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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, November 8, 2021

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DAY 39 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/09/2021 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): 33.47°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.58°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.03°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.259
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 91 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 1
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 87

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: 0.01 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.89 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.25 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.14 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: 24 in
SWE DAY: 54
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.27 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 8.17 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: 119

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2021-11-09 07:00:04OBSERVATION20223911933.4700622.5800628.0250628.55309250.00999999999999091.8911.2513.14TT1.4700687.4700654340.27247581588 9.71583147717470.2592483325497491 25152240WETL
2021-11-09 03:00:03OBSERVATION20223911933.4700622.5800628.0250628.55309250.00999999999999091.8911.2513.14TT1.4700687.4700654340.27247581588 9.71583147717470.2592483325497491 25152240WETL
2021-11-08 11:00:02FORECAST20223911937.3628.4232.8932.957029616190.01731.897311.2513.1473TT5.3691.3654343.1382392749811.3088171142330.398531975741249125151220WETL
2021-11-08 07:00:08FORECAST20223911937.4926.6232.05532.7045380490640.03311.913111.2513.1631TT5.4991.4954342.9748008733611.2168324250330.403551384113459125151220WETL
2021-11-08 03:00:13FORECAST20223911937.4425.3131.37532.7623787746460.05651.936511.2513.1865TT5.4491.4454343.0122505708711.2378972775470.401618913360769125151220WETL
2021-11-07 23:00:02FORECAST20223911937.3323.8230.5759.40836977442060.13691.826911.2513.0769TT5.3395.3354327.435072243983.08063023678550.39737599730649125153260WETL
2021-11-07 19:00:01FORECAST20223911937.123.2730.1859.27291966957710.10271.792711.2513.0427TT5.195.154327.342004598093.03541611311640.388544120406779125153260WETL
2021-11-07 15:00:01FORECAST20223911936.9124.7830.8459.49406345198220.16731.857311.2513.1073TT4.9194.9154327.493935758733.10924820623270.381291202782989125153260WETL
2021-11-07 11:00:02FORECAST20223911936.9526.2531.612.0695645033530.20091.890911.2513.1409TT4.9594.9554329.257097370653.97398977490170.382814768181589125153260WETL
2021-11-07 07:00:04FORECAST20223911936.3425.430.8713.3633213391280.2662.05611.2513.306TT4.3493.3454330.138447279714.41174615739950.359790427096379125153260WETL
2021-11-07 03:00:14FORECAST20223911936.0527.1431.59513.1942261121630.27082.050811.2513.3008TT4.0594.0554330.023418489594.35440360586070.349014522741229125153260WETL
2021-11-07 00:00:03FORECAST20223911936.3724.6430.50511.0929020447770.371.311.2512.55TT4.3791.3754328.589841542613.64501492514080.360911735974329125143248WETL
2021-11-06 20:00:02FORECAST20223911936.3726.5831.4758.69877739021260.32071.640711.2512.8907TT4.3791.3754326.947156248352.84404053056750.360911735974329125153260WETL
2021-11-06 16:00:03FORECAST20223911935.6725.7430.7059.34674486443460.35921.859211.2513.1092TT3.6790.6754327.392733793373.06005635323640.335077706860489125153260WETL
2021-11-06 12:00:03FORECAST20223911935.5925.7630.67511.6648379685760.40491.914911.2513.1649TT3.5991.5954328.980789017623.83750759866470.332171551295659125153260WETL
2021-11-06 08:00:03FORECAST20223911935.7127.1131.4112.0263125132360.39652.056511.2513.3065TT3.7195.7154329.22758262543.95939379663020.336534506865179125153260WETL
2021-11-06 04:00:12FORECAST20223911935.5627.1731.36512.8434053434010.46952.229511.2513.4795TT3.5694.5654329.784611369324.23555743983210.331084326318779125153260WETL
2021-11-06 00:00:03FORECAST20223911934.0427.4830.7613.2433995295830.46852.508510.9813.4885TT2.0486.0454330.05687431394.37107505402440.278019126406239125153260WETL
2021-11-05 20:00:01FORECAST20223911934.5727.0230.79514.4100328513030.53222.772211.0513.8222TT2.5790.5754330.849385307594.7675505111160.296048622236889125153260WETL
2021-11-05 16:00:04FORECAST20223911933.9926.9630.47513.1925932301630.48722.337211.0513.3872TT1.9989.9954330.022307463734.35385005924880.276346245936449125153260WETL
2021-11-05 12:00:05FORECAST20223911932.8326.7529.7914.0926647020370.43742.427411.0513.4774TT0.8389.8354330.634024983914.65951445318320.238976058491249115153252.5WETL
2021-11-05 08:00:05FORECAST20223911932.9726.7829.87517.1625560101540.59682.816811.3714.1868TT0.9792.9754332.709933825215.71015287440980.243334926900859115152235WETL
2021-11-05 04:00:12FORECAST20223911932.9425.1929.06517.3970644522540.69582.805811.5114.3158TT0.9490.9454332.867847635325.79092339939470.242397287264749115152235WETL
2021-11-05 00:00:02FORECAST20223911929.0724.0626.56519.6371164992850.45692.53699.6412.1769TT-2.9381.0754334.371527781296.56609264508510.138889369171459115152235WETL
2021-11-04 20:00:04FORECAST20223911933.4523.5928.5217.6495339705660.21492.284910.6812.9649TT1.4593.4554333.037751003515.87796109981750.25859978112619125152240WETL
2021-11-04 16:00:04FORECAST20223911933.4622.9528.20517.6744655312640.23932.179310.6512.8293TT1.4690.4654333.054523182715.88656069002450.258922982021329125152240WETL
2021-11-04 12:00:02FORECAST20223911932.7624.2828.5218.9618566184690.34442.284410.712.9844TT0.7692.7654333.919146418916.33172697655690.236812713165039115152235WETL
2021-11-04 08:00:05FORECAST20223911929.2124.6726.9419.1586107025610.40072.210710.9813.1907TT-2.7987.2154334.051039309186.39995381691040.142011202463749115152235WETL
2021-11-04 04:00:13FORECAST20223911929.2224.6726.94519.8199988678660.40072.320711.0213.3407TT-2.7889.2254334.493913920036.62966899520290.142235988939849115152235WETL
2021-11-04 00:00:04FORECAST20223911933.3724.0128.6916.891223799440.9882.55811.2813.838TT1.3788.3754332.527106129945.61678976902090.25602170397599125152240WETL
2021-11-03 20:00:02FORECAST20223911933.524.4428.9718.5537117056360.93612.746111.213.9461TT1.596.554333.645338712966.19035942640950.260217869201649125152240WETL
2021-11-03 16:00:03FORECAST20223911933.4423.8728.65518.4351468168671.13292.762911.213.9629TT1.44100.4454333.565745164286.14933348518140.258276788965199125152240WETL
2021-11-03 12:00:06FORECAST20223911936.1725.230.68518.4000338578650.86022.640211.1813.8202TT4.1794.1754333.542168956016.13718720181640.353459359759559125152240WETL
2021-11-03 08:49:39FORECAST20223911936.1824.630.3918.9315729429220.86022.790211.2314.0202TT4.1899.1854333.898840089216.32123024670590.353830676089269125152240WETL
2021-11-03 08:00:09FORECAST20223911936.1922.8529.5256.8600413740690.83912.859111.2714.1291TT4.1998.1954358.1455710191120.3641719860860.35420213144089125151220WETL
2021-11-03 04:00:14FORECAST20223911936.1921.4428.81555.529736341220.79112.731111.3714.1011TT4.1993.1954357.334076611919.8426670599920.35420213144089125151220WETL
2021-11-03 00:00:01FORECAST20223911931.8924.528.19549.3185069086840.39621.756210.7112.4662TT-0.11103.8954353.5086865138517.4345205981130.210841255931049115151217.5WETL
2021-11-02 20:00:04FORECAST20223911932.3621.6126.98549.8218800247880.41081.480810.9612.4408TT0.36108.3654353.8209576846217.6280253040190.22465932138719115141214WETL
2021-11-02 16:00:05FORECAST20223911932.4721.3126.8949.4277871082170.41081.370810.9512.3208TT0.47103.4754353.5765132140517.476504621610.22796584259159115141214WETL
2021-11-02 12:00:03FORECAST20223911934.9722.4628.71550.777432689690.1591.19911.5112.709TT2.97106.9754354.4126445149917.9961642012350.310000829914759125141216WETL
2021-11-02 08:00:04FORECAST20223911935.7727.0131.3950.683216568850.2381.15811.4612.618TT3.77103.7754354.3543688396917.959819218020.338724306148799125141216WETL
2021-11-02 04:00:12FORECAST20223911935.7525.1230.43550.9961566883540.2381.17811.4712.648TT3.75109.7554354.5478785274418.0805791669090.337993763006369125141216WETL
2021-11-02 00:00:05FORECAST20223911928.6823.1925.93519.2136783407691.14241.672410.111.7724TT-3.32106.6854334.087941757656.41905825046090.13043991698579115152235WETL
2021-11-01 20:00:05FORECAST20223911931.8724.3928.1321.7951695958450.95471.704710.3512.0547TT-0.13113.8754335.81209539737.31908157152040.210264503842259115152235WETL
2021-11-01 16:00:04FORECAST20223911931.8724.7628.31520.045496736610.79851.498510.2911.7885TT-0.13113.8754334.644740399876.70812005160930.210264503842259115142228WETL
2021-11-01 12:00:03FORECAST20223911927.7223.9425.8317.9914378409110.18171.031710.6411.6717TT-4.28100.7254333.267667022635.99596451562320.111172765221079115142228WETL
2021-11-01 08:00:08FORECAST20223911929.0628.3328.69518.5221568915280.20830.908311.1812.0883TT-2.94104.0654333.624158057116.17943899833770.138668178048779115132221WETL
2021-11-01 04:00:06FORECAST20223911929.1228.7728.94513.9259218064110.08680.786810.6911.4768TT-2.88104.1254330.520806665564.60280690901650.13999891708419115133231.5WETL