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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ024-232115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 94 60 85 58 98
Temp 61 64 74 88 93 91 74 70 66 61 70 79 84 84 71 65 61 59 75 91 98 95
Dewpt 60 62 65 55 38 27 34 32 25 25 35 37 38 38 42 45 50 52 55 45 31 25
RH 97 92 76 33 14 10 23 24 21 25 27 22 20 20 35 48 67 79 50 20 10 8
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 6 12 13 16 14 8 8 9 16 20 13 9 8 8 6 5 4 8 11 16 16
Clouds SC B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6700 12900 600 700 4100 5800 3900 600 8100 13000
T Wind Dir SW SW SW NW N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 18 25 12 19 21 10 11 10 17 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 94 59 89 60 88 64 88
Temp 76 68 89 91 69 60 83 87 68 61 84 86 69 64 83 84
Dewpt 23 26 33 30 39 45 45 42 47 50 50 48 54 55 58 57
Max/Min RH 21 10 58 20 68 25 72 37
RH 14 21 14 11 33 57 27 21 47 67 31 27 59 72 43 39
PWind dir W NW N NE E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
TXZ026-232115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 58 86 60 99
Temp 63 65 72 84 92 90 77 70 64 59 71 81 86 84 73 68 62 61 74 91 98 96
Dewpt 61 63 67 67 62 54 57 56 49 45 44 43 43 43 47 51 55 57 60 55 41 35
RH 93 93 84 57 37 30 50 61 58 59 37 26 22 23 40 54 77 87 62 30 14 12
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S SW N N N NE NE E E E E S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 11 14 17 17 11 9 9 16 19 14 10 9 9 9 5 5 6 10 16 17
Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4500 9000 1600 600 4100 5500 3400 400 4100 12500
T Wind Dir S S S W N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 14 25 18 14 23 12 11 10 13 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 96 60 90 60 90 64 89
Temp 75 65 90 93 71 61 84 88 69 60 85 87 71 64 83 85
Dewpt 33 33 37 35 46 49 48 45 52 52 51 49 56 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 30 12 66 21 75 25 84 38
RH 21 30 15 13 40 65 28 22 54 74 31 27 59 83 46 40
PWind dir SW NW NE NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-232115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 62 91 60 100
Temp 67 67 76 88 94 91 77 71 65 62 75 85 90 89 75 68 63 61 78 95100 97
Dewpt 66 66 69 69 55 42 42 39 36 35 38 47 46 44 48 53 57 60 60 47 35 29
RH 98 98 80 53 27 19 29 31 35 36 26 26 22 21 39 58 82 97 55 20 11 9
Wind dir SE SE SW S S SW S SW W W NW N N NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 10 13 16 14 9 8 6 9 12 11 9 6 6 5 4 3 5 10 13 16
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 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 4800 10100 700 600 3300 4700 3200 500 7400 11100
T Wind Dir S SW SW W N N NE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 14 21 16 16 16 11 11 10 14 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 98 61 90 59 90 63 89
Temp 76 66 93 95 72 61 85 88 69 60 87 88 70 64 85 86
Dewpt 26 29 33 32 40 49 48 44 53 55 54 51 59 60 62 59
Max/Min RH 24 10 64 20 83 25 88 37
RH 16 24 12 11 32 64 28 21 57 82 33 28 67 88 46 40
PWind dir SW W N NE E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
TXZ035-232115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 59 89 59 97
Temp 66 64 76 89 94 92 78 71 64 60 72 83 89 87 75 68 62 60 76 92 97 94
Dewpt 62 63 64 40 22 15 15 15 14 18 33 35 35 33 39 43 47 52 50 33 23 19
RH 87 97 66 18 7 6 9 12 14 19 23 18 15 14 28 40 57 75 40 12 7 7
Wind dir SE S S SW SW SW SW W W N N NE NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 13 14 18 18 12 11 11 13 20 12 8 9 10 10 9 6 10 14 19 20
Clouds B1 B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8900 12600 800 600 3500 7800 5300 500 9000 11600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NE S SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 25 19 18 20 10 16 13 18 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 93 59 88 60 90 62 88
Temp 75 65 88 91 70 59 83 86 70 60 85 85 70 62 83 83
Dewpt 20 25 29 25 33 41 42 38 46 50 51 48 54 55 58 54
Max/Min RH 21 9 51 17 69 24 77 34
RH 12 21 12 9 25 51 24 18 42 69 31 28 57 77 43 37
PWind dir W W N NE E SE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
TXZ031-232115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 59 89 58 101
Temp 64 66 74 87 94 90 77 72 65 60 73 82 87 88 74 67 61 59 76 93100 98
Dewpt 62 65 68 68 61 50 55 49 41 38 43 44 44 43 48 52 56 58 61 55 38 31
RH 94 97 83 54 34 25 47 43 41 43 35 26 23 21 39 59 82 95 60 28 12 10
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 9 13 17 16 9 6 6 12 17 13 10 8 6 5 4 2 5 10 14 16
Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 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 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4800 9800 1400 800 4400 5500 3600 600 5000 11700
T Wind Dir S S S W N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 14 24 18 13 21 12 9 10 16 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 97 61 92 59 91 64 90
Temp 77 68 92 95 71 61 85 91 70 60 86 88 71 64 84 85
Dewpt 28 30 36 34 44 49 48 45 53 53 52 51 57 60 62 59
Max/Min RH 24 11 65 20 80 26 87 37
RH 16 24 14 12 38 65 27 21 55 79 32 28 61 86 47 42
PWind dir SW NW NE NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ029-232115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
307 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 54 83 54 94
Temp 60 63 73 85 90 88 72 64 58 55 68 78 83 81 69 63 57 55 73 88 93 90
Dewpt 59 62 63 44 24 18 21 20 16 21 32 34 35 34 40 42 47 51 50 34 24 21
RH 96 97 71 24 9 8 14 18 19 26 26 20 18 18 35 46 69 86 44 15 8 8
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE E SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 13 14 16 14 8 6 9 16 19 12 6 6 9 8 6 5 9 12 17 17
Clouds SC B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8400 12200 700 600 3500 6900 4800 500 8900 12300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW NW NE E SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 25 14 19 21 11 16 14 20 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 90 54 85 55 87 57 85
Temp 70 60 85 88 65 54 81 83 64 56 82 83 65 58 80 79
Dewpt 21 25 29 25 35 41 41 38 46 49 48 46 54 54 57 55
Max/Min RH 26 10 62 19 79 24 88 38
RH 15 26 13 10 33 60 24 20 52 78 31 27 68 86 45 43
PWind dir W W N NE E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
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