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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
TXZ024-102115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 75 57 69 55 66
Temp 55 53 63 71 74 73 65 60 58 57 67 69 68 66 56 55 55 55 58 62 65 65
Dewpt 43 43 45 44 44 44 46 47 48 50 52 51 52 53 54 54 53 55 58 59 58 56
RH 63 68 52 39 34 35 51 63 70 79 60 54 57 64 92 95 91 98 99 90 78 72
Wind dir N N NE E E E SE S SW SW S SE SE S SE S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 11 10 9 5 5 5 4 6 11 12 12 9 9 8 5 9 10 11 12
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 60 60 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.59 0.27 0.35
Rain shwrs C C L L C C L L D D D D C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 5100 5500 3400 200 2200 2500 1300 700 1000 1600
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE E SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 16 11 6 5 9 16 13 8 12 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 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 55 80 56 88 61 84 56 78
Temp 57 56 75 78 60 57 82 85 65 62 81 77 60 57 72 75
Dewpt 57 52 49 46 49 48 49 46 50 51 55 53 54 53 52 47
Max/Min RH 100 30 74 23 69 35 89 35
RH 100 86 40 32 68 72 32 26 59 68 40 43 80 88 48 37
PWind dir SW NW SW SW S S N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 5 10 40 40 20
Rain shwrs C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-102115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 56 73 55 67
Temp 55 53 64 73 77 76 66 62 58 58 68 73 73 68 60 57 55 55 58 64 67 66
Dewpt 45 45 47 45 46 46 50 51 52 53 53 52 53 53 55 55 55 55 58 60 61 61
RH 69 74 54 37 33 34 56 67 80 83 58 48 50 59 83 93 99 99 99 88 82 85
Wind dir N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 6 6 11 11 10 9 6 6 5 4 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 11 12 12
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 50 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.07 0.38
Rain shwrs C C C C C C D D D D C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 5800 6500 4100 100 1600 2500 1200 700 1000 2100
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 8 5 5 12 10 5 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 81 54 86 60 84 56 80
Temp 59 56 74 79 62 55 80 84 67 61 82 79 63 57 75 78
Dewpt 59 56 54 50 55 53 54 51 56 56 58 56 59 57 56 51
Max/Min RH 100 34 98 30 87 39 100 37
RH 100100 50 36 79 92 41 32 68 85 45 45 87100 52 39
PWind dir S NW W SW S S E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 5 10 40 40 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C S S
Tstms C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-102115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 78 58 69 55 73
Temp 56 56 65 73 78 76 66 62 58 58 67 69 65 63 57 57 56 56 60 65 71 72
Dewpt 49 48 49 50 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 56 57 56 56 56 56 56 60 62 63 61
RH 77 75 57 43 37 39 58 74 87 92 67 64 74 77 96 97100100 97 90 74 70
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 10 12 11 9 6 5 5 4 5 9 10 9 8 5 5 4 6 9 9 10
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 70 50 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 1.01 0.24 0.57
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C C C D D D D C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 4100 4600 1000 100 2500 2300 700 600 800 1500
T Wind Dir NE E E E E NE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 8 5 12 18 16 10 17 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 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 56 83 55 88 62 86 57 81
Temp 60 56 77 81 62 56 83 85 67 62 83 81 63 58 75 78
Dewpt 60 56 54 51 53 52 56 53 56 57 61 59 59 57 57 52
Max/Min RH 100 33 89 30 85 42 100 38
RH 100 99 45 35 74 87 40 34 67 84 47 47 88 98 54 40
PWind dir S NW S SW S S E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 5 10 50 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C S S C
Tstms C C C S S C
$$
TXZ035-102115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 56 64 55 75
Temp 54 53 60 68 72 71 65 61 58 56 61 63 64 61 57 57 56 55 59 66 74 74
Dewpt 44 43 45 45 44 44 46 47 48 50 53 54 53 53 54 54 53 55 57 58 54 51
RH 69 69 58 43 37 38 50 60 69 80 74 74 68 76 89 89 89100 91 75 50 45
Wind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 14 17 12 13 9 9 6 6 10 13 14 16 12 10 9 6 9 9 11 12
Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 80 60 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.72 0.30 0.38
Rain shwrs S L L D D C C L L D D L L S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 3700 4100 2500 500 2900 2700 1400 600 1100 1500
T Wind Dir E E SE E SE E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 11 9 10 20 13 9 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 82 53 88 60 86 54 81
Temp 60 54 75 79 62 53 83 85 68 60 82 81 62 54 76 79
Dewpt 54 51 47 41 47 46 47 40 46 49 53 48 53 51 51 44
Max/Min RH 90 24 77 19 66 28 89 29
RH 81 89 37 25 57 76 29 20 44 66 36 32 73 89 41 29
PWind dir SW NW SE SW S SW E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 5 10 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ031-102115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 79 57 72 55 70
Temp 55 53 66 75 79 78 67 63 59 57 68 72 72 67 60 57 56 55 60 65 70 69
Dewpt 46 46 47 46 46 47 50 53 53 54 54 53 54 55 56 57 56 55 59 61 62 62
RH 73 78 51 36 31 34 54 69 80 89 61 52 54 64 88100100 98 98 89 78 80
Wind dir N N NE NE E E SE SE S W SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 5 5 10 11 10 9 6 5 5 4 5 10 11 9 8 5 4 4 9 11 11 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 50 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.30 0.17 0.37
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C D D D D C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 5200 6100 2500 100 3300 3100 1000 700 1100 2100
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 8 5 9 11 10 6 14 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 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 55 83 54 89 61 86 57 81
Temp 60 55 76 81 62 55 82 86 68 62 85 81 63 57 76 79
Dewpt 60 55 54 51 55 53 55 52 56 56 59 58 60 57 56 52
Max/Min RH 100 33 95 28 85 40 100 37
RH 100 99 47 36 77 92 39 31 67 83 43 46 90 99 51 39
PWind dir S NW SW SW S S E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 5 10 40 40 20
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-102115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
236 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 51 64 50 69
Temp 51 49 61 69 73 72 61 56 52 51 60 64 64 59 52 52 50 51 56 63 68 67
Dewpt 42 42 44 42 43 42 45 46 47 49 52 52 53 52 52 52 50 51 56 58 54 51
RH 71 77 53 37 34 34 56 69 83 93 74 66 68 77100100 99 99 98 84 60 56
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 6 11 12 11 10 6 6 5 4 9 11 13 12 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 70 60 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.69 0.15 0.24
Rain shwrs S L L L L C C L L D D D D S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 3800 4500 2600 200 2400 2400 1200 700 1200 1600
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE E SE SE E SE
T Wind Spd 19 12 8 6 9 18 13 8 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 79 49 85 55 84 50 76
Temp 54 50 73 76 56 51 80 82 62 56 81 78 57 51 72 74
Dewpt 54 49 45 41 47 46 45 39 46 48 52 49 52 50 49 44
Max/Min RH 100 26 89 19 75 30 100 32
RH 100 97 37 28 72 84 29 22 56 75 36 36 84 98 43 35
PWind dir W NW SE SW S SW N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 5 10 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S S
$$
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