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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
TXZ024-222045-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 94 61 83 58
Temp 78 78 68 63 62 65 74 87 94 93 74 69 67 61 69 77 82 82 70 64 60 59
Dewpt 52 53 56 58 61 63 65 54 40 30 34 28 22 26 38 39 39 40 43 45 49 51
RH 41 43 65 84 94 93 72 32 16 11 23 21 18 27 32 25 22 22 38 50 68 74
Wind dir E E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S
Wind spd 14 12 8 8 6 6 13 14 17 12 8 8 10 12 12 10 8 8 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4000 900 6200 12900 900 800 4400 6100 4200 500
T Wind Dir E S SW SW SW NW NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 23 12 19 20 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 67 93 61 88 61 89 63 87
Temp 89 94 76 67 87 91 69 61 82 86 68 62 85 84 68 64 85 85
Dewpt 47 27 22 25 33 28 37 44 46 42 48 51 51 49 52 54 57 56
Min/Max RH 9 20 10 53 20 69 25 71 35
RH 23 9 13 20 14 11 31 53 28 21 49 67 31 31 57 70 39 37
PWind dir S W W NW NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-222045-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 93 59 86 59
Temp 80 79 70 66 64 64 71 83 92 92 77 70 63 59 70 81 85 84 72 67 61 60
Dewpt 54 56 58 60 63 64 66 65 58 51 57 54 44 41 45 44 44 44 49 52 54 55
RH 41 45 66 81 97100 84 55 32 25 50 57 50 51 41 27 24 25 44 59 78 84
Wind dir E E E E SE S S S S S S S W N N N NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 17 14 9 8 5 5 12 14 17 13 10 8 9 11 14 12 10 8 8 8 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3500 1200 3800 8500 1100 500 4300 5900 4000 400
T Wind Dir E SE S SW S NW N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 21 16 14 21 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 66 95 61 90 61 89 63 89
Temp 85 93 76 66 90 92 70 61 85 88 70 61 85 87 70 64 85 86
Dewpt 57 38 31 34 37 34 44 49 49 47 52 54 55 52 57 57 58 57
Min/Max RH 15 30 12 65 22 78 29 81 34
RH 39 15 19 30 15 13 39 65 29 24 53 78 36 30 63 78 40 37
PWind dir S SW W N NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-222045-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 96 61 88 60
Temp 81 81 71 67 66 67 76 87 95 94 77 70 64 61 74 82 87 85 73 68 63 61
Dewpt 60 62 63 64 66 66 69 66 53 39 37 33 31 31 36 47 46 45 49 52 55 57
RH 49 52 76 89 99 98 78 49 24 15 24 26 29 32 25 28 24 25 42 57 76 87
Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW S SW SW W N N N NE NE E E SE
Wind spd 14 12 8 5 5 5 12 13 16 13 9 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2700 1300 4600 10000 1100 500 3400 4700 3000 800
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW W N N NE SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 13 19 16 16 18 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 67 96 62 91 62 91 63 90
Temp 92 96 75 68 91 94 71 63 86 88 70 62 87 87 69 64 88 88
Dewpt 52 33 27 30 34 32 37 46 49 46 53 54 54 51 56 57 59 59
Min/Max RH 11 24 10 55 21 75 25 78 34
RH 26 11 17 24 13 11 29 55 29 23 55 74 32 29 62 77 38 38
PWind dir SW SW W W NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-222045-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 95 59 85 59
Temp 82 81 72 66 65 64 74 88 95 93 79 71 64 59 70 80 85 83 73 65 62 59
Dewpt 52 52 55 59 61 62 62 44 26 17 16 15 15 19 33 36 36 36 39 43 46 49
RH 35 37 55 78 87 93 66 22 8 6 9 12 15 21 25 20 17 19 29 45 56 69
Wind dir E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE E SE E SE SE S
Wind spd 17 16 12 11 9 9 13 17 19 17 12 11 11 12 13 10 6 9 9 9 9 6
Clouds CL FW CL FW B2 B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3500 1400 7100 13000 1100 500 3700 7200 5000 800
T Wind Dir E S SW SW SW NW NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 23 18 18 18 10 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 64 92 61 89 62 91 63 90
Temp 87 90 73 64 86 89 70 61 84 86 69 62 87 84 69 63 84 84
Dewpt 34 20 19 25 30 24 31 41 41 34 46 49 50 48 52 54 57 52
Min/Max RH 8 22 9 48 15 62 23 72 30
RH 15 8 13 22 13 9 23 48 22 16 44 62 28 29 55 72 40 33
PWind dir SW W W NW NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-222045-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 95 60 87 59
Temp 80 79 70 65 64 65 73 86 94 93 77 71 65 60 72 81 85 85 72 67 62 60
Dewpt 57 58 60 62 64 65 67 66 58 48 53 44 34 33 44 46 45 46 49 52 55 56
RH 45 49 71 89100100 82 51 30 22 45 38 31 36 38 29 25 26 43 59 80 87
Wind dir NE E E E SE S S S S S S SW W N N N NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 16 13 6 5 5 4 11 14 17 13 9 6 6 9 12 11 9 6 5 5 4 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3700 1500 4300 9000 1000 800 4300 6100 4100 600
T Wind Dir E SE S SW S W N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 20 17 17 21 10 11 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 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 68 97 61 91 61 91 62 90
Temp 90 98 78 68 92 95 71 62 85 88 70 62 87 88 70 63 87 88
Dewpt 57 36 27 30 36 33 44 49 50 48 52 54 54 51 57 57 59 58
Min/Max RH 12 24 11 63 22 79 26 83 35
RH 33 12 15 24 14 12 38 62 30 24 54 76 33 29 65 81 39 37
PWind dir S SW W NW NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-222045-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
231 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 91 54 83 54
Temp 76 76 65 59 59 61 71 84 90 89 70 64 58 54 66 76 81 81 68 61 57 55
Dewpt 51 51 55 58 59 61 61 45 29 22 24 20 17 22 34 36 36 36 41 42 47 49
RH 42 42 70 96100100 71 26 11 9 18 18 20 28 30 23 20 20 37 49 69 80
Wind dir E E E SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW W N N NE E SE E SE SE S
Wind spd 16 12 9 9 8 8 13 16 17 13 8 6 9 11 12 10 6 6 8 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW B2 B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3700 1000 6800 12500 900 700 4200 6800 4800 700
T Wind Dir E S SW SW W NW NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 24 13 20 20 10 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 60 90 56 86 56 88 57 86
Temp 86 90 69 60 84 87 65 57 81 84 65 57 85 82 64 58 83 82
Dewpt 36 21 20 24 29 24 34 42 42 37 46 48 49 48 51 53 56 54
Min/Max RH 8 25 9 57 17 74 24 84 34
RH 17 8 15 25 14 10 31 57 25 19 50 72 29 31 63 83 40 38
PWind dir SW W W N NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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