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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
TXZ024-050845-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 70 99 71 98
Temp 69 67 76 84 90 90 79 74 72 70 83 94 98 92 82 77 73 71 82 93 97 97
Dewpt 64 65 66 62 58 56 59 60 61 63 65 63 58 60 60 62 60 62 63 61 58 56
RH 84 92 73 48 34 32 50 62 68 78 55 36 26 34 48 59 64 73 52 34 28 26
Wind dir N N NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 14
Clouds SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3500 5900 1100 600 5000 8100 900 600 6200 9900
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 16 11 13 16 9 11 20
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 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 76 101 69 89 63 80 60 84
Temp 82 77 97 99 79 70 86 86 71 64 74 78 67 61 80 83
Dewpt 57 57 57 53 57 62 63 61 62 60 59 56 57 57 57 56
Max/Min RH 51 20 75 42 86 44 86 39
RH 42 51 27 22 46 75 47 44 73 86 58 47 72 86 47 41
PWind dir S SW SW NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 30 50 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-050845-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 69 100 71 100
Temp 71 68 77 87 92 92 80 76 71 69 83 94 99 95 84 79 74 71 82 94 99 98
Dewpt 68 67 66 62 58 57 61 63 65 64 65 63 60 60 62 63 65 65 63 63 61 60
RH 90 97 69 43 32 31 52 64 81 84 55 36 28 31 48 58 74 81 53 36 29 29
Wind dir NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 8 8 8 9 5 4 5 6 10 12 10 9 8 5 9 12 16 16
Clouds B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3700 6000 800 400 5600 7900 3100 400 5300 8500
T Wind Dir NE E S S SW S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 12 10 12 16 10 13 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 102 71 91 65 83 60 86
Temp 83 76 98100 82 72 88 88 73 66 76 82 68 61 81 85
Dewpt 61 61 58 54 60 64 64 63 63 61 57 55 57 58 56 56
Max/Min RH 62 20 76 41 89 39 91 36
RH 47 60 27 22 47 76 45 43 71 84 52 40 68 90 42 37
PWind dir S SW SE NE NE NE E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 20 40 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S C S S S
Tstms C C S C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ043-050845-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 68 101 72 101
Temp 74 71 79 88 92 92 80 75 70 68 84 97100 99 86 80 75 73 86 96101 99
Dewpt 65 70 70 66 61 59 63 65 65 66 68 62 57 57 61 63 63 63 65 63 58 57
RH 74 96 74 48 36 33 55 70 84 93 58 32 24 25 43 57 67 71 49 34 24 25
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 6 11 12 10 9 5 5 4 3 5 6 9 9 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 12
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3700 5300 800 500 6100 10100 4900 500 5700 9600
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 11 11 11 12 14 13 11 17
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 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 75 102 74 96 65 84 61 87
Temp 83 76 98100 83 75 93 93 76 66 80 82 68 62 83 85
Dewpt 61 61 61 55 59 62 64 62 66 63 61 58 59 59 58 58
Max/Min RH 61 22 65 32 90 41 91 36
RH 47 61 30 23 44 65 38 36 73 89 52 44 73 90 43 40
PWind dir S S S SE NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 20 30 40 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-050845-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 69 100 71 101
Temp 71 68 78 89 93 92 83 76 72 69 83 96100 95 85 80 75 71 84 96101 98
Dewpt 60 63 64 58 53 53 56 59 60 62 65 58 53 54 55 56 57 59 61 57 53 51
RH 68 84 62 35 26 27 40 56 66 78 55 28 21 25 36 44 54 66 46 27 20 21
Wind dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 9 13 13 11 11 10 10 9 5 9 10 12 13 12 12 9 8 12 14 17 17
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4600 7100 4500 500 8300 11000 3200 600 5700 10500
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 14 13 14 20 21 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 101 71 93 63 82 60 86
Temp 83 74 97 99 81 71 90 88 73 64 77 80 67 61 81 84
Dewpt 55 56 56 49 55 59 60 59 61 60 58 55 55 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 53 17 66 33 87 40 81 33
RH 38 53 26 19 41 66 37 38 66 87 52 42 65 81 42 34
PWind dir S S S E NE E E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 30 50 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C S C C C S C C C
Tstms C S C C C S C C C
$$
TXZ031-050845-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 68 102 71 101
Temp 71 68 78 87 92 92 80 76 70 68 85 96101 98 85 80 75 71 84 95 99 99
Dewpt 67 68 68 63 60 59 62 63 65 65 66 63 60 60 62 63 64 64 63 62 61 60
RH 88100 71 45 34 33 54 66 84 89 53 34 26 30 47 56 70 79 50 35 29 28
Wind dir NE N NE E E SE SE S S SW SW S S SE SE S S SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 3 5 8 9 11 9 8 5 5 6 11 13 13
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4100 6000 900 600 6400 7900 3100 600 5700 8900
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 12 10 11 14 10 12 18
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 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 76 104 72 93 64 83 61 86
Temp 83 76100102 83 73 90 91 73 65 77 82 69 62 83 85
Dewpt 60 60 59 56 59 63 64 64 65 62 59 58 59 59 58 58
Max/Min RH 59 21 72 39 92 42 91 38
RH 46 59 27 22 45 72 43 42 76 90 54 44 70 90 42 40
PWind dir S SW S NE NE NE E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 20 40 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-050845-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
239 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 65 97 67 98
Temp 67 63 75 85 90 89 78 72 67 65 81 94 95 88 80 75 70 68 82 93 98 95
Dewpt 62 63 63 56 53 53 57 58 60 61 65 58 56 57 58 58 58 59 60 57 53 52
RH 84100 66 37 28 29 48 61 78 87 58 30 27 35 47 55 66 73 47 30 22 23
Wind dir NE NE E E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 10 9 9 8 8 9 8 5 8 8 10 10 9 9 8 5 10 12 14 14
Clouds B1 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4400 7700 3900 600 8000 8700 1800 500 6500 10600
T Wind Dir E SE S S SW S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 17 13 13 16 17 14 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 98 65 88 58 78 56 83
Temp 78 71 95 96 76 66 85 83 67 59 74 76 63 57 78 81
Dewpt 55 55 54 51 56 60 60 60 62 59 57 56 57 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 58 20 81 40 100 45 96 38
RH 45 57 25 22 50 81 43 46 84100 55 50 81 96 47 39
PWind dir S SW S E NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 30 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S C
$$
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