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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
TXZ024-192115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 66 100 69 93
Temp 65 62 81 95 98 95 81 76 72 67 82 94 99 97 80 77 75 70 82 90 93 91
Dewpt 59 58 52 48 43 42 46 47 44 39 40 37 34 33 37 39 43 39 38 33 31 30
RH 81 88 37 20 15 16 28 35 37 36 22 14 11 11 22 25 32 32 21 13 11 11
Wind dir SE S SW S SW S S SW SW W W SW SW SW S S SW W W W W SW
Wind spd 6 5 10 12 16 13 11 11 11 10 8 6 10 10 9 11 13 14 14 13 14 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 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 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9800 15400 800 700 7800 11100 2500 600 8200 9600
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 27 24 20 11 18 19 21 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 58 83 60 85 62 93 64 92
Temp 71 59 77 82 65 60 78 81 67 63 90 91 72 64 85 89
Dewpt 32 42 45 43 48 54 61 54 60 49 41 34 31 35 45 37
Max/Min RH 54 24 81 38 79 13 34 15
RH 24 53 32 25 55 81 55 39 77 61 18 13 22 34 25 16
PWind dir W NE SE SE S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 5 5 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-192115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 66 101 70 96
Temp 69 66 79 90 97 94 83 78 72 67 81 94100 98 83 78 74 71 82 92 96 93
Dewpt 65 64 62 60 58 56 60 58 56 54 52 47 43 42 50 56 55 54 47 42 38 38
RH 87 93 56 37 28 28 46 50 57 63 37 20 14 15 32 47 51 55 29 18 13 15
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW W W W SW
Wind spd 10 9 12 16 17 17 16 13 12 9 9 8 11 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 14 12
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 10500 700 500 3900 10400 2200 600 8300 10300
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 21 29 27 19 13 18 20 19 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 84 60 82 61 95 63 93
Temp 72 61 78 83 67 61 75 81 68 62 88 92 73 64 86 92
Dewpt 46 46 49 47 54 58 65 62 64 62 50 45 51 49 52 46
Max/Min RH 58 28 90 52 100 18 60 20
RH 39 58 36 28 63 90 71 53 87100 27 20 46 58 31 21
PWind dir SW NE E SE SE SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ043-192115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 69 101 72 97
Temp 67 64 83 94 99 96 83 78 73 69 82 95100 98 83 78 75 73 85 94 97 95
Dewpt 60 56 61 57 51 51 54 55 56 58 61 53 44 44 51 53 60 63 57 47 42 40
RH 80 75 48 29 20 22 37 45 56 68 48 24 15 16 33 42 60 72 38 20 15 15
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W W SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 10 13 16 14 12 12 11 10 12 11 11 9 9 10 11 10 11 10 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
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 12700 700 700 4600 10500 3100 700 7400 10000
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 27 23 20 23 20 20 20 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 85 63 86 62 96 64 95
Temp 74 64 81 83 67 63 81 84 68 63 91 93 72 65 90 92
Dewpt 43 46 50 50 56 59 65 59 60 52 50 44 50 50 49 44
Max/Min RH 52 30 87 42 80 18 62 18
RH 33 52 34 32 67 87 58 43 77 68 25 19 45 59 25 19
PWind dir SW NE E SE S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ035-192115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 63 98 67 94
Temp 67 63 80 94 98 96 83 77 69 64 79 94 98 96 82 77 72 67 78 89 93 91
Dewpt 49 43 49 44 37 35 38 43 43 41 38 33 28 27 33 37 45 43 40 34 30 28
RH 52 48 34 18 12 12 20 30 39 43 23 12 8 9 17 24 38 42 26 14 11 10
Wind dir SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW W W W W SW
Wind spd 9 9 12 16 19 17 13 12 12 9 10 9 12 13 11 12 12 10 13 17 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5
Mix Hgt 10000 15600 1200 600 7700 10900 7000 600 7300 10200
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 23 31 20 19 13 20 20 18 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 85 61 90 61 94 61 95
Temp 72 59 80 83 68 61 83 87 69 61 90 92 72 61 87 92
Dewpt 30 35 43 41 49 54 54 37 42 39 33 21 26 32 37 28
Max/Min RH 43 21 78 17 44 7 33 10
RH 21 40 27 23 51 78 37 17 37 44 13 8 18 33 17 10
PWind dir W NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-192115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 68 102 72 97
Temp 68 64 81 92 99 96 83 79 73 69 84 97101 99 83 78 75 72 85 94 97 95
Dewpt 65 64 60 59 56 53 58 55 54 53 52 47 42 41 48 53 55 58 46 41 38 38
RH 92 99 50 33 24 24 42 45 51 57 34 18 13 14 31 42 50 61 27 16 13 14
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W SW
Wind spd 6 5 11 14 17 16 14 12 11 9 10 9 11 11 9 10 11 10 11 11 12 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 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 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4900 12600 900 800 4900 11000 1800 900 8500 10600
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 20 28 26 23 17 19 20 20 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 85 60 84 61 95 63 93
Temp 73 62 80 84 67 61 77 83 67 62 91 93 73 64 87 92
Dewpt 43 45 49 48 54 59 66 63 65 61 50 44 49 47 51 44
Max/Min RH 55 27 93 51 100 17 54 19
RH 34 55 34 29 64 93 68 53 93 95 25 19 42 54 29 20
PWind dir SW NE E SE SE SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 5 5 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ029-192115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
315 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 57 96 61 90
Temp 61 58 79 91 95 93 78 70 63 58 78 92 95 93 75 71 66 62 77 85 89 87
Dewpt 53 46 47 41 36 35 36 42 38 34 35 31 29 28 33 33 36 36 34 30 28 27
RH 75 64 32 18 13 13 22 36 39 40 21 11 10 10 21 25 33 38 21 14 11 11
Wind dir SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW W W W W SW
Wind spd 6 6 11 13 17 14 10 9 9 6 8 9 11 11 9 10 10 9 12 16 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5
Mix Hgt 10700 16100 800 500 8700 10400 5800 500 6800 10000
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 23 29 20 16 11 20 18 17 23 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 81 55 86 56 92 57 89
Temp 66 54 76 79 62 56 79 83 62 57 87 89 67 57 83 87
Dewpt 29 39 42 38 47 53 55 41 47 41 35 23 26 32 38 30
Max/Min RH 57 21 90 22 60 9 38 13
RH 25 57 30 23 58 90 44 23 58 55 16 9 21 38 20 13
PWind dir W NE SE S S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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