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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
TXZ024-202015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 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 65 92 59 80 61
Temp 99 97 77 74 71 65 78 87 92 91 74 70 66 59 65 72 79 79 68 64 62 62
Dewpt 34 33 36 36 40 33 30 30 29 31 36 37 38 45 49 50 49 49 51 55 57 59
RH 10 11 23 26 32 31 18 13 11 12 24 30 36 60 57 46 36 35 53 73 85 92
Wind dir SW S S S SW W W W W SW SW SW SW N N NE NE E E E SE SE
Wind spd 10 13 11 12 13 12 19 17 16 14 8 6 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 600 600 7800 10300 700 1000 3500 4500 3400 1400
T Wind Dir S W W W SW NW NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 16 21 24 20 11 17 18 13 11 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 93 62 94 62 94 65 96 63 91
Temp 85 91 69 63 88 92 70 63 87 92 71 66 90 93 70 64 86 88
Dewpt 51 44 50 36 34 29 36 41 44 33 37 36 34 29 42 45 49 44
Min/Max RH 18 52 10 44 12 34 9 52 21
RH 31 20 51 37 15 11 29 44 22 12 29 33 14 11 36 51 28 22
PWind dir S SW W SW W SW W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-202015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 95 61 82 62
Temp 100 99 83 78 74 69 80 90 95 96 79 72 66 61 66 75 81 80 71 67 64 63
Dewpt 41 43 51 57 55 47 41 36 35 35 42 52 54 53 53 54 54 54 56 60 60 62
RH 13 15 33 48 51 45 25 15 12 12 27 49 65 75 63 48 39 41 59 78 87 97
Wind dir S S S S S W W W W SW S S S N N NE NE NE E E E SE
Wind spd 10 13 13 14 13 12 17 13 13 13 8 8 9 12 13 12 12 10 9 8 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 400 400 6800 9800 400 800 3400 4600 3100 1100
T Wind Dir S SW W W S SW NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 18 19 12 13 20 14 12 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 61 97 61 94 64 97 63 93
Temp 81 85 69 62 88 95 71 61 87 93 73 65 92 94 73 64 89 90
Dewpt 60 56 60 55 42 35 51 51 51 45 52 47 45 38 50 52 54 49
Min/Max RH 34 87 11 70 18 56 13 67 23
RH 49 37 73 78 20 12 49 70 29 19 48 52 20 14 44 65 30 25
PWind dir SE S SW S W S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S C
$$
TXZ043-202015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 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 70 96 66 88 63
Temp 99 97 80 75 72 70 82 91 96 95 79 72 69 66 78 86 88 85 72 67 65 64
Dewpt 44 42 51 57 62 63 53 41 38 40 47 52 54 59 58 57 57 56 58 62 62 62
RH 15 15 37 54 71 78 37 17 13 15 33 49 59 77 49 37 35 38 61 84 92 94
Wind dir SW S SE S S SW W W W S S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E SE SE
Wind spd 11 12 11 13 13 12 13 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 8 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 600 600 6400 9500 600 600 2800 3500 2400 1100
T Wind Dir S SW W W S SW N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 13 16 13 16 16 16 13 9
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 94 61 97 63 98 66 100 64 96
Temp 87 92 70 62 91 93 71 64 93 95 73 67 95 97 73 65 90 93
Dewpt 62 51 46 38 36 34 44 45 45 40 45 45 37 32 36 45 52 50
Min/Max RH 25 44 10 54 14 49 9 50 21
RH 43 25 41 41 15 12 38 50 19 15 37 45 13 10 26 50 27 23
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-202015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 93 61 84 61
Temp 100 97 83 77 72 66 78 88 93 92 79 71 67 61 70 79 84 81 72 67 64 62
Dewpt 26 25 30 31 42 35 32 30 28 29 33 34 34 38 45 47 46 45 49 55 56 56
RH 7 8 15 18 34 32 19 12 10 11 19 26 29 42 41 32 27 28 44 65 75 81
Wind dir SW SW S S SW W W W W SW S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E SE S
Wind spd 12 13 10 13 13 12 18 17 16 16 10 9 9 9 12 11 11 12 12 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 600 600 6900 9400 700 500 3800 6900 5100 1300
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW W NE E E S
T Wind Spd 16 18 23 23 13 14 16 16 17 14
RFTI 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 61 94 62 94 63 95 62 93
Temp 86 90 70 61 89 90 71 62 89 91 73 63 90 91 71 62 88 89
Dewpt 44 26 26 24 27 20 26 29 35 25 29 33 30 23 29 41 45 39
Min/Max RH 10 24 7 29 9 32 8 46 16
RH 23 10 19 24 11 8 18 28 15 9 19 32 12 8 21 46 22 17
PWind dir SW SW W SW W SW W W NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-202015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 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 70 97 62 84 62
Temp 101 99 82 77 74 70 83 92 96 95 79 72 67 62 69 78 83 83 72 67 64 63
Dewpt 42 42 48 56 56 53 44 36 35 37 44 50 53 50 53 54 54 54 57 61 62 62
RH 13 14 30 48 54 56 26 14 12 13 29 47 60 64 57 43 37 37 60 81 92 98
Wind dir SW S S S S W W W W SW S S S N N N NE NE E E SE SE
Wind spd 10 13 13 13 13 12 16 13 13 16 6 5 6 9 12 12 11 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 700 700 7700 10100 800 800 3600 4600 3500 1600
T Wind Dir S SW W W S W N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 17 19 13 13 18 14 11 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 94 61 98 62 97 66 100 63 95
Temp 87 92 71 62 90 94 72 63 91 95 74 67 95 97 74 64 89 93
Dewpt 59 56 58 48 39 34 49 48 48 43 50 43 39 34 47 49 53 49
Min/Max RH 28 68 11 59 16 45 10 59 21
RH 40 30 63 61 17 13 44 59 23 17 43 42 15 11 38 58 30 23
PWind dir S S SW S W S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-202015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
207 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 89 53 80 55
Temp 96 93 76 72 66 61 76 85 89 87 72 65 60 53 64 73 79 77 65 59 57 56
Dewpt 28 27 30 31 35 32 29 27 26 28 34 32 33 40 48 47 45 44 49 53 57 56
RH 9 9 18 22 32 33 18 12 10 12 25 29 36 61 56 40 30 31 56 80100100
Wind dir SW SW S SW W W W W W SW S S W N NE NE E E E E SE S
Wind spd 11 12 10 12 13 12 20 17 16 16 6 5 8 9 12 11 9 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 600 600 6900 9400 600 500 3500 6200 4800 1300
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW NW NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 17 25 23 11 16 18 14 16 13
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/23 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 56 91 56 92 59 93 57 90
Temp 84 88 65 57 85 88 64 56 85 89 68 60 88 90 66 58 84 87
Dewpt 44 30 37 26 30 24 30 35 35 26 30 32 29 24 35 41 44 40
Min/Max RH 12 35 9 45 10 35 8 53 18
RH 25 12 35 30 14 10 28 45 17 10 24 35 12 9 32 53 25 19
PWind dir SW SW W SW W SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
$$
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