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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, November 21, 2022

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DAY 52 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/22/2022 07:00:20 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): 42.68°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 35.66°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.17°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.709
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: 87

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): 9.92 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.92 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: 41
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 324.08 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.78 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: 132

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
2022-11-22 07:00:20OBSERVATION20235213242.6799435.6599439.1699424.0058575009.929.92TT10.6799486.6799441324.08168186367 7.77985867317950.7087074518856816 4411229WETL
2022-11-22 03:00:10OBSERVATION20235213242.6799435.6599439.1699424.0058575009.929.92TT10.6799486.6799441324.08168186367 7.77985867317950.7087074518856816 4411229WETL
2022-11-21 11:00:02FORECAST20235213246.333.7340.01523.5293746666670.00580.00589.929.9258TT14.390.341323.750088136547.61763712213090.81416120312192164411229WETM
2022-11-21 07:00:12FORECAST20235213238.4133.4335.9223.8910194166670.01140.01149.929.9314TT6.4182.4141324.001800496067.74073330668630.55735896693054163411228WETL
2022-11-21 03:00:08FORECAST20235213242.7233.438.0623.6618020833330.02540.02549.929.9454TT10.7286.7241323.842287239467.66269210687420.71001059226121164411229WETL
2022-11-20 23:00:02FORECAST20235213243.8433.2538.54524.4560666666670.03260.03269.929.9526TT11.8489.8441324.394622713487.9334165193890.74529133823239164411229WETL
2022-11-20 19:00:02FORECAST20235213243.8433.0638.4524.4668360.03150.03159.929.9515TT11.8489.8441324.402104106427.93709307922660.74529133823239164411229WETL
2022-11-20 15:00:02FORECAST20235213243.6633.4738.56524.4361133333330.04120.04129.929.9612TT11.6689.6641324.380760708547.92660503182690.73977631860847164411229WETL
2022-11-20 11:00:03FORECAST20235213243.933.0838.4924.0464902142850.02450.02459.929.9445TT11.989.941324.109940398387.79370651014210.74711600207318164411229WETL
2022-11-20 07:00:14FORECAST20235213243.6332.8438.23523.4059089291010.0290.0399.929.959TT11.6387.6341323.664100426727.57565245820720.73885121025212164411229WETL
2022-11-20 03:00:14FORECAST20235213243.0732.9838.02523.4555446398290.03140.04149.929.9614TT11.0788.0741323.698672457557.59252866168130.72127817510781164411229WETL
2022-11-19 23:00:02FORECAST20235213242.8632.8437.8523.9754411557630.02510.03519.929.9551TT10.8688.8641324.060526523827.76949408457740.71454317215303164411229WETL
2022-11-19 19:00:04FORECAST20235213242.6532.5137.5824.0430264666290.03120.03129.929.9512TT10.6588.6541324.1075316057.79252596041290.7077317329085164411229WETL
2022-11-19 15:00:05FORECAST20235213243.833.638.723.797880.1130.1239.9210.043TT11.889.841323.936995605727.70901374898550.744071082183591644122218WETL
2022-11-19 11:00:04FORECAST20235213243.6434.4439.0423.5830946666670.10790.11799.9210.0379TT11.6489.6441323.787493011057.63591109956220.73915976715191644122218WETL
2022-11-19 07:00:24FORECAST20235213237.1732.5634.86523.6872264166670.08470.08479.9210.0047TT5.1782.1741323.859984714027.67134478521910.51059815238437163411228WETL
2022-11-19 03:00:39FORECAST20235213242.6432.8237.7323.5416888435830.07370.07379.929.9937TT10.6487.6441323.758662865957.62182570160470.70740550346887164411229WETL
2022-11-18 23:00:02FORECAST20235213236.2532.3634.30523.7818312816350.12720.13729.9210.0572TT4.2583.2541323.925827620147.70354938022640.475774036495361624122214WETL
2022-11-18 19:00:05FORECAST20235213241.8133.1637.48523.6389331088360.09220.09229.9210.0122TT9.8188.8141323.826367533247.65490984099540.679760058763941634122216WETL
2022-11-18 15:00:08FORECAST20235213241.2231.5136.36523.6416973333330.0780.0789.929.998TT9.2288.2241323.828291833157.65585046348960.65947102124082163411228WETL
2022-11-18 11:00:03FORECAST20235213238.0231.6334.82523.5860314849060.10170.10179.9210.0217TT6.0286.0241323.789537750697.63691023187110.542706884075341634122216WETL
2022-11-18 07:00:36FORECAST20235213239.5931.6835.63523.518269069030.10630.10639.9210.0263TT7.5987.5941323.742354746997.61385980798080.601136180308731634122216WETL
2022-11-18 03:00:25FORECAST20235213242.8531.6737.2623.4471354990580.11260.11269.9210.0326TT10.8588.8541323.692815669197.58966930906720.714220536715831644122218WETL
2022-11-17 23:00:06FORECAST20235213242.4832.4137.44523.3968453333330.12640.12649.9210.0464TT10.4884.4841323.657787023167.57257118390990.702163001715781644122218WETL
2022-11-17 19:00:06FORECAST20235213235.5733.2834.42523.3922533333330.1590.1599.9210.079TT3.5779.5741323.65458833117.57101012273670.45013815318221624122214WETL
2022-11-17 15:00:08FORECAST20235213243.9332.7438.33523.3897649239690.1220.1229.9210.042TT11.9386.9341323.65285494117.57016419404370.748025750917821644122218WETL
2022-11-17 11:00:11FORECAST20235213239.7731.735.73523.7916256100940.2840.2849.9210.204TT7.7775.7741323.932643353677.70688417355850.607717809889281634122216WETL
2022-11-17 07:00:21FORECAST20235213239.7731.735.73523.7445564488770.2840.2849.9210.204TT7.7780.7741323.899887044877.69085915172170.607717809889281634122216WETL
2022-11-17 03:00:39FORECAST20235213241.9431.7836.8623.6712903333330.28440.28449.9210.2044TT9.9476.9441323.848891993237.66592114650010.684161874830421634122216WETL
2022-11-16 23:00:08FORECAST20235213235.6632.343424.1967653333330.3370.3479.9210.267TT3.6677.6641324.214425793997.84494037861850.453521555227171624122214WETL
2022-11-16 19:00:06FORECAST20235213235.7632.8834.3224.4361506666670.40090.45099.9210.3709TT3.7672.7641324.380786645467.92661777584030.457284840622451624122214WETL
2022-11-16 15:00:04FORECAST20235213242.9932.937.94524.3931826666670.43760.48769.9210.4076TT10.9978.9941324.350933479587.91195156847130.71872158774561644122218WETL
2022-11-16 11:00:12FORECAST20235213242.3732.9937.6823.6794546666670.21430.21439.9210.1343TT10.3782.3741323.854575043587.66869972833710.698534143968041634122216WETL
2022-11-16 07:00:11FORECAST20235213242.3432.8637.623.8226865833330.21430.21439.9210.1343TT10.3468.3441323.954257120597.71746073472050.697541016163091634122216WETL
2022-11-16 03:00:33FORECAST20235213242.7832.9237.8523.700561250.37680.37689.9210.2968TT10.7874.7841323.869266422777.67588338584540.711957251726351644122218WETL
2022-11-15 23:00:10FORECAST20235213243.6132.2137.9124.4508686047350.86610.88619.9210.8061TT11.6177.6141324.3910115777.93164200062630.738233534927281644132227WETL
2022-11-15 19:00:03FORECAST20235213243.5632.1937.87524.4040122485270.86610.88619.9210.8061TT11.5677.5641324.358457927997.91564778018810.736686078734491644132227WETL
2022-11-15 15:00:05FORECAST20235213243.093338.04524.1906253333330.90590.91599.9210.8359TT11.0979.0941324.210157469967.84284644861690.721915551928791644132227WETL
2022-11-15 11:00:05FORECAST20235213242.0932.4637.27523.791340.23730.25739.9210.1773TT10.0974.0941323.932444604087.70678692660680.689208624918731634122216WETL
2022-11-15 07:00:10FORECAST20235213242.232.4637.3324.01829650.23730.25739.9210.1773TT10.268.241324.090333033197.78409771157490.692887172104261634122216WETL
2022-11-15 03:00:12FORECAST20235213243.5333.2338.3823.7959671666670.00840.02849.929.9484TT11.5374.5341323.935664526757.70836243719080.73575537081996164411229WETL
2022-11-14 23:00:04FORECAST20235213237.6432.3434.9925.2783463324230.25190.36199.9210.2819TT5.6480.6441324.965267276638.2145845722270.52837426886191634122216WETL
2022-11-14 19:00:04FORECAST20235213238.0332.4335.2325.2808396221180.41960.50969.9210.4296TT6.0382.0341324.966995754768.21543850215760.543083391524311634132224WETL
2022-11-14 15:00:18FORECAST20235213240.0534.3237.18523.6848889490720.3510.4419.9210.361TT8.05105.0541323.858357687667.6705492370610.617894305618281634122216WETL
2022-11-14 11:00:19FORECAST20235213236.6731.1433.90523.5716114321190.2110.4119.9210.331TT4.6791.6741323.779497740997.63200451043740.491665075740291624122214WETL
2022-11-14 07:00:11FORECAST20235213236.5532.634.57522.8889401666670.14060.34069.9210.2606TT4.5585.5541323.303764560077.40008052267360.487122323257851624122214WETL
2022-11-14 03:00:15FORECAST20235213233.6333.0933.3623.0991551162650.0040.1749.9210.094TT1.6380.6341323.450344977417.47142969104260.378482536871631624122214WETL