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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
TXZ024-192130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 98 72 93
Temp 77 76 85 95 98 94 82 79 77 74 84 94 97 93 81 77 74 72 81 89 92 88
Dewpt 67 67 66 60 55 57 62 63 63 64 64 59 54 53 57 59 61 63 65 62 59 59
RH 72 72 53 31 24 30 52 58 63 70 52 32 24 27 45 55 64 73 59 41 33 38
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 9 11 12 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 9 10 12 11 9 9 9 10 14 16 17 14
Clouds CL FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 8000 11300 600 600 6600 9300 1600 500 6500 8700
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 13 16 14 14 17 16 16 18 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 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 64 78 52 80 58 82 55 78
Temp 74 65 73 70 57 53 72 76 62 58 76 76 62 56 73 75
Dewpt 63 62 53 51 49 46 44 45 49 52 54 55 53 52 51 48
Max/Min RH 90 42 80 28 79 38 87 34
RH 69 89 51 50 75 77 37 33 63 78 46 48 73 86 45 39
PWind dir S NW N NE S S N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 10 0 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-192130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 73 100 72 95
Temp 78 75 84 95 98 94 86 83 77 73 83 95 99 95 85 81 76 72 82 90 94 90
Dewpt 67 66 68 64 60 62 63 64 64 65 66 63 57 56 58 60 61 63 65 62 60 58
RH 69 74 59 36 29 35 46 53 65 75 57 35 25 27 40 49 60 72 57 39 32 34
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 6 5 8 9 12 12 10 9 9 10 13 16 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5500 10200 400 400 5700 8500 2500 400 7500 9900
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 11 13 18 16 13 17 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 80 54 81 57 84 57 80
Temp 78 68 75 73 61 54 73 78 64 57 77 78 64 58 75 77
Dewpt 62 63 57 52 49 47 46 46 49 51 54 53 54 53 51 49
Max/Min RH 83 41 78 29 80 35 84 33
RH 59 83 54 47 64 76 37 32 58 79 44 41 70 84 43 38
PWind dir S NW N N S SE NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 0 5 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C C S C S S C C C S S
Tstms C C S C S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-192130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 98 71 94
Temp 77 74 82 91 96 94 84 81 77 73 83 93 97 94 84 79 76 72 81 89 93 90
Dewpt 68 68 69 69 64 63 64 65 66 66 68 64 59 58 60 62 64 65 68 64 60 59
RH 74 82 65 48 35 36 51 58 69 77 60 39 29 31 45 56 68 79 64 44 34 35
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 12 13 14 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 3800 6000 500 500 4800 7200 1700 500 6600 8700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 14 13 16 17 14 12 16 18
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 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 85 56 80 58 84 58 80
Temp 79 71 83 76 64 56 72 79 65 59 77 79 67 59 75 78
Dewpt 64 65 62 58 54 49 48 50 54 54 58 57 58 56 54 52
Max/Min RH 82 47 79 35 85 43 88 38
RH 61 82 48 53 70 76 42 36 68 84 52 48 73 88 48 41
PWind dir S NW N NE SE S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 5 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C S C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-192130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 70 94 69 90
Temp 74 70 79 89 94 91 81 78 75 71 78 89 93 90 80 76 72 69 76 85 89 86
Dewpt 67 67 67 63 57 57 61 62 63 63 66 61 55 56 57 60 62 63 66 64 62 62
RH 79 90 67 42 29 32 51 58 67 77 67 39 28 32 45 58 70 80 71 50 40 45
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 11 13 16 14 12 11 11 13 17 19 20 19
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 5000 11200 1200 500 4800 7500 1600 500 5700 7800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 17 17 16 14 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 79 52 80 57 81 55 77
Temp 72 64 74 73 59 52 72 77 63 57 75 75 62 56 72 74
Dewpt 63 61 55 51 49 46 47 48 51 52 55 52 53 52 51 47
Max/Min RH 91 40 79 32 82 38 87 35
RH 73 91 51 46 70 79 40 36 65 82 50 44 72 87 48 39
PWind dir S N N NE S SE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 10 30 40 20
Rain shwrs C S S S S C C C S S
Tstms C S S S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-192130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 73 100 71 96
Temp 80 76 86 97100 96 85 82 77 73 85 96 99 95 85 80 76 72 83 91 95 91
Dewpt 68 67 68 64 62 61 63 64 65 66 66 62 57 57 59 62 63 64 66 63 60 59
RH 68 74 55 34 29 32 47 55 67 78 54 33 25 28 42 54 64 77 58 39 32 34
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 10 12 11 9 6 6 6 12 16 17 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5600 9600 600 600 5400 8100 2300 600 7800 9400
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 12 14 18 16 13 19 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 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 54 83 58 85 56 81
Temp 78 68 77 75 60 54 74 78 64 58 78 79 65 57 76 78
Dewpt 65 65 59 56 52 49 45 47 52 53 55 56 57 55 52 50
Max/Min RH 89 43 85 28 84 36 93 33
RH 64 89 53 51 74 83 36 34 66 83 45 44 75 93 43 37
PWind dir S NW N N S S NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 5 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C S C C S S C C C S S
Tstms C S C C S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-192130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
303 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 65 94 64 89
Temp 72 70 80 92 94 91 77 75 70 66 78 90 93 90 76 72 68 65 75 85 88 84
Dewpt 67 66 65 59 54 57 60 63 62 63 64 58 53 52 56 58 61 63 65 62 60 61
RH 84 87 60 33 26 32 56 66 77 91 62 34 26 27 50 61 78 94 71 46 39 46
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 14 16 17 16
Clouds FW FW FW CL SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2
Mix Hgt 6900 11200 700 600 5500 8800 2400 500 6100 8100
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 17 17 18 18 16 14 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 75 46 79 52 80 50 76
Temp 68 58 70 68 52 46 71 76 57 52 75 74 58 51 71 73
Dewpt 63 58 50 48 47 45 43 45 49 51 53 51 52 50 49 46
Max/Min RH 100 41 96 29 97 39 100 35
RH 84 98 49 48 82 95 37 34 73 95 47 44 80 96 46 38
PWind dir S N N N S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 20 10 0 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C S S
Tstms C C S C C C C S S
$$
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