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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 77 59 97 62 85
Temp 65 59 65 71 77 76 67 62 62 63 75 89 96 94 76 71 67 62 71 80 84 83
Dewpt 38 50 51 52 53 53 56 57 60 62 63 54 39 29 34 28 22 26 36 39 39 39
RH 37 73 60 49 44 45 67 82 96 97 69 30 14 10 22 20 18 25 28 23 21 21
Wind dir W N N NE E E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE E
Wind spd 11 17 17 14 13 11 10 9 8 5 9 12 16 17 8 8 10 11 12 10 9 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3800 4600 2500 1200 7100 12800 4800 800 4600 5900
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW SW W N E
T Wind Spd 21 14 11 11 16 23 16 21 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 98 67 96 62 89 59 85
Temp 67 58 90 95 76 68 90 94 72 63 85 87 68 60 80 82
Dewpt 44 50 44 22 24 27 34 29 36 42 42 40 46 48 51 49
Max/Min RH 74 7 22 10 48 18 65 29
RH 44 73 21 7 14 21 14 10 26 48 23 19 45 65 36 31
PWind dir E S W W W N E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 61 95 60 86
Temp 65 60 67 73 77 76 68 65 63 64 71 84 91 93 77 71 64 61 71 82 86 84
Dewpt 51 53 52 54 54 55 57 60 62 62 66 65 59 51 54 48 42 40 42 44 44 44
RH 60 77 58 51 45 48 68 85 97 93 84 53 34 24 45 44 44 46 35 26 23 24
Wind dir SW N N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 12 17 19 17 16 12 11 10 8 5 8 11 16 17 10 9 9 10 12 12 10 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 3600 4000 1700 1200 3800 7800 2200 600 4500 5500
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE S SW S W N NE
T Wind Spd 23 17 12 9 12 21 17 16 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 97 66 97 62 90 59 87
Temp 67 58 88 95 77 67 92 95 73 63 86 88 70 60 81 84
Dewpt 50 54 55 40 36 35 40 36 45 48 46 44 50 52 52 50
Max/Min RH 85 15 31 12 58 20 76 28
RH 54 85 32 15 23 31 17 13 36 58 25 21 49 74 36 30
PWind dir E S SW W SW N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 81 63 97 60 90
Temp 68 65 71 77 80 80 70 67 64 65 76 89 97 94 78 71 63 60 75 85 89 88
Dewpt 58 56 56 59 59 60 62 64 64 64 67 65 49 35 34 28 27 27 36 42 42 42
RH 69 73 58 53 49 50 73 88 97 95 75 45 20 13 20 21 25 28 24 22 20 20
Wind dir S NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S SW S SW SW W NW N N NE
Wind spd 8 9 12 14 12 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 16 16 9 8 6 8 9 10 8 8
Clouds CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S C
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3100 3500 1400 1300 4800 9400 1700 500 4000 5000
T Wind Dir N NE E SE SW SW SW SW N N
T Wind Spd 18 16 12 9 13 20 18 16 16 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 59 99 67 98 63 92 61 88
Temp 69 60 93 97 77 67 95 96 73 63 89 90 70 62 84 85
Dewpt 49 56 47 30 27 29 35 33 38 41 45 42 51 55 54 52
Max/Min RH 87 9 24 11 44 17 79 29
RH 49 87 21 9 15 24 13 11 28 44 22 19 50 77 36 33
PWind dir E SW SW W SW N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 62 95 60 88
Temp 65 59 66 74 80 79 71 65 64 63 73 90 95 92 79 72 65 61 72 82 88 86
Dewpt 35 41 50 51 50 50 54 57 60 62 61 44 26 17 18 16 17 20 31 35 33 32
RH 32 50 56 44 35 36 55 75 87 97 65 21 9 6 10 12 16 20 22 18 14 14
Wind dir W N NE NE E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E S
Wind spd 11 16 19 17 16 14 16 12 11 8 13 13 17 18 12 11 10 11 12 10 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3500 5400 3000 1400 7100 14000 8900 600 4100 7900
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW SW W N S
T Wind Spd 21 17 16 16 17 25 21 18 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 96 64 95 61 90 60 88
Temp 68 58 91 94 76 64 90 92 71 61 86 88 70 60 83 83
Dewpt 40 46 33 17 19 24 29 24 30 39 39 35 43 48 50 48
Max/Min RH 65 6 21 8 44 14 64 25
RH 36 64 13 6 12 21 11 8 21 44 19 15 38 64 32 29
PWind dir SE SW W W W N E SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 81 61 95 61 88
Temp 66 61 70 76 81 80 70 65 62 64 73 86 92 94 77 71 66 61 74 82 87 87
Dewpt 52 52 54 55 56 57 59 62 62 63 67 65 59 46 47 37 29 34 40 45 45 44
RH 59 73 59 50 44 47 68 91100 96 81 50 33 20 34 29 25 36 29 27 23 23
Wind dir SW N N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S SW W NW N N N NE
Wind spd 9 13 17 16 14 11 9 6 6 4 8 12 16 17 9 6 6 8 10 10 9 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 3800 4500 2300 1400 4700 8500 3400 800 4600 5800
T Wind Dir N NE E S S SW S W N NE
T Wind Spd 21 17 11 9 12 20 19 16 18 11
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 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 57 100 67 98 62 92 60 88
Temp 68 58 91 98 79 68 93 96 74 63 88 90 70 61 83 85
Dewpt 50 54 54 34 30 31 39 34 43 47 46 44 51 53 54 50
Max/Min RH 91 11 25 11 56 19 77 28
RH 54 88 29 11 17 25 15 11 32 56 24 20 50 76 37 30
PWind dir E S SW W SW N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
304 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 55 92 55 84
Temp 59 53 63 70 76 75 65 59 56 60 72 87 92 89 72 65 59 56 68 77 82 83
Dewpt 36 46 49 50 50 50 54 57 56 60 61 44 29 21 22 21 18 23 32 36 35 34
RH 43 76 61 48 40 41 68 93 98100 68 23 11 8 15 18 20 28 26 23 18 17
Wind dir W N NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E SE
Wind spd 11 17 18 16 13 11 11 10 9 6 12 11 16 16 8 6 9 10 11 10 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3400 4800 2500 1300 6700 12800 7800 600 3900 7400
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW SW W NE SE
T Wind Spd 23 14 13 16 17 24 18 19 18 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 94 59 92 56 86 54 85
Temp 63 53 88 91 70 60 87 89 66 56 82 83 64 54 80 80
Dewpt 41 46 32 17 20 24 30 25 32 40 39 36 45 47 50 47
Max/Min RH 78 6 25 9 54 17 76 27
RH 44 76 13 6 15 25 13 10 28 54 22 18 49 76 36 31
PWind dir SE SW W W W N E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
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