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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, November 14, 2022

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DAY 45 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/15/2022 07:00:07 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): 39.94°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 27.05°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 33.49°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.590
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: 8
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 14

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): 0.00 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 15.37 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.37 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: 27 in
SWE DAY: 48
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 333.38 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 9.05 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: 125

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 3
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 8.0

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
2022-11-15 07:00:07OBSERVATION20234512539.9399827.0533.4949927.13577250015.3715.37TT7.9399813.9399848333.38053775362 9.04653842840980.5900433804050716 3411228WETL
2022-11-15 03:00:09OBSERVATION20234512539.9399827.0533.4949927.13577250015.3715.37TT7.9399813.9399848333.38053775362 9.04653842840980.5900433804050716 3411228WETL
2022-11-14 11:00:02FORECAST20234512547.3832.439.8927.5514053333330.00310.003115.3715.3731TT15.3821.3848333.659645552479.19279213799240.83288961625809164411229WETL
2022-11-14 07:00:09FORECAST20234512547.5528.3437.94526.9833641666670.00160.001615.3715.3716TT15.5521.5548333.27811790598.99296482423630.83707769505648164411229WETL
2022-11-14 03:00:11FORECAST20234512540.1429.3334.73527.1297068333330.00290.002915.3715.3729TT8.1414.1448333.376462325549.04440568802560.59773677194023163411228WETL
2022-11-13 23:00:01FORECAST20234512547.7229.0438.3827.5043920015.3715.37TT15.7229.7248333.628089705959.17623776148360.84119709930166164411229WETL
2022-11-13 19:00:02FORECAST20234512546.9829.0538.01527.5382306666670015.3715.37TT14.9828.9848333.65080295699.18815277394560.82276485479791164411229WETL
2022-11-13 15:00:02FORECAST20234512546.8730.1138.4927.3554253333330015.3715.37TT14.8728.8748333.528076813799.12380240184980.81991416262746164411229WETL
2022-11-13 11:00:03FORECAST20234512545.6829.1437.4126.9299546666670015.3715.37TT13.6827.6848333.242216831868.97419779230150.78726582208829164411229WETL
2022-11-13 07:00:14FORECAST20234512547.4631.8139.63527.0976512016860.00020.000215.3715.3702TT15.4629.4648333.354923597219.0331354460020.83486902841804164411229WETL
2022-11-13 03:00:10FORECAST20234512547.6131.4839.54527.3166533333330.00060.000615.3715.3706TT15.6121.6148333.50203995219.1101596113310.83853944620627164411229WETL
2022-11-12 23:00:12FORECAST20234512547.8327.7437.78528.2773066666670015.3715.37TT15.8341.8348334.146400239079.44876023112290.84382598877805164411229WETL
2022-11-12 19:00:03FORECAST20234512547.5328.1637.84528.0204280015.3715.37TT15.5341.5348333.974252294839.3581014902810.83658854347186164411229WETL
2022-11-12 15:00:03FORECAST20234512547.5130.493928.0270426666670015.3715.37TT15.5140.5148333.978686540929.36043489743980.83609844140335164411229WETL
2022-11-12 11:00:02FORECAST20234512546.0631.0638.5627.7708281828430015.3715.37TT14.0639.0648333.806874664449.27009336255790.79804817135337164411229WETL
2022-11-12 07:00:11FORECAST20234512545.230.6737.93527.960104576260015.3715.37TT13.238.248333.933810098629.33682425190650.77317767085586164411229WETL
2022-11-12 03:00:25FORECAST20234512546.5126.9536.7328.2894105957970015.3715.37TT14.5129.5148334.154508949819.45303410611810.81038535908136164411229WETL
2022-11-11 23:00:03FORECAST20234512546.5526.6336.5929.1581806579720015.3815.38TT14.5551.5548334.735868112389.76028891512390.81145914455191164411229WETL
2022-11-11 19:00:02FORECAST20234512544.3827.6736.02529.0692191414340.00020.000215.3815.3802TT12.3849.3848334.676396233549.7287815035780.74793728830374164411229WETL
2022-11-11 15:00:02FORECAST20234512540.5427.734.1229.1991743105530015.3815.38TT8.5446.5448334.763268355699.77481102548820.61300622199196163411228WETL
2022-11-11 11:00:04FORECAST20234512538.9126.2732.5929.1297699327930015.3815.38TT6.9143.9148334.716876650229.75022560944390.54993996339779163411228WETL
2022-11-11 07:00:10FORECAST20234512537.4325.8331.6329.052185378450015.3815.38TT5.4336.4348334.665007418439.72274983520090.49151624600608162411227WETL
2022-11-11 03:00:06FORECAST20234512545.4423.1134.27529.11232659914800.0115.3915.4TT13.4437.4448334.705215782689.74404755630370.78028645597518164411229WETL
2022-11-10 23:00:02FORECAST20234512544.9224.5234.7229.9280223331440.00020.010215.3815.3902TT12.9263.9248335.2499559044810.0333681674950.76472277945904164411124.5WETL
2022-11-10 19:00:03FORECAST20234512544.3224.3234.3230.12426310104700.0115.3815.39TT12.3257.3248335.3808416033910.1031007115110.74603405647858164411124.5WETL
2022-11-10 15:00:02FORECAST20234512544.8226.0135.41530.04549791266800.0115.3815.39TT12.8259.8248335.3283158270710.0751062132410.76166160203777164411124.5WETL
2022-11-10 11:00:03FORECAST20234512543.2626.2234.7430.07637340966900.0315.3815.41TT11.2651.2648335.3489068790110.0860789458170.71121048113332164411124.5WETL
2022-11-10 07:00:09FORECAST20234512543.2626.2234.7429.96887461758400.0415.3915.43TT11.2655.2648335.2772083204810.047880618290.71121048113332164411124.5WETL
2022-11-10 03:00:18FORECAST20234512534.1325.629.86530.22942826335700.0415.415.44TT2.1345.1348335.4509562280310.140490617170.36371697682239162411123.5WETL
2022-11-09 23:00:03FORECAST20234512543.4728.7136.0931.72483515408300.0415.415.44TT11.4767.4748336.4459343979810.6736918070370.71828449997875164411124.5WETL
2022-11-09 19:00:04FORECAST20234512541.6326.2133.9231.81882753025900.0315.415.43TT9.6360.6348336.5083466572810.7073010447810.65367581093456163411124WETL
2022-11-09 15:00:04FORECAST20234512541.6426.2833.9631.87774400898600.0315.4215.45TT9.6456.6448336.5474604310510.7283737904950.65404166262734163411124WETL
2022-11-09 11:00:10FORECAST20234512543.9128.3636.13531.4693472970370015.4115.41TT11.9163.9148336.2762115531310.5823928890970.73282985530181164411124.5WETL
2022-11-09 07:00:28FORECAST20234512543.7728.2936.0331.6458626166590015.4115.41TT11.7756.7748336.3934840025410.6454619798840.72824313484324164411124.5WETL
2022-11-09 03:00:20FORECAST20234512542.6229.2735.94531.4981297251580015.4115.41TT10.6258.6248336.2953374804310.5926741659240.68915231762527163411124WETL
2022-11-08 23:00:09FORECAST20234512544.6227.8836.2531.91970677712300.0215.4515.47TT12.6280.6248336.5753153196510.7433853734210.75547444573553164411124.5WETL
2022-11-08 19:00:08FORECAST20234512545.6428.0536.84531.3839813333330015.3715.37TT13.6484.6448336.2194776348210.5519058099940.78611164821385164411124.5WETL
2022-11-08 15:00:04FORECAST20234512545.6627.9836.8231.430964320150015.3715.37TT13.6683.6648336.2507038841910.5686838764090.78668918941201164411124.5WETL
2022-11-08 11:00:08FORECAST20234512546.4433.1139.77531.1670509449860.13790.137915.3715.5079TT14.4488.4448336.0752511021810.4744744724510.80849722411088164412129WETL
2022-11-08 07:00:14FORECAST20234512546.4633.1139.78530.8035664194860.13790.137915.3715.5079TT14.4687.4648335.8334095978710.344866738430.80903786051137164412129WETL
2022-11-08 03:00:14FORECAST20234512545.331.1438.2231.0346981441830.00060.040615.3815.4206TT13.377.348335.987217078910.4272618623480.77615528834897164411124.5WETL
2022-11-07 23:00:15FORECAST20234512548.3734.0241.19524.79207308150900.0115.3415.35TT16.3782.3748331.801157957588.22603855661360.856314551151041654112210WETM
2022-11-07 19:00:02FORECAST20234512544.7729.7637.26525.82341396073400.0415.3415.38TT12.7790.7748332.497319803498.58621593012010.76012288489959164411229WETL
2022-11-07 15:00:06FORECAST20234512544.7933.2739.0325.75164107440700.0415.3515.39TT12.7989.7948332.448931653328.56110556350630.7607390201164411229WETL
2022-11-07 11:00:05FORECAST20234512536.5733.1434.85526.7121257235340015.3415.34TT4.5782.5748333.095744997228.897695418340.4575704182308162411227WETL
2022-11-07 07:00:10FORECAST20234512536.6433.334.9727.4214237615380015.3515.35TT4.6477.6448333.572391353069.14702989844180.46032525385946162411227WETL
2022-11-07 03:00:39FORECAST20234512533.3332.8533.0928.1494196227610015.4215.42TT1.3366.3348334.060710425179.40361511723560.33436868816598162411227WETL