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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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DAY 62 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/02/2021 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): 43.96°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 36.05°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 40.00°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.827
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 93 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 12
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: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.36 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 10.82 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 11.18 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: 17 in
SWE DAY: 31
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 308.56 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.33 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: 142

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: 2
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 16.0

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
2021-12-02 07:00:05OBSERVATION20226214243.9599236.0540.0049617.26288913043500.3610.8211.18TT11.9599298.9599231308.56304198313 5.32668958350450.8270599305307493 43122216WETL
2021-12-02 03:00:12OBSERVATION20226214243.9599236.0540.0049617.26288913043500.3610.8211.18TT11.9599298.9599231308.56304198313 5.32668958350450.8270599305307493 43122216WETL
2021-12-01 11:00:02FORECAST20226214247.1437.7942.46519.2803680.02080.380810.8211.2008TT15.14102.1431310.041926796375.97772244406310.900497645650859353122218WETM
2021-12-01 07:00:05FORECAST20226214246.1237.8942.00518.59654250.03190.391910.8211.2119TT14.12101.1231309.541506813525.75640178697170.879947391327079353122218WETM
2021-12-01 03:00:07FORECAST20226214242.438.0840.2418.52651450.05310.413110.8211.2331TT10.497.431309.490211603555.73377489288120.780850624324259343122216WETM
2021-11-30 23:00:02FORECAST20226214246.4138.2542.3315.7327720.09590.425910.8211.2459TT14.41100.4131307.436346584654.83682594532930.886071849266669353123227WETH
2021-11-30 19:00:01FORECAST20226214247.0937.9542.5215.7285080.09780.427810.8211.2478TT15.09101.0931307.433200683594.83546555641750.899554168664899353123227WETH
2021-11-30 15:00:02FORECAST20226214246.9437.9742.45515.729820.06010.390110.8211.2101TT14.94100.9431307.434168656784.83588413482070.896684733379353123227WETH
2021-11-30 11:00:02FORECAST20226214247.4138.2642.83515.0533746666670.02130.351310.8211.1713TT15.41101.4131306.934669656774.62040258053290.905481029930729353123227WETH
2021-11-30 10:16:42FORECAST20226214247.4138.2642.83515.0533746666670.02130.351310.8211.1713TT15.41101.4131306.934669656774.62040258053290.905481029930729353123227WETH
2021-11-30 07:00:13FORECAST20226214247.2438.542.8728.9905129166670.02080.530810.8211.3508TT15.24101.2431317.054754686679.19157996103460.9023652004649353132227WETL
2021-11-30 03:00:12FORECAST20226214247.7638.4943.12528.8939169166670.0130.48310.8211.303TT15.76100.7631316.985839773379.15896251817150.911664766977679353122218WETL
2021-11-29 23:00:04FORECAST20226214247.8538.7143.2819.6640933333330.0080.38810.8211.208TT15.8599.8531310.322354538136.10220774305750.913205188294179353122218WETL
2021-11-29 19:00:02FORECAST20226214248.6439.143.8719.6890760.0070.40710.8211.227TT16.64102.6431310.340602478556.1103197080860.925878219846039353122218WETL
2021-11-29 15:00:03FORECAST20226214248.5239.243.8619.7685613333330.0040.32410.8211.144TT16.52102.5231310.398652774986.13613480516630.924049539878049353122218WETL
2021-11-29 11:00:02FORECAST20226214248.2539.3543.819.5180786666670.00380.293810.8211.1138TT16.25102.2531310.215678750276.05481402148120.919810092337839353122218WETL
2021-11-29 07:00:11FORECAST20226214247.8938.6543.2718.96879750.01630.446310.8211.2663TT15.89101.8931309.814028897475.87679957681520.913883362864059353122218WETL
2021-11-29 03:00:16FORECAST20226214247.9438.6243.2818.8869068333330.01610.626110.8211.4461TT15.9498.9431309.754100122365.8502968302540.91472551547149353132227WETL
2021-11-28 23:00:01FORECAST20226214248.0838.8243.4520.4423653333330.0050.86511.1712.035TT16.0898.0831310.890279631336.35533267480570.917050814877219353132227WETL
2021-11-28 19:00:02FORECAST20226214249.438.2943.84520.275960.02220.772211.1711.9422TT17.4100.431310.768943722246.30113867215430.936690675047739353132227WETL
2021-11-28 15:00:05FORECAST20226214249.138.4743.78520.0624866666670.00430.664311.1711.8343TT17.1102.131310.613212653466.23167343735060.932578727948869353132227WETL
2021-11-28 11:00:06FORECAST20226214247.9738.0543.0119.9515133333330.00730.767311.1711.9373TT15.9798.9731310.53222306176.19558778884520.915227846721459353132227WETL
2021-11-28 07:00:14FORECAST20226214247.0138.2542.6320.1385245833330.00771.087711.0712.1577TT15.0199.0131310.668692805216.25640910732980.898031100364269353142236WETL
2021-11-28 03:00:08FORECAST20226214246.7238.2242.4720.1284659166670.00771.047711.1112.1577TT14.7296.7231310.661354234976.25313648034410.892369644524989353142236WETL
2021-11-27 23:00:03FORECAST20226214248.6738.2243.44523.4924773333330.00051.000510.0211.0205TT16.67100.6731313.105234562047.35561762589660.926330109591139353142236WETL
2021-11-27 19:00:02FORECAST20226214249.2537.7143.4823.40391733333301.3910.1211.51TT17.25101.2531313.041164938277.32638954614570.934659704703739353142236WETL
2021-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20226214250.9338.844.86523.33547466666700.9210.0610.98TT18.93102.9331312.991639527877.30380847508110.954712689159639353132227WETL
2021-11-27 11:00:02FORECAST20226214249.7437.3843.5623.0088960.13561.00569.9710.9756TT17.74100.7431312.755207199057.19615203590130.941112679351359353142236WETL
2021-11-27 07:00:05FORECAST20226214243.2337.8440.53522.4945869166670.16430.97439.7710.7443TT11.2398.2331312.382466293157.02691453927390.806263150512339343132224WETL
2021-11-27 03:00:15FORECAST20226214243.2537.8640.55522.9406802531470.16431.10439.710.8043TT11.2598.2531312.705796451417.17368368969750.806852511398069343142232WETL
2021-11-26 23:00:02FORECAST20226214248.5736.9442.75526.505421236210.1450.6358.99.535TT16.57103.5731315.276415530828.35653419948670.92481560760579353132227WETL
2021-11-26 19:00:02FORECAST20226214248.334.9841.6427.2594472359610.14670.87679.1310.0067TT16.3101.331315.817185565418.60900190613010.920608338010879353132227WETL
2021-11-26 15:00:05FORECAST20226214248.3636.1542.25526.6823931732510.14670.78679.019.7967TT16.36107.3631315.403428747638.41571829403560.921558303435539353132227WETL
2021-11-26 11:00:02FORECAST20226214247.3734.3140.8427.0254700957220.40510.98519.1210.1051TT15.37104.3731315.649493377668.53057594400760.904754550377399353132227WETL
2021-11-26 07:00:15FORECAST20226214247.4534.3240.88526.2022791634980.40510.94519.8810.8251TT15.45107.4531315.058716977778.25525645514480.906203429543859353132227WETL
2021-11-26 03:00:06FORECAST20226214247.7334.7741.2527.3960922988410.40971.059710.0211.0797TT15.73104.7331315.915073445798.6548385107160.911146807201099353142236WETL
2021-11-25 23:00:03FORECAST20226214249.1236.1342.62528.6596307648860.26440.894410.4511.3444TT17.12114.1231316.818621707829.07990471758620.932859105061139353132227WETL
2021-11-25 19:00:06FORECAST20226214248.7736.9342.8528.209545847360.28290.772910.3111.0829TT16.77111.7731316.497101317288.92823949016620.927821256416879353132227WETL
2021-11-25 15:00:03FORECAST20226214248.835.4642.1327.4877290371330.28290.782910.2411.0229TT16.8111.831315.980699862438.68559185878210.928264074475039353132227WETL
2021-11-25 11:00:03FORECAST20226214248.2634.3541.30527.0664217221032.46963.389610.2713.6596TT16.26117.2631315.678850738728.54429690284310.919970223230029353152245WETL
2021-11-25 07:00:08FORECAST20226214249.6936.8843.28527.6020737047872.50373.55379.2612.8137TT17.69103.6931316.062567333698.72398227886870.940477965463029353152245WETL
2021-11-25 03:00:06FORECAST20226214249.7636.8643.3127.8349501507822.50373.55379.0412.5937TT17.7698.7631316.229226619998.80222475918780.941365077970129353152245WETL
2021-11-24 23:00:03FORECAST20226214249.9341.9245.92521.7804818465073.73045.63049.2614.8904TT17.93120.9331311.864116960456.79255073803380.943476430900339353152245WETL
2021-11-24 19:00:05FORECAST20226214245.6142.0843.84522.1087014557372.87514.89519.5114.4051TT13.61122.6131312.102479355746.90018053967160.868623173141369353152245WETL
2021-11-24 15:00:03FORECAST20226214243.9440.442.1722.6107300377672.16744.18749.213.3874TT11.94118.9431312.466682550127.06509980493750.826511918894279343152240WETL
2021-11-24 11:00:03FORECAST20226214246.5741.7144.1423.3419796948671.56744.87748.7613.6374TT14.57115.5731312.996346964767.30595437541890.889354262236279353152245WETL
2021-11-24 07:00:17FORECAST20226214242.0541.7241.88524.1611691074521.16944.47948.512.9794TT10.05106.0531313.588541392137.57666577873470.769586040627459343152240WETL
2021-11-24 03:00:06FORECAST20226214245.0344.3544.6923.365681807260.43354.01358.3312.3435TT13.03114.0331313.013498607217.31377380983340.854875839010919353152245WETL