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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
TXZ024-212115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 92 59 80 61 94
Temp 72 66 78 85 90 90 75 72 66 60 66 74 79 79 69 64 64 62 73 87 93 91
Dewpt 40 35 36 31 30 29 33 32 37 46 51 52 52 52 54 57 60 61 60 49 41 37
RH 31 33 23 15 12 12 21 23 34 61 57 45 39 39 59 78 89 97 64 27 16 15
Wind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW SW N N NE NE E E E SE SE S S SW SW
Wind spd 13 11 16 14 12 11 6 6 8 14 17 13 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 9 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 8000 10300 600 1100 3700 4600 3000 1100 7700 11000
T Wind Dir W W SW W N NE E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 11 17 17 13 13 9 11 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 63 93 60 97 64 95 63 91
Temp 70 64 87 92 69 61 91 95 74 64 89 93 72 64 87 89
Dewpt 36 27 39 33 40 41 38 27 30 39 43 35 41 46 49 44
Max/Min RH 29 12 49 9 40 13 54 20
RH 28 25 19 13 34 48 16 9 19 40 20 13 33 54 28 21
PWind dir SW NW S SW W W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-212115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 61 82 62 94
Temp 74 70 81 89 93 93 78 72 67 62 67 75 79 80 70 67 63 63 72 85 92 90
Dewpt 55 51 41 36 33 32 38 44 51 52 54 55 55 55 58 60 62 63 64 59 53 50
RH 51 51 24 15 12 12 24 37 56 70 63 51 44 42 65 80 95100 76 42 26 26
Wind dir S W W W W SW S S S N N NE NE NE E E E E S S S S
Wind spd 13 10 13 13 12 10 8 6 9 14 18 14 12 10 9 8 6 5 6 9 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 9400 400 1000 3600 4200 2600 1100 4700 11300
T Wind Dir W W S SW N NE NE E S SW
T Wind Spd 21 17 12 16 18 13 13 9 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 95 61 98 62 95 62 91
Temp 71 61 86 94 73 62 92 96 74 63 89 93 73 63 88 89
Dewpt 52 46 44 39 52 50 45 37 46 46 49 43 50 53 54 49
Max/Min RH 62 14 69 13 55 17 70 24
RH 50 57 23 15 48 65 20 13 36 54 25 18 44 70 32 25
PWind dir S NW SE SW SW NW SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-212115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 84 63 95
Temp 74 71 82 91 94 93 80 73 70 67 73 79 84 83 72 68 64 64 77 90 95 92
Dewpt 62 64 44 37 36 37 42 52 55 60 58 60 59 59 60 63 64 62 64 60 48 44
RH 66 79 26 15 13 14 26 48 59 77 60 52 43 44 65 87 98 95 64 37 21 19
Wind dir S SW W W W SW SE S SW SW N N NE NE NE E E S SW S S SW
Wind spd 13 10 11 10 10 9 5 5 6 5 16 13 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 10 11 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6200 9200 500 500 2500 3700 2200 1100 5700 10200
T Wind Dir W W S SW NW NE NE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 12 16 16 16 14 8 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 99 61 100 67 98 63 95
Temp 71 61 92 96 72 61 94 97 75 67 93 96 73 63 90 93
Dewpt 34 35 34 33 45 46 39 36 38 36 43 38 44 47 53 49
Max/Min RH 38 9 59 11 32 13 55 21
RH 26 37 13 11 38 57 15 12 26 32 18 13 36 55 28 22
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ035-212115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 61 84 61 95
Temp 72 66 77 87 91 90 77 71 66 61 67 77 83 80 70 66 64 61 74 89 94 91
Dewpt 42 37 34 30 25 26 32 34 36 40 50 50 49 47 51 56 59 59 53 40 27 20
RH 34 34 21 13 9 10 19 26 33 45 54 39 31 32 50 71 85 92 48 18 9 7
Wind dir SW W W W W SW S S SW N NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 13 9 16 17 16 13 9 8 9 16 19 16 11 12 11 10 9 6 9 11 14 17
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6800 9500 600 500 3500 6100 4100 1100 10200 15000
T Wind Dir W W S SW NE NE E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 12 14 19 13 16 12 12 21
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 95 61 97 62 94 61 92
Temp 72 61 89 92 71 61 92 94 74 62 89 92 72 61 88 90
Dewpt 21 21 29 23 26 29 29 21 24 32 35 26 35 40 44 38
Max/Min RH 21 8 30 7 32 9 45 15
RH 14 21 12 8 18 29 11 7 15 32 15 9 26 45 22 16
PWind dir SW W SW SW W W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-212115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 61 83 62 95
Temp 74 70 83 90 94 93 79 72 67 62 69 76 82 82 73 67 64 63 74 88 94 92
Dewpt 56 53 40 36 34 35 38 45 50 52 55 55 57 57 59 63 64 63 64 58 51 48
RH 55 55 22 15 12 13 24 38 55 69 59 47 43 42 62 86100100 71 37 24 23
Wind dir S W W W W SW S S S NW N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 13 9 12 12 11 9 5 5 5 10 18 14 11 9 8 5 5 4 5 9 11 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC SC CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 7100 10000 700 900 3600 4200 2900 1300 6300 11100
T Wind Dir W W S SW N N NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 11 16 18 13 13 9 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 97 60 100 64 97 63 94
Temp 72 62 90 95 72 61 93 99 76 65 92 95 74 64 90 92
Dewpt 46 37 42 38 50 48 42 34 43 43 48 42 48 51 54 49
Max/Min RH 43 13 65 11 45 15 63 22
RH 39 39 19 14 46 62 18 11 30 45 23 16 39 63 30 23
PWind dir SW W S SW SW NW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-212115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
257 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 53 77 55 92
Temp 67 62 76 84 88 86 72 65 59 54 63 72 77 76 65 61 58 56 72 87 91 88
Dewpt 35 35 33 28 26 27 31 32 34 42 49 49 49 47 51 55 58 56 54 39 29 23
RH 30 36 21 13 11 12 22 29 39 64 59 44 38 36 61 80100 98 53 18 11 9
Wind dir W W W W W SW S S SW N NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 13 9 14 16 13 11 6 5 6 17 17 14 9 9 9 8 6 5 8 10 12 12
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 9700 700 1000 3200 5700 4000 900 9600 14500
T Wind Dir W W S W NE N E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 20 11 16 18 13 16 14 13 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 92 56 93 57 92 56 90
Temp 64 57 85 89 66 57 88 90 69 58 86 89 67 57 85 87
Dewpt 27 22 34 26 33 32 32 22 27 34 36 28 37 41 44 39
Max/Min RH 26 10 39 8 41 10 55 17
RH 24 26 16 10 29 39 13 8 21 41 17 11 33 55 23 18
PWind dir SW W SW SW W W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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