 12:00:02FORECAST20223711733.6524.3629.00546.6231493654610.58933.49939.7413.2393TT1.65129.6557354.6190635512516.533457567790.246885634253739015151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 08:00:04FORECAST20223711728.1924.8526.5246.71847341350.56293.57299.5913.1629TT-3.81126.1957354.6779603509616.5700128610110.0983461841706699015151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 04:00:11FORECAST20223711733.8424.8629.3546.7472999216180.56983.61989.5613.1798TT1.84131.8457354.6957682539416.5810694594960.25359369334379025151220WETL
2021-11-02 00:00:04FORECAST20223711736.1126.2231.1658.19008604371030.30932.61938.9311.5493TT4.11134.1157329.672131871022.7000431262370.34047554939889025153260WETL
2021-11-01 20:00:04FORECAST20223711735.9827.7631.879.91684292117380.31962.55969.2511.8096TT3.98139.9857330.84599309633.28094774463580.335199715649679025153260WETL
2021-11-01 16:00:03FORECAST20223711735.9727.3931.689.31645658467190.27012.34019.3611.7001TT3.97139.9757330.438430047073.07851528744070.334795208317069025153260WETL
2021-11-01 12:00:03FORECAST20223711733.5325.8429.68510.9617125730.23832.69839.3212.0183TT1.53135.5357331.553806456633.63439752886190.242698336433189015153252.5WETL
2021-11-01 08:00:08FORECAST20223711728.4425.4526.94513.6637795428710.28153.39159.2112.6015TT-3.56132.4457333.375548311084.55516999710620.10325361660579015153252.5WETL
2021-11-01 04:00:06FORECAST20223711733.4925.5229.5059.99794153700620.28152.90159.2112.1115TT1.49132.4957330.900998015063.30832883269160.241311149254039015153252.5WETL
2021-11-01 00:00:04FORECAST20223711731.226.7728.98515.2346661079031.10724.14729.0913.2372TT-0.8125.257334.428911710765.09491280674290.169422413081399015152235WETL
2021-10-31 20:00:05FORECAST2022371173425.6929.84519.5506112974831.17154.23159.0713.3015TT214057337.301439908286.59444934172820.259315864440459025152240WETL
2021-10-31 16:00:02FORECAST20223711734.0125.6829.84519.0400148897821.17153.93159.1413.0715TT2.01140.0157336.963246502526.41578523071710.259675699424379025152240WETL
2021-10-31 12:00:04FORECAST20223711739.0726.8532.9612.4680611385450.16763.88769.1313.0176TT7.07141.0757332.57093331314.14651472945080.467118297769899025153260WETH
2021-10-31 08:00:03FORECAST20223711739.8425.6932.76515.7158644722910.01453.98459.0813.0645TT7.84139.8457334.750740909955.26089727613970.501187672506049035152245WETL
2021-10-31 04:00:06FORECAST20223711739.8425.732.7718.3489932410550.01443.93449.113.0344TT7.84137.8457336.504849450236.17452520814460.501187672506049035152245WETL
2021-10-31 00:00:04FORECAST20223711736.1623.7229.94194.193794730450.4512.4219.0311.451TT4.16128.1657430.6670997041683.6328783571070.342513123114949025151220WETL
2021-10-30 20:00:03FORECAST20223711736.1823.7229.95192.677528419170.23752.29758.9911.2875TT4.18141.1857430.0217910412182.8555358642060.343329440922299025151220WETL
2021-10-30 16:00:02FORECAST20223711735.8424.4730.155192.981154053230.24442.26449.1711.4344TT3.84137.8457430.1512103343483.0110769877140.329554185042419025151220WETL
2021-10-30 12:00:04FORECAST20223711731.8727.2729.57188.044611753850.15811.90819.1111.0181TT-0.13137.8757428.0345967003380.4895995537280.188883329384489015151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 08:00:04FORECAST20223711728.4726.6927.58188.301709880780.10551.85558.9810.8355TT-3.53127.4757428.1454875645280.6205273861390.103854212425359015151217.5WETL
2021-10-30 04:00:15FORECAST20223711728.5527.6128.08187.504887418340.08331.58338.9110.4933TT-3.45136.5557427.8015685582280.2148849498990.105468139599859015151217.5WETL