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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
TXZ024-092215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 63 75 63 83
Temp 77 72 80 87 89 85 74 69 67 65 66 69 74 75 68 67 66 64 71 77 82 81
Dewpt 60 62 65 65 66 66 67 67 66 65 65 66 66 66 67 66 65 64 67 68 67 68
RH 57 71 60 48 47 55 80 92 96 99 96 89 78 73 96 96 99100 88 73 62 64
Wind dir S N NE E E E E NE N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 6 6 8 10 11 9 9 8 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 80 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.92 0.22 0.32 0.16
Rain shwrs S S C L D D L L C C L L C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C L D D L L C C L L C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 4 5 4 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4200 5600 2000 1500 2300 3300 2400 900 2900 3400
T Wind Dir NE E E NE NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 17 12 10 9 9 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 91 68 97 71 96 71 93
Temp 68 66 83 90 73 69 91 95 78 72 92 94 78 72 90 91
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 67 67 67 63 64 65 64 60 62 64 62 59
Max/Min RH 100 44 96 34 81 31 76 32
RH 97100 59 45 79 95 44 35 61 80 39 33 57 76 39 35
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-092215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 65 80 66 84
Temp 77 74 82 91 92 86 77 73 69 67 68 73 77 80 73 69 68 66 71 79 83 81
Dewpt 62 63 64 66 66 66 67 67 67 65 64 65 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 68 68
RH 60 69 55 44 43 51 71 81 93 95 87 75 68 61 79 89 94 99 85 68 61 65
Wind dir S NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 9 8 8 6 9 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 70 60 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.28 0.07 0.34 0.76
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C L L L L C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4700 6300 1700 1700 2000 3200 2400 700 3500 4000
T Wind Dir E E E NE E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 18 13 12 9 9 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 90 69 97 71 97 72 96
Temp 71 66 83 90 75 69 89 96 80 71 93 95 80 72 92 94
Dewpt 68 66 68 66 67 68 69 66 67 67 66 63 65 66 64 60
Max/Min RH 100 45 98 36 87 33 81 30
RH 91100 61 46 76 96 51 38 64 86 41 35 60 80 40 32
PWind dir SE S SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-092215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 68 84 66 87
Temp 77 74 84 93 98 93 80 74 71 70 72 77 82 83 74 72 69 67 76 82 87 85
Dewpt 60 62 65 66 63 62 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 68 68 68 67 68 67 67 66
RH 56 66 53 42 32 36 68 82 90 94 85 73 60 56 80 89 98100 79 60 51 53
Wind dir S S S E E E E N NE N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S SE E
Wind spd 9 6 9 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6
Clouds SC CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 70 50 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.52 0.22 0.13 0.10
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C L L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5400 9100 1600 1400 2700 3500 2600 1300 4400 6200
T Wind Dir S E NE NE NE E E SE S E
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 12 13 11 11 10 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 95 69 100 71 99 72 98
Temp 71 68 87 94 77 70 94 98 80 72 95 97 80 73 94 96
Dewpt 69 68 67 64 68 68 66 61 66 67 64 58 64 66 62 57
Max/Min RH 100 36 94 28 85 26 79 26
RH 95100 51 37 74 92 39 30 62 84 36 27 59 78 35 27
PWind dir SE S SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 0 5 0 10 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ035-092215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 65 80 65 87
Temp 77 73 82 91 93 84 75 70 68 66 69 74 79 77 71 68 67 65 73 81 86 84
Dewpt 59 62 63 63 61 62 64 65 64 64 64 65 65 64 65 65 64 64 66 67 64 64
RH 54 68 53 40 35 48 69 84 87 94 84 73 63 64 80 91 89 95 78 62 48 51
Wind dir S E SE E E E SE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE SE S S S S SE
Wind spd 11 9 9 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 70 40 60 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 1.16 0.26 0.30 0.35
Rain shwrs C L L L C C C C C L L C C C C C C S
Tstms C L L L C C C C C L L C C C C C C S
LAL 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 6100 8400 2500 1600 2400 4100 2800 1300 3800 5100
T Wind Dir SE E E NE E E SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 19 13 11 11 14 9 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 93 69 97 71 98 71 96
Temp 71 66 85 92 75 69 92 95 79 71 93 95 78 71 91 94
Dewpt 66 65 66 61 64 64 65 59 62 63 61 56 60 61 59 54
Max/Min RH 99 35 83 29 75 25 70 25
RH 85 97 53 36 69 83 41 30 56 75 35 27 54 70 34 26
PWind dir SE S SE S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-092215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 65 80 65 85
Temp 77 74 85 93 96 89 79 72 70 67 70 73 78 80 74 70 68 66 73 80 85 82
Dewpt 62 63 65 67 67 68 69 69 68 67 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 66 68 69 69 70
RH 60 70 52 43 40 50 72 88 93 99 89 81 69 67 84 93100100 85 69 60 67
Wind dir S E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 8 5 6 6 9 10 9 8 6 8 8 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 6
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 70 60 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.54 0.08 0.22 0.45
Rain shwrs S C L L L L L C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C L L L L L C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5300 7800 1900 1700 2500 3800 3100 1400 3600 4800
T Wind Dir E E E NE NE E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 16 18 13 11 9 9 9 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 93 68 98 71 98 71 97
Temp 70 66 85 92 76 69 93 97 80 72 95 96 80 72 94 95
Dewpt 69 66 68 67 69 69 68 66 67 67 65 63 66 66 64 60
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 35 88 31 83 30
RH 98100 57 45 80100 45 36 64 86 39 33 62 82 39 32
PWind dir S S SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 0 5 0 10 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-092215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 60 75 60 82
Temp 72 69 80 86 89 83 70 66 65 62 65 69 74 73 66 64 63 61 70 77 81 79
Dewpt 60 62 62 62 63 63 66 66 64 62 64 64 63 63 66 64 63 61 66 65 64 64
RH 66 78 54 45 42 51 87100 97 99 97 84 68 72100100 99100 88 68 56 60
Wind dir S E E E E E E N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 5 6 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 90 50 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 1.51 0.38 0.14 0.50
Rain shwrs S C C D D L C C C C L L C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C D D L C C C C L L C C C C C C C
LAL 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 4400 5600 2900 1400 1900 3400 2000 900 3700 4000
T Wind Dir E E E NE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 19 20 13 11 10 11 11 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 91 64 95 66 95 66 93
Temp 66 62 83 90 71 65 90 94 74 67 92 93 74 67 89 89
Dewpt 66 62 65 61 65 65 62 59 62 63 60 56 61 61 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 30 89 27 82 29
RH 100100 54 38 80100 39 31 65 88 35 29 64 82 37 33
PWind dir SE SW SE S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 10 5 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
Relative to Due North.
Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
0...........NIL
1-2.........Elevated
3-4.........Critical - Low
5-6.........Critical - High
7-8.........Extreme
9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
NO..........NIL
EL..........Elevated
CL..........Critical - Low
CH..........Critical - High
EX..........Extreme
HS..........Historic
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions