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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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DAY 40 OF WATER YEAR 2023, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/10/2022 07:00:07 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): 31.81°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 20.76°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 26.29°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.225
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: 0
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -20

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): 0.24 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 16.89 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 17.13 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: 31 in
SWE DAY: 53
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 340.97 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 10.61 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: 120

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: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 7.0

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
2022-11-10 07:00:07OBSERVATION20234012031.8099220.7600826.28531.11542333333300.2416.8917.13TT-0.19008-20.1900853340.96926967736 10.6094031696680.2246754841017316 1512127WETL
2022-11-10 03:00:14OBSERVATION20234012031.8099220.7600826.28531.11542333333300.2416.8917.13TT-0.19008-20.1900853340.96926967736 10.6094031696680.2246754841017316 1512127WETL
2022-11-09 11:00:03FORECAST20234012038.2421.0629.6532.8881084858510.0030.24316.8917.133TT6.24-13.7653342.1235306466511.2517957914690.4781740428186162512128WETL
2022-11-09 07:00:23FORECAST20234012035.7520.5728.1632.7393033198270.00270.242716.8917.1327TT3.75-16.2553342.0268377901711.1977203859330.37203349872504162512128WETL
2022-11-09 03:00:17FORECAST20234012037.7721.2529.5132.7229877025340.0030.24316.8917.133TT5.77-14.2353342.0162337598311.191793011390.45777999372873162512128WETL
2022-11-08 23:00:01FORECAST20234012037.921.229.5533.91083866666700.2416.8917.13TT5.9-6.153342.787107774311.6241983087480.46341209265917162512128WETL
2022-11-08 19:00:01FORECAST20234012037.4719.7928.6333.91739866666700.2416.8917.13TT5.47-6.5353342.7913585319411.6265911668160.44481700747403162512128WETL
2022-11-08 15:00:02FORECAST20234012037.6821.4829.5833.9217255132780.00040.240416.8917.1304TT5.68-6.3253342.7941622090811.628169478010.45388573988754162512128WETL
2022-11-08 11:00:04FORECAST20234012037.5921.4329.5133.903105714390.00040.240416.8917.1304TT5.59-6.4153342.782096874511.6213776673370.44999591433084162512128WETL
2022-11-08 07:00:12FORECAST20234012037.5222.5530.03533.9370597528190.00020.240216.8917.1302TT5.52-11.4853342.804098124811.6337631615730.44697379268925162512128WETL
2022-11-08 03:00:12FORECAST20234012037.4422.3629.933.9623168108490.00020.250216.8917.1402TT5.44-13.5653342.8204627487511.6429771651150.4435237158449162512128WETL
2022-11-07 23:00:06FORECAST20234012038.0621.0629.5627.9586944148420.00020.210216.8917.1002TT6.06-13.9453338.900894454989.47522654498340.470353867814121625122216WETL
2022-11-07 19:00:01FORECAST20234012038.5621.4630.0127.913117116520.00020.210216.8917.1002TT6.56-5.4453338.870909341459.45894337982960.492095418662141625122216WETL
2022-11-07 15:00:03FORECAST20234012038.8821.4630.1727.9224807933460.00020.220216.8917.1102TT6.88-5.1253338.877069948519.46228847694280.506026430126171635122218WETL
2022-11-07 11:00:03FORECAST20234012038.9120.629.75528.9863051150950.00020.210216.8917.1002TT6.91-5.0953339.576034610129.8430545489830.507332348784011635122218WETL
2022-11-07 07:00:08FORECAST20234012039.7821.8130.79529.1023857500110.00020.220216.8917.1102TT7.78-4.2253339.652188863919.88468902115310.545113149803211635122218WETL
2022-11-07 03:00:30FORECAST20234012036.1922.7529.4729.5786602075280.00020.290216.8917.1802TT4.19-5.8153339.9644119357410.0556918232990.39033171055096162512128WETL
2022-11-06 23:00:03FORECAST20234012035.7122.429.05521.1196164468330.0190.41916.316.719TT3.710.7153334.362449033937.06160667782030.370383569105521625122216WETL
2022-11-06 19:00:06FORECAST20234012035.3423.3929.36521.1904054619720.0190.40916.316.709TT3.34-2.6653334.409829905927.08627988617580.355238155930141625122216WETL
2022-11-06 15:00:04FORECAST20234012034.6120.8127.7121.1033287245660.0430.39316.316.693TT2.61-4.3953334.351546045257.05593058575960.326036642793471625122216WETL
2022-11-06 11:00:05FORECAST20234012034.1119.9227.01522.6587276943130.0290.40916.316.709TT2.11-0.8953335.390696405187.59952646105120.306620824132461625122216WETL
2022-11-06 07:00:05FORECAST20234012031.8120.7226.26524.5534907339940.02810.418116.6517.0681TT-0.19-1.1953336.651039179958.26595817109430.224678101052391615122214WETL
2022-11-06 03:00:13FORECAST20234012034.1820.7227.4526.1200716563040.03030.430316.9117.3403TT2.18-0.8253337.688513496488.82044817003860.309308249269351625122216WETL
2022-11-06 00:00:10FORECAST20234012033.9620.3627.1630.3991215047440.01110.301116.5216.8211TT1.96-12.0453340.5013826901210.350942904930.30089704930023162512128WETL
2022-11-05 20:00:08FORECAST20234012033.0320.6926.8628.9117643416160.01260.332617.1617.4926TT1.03-12.9753339.527120582539.81632809786960.26653601647221625122216WETL
2022-11-05 16:00:05FORECAST20234012033.9320.4627.19528.5492015234950.00930.279317.1317.4093TT1.93-15.0753339.289072934999.68643211794060.2997580957631625122216WETL
2022-11-05 12:00:04FORECAST20234012031.0518.8424.94531.079965659680.01660.266617.1117.3766TT-0.95-20.9553340.946128813710.5965939753310.20060681614747161512127WETL
2022-11-05 08:00:03FORECAST20234012030.3120.6825.49533.5259563112450.01660.266617.5617.8266TT-1.69-26.6953342.5375871631711.4839001821920.17872084285951161512127WETL
2022-11-05 04:00:11FORECAST20234012032.7820.6826.7333.5086607576650.01660.286617.5617.8466TT0.78-14.2253342.5263686656511.4775998881720.25764916401602162512128WETL
2022-11-05 00:00:06FORECAST20234012032.0214.5323.27528.3922385166430.01160.42169.529.9416TT0.020000000000003-8.9853339.185947813349.63024833181010.231606814401851615122214WETL
2022-11-04 20:00:04FORECAST20234012031.6816.524.0928.2631415238330.01470.314713.3913.7047TT-0.32-4.3253339.101099919449.58406237791040.220448387591031615122214WETL
2022-11-04 16:00:06FORECAST20234012031.6518.3825.01527.689161670130.01470.254713.6513.9047TT-0.35-2.3553338.723519546239.37897029419080.219478809044811615122214WETL
2022-11-04 12:00:04FORECAST20234012031.7119.5825.64526.9523650129930.00760.187613.6213.8076TT-0.29-2.2953338.238026070679.11631473993090.22142041183521615122214WETL
2022-11-04 08:00:03FORECAST20234012034.0221.7227.8726.5411846946260.00190.161914.714.8619TT2.02-13.9853337.966693957488.97003644495740.303180784667971625122216WETL
2022-11-04 04:00:17FORECAST20234012034.0321.7227.87527.0576045001470.00190.191915.4915.6819TT2.03-17.9753338.307426594739.15378854826280.303562158895781625122216WETL
2022-11-04 00:00:05FORECAST20234012031.2118.1724.69143.308181994280.00270.192714.9115.1027TT-0.79-4.7953404.6785559343557.9937481430220.20554183955639161512127WETL
2022-11-03 20:00:04FORECAST20234012030.9316.223.565143.133941724860.00540.205415.515.7054TT-1.072.9353404.5930229391257.9109941676530.19695256946363161512127WETL
2022-11-03 16:00:03FORECAST20234012030.9316.223.565143.756400872030.00540.145415.5215.6654TT-1.07-3.0753404.8984087290358.2067379576970.19695256946363161512127WETL
2022-11-03 12:00:04FORECAST20234012032.1418.3625.25145.070738090760.03860.188615.4115.5986TT0.14-4.8653405.5416541247858.832227090430.23561884933604161512127WETL
2022-11-03 08:00:09FORECAST20234012032.218.2325.215142.189638904960.03890.178914.8214.9989TT0.24.253404.1288140305657.4629301380970.2376391293419161512127WETL
2022-11-03 04:00:16FORECAST20234012032.0518.2125.13142.770778702210.03410.174114.8214.9941TT0.049999999999997-3.9553404.4146277297957.7385913195460.23260624475077161512127WETL
2022-11-03 00:00:07FORECAST20234012031.1217.0324.07523.0818112085440.00620.526214.3714.8962TT-0.88-13.8853335.672645813167.74793263853190.202757094345831615132221WETL
2022-11-02 20:00:06FORECAST20234012030.5716.2423.40525.7137449461280.01010.520114.5615.0801TT-1.43-6.4353337.419818436058.67632715103350.186233479239351615132221WETL
2022-11-02 16:00:10FORECAST20234012030.5514.6622.60525.3213324221360.00430.514314.2314.7443TT-1.45-1.4553337.160061162748.53734198816950.185648745234451615132221WETL
2022-11-02 12:00:07FORECAST20234012030.1327.1828.65528.1676956125870.48851.248513.714.9485TT-1.877.1353339.038351019569.54992907251250.173632950954961615142228WETL
2022-11-02 08:00:03FORECAST20234012028.6424.2126.42529.0531307229770.31381.103813.9915.0938TT-3.360.6453339.619878035379.86702071268320.135091203572421615142228WETL
2022-11-02 04:00:07FORECAST20234012022.9821.6122.29527.6980482868190.11760.907613.7414.6476TT-9.02-5.0253338.729369613379.3821424357150.042554228459111615132221WETL