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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
TXZ024-162115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
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 103 73 92 67 89
Temp 80 78 89100103100 88 82 76 74 80 87 91 89 78 74 70 68 75 83 87 88
Dewpt 57 59 60 56 53 54 54 57 61 64 64 63 63 63 65 65 65 65 64 62 59 58
RH 46 52 38 23 20 22 32 43 61 72 59 45 39 42 64 74 84 91 69 49 39 37
Wind dir SW SW W S S S S N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 11 11 10 9 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 8900 11200 2000 1100 5000 6300 4300 600 5100 7900
T Wind Dir SW S SW N NE NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 17 11 14 14 9 10 9 9 10 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 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 94 69 89 66 86 65 85
Temp 73 68 87 92 76 70 83 87 71 67 81 83 70 65 80 82
Dewpt 60 60 60 59 61 63 62 64 67 66 63 62 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 75 32 78 46 97 45 94 44
RH 64 75 40 33 61 78 51 47 86 96 55 50 83 92 53 47
PWind dir SE S S S S NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 50 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C C C S C C C
Tstms S C S C C C C C C C S C C C
$$
TXZ026-162115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 105 74 94 69 91
Temp 81 78 90102105101 90 86 78 75 80 89 93 90 81 77 72 69 76 84 89 90
Dewpt 60 59 62 60 57 56 56 58 62 64 64 65 64 64 64 66 65 65 65 63 61 60
RH 49 52 39 25 21 23 32 39 58 69 58 45 38 42 56 69 79 87 69 49 39 37
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 8 8 6 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 8 8
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW B2 SC OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S C C C C S S
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 7900 10600 500 1000 4200 6300 3700 500 5400 8500
T Wind Dir SW S S NE NE NE E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 14 11 11 11 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 93 70 89 68 87 66 87
Temp 75 68 87 92 78 70 85 86 73 68 83 85 72 66 82 85
Dewpt 59 60 63 61 62 63 65 65 67 66 66 64 66 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 77 35 78 46 94 47 93 44
RH 58 76 45 36 58 78 51 50 81 93 57 50 81 93 53 46
PWind dir E SE SE SE E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C S C C S
Tstms S S S C C C C C C S C C S
$$
TXZ043-162115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
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 103 76 97 70 92
Temp 81 77 89 97102101 89 84 79 76 84 92 95 93 84 79 74 70 77 84 89 91
Dewpt 62 63 63 60 56 51 54 57 59 61 64 64 63 62 66 67 67 67 67 64 62 60
RH 54 62 42 30 22 19 30 41 50 60 51 40 35 36 56 68 80 90 70 51 40 36
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S N NW NW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 7600 9800 800 500 4900 5500 3100 900 5400 6800
T Wind Dir SW S S NW N NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 10 13 13 13 12 11 11 12 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 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 95 71 93 68 89 67 87
Temp 75 68 89 94 78 71 86 91 74 68 83 86 72 67 81 86
Dewpt 62 62 62 58 62 63 64 62 67 67 66 64 67 66 64 61
Max/Min RH 83 30 75 39 97 47 98 43
RH 64 81 40 30 58 75 48 39 80 97 58 48 86 97 56 44
PWind dir E SE SE S SE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 50 50 50 40 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-162115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 73 94 68 88
Temp 78 74 84 94 99 96 87 82 77 73 81 88 92 87 79 75 71 68 74 82 87 84
Dewpt 59 61 62 58 53 51 51 53 57 59 62 62 62 62 63 64 64 64 64 63 61 60
RH 52 64 48 30 22 22 29 37 50 62 53 42 37 43 58 69 79 87 71 53 42 44
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SE S E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 11 9 11 10 10 11 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.07 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 7900 9400 2900 600 5100 5900 1400 500 5600 7500
T Wind Dir SW S S NE E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 92 70 89 67 86 66 85
Temp 73 68 85 89 77 70 84 85 72 67 82 82 71 66 79 81
Dewpt 61 61 63 60 60 62 64 62 64 64 64 62 63 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 79 36 76 42 92 45 91 45
RH 66 78 48 38 56 76 51 46 76 90 55 51 76 90 58 49
PWind dir SE S SE S S NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C S C C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-162115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
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 104 74 94 67 91
Temp 80 78 91101103102 90 84 78 75 83 89 93 91 81 77 72 68 77 85 90 90
Dewpt 61 61 63 61 57 55 57 58 62 66 66 66 66 65 67 68 68 67 67 64 61 60
RH 52 56 40 27 22 22 34 41 59 73 58 46 42 42 63 75 89 97 71 49 38 37
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S N N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 8 10 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 6
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 8500 10200 700 1000 5200 5900 3500 800 5200 7900
T Wind Dir SW S S N NE NE E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 11 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 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 95 70 90 66 88 65 87
Temp 75 68 89 93 78 70 85 86 72 67 83 85 71 65 82 85
Dewpt 62 62 63 61 62 63 66 66 69 67 67 65 68 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 83 33 79 47 100 48 100 44
RH 63 83 43 35 59 79 52 51 91100 58 51 89100 55 46
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 50 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C S C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C S C C S
$$
TXZ029-162115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
244 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 68 91 63 86
Temp 74 71 86 95 98 97 85 78 72 70 78 86 90 86 76 71 66 64 73 79 84 85
Dewpt 57 58 60 55 52 50 53 56 60 62 62 60 60 61 64 65 65 64 63 61 58 57
RH 55 63 42 26 21 21 33 47 66 76 58 42 37 43 66 81 97100 71 54 41 39
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S N NE E NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 9 5 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.23 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 8300 10800 4600 800 5300 5600 3600 600 6000 8200
T Wind Dir SW S S E NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 10 12 16 10 9 11 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 90 65 88 63 83 60 81
Temp 70 63 85 88 72 66 82 84 68 63 79 81 66 61 76 80
Dewpt 60 60 59 58 61 62 61 62 66 63 62 59 63 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 92 34 87 43 100 45 100 45
RH 71 90 41 36 68 87 49 48 93100 56 47 90100 58 47
PWind dir SE S S S S NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 40 50 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C C C C C S C C C
Tstms S C C C S C C C C C C C S C C C
$$
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