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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ024-012115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 99 78 103 77 100
Temp 79 77 86 93 98 98 88 84 80 78 87 97102100 89 84 80 78 87 95 98 98
Dewpt 64 64 65 62 59 57 59 59 60 62 63 62 59 59 60 60 58 59 61 61 60 59
RH 60 64 51 36 28 26 39 43 51 58 45 32 25 26 38 44 47 52 42 33 29 29
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 10 11 16 14 17 17 12 13 16 17 18 14 16 14 10 11 11 11 13 11 11 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7300 9700 1700 700 8500 12100 5400 600 8000 11700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 21 19 24 23 17 17 17 17 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 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
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 77 100 71 86 66 90 69 96
Temp 82 78 96 96 79 71 81 84 71 67 82 89 74 70 91 94
Dewpt 62 62 63 62 65 65 63 63 63 62 63 61 63 63 62 59
Max/Min RH 58 28 81 48 87 39 79 30
RH 51 58 34 34 62 81 55 49 75 85 53 40 70 78 38 31
PWind dir S SW SE NE E SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 5 30 30 40 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C S S C
Tstms C S C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-012115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 78 105 79 102
Temp 80 77 88 96100100 91 87 81 78 89100105103 92 88 83 79 89 97102100
Dewpt 66 66 67 64 61 59 60 60 62 63 64 63 60 58 58 60 60 61 63 62 61 61
RH 62 69 50 35 28 26 36 40 53 60 44 30 23 23 32 39 46 54 42 32 26 28
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 10 9 13 14 17 17 12 12 12 12 17 17 17 17 12 12 11 9 12 12 14 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6700 9200 700 400 6300 11000 6600 500 7000 9900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 19 21 20 19 14 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 79 102 74 90 68 92 71 97
Temp 87 79 98 99 82 74 86 86 75 68 85 91 77 71 92 95
Dewpt 64 63 64 63 66 65 65 64 65 64 64 62 65 64 64 60
Max/Min RH 58 29 74 45 88 37 80 30
RH 46 58 33 31 58 74 50 48 71 87 50 38 67 79 40 31
PWind dir S SW E NE NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-012115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 102 78 105 77 103
Temp 81 77 86 95100100 91 85 81 78 88 99105103 92 87 82 78 88 98102102
Dewpt 66 66 68 62 59 58 60 62 62 64 65 61 57 55 55 57 60 62 64 61 58 58
RH 61 69 54 34 26 25 37 46 54 63 46 29 21 21 29 36 47 58 44 30 24 24
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 11 12 13 13 10 9 9 9 13 13 14 14 10 9 9 8 11 11 12 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7000 9900 1100 500 6500 11200 6900 700 6500 10800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 19 17 17 23 18 18 16 16 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 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
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 79 103 75 93 70 93 70 98
Temp 87 79 96101 86 76 89 88 76 70 86 92 77 71 93 96
Dewpt 62 64 64 60 64 65 65 63 67 66 65 62 65 64 62 58
Max/Min RH 60 25 69 42 89 36 82 27
RH 43 60 35 26 49 69 45 44 75 87 51 37 67 80 36 28
PWind dir S S S NE E E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-012115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 76 103 77 100
Temp 78 75 82 92 97 97 90 84 79 76 85 96102101 91 86 80 77 85 95100 98
Dewpt 62 63 65 61 57 56 56 58 60 61 62 61 57 55 56 55 57 59 61 60 57 57
RH 58 66 56 36 27 26 32 41 52 60 46 32 23 22 31 35 45 54 45 31 24 26
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 16 17 19 21 17 17 17 14 17 16 16 17 13 14 13 11 14 13 16 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6500 9200 7600 1000 8000 11500 7200 700 6800 11600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 23 21 20 20 17 19 18 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 76 100 73 90 68 91 69 96
Temp 83 76 94 96 81 73 85 86 73 68 85 89 74 69 90 94
Dewpt 59 61 63 59 62 63 63 61 62 62 64 61 61 61 62 57
Max/Min RH 60 27 71 40 81 38 76 28
RH 44 60 36 29 53 71 48 43 68 81 50 39 64 76 39 29
PWind dir S S SE E E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 30 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ031-012115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 102 78 105 78 103
Temp 80 77 88 96100100 90 86 81 78 90 99104103 92 88 83 78 90 98103100
Dewpt 67 67 68 65 62 60 61 62 62 64 65 64 60 58 58 59 60 61 63 63 61 61
RH 65 72 52 37 29 27 38 45 53 63 44 32 24 23 32 38 46 56 41 32 26 28
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 8 8 12 13 16 14 10 9 11 11 17 16 16 14 10 10 9 8 12 12 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6700 9600 1100 700 6400 11500 6900 800 6600 9800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 20 18 19 24 20 20 16 18 17
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 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
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 79 102 73 89 66 92 69 97
Temp 86 79 99100 83 73 85 86 74 67 85 91 76 70 93 95
Dewpt 64 64 65 63 67 67 66 65 66 65 65 63 66 65 65 62
Max/Min RH 60 29 81 47 96 39 87 30
RH 48 60 34 30 61 81 52 50 77 93 52 40 70 84 40 34
PWind dir S SW E NE NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 30 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-012115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 73 101 72 97
Temp 74 71 81 90 95 95 85 80 76 73 84 95 99 97 85 81 76 73 83 92 96 94
Dewpt 62 63 64 60 56 55 57 58 60 61 61 61 58 56 61 59 57 58 59 59 57 58
RH 66 76 56 37 27 26 39 47 58 66 46 33 26 26 45 47 52 59 44 33 27 30
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 16 16 17 17 13 12 13 13 17 14 14 12 9 9 10 9 12 11 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6700 9400 6000 700 8300 12300 5700 600 7500 11500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 21 20 21 23 17 16 18 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 98 66 85 62 88 64 94
Temp 78 72 93 95 76 67 78 83 68 63 82 84 70 65 88 92
Dewpt 62 61 62 57 63 63 62 61 62 61 60 59 61 61 60 56
Max/Min RH 69 26 87 47 94 39 90 28
RH 58 68 36 28 64 87 58 47 81 93 47 43 73 87 39 30
PWind dir S SW E NE E SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 30 30 40 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C S S C
Tstms C S C C C C C S S C
$$
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