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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, November 6, 2022

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DAY 37 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/07/2022 07:00:06 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): 25.89°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 21.72°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.81°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.061
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 16 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -6
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 19

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: 0.94 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 9.68 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 8.02 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 17.70 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: 28 in
SWE DAY: 57
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 341.90 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 9.59 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: 117

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
2022-11-07 07:00:06OBSERVATION20233711725.8900821.7200223.8050528.04915650.939999999999949.67999999999998.0217.7TT-6.1099218.8900856341.89554811525 9.5898817357380.06093252535849316 15152235WETL
2022-11-07 03:00:24OBSERVATION20233711725.8900821.7200223.8050528.04915650.939999999999949.67999999999998.0217.7TT-6.1099218.8900856341.89554811525 9.5898817357380.06093252535849316 15152235WETL
2022-11-06 11:00:02FORECAST20233711732.3621.8127.08520.5674141604170.34819.08818.0217.1081TT0.3625.3656336.984014714426.93088979607160.203951124593461615152235WETL
2022-11-06 07:00:05FORECAST20233711733.321.527.422.4522197331760.70469.44468.0217.4646TT1.326.356338.230140273657.5940174298070.234781137544841615152235WETL
2022-11-06 03:00:11FORECAST2023371173421.3727.68523.7698650934790.95639.69638.0217.7163TT22756339.0977556648.06030790563480.259315864440451625152240WETL
2022-11-06 00:00:05FORECAST20233711733.7820.8327.30528.871240815061.17259.31258.0217.3325TT1.7812.7857343.39849733799.91434071217230.251465082677921625152240WETL
2022-11-05 20:00:02FORECAST20233711730.9320.3325.6327.1523439703241.33579.94578.0217.9657TT-1.0714.9357342.284915109979.29383775091910.161956521711751615152235WETL
2022-11-05 16:00:02FORECAST20233711727.3720.9724.1727.1317654063641.3139.9238.0217.943TT-4.6311.3757342.271553874699.28643150499980.0834466761627961615152235WETL
2022-11-05 12:00:03FORECAST20233711733.4220.727.0629.6056188576051.29249.90248.0217.9224TT1.4217.4257343.872781655310.1805665091910.238893957495231615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 08:00:02FORECAST20233711732.9220.8226.8731.9441868729091.484810.35488.0218.3748TT0.9213.9257345.3772212908611.0327944985610.222018601690111615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 04:00:10FORECAST20233711732.7920.5726.6831.7715910706621.441810.35188.0218.3718TT0.7914.7957345.2664927174910.9696658170220.217744964042041615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 00:00:04FORECAST20233711732.720.626.6525.941173104831.23132.31138.0210.3313TT0.721.757341.497336687488.85884152584840.214814248649081615152235WETL
2022-11-04 20:00:03FORECAST20233711733.5321.0327.2826.4316855792821.27376.18378.0214.2037TT1.5328.5357341.816590277189.03478863998880.242698336433181615152235WETL
2022-11-04 16:00:03FORECAST20233711731.719.4525.57526.1164381377311.39936.43938.0214.4593TT-0.326.757341.611454874328.92167442836560.183819884662211615152235WETL
2022-11-04 12:00:03FORECAST20233711731.4919.7825.63525.9984479821741.40796.40798.0214.4279TT-0.5126.4957341.534634969358.87937044136130.177682733479851615152235WETL
2022-11-04 08:00:03FORECAST20233711731.520.926.225.6690467468051.38587.48588.0215.5058TT-0.520.557341.320049659758.76136031033790.177972021199331615152235WETL
2022-11-04 04:00:16FORECAST20233711731.4421.126.2725.7951766082831.39518.27518.0216.2951TT-0.5622.4457341.402236973618.80653099719720.176240738466981615152235WETL
2022-11-04 00:00:04FORECAST20233711733.3420.7727.055142.142685377851.05558.38557.3315.7155TT1.3428.3457407.0291023149857.8562096299860.236147718865231615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 20:00:03FORECAST20233711733.742127.37141.959298507971.07718.43717.8716.3071TT1.7434.7457406.9401734350757.7689415555530.250051264503731625151220WETL
2022-11-03 16:00:03FORECAST20233711733.0720.5726.82142.883735310261.15828.45827.8716.3282TT1.0733.0757407.3880343652658.2091240708110.227008599289711615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 12:00:04FORECAST20233711725.7420.6723.205143.694478656991.00318.35317.8716.2231TT-6.2624.7457407.7799497173258.5957272814030.0589432669608221615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 08:00:06FORECAST20233711732.7820.5126.645141.026561687160.86837.86837.7615.6283TT0.7832.7857406.4872243301257.3254956170360.217418196478251615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 04:00:15FORECAST20233711732.4920.8726.68141.840778089990.96197.85197.7815.6319TT0.4925.4957406.8826778795357.7125556217710.208065552998141615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 00:00:06FORECAST20233711733.8922.0427.96518.7763974821030.90957.66957.5115.1795TT1.8922.8957336.788467819046.32367413915880.255374728678321625152240WETL
2022-11-02 20:00:05FORECAST20233711727.7121.1724.4421.3484913617420.9617.8617.5115.371TT-4.2929.7157338.488780169897.22622479950350.0894052258439321615152235WETL
2022-11-02 16:00:08FORECAST20233711729.5121.1625.33520.9134565141810.90087.60087.4415.0408TT-2.4938.5157338.201975323047.07297230392840.126258122746351615152235WETL
2022-11-02 12:00:06FORECAST20233711728.4719.4323.9518.8645253011780.55197.11197.414.5119TT-3.5337.4757336.846909700116.35445705066120.103854212425351615152235WETL
2022-11-02 08:00:02FORECAST20233711734.9419.827.3719.7487397513280.55787.38787.4114.7978TT2.9437.9457337.432552168696.66386765640590.294227405250641625152240WETL
2022-11-02 04:00:06FORECAST20233711729.6920.9525.3219.5522218953130.59977.01977.5314.5497TT-2.3133.6957337.302505993576.59501344303150.130453372435561615152235WETL
2022-11-02 00:00:05FORECAST20233711733.1719.7326.4524.0938956121350.7846.5047.3413.844TT1.1732.1757340.291446783728.19894659650940.230370034965041615152235WETL
2022-11-01 20:00:04FORECAST20233711733.120.6926.89521.7076345144350.76656.72657.4314.1565TT1.152.157338.72531330687.35292530205130.228014120624361615152235WETL
2022-11-01 16:00:04FORECAST20233711734.1920.7427.46523.4691138380170.76656.19657.4313.6265TT2.1944.1957339.882311444387.97673665881650.266196457556611625152240WETL
2022-11-01 12:00:05FORECAST20233711732.720.6726.68519.0133304053230.44025.54027.4813.0202TT0.747.757336.945559977776.40645726046410.214814248649081615152235WETL
2022-11-01 08:00:06FORECAST20233711732.0419.6425.8420.3598677745240.52625.25627.3912.6462TT0.03999999999999947.0457337.83655307886.87830755008530.194031624151861615152235WETL
2022-11-01 04:00:32FORECAST20233711732.0419.8725.95521.6053567499030.52625.21627.4312.6462TT0.03999999999999943.0457338.657974729137.31682636022260.194031624151861615152235WETL
2022-11-01 00:00:04FORECAST20233711732.6421.1226.8829.2338061318850.56924.72924.889.6092TT0.6430.6457343.6327639330110.0456936013810.212873211222291615151217.5WETL
2022-10-31 20:00:06FORECAST20233711733.321.2527.27525.2058426119370.40284.56285.139.6928TT1.341.357341.017995815058.59564593035210.234781137544841615152235WETL
2022-10-31 16:00:03FORECAST20233711733.2921.2527.2726.2336912321940.40284.55285.249.7928TT1.2935.2957341.687772096738.96373151100170.23444017545581615152235WETL
2022-10-31 12:00:12FORECAST20233711727.5519.623.57524.5731235687730.45134.02135.159.1713TT-4.4529.5557340.604827195848.36972450680390.0865630462826041615152235WETL
2022-10-31 08:00:07FORECAST20233711731.2721.2926.2826.5670425634060.44764.46765.6710.1376TT-0.7354.2757341.904618346179.08339454822790.171393419763131615152235WETL
2022-10-31 04:00:06FORECAST20233711729.8919.7424.81527.2026613064740.44764.46766.2210.6876TT-2.1148.8957342.317582172599.31194924709220.135226370684081615152235WETL
2022-10-31 00:00:08FORECAST20233711733.9620.6127.28529.8638221705610.53975.74975.6811.4297TT1.9656.9657344.0393273361410.2743292912460.257879101745221625151220WETL
2022-10-30 20:00:07FORECAST20233711728.5120.7524.6329.9736194007940.49085.91086.7812.6908TT-3.4952.5157344.1101153895810.3142256306510.104658930028721615151217.5WETL
2022-10-30 16:00:11FORECAST20233711730.4520.6325.5433.245607755560.51666.07666.7312.8066TT-1.5539.4557346.2105847257511.5099813006150.149219965115831615151217.5WETL
2022-10-30 12:00:05FORECAST20233711729.1725.4627.31542.6804190733050.140612.61066.7819.3906TT-2.8343.1757352.1704778531415.0307835800180.118591642437091615151217.5WETL
2022-10-30 08:00:04FORECAST20233711726.8924.8525.8737.2990371964440.010812.92087.0920.0108TT-5.1143.8957348.7886120669313.0094794151810.0755478961622331615151217.5WETL
2022-10-30 04:00:10FORECAST20233711726.9125.1326.0237.5488019075240.006812.91687.0719.9868TT-5.0945.9157348.9465988019913.102526714720.0758652527661391615151217.5WETL