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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Thursday, December 2, 2021

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DAY 63 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/03/2021 07:00:13 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): 36.69°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 22.86°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.78°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.608
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 96 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 92

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: 0.05 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.40 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.65 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.05 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: 18 in
SWE DAY: 30
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 307.98 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.53 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: 143

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 3
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 14.0

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
2021-12-03 07:00:13OBSERVATION20226314336.6900822.8599629.7750217.9609220833330.0499999999999550.399999999999958.659.05TT4.6900891.6900830307.97596223666 5.53153226127220.6084999074445696 33122214WETL
2021-12-03 03:00:05OBSERVATION20226314336.6900822.8599629.7750217.9609220833330.0499999999999550.399999999999958.659.05TT4.6900891.6900830307.97596223666 5.53153226127220.6084999074445696 33122214WETL
2021-12-02 11:00:01FORECAST20226314332.9328.2630.59517.0222515619710.00880.35888.659.0088TT0.9387.9330307.283893946775.23066374370380.430475601783789623122212WETL
2021-12-02 07:00:06FORECAST20226314331.6728.8330.2517.2772452460580.01350.36358.659.0135TT-0.3386.6730307.47206039375.31227019373270.372154942458369623122212WETL
2021-12-02 03:00:13FORECAST20226314335.6228.6532.13517.2120609148640.01420.36428.659.0142TT3.6290.6230307.423970781215.29140011177550.558505915396419633122214WETL
2021-12-01 23:00:01FORECAST20226314338.6628.5833.6219.8558920843230.0290.3998.659.049TT6.6696.6630309.368078544856.14277918192090.695490834434359633122214WETL
2021-12-01 19:00:02FORECAST20226314338.2429.3133.77519.8696067834340.03090.40098.659.0509TT6.2496.2430309.378129476156.14722178008520.67765220561669633122214WETL
2021-12-01 15:00:02FORECAST20226314338.1129.5233.81519.8647273010950.04180.41188.659.0618TT6.1196.1130309.374553547066.14564114011050.672044231437479633122214WETL
2021-12-01 11:00:03FORECAST20226314338.4528.3133.3819.1370668777160.02850.39858.659.0485TT6.4596.4530308.840791120575.91030687424110.686626049761649633122214WETL
2021-12-01 07:00:06FORECAST20226314338.728.7133.70518.4477955922590.03340.41348.659.0634TT6.795.730308.334277721325.68808772948970.697166648359129633122214WETL
2021-12-01 03:00:07FORECAST20226314338.7128.8333.7718.3743525619950.0350.4358.659.085TT6.7191.7130308.280255559065.66445010354410.697584956336989633122214WETL
2021-11-30 23:00:05FORECAST20226314338.8128.7333.7715.5081213944660.03160.45168.659.1016TT6.8194.8130306.16406419784.74802947420250.701753714701289643123224WETH
2021-11-30 19:00:02FORECAST20226314338.1929.1633.67515.4975342121910.03170.45178.659.1017TT6.1995.1930306.156218892034.74466647655430.675499981141559633123221WETH
2021-11-30 15:00:04FORECAST20226314338.329.333.815.4934267906540.02720.40728.659.0572TT6.395.330306.153175156844.74336180601890.680227036721229633123221WETH
2021-11-30 11:00:03FORECAST20226314338.1628.8533.50514.910198547890.06040.40048.659.0504TT6.1695.1630305.720661203434.55835575873550.674205823430999633123221WETH
2021-11-30 10:16:42FORECAST20226314338.1628.8533.50514.910198547890.06040.40048.659.0504TT6.1695.1630305.720661203434.55835575873550.674205823430999633123221WETH
2021-11-30 07:00:14FORECAST20226314338.6828.7833.7328.8235609166670.05090.57098.659.2209TT6.6895.6830315.865939013399.10438113465260.696329256917579633132221WETL
2021-11-30 03:00:12FORECAST20226314338.3828.2333.30528.7269649166670.0510.5218.659.171TT6.3895.3830315.796732383819.07188165198760.683646672823019633132221WETL
2021-11-29 23:00:04FORECAST20226314338.5526.1732.3619.4688240.07750.42758.689.1075TT6.5594.5530309.084268047976.01750721579480.690861239980569633122214WETL
2021-11-29 19:00:02FORECAST20226314338.9127.1633.03519.4839120.05540.42548.689.1054TT6.9197.9130309.095336271366.02238633152160.705896132287159643122216WETL
2021-11-29 15:00:03FORECAST20226314338.9527.9233.43519.5085666666670.0930.3738.689.053TT6.9597.9530309.113421477186.0303597904490.707545628756829643122216WETL
2021-11-29 11:00:02FORECAST20226314339.0226.1732.59519.2821373333330.10230.35238.689.0323TT7.0297.0230308.947283735095.95716395374040.710421863247199643122216WETL
2021-11-29 07:00:11FORECAST20226314339.0828.3333.70518.68327350.11610.47618.739.2061TT7.0897.0830308.50741921635.76392848999730.712876597369449643122216WETL
2021-11-29 03:00:16FORECAST20226314338.2828.9633.6218.61586950.12270.54278.859.3927TT6.2893.2830308.45786918235.74221143894570.679369715584769633132221WETL
2021-11-28 23:00:01FORECAST20226314340.4927.7134.119.9386120.02940.39949.499.8894TT8.4994.4930309.428695210576.16957869546980.767548204443599643122216WETL
2021-11-28 19:00:02FORECAST20226314340.5127.7334.1219.7674506666670.03190.50199.299.7919TT8.5196.5130309.30325510686.11413683636310.768279787741319643132224WETL
2021-11-28 15:00:05FORECAST20226314340.5827.7534.16519.5438640.02480.32489.359.6748TT8.5898.5830309.139311542736.04177666184480.770830216687179643122216WETL
2021-11-28 11:00:06FORECAST20226314338.2928.3333.3119.6295266666670.02980.27989.519.7898TT6.2993.2930309.202134174846.06949153817520.679798496041479633122214WETL
2021-11-28 07:00:15FORECAST20226314339.1429.0734.10519.700371250.02560.48569.5210.0056TT7.1494.1430309.254079308296.09242017295030.71532144587749643122216WETL
2021-11-28 03:00:08FORECAST20226314338.0828.5133.29519.7853779166670.02690.48699.5210.0069TT6.0891.0830309.316396122446.11994179310380.670744500531859633122214WETL
2021-11-27 23:00:03FORECAST20226314338.5229.3233.9223.1050.19760.55768.489.0376TT6.5295.5230311.739457136117.20274015712990.689593307406719633132221WETL
2021-11-27 19:00:02FORECAST20226314340.929.3535.12522.9012026666670.32520.76528.899.6552TT8.997.930311.591289151127.13581526201780.782287037551779643132224WETL
2021-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20226314341.3130.0535.6822.7804986666670.34270.53278.619.1427TT9.31100.3130311.503496832927.09620499426420.796472731713769643132224WETL
2021-11-27 11:00:03FORECAST20226314338.6229.4934.05522.6347573333330.33850.62858.519.1385TT6.6295.6230311.397458094347.04840589818230.693810910525159633132221WETL
2021-11-27 07:00:05FORECAST20226314339.6727.3733.5222.077316250.34010.64018.268.9001TT7.6793.6730310.991511722526.86585795536370.736475248776129643132224WETL
2021-11-27 03:00:17FORECAST20226314339.7127.3833.54522.5239181799160.34010.67018.298.9601TT7.7193.7130311.316787263237.01207384435120.738038632764379643132224WETL
2021-11-26 23:00:03FORECAST20226314336.2224.2330.22526.521802235250.0210.1817.27.381TT4.2296.2230314.212206633238.33347400422810.586706522175129633122214WETL
2021-11-26 19:00:03FORECAST20226314336.1124.1530.1327.1385425645850.00720.16727.677.8372TT4.1193.1130314.656261457848.53931234478690.581565310570679633122214WETL
2021-11-26 15:00:06FORECAST20226314336.3524.1130.2326.5560695760170.00720.16727.467.6272TT4.3599.3530314.236897473458.34489691265690.59276332340089633122214WETL
2021-11-26 11:00:02FORECAST20226314333.424.5428.9727.3974585762870.0670.4977.57.997TT1.493.430314.84247452138.6258836537530.452699947469339623132218WETL
2021-11-26 07:00:15FORECAST20226314333.4124.528.95526.5767313805770.0670.4978.228.717TT1.4196.4130314.251784001458.35178524927340.453174674112319623132218WETL
2021-11-26 03:00:06FORECAST20226314333.7724.8129.2927.7890305821930.0680.4988.478.968TT1.7794.7730315.123861569058.7569866263210.470304164039879623132218WETL
2021-11-25 23:00:03FORECAST20226314340.3925.8233.10529.6532036681510.50150.81158.859.6615TT8.39110.3930316.459641527739.38404220297180.76387111855439643132224WETL
2021-11-25 19:00:06FORECAST20226314339.4128.5133.9629.5272729678460.53420.87428.569.4342TT7.41107.4130316.369604495859.34153167067830.726198663045139643132224WETL
2021-11-25 15:00:03FORECAST20226314339.429.9434.6727.4863502719350.4060.7468.59.246TT7.4107.430314.906377423938.65562699274010.725799491956519643132224WETL
2021-11-25 11:00:04FORECAST20226314333.6629.0631.3630.8010209506710.49923.81928.1611.9792TT1.66106.6630317.278973537149.77251631112480.465062838853589623152230WETL
2021-11-25 07:00:08FORECAST20226314336.235.135.6528.7934352408360.3493.7897.1910.979TT4.296.230315.844357162289.09424404413560.585772834048979633152235WETL
2021-11-25 03:00:06FORECAST20226314336.2535.2335.7428.6119952559850.23573.67576.9710.6457TT4.2591.2530315.714339729059.03321719057410.588106133983559633152235WETL