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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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DAY 33 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/03/2022 04:00:10 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): 26.88°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 19.20°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 23.04°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.069
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: -5
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 162

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: 0.22 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 2.77 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 4.49 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 7.26 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: 14 in
SWE DAY: 61
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 405.32 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 4.50 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: 113

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
2022-11-03 04:00:10OBSERVATION20233311326.8800819.2000223.04005132.644091666670.220000000000032.774.497.26TT-5.11992161.8800861405.31767990396 53.7629954873010.06881195393345416 15151217.5WETL
2022-11-03 00:00:01FORECAST20233311319.1919.1919.1911.0115227296690.0022.5524.497.042TT-12.81154.1960334.606224923593.68452405123470.0110905579630881615153252.5WETL
2022-11-02 12:00:02FORECAST20233311334.6521.7328.1911.1160050296620.0562.6064.497.096TT2.65169.6560334.676089882183.7202610984380.24929134619121625153260WETL
2022-11-02 08:00:01FORECAST20233311325.4722.2523.8611.4081470882390.08872.63874.497.1287TT-6.53160.4760334.871340319743.82026150600320.0513808672156081615153252.5WETL
2022-11-02 04:00:05FORECAST20233311326.2521.8924.0711.4989415299830.1832.7334.497.223TT-5.75161.2560334.931992438153.8513633975670.060531183578251615153252.5WETL
2022-11-02 00:00:03FORECAST20233311328.3522.0825.21510.9406195126250.21442.59444.497.0844TT-3.65158.3561335.557600610583.67120803284970.0914848253388141615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 20:00:02FORECAST20233311333.5821.3227.4511.167368346970.27652.67654.497.1665TT1.58176.5861335.708651124713.7489821643740.215380624890721615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 16:00:02FORECAST20233311334.0321.8827.95511.1693124161690.27752.67754.497.1675TT2.03177.0361335.709945805563.74964926591750.229305856608561615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 12:00:03FORECAST20233311333.8522.2728.0611.2895217625880.28292.68294.497.1729TT1.85176.8561335.789988530573.79090838317520.223676196587571615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 08:00:03FORECAST20233311334.4621.9528.20511.0098140984560.20582.61584.497.1058TT2.46176.4661335.603704350123.69493439564790.243070229615411615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 04:00:28FORECAST20233311330.2321.8626.04511.8067992678440.27442.70444.497.1944TT-1.77172.2361336.134144766833.96866837433050.127958966174481615153252.5WETL
2022-11-01 00:00:03FORECAST20233311334.222.3828.2916.0354391845150.14070.26074.494.7507TF2.2163.261338.930659955825.4349019854890.234694791163441615122214WETL
2022-10-31 20:00:03FORECAST20233311334.0621.6627.8614.9983161155310.14050.57054.495.0605TF2.06170.0661338.247559592875.07314382408090.230251782839021615132221WETL
2022-10-31 16:00:02FORECAST20233311330.922.3126.60515.7308592333070.23270.69274.495.1827TF-1.1163.961338.730235191065.32851764785530.143115450611071615132221WETL
2022-10-31 12:00:07FORECAST20233311327.8722.725.28516.464456891610.14620.59624.495.0862TF-4.13160.8761339.212706432675.5849529821470.0835431772325471615132221WETL
2022-10-31 08:00:05FORECAST20233311330.8922.6226.75517.4284710858920.12981.09984.495.5898TF-1.11173.8961339.845352255665.92298489546250.142880696347221615142228WETL
2022-10-31 04:00:06FORECAST20233311330.7522.326.52517.5352419033380.13881.64884.496.1388TT-1.25169.7561339.915326639225.96049747927070.139621384153251615152235WETL
2022-10-31 00:00:06FORECAST20233311328.9523.2826.11519.0013820142520.18162.58162.895.4716TT-3.05173.9561340.874273834426.47708229595860.102179014951291615152235WETL
2022-10-30 20:00:04FORECAST20233311330.2923.7527.0218.7387507998490.21782.56783.996.5578TT-1.71175.2961340.702759067836.3843440989930.129269099394971615152235WETL
2022-10-30 16:00:07FORECAST20233311331.0724.0627.56519.0069506552220.22192.55193.996.5419TT-0.93169.0761340.877909270046.47904960095080.147146031674651615152235WETL
2022-10-30 12:00:04FORECAST20233311327.822.6225.2117.2117374881980.07362.03363.996.0236TT-4.2167.861339.703253201245.84688321798640.0824295355341081615152235WETL
2022-10-30 08:00:04FORECAST20233311330.9321.7826.35517.947509687910.13651.986545.9865TT-1.07169.9361340.185336517896.10547962283960.143821271683011615152235WETL
2022-10-30 04:00:09FORECAST20233311330.9921.2226.10517.6949271589650.13271.93274.045.9727TT-1.01171.9961340.019944146556.01662814426840.145239929009671615152235WETL
2022-10-30 00:00:04FORECAST20233311331.4221.6226.5220.852592459550.1262.1064.166.266TT-0.58166.4261342.079991047677.13325464188370.155681160415491615152235WETL
2022-10-29 20:00:03FORECAST20233311331.8422.8727.35520.6941304452440.13642.16644.056.2164TT-0.16168.8461341.977004428387.07691673891490.166344835429021615152235WETL
2022-10-29 16:00:04FORECAST20233311331.6520.826.22520.2046828676630.06792.24794.026.2679TT-0.35174.6561341.658643915816.90310454931480.161463825541181615152235WETL
2022-10-29 12:00:08FORECAST20233311330.4721.1225.79519.7456224489910.06312.233146.2331TT-1.53171.4761341.359688785756.74035953406840.133254996517611615152235WETL
2022-10-29 08:00:04FORECAST20233311332.1922.5727.3818.6938586117070.041.9945.99TT0.19175.1961340.673430182536.36850093659760.175582207012181615152235WETL
2022-10-29 04:00:06FORECAST20233311332.9122.5727.7417.3349764988790.041.923.75.62TF0.91175.9161339.784063128295.89014874902260.195581917309211615152235WETL
2022-10-29 00:00:06FORECAST20233311332.6123.2827.94534.4541586714550.05042.13043.385.5104TF0.61170.6161350.7671295620112.085386338660.18708643324121615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 20:00:04FORECAST20233311332.5823.4428.0133.7234151260460.06681.96683.515.4768TF0.58176.5861350.308003099311.8135822104940.186249595378661615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 16:00:06FORECAST20233311332.3123.4227.86533.7672677313950.06472.02473.515.5347TF0.31172.3161350.3355797509311.8298753172830.178822560105221615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 12:00:05FORECAST20233311333.6924.6729.1832.6667645979060.08432.06433.565.6243TF1.69176.6961349.6426002996911.421692517390.218738593684891615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 08:00:04FORECAST20233311332.824.4728.63533.1998323560280.06152.23154.056.2815TT0.8171.861349.9785113972411.6192279066010.192440127117421615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 04:00:17FORECAST20233311332.8524.4328.6433.5550742547210.06152.30154.416.7115TT0.85174.8561350.2021136371711.7510579272550.193864378595011615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 00:00:07FORECAST20233311332.7923.8328.3127.5183733437140.12511.86514.286.1451TT0.79178.7961346.374840145259.53167216798630.192156044745361615152235WETL
2022-10-27 20:00:05FORECAST20233311334.4825.2429.8626.8938794526990.12051.93054.055.9805TT2.48179.4861345.975550698179.30462475405760.243721111820691615152235WETL
2022-10-27 16:00:05FORECAST20233311334.7525.2329.9927.4290588810520.12051.62054.315.9305TT2.75184.7561346.317772992789.49917058697380.252599252954511625152240WETL
2022-10-27 12:00:04FORECAST20233311331.3624.928.1327.3863175312670.31252.35254.426.7725TT-0.64185.3661346.290458981699.48362046772050.154195324419691615152235WETL
2022-10-27 08:00:04FORECAST20233311333.624.729.1525.7582320586330.27142.43144.356.7814TT1.6187.661345.247814354238.89297331987210.215988934699381615152235WETL
2022-10-27 04:00:09FORECAST20233311329.9624.627.2827.4235290111450.27142.38144.296.6714TT-2.04179.9661346.314239276819.49715858778010.122177325438571615152235WETL
2022-10-27 00:00:05FORECAST20233311333.8125.3229.56511.8086127737890.06691.70695.226.9269TT1.81186.8161336.135350537453.96929219407850.22243589994821615153252.5WETL
2022-10-26 20:00:05FORECAST20233311333.9225.3429.6312.0034215454020.03671.57675.326.8967TT1.92182.9261336.264843383884.03632866603520.225856132667961615153252.5WETL
2022-10-26 16:00:05FORECAST20233311333.3426.5129.92511.7613310318660.03661.66665.557.2166TT1.34184.3461336.103911860623.95302936849780.208158657960011615153252.5WETL
2022-10-26 12:00:04FORECAST20233311329.8226.6528.2358.02555590716690.00621.54623.975.5162TF-2.18183.8261333.607939875962.67738917254930.11925251859451615153252.5WETL
2022-10-26 08:00:06FORECAST20233311328.0727.2327.659.88253641938080.05431.95434.376.3243TT-3.93185.0761334.851598988993.30918312209660.0867870682130231615153252.5WETL
2022-10-26 04:00:20FORECAST20233311327.9727.2927.639.41417601270430.04041.94044.766.7004TT-4.03186.9761334.538481079413.14940414390440.0851535871513571615153252.5WETL