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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
TXZ024-170845-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 93 73 91 70 84
Temp 74 72 80 89 93 91 82 78 75 73 78 85 91 89 80 75 72 70 74 80 84 82
Dewpt 66 66 68 69 68 66 67 66 67 68 70 69 68 67 68 66 67 67 68 68 68 66
RH 76 81 66 52 44 44 60 66 76 84 76 59 48 49 68 73 83 90 80 66 59 60
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 12 18 18 19 18 19 19 16 17 18 17 17 16 17 17 14 11 11 11 13 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 5 3 3 4 3
Mix Hgt 4400 6000 3700 1900 3200 4700 2900 1800 5300 6700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 26 29 32 29 27 27 27 26 13 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 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 66 77 68 83 69 89 72 93
Temp 69 66 73 76 72 68 78 82 72 69 84 88 76 73 89 91
Dewpt 65 65 68 67 66 66 68 66 65 65 67 65 63 65 67 64
Max/Min RH 98 72 93 58 87 45 78 40
RH 87 97 84 74 82 93 70 59 78 87 58 47 65 78 48 42
PWind dir SE E SE SE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 30 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-170845-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 74 93 71 86
Temp 75 73 81 90 94 93 86 80 77 74 79 87 92 91 83 78 74 71 75 82 86 84
Dewpt 68 68 68 69 68 67 68 69 69 69 68 69 68 67 68 67 68 67 67 67 67 66
RH 79 84 65 51 43 43 56 69 76 84 69 55 46 45 61 69 82 87 76 61 53 55
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 14 12 18 18 20 19 20 19 16 17 18 19 20 18 17 17 13 11 12 12 14 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 3
Mix Hgt 5500 6300 4800 2000 4800 6300 5100 2100 5600 5700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 26 31 36 32 31 27 32 23 13 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 83 70 88 71 93 73 97
Temp 73 67 79 82 75 70 84 87 76 71 88 92 79 73 92 95
Dewpt 65 65 69 67 66 66 67 65 65 66 67 65 65 66 68 65
Max/Min RH 93 59 88 47 85 40 79 36
RH 76 93 72 61 74 87 57 48 69 84 50 41 62 79 46 37
PWind dir SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 20 5 0 10 10
Rain shwrs S C S C C S
Tstms S C S C C S
$$
TXZ043-170845-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 97 74 95 70 85
Temp 75 73 82 92 97 96 86 80 76 74 80 89 95 92 82 77 72 70 76 83 85 83
Dewpt 66 68 68 67 66 65 67 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 66
RH 73 84 62 44 37 37 54 70 79 84 67 51 40 43 61 75 86 92 75 59 53 57
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind spd 10 10 16 16 17 17 18 17 14 12 14 17 17 17 14 12 9 6 9 10 13 13
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 5000 6200 3800 2100 4600 6000 5500 1900 3900 3700
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 24 27 29 31 27 25 28 18 11 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 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 68 80 68 87 69 91 71 95
Temp 70 68 77 79 71 68 83 86 74 70 85 90 77 72 90 93
Dewpt 67 67 69 67 68 68 68 65 67 68 68 64 66 68 67 64
Max/Min RH 98 64 100 48 95 41 89 36
RH 90 98 76 66 89100 61 50 79 93 56 42 70 89 46 38
PWind dir E E E SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 20 10 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-170845-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 72 93 69 84
Temp 77 72 79 89 96 93 85 80 76 72 75 86 93 90 81 76 71 69 72 79 84 80
Dewpt 62 65 66 67 64 61 62 63 64 67 67 68 65 63 64 65 65 65 66 66 64 63
RH 60 79 65 48 35 35 46 57 66 84 76 55 40 41 56 69 81 87 81 64 51 56
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 16 21 18 19 21 21 21 19 18 19 19 20 19 20 19 17 12 13 14 17 18
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 3600 6100 3700 1900 2700 5400 5300 1700 5000 5900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 25 28 18 25 27 25 29 23 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 77 67 82 69 88 70 92
Temp 69 66 74 72 70 67 78 80 74 69 83 86 75 70 87 88
Dewpt 65 64 67 65 65 66 67 65 65 66 66 62 63 65 65 62
Max/Min RH 93 67 97 56 90 44 84 38
RH 87 93 79 79 84 97 69 60 74 90 57 45 66 84 48 42
PWind dir SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 50 30 20 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-170845-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 95 74 93 70 85
Temp 75 73 82 90 94 93 86 80 77 74 80 86 92 91 82 76 72 70 76 82 85 84
Dewpt 69 69 69 70 69 68 69 70 70 70 70 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68
RH 82 88 67 53 44 45 57 71 80 87 73 60 49 49 65 78 90 94 79 65 58 60
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 12 18 18 19 18 19 19 16 16 17 17 18 17 17 14 11 9 10 11 13 13
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 5000 6000 3900 2200 4700 5900 4200 2000 5000 5200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 25 31 31 32 31 27 27 21 12 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 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 67 80 68 87 70 91 73 96
Temp 72 67 76 80 73 69 82 86 75 70 86 90 77 73 92 94
Dewpt 67 67 70 70 69 68 70 67 68 68 69 67 66 67 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 53 92 44 81 38
RH 86100 81 70 86 98 66 54 79 92 58 46 70 81 48 41
PWind dir SE E SE SE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-170845-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
232 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 68 91 66 84
Temp 71 68 77 86 93 91 79 74 70 68 74 83 91 88 78 71 67 66 73 80 84 80
Dewpt 64 64 66 66 64 61 64 63 65 67 67 67 65 63 66 66 66 65 66 65 64 63
RH 79 87 70 51 38 37 59 69 84 97 79 59 42 43 67 84 97 97 79 60 51 56
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 14 13 19 17 18 19 19 19 17 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 14 11 12 12 14 16
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 3700 5800 3600 1500 2800 4700 3700 1600 4700 6100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 25 27 21 23 28 26 24 21 13 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 76 63 81 64 88 66 90
Temp 66 62 72 74 65 63 75 79 68 65 81 87 71 66 85 87
Dewpt 65 62 65 64 65 63 66 64 65 65 66 61 63 65 65 62
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 57 100 41 97 40
RH 97100 79 71 100100 74 60 90100 60 42 76 97 51 43
PWind dir SE E SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 30 20 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S S S
$$
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