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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
TXZ024-050915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
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 91 69 98 68
Temp 98 95 80 75 70 68 76 86 90 90 78 73 71 70 83 94 98 95 82 73 70 68
Dewpt 48 52 62 64 64 64 65 61 57 55 59 60 61 63 64 60 57 58 60 61 62 63
RH 19 23 54 70 80 88 67 43 32 30 51 63 72 78 52 32 26 29 48 66 75 83
Wind dir N N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE S E
Wind spd 8 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 8 6 8 6 4 5 6 9 10 8 8 5 5
Clouds FW B1 SC B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0.23
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 4500 100 4800 6600 3400 100 9700 11300 6300 100
T Wind Dir N N NE E SE S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 13 11 8 8 12 13 13 9
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 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 72 98 69 85 64 86 63 85
Temp 87 93 76 73 94 96 76 69 83 81 69 64 81 83 67 63 80 83
Dewpt 64 60 61 60 59 57 61 63 64 62 61 60 59 57 59 58 62 60
Min/Max RH 32 64 25 83 48 85 38 84 0
RH 45 34 59 63 32 28 60 83 54 51 76 85 48 41 73 84 54 46
PWind dir SE S S SW NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 30 40 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-050915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 93 68 99 69
Temp 97 95 81 77 71 68 77 87 93 92 81 76 71 68 82 94 99 96 85 77 72 69
Dewpt 55 56 65 66 68 67 65 61 58 56 61 62 64 65 65 63 61 60 63 64 65 64
RH 25 27 58 70 90 95 67 42 31 30 51 63 77 89 56 36 29 31 48 65 78 84
Wind dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 5 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 5 4 4 6 10 12 9 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.09 0.11
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 4800 500 6300 7400 4100 100 5600 10400 3700 100
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 11 6 6 11 14 12 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 73 100 69 89 65 88 64 86
Temp 91 94 79 73 94 97 78 69 86 87 71 65 82 85 70 64 80 84
Dewpt 63 61 65 63 60 58 63 64 64 61 61 60 59 58 60 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 32 73 25 84 39 84 37 87 0
RH 40 33 62 70 32 27 61 84 48 41 70 83 46 40 71 86 50 42
PWind dir SE S S SE NE NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 30 20 30 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ043-050915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
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 94 68 100 70
Temp 101100 84 77 72 70 80 89 93 92 80 74 71 69 83 95 99 98 85 80 73 71
Dewpt 41 45 52 64 65 67 68 64 60 59 63 65 66 65 65 62 60 58 63 65 65 66
RH 13 16 33 65 78 90 67 44 33 33 55 74 85 88 54 33 27 27 48 62 75 83
Wind dir W W N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 10 8 6 6 5 5 9 12 11 9 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 4 4
Clouds B2 FW B1 FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 4 3 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 9000 300 5200 6700 3300 100 5900 10400 3700 100
T Wind Dir S NE NE E E S S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 19 18 6 4 5 13 10 5
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 74 101 72 91 67 89 64 89
Temp 93 97 81 74 95 98 81 72 88 88 73 68 84 87 70 64 83 86
Dewpt 65 60 63 64 62 58 63 64 66 64 64 63 62 60 62 62 63 62
Min/Max RH 29 70 24 75 42 89 38 93 0
RH 39 30 55 69 33 26 55 74 48 45 75 86 48 40 75 92 50 44
PWind dir S S S S NE NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 20 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-050915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 94 69 99 71
Temp 100 99 84 77 72 68 79 89 94 92 82 76 72 69 82 94 99 95 85 79 74 71
Dewpt 36 39 52 59 60 62 63 57 53 52 56 58 60 62 62 58 54 53 55 57 59 59
RH 11 13 33 54 66 80 58 34 25 26 41 53 65 78 51 30 22 24 36 48 59 65
Wind dir W NW NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 10 11 12 11 9 12 13 12 12 10 9 8 4 6 9 11 13 12 10 9 6
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 10200 300 5300 7200 3600 100 9900 11500 6300 100
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 19 14 8 6 6 12 14 6
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 73 99 70 89 65 87 63 87
Temp 95 96 80 73 95 95 79 70 86 83 70 65 81 82 69 63 82 83
Dewpt 59 52 55 56 58 54 59 60 62 60 61 59 59 55 57 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 22 55 22 71 39 81 35 87 0
RH 31 23 43 55 30 26 51 71 45 45 74 81 47 39 66 86 45 41
PWind dir S S S S NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 30 30 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C S S
Tstms S C S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-050915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
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 94 68 101 69
Temp 100 99 84 77 71 68 80 89 93 92 81 76 72 69 86 95100 98 85 77 73 69
Dewpt 49 52 63 66 67 68 67 62 58 57 62 64 65 65 66 63 61 60 65 66 66 66
RH 18 21 50 69 88 98 65 42 31 30 52 67 80 88 53 35 28 29 51 67 80 88
Wind dir N N N NE NE N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 5 8 8 6 5 5 9 10 9 9 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 11 8 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0.03
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 3500 500 5700 7200 3900 100 5600 10000 3400 100
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 12 6 6 11 14 11 8
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 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 73 101 69 90 65 89 64 89
Temp 91 96 79 74 97 99 79 69 86 86 72 65 84 87 71 64 82 86
Dewpt 64 63 65 63 62 59 63 65 66 64 63 62 61 60 62 61 62 62
Min/Max RH 33 72 25 88 43 89 38 89 0
RH 41 34 63 70 32 27 59 88 50 47 73 89 47 41 74 88 50 44
PWind dir SE S S SE NE NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 30 20 30 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ029-050915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
217 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 91 64 97 65
Temp 96 94 77 72 66 63 76 85 90 89 78 71 67 65 82 93 97 93 80 73 67 66
Dewpt 40 43 58 61 62 62 61 57 53 52 56 59 60 61 61 56 53 53 58 59 60 61
RH 15 17 52 68 86 95 60 39 28 28 47 65 78 87 49 29 23 26 47 62 78 84
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 9 6 5 9 10 9 8 8 8 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 5 4
Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.04
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 10400 300 5900 6900 3800 100 10300 11700 6900 200
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 16 12 8 8 12 11 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/07 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 68 97 64 84 60 84 58 84
Temp 89 92 74 69 93 94 72 64 80 80 66 60 79 80 64 59 77 81
Dewpt 60 53 57 57 56 54 60 62 62 61 61 59 58 56 57 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 25 68 24 93 46 96 40 100 0
RH 38 26 55 66 29 26 66 93 53 53 85 95 48 43 79 97 54 44
PWind dir S S S SE NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 30 50 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S C C S S
$$
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