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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, November 7, 2022

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DAY 38 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/08/2022 07:00:09 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): 24.54°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.08°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 22.31°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.048
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: -7
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -12

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: 0.24 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 1.79 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 16.14 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 17.93 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: 34 in
SWE DAY: 55
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 344.79 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 11.73 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: 118

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: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 17.5

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
2022-11-08 07:00:09OBSERVATION20233811824.5400820.0800422.3100634.015680.240000000000011.7916.1417.93TT-7.45992-12.4599255344.7860291874 11.7281312373090.04800250226426816 15151217.5WETL
2022-11-08 03:00:10OBSERVATION20233811824.5400820.0800422.3100634.015680.240000000000011.7916.1417.93TT-7.45992-12.4599255344.7860291874 11.7281312373090.04800250226426816 15151217.5WETL
2022-11-07 11:00:02FORECAST20233811822.720.0921.39529.0964367300430.20171.751716.1417.8917TT-9.3-14.355341.603560149179.93944637463790.031136928109831615152235WETL
2022-11-07 07:00:07FORECAST20233811823.0419.1521.09529.1520104416330.19711.747116.1417.8871TT-8.96-13.9655341.639735690749.95948514213320.0338193635465741615152235WETL
2022-11-07 03:00:26FORECAST20233811828.3319.2223.77529.512462096090.26721.817216.1417.9572TT-3.67-8.6755341.8742466894710.0895507470530.104980993241441615151217.5WETL
2022-11-06 23:00:02FORECAST20233811829.8819.0524.46520.9368603381840.37341.333416.1417.4734TT-2.12-1.1255336.236306467347.03973258913370.138773264028511615142228WETL
2022-11-06 19:00:02FORECAST20233811827.1216.9622.0421.1226368326090.37941.339416.1417.4794TT-4.88-3.8855336.359749188267.10480482721090.083063251627151615142228WETL
2022-11-06 15:00:02FORECAST20233811827.2419.0223.1320.8996585921110.3491.30916.1417.449TT-4.76-3.7655336.211580059577.02670723795920.0850700119770641615142228WETL
2022-11-06 11:00:03FORECAST20233811829.8419.1424.4922.2042767691470.31571.275716.1417.4157TT-2.16-1.1655337.07730968247.48455787678740.137817580592581615142228WETL
2022-11-06 07:00:05FORECAST20233811830.8919.7225.30524.3305256937870.37561.685616.1417.8256TT-1.110.8955338.482130649638.23544817665870.164398249826671615152235WETL
2022-11-06 03:00:12FORECAST20233811827.6419.3823.5125.6412849500570.33921.909216.1418.0492TT-4.36-1.3655339.344381803178.7012259900160.0920207995705441615152235WETL
2022-11-06 00:00:06FORECAST20233811831.9619.2925.62529.9900442263850.22661.406616.1417.5466TT-0.039999999999999-11.0455342.1846326379210.26213226640.194681476720191615141214WETL
2022-11-05 20:00:04FORECAST20233811829.6419.324.4728.4096432337250.25372.073716.1418.2137TT-2.36-11.3655341.15607222219.69212229884880.133106404885011615152235WETL
2022-11-05 16:00:03FORECAST20233811830.9218.3324.62528.3533205179560.24242.032416.1418.1724TT-1.08-14.0855341.119339885929.67186597865920.165203441642721615152235WETL
2022-11-05 12:00:04FORECAST20233811830.818.1224.4630.8447431202370.23492.004916.1418.1449TT-1.2-8.255342.7391719753710.5717017168230.161997927905221615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 08:00:02FORECAST20233811827.7117.8222.76533.1508298987920.20812.428116.1418.5681TT-4.29-14.2955344.2293976957611.4114902091760.093279098411711615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 04:00:10FORECAST20233811827.6717.9222.79533.1340557274420.22672.446716.1418.5867TT-4.33-13.3355344.2185894755711.4053579261050.0925585280263711615151217.5WETL
2022-11-05 00:00:05FORECAST20233811828.0617.422.7327.8888496821950.34642.55648.1110.6664TT-3.94-5.9455340.816222614249.50497240174190.0997610069299811615152235WETL
2022-11-04 20:00:03FORECAST20233811827.1516.6221.88527.8318116577750.25262.472611.9714.4426TT-4.850.1555340.778974497159.48449623513450.0835615836456611615152235WETL
2022-11-04 16:00:04FORECAST20233811830.3418.4324.38527.2536344774170.19332.673311.9714.6433TT-1.661.3455340.401096860969.27716706956050.150087064333161615152235WETL
2022-11-04 12:00:04FORECAST20233811830.0416.7223.3826.869841771240.1682.61811.9714.588TT-1.960.03999999999999955340.149955920339.13977549407360.142640933761391615152235WETL
2022-11-04 08:00:03FORECAST20233811831.6716.4424.05526.5104487611470.1542.54413.1115.654TT-0.33-4.3355339.914559241739.01128750594580.186157152205971615152235WETL
2022-11-04 04:00:17FORECAST20233811824.7216.4520.58527.0360649255430.18092.580913.8916.4709TT-7.28-9.2855340.258756774879.19925783964990.0499835663191791615152235WETL
2022-11-04 00:00:04FORECAST20233811827.2315.4821.355143.162229618230.17172.271713.6115.8817TT-4.77-0.7755406.0703710689658.1339397041350.0849014113000011615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 20:00:04FORECAST20233811827.5314.9421.235142.952000315570.182.3414.1416.48TT-4.476.5355405.9679100640458.0339248075850.0900688507143231615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 16:00:03FORECAST20233811828.3514.9121.63143.559093801310.1182.39814.0416.438TT-3.655.3555406.2636446241458.322840666660.1053753555121615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 12:00:04FORECAST20233811830.8115.6823.245144.413087284430.12252.192514.1416.3325TT-1.19-0.1955406.6788808523458.7297527172660.162263500263691615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 08:00:07FORECAST20233811830.6518.524.575141.600140165340.10881.888813.8415.7288TT-1.357.6555405.3077353098957.3916321299770.158048252725171615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 04:00:15FORECAST20233811830.6518.524.575142.421305401570.10882.038813.6915.7288TT-1.35-0.3555405.7090178591557.781607936690.158048252725171615151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 00:00:07FORECAST20233811827.5617.9622.7621.8157647451130.38952.179513.3815.5595TT-4.44-5.4455336.819797455747.34798146279110.0905981338302911615152235WETL
2022-11-02 20:00:06FORECAST20233811828.317.3322.81524.3265194209770.37642.416413.3215.7364TT-3.72.355338.479490817368.2340279069710.104391448309421615152235WETL
2022-11-02 16:00:09FORECAST20233811828.1217.1922.65523.9670051925740.37642.326413.0815.4064TT-3.8811.1255338.242488597588.10665948056750.100904348742761615152235WETL
2022-11-02 12:00:06FORECAST20233811830.1821.3325.75520.3410339887340.22191.761912.9614.7219TT-1.8211.1855335.840005108776.83133295869420.146084224955671615152235WETL
2022-11-02 08:00:03FORECAST20233811826.8121.5624.18521.5134485990450.24932.019313.0215.0393TT-5.198.8155336.619241411767.24184074756160.0780435738591791615152235WETL
2022-11-02 04:00:06FORECAST20233811826.7621.4224.0921.4432621541010.24931.979312.8114.7893TT-5.244.7655336.572657805937.21721573523490.0772558961932361615152235WETL
2022-11-02 00:00:05FORECAST20233811828.4620.6824.5728.8591724897380.61522.505211.9414.4452TT-3.544.4655341.449056248439.85393721073160.107563449087161615152235WETL
2022-11-01 20:00:05FORECAST20233811830.7721.0125.8925.8830816408680.54162.461612.2314.6916TT-1.2326.7755339.503128497858.78738719223990.161202906190491615152235WETL
2022-11-01 16:00:04FORECAST20233811832.0220.7626.3927.9810079189290.54162.361611.814.1616TT0.02000000000000320.0255340.876394235979.53806508649240.19647426945241615152235WETL
2022-11-01 12:00:05FORECAST20233811829.1119.6224.36522.6787293623140.3981.76811.6413.408TT-2.8921.1155337.3914402887.65160916345280.121160594815651615152235WETL
2022-11-01 08:00:07FORECAST20233811829.1118.623.85525.3391690595740.51831.768311.3913.1583TT-2.8920.1155339.145896704218.59367521244870.121160594815651615152235WETL
2022-11-01 04:00:33FORECAST20233811829.6918.8124.2526.9885189952150.51831.768311.3913.1583TT-2.3116.6955340.227640422799.18224013624790.134273705615881615152235WETL
2022-11-01 00:00:04FORECAST20233811832.420.8926.64532.658761273330.35481.86488.099.9548TT0.47.455343.9121481839511.2317447465380.208058715259521615151217.5WETL
2022-10-31 20:00:07FORECAST20233811830.1622.6426.428.6335073111130.35051.90058.1310.0305TT-1.8415.1655341.302019110389.77267385949470.145588945960661615152235WETL
2022-10-31 16:00:03FORECAST20233811831.2322.526.86529.155393388750.2911.8418.2310.071TT-0.7710.2355341.641937645199.96070509014030.173672470733951615152235WETL
2022-10-31 12:00:13FORECAST20233811828.8825.0226.9526.3356719571680.18631.87637.479.3463TT-3.122.8855339.800005544678.94886147706820.116217809055021615152235WETL
2022-10-31 08:00:07FORECAST20233811828.0324.6426.33527.3311651462890.07581.61588.5910.2058TT-3.9726.0355340.451800586289.30494438617510.0991928863278361615152235WETL
2022-10-31 04:00:07FORECAST20233811828.425.0926.74527.3545613232740.01561.55569.1410.6956TT-3.621.455340.467099322949.31332814698650.106365931824181615152235WETL