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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
TXZ024-220915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
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 58 79 62 96 63
Temp 92 91 76 72 65 58 65 72 78 79 68 64 63 63 75 90 95 93 76 71 68 64
Dewpt 30 28 33 34 38 48 51 52 52 52 54 58 61 62 62 48 38 31 34 26 20 22
RH 11 11 21 25 37 69 59 48 40 39 61 81 94 98 65 24 14 11 22 18 16 20
Wind dir W SW SW SW W N N NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 12 9 6 6 9 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 13 12 9 8 10 12
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 1300 3800 4600 2600 1600 9100 12300 5400 600
T Wind Dir S W NE E E S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 11 18 21 13 11 12 13 23 16 21
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 88 59 97 67 96 62 91 60 87
Temp 82 86 68 59 88 95 76 68 91 93 72 63 85 89 70 61 82 85
Dewpt 40 38 45 49 43 27 26 28 34 28 37 47 44 39 44 48 49 48
Min/Max RH 16 70 9 22 10 56 16 62 26
RH 22 18 44 69 21 9 16 22 13 10 28 56 24 17 39 62 33 28
PWind dir N E S SW W W N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ026-220915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 79 60 95 60
Temp 95 94 78 71 65 60 65 73 79 78 70 65 62 61 72 85 92 94 79 73 65 61
Dewpt 33 32 38 42 51 52 53 54 54 55 58 60 62 61 65 60 52 47 46 41 38 37
RH 11 11 24 35 60 75 65 51 42 45 66 84100100 79 43 26 20 31 31 37 41
Wind dir W SW S S S N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 12 9 8 8 9 12 16 13 12 10 9 8 5 5 8 10 13 13 11 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 400 1100 3700 4400 1400 1300 4100 9600 1300 400
T Wind Dir S E NE NE E SE S S SW W
T Wind Spd 13 17 23 14 11 9 11 20 16 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 59 96 66 96 62 90 60 88
Temp 82 87 68 59 84 95 77 67 92 94 74 63 86 88 70 61 82 86
Dewpt 45 43 50 53 54 40 39 38 42 36 45 53 50 43 49 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 21 81 15 35 12 70 20 71 27
RH 27 21 52 80 36 15 25 34 18 13 35 70 29 21 47 70 34 28
PWind dir N E SE SW W W N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ043-220915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
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 82 63 96 61
Temp 95 93 78 71 68 65 71 76 81 80 70 66 64 65 76 90 96 93 79 72 65 62
Dewpt 36 36 40 48 56 56 57 59 60 59 62 64 64 64 67 61 47 40 35 30 31 31
RH 13 14 26 44 66 73 61 56 49 49 74 93100 99 72 38 19 16 20 22 28 31
Wind dir W SW SE S S NW N NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 6 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 9 8 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 2800 4000 1400 1200 4200 9900 2900 500
T Wind Dir S SW N NE E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 14 13 8 13 20 16 16
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 59 99 66 101 64 93 61 89
Temp 87 90 69 60 93 96 76 66 96 98 75 65 88 91 71 62 85 87
Dewpt 41 41 49 52 48 33 32 32 35 31 36 47 50 45 49 53 53 51
Min/Max RH 17 77 10 27 9 52 19 73 27
RH 20 18 49 75 22 11 20 27 12 10 24 52 26 20 45 72 34 29
PWind dir NW E SW SW W W N E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ035-220915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 81 62 95 61
Temp 91 89 78 71 65 59 66 75 80 80 72 66 65 63 75 90 95 92 79 72 66 62
Dewpt 25 27 31 32 34 40 49 51 50 50 54 58 60 61 56 40 24 16 16 16 16 19
RH 9 11 18 24 31 49 54 43 35 35 53 75 84 93 52 17 8 6 9 12 14 19
Wind dir W SW S S SW N NE NE E E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 16 12 9 9 9 12 14 13 11 11 12 10 9 8 10 12 17 17 12 12 11 11
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 700 3700 6100 2800 1400 8300 15200 9600 500
T Wind Dir SW W NE E E S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 14 19 13 14 16 18 26 21 20
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 59 96 65 95 61 91 60 89
Temp 85 89 69 59 91 93 76 66 90 92 72 61 86 89 70 61 84 84
Dewpt 35 27 39 43 34 19 20 24 28 22 29 42 40 33 42 46 47 44
Min/Max RH 10 56 7 20 7 49 13 58 22
RH 17 11 33 55 13 7 12 20 11 8 20 49 20 14 36 58 28 25
PWind dir NW SE SW W W NW NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ031-220915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
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 81 62 97 62
Temp 93 93 78 71 67 61 67 75 80 80 70 65 63 65 74 90 96 94 80 74 68 63
Dewpt 34 33 38 43 52 53 54 56 57 57 59 62 63 64 66 60 48 41 40 34 27 28
RH 13 12 24 36 59 75 63 51 45 46 68 91100 99 76 38 20 16 24 23 21 26
Wind dir W SW S S SW N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SW S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 11 9 5 5 6 9 12 12 12 9 6 5 5 4 6 9 13 12 9 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 4 3 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 800 700 3900 4600 2200 1400 5100 9400 2000 700
T Wind Dir S SW N NE E SE S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 14 21 13 10 8 11 20 19 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 91 58 98 67 101 63 93 60 90
Temp 84 90 69 58 89 97 78 68 95 98 75 64 88 91 72 61 84 87
Dewpt 45 44 52 54 51 35 34 33 38 33 43 53 50 43 50 51 52 51
Min/Max RH 20 88 12 28 10 66 18 71 28
RH 26 21 56 86 28 12 20 27 14 11 32 66 27 19 47 70 33 29
PWind dir N E S SW W W N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ029-220915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 77 57 91 56
Temp 88 87 71 64 57 52 61 70 76 76 66 60 59 58 72 86 91 88 70 65 60 57
Dewpt 26 27 31 33 34 44 49 50 50 49 53 57 59 58 56 39 27 21 23 18 16 19
RH 11 11 23 31 42 74 65 49 40 39 63 90100100 57 19 10 9 17 16 18 22
Wind dir W SW S S W N NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 13 10 5 5 8 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 6 5 9 11 14 13 9 8 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 800 3300 5600 2900 800 8800 14800 9400 500
T Wind Dir S NW NE E SE S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 18 21 12 13 14 18 24 17 20
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 54 93 60 92 54 90 55 86
Temp 78 86 64 55 87 90 70 61 87 89 65 55 83 87 66 56 80 82
Dewpt 36 31 41 45 35 20 21 25 29 23 34 44 40 35 43 46 47 45
Min/Max RH 13 71 7 25 9 66 14 69 25
RH 22 14 43 69 16 8 15 25 12 9 31 66 22 16 43 69 31 27
PWind dir N SE SW SW W NW NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
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