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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Friday, November 4, 2022

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DAY 35 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/05/2022 04:00:08 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): 39.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 30.04°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 34.87°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.425
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: 94

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: 8.13 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 9.11 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 7.04 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 16.15 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: 21 in
SWE DAY: 59
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.13 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 7.10 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: 115

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 2
D1: 5
D2: 1
D3: 5
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 40.0

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
2022-11-05 04:00:08OBSERVATION20233511539.7099430.0399834.8749620.8604757142868.139.117.0416.15TT7.7099493.7099459340.1335135761 7.09534689956890.4247005025199116 25152240WETL
2022-11-05 00:00:01FORECAST20233511538.1538.1538.1515.966380.09521.07527.048.1152TT6.1592.1558335.915566777895.36335558709120.364920939156271625142232WETL
2022-11-04 12:00:01FORECAST20233511543.6931.9137.815.5674773333333.9584.9387.0411.978TT11.6997.6958335.649986281685.22522355337370.581893973566491635152245WETL
2022-11-04 08:00:02FORECAST20233511539.0230.2534.63515.7441053333335.09776.07777.0413.1177TT7.0293.0258335.767614460025.28636068958060.397957544091791625152240WETL
2022-11-04 04:00:14FORECAST20233511541.130.2835.6915.5533169855075.88186.86187.0413.9018TT9.195.158335.640553691475.22032392475450.479519539860231625152240WETL
2022-11-04 00:00:03FORECAST20233511540.8229.2235.02132.6918446.29236.58237.0413.6223TT8.8298.8259403.8720136387253.5905222297150.468412024474271625151220WETL
2022-11-03 20:00:02FORECAST20233511541.8129.5435.675132.685338666676.27977.10977.0414.1497TT9.81104.8159403.8688075817453.5874695108860.507736581411861635151222.5WETL
2022-11-03 16:00:02FORECAST20233511541.8930.0635.975132.713765333336.18047.01047.0414.0504TT9.89104.8959403.8828168524553.6008093779220.510916158028051635151222.5WETL
2022-11-03 12:00:03FORECAST20233511541.2530.0435.645132.579788456176.27837.10837.0414.1483TT9.25104.2559403.8167813236653.5379434429420.485477096338581625151220WETL
2022-11-03 08:00:04FORECAST20233511541.530.1635.83132.751355961876.09386.81387.0413.8538TT9.5104.559403.9013407668753.6184506616210.495412907560081625151220WETL
2022-11-03 04:00:13FORECAST20233511535.5830.1632.87132.648596163985.92286.66287.0413.7028TT3.5898.5859403.8506985900553.5702282278140.273767940109711625151220WETL
2022-11-03 00:00:04FORECAST20233511538.930.3634.6310.9261016130365.87896.34897.0413.3889TT6.993.959333.546454716373.64436245689890.393351002960831625153260WETH
2022-11-02 20:00:04FORECAST20233511534.6530.1632.40510.810615246185.81726.28727.0413.3272TT2.65105.6559333.468899096523.60500396469960.243794707989941615153252.5WETH
2022-11-02 16:00:04FORECAST20233511541.0729.7135.3910.7108493195635.65396.05397.0413.0939TT9.07113.0759333.40188232263.57101732441610.478328534721491625153260WETH
2022-11-02 12:00:05FORECAST20233511541.5630.1235.8410.8524951689555.56765.92767.0412.9676TT9.56113.5659333.497026459853.61927486851650.49779815828961625153260WETH
2022-11-02 08:00:02FORECAST20233511541.5630.0235.7911.2004594652345.61815.98817.0413.0281TT9.56103.5659333.730610318853.7379361731840.49779815828961625153260WETH
2022-11-02 04:00:06FORECAST20233511543.5129.136.30511.1207359378345.28695.77697.0412.8169TT11.51106.5159333.677111192743.71073504207360.57487662213391635153267.5WETH
2022-11-02 00:00:04FORECAST20233511543293612.7069514895174.61455.08456.8711.9545TT1110359334.739520255734.25351884551360.55487215563351635153267.5WETH
2022-11-01 20:00:04FORECAST20233511540.6829.0834.8810.9010152210044.80645.34646.8912.2364TT8.68119.6859333.529609720953.63581135222370.462866931925441625153260WETH
2022-11-01 16:00:03FORECAST20233511542.0228.5235.2712.6188116940344.3764.9166.8911.806TT10.02114.0259334.680598586844.22327145121390.51608140101471635153267.5WETH
2022-11-01 12:00:04FORECAST20233511539.9328.7634.34511.3078818258724.1664.7566.8911.646TT7.93118.9359333.802679842823.77460125682180.433310063979261625153260WETH
2022-11-01 08:00:05FORECAST20233511541.7828.6635.2211.1755107251914.01054.50056.911.4005TT9.78119.7859333.713869427113.72942292692760.506544102579231635153267.5WETH
2022-11-01 04:00:30FORECAST20233511541.7728.3635.06512.1992368478823.97344.48346.9211.4034TT9.77115.7759334.399930847554.07942395832470.506146596112591635153267.5WETH
2022-11-01 00:00:04FORECAST20233511540.3330.0635.19517.8265246515173.21733.48734.618.0973TT8.33106.3359338.13943070846.0278508971730.449038059817441625152240WETL
2022-10-31 20:00:05FORECAST20233511539.6530.7735.2114.5130558391973.01383.22384.928.1438TT7.65112.6559335.944005381864.87557410895030.422361459141531625153260WETH
2022-10-31 16:00:03FORECAST20233511539.6630.7735.21515.3134692915183.00473.29474.958.2447TT7.66106.6659336.476034057215.15261541486680.422751502061631625152240WETL
2022-10-31 12:00:09FORECAST20233511538.3530.3734.3616.075643485882.33322.54324.947.4832TT6.35102.3559336.981641016975.41719672227550.372437248607611625152240WETL
2022-10-31 08:00:06FORECAST20233511543.7230.0936.90516.7652170339152.9263.1365.468.596TT11.72120.7259337.438243918735.65722539484050.583061065464871635152245WETL
2022-10-31 04:00:06FORECAST20233511543.7930.136.94517.0208169660982.9263.14669.146TT11.79116.7959337.607287017655.74635183874820.585781418265241635152245WETL
2022-10-31 00:00:07FORECAST20233511540.1531.9336.0418.6391305537012.4692.8595.298.149TT8.15117.1559338.675028524496.31260807194640.441949029389221625152240WETL
2022-10-30 20:00:05FORECAST20233511540.0833.0236.5518.6959999418842.68033.12036.349.4603TT8.08118.0859338.712470412676.33256832715050.439197069384571625152240WETL
2022-10-30 16:00:09FORECAST20233511538.4833.0335.75519.0392636604012.65653.06656.329.3865TT6.48106.4859338.938354900176.45313670356680.377349232290071625152240WETL
2022-10-30 12:00:04FORECAST20233511542.832.8837.8418.5442696121165.73366.56365.9512.5136TT10.8107.859338.6125615746.27932263587770.546986031711911635152245WETL
2022-10-30 08:00:04FORECAST20233511542.0533.6337.8418.8371217274815.78767.02765.8512.8776TT10.05112.0559338.805359361416.38211779621380.517273028616961635152245WETL
2022-10-30 04:00:10FORECAST20233511542.0733.6837.87518.5577651678065.78767.01765.8412.8576TT10.07114.0759338.621449460956.28405733987840.518067361962691635152245WETL
2022-10-30 00:00:04FORECAST20233511538.7532.8435.79520.7882260801813.39153.75156.149.8915TT6.75104.7559340.086205458197.06978892581570.387613819724681625152240WETL
2022-10-29 20:00:03FORECAST20233511539.332.3535.82521.1153034524563.7824.2526.0810.332TT7.3109.359340.300302161097.18554414509380.408760548847771625152240WETL
2022-10-29 16:00:05FORECAST20233511539.2732.3435.80520.0919421976183.7824.0926.210.292TT7.27115.2759339.629842586146.82382316582670.407599606602281625152240WETL
2022-10-29 12:00:10FORECAST20233511535.0628.1231.5920.0085051536991.91211.98216.178.1521TT3.06105.0659339.57510156766.79439016978310.256786893836771625152240WETL
2022-10-29 08:00:05FORECAST20233511535.8229.6632.7419.1641478162091.7291.7695.957.719TT3.82109.8259339.02048599766.49703870638110.281788228070171625152240WETL
2022-10-29 04:00:07FORECAST20233511535.8629.5732.71517.1143027014181.7291.7695.587.349TT3.86110.8659337.669087165435.77897097066080.283135859215861625152240WETL
2022-10-29 00:00:06FORECAST20233511543.3134.9139.1133.6603220707013.73294.45295.469.9129TT11.31116.3159348.3791512178411.726554432710.56705174423921635151222.5WETL
2022-10-28 20:00:04FORECAST20233511544.7335.4440.08532.9612337679243.29454.04455.419.4545TT12.73122.7359347.9356873574911.4683895271930.621864148550941635151222.5WETL
2022-10-28 16:00:08FORECAST20233511543.1435.1339.13533.2415092599572.05292.79295.478.2629TT11.14116.1459348.1135735630211.5718205791120.560379739941341635151222.5WETL
2022-10-28 12:00:06FORECAST20233511533.2227.4530.33536.1543080339090.7492.8295.548.369TT1.22107.2259349.9548010907212.6523736765790.201382662564781615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 08:00:05FORECAST20233511527.4925.126.29541.5180503079830.51372.68376.228.9037TT-4.5196.4959353.3098765094314.6687372272260.0795087264823841615151217.5WETL
2022-10-28 04:00:17FORECAST20233511527.525.8326.66541.1181206133310.39662.56666.659.2166TT-4.599.559353.061290383614.5172167218910.0796566290630621615151217.5WETL