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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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DAY 59 OF WATER YEAR 2024, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 11/29/2023 07:00:03 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:

DRY

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 41.07°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 29.25°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 35.16°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.744
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: 9
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: 164

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): 1.59 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 1.59 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: False
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 21 in
SWE DAY: 34
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 314.36 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 6.52 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: 139

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
2023-11-29 07:00:03OBSERVATION20245913941.0700229.2499635.1599920.741428333333001.591.59FF9.07002164.0700234314.35907640749 6.52025625423890.7437491671469116 4411229DRYL
2023-11-29 03:00:03OBSERVATION20245913941.0700229.2499635.1599920.741428333333001.591.59FF9.07002164.0700234314.35907640749 6.52025625423890.7437491671469116 4411229DRYL
2023-11-28 11:00:01FORECAST20245913936.73426.22231.47820.8813296001.591.59FF4.734159.73434314.45981455316.56633903363820.56658415873017163411228DRYL
2023-11-28 07:00:04FORECAST20245913935.79827.19431.49620.4513599001.591.59FF3.798158.79834314.150093900946.42479663298680.52491976671833163411228DRYL
2023-11-28 03:00:04FORECAST20245913936.30227.51831.9120.4394535001.591.59FF4.302159.30234314.141512533886.42088083785580.54741781864986163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 23:00:02FORECAST20245913937.27427.84232.55820.8603704001.591.59FF5.274150.27434314.444724825436.55943343018450.59031856521251163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 19:00:02FORECAST20245913936.66227.82432.24320.8659792001.591.59FF4.662149.66234314.448763000296.56128134822970.56339937431039163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 15:00:01FORECAST20245913937.88629.31833.60220.7978864001.591.59FF5.886150.88634314.399734256.53884995712160.61681854558522163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 11:00:02FORECAST20245913936.80628.41832.61220.6156496001.591.59FF4.806149.80634314.268476853716.47884879914180.56976462582608163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 07:00:05FORECAST20245913937.9430.66834.30420.263425116667001.591.59FF5.94151.9434314.014612315256.36301158218920.61913270997673163411228DRYL
2023-11-27 03:00:04FORECAST20245913938.19228.95833.57520.485907516667001.591.59FF6.192152.19234314.174992131286.43615983285090.62987467893603163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 23:00:03FORECAST20245913937.43628.38232.90920.454864001.591.59FF5.436142.43634314.152619381336.42594910468890.59737895631011163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 19:00:02FORECAST20245913938.73229.87634.30420.2120128001.591.59FF6.732145.73234313.977538072756.3461180184390.65254573995731163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 15:00:02FORECAST20245913936.96828.68832.82820.4254424001.591.59FF4.968142.96834314.131413902086.41627310068750.57690384681998163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 11:00:03FORECAST20245913938.87631.49635.18619.625352001.591.59FF6.876145.87634313.554144604116.15361045891460.65850424616435163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 07:00:06FORECAST20245913937.68829.0333.35920.424854866667001.591.59FF5.688141.68834314.130990424076.41607988853380.60829815143883163411228DRYL
2023-11-26 03:00:04FORECAST20245913937.4928.7633.12520.519220466667001.591.59FF5.49141.4934314.19899847686.44711852015130.59972550322238163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 23:00:02FORECAST20245913938.24628.68833.46721.2026648001.591.59FF6.246137.24634314.691061613386.67228909494460.63216373616605163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 19:00:02FORECAST20245913938.06628.92233.49421.11194001.591.59FF6.066137.06634314.625791144466.64236082509450.62451575693833163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 15:00:02FORECAST20245913938.91228.79633.85420.9834296001.591.59FF6.912139.91234314.533310699726.59998758192250.65998779476569163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 11:00:02FORECAST20245913938.49831.29834.89820.5666072001.591.59FF6.498139.49834314.23314332776.4627096280420.6427828968545163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 07:00:04FORECAST20245913939.36231.58635.47420.129585683333001.591.59FF7.362144.36234313.918088458516.31904105917380.67831722380159163411228DRYL
2023-11-25 03:00:05FORECAST20245913941.41431.62236.51819.985626483333001.591.59FF9.414148.41434313.8142296776.27177397947960.75603580391435164411229DRYL
2023-11-24 23:00:02FORECAST20245913940.56833.15236.8621.0574856001.591.59FF8.568141.56834314.586607595936.62440295940410.72525594340889164411229DRYL
2023-11-24 19:00:02FORECAST20245913939.54231.74835.64521.3180488001.591.59FF7.542138.54234314.774051013286.71036858047480.68553236030586163411228DRYL
2023-11-24 15:00:02FORECAST20245913939.95632.77436.36521.080216001.591.59FF7.956140.95634314.602964283656.63189844133960.70185744580112164411229DRYL
2023-11-24 11:00:03FORECAST20245913937.70628.81433.2621.7774784001.591.59FF5.706135.70634315.104252472716.86217605197260.60907495068002163411228DRYL
2023-11-24 07:00:05FORECAST20245913938.42629.17433.821.674370833333001.591.59FF6.426138.42634315.030180484926.82808095552220.63975969338263163411228DRYL
2023-11-24 03:00:04FORECAST20245913938.60630.12834.36721.426402833333001.591.59FF6.606136.60634314.851962001316.74614497070550.64730090041335163411228DRYL
2023-11-23 23:00:03FORECAST20245913934.23227.7731.00121.9834296001.591.59FF2.232129.23234315.252148779716.93032341894740.45483007079962162411227DRYL
2023-11-23 19:00:02FORECAST20245913934.77227.3231.04621.9950408001.591.59FF2.772129.77234315.260484633846.93416722214910.47895078739458162411227DRYL
2023-11-23 15:00:04FORECAST20245913936.15829.332.72922.059296001.591.59FF4.158130.15834315.306609958536.95544183983190.54100213231617163411228DRYL
2023-11-23 11:00:02FORECAST20245913943.66435.61839.64120.8802672001.591.59FF11.664141.66434314.459049689866.56598898098240.82806292938005164411229DRYL
2023-11-23 07:00:06FORECAST20245913942.04434.23238.13821.769320933333001.591.59FF10.044136.04434315.098392893926.85947804048530.77769090716913164411229DRYL
2023-11-23 03:00:07FORECAST20245913942.69232.30637.49921.500000133333001.591.59FF10.692144.69234314.904869247276.77045473080360.79877647787962164411229DRYL
2023-11-22 23:00:03FORECAST20245913938.17426.76232.46822.2794168001.331.33FF6.174130.17434315.464565692417.02836654469210.62911063223308163411228DRYL
2023-11-22 19:00:04FORECAST20245913938.69628.79633.74621.8499992001.331.33FF6.696133.69634315.156339452856.88616576491970.65105013764458163411228DRYL
2023-11-22 15:00:03FORECAST20245913942.4430.3836.4121.318836001.331.33FF10.44144.4434314.774617119656.71062843933670.79072255532984164411229DRYL
2023-11-22 11:00:04FORECAST20245913939.00229.44434.22322.018501440293001.331.33FF7.002138.00234315.277326628196.94193427045470.66368580895106163411228DRYL
2023-11-22 07:00:06FORECAST20245913937.9427.17632.55822.005509736575001.341.34FF5.94131.9434315.268000229226.93763304867470.61913270997673163411228DRYL
2023-11-22 03:00:06FORECAST20245913938.51627.91433.21522.691408220345001.431.43FF6.516128.51634315.759967980747.1650383330940.64353730869141163411228DRYL
2023-11-21 23:00:04FORECAST20245913938.98431.40635.19524.438742748282001.611.61FF6.984127.98434317.009395576437.74731106728050.66294745694852163411228DRYL
2023-11-21 19:00:04FORECAST20245913938.64228.99433.81824.516340620624001.61.6FF6.642120.64234317.064753264487.77326748982610.64880233623472163411228DRYL
2023-11-21 15:00:03FORECAST20245913938.28229.3933.83624.754979488617001.61.6FF6.282125.28234317.234927925857.85314413387730.63368717757923163411228DRYL
2023-11-21 11:00:04FORECAST20245913941.66629.13835.40224.687527375631001.561.56FF9.666118.66634317.186837917917.83055874428820.76483153929157164411229DRYL
2023-11-21 07:00:08FORECAST20245913942.22429.4835.85223.436727429557001.481.48FF10.224132.22434316.293585062557.41288654082840.78367082451111164411229DRYL
2023-11-21 03:00:06FORECAST20245913937.41827.78832.60324.850005050587001.511.51FF5.418118.41834317.30266245597.88497276459380.59659598939995163411228DRYL
2023-11-20 23:00:03FORECAST20245913935.07827.84231.4624.838931838012001.441.44FF3.07899.07834317.294770275437.88126317142910.49265922763377162411227DRYL
2023-11-20 19:00:04FORECAST20245913938.40829.2133.80923.416802085502001.521.52FF6.408115.40834316.279332495937.40625053279180.6390025169015163411228DRYL
2023-11-20 15:00:04FORECAST20245913936.82428.68832.75624.501273635068001.671.67FF4.824112.82434317.054005453687.76822694471480.57055904432958163411228DRYL
2023-11-20 11:00:04FORECAST20245913934.66428.7631.71223.6702427393940.082677210.092677211.581.67267721FF2.664115.66434316.460564436977.49069837766870.474117617919931624122214DRYL
2023-11-20 07:00:06FORECAST20245913934.46629.24631.85623.0699455015860.023622060.023622061.571.59362206FF2.466114.46634316.031110932417.29082050601620.46526720408482162411227DRYL
2023-11-20 03:00:05FORECAST20245913932.64828.11230.3827.0143306466380.377952960.397952961.682.07795296FF0.648114.64834318.840982371348.61327572147820.385348697744011624122214DRYL
2023-11-19 23:00:04FORECAST20245913935.47429.10232.28817.79332271430500.021.821.84FF3.474108.47434312.227899219155.5555717712160.51041008117334163411228DRYL
2023-11-19 19:00:05FORECAST20245913936.2329.06632.64817.571934199384001.751.75FF4.23110.2334312.067212958035.48362453188360.54421141647633163411228DRYL
2023-11-19 15:00:03FORECAST20245913936.55427.03231.79317.285798028388001.71.7FF4.554101.55434311.859398216735.39073857082890.55861454660048163411228DRYL
2023-11-19 11:00:04FORECAST20245913944.65428.3136.48221.22737410821001.571.57FF12.654103.65434314.708835713856.6804421908570.854942585762371654112210DRYL
2023-11-19 07:00:07FORECAST20245913940.92830.4735.69919.286052320816001.391.39FF8.928112.92834313.308983694776.0424934521190.73858398444105164411229DRYL
2023-11-19 03:00:07FORECAST20245913943.62829.15636.39218.841260462876001.361.36FF11.628118.62834312.987279234845.89707484963040.82702918356851164411229DRYL
2023-11-18 23:00:05FORECAST20245913928.52619.54424.03520.50582761748001.381.38FF-3.47482.52634314.189347418246.44271259740680.22521537855523161411226DRYL
2023-11-18 19:00:03FORECAST20245913927.519.54423.52220.164152014238001.261.26FF-4.574.534313.943020544326.33039479006470.19214177667597161411226DRYL
2023-11-18 15:00:04FORECAST20245913932.5428.63430.58720.187017756574001.361.36FF0.5484.5434313.959511998716.33790624356320.38071673812597162411227DRYL
2023-11-18 11:00:04FORECAST20245913927.98625.2526.61828.10779228478101.031.422.45FF-4.01474.98634319.614963488718.98367100484880.207422728614471614142224DRYL
2023-11-18 07:00:06FORECAST20245913934.28629.42631.85625.35454102013800.721.42.12FF2.286100.28634317.662023624588.05417480852950.457236139620041624132221DRYL
2023-11-18 03:00:05FORECAST20245913937.25637.11237.18421.049240303788001.441.44FF5.256106.25634314.580674086586.62168420377590.58953222150888163411228DRYL