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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
TXZ024-202115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 99 68 93 59 81
Temp 69 65 82 94 99 97 81 78 74 69 82 90 93 91 76 72 65 60 67 75 79 79
Dewpt 37 33 38 36 34 34 37 37 41 39 37 35 32 32 37 34 36 45 48 48 48 48
RH 32 31 21 13 10 11 21 23 30 32 20 14 12 12 24 25 34 59 49 38 34 34
Wind dir SW W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W N N NE E E
Wind spd 11 9 8 5 10 11 9 12 14 12 14 12 13 11 8 8 9 11 12 11 11 9
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 5
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 4 4
Mix Hgt 9000 12000 600 600 7500 9900 6400 1200 3800 4700
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W W SW NW NE E
T Wind Spd 11 17 14 24 24 24 12 16 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 91 60 93 61 95 65 96
Temp 65 62 83 86 67 61 88 90 69 62 88 92 72 66 93 94
Dewpt 55 59 59 44 57 44 39 33 37 39 46 36 43 40 36 31
Max/Min RH 89 22 70 12 43 13 41 10
RH 70 89 45 23 70 52 17 13 31 43 23 14 35 39 14 11
PWind dir E S S W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-202115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 69 97 61 83
Temp 72 68 83 95100 98 83 78 74 70 83 92 96 94 79 73 66 61 68 75 80 80
Dewpt 54 52 49 43 41 43 50 57 55 53 45 41 38 37 44 49 50 52 51 53 54 53
RH 53 57 31 17 13 15 32 48 51 55 26 17 13 14 29 43 56 72 54 46 41 39
Wind dir S SW W SW S S S S SW W W W SW SW S S W N N NE NE E
Wind spd 12 9 9 6 10 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 12 12 9 9 10 12 14 12 12 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
Mix Hgt 4300 11000 400 400 6300 10200 4500 1200 3800 4800
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W W S W N NE
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 20 18 21 13 16 21 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 89 60 94 61 95 64 99
Temp 68 63 81 83 70 61 89 92 71 62 88 93 74 65 93 96
Dewpt 60 62 64 58 64 58 45 40 50 51 52 46 54 51 45 39
Max/Min RH 97 39 96 15 71 19 63 13
RH 76 97 56 43 81 90 22 16 47 67 29 20 50 60 19 14
PWind dir E SE SE SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
$$
TXZ043-202115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 100 73 97 65 87
Temp 74 70 82 93 99 97 81 79 76 73 84 94 97 95 81 75 69 66 75 81 85 83
Dewpt 55 57 60 54 44 42 50 55 62 63 56 45 42 41 44 49 51 54 55 56 55 56
RH 52 63 47 27 15 16 34 44 62 71 38 19 15 16 28 40 53 65 50 42 37 40
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 10 12 11 11 9 9 10 12 11 11 9 11 11 8 6 8 8 10 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 4900 10400 600 600 5600 8800 4100 500 3500 3900
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W W S SW N NE
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 20 13 16 16 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 92 62 96 62 99 65 100
Temp 68 63 84 88 70 63 92 93 71 63 92 96 74 66 96 97
Dewpt 63 63 66 52 51 47 41 39 50 53 48 41 49 47 40 38
Max/Min RH 100 29 59 14 72 14 53 12
RH 83100 54 29 51 57 17 15 47 70 22 15 41 50 14 13
PWind dir E S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
TXZ035-202115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 66 94 60 86
Temp 69 64 82 96100 98 83 79 73 67 80 89 94 91 79 72 65 60 70 78 84 83
Dewpt 36 35 35 30 26 26 30 32 44 42 39 35 31 30 32 32 33 37 46 48 47 46
RH 30 34 18 10 7 8 15 18 35 40 23 15 11 11 18 23 30 42 42 35 28 27
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W N N NE E E
Wind spd 11 9 9 9 12 13 12 12 12 10 13 16 17 17 12 9 9 10 13 12 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 8800 11200 600 600 7000 10400 7000 600 3600 5800
T Wind Dir W W S W W SW SW W NE E
T Wind Spd 12 20 17 20 23 25 17 16 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 94 61 93 61 96 64 95
Temp 68 62 86 90 70 61 89 91 71 61 89 93 74 65 91 93
Dewpt 55 59 49 30 34 31 28 24 28 33 38 24 28 33 31 25
Max/Min RH 90 11 33 8 35 8 30 8
RH 63 90 28 12 26 32 11 9 20 35 17 8 18 30 12 9
PWind dir SE S SW W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-202115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 101 71 97 60 84
Temp 75 70 86 97101 99 83 78 75 72 86 94 97 95 79 73 66 61 71 78 82 82
Dewpt 52 51 50 44 42 42 47 55 56 55 44 41 39 38 44 47 48 47 52 53 54 53
RH 45 52 28 16 13 14 28 44 52 56 23 16 14 14 29 39 51 60 52 42 38 37
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W SW S S SW NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 13 9 9 8 10 10 9 10 12 10 11 10 12 11 6 5 8 9 12 11 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
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 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
Mix Hgt 5700 11200 700 800 6900 10000 3400 1100 3900 4900
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W SW S W N NE
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 21 17 20 13 16 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 91 60 96 61 97 65 99
Temp 68 63 83 85 69 61 91 94 70 62 90 95 74 66 96 97
Dewpt 61 63 66 59 64 55 44 39 49 49 52 45 52 47 43 38
Max/Min RH 100 39 88 14 67 17 55 12
RH 79100 57 42 86 80 20 15 46 62 27 18 46 51 16 13
PWind dir E SE S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
$$
TXZ029-202115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 60 89 53 80
Temp 63 58 80 92 96 93 77 73 66 61 77 86 89 87 72 67 59 53 65 73 79 78
Dewpt 33 31 34 30 28 28 31 32 36 35 35 32 30 29 33 31 32 41 46 46 45 45
RH 32 36 19 11 9 10 18 22 33 38 22 14 12 12 24 26 36 64 50 38 30 31
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW W N N NE E E
Wind spd 8 5 6 8 11 11 9 10 10 8 12 14 16 12 9 6 9 10 12 11 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9200 11000 600 600 7200 9500 6300 900 3300 5200
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W W SW NW NE E
T Wind Spd 13 20 16 17 24 26 13 16 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 90 55 90 55 92 59 94
Temp 62 57 82 84 63 56 85 87 64 56 85 89 68 60 89 91
Dewpt 53 57 50 36 41 33 34 27 31 35 41 29 33 34 31 25
Max/Min RH 100 17 45 11 45 11 39 9
RH 72100 33 18 44 42 16 11 29 45 21 12 27 37 13 9
PWind dir SE S SW W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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