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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
TXZ024-040915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 97 67 93 69
Temp 97 95 78 72 68 66 79 92 96 94 80 75 71 68 79 88 92 91 80 75 71 70
Dewpt 51 50 58 63 60 56 55 53 51 54 60 64 63 64 64 62 58 58 61 63 65 66
RH 21 22 49 72 74 70 44 27 22 27 51 70 76 87 61 42 32 33 54 66 81 86
Wind dir S NW E SE SW W NW N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 8 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 6 6 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 700 3300 8800 900 600 4600 6300 4400 600
T Wind Dir E S NW N NE NE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 9 8 10 12 13 11 14 13 11 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 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 97 68 93 71 96 71 93 68 88
Temp 94 95 75 69 89 91 77 72 93 94 79 72 90 90 76 69 85 86
Dewpt 63 60 64 63 63 61 64 62 59 57 58 60 61 60 61 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 29 80 34 73 27 67 34 77 39
RH 37 31 68 80 43 37 64 72 31 28 49 67 38 37 61 77 45 42
PWind dir S SE SE S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S C
Tstms S C C S C C C S C
$$
TXZ026-040915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 98 69 95 69
Temp 98 95 82 76 72 69 79 92 97 95 83 77 72 70 79 90 94 92 80 77 72 70
Dewpt 63 61 68 69 68 64 59 58 58 59 65 67 68 67 66 64 61 61 65 66 69 68
RH 32 33 63 79 87 84 50 32 28 30 55 71 87 90 64 42 34 36 60 69 90 93
Wind dir S SE E SE SE NW W NW N NE N NE NE N NE E E E SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 10 11 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 11 10 9 6 5 5 3
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 2500 5800 900 500 4600 6000 3800 400
T Wind Dir SE SE W N NE NE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 17 11 8 9 16 13 16 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 70 95 71 98 71 94 68 90
Temp 94 95 78 71 89 92 79 72 94 96 80 72 91 91 77 69 87 88
Dewpt 66 61 67 67 65 64 66 65 61 58 61 61 61 60 63 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 30 91 37 82 27 69 34 79 38
RH 40 33 69 87 45 40 64 79 34 28 52 68 37 36 62 78 43 40
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C S S
Tstms S C S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-040915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 67 103 69 94 69
Temp 100 98 82 74 70 68 83 95102100 86 77 72 70 81 90 94 92 81 76 72 70
Dewpt 49 48 54 58 58 56 51 47 43 46 56 63 66 66 68 67 64 63 68 70 70 70
RH 18 18 38 57 65 65 33 19 14 16 36 62 81 88 65 46 37 37 65 81 93100
Wind dir SW SW S S S SW W SW SW NE NE NE N N NE NE E E E E SE S
Wind spd 11 8 8 8 9 9 12 11 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 12 11 9 5 5 4 3
Clouds SC CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 500 4400 11100 800 900 4300 5400 3600 500
T Wind Dir S S W W NE NE NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 11 17 16 11 16 18 18 13 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 98 70 96 71 98 72 98 70 93
Temp 94 96 78 71 91 95 80 72 95 96 81 73 93 93 78 71 89 91
Dewpt 66 61 67 67 65 63 67 65 62 59 61 62 64 60 63 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 30 90 34 80 27 69 29 78 36
RH 40 31 69 87 42 35 66 79 34 29 51 68 38 33 61 78 44 38
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C S S C
Tstms S S S S C S S C
$$
TXZ035-040915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 102 69 94 67
Temp 99 97 83 74 68 64 82 97101 97 84 77 72 69 79 89 93 89 80 75 70 68
Dewpt 33 30 35 37 39 36 38 40 38 41 51 58 60 62 64 59 56 56 59 61 63 64
RH 10 9 18 26 34 35 21 14 11 15 32 52 66 78 60 37 29 33 49 62 78 87
Wind dir W W SW S SW W W NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S
Wind spd 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 11 10 11 11 11 13 16 13 12 9 8 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 700 400 8300 14800 1100 800 4800 6200 4000 500
T Wind Dir SW SW NW NW NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 13 18 16 16 14 13 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 69 96 70 98 71 95 68 90
Temp 94 94 77 70 92 92 78 71 94 94 79 71 91 90 75 68 87 87
Dewpt 59 54 60 60 60 56 58 60 58 53 56 58 59 55 59 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 24 71 28 69 23 63 27 73 32
RH 31 26 56 71 34 30 50 68 30 25 45 63 34 31 58 73 39 35
PWind dir S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C S C C S S C
Tstms S C S C C S S C
$$
TXZ031-040915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 66 101 69 96 69
Temp 99 96 81 75 70 67 81 94100 98 84 78 73 70 82 91 95 94 82 77 72 70
Dewpt 58 58 65 66 67 61 56 56 55 58 65 67 68 67 67 65 62 62 66 68 70 70
RH 26 29 58 74 91 82 42 28 23 27 53 69 84 90 62 43 34 35 58 74 94100
Wind dir S SE E SE S SW W NW NW NE N NE N N NE NE E E SE SE S SW
Wind spd 10 9 9 6 6 5 6 8 8 9 8 5 5 5 9 11 10 9 5 5 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 900 700 2900 5900 1500 1200 4300 5800 3800 700
T Wind Dir E S W N NE NE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 10 9 9 18 13 14 13 11 10
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 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 99 70 95 71 99 71 97 68 92
Temp 95 97 78 70 91 93 79 71 95 97 81 72 93 93 77 69 89 90
Dewpt 67 63 67 67 65 64 68 65 62 59 62 62 62 62 63 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 30 93 36 85 27 71 34 83 39
RH 41 33 70 90 43 39 69 82 34 29 53 70 36 36 62 83 44 41
PWind dir S SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C S S
Tstms S C S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-040915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
239 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 97 64 91 63
Temp 96 94 77 69 62 59 80 92 95 93 77 72 67 65 78 87 91 89 77 71 66 64
Dewpt 38 36 42 48 49 44 42 43 42 45 57 61 62 62 62 57 55 54 59 62 63 64
RH 13 13 29 47 62 57 26 18 16 19 50 68 84 90 58 36 30 30 54 73 90100
Wind dir W W E SE SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 11 12 10 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 700 500 7200 13800 800 700 5200 6600 4400 500
T Wind Dir E SW NW NW NE NE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 18 17 17 13 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 65 93 66 95 66 91 63 87
Temp 92 92 73 66 88 90 74 67 91 92 75 67 88 87 70 64 84 83
Dewpt 58 55 61 61 60 57 60 60 56 54 57 58 59 57 60 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 27 86 31 79 25 73 34 84 36
RH 32 29 66 84 39 33 62 78 31 28 54 73 38 36 71 84 43 41
PWind dir S SE S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 40 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S C
Tstms S C C S C C C S C
$$
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