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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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DAY 40 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/10/2021 07:00:07 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): 32.34°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 25.35°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 28.85°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.242
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 88 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: 81

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: 1.38 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.20 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 11.60 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 13.80 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: 53
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 339.81 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.82 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: 120

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: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 35.0

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
2021-11-10 07:00:07OBSERVATION20224012032.3400225.3500828.8450529.3477673913041.38000000000012.200000000000111.613.8TT0.3400281.3400253339.81309666451 9.9727557174290.2423904848049688 15152235WETL
2021-11-10 03:00:03OBSERVATION20224012032.3400225.3500828.8450529.3477673913041.38000000000012.200000000000111.613.8TT0.3400281.3400253339.81309666451 9.9727557174290.2423904848049688 15152235WETL
2021-11-09 11:00:01FORECAST20224012027.0225.2426.1332.7057548670190.89691.716911.613.3169TT-4.9876.0253342.0050331234511.1855327766220.100329675815238815151217.5WETL
2021-11-09 07:00:04FORECAST20224012034.3525.1529.7531.947356664270.88191.701911.613.3019TT2.3583.3553341.5116195182110.9103935137410.315877211429798825151220WETL
2021-11-09 03:00:04FORECAST20224012032.7925.2729.0332.1730380998151.25552.075511.613.6755TT0.7981.7953341.6585471307810.9921934539660.258001665118688825151220WETL
2021-11-08 23:00:01FORECAST20224012033.2224.7128.96536.8243491020171.34942.179411.613.7794TT1.2286.2253344.6680555329912.692176801260.273392058193398825151220WETL
2021-11-08 19:00:02FORECAST20224012033.0925.4929.2936.7684477405931.35682.186811.613.7868TT1.0986.0953344.6320967136112.6715872377460.268691667278388825151220WETL
2021-11-08 15:00:01FORECAST20224012032.2425.5228.8836.6759904896241.45422.284211.613.8842TT0.2485.2453344.5726119357412.637541838340.238991236855778815151217.5WETL
2021-11-08 11:00:05FORECAST20224012032.7925.7529.2736.501742900291.48412.314111.613.9141TT0.7985.7953344.460467236412.5734074143770.258001665118688825151220WETL
2021-11-08 07:00:08FORECAST20224012031.725.528.636.1377922958011.60482.444811.614.0448TT-0.384.753344.2260706542212.4395702441020.221096132270328815151217.5WETL
2021-11-08 03:00:14FORECAST20224012031.7925.5528.6736.5517834005011.58382.453811.614.0538TT-0.2184.7953344.4926780814312.5918217522910.224024400751958815151217.5WETL
2021-11-07 23:00:03FORECAST20224012032.6126.0329.3212.3866583210431.13631.896311.613.4963TT0.6189.6153328.451418516284.0684154962230.251695071447438825153260WETL
2021-11-07 19:00:02FORECAST20224012030.6625.8628.2612.0898047344991.10361.823611.613.4236TT-1.3487.6653328.248175486843.96845634609150.188878848292278815153252.5WETL
2021-11-07 15:00:02FORECAST20224012031.4626.7429.113.4278281305211.35342.143411.613.7434TT-0.5488.4653329.163053107064.41994490403940.213395203813258815153252.5WETL
2021-11-07 11:00:02FORECAST20224012032.9227.0429.9815.7296126942721.32612.146111.613.7461TT0.9289.9253330.729648441545.20224927649810.262606807724158825152240WETL
2021-11-07 07:00:04FORECAST20224012031.925.2528.57516.9268434375651.24782.237811.613.8378TT-0.186.953331.540870346045.61194040550140.227633080703858815152235WETL
2021-11-07 03:00:14FORECAST20224012031.725.1628.4317.2806731594751.21282.192811.613.7928TT-0.387.753331.780147080655.73338428250330.221096132270328815152235WETL
2021-11-07 00:00:04FORECAST20224012030.7824.927.8416.179207636111.40722.677210.5613.2372TT-1.2283.7853331.034575133885.35587712582260.192441737474598815152235WETL
2021-11-06 20:00:03FORECAST20224012030.3326.4128.3713.8456447519881.30642.446411.0313.4764TT-1.6783.3353329.448100045244.56142135744380.179291888192868815153252.5WETL
2021-11-06 16:00:05FORECAST20224012030.3224.9727.64514.2820566286551.33442.694411.0313.7244TT-1.6883.3253329.745510394694.70944405250170.179006222582758815153252.5WETL
2021-11-06 12:00:04FORECAST20224012030.0724.9827.52517.1911209135121.26442.674411.0313.7044TT-1.9384.0753331.719607854175.70263188800410.171957621503618815152235WETL
2021-11-06 08:00:03FORECAST20224012032.1324.2728.218.0019035993511.37512.785111.1813.9651TT0.1390.1353332.267212506695.98144232877050.235283057981528815152235WETL
2021-11-06 04:00:12FORECAST20224012030.4324.1527.2920.1378691981121.55623.046211.2714.3162TT-1.5787.4353333.70446172926.72009680112890.182164255972998815152235WETL
2021-11-06 00:00:03FORECAST20224012030.6625.3928.02516.0419533250120.61942.139411.2513.3894TT-1.3478.6653330.941522702265.30894846049820.188878848292278815152235WETL
2021-11-05 20:00:02FORECAST20224012030.6725.3428.00517.0851245622550.61242.312411.413.7124TT-1.3383.6753331.647934264375.66624626772140.189174197507248815152235WETL
2021-11-05 16:00:05FORECAST20224012030.6825.3428.0115.8990819683780.51381.993811.1913.1838TT-1.3282.6853330.844627693725.26012585449990.189469830304028815152235WETL
2021-11-05 12:00:05FORECAST20224012033.5325.3329.4318.9020499986081.01362.513611.2613.7736TT1.5385.5353332.873854067186.29199823280740.284762205179188825152240WETL
2021-11-05 08:00:05FORECAST20224012030.1425.6427.8922.2561054863710.93492.664911.7414.4049TT-1.8685.1453335.122101216197.4585128354820.173913176421368815152235WETL
2021-11-05 04:00:13FORECAST20224012030.1425.627.8722.5692716029360.93492.634911.914.5349TT-1.8683.1453335.331042665357.568177378810.173913176421368815152235WETL
2021-11-05 00:00:03FORECAST20224012028.5723.8126.1922.6529599740850.57292.012910.0212.0329TT-3.4371.5753335.386850613257.59750490277630.133437074228968815152235WETL
2021-11-04 20:00:04FORECAST20224012031.0224.7927.90522.8567250218211.01142.331410.9213.2514TT-0.9886.0253335.522682610617.66894969501460.199689466803388815152235WETL
2021-11-04 16:00:04FORECAST20224012031.124.7327.91522.9829732912061.01142.291410.8313.1214TT-0.983.153335.606805814887.71324225439040.20214133111788815152235WETL
2021-11-04 12:00:03FORECAST20224012035.4527.0431.24519.2996532948630.27431.704310.8312.5343TT3.4590.4553333.141372143356.42951298054140.359718281398238825152240WETL
2021-11-04 08:00:05FORECAST20224012036.0925.9831.03519.6682682459660.30411.794110.9812.7741TT4.0985.0953333.389144863886.55718713147610.38615000585928825152240WETL
2021-11-04 04:00:14FORECAST20224012036.0526.9431.49520.3393258875850.30411.804111.1212.9241TT4.0587.0553333.839616001656.7900727440440.384480989011628825152240WETL
2021-11-04 00:00:04FORECAST20224012037.6927.9432.81518.6603738637851.03542.875411.2814.1554TT5.6987.6953332.711115867056.2085138107160.454318222852498825152240WETL
2021-11-03 20:00:03FORECAST20224012037.7727.8232.79520.6459904575751.03542.945411.3214.2654TT5.7796.7753334.045219944766.8966944233780.457779993728738825152240WETL
2021-11-03 16:00:03FORECAST20224012035.6723.6129.6422.3924552920881.17033.100311.3114.4103TT3.6797.6753335.2130929367.50624419689210.368736019616768825152240WETL
2021-11-03 12:00:06FORECAST20224012028.622526.8126.4353409405111.04282.772811.3714.1428TT-3.3884.6253337.896803278088.93241719736490.134617171021838815152235WETL
2021-11-03 08:49:39FORECAST20224012028.7125.1126.9127.0999640344721.04282.772811.5714.3428TT-3.2989.7153338.335355492359.16887596543290.136759298577838815152235WETL
2021-11-03 08:00:10FORECAST20224012028.7125.1126.9165.1063193650181.04282.792811.6614.4528TT-3.2988.7153362.2212519025123.5828925071620.136759298577838815151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 04:00:15FORECAST20224012026.8323.7225.27564.5210721620491.03842.718411.714.4184TT-5.1781.8353361.8706483426623.3482822150440.0967239997576148815151217.5WETL
2021-11-03 00:00:02FORECAST20224012034.5326.630.56556.4778164202421.09471.994710.8512.8447TT2.53100.5353356.9990053977520.1625242890630.322896439487178825151220WETL
2021-11-02 20:00:04FORECAST20224012033.1426.5629.8556.5432758662550.92091.800910.8412.6409TT1.14103.1453357.0390559520720.1881578357250.270494701321118825151220WETL
2021-11-02 16:00:05FORECAST20224012033.2726.733053.2642655335170.53661.356610.7812.1366TT1.2798.2753355.0246235773618.9101258211610.275210667273368825141216WETL
2021-11-02 12:00:03FORECAST20224012029.7527.428.57554.9066984891160.49881.108811.3812.4888TT-2.2598.7553356.0357356093519.5487467864530.163197170701388815141214WETL
2021-11-02 08:00:04FORECAST20224012029.6725.727.68554.6213619429770.42131.021311.312.3213TT-2.3395.6753355.8603797788919.4375786050680.161053072803428815141214WETL
2021-11-02 04:00:12FORECAST20224012029.7327.5728.6553.7316230212840.28580.895811.3212.2158TT-2.27101.7353355.3127669671819.091531649330.162659419568848815131210.5WETL