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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Saturday, November 18, 2023

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DAY 49 OF WATER YEAR 2024, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/19/2023 07:00:04 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): 46.71°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 32.08°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 39.39°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.883
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: 15
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 132

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: 0.28 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.32 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 6.47 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 6.79 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: 19 in
SWE DAY: 44
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 323.45 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 6.02 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: 129

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 5
D1: 4
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 2
D5: 2
HSdry: 20.0

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
2023-11-19 07:00:04OBSERVATION20244912946.7099632.0799239.3949418.6105270833330.280000000000090.320000000000096.476.7900000000001TT14.70996131.7099644323.45003890999 6.01957570923950.8829484537212316 54122220WETL
2023-11-19 03:00:04OBSERVATION20244912946.7099632.0799239.3949418.6105270833330.280000000000090.320000000000096.476.7900000000001TT14.70996131.7099644323.45003890999 6.01957570923950.8829484537212316 54122220WETL
2023-11-18 11:00:02FORECAST20244912939.57830.1134.84419.6801140246030.326771830.366771836.476.83677183TT7.578124.57844324.194639165146.38018746493510.651193723181661634122216WETL
2023-11-18 07:00:04FORECAST20244912940.78431.58636.18519.6726056054530.358267910.398267916.476.86826791TT8.784125.78444324.189419175156.37765058489350.699857462614261644122218WETL
2023-11-18 03:00:03FORECAST20244912939.61429.49834.55620.003987644780.417323060.457323066.476.92732306TT7.614124.61444324.419707280586.48968781616370.652688224504731634122216WETL
2023-11-17 23:00:02FORECAST20244912938.15629.5733.86322.3268276982630.476378210.486378216.476.95637821TT6.156113.15644326.02849416497.27918201394390.590505749451061634122216WETL
2023-11-17 19:00:02FORECAST20244912937.83228.92233.37722.3195046675680.456693160.466693166.476.93669316TT5.832112.83244326.023437172487.27668162770770.576308769643591634122216WETL
2023-11-17 15:00:01FORECAST20244912939.97430.77635.37521.9513697825070.425197080.435197086.476.90519708TT7.974114.97444325.769096670967.15107790473760.667499590436881634122216WETL
2023-11-17 11:00:02FORECAST20244912941.05432.12636.5921.156124919010.468504190.478504196.476.94850419TT9.054116.05444325.218857952616.88037078486320.710318437286351644122218WETL
2023-11-17 07:00:05FORECAST20244912941.12630.59635.86121.6442778561380.547244390.557244396.477.02724439TT9.126117.12644325.556748087897.04644071355510.713078884600491644132227WETL
2023-11-17 03:00:06FORECAST20244912938.82230.21834.5221.9715098687140.480315220.490315226.476.96031522TT6.822112.82244325.783017394127.15794478173430.619299517942841634132224WETL
2023-11-16 23:00:02FORECAST20244912939.75831.40635.58222.397105943220.527559340.527559346.476.99755934TT7.758111.75844326.077020730427.30318157894860.658642335278031634132224WETL
2023-11-16 19:00:02FORECAST20244912940.7331.78436.25722.0836211084350.566929440.566929446.477.03692944TT8.73114.7344325.860495087797.19617970772570.697744957518541634132224WETL
2023-11-16 15:00:02FORECAST20244912939.9230.00234.96121.9272274346590.555118410.555118416.477.02511841TT7.92111.9244325.752408666827.14284715222550.665293782678821634132224WETL
2023-11-16 11:00:02FORECAST20244912941.0930.235.64522.3363798353410.724409840.724409846.477.19440984TT9.09115.0944326.035090347777.28244361765740.711700217287471644132227WETL
2023-11-16 03:00:06FORECAST20244912940.31628.23834.27721.6396993113310.728346850.728346856.477.19834685TT8.316113.31644325.553580852597.04488159937730.68133278125771634132224WETL
2023-11-15 23:00:02FORECAST20244912938.8427.01432.92722.6345858189590.779527980.779527986.647.41952798TT6.84107.8444326.240934606967.38432843201850.620069411531011634132224WETL
2023-11-15 19:00:02FORECAST20244912939.36226.47432.91823.4585986243080.783464990.783464996.647.42346499TT7.362109.36244326.808920397987.66647929045970.642178132487711634132224WETL
2023-11-15 15:00:03FORECAST20244912938.62427.57233.09823.084332801740.673228710.673228716.647.31322871TT6.624107.62444326.551089145897.53821401861440.610800131248391634132224WETL
2023-11-15 11:00:03FORECAST20244912937.54426.56432.05423.731075476950.799213030.799213036.647.43921303TT5.544102.54444326.996475240117.75997803461970.563604928479651634132224WETL
2023-11-15 07:00:04FORECAST20244912938.15626.92432.5423.6088291781980.755905920.755905926.657.40590592TT6.156106.15644326.912345118167.71801771213870.590505749451061634132224WETL
2023-11-15 03:00:06FORECAST20244912937.97626.13232.05424.6259307039890.830709110.830709116.727.55070911TT5.976101.97644327.611521361528.06773862287730.582631929263651634132224WETL
2023-11-14 23:00:02FORECAST20244912938.19230.72234.45724.922907385420.263779670.263779676.596.85377967TT6.19296.19244327.815328697368.17011107664530.592076250795171634122216WETL
2023-11-14 19:00:03FORECAST20244912938.69629.82234.25925.3417714968860.279527710.279527716.616.88952771TT6.69697.69644328.102522985838.31469916505860.613897191719741634122216WETL
2023-11-14 15:00:04FORECAST20244912940.08232.0936.08624.4467652712190.307086780.307086786.616.91708678TT8.082104.08244327.488490434468.00603425467710.671893796980151634122216WETL
2023-11-14 11:00:04FORECAST20244912942.18832.97237.5824.1917407468450.437008110.437008116.556.98700811TT10.188108.18844327.313271311227.9182778025630.752281116533311644122218WETL
2023-11-14 07:00:06FORECAST20244912941.48631.20836.34723.3902747305150.43307110.43307116.546.9730711TT9.486111.48644326.761870440267.64304992105450.72669103643821644122218WETL
2023-11-14 03:00:06FORECAST20244912939.43430.63235.03323.6162573603550.55118140.55118146.497.0411814TT7.434103.43444326.917457951917.72056682258540.645192443448311634132224WETL
2023-11-13 23:00:02FORECAST20244912939.57828.95834.26824.3595608227070.712598810.712598816.77.41259881TT7.57898.57844327.428587840657.97601660059730.651193723181661634132224WETL
2023-11-13 19:00:03FORECAST20244912938.06628.61633.34125.2046079829960.688976750.688976756.687.36897675TT6.06692.06644328.008510430258.26732592048090.586573190573121634132224WETL
2023-11-13 15:00:02FORECAST20244912938.10225.5231.81124.9352296388830.677165720.677165726.687.35716572TT6.10288.10244327.823781816588.17436128068360.588147279835191634132224WETL
2023-11-13 11:00:06FORECAST20244912934.0722.35228.21127.2927645348220.625984590.625984596.687.30598459TT2.0783.0744329.436203133928.99122472137970.409033455960741624132221WETL
2023-11-13 07:00:08FORECAST20244912936.73422.44229.58827.2432062539060.681102730.681102736.677.35110273TT4.73491.73444329.402407312068.97397772293550.527564264952621634132224WETL
2023-11-13 03:00:07FORECAST20244912935.625.1630.3825.4898784752210.507874290.507874296.587.08787429TT3.691.644328.20399947568.36588006171450.476792531973241624132221WETL
2023-11-12 23:00:04FORECAST20244912936.69825.68231.1924.4548715654330.574803460.574803467.017.58480346TT4.69888.69844327.494058146698.00882513041970.525954981372931634132224WETL
2023-11-12 19:00:04FORECAST20244912936.4124.78230.59625.7572962519010.59055150.59055157.077.6605515TT4.4186.4144328.387125897358.45836448704850.51306766514911634132224WETL
2023-11-12 15:00:03FORECAST20244912937.00428.4932.74725.5660866458760.704724790.704724797.057.75472479TT5.00488.00444328.256199141968.39222642930940.539617749004451634132224WETL
2023-11-12 11:00:04FORECAST20244912936.69828.68832.69325.09586397750.598425520.598425526.957.54842552TT4.69893.69844327.933953466728.22978588980450.525954981372931634132224WETL
2023-11-12 07:00:07FORECAST20244912935.97828.32832.15326.2441789921720.673228710.673228717.147.81322871TT3.97886.97844328.720221651488.62699233536790.493715289201951624132221WETL
2023-11-12 03:00:07FORECAST20244912936.12227.84231.98227.4362986706930.751968910.751968917.258.00196891TT4.12287.12244329.5340609419.04119491814360.500166687093561634132224WETL
2023-11-11 23:00:03FORECAST20244912936.89628.38232.63919.3716232857570.767716950.767716958.369.12771695TT4.89684.89644323.980088773646.27602023180910.534800096927361634132224WETL
2023-11-11 19:00:04FORECAST20244912937.36428.5832.97223.0262724339950.70866180.70866188.649.3486618TT5.36487.36444326.511069466467.51833283824990.555630712527161634132224WETL
2023-11-11 15:00:04FORECAST20244912939.52431.49635.5118.987874150220.559055420.559055428.539.08905542TT7.52490.52444323.71296262386.14662099509560.648947574664631634132224WETL
2023-11-11 11:00:04FORECAST20244912936.28426.11431.19926.7633386028630.578740470.578740478.649.21874047TT4.28483.28444329.074945781958.8071441996810.507424373589091634132224WETL
2023-11-11 07:00:08FORECAST20244912937.47226.47431.97326.4250745072730.55118140.55118148.769.3111814TT5.47286.47244328.843874514868.68972388531550.560418156275391634132224WETL
2023-11-11 03:00:06FORECAST20244912935.27624.51229.89427.6292756687270.582677480.582677488.749.32267748TT3.27673.27644329.665571379059.10842095012030.462319397199711624132221WETL
2023-11-10 23:00:04FORECAST20244912933.51224.58429.04826.1450158045780.677165720.677165729.099.76716572TT1.51276.51244328.652413591148.5926225475530.384876339459771624132221WETL
2023-11-10 19:00:04FORECAST20244912935.40229.0332.21625.1475037440140.712598810.712598819.049.75259881TT3.40283.40244327.96936124298.24761073977780.467942974041611624132221WETL
2023-11-10 15:00:03FORECAST20244912934.89827.6831.28924.1951259797380.633858610.633858618.969.59385861TT2.89881.89844327.315597938927.91944212726550.445498243299831624132221WETL
2023-11-10 11:00:04FORECAST20244912931.60421.8326.71725.1425832571060.700787780.700787788.789.48078778TT-0.39686.60444327.965987618788.24591214920430.306083736120811624132221WETL
2023-11-10 07:00:06FORECAST20244912933.06224.4428.75124.4420120554810.724409840.724409848.789.50440984TT1.06289.06244327.485225691188.00439783433570.365710415735161624132221WETL
2023-11-10 03:00:08FORECAST20244912932.21627.89630.05632.8980311079311.145669913.695669919.3613.05566991TT0.21693.21644333.2313429213610.9626550855640.330603186972621624151217.5WETL
2023-11-09 23:00:03FORECAST20244912930.7427.03228.88641.218641942211.098425793.258425799.5712.82842579TT-1.2682.7444338.7662490133813.9634847201880.272914579737551624151217.5WETL
2023-11-09 19:00:04FORECAST20244912930.57825.30427.94138.2509359542041.043307653.143307659.612.74330765TT-1.42283.57844336.8055250827212.8831265689610.266899449655871624151217.5WETL
2023-11-09 15:00:05FORECAST20244912938.91228.90433.90824.6982384432821.503937821.523937828.8810.40393782TT6.91293.91244327.661158433248.09265341958590.623144203413871634152240WETL
2023-11-09 11:00:04FORECAST20244912945.8631.5538.70532.935971029162.035434172.055434179.5911.64543417TT13.8698.8644333.2568471227810.9761378621050.863085656342321654151225WETL
2023-11-09 07:00:06FORECAST20244912939.93828.16634.05244.0229002157432.12598542.14598549.7111.8559854TT7.93879.93844340.6054531127514.9944398753210.666029690223821634151220WETL
2023-11-09 03:00:06FORECAST20244912936.21228.68832.4536.4084914000010.874016220.894016229.8310.72401622TT4.21280.21244335.5807892355512.2179902788880.50419889573791634131212WETL
2023-11-08 23:00:04FORECAST20244912934.2532.16233.20627.6571647369150.098425250.128425259.379.49842525TT2.2596.2544329.684571959079.11814051789110.416905228928681624122214WETL
2023-11-08 19:00:04FORECAST20244912934.08832.32433.20628.1119393765370.098425250.138425259.119.24842525TT2.08881.08844329.994216124939.27677739831210.409819040408831624122214WETL
2023-11-08 15:00:04FORECAST20244912933.9832.34233.16128.1574584714560.11811030.11811039.059.1681103TT1.9881.9844330.025189199539.29267055942040.40511107154321624122214WETL
2023-11-08 11:00:07FORECAST20244912941.3640.38840.87423.0868578025290.122047310.532047318.669.19204731TT9.36111.3644326.552829437097.53907873822750.721963298699731644132227WETM
2023-11-08 07:00:09FORECAST20244912934.41233.58433.99824.5311864339220.122047310.532047318.448.97204731TT2.41295.41244327.546468491418.03510348433540.424018513894321624132221WETL
2023-11-08 03:00:09FORECAST20244912935.22234.82635.02426.03374209150400.1799.17TT3.22284.22244328.576303982188.55407075525160.459911530451181624122214WETL