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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Sunday, November 20, 2022

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DAY 51 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/21/2022 07:00:11 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): 42.73°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 33.49°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 38.11°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.774
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: 11
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 73

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): 10.68 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 10.68 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: 24 in
SWE DAY: 42
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 325.31 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.90 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: 131

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 4
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 1
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 9.0

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
2022-11-21 07:00:11OBSERVATION20235113142.7299833.4900438.1100124.286368750010.6810.68TT10.7299872.7299842325.31450299032 7.90070797934580.7744409792236416 4411229WETL
2022-11-21 03:00:07OBSERVATION20235113142.7299833.4900438.1100124.286368750010.6810.68TT10.7299872.7299842325.31450299032 7.90070797934580.7744409792236416 4411229WETL
2022-11-20 11:00:01FORECAST20235113144.8632.9238.8924.5818546666670.00330.003310.6810.6833TT12.8674.8642325.519010981258.00186101917810.83895543757182164411229WETL
2022-11-20 07:00:13FORECAST20235113143.4634.7339.09523.9224113333330.00880.008810.6810.6888TT11.4673.4642325.062394313297.77627630576080.79803916203041164411229WETL
2022-11-20 03:00:13FORECAST20235113143.9730.1937.0823.947269211560.01280.012810.6810.6928TT11.9773.9742325.079620465977.78476918649040.81361359945932164411229WETL
2022-11-19 23:00:01FORECAST20235113143.7130.1636.93524.430359551380.00630.006310.6810.6863TT11.7174.7142325.414179264147.94998540254020.80576861106369164411229WETL
2022-11-19 19:00:01FORECAST20235113143.7331.1837.45524.4541533333330010.6810.68TT11.7374.7342325.430646775757.95813093562010.80637910196054164411229WETL
2022-11-19 15:00:02FORECAST20235113143.6930.3737.0324.4472106666670.01310.013110.6810.6931TT11.6974.6942325.425841907097.95575411348010.80515695186414164411229WETL
2022-11-19 11:00:03FORECAST20235113143.6930.9137.324.2064040.01350.013510.6810.6935TT11.6974.6942325.259132400297.87335396357080.80515695186414164411229WETL
2022-11-19 07:00:23FORECAST20235113143.2931.3837.33524.0047304166670.00460.004610.6810.6846TT11.2974.2942325.11943609337.80440441663840.79267971781059164411229WETL
2022-11-19 03:00:38FORECAST20235113143.4431.5637.524.0213888435830.0040.00410.6810.684TT11.4474.4442325.130977850647.81009764404480.79741296890787164411229WETL
2022-11-18 23:00:02FORECAST20235113143.1931.4437.31524.0047933333330.01360.013610.6810.6936TT11.1976.1942325.119479685917.8044259185010.78948827804134164411229WETL
2022-11-18 19:00:04FORECAST20235113143.1631.3137.23524.0359533333330.00430.004310.6810.6843TT11.1676.1642325.141068427737.81507554747910.78852526371955164411229WETL
2022-11-18 15:00:07FORECAST20235113142.9730.3936.6824.0146880.00020.000210.6810.6802TT10.9775.9742325.126335243457.80780750145490.78236665804715164411229WETL
2022-11-18 11:00:03FORECAST20235113142.8931.0236.95523.8338972737370010.6810.68TT10.8976.8942325.001046508487.74604155634030.77974296919866164411229WETL
2022-11-18 07:00:35FORECAST20235113142.7530.8836.81523.8947584023630010.6810.68TT10.7576.7542325.04322995127.76682945000750.77510822792232164411229WETL
2022-11-18 03:00:24FORECAST20235113141.4531.1336.2923.8710564556690010.6810.68TT9.4575.4542325.02680267577.75873315627720.72953299081377164411229WETL
2022-11-17 23:00:05FORECAST20235113142.9631.4537.20523.8852373333330.00080.000810.6810.6808TT10.9670.9642325.036631235527.76357707908760.78203968471912164411229WETL
2022-11-17 19:00:05FORECAST20235113143.6730.4137.0423.738020.00140.001410.6810.6814TT11.6772.6742324.934579804087.71330355408080.80454412514011164411229WETL
2022-11-17 15:00:07FORECAST20235113143.6630.9537.30523.9472555906360.00190.001910.6810.6819TT11.6671.6642325.079611027167.78476453257190.80423727420315164411229WETL
2022-11-17 11:00:10FORECAST20235113138.0730.1234.09524.1236709434270010.6810.68TT6.0765.0742325.20183309277.84506201172760.59331596312834163411228WETL
2022-11-17 07:00:21FORECAST20235113143.1329.8536.4924.1237791155440010.6810.68TT11.1370.1342325.201908018477.84509899699090.78755967957213164411229WETL
2022-11-17 03:00:37FORECAST20235113143.1229.6836.424.1739503333330010.6810.68TT11.1264.1242325.236657056537.86225479426380.78723724778143164411229WETL
2022-11-16 23:00:07FORECAST20235113144.5630.9837.7724.5107706666670.00650.006510.6810.6865TT12.5670.5642325.469827238477.97751629436170.83067604860993164411229WETL
2022-11-16 19:00:05FORECAST20235113142.6230.5536.58524.758520.04550.045510.6810.7255TT10.6265.6242325.64120906898.06239438755660.77075556026426164411229WETL
2022-11-16 15:00:03FORECAST20235113142.6131.2736.9424.8516720.04550.045510.6810.7255TT10.6164.6142325.705619533928.09432922521370.7704187977289164411229WETL
2022-11-16 11:00:12FORECAST20235113144.530.8337.66524.1046520.00070.000710.6810.6807TT12.568.542325.188659239747.83855946532050.82898803041631164411229WETL
2022-11-16 07:00:11FORECAST20235113139.7131.7735.7424.286861250.00020.000210.6810.6802TT7.7154.7142325.314843980937.90087647833030.66209407202631163411228WETL
2022-11-16 03:00:32FORECAST20235113144.1329.873724.179441250.00370.003710.6810.6837TT12.1361.1342325.240459846117.8641325909720.81834249194588164411229WETL
2022-11-15 23:00:09FORECAST20235113143.9330.8937.4124.8658133333330.02350.023510.6810.7035TT11.9362.9342325.715396304658.09917824430420.81241959230594164411229WETL
2022-11-15 19:00:03FORECAST20235113143.931.637.7524.8150280.02350.023510.6810.7035TT11.962.942325.680283656038.08176535797220.81152099963885164411229WETL
2022-11-15 15:00:05FORECAST20235113144.5331.7138.1224.6942146666670.01470.014710.6810.6947TT12.5364.5342325.596735898528.04035569104410.82983337742484164411229WETL
2022-11-15 11:00:05FORECAST20235113144.0930.2937.1924.1975133333330.02290.022910.6810.7029TT12.0961.0942325.252975474727.87031321075590.81716734831077164411229WETL
2022-11-15 07:00:10FORECAST20235113144.0630.2837.1724.42616450.02290.022910.6810.7029TT12.0655.0642325.411275794947.94854935272220.81628289115876164411229WETL
2022-11-15 03:00:12FORECAST20235113143.0630.0836.5724.3238831666670.02190.021910.6810.7019TT11.0660.0642325.34047550317.91354371552520.7852966779012164411229WETL
2022-11-14 23:00:04FORECAST20235113142.9531.9237.43524.9850240.11230.112310.6810.7923TT10.9571.9542325.797799990798.1400658519170.781712428849771644122218WETL
2022-11-14 19:00:03FORECAST20235113144.231.6237.9124.9211733333330.08530.085310.6810.7653TT12.273.242325.753666688648.11816359151660.82038761729746164411229WETL
2022-11-14 15:00:16FORECAST20235113148.8133.5241.16523.7776560.08530.085310.6810.7653TT16.8193.8142324.962059334587.72683605990920.923557212634341654112210WETM
2022-11-14 11:00:18FORECAST20235113141.2633.537.3823.3042973333330.18720.197210.6810.8772TT9.2684.2642324.633700225197.5653602744680.722505854832331644122218WETL
2022-11-14 07:00:11FORECAST20235113141.2333.5137.3722.9811081666670.1850.19510.6810.875TT9.2378.2342324.409283688417.45528483871410.72138821366941644122218WETL
2022-11-14 03:00:15FORECAST20235113140.9433.2937.11523.1281831162650.16520.165210.6810.8452TT8.9475.9442324.511432635937.50535983732530.710472927832231644122218WETL
2022-11-13 23:00:05FORECAST20235113146.7629.0137.88524.0975653333330010.6810.68TT14.7699.7642325.183750355067.83613666951950.885194633257281654112210WETL
2022-11-13 19:00:06FORECAST20235113146.7628.0937.42524.292780010.6810.68TT14.7699.7642325.318941893157.9029014852430.885194633257281654112210WETL
2022-11-13 15:00:05FORECAST20235113146.3829.5937.98524.3838546666670.07290.072910.6810.7529TT14.3894.3842325.381990682017.93406717194090.876794891523051654112210WETL
2022-11-13 11:00:06FORECAST20235113139.4733.1336.324.0539413333330.20580.205810.6810.8858TT7.4778.4742325.15353036777.82122394379080.65229932311061634122216WETL
2022-11-13 07:00:16FORECAST20235113140.3533.8737.1124.1580058683530.13290.132910.6810.8129TT8.3590.3542325.225614256267.85680229774140.687668004810181634122216WETL
2022-11-13 03:00:13FORECAST20235113133.5633.2533.40524.5552760.02540.045410.6810.7254TT1.5673.5642325.500621970817.99275761066490.39562383541161162411227WETL