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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ024-240915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 61 84 57 98 67
Temp 94 91 73 67 64 61 69 78 83 82 71 66 60 58 73 90 97 96 80 76 72 68
Dewpt 40 32 33 28 24 27 36 37 39 38 41 44 48 51 55 48 31 24 23 22 23 25
RH 17 12 23 23 21 28 36 27 24 21 35 46 63 77 54 24 10 8 12 13 16 20
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W N N N NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 14 12 8 8 9 17 18 13 8 8 6 5 5 4 8 12 16 16 11 12 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 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 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 800 600 4000 5500 700 600 6700 11900 6600 600
T Wind Dir SW NW N NE E SE S SW W W
T Wind Spd 13 17 23 10 12 13 18 33 21 20
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 96 60 89 60 88 63 86 63 86
Temp 89 95 71 61 84 87 68 61 83 84 69 64 80 80 68 64 81 84
Dewpt 35 29 36 40 42 39 46 50 52 51 55 56 59 58 59 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 9 46 17 68 29 77 40 83 40
RH 15 10 28 46 23 18 46 68 34 32 61 77 49 47 72 83 49 42
PWind dir W W NE E SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-240915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 85 58 99 65
Temp 94 91 75 71 64 59 69 79 84 84 73 67 61 59 72 87 97 98 84 77 70 66
Dewpt 62 55 60 60 53 47 44 43 42 42 46 49 53 54 58 57 43 34 33 31 32 32
RH 34 33 59 73 69 62 39 28 24 23 38 52 75 83 61 36 16 11 16 18 24 28
Wind dir S S S S S N N N NE NE E E SE E SE S S SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 17 16 11 9 9 11 20 16 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 11 17 17 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 400 3900 5100 500 400 3300 12300 2700 400
T Wind Dir S W N NE E E S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 11 23 12 11 11 14 28 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 61 92 61 89 63 87 64 87
Temp 91 94 73 62 86 88 70 62 84 85 71 64 82 82 70 64 83 85
Dewpt 39 34 43 46 45 43 50 54 54 52 58 60 61 60 62 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 11 57 19 77 29 88 42 98 42
RH 16 12 34 56 24 21 49 75 36 32 63 87 49 47 76 97 51 45
PWind dir NW E NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-240915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 88 60 101 65
Temp 95 93 77 68 62 60 75 83 88 87 76 68 63 61 77 94100 98 83 76 69 66
Dewpt 58 47 50 45 41 33 39 46 45 45 47 52 56 59 61 52 37 30 27 26 27 28
RH 31 21 39 41 45 35 28 27 24 23 36 57 77 94 59 25 12 9 13 16 21 24
Wind dir S S S SW SW W N N N NE NE E E E S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 12 13 9 8 8 6 14 13 10 6 6 5 5 3 5 10 14 16 11 9 9 8
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 3300 4600 600 500 5800 11800 3800 500
T Wind Dir S SW N N E E S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 10 12 10 16 26 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 63 93 62 92 63 90 65 88
Temp 95 97 73 63 88 90 70 62 86 87 70 64 85 83 70 65 83 86
Dewpt 35 31 39 42 48 47 51 55 55 53 58 60 62 60 62 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 9 46 21 78 28 89 39 94 42
RH 12 10 29 46 25 23 51 77 35 31 66 87 46 46 77 93 54 45
PWind dir W W NE E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C S C
Tstms S S S C C S C
$$
TXZ035-240915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 87 58 97 64
Temp 95 92 77 71 64 60 70 79 86 86 76 67 62 59 75 91 96 93 81 76 69 64
Dewpt 27 16 17 16 16 18 34 35 34 33 40 43 47 51 52 35 23 18 19 20 22 25
RH 9 6 10 12 15 19 26 19 15 15 27 42 58 75 45 14 7 6 10 12 17 22
Wind dir SW SW SW W W NW N NE E E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 17 17 12 11 11 13 19 11 5 9 10 10 9 6 11 16 20 21 17 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 500 3500 8000 900 500 8300 11200 6600 500
T Wind Dir SW W NE NW E SE S SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 9 17 17 20 34 21 18
RFTI 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 1 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH CL EL NO NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 60 92 62 92 64 89 64 89
Temp 90 92 71 61 86 88 70 62 85 85 70 64 83 82 69 64 83 85
Dewpt 29 24 31 38 42 38 44 49 51 48 55 56 59 55 57 58 58 53
Min/Max RH 8 42 17 63 23 75 34 81 31
RH 11 9 23 42 21 17 39 62 31 28 59 75 44 40 66 81 43 33
PWind dir W W NE E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S C C S
$$
TXZ031-240915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 59 87 57 101 67
Temp 95 93 77 71 65 59 72 81 86 86 74 68 61 58 74 90 99 99 85 78 72 67
Dewpt 61 51 57 55 46 40 45 44 44 43 47 50 53 56 60 57 41 31 28 27 26 28
RH 32 25 51 58 47 46 38 27 24 22 38 52 75 94 63 34 14 9 13 15 18 23
Wind dir S S S S SW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 16 14 9 8 6 9 18 16 10 6 6 5 4 2 5 10 17 17 11 9 9 8
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL 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 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 600 4200 5400 900 600 3800 11700 3200 700
T Wind Dir S W N NE E SE S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 12 21 11 11 10 13 27 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 98 62 93 60 91 63 88 64 88
Temp 91 96 74 62 87 90 70 61 86 87 71 63 83 83 70 64 84 86
Dewpt 38 34 42 45 46 43 50 54 55 53 58 60 62 60 63 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 11 53 19 79 28 91 42 97 41
RH 16 11 33 53 24 20 50 77 35 31 63 90 49 47 77 96 53 44
PWind dir NW W NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-240915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 83 54 93 59
Temp 91 89 70 63 57 54 66 76 82 82 67 63 58 55 72 88 93 90 74 70 64 59
Dewpt 29 21 23 19 18 21 34 34 34 34 39 41 46 50 52 38 25 20 20 20 22 24
RH 11 8 16 17 18 26 30 22 17 18 36 44 64 83 49 17 9 8 13 15 20 26
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W N NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 14 13 8 8 9 17 18 11 5 5 9 8 6 5 9 13 17 17 12 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 600 3500 7000 600 500 7900 12000 7800 600
T Wind Dir SW W NE SE E SE S SW W W
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 9 17 16 21 33 21 18
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL NO NO
Date 05/26 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 55 87 55 88 58 86 58 85
Temp 87 89 66 56 82 84 65 56 82 82 65 59 80 79 64 59 79 82
Dewpt 30 25 32 38 40 36 44 48 49 48 54 55 58 56 58 58 58 55
Min/Max RH 9 51 17 74 25 87 38 99 37
RH 13 10 28 51 22 18 46 74 32 31 68 87 47 45 81 96 49 40
PWind dir W NW NE E SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S
$$
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