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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

TXZ024-142130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                     100          75         101          75         100
Temp          76 73 85 94 99 99 86 81 78 76 87 97100100 87 82 79 76 88 96 99 98
Dewpt         63 64 64 59 55 55 58 60 60 61 61 57 54 52 54 56 58 59 59 56 54 53
RH            64 73 50 31 24 23 38 49 54 59 42 27 21 20 33 40 48 54 39 27 22 22
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd      10 11 11  9  9  9  8  9 11 12 11 10 10 11  9 10 11 11 10  8  9  9
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              6500  7500  3000   600  7200 10100  6300   600  6800 10000
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             18    13    14    21    17    13    16    19    13    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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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    95      67    87      66    88      67    88
Temp          82 76 91 91   74 68 82 86   72 67 83 87   74 68 82 87
Dewpt         58 61 61 62   66 65 63 61   62 61 60 60   60 60 62 61
Max/Min RH       60    34      91    43      83    38      76    41
RH            44 60 37 39   76 91 54 44   70 82 46 40   63 76 51 42
PWind dir         S     N      NE    NE       E     E      SE     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      40    30      20    30      30    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  S  C    S  S  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms                   S    C  C  S  C    S  S  C  C    S  C  C  C

$$
TXZ026-142130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                     101          75         102          75         101
Temp          77 74 85 95 99 99 89 83 79 75 87 98102101 89 85 80 76 87 98101 99
Dewpt         64 64 65 63 59 58 59 61 61 61 63 60 57 55 56 58 60 60 61 60 57 57
RH            64 71 51 35 27 26 37 47 54 61 45 29 23 22 32 41 51 58 41 29 24 25
Wind dir       S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  9 11 10 10 10  9  9 10  9 11 12 12 11 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              6700  7100   700   400  6900  7900  4700   400  6500  9100
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             16    14    14    17    16    16    16    13    14    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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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    97      69    89      67    90      68    90
Temp          83 76 93 91   77 70 85 87   75 68 86 88   76 68 84 87
Dewpt         60 61 62 63   66 66 65 62   62 62 62 60   60 62 63 62
Max/Min RH       60    32      88    42      82    37      80    41
RH            45 59 36 39   69 88 52 43   64 82 45 39   58 80 49 44
PWind dir         S    NW      NE    NE       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      40    30      20    30      30    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  S  C       S  C  S       C  C  S
Tstms                   S    C  C  S  C       S  C  S       C  C  S

$$
TXZ043-142130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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          74         102          75         102
Temp          76 73 84 92 97 99 88 82 77 74 87 96101101 89 85 79 75 87 96100101
Dewpt         65 67 68 65 62 59 60 60 61 63 64 61 57 55 58 60 61 61 63 61 56 54
RH            68 80 58 42 32 27 39 47 57 68 47 32 24 22 36 43 55 61 45 32 24 22
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  8  9  9  9  9  8  9  9  9 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  8  9  9  9  9
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              6000  8600  2000   500  6700  9600  6200   600  8600 10600
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             16    12    16    17    17    12    16    17    16    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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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   100      71    89      68    91      68    91
Temp          83 76 95 96   79 71 84 88   74 68 85 91   75 68 85 90
Dewpt         59 61 60 58   64 66 66 63   65 65 62 58   60 61 62 59
Max/Min RH       60    27      82    43      90    33      77    35
RH            44 59 32 29   60 82 55 44   74 89 46 34   61 77 47 35
PWind dir         S     S      NE    NE      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      20    40      20    30      20    40
Rain shwrs                   S  S  S  C    S  S  C  C       S  C  C
Tstms                        S  S  S  C    S  S  C  C       S  C  C

$$
TXZ035-142130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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          72          99          73          99
Temp          73 70 80 90 96 95 86 80 75 72 83 94 99 97 87 82 77 73 84 94 98 96
Dewpt         63 64 66 61 56 55 57 59 59 61 62 59 54 52 54 56 59 61 62 58 54 53
RH            71 81 62 38 26 26 37 49 57 68 50 32 22 22 33 41 54 65 48 30 23 24
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  9 11  9  9 10  9 11 12 10 12 11 11 12 12 12 12  9 11 10 10 12
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     4     4     4     4     5     5     4     3
Mix Hgt              5900  7600  5500   600  6500  9100  5600   600  8400  9800
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             13    11    13    16    13    12    14    16    12    12
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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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          73    96      69    89      68    90      68    88
Temp          81 73 90 92   76 69 83 84   73 68 84 86   74 68 83 84
Dewpt         56 60 60 57   63 64 64 61   62 62 62 60   60 60 63 61
Max/Min RH       63    28      83    41      81    38      75    43
RH            43 63 36 31   64 83 53 46   68 80 47 42   62 75 51 46
PWind dir         S     S       E    NE       E     E      SE     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC SC   B1 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      40    40      30    30      30    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms                   S    C  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    S  C  C  C

$$
TXZ031-142130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                     101          75         103          76         103
Temp          77 74 86 95 99 99 88 83 79 75 89 99102102 90 85 80 76 89 99102100
Dewpt         66 67 67 63 60 60 62 63 61 63 63 61 57 56 58 59 61 62 63 61 57 57
RH            69 80 53 35 28 28 41 51 55 65 43 29 23 22 35 42 54 60 42 28 23 24
Wind dir       S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  9 10  9  9  9  6  6  9  9 11 11 11 10  9  9  9  8 10  9  9  9
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              6800  7600  1100   700  6700  8500  5400   700  8000  9600
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             18    14    14    18    17    14    14    16    14    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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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    97      69    89      67    90      67    91
Temp          84 76 94 93   76 69 84 88   74 67 86 88   76 68 83 89
Dewpt         60 61 62 63   68 67 66 62   63 64 62 60   61 63 64 62
Max/Min RH       60    32      94    41      91    37      85    40
RH            45 60 35 38   76 93 56 42   70 90 46 39   61 85 53 40
PWind dir         S    SW      NE    NE       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC B1   B1 B2 B2 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      40    30      20    30      30    40
Rain shwrs              S    C  C  S  C       S  C  S       C  C  C
Tstms                   S    C  C  S  C       S  C  S       C  C  C

$$
TXZ029-142130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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          68          97          68          97
Temp          70 67 79 89 94 95 82 77 72 68 81 92 97 96 83 77 72 69 83 93 97 95
Dewpt         63 64 64 58 54 52 56 59 60 60 60 57 52 50 53 56 58 58 60 56 53 52
RH            78 90 60 35 26 23 41 54 66 75 48 31 22 21 36 48 61 69 46 29 23 24
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  9  9  9  9  8  6  8  9  8 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  6  9  8  9  9
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mix Hgt              5900  7200  3600   600  6200  9800  6000   600  7200  9700
T Wind Dir             SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd             14    11    13    19    13    12    14    17    12    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          Wed 07/17/24  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24
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    93      63    86      62    86      63    86
Temp          78 70 88 88   72 64 81 83   69 63 82 84   70 64 81 83
Dewpt         57 60 59 58   64 64 62 60   62 59 59 58   61 60 60 60
Max/Min RH       70    32     100    44      89    39      88    43
RH            49 70 38 36   76100 53 46   78 88 46 42   73 88 49 46
PWind dir         S     S      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10    30      40    40      30    30      30    40
Rain shwrs              C    C  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms                   C    C  C  S  C    S  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