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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
TXZ024-170930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
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 72 93 73 91 70
Temp 92 91 81 77 74 73 80 88 92 91 81 78 75 73 78 86 91 89 79 76 72 70
Dewpt 68 67 68 67 66 66 68 69 68 66 67 66 67 67 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 67
RH 45 47 65 71 76 80 68 55 46 44 61 67 76 82 72 57 48 49 68 74 83 89
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 14 14 13 14 13 14 17 16 18 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 17 16 17 17 14 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 7400 1600 1000 4500 6700 2200 1900 4700 6000 3100 2400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 25 20 19 24 27 24 26 25 24 21 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 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 83 67 76 67 83 69 89 72 92
Temp 81 82 72 67 73 75 70 68 78 81 72 69 84 88 76 72 88 89
Dewpt 67 66 64 65 67 66 67 67 67 65 65 65 68 65 64 65 68 66
Min/Max RH 57 94 74 99 57 87 46 78 0
RH 64 59 78 94 82 75 89 99 69 58 79 87 59 47 67 78 51 47
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 40 30 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-170930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 95 73 92 71
Temp 94 92 84 78 75 73 80 89 93 91 83 80 75 73 79 87 91 90 81 77 73 71
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 70 68 67 67 68 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 68 68 67
RH 41 46 59 71 79 84 67 54 44 45 59 67 82 84 69 55 47 47 65 74 84 87
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 17 17 16 14 14 13 17 17 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 13 11
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 7200 900 800 4400 6400 2200 2100 5200 6400 4300 2200
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 25 23 18 24 27 28 26 26 23 26 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 67 83 69 87 70 93 73 94
Temp 83 85 74 68 78 80 73 69 82 85 76 70 87 91 79 73 89 91
Dewpt 67 66 65 65 68 67 67 67 67 65 66 67 68 65 66 66 69 67
Min/Max RH 52 91 60 94 49 91 41 79 0
RH 59 53 74 90 71 65 81 93 61 51 71 90 53 42 64 79 52 45
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 20 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-170930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
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 73 96 73 94 70
Temp 94 93 84 78 75 73 81 90 95 94 84 79 75 73 79 89 94 92 82 76 72 70
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 66 68 68 68 66 65 67 68 69 69 68 67 66 66 68 69 68 68
RH 40 43 59 69 73 84 65 48 39 39 57 69 82 86 69 48 40 43 63 80 87 93
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 13 12 11 10 9 13 14 16 17 16 13 12 11 14 16 16 16 14 12 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
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 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 7200 1600 1100 4600 6600 2500 2200 5300 6900 5000 2300
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 17 23 25 28 25 25 21 26 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 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 84 67 79 68 86 69 91 72 95
Temp 82 83 72 68 75 77 72 69 81 85 73 69 85 91 77 72 89 94
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 68 67 69 69 68 65 67 68 69 65 67 68 68 64
Min/Max RH 54 100 69 100 51 97 42 89 0
RH 60 57 85100 78 70 90100 64 52 81 97 58 43 71 89 49 38
PWind dir SE E E E SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 40 30 10 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-170930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 72 94 69
Temp 93 92 84 79 77 73 78 89 95 93 84 79 75 72 77 87 93 90 82 76 72 70
Dewpt 64 62 63 63 62 64 67 67 64 62 62 63 64 67 68 67 64 61 64 65 65 65
RH 38 37 49 58 60 73 69 48 36 36 48 58 69 84 74 52 38 38 55 69 79 84
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 20 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 20 19 20 18 17 13
Clouds CL CL SC FW CL SC SC FW CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7900 4500 1600 4200 7700 3800 2600 4300 7300 5100 2400
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 21 25 23 24 25 25 28 26 23 26 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 66 81 66 83 68 90 69 93
Temp 82 82 71 67 76 76 69 67 79 81 72 69 84 87 75 70 88 88
Dewpt 66 64 64 65 66 64 65 65 67 63 64 65 67 63 63 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 48 93 60 93 53 87 44 84 0
RH 58 55 79 93 71 66 87 93 67 54 76 87 57 45 66 84 48 43
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 40 40 30 20 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C S S
Tstms C S C C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-170930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
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 73 95 73 92 70
Temp 94 92 84 78 75 73 81 89 93 92 83 79 75 73 79 87 92 90 81 76 72 70
Dewpt 69 70 70 68 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 69
RH 45 48 64 72 82 87 71 55 46 46 62 73 86 89 73 57 49 50 69 82 91 97
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 16 16 13 12 12 11 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 13 17 17 18 17 17 14 11 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
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 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 6900 1700 1000 4500 6600 2800 2200 5300 6800 4400 2300
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 25 23 19 24 26 29 27 26 23 26 19
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 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 85 67 79 67 86 70 91 72 94
Temp 82 84 72 67 76 77 72 68 81 85 74 70 85 90 78 72 90 91
Dewpt 69 68 67 67 70 70 69 68 68 67 68 67 70 68 67 68 70 69
Min/Max RH 59 100 73 100 53 93 47 87 0
RH 65 60 84100 82 77 92100 66 54 81 92 61 49 69 87 52 49
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 30 20 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-170930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Date 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 93 68 91 66
Temp 91 90 80 74 71 68 75 85 91 91 79 75 71 68 76 85 91 89 78 72 68 66
Dewpt 65 64 65 65 64 64 67 67 64 62 64 64 65 66 67 67 64 62 65 66 67 66
RH 42 42 60 74 79 87 76 55 41 38 60 69 81 93 74 55 41 41 64 81 97100
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 14 16 13 14 14 16 18 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 16 13 11
Clouds CL CL SC SC CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 7300 3300 900 4000 7200 1800 2000 4200 6600 4500 2200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 23 24 25 25 26 25 28 26 24 24 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 62 76 62 80 64 86 66 90
Temp 80 80 67 63 71 73 66 63 75 78 68 65 80 85 72 66 85 87
Dewpt 65 63 65 63 65 64 66 63 66 63 65 65 65 62 64 65 65 63
Min/Max RH 52 100 70 100 59 100 46 97 0
RH 60 56 93100 81 73 100100 74 60 90100 60 46 76 97 51 45
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 40 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S S
$$
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