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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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DAY 47 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/17/2022 07:00:16 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:
M
MEDIUM

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 54.11°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 41.81°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 47.96°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.984
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: 22
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 40

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): 15.13 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 15.13 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: 25 in
SWE DAY: 46
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 330.10 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 8.34 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: 127

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 10.0

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
2022-11-17 07:00:16OBSERVATION20234712754.1099441.8147.9599725.2689783333330015.1315.13TT22.1099440.1099446330.09570076069 8.34118111044830.9837795833388316 54112210WETM
2022-11-17 03:00:27OBSERVATION20234712754.1099441.8147.9599725.2689783333330015.1315.13TT22.1099440.1099446330.09570076069 8.34118111044830.9837795833388316 54112210WETM
2022-11-16 11:00:04FORECAST20234712752.5335.5344.0325.1566026666670.00240.002415.1315.1324TT20.5338.5346330.019249346168.30216312815290.973982455501391654112210WETM
2022-11-16 07:00:09FORECAST2023471275035.542.7525.283325250015.1315.13TT183646330.105459684428.3461637040020.948368685766521654112210WETM
2022-11-16 03:00:28FORECAST20234712746.0335.640.81525.298413250.0030.00315.1315.133TT14.0332.0346330.115722317198.35140396350260.872470868077741654112210WETM
2022-11-15 23:00:02FORECAST20234712750.4835.1342.80525.9491973333330015.1315.13TT18.4834.4846330.558001828378.57771481955670.954361110756221654112210WETM
2022-11-15 19:00:01FORECAST20234712750.5734.8942.7325.9336173333330015.1315.13TT18.5734.5746330.547422040678.57229035372250.955420054319071654112210WETM
2022-11-15 15:00:02FORECAST20234712750.5834.3942.48525.97910.00080.000815.1315.1308TT18.5834.5846330.578306423458.58812688040550.955536486843481654112210WETM
2022-11-15 11:00:03FORECAST20234712750.6334.5842.60525.2214746666670.00080.000815.1315.1308TT18.6334.6346330.063385728328.3246853215410.956114990833661654112210WETM
2022-11-15 07:00:09FORECAST20234712750.734.4642.5825.2824631666670.00020.000215.1315.1302TT18.733.746330.104873296318.3458643002510.956914712923061654112210WETM
2022-11-15 03:00:11FORECAST20234712750.3934.442.39525.3808631666670.00020.000215.1315.1302TT18.3929.3946330.171796575488.38004519037470.953282104973481654112210WETM
2022-11-14 23:00:03FORECAST20234712749.833.6541.72526.2022866666670015.1315.13TT17.840.846330.729806576928.66587720113970.945694726277271654112210WETM
2022-11-14 19:00:02FORECAST20234712750.0834.442.2426.1590453333330015.1315.13TT18.0841.0846330.70046086518.65080834752430.949408606774441654112210WETM
2022-11-14 15:00:10FORECAST20234712753.9934.7244.35525.6645306666670.00060.000615.1315.1306TT21.9948.9946330.364629404598.4786531625360.983166770218491654112210WETM
2022-11-14 11:00:12FORECAST20234712753.6835.1144.39525.1289613333330.00060.000615.1315.1306TT21.6848.6846330.000441049868.29256832312480.981490642443021654112210WETM
2022-11-14 07:00:10FORECAST20234712753.9536.3445.14524.6578441666670.00040.000415.1315.1304TT21.9548.9546329.679670478928.12918993958710.982958050285921654112210WETM
2022-11-14 03:00:13FORECAST20234712753.7135.844.75524.7731361666670.00040.000415.1315.1304TT21.7140.7146329.758205071168.16914491630340.981658819312061654112210WETM
2022-11-13 23:00:04FORECAST20234712753.8134.5644.18525.3392093333330015.1315.13TT21.8155.8146330.143469235838.36557447699950.98221005727361654112210WETM
2022-11-13 19:00:05FORECAST20234712753.5434.0943.81525.6088253333330015.1315.13TT21.5454.5446330.326772733088.4592806258450.980688388513351654112210WETM
2022-11-13 15:00:04FORECAST20234712752.5233.442.9625.540820015.1315.13TT20.5253.5246330.280549868538.43563607369320.973907396906131654112210WETM
2022-11-13 11:00:04FORECAST20234712746.0933.4639.77525.0869226666670015.1315.13TT14.0947.0946329.971833686318.27797787386660.874012067894771654112210WETL
2022-11-13 07:00:15FORECAST20234712753.8133.5643.68525.2014285350190015.1315.13TT21.8155.8146330.049747897528.31772513464060.98221005727361654112210WETM
2022-11-13 03:00:12FORECAST20234712753.933.5343.71525.5646960015.1315.13TT21.948.946330.296779168678.44393674922620.982694049098581654112210WETM
2022-11-12 23:00:15FORECAST20234712754.3933.6844.03526.5168213333330015.1315.13TT22.3969.3946330.943168427098.77556086866850.985136646807551654112210WETM
2022-11-12 19:00:04FORECAST20234712753.9932.9943.4926.0518813333330015.1315.13TT21.9967.9946330.627720170288.61347413138660.983166770218491654112210WETM
2022-11-12 15:00:04FORECAST20234712753.4833.8443.6626.3685653333330015.1315.13TT21.4867.4846330.842621498668.72384528003860.980335644557491654112210WETM
2022-11-12 11:00:03FORECAST20234712752.7730.5841.67526.080862849510.00860.008615.1315.1386TT20.7765.7746330.647394174128.6235693390030.975730518527011654112210WETM
2022-11-12 07:00:12FORECAST20234712745.2530.6337.9426.6356952429270.00960.009615.1315.1396TT13.2547.2546331.023761133168.81704801971020.851242866612381654112210WETL
2022-11-12 03:00:26FORECAST20234712752.2732.9142.5926.6630772624630.00960.009615.1315.1396TT20.2755.2746331.042321818088.82660700378080.971971429322411654112210WETM
2022-11-11 23:00:04FORECAST20234712750.8530.4140.6327.6162526579720.01940.019415.1415.1594TT18.8574.8546331.687620267259.1599691248220.958588891942911654112210WETM
2022-11-11 19:00:02FORECAST20234712750.8530.2240.53527.6426924747670.01950.019515.1415.1595TT18.8571.8546331.705497727589.16923306587290.958588891942911654112210WETM
2022-11-11 15:00:02FORECAST20234712750.6930.2240.45527.4937383105530.01950.019515.1415.1595TT18.6970.6946331.604765692929.11705465049360.956801190634541654112210WETM
2022-11-11 11:00:05FORECAST20234712752.5531.4441.99527.844064599460015.1415.14TT20.5568.5546331.841617460369.23981943335540.974132032328161654112210WETM
2022-11-11 07:00:10FORECAST20234712752.5531.5742.0627.9590160451170015.1415.14TT20.5551.5546331.919288961759.28013672576560.974132032328161654112210WETM
2022-11-11 03:00:07FORECAST20234712752.7532.1742.4627.7644652658150015.1615.16TT20.7560.7546331.787819724369.21191139635750.975588705485971654112210WETM
2022-11-10 23:00:03FORECAST20234712749.7726.6638.21528.8069999792570.0010.00115.1515.151TT17.7784.7746332.491562755379.57808444139730.945284378898731654112210WETL
2022-11-10 19:00:03FORECAST20234712749.8427.0738.45529.0080029178310.0010.00115.1515.151TT17.8477.8446332.62703177539.64884590828730.946238076815011654112210WETL
2022-11-10 15:00:03FORECAST20234712749.8727.1238.49528.9114673740230.0010.00115.1515.151TT17.8780.8746332.56197879379.61485479973470.946642766602281654112210WETL
2022-11-10 11:00:04FORECAST20234712747.1130.1138.6128.8755654096690.10010.100115.1715.2701TT15.1167.1146332.537781253729.6022164537780.898249158168021654122220WETL
2022-11-10 07:00:10FORECAST20234712747.1230.0638.5928.7564772842510.10010.100115.1915.2901TT15.1271.1246332.457501330119.56030658497810.898468723973331654122220WETL
2022-11-10 03:00:19FORECAST20234712746.3229.7738.04529.220281596690.10040.100415.215.3004TT14.3260.3246332.770025181579.72363384274320.879799844806331654122220WETL
2022-11-09 23:00:04FORECAST20234712746.0926.7836.43530.5825197991520.03120.031215.215.2312TT14.0982.0946333.6858121754710.2049529575520.87401206789477165411125WETL
2022-11-09 19:00:05FORECAST20234712746.4230.1538.28530.7581848635930015.1915.19TT14.4274.4246333.8036754127810.2671951564930.88225710302516165411125WETL
2022-11-09 15:00:05FORECAST20234712746.4531.3238.88530.8650440089860015.2115.21TT14.4570.4546333.8753472988410.3050772878940.88298732090738165411125WETL
2022-11-09 11:00:11FORECAST20234712745.240.542.8529.736632630370015.1715.17TT13.280.246333.117523601039.90579342206270.849806101986531654112210WETM
2022-11-09 07:00:29FORECAST20234712744.4534.7139.5830.2865759499920015.1715.17TT12.4572.4546333.4871283978710.1001832425670.8271506013062164411124.5WETL
2022-11-09 03:00:21FORECAST20234712741.2838.639.9430.3446630584910015.1715.17TT9.2870.2846333.5261373271610.1207382583930.70938504653938164411124.5WETL