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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, December 3, 2021

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DAY 64 OF WATER YEAR 2022, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 12/04/2021 07:00:03 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): 37.26°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.57°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 29.42°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.672
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: 5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 89

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): 0.05 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.48 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 8.53 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: 29
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 306.57 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 5.38 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: 144

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: 1
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2021-12-04 07:00:03OBSERVATION20226414437.2599621.5700829.4150217.54589666666700.058.488.53TT5.2599689.2599629306.56520198687 5.37896135565740.6716851734100991 3311227WETL
2021-12-04 03:00:04OBSERVATION20226414437.2599621.5700829.4150217.54589666666700.058.488.53TT5.2599689.2599629306.56520198687 5.37896135565740.6716851734100991 3311227WETL
2021-12-03 11:00:01FORECAST20226414440.2331.5235.87517.781060.00380.05388.488.5338TT8.2392.2329306.73916863135.45414756178320.79216301612974914311228WETL
2021-12-03 07:00:14FORECAST20226414438.5227.3332.92517.7545892932320.00120.05128.488.5312TT6.5290.5229306.719591601375.44568037707030.72616868419543914311228WETL
2021-12-03 03:00:06FORECAST20226414435.3722.3328.8517.8406649564180.00280.05288.488.5328TT3.3787.3729306.783246051435.4732171070460.58299224343213913311227WETL
2021-12-02 23:00:02FORECAST20226414437.2626.7131.98516.89039333333300.018.488.49TT5.2685.2629306.079731785025.16980706121010.67168697107189913311227WETL
2021-12-02 19:00:02FORECAST20226414437.9329.4533.6916.8695106666670.00040.01048.488.4904TT5.9385.9329306.064252651625.16315417479180.70121353993733914311228WETL
2021-12-02 15:00:01FORECAST20226414437.8829.5133.69516.86672266666700.018.488.49TT5.8885.8829306.062186003625.16226601007680.69905207786756914311228WETL
2021-12-02 11:00:02FORECAST20226414437.8829.4933.68516.8820862286370.00030.01038.488.4903TT5.8885.8829306.0735742995.16716047362290.69905207786756914311228WETL
2021-12-02 07:00:07FORECAST20226414437.6930.534.09517.1451516324550.00020.01028.488.4902TT5.6984.6929306.2685035365.25101993336990.69077506091739913311227WETL
2021-12-02 03:00:16FORECAST20226414437.9630.6934.32517.0750811238790.00070.01078.488.4907TT5.9688.9629306.216594607915.2286731944080.70250702443074914311228WETL
2021-12-01 23:00:04FORECAST20226414438.7830.934.8419.6886106152260.00120.05128.488.5312TT6.7895.7829308.146482752486.06697611136520.73682938964602914311228WETL
2021-12-01 19:00:03FORECAST20226414439.0430.2834.6619.7020876801650.00120.05128.488.5312TT7.0495.0429308.156401351216.07132443862590.74727420885579914311228WETL
2021-12-01 15:00:03FORECAST20226414439.229.4234.3119.6928730257640.00030.06038.488.5403TT7.295.229308.149619758556.06835133484250.75359173615492914311228WETL
2021-12-01 11:00:03FORECAST20226414439.7430.9635.3518.94617087771600.058.488.53TT7.7495.7429307.599550919155.8278336536230.77427489828883914311228WETL
2021-12-01 07:00:06FORECAST20226414440.7930.735.74518.15685959225900.068.488.54TT8.7996.7929307.016958060045.57446379993850.81154761877603914311228WETL
2021-12-01 03:00:07FORECAST20226414440.830.635.718.07767656199500.098.488.57TT8.892.829306.958448354555.54909554732530.81188334082533914311228WETL
2021-11-30 23:00:06FORECAST20226414439.8631.0535.45515.2906027277990.00210.13218.458.5821TT7.8694.8629304.891516921434.66197506032160.778734279826069143123224WETH
2021-11-30 19:00:02FORECAST20226414441.4430.4435.9415.2336882371460.00550.13558.458.5855TT9.4496.4429304.849155731014.64397699776320.832598922176649143123224WETH
2021-11-30 15:00:05FORECAST20226414440.8630.3935.62515.2308627906540.00080.09088.458.5408TT8.8695.8629304.847052604784.64308363035880.813889929753399143123224WETH
2021-11-30 11:00:03FORECAST20226414438.5329.5434.03514.7414425478900.088.458.53TT6.5393.5329304.48252392054.48851163321070.726582622024339143113212WETH
2021-11-30 10:16:42FORECAST20226414438.5329.5434.03514.7414425478900.088.458.53TT6.5393.5329304.48252392054.48851163321070.726582622024339143113212WETH
2021-11-30 07:00:15FORECAST20226414438.6730.234.43528.64747958333300.078.638.7TT6.6794.6729314.665523384489.01437415673590.73234505359476914311228WETL
2021-11-30 03:00:13FORECAST20226414438.9629.9434.4528.5595209166670.00050.06058.598.6505TT6.9693.9629314.602237480878.9848891817650.74408380151532914311228WETL
2021-11-29 23:00:04FORECAST20226414439.1426.6532.89519.25097733333300.098.58.59TT7.1494.1429307.824216984165.92591702381310.75123261239585914311228WETL
2021-11-29 19:00:02FORECAST20226414439.6127.3233.46519.24966533333300.078.528.59TT7.6197.6129307.82325031085.92549455030180.76938713972977914311228WETL
2021-11-29 15:00:04FORECAST2022641444028.1434.0719.24835333333300.098.448.53TT89829307.822283634225.92507207926510.78387274742454914311228WETL
2021-11-29 11:00:02FORECAST20226414440.5426.3233.4319.0713426666670.00220.10228.418.5122TT8.5497.5429307.691833311835.86809638882480.803035143268779143122216WETL
2021-11-29 07:00:11FORECAST20226414434.4529.3131.8818.6148308333330.00250.14258.558.6925TT2.4591.4529307.355130145115.72136375340830.537903605087469133122214WETL
2021-11-29 03:00:17FORECAST20226414439.3828.5633.9718.46334950.00250.14258.738.8725TT7.3892.3829307.243317840225.67274075882360.760596687840459143122216WETL
2021-11-28 23:00:01FORECAST20226414438.5428.0333.28519.8068106666670.01330.05339.339.3833TT6.5492.5429308.233461851886.10512182003140.7269962501851914311228WETL
2021-11-28 19:00:02FORECAST20226414438.5628.0533.30519.6335173333330.01330.06339.229.2833TT6.5695.5629308.105932695926.04920317008820.72782257588061914311228WETL
2021-11-28 15:00:05FORECAST20226414439.3926.7733.0819.2849080.01360.03369.139.1636TT7.3998.3929307.849215767245.93684380394330.76098264215664914311228WETL
2021-11-28 11:00:07FORECAST20226414442.529.2135.85519.29458400.049.239.27TT10.595.529307.856344269375.93996009443820.86354947739153915311229WETL
2021-11-28 07:00:15FORECAST20226414442.5229.1635.8419.36553791666700.049.459.49TT10.5296.5229307.908612082085.96281590214360.86409323174358915311229WETL
2021-11-28 03:00:08FORECAST20226414441.0227.9334.47519.514395250.00240.04249.459.4924TT9.0292.0229308.018236411956.01078960955060.8191757961408914311228WETL
2021-11-27 23:00:03FORECAST20226414443.3729.3536.3622.7587413333330.00390.20398.328.5239TT11.3799.3729310.397231709817.06425030706640.885844451020649153122218WETL
2021-11-27 19:00:02FORECAST20226414443.3929.4236.40522.558880.00390.33398.819.1439TT11.39101.3929310.251244513936.99892059484030.886324610368229153122218WETL
2021-11-27 15:00:04FORECAST20226414444.7430.6937.71522.3347466666670.00050.34058.288.6205TT12.74104.7429310.087439838496.9257244133080.915492855462879153122218WETL
2021-11-27 11:00:03FORECAST20226414439.7529.8734.8122.3621893333330.66411.14418.149.2841TT7.7595.7529310.107500933456.93468264956080.774648440991729143142232WETL
2021-11-27 07:00:05FORECAST20226414438.8728.3733.6221.7823349166670.66891.16897.889.0489TT6.8792.8729309.683319147026.74562577576540.740469666580059143142232WETL
2021-11-27 03:00:17FORECAST20226414439.7228.434.0623.058746559780.66891.16897.949.1089TT7.7293.7229310.616229185817.16242090615010.773526764920719143142232WETL
2021-11-26 23:00:03FORECAST20226414437.1123.2730.1926.4437382352500.176.696.86TT5.1193.1129313.07567209758.27889112077130.664918130549359133122214WETL
2021-11-26 19:00:03FORECAST20226414437.0123.1430.07527.05954923125200.167.167.32TT5.0190.0129313.520834654778.4837324603640.660375476288219133122214WETL
2021-11-26 15:00:06FORECAST20226414437.0123.2330.1226.48746290935100.166.957.11TT5.0196.0129313.107303122318.2934180780990.660375476288219133122214WETL
2021-11-26 11:00:03FORECAST20226414426.1522.5424.34527.3995550768580.00020.480277.4802TT-5.8579.1529313.766322705568.59705764023430.174364272131779113122210WETL
2021-11-26 07:00:16FORECAST20226414423.722.523.126.5789163277870.00020.48027.728.2002TT-8.379.729313.173450414098.32381093464040.107113394704379113122210WETL
2021-11-26 03:00:06FORECAST20226414423.8622.4823.1727.7933171177020.00040.48047.978.4504TT-8.1478.8629314.050358525758.72850120543420.110834797447059113122210WETL