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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
TXZ024-012115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 50 91 64 94
Temp 64 59 65 74 79 75 61 56 55 51 66 83 90 85 73 70 67 64 77 90 93 88
Dewpt 47 46 37 38 40 43 44 43 44 44 45 48 44 44 47 48 49 49 49 45 39 41
RH 53 60 36 28 26 32 54 63 67 77 47 30 21 24 40 46 52 57 37 22 15 20
Wind dir NW N NE NE NE E E S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 13 16 12 8 4 3 3 3 5 9 12 12 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL 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 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2900 3800 100 500 4100 5700 500 500 6300 10200
T Wind Dir NE NE E SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 9 4 4 16 17 18 20 18 14
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 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
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 92 61 92 61 91 58 86
Temp 70 63 87 86 68 62 87 86 68 61 87 85 66 58 81 80
Dewpt 49 50 48 46 50 50 46 42 46 46 42 39 42 40 38 38
Max/Min RH 65 20 66 18 59 16 52 18
RH 47 64 26 25 52 64 25 22 47 58 21 20 42 51 22 22
PWind dir SW E S SW S SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-012115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 52 92 61 96
Temp 64 59 66 76 82 77 66 60 57 54 66 83 91 87 76 71 65 61 75 90 95 90
Dewpt 48 45 39 41 42 42 42 40 41 41 43 46 46 48 49 51 51 51 53 48 44 45
RH 56 60 37 28 24 28 42 47 55 61 43 27 21 26 39 49 60 70 46 24 17 21
Wind dir NW N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 14 18 12 9 5 4 3 2 3 6 10 12 9 10 9 8 5 8 12 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3000 4200 100 300 3400 5600 400 400 5400 9500
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N S SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 12 5 3 11 16 17 13 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 95 61 93 60 93 58 89
Temp 72 62 88 89 71 61 87 87 70 60 87 87 69 58 82 83
Dewpt 52 52 51 47 51 51 48 45 48 49 44 40 43 42 39 37
Max/Min RH 71 20 70 20 67 16 55 16
RH 49 70 28 23 49 70 26 23 45 67 22 19 39 55 22 19
PWind dir S S S SW S SW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-012115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 84 56 89 61 93
Temp 62 57 70 79 84 80 70 65 61 57 69 83 88 84 74 70 65 61 75 89 92 88
Dewpt 50 50 50 47 48 48 49 48 48 47 47 51 51 51 54 55 55 54 54 51 48 49
RH 65 77 49 32 29 33 48 56 63 69 45 33 28 32 49 60 70 77 48 27 22 27
Wind dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 5 16 12 10 5 4 3 0 2 4 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL 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 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2700 4700 100 400 4000 5500 500 500 5100 7700
T Wind Dir N NE NE N S SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 12 5 3 6 10 13 13 13 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 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
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 92 60 90 60 91 59 89
Temp 71 62 88 87 70 61 86 85 69 60 86 86 67 59 83 83
Dewpt 55 54 53 50 53 52 50 48 52 52 48 44 47 45 42 42
Max/Min RH 78 24 74 23 75 20 61 19
RH 57 77 30 28 55 72 29 28 55 74 27 24 49 60 24 24
PWind dir S NE SE S S S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-012115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 51 88 58 91
Temp 59 55 64 74 80 75 64 59 56 53 66 81 87 83 71 67 62 59 72 86 90 85
Dewpt 45 45 44 43 44 45 45 45 45 46 49 50 46 45 46 47 48 48 50 46 41 41
RH 60 69 48 32 28 34 50 59 66 77 54 34 24 26 41 49 60 67 46 25 18 21
Wind dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 12 20 13 10 8 5 4 4 5 10 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 12 16 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2400 5100 100 400 4000 5400 500 500 5300 9000
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 9 4 4 12 13 14 16 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 90 58 89 57 89 56 86
Temp 68 58 85 85 67 59 83 84 66 57 84 84 65 56 81 82
Dewpt 47 48 48 45 48 49 46 42 45 45 43 38 41 41 40 39
Max/Min RH 69 21 71 20 66 16 57 19
RH 47 69 28 25 50 69 27 23 47 64 24 19 41 57 23 22
PWind dir S S S SW S S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-012115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 84 52 93 62 96
Temp 62 58 67 78 84 79 68 61 58 54 68 84 92 87 76 71 66 63 78 91 95 90
Dewpt 50 49 42 41 43 45 45 45 45 45 45 48 47 49 52 53 53 53 52 48 44 46
RH 66 73 39 27 24 30 43 55 62 71 44 29 21 27 43 53 63 70 42 23 17 22
Wind dir NW N N NE NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 12 17 12 9 5 4 3 2 2 5 11 11 9 8 6 5 5 9 12 13 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL 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 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2900 4200 100 600 4100 5900 600 600 5400 10000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 11 5 3 10 14 17 14 14 14
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 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
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 95 61 94 61 95 58 89
Temp 72 62 89 89 71 61 88 88 69 61 89 88 68 58 83 83
Dewpt 54 54 51 49 53 53 49 47 51 50 46 42 45 42 39 40
Max/Min RH 76 20 76 19 69 17 56 17
RH 55 76 27 25 55 75 26 24 52 67 23 20 44 55 21 22
PWind dir S E S S S S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-012115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
234 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 48 87 55 90
Temp 57 53 61 71 77 74 60 55 51 49 65 80 86 83 68 63 59 56 71 86 89 84
Dewpt 45 45 39 39 42 43 45 44 45 46 47 47 43 43 46 47 47 47 48 43 38 39
RH 64 74 44 31 29 33 57 67 80 89 52 31 22 24 45 56 64 72 44 22 17 20
Wind dir NW N NE NE NE E E SE SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 14 18 12 8 5 4 4 3 5 10 13 12 9 9 8 8 9 12 13 13 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2400 3300 100 400 3700 5400 500 500 6000 9000
T Wind Dir NE NE E S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 10 4 6 16 16 17 18 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 88 54 88 54 87 52 85
Temp 64 55 84 83 64 55 83 83 63 54 84 83 62 53 80 80
Dewpt 47 47 46 44 48 48 44 40 45 44 41 37 41 40 38 37
Max/Min RH 76 20 80 19 70 17 63 19
RH 54 74 27 25 56 77 25 22 52 69 22 19 46 61 22 21
PWind dir S S S SW S SW E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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