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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
TXZ024-162115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 93 72 93 72 92
Temp 72 70 80 87 92 91 81 76 74 72 80 87 93 91 81 77 74 72 78 85 91 90
Dewpt 64 64 67 69 68 66 67 65 64 65 67 68 66 64 65 64 66 68 68 69 67 65
RH 75 81 64 55 45 44 64 68 72 79 66 53 42 42 58 65 76 87 73 57 46 44
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 12 12 14 14 13 13 13 13 16 16 18 16 16 17 16 14 17 16 17 16
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 6
Mix Hgt 4400 7400 4000 600 3700 6300 3400 1600 4000 5200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 21 25 18 23 27 31 25 29 29 27
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 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 71 86 68 81 67 84 70 91
Temp 77 71 82 85 73 68 77 80 70 67 78 83 71 70 87 89
Dewpt 67 67 67 65 65 66 68 66 67 66 68 65 64 64 66 63
Max/Min RH 87 50 94 61 96 53 83 40
RH 72 87 59 53 77 94 73 63 92 95 70 55 78 82 50 42
PWind dir S SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-162115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 73 94 72 93
Temp 74 72 80 88 93 92 83 79 76 73 81 89 94 92 83 79 74 72 78 86 92 91
Dewpt 65 67 68 69 67 66 67 66 67 67 66 68 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 69 68 67
RH 74 84 67 54 43 43 59 64 74 81 60 49 41 42 58 67 81 87 71 56 45 45
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 11 13 14 17 17 16 14 13 13 16 17 19 18 18 16 16 13 17 17 19 18
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5600 7200 4100 500 4900 5800 3700 2700 5100 5900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 23 25 19 17 27 31 34 36 32 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 89 69 86 69 88 70 95
Temp 77 71 83 87 76 69 82 84 74 69 83 86 75 70 90 93
Dewpt 68 67 68 65 65 66 68 66 67 67 67 65 65 66 66 63
Max/Min RH 87 46 90 52 93 47 87 35
RH 74 87 61 49 69 90 62 54 78 92 59 49 72 87 46 37
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-162115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 74 96 72 94
Temp 75 73 82 91 95 94 84 79 76 74 82 91 96 94 84 79 74 72 79 88 94 92
Dewpt 65 68 68 67 67 65 66 66 66 67 66 66 64 64 66 69 69 69 68 67 65 65
RH 72 84 63 46 40 39 55 64 72 80 59 45 35 38 53 70 82 90 70 50 40 41
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 10 13 14 14 14
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 5100 7200 4000 500 4900 6200 3900 2500 4900 6400
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 23 23 18 16 25 27 26 33 28 26
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 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 71 88 68 82 69 87 70 93
Temp 76 71 84 86 72 68 79 81 73 69 82 86 74 71 87 92
Dewpt 69 68 66 65 67 68 68 66 68 69 66 63 66 67 66 62
Max/Min RH 91 46 100 58 100 45 91 36
RH 78 90 55 49 85100 69 61 84 99 59 47 75 89 51 37
PWind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S
Tstms S C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-162115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 72 96 72 94
Temp 74 71 77 88 94 92 84 78 75 72 77 88 96 93 84 80 75 72 77 86 94 90
Dewpt 62 63 66 67 64 61 62 63 61 63 66 66 63 60 61 62 63 66 67 67 63 61
RH 66 76 69 50 37 36 48 60 62 73 68 48 34 34 46 55 66 81 70 53 36 37
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 17 19 19 19 19
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 5 6 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 4200 7900 4100 500 3000 6300 3700 2500 3300 6100
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 23 20 18 24 27 20 27 28 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 88 67 83 67 87 68 91
Temp 76 69 83 82 73 67 78 78 71 67 81 84 72 68 85 89
Dewpt 65 66 65 62 64 65 66 64 65 66 66 62 62 64 65 61
Max/Min RH 90 43 93 55 97 45 87 37
RH 69 90 54 50 75 93 66 62 82 97 61 47 71 87 52 40
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 40 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-162115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 73 94 72 93
Temp 74 72 81 89 93 93 84 78 75 73 81 90 94 92 84 79 75 72 79 87 92 91
Dewpt 67 68 70 71 69 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 67 68 69 70 69 69 70 68 68
RH 80 87 69 56 46 45 59 69 78 84 65 49 43 44 59 73 84 90 73 56 46 47
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 9 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 11 16 17 18 17 16 16 13 12 16 16 17 16
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4800 6900 4000 500 4600 5800 3600 2500 5000 5900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 23 25 18 17 26 29 27 35 31 28
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 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 71 89 68 84 69 87 70 93
Temp 76 71 84 87 73 68 80 82 73 69 82 86 74 71 88 92
Dewpt 69 69 68 67 67 68 70 69 69 68 69 67 66 66 68 65
Max/Min RH 93 50 100 60 99 52 88 40
RH 80 93 59 52 81100 70 63 89 98 66 53 78 86 51 41
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-162115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
244 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 68 92 67 92
Temp 69 67 77 85 90 90 78 74 70 68 75 85 91 90 78 74 70 67 75 83 91 91
Dewpt 63 63 66 67 65 62 64 63 63 63 66 65 63 61 62 63 65 66 67 66 63 61
RH 81 87 69 55 44 39 62 69 78 84 73 52 39 38 58 70 83 97 76 56 40 37
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 13 12 14 14 13 14 14 14 18 17 18 17 16 16 16 16 18 16 17 16
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 3800 7300 3600 400 3100 6100 3300 1600 3000 5500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 23 18 16 25 28 20 21 29 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 85 63 79 63 83 64 89
Temp 72 66 79 82 68 63 76 77 65 64 75 81 68 65 83 86
Dewpt 65 66 65 62 65 63 66 64 65 64 66 63 64 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 60 100 51 97 39
RH 79100 62 52 91100 71 64 100100 72 54 88 93 51 43
PWind dir S SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 40 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S
$$
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