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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
TXZ024-140930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
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 55 87 61 89 59
Temp 79 79 65 61 57 55 70 80 85 83 69 66 64 62 77 86 87 74 65 63 61 60
Dewpt 48 46 49 49 49 49 52 52 49 51 54 53 51 50 56 55 55 57 60 59 59 59
RH 33 31 56 66 75 80 52 38 29 33 59 62 63 63 49 35 34 55 84 87 92 96
Wind dir N N NE SE SW W S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW S S N
Wind spd 14 11 5 2 4 5 5 9 10 13 10 11 11 10 16 12 13 13 9 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 30 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.32
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L C
Tstms S C C L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 6700 11100 900 500 6400 9700 800 900
T Wind Dir NE S S S S SW SW SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 16 20 16 21 19 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 76 56 80 60 91 63 93 63 90
Temp 70 71 61 57 75 78 65 61 85 88 68 64 89 90 71 64 85 88
Dewpt 61 58 58 55 57 54 56 53 54 51 51 48 52 50 53 51 51 48
Min/Max RH 60 95 41 76 26 57 23 63 25
RH 72 64 90 93 54 43 73 74 34 28 54 56 29 25 53 63 31 26
PWind dir NE N NW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-140930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 87 59 90 60
Temp 79 78 66 62 56 54 69 79 85 84 71 66 62 60 75 86 88 79 68 66 62 61
Dewpt 51 49 52 53 53 53 55 54 54 55 58 59 58 58 59 60 59 59 62 62 62 61
RH 38 36 61 72 90 96 61 42 35 37 63 78 87 93 58 42 38 50 81 87100100
Wind dir N N NE NE W NW W S S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE SE E
Wind spd 16 12 8 5 5 5 5 8 11 11 11 10 8 6 12 12 17 16 10 11 9 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.37
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C
Tstms C C L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
Haines 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 4900 6700 700 500 4900 10500 800 800
T Wind Dir NE NW SW S S S SW SW E E
T Wind Spd 11 6 8 16 19 11 18 20 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 56 82 59 90 62 92 63 89
Temp 72 73 62 57 76 80 65 60 84 87 70 63 88 90 72 64 85 87
Dewpt 63 61 62 57 60 58 60 59 58 56 59 56 59 57 60 57 56 53
Min/Max RH 61 100 45 98 32 80 31 80 30
RH 73 66 100100 58 47 84 96 41 35 68 78 38 33 66 78 37 31
PWind dir NE N N S SW S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ043-140930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
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 56 89 63 90 60
Temp 83 81 67 63 57 56 71 81 87 87 71 68 65 64 77 87 89 84 71 66 62 61
Dewpt 51 49 52 53 53 53 56 57 55 55 56 56 56 56 58 57 55 57 60 61 61 61
RH 33 33 59 71 85 89 58 43 33 34 59 65 73 75 52 36 32 39 68 83 97100
Wind dir NW N E NE N NW SE S S SE E S SW SW SW S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 11 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 12 16 14 10 9 10 6 10
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.11
Rain shwrs S S S L L C C C
Tstms S S S L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 400 4500 8400 700 600 4700 7200 1000 500
T Wind Dir E E S S SE SW SW S S E
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 14 17 16 24 23 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 81 57 83 60 92 64 96 65 92
Temp 75 77 62 58 78 80 65 61 86 89 71 65 90 93 73 65 88 90
Dewpt 64 62 61 58 61 58 59 58 60 56 55 56 59 54 55 57 58 54
Min/Max RH 58 100 45 93 30 75 25 74 27
RH 68 60 99100 55 47 82 91 41 33 58 74 35 27 53 74 36 29
PWind dir E N N S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-140930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 91 62 89 59
Temp 81 80 68 62 57 55 70 83 89 88 74 67 64 63 75 86 88 79 68 64 61 59
Dewpt 41 39 43 46 48 48 50 47 41 37 43 46 47 49 55 54 51 53 55 57 57 57
RH 24 23 40 56 72 77 49 28 19 16 33 47 54 60 50 34 28 41 63 78 87 93
Wind dir N N NE E E SE S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 11 6 6 5 5 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 17 17 17 17 12 13 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1100 500 7600 13900 1000 600 5800 7700 1200 900
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW SE SW SW S SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 16 18 17 21 23 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 55 83 58 92 63 96 63 92
Temp 73 73 60 55 77 79 65 59 86 89 71 64 91 92 72 64 86 89
Dewpt 58 55 56 55 55 49 52 52 50 40 46 47 46 40 46 50 49 44
Min/Max RH 48 100 33 78 17 54 15 60 19
RH 59 53 87100 47 35 63 78 29 18 41 54 21 16 39 60 28 21
PWind dir E N NW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
TXZ031-140930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
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 54 87 61 91 59
Temp 81 81 68 62 57 54 71 80 85 85 72 67 63 62 77 88 89 80 68 65 62 60
Dewpt 51 49 52 53 53 53 56 54 56 56 58 59 57 56 59 59 58 60 62 62 62 60
RH 36 33 58 73 87 96 59 41 37 37 63 74 82 81 54 39 36 50 81 90100100
Wind dir N N NE NE W W S S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SE SE NE
Wind spd 16 10 5 4 3 3 5 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 13 13 16 14 12 10 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 30 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0 0.22
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C
Tstms C C L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
Haines 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 5000 6500 1000 600 5600 6300 800 900
T Wind Dir NE W S S SE S SW SW S E
T Wind Spd 10 5 9 16 19 14 23 21 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 80 56 83 59 91 62 95 63 92
Temp 74 74 62 57 77 82 65 60 86 89 70 63 89 92 72 64 87 90
Dewpt 64 63 62 57 61 58 61 58 60 58 58 55 59 58 59 56 57 53
Min/Max RH 60 100 43 95 32 77 30 75 27
RH 72 69 99100 59 45 87 93 41 35 67 75 37 32 63 75 37 29
PWind dir NE N N S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 10 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ029-140930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
232 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 50 87 56 87 54
Temp 77 77 62 57 52 50 68 79 85 84 67 63 58 57 73 84 86 77 63 59 56 55
Dewpt 42 39 44 47 48 48 49 46 41 40 46 48 46 46 53 52 50 53 57 57 56 55
RH 29 25 52 69 86 93 51 31 21 21 47 58 64 67 49 33 29 43 81 93100100
Wind dir N N NE E SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S SE SE NE
Wind spd 13 10 5 5 5 4 8 10 10 11 9 10 9 9 14 12 14 14 10 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.19
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 4 6 6 6 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 700 500 8000 13400 1000 500 8600 12300 700 900
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW S SW SW S SE E
T Wind Spd 13 10 14 16 20 17 20 21 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/16 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 50 80 53 90 57 92 58 88
Temp 69 70 56 51 74 77 60 54 83 87 66 58 88 89 67 59 84 86
Dewpt 58 56 56 51 54 49 53 51 49 42 46 45 46 41 49 50 47 42
Min/Max RH 55 100 35 93 19 63 17 72 21
RH 68 61 100100 50 37 78 90 31 21 48 62 23 19 52 72 28 21
PWind dir NE N NW SW SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
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