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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
TXZ024-062115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 88 54 87 59 81
Temp 64 65 73 84 87 83 69 64 59 55 70 80 86 85 70 69 65 59 67 74 80 79
Dewpt 62 63 63 50 38 32 24 20 19 20 26 26 28 30 34 28 24 26 32 34 33 33
RH 94 95 70 31 18 16 18 18 21 25 19 13 12 14 26 22 21 29 28 23 19 19
Wind dir S S SW SW W W W W NW W W SW SW S S SW W NW N N NE E
Wind spd 12 17 20 17 17 17 12 16 13 9 8 10 17 16 11 16 14 12 11 9 9 10
Clouds OV OV B2 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
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 4 3 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 7100 11600 700 700 7600 9200 4400 100 3800 11100
T Wind Dir SW W W NW NW SW S W N W
T Wind Spd 25 27 21 18 11 26 14 13 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 52 75 51 74 54 72 54 77
Temp 59 52 72 73 58 51 69 72 58 55 68 70 58 55 71 75
Dewpt 39 36 39 38 40 40 42 41 44 45 48 48 49 48 50 49
Max/Min RH 54 26 67 31 71 42 82 37
RH 47 53 30 28 52 67 39 33 60 71 48 47 74 80 47 40
PWind dir E NE NE NE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
$$
TXZ026-062115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 53 87 56 81
Temp 62 64 70 81 87 86 71 64 58 53 68 81 86 85 70 67 61 56 65 74 80 79
Dewpt 62 64 66 62 50 43 36 32 27 28 32 31 34 36 42 43 39 35 38 37 37 37
RH 100100 87 53 28 22 28 30 30 38 26 16 16 18 36 42 44 45 37 26 21 22
Wind dir SE S S S SW W W W W NW W S S S S S W NW N N N E
Wind spd 11 12 18 17 19 16 12 10 10 9 9 9 17 14 13 12 11 11 13 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4400 12200 600 500 5700 7900 2500 100 4000 6400
T Wind Dir S SW W NW NW SW S W N SW
T Wind Spd 23 26 16 14 9 23 16 10 18 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 77 51 76 53 74 54 77
Temp 60 52 72 75 60 51 71 74 59 54 71 73 59 54 72 75
Dewpt 42 40 42 41 44 44 45 44 48 49 50 51 52 52 52 52
Max/Min RH 64 28 77 32 86 44 93 42
RH 51 62 34 29 56 76 39 34 67 84 47 47 78 92 50 44
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
TXZ043-062115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 90 52 87 61 86
Temp 65 65 73 84 90 87 71 64 57 52 70 81 86 85 73 69 65 61 73 80 85 84
Dewpt 64 65 67 62 45 42 42 39 34 32 38 36 36 41 43 44 44 40 40 40 39 42
RH 95100 80 47 21 21 35 40 42 45 31 20 17 21 34 41 45 47 31 24 20 23
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W W NW W W S S S S S SW W NW NW W E
Wind spd 8 9 14 16 17 12 8 6 5 4 4 6 11 11 9 10 11 8 9 9 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL 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 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4200 8700 500 500 4800 7000 0 0 3500 4400
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW W SW S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 21 26 13 11 5 17 11 11 16 3
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 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 54 77 53 76 55 75 54 82
Temp 62 55 73 75 59 53 72 74 59 56 72 73 60 54 76 79
Dewpt 47 45 48 47 46 46 48 47 49 50 53 52 52 52 54 51
Max/Min RH 74 35 79 36 85 43 92 34
RH 59 70 40 36 61 78 42 39 70 83 51 47 74 91 46 38
PWind dir E NE NE NE E SE E SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C S C
Tstms S S C C S C
$$
TXZ035-062115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 50 89 58 86
Temp 65 65 72 84 87 84 71 63 55 50 69 82 87 88 75 70 65 58 69 79 85 83
Dewpt 63 62 59 40 31 28 24 21 19 19 23 24 24 23 26 26 23 24 28 29 27 26
RH 93 90 64 21 13 13 17 20 24 29 17 12 10 9 16 19 20 27 21 16 12 12
Wind dir S S SW SW W W W W W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW
Wind spd 14 17 20 21 21 19 11 10 9 9 6 12 20 20 14 16 13 11 13 10 11 12
Clouds OV OV FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 7400 11600 800 500 7400 8700 5500 0 5300 12400
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 25 27 17 14 8 27 13 11 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 77 51 76 53 74 53 79
Temp 62 52 74 75 60 51 69 73 59 53 69 72 60 53 73 76
Dewpt 36 36 40 37 39 40 42 41 44 45 49 46 49 48 49 44
Max/Min RH 54 24 66 28 74 37 83 30
RH 37 54 30 25 45 66 37 31 57 74 48 40 67 83 42 32
PWind dir E E NE E SE SE E S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-062115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 92 53 88 59 84
Temp 64 65 72 83 90 88 71 65 58 53 71 82 87 86 73 68 65 59 70 78 83 82
Dewpt 63 65 66 63 48 42 36 29 26 25 31 31 35 37 42 42 35 32 37 38 38 38
RH 97100 81 51 24 20 28 26 29 33 24 16 16 18 34 39 33 36 31 23 21 21
Wind dir S S S SW SW W W W W NW W S S S S S W NW N N NE E
Wind spd 10 12 19 17 18 12 9 9 9 6 5 9 16 12 12 11 11 10 12 9 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
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 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4600 12300 700 500 5500 7900 1500 100 3800 6100
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW NW SW S W N SW
T Wind Spd 24 26 14 16 9 20 14 12 16 5
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 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 79 51 77 53 75 54 79
Temp 61 54 74 76 60 51 71 74 59 53 72 73 59 54 74 76
Dewpt 44 41 43 42 45 45 45 45 49 50 51 52 54 52 53 52
Max/Min RH 65 28 80 31 89 43 93 40
RH 53 63 33 29 58 79 39 35 71 88 48 49 83 91 48 43
PWind dir E NE NE NE SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
TXZ029-062115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
251 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 45 84 51 82
Temp 61 61 70 81 82 79 65 58 51 46 65 78 82 82 67 63 57 51 64 75 81 80
Dewpt 59 61 59 40 32 24 22 18 17 17 22 22 23 22 26 23 21 22 28 29 27 24
RH 93100 68 23 16 13 19 21 26 31 19 12 11 11 21 21 25 32 26 18 14 13
Wind dir S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW W W
Wind spd 13 17 17 17 18 19 10 11 9 6 6 12 19 16 11 12 10 9 11 9 10 11
Clouds OV OV SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 7900 10600 700 600 8100 9800 6200 100 5200 12600
T Wind Dir SW W W NW NW SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 26 28 19 16 11 28 14 11 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 73 46 72 48 71 47 75
Temp 56 47 69 71 54 46 67 69 54 49 67 68 53 48 70 71
Dewpt 35 35 37 36 39 39 40 39 43 45 47 46 48 47 48 45
Max/Min RH 63 26 76 30 86 41 100 35
RH 45 62 30 28 57 75 37 33 66 86 48 45 84 97 46 40
PWind dir E NE NE E SE SE SE SW
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C
$$
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