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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
TXZ024-172130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
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 92 69 90 67 92
Temp 76 73 80 88 92 90 80 73 71 69 76 84 88 88 79 75 70 68 80 87 90 91
Dewpt 62 65 65 63 63 63 65 67 66 67 65 64 61 60 61 61 61 61 62 61 59 59
RH 62 75 60 44 38 41 62 82 83 92 69 52 41 39 55 63 73 77 56 42 36 35
Wind dir NW N N NE NE NE E NE NE N E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 6 4 5 5 6 6 8 5 4 4 3 5 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6700 8400 4500 1600 6600 7100 5000 100 10500 10900
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 13 8 11 11 4 2 5 6
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 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 89 67 89 65 86 64 89
Temp 76 71 83 83 71 68 83 83 69 66 80 83 69 65 82 87
Dewpt 61 62 64 66 67 66 62 61 64 64 60 59 61 61 59 58
Max/Min RH 74 46 96 41 94 41 91 36
RH 61 74 53 56 87 93 50 47 86 94 51 45 78 89 46 38
PWind dir S S SW N NE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 50 30 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C C L C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C L C C C S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-172130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 92 69 93
Temp 78 74 80 89 93 91 83 77 72 69 78 85 90 91 82 77 72 69 80 89 93 91
Dewpt 62 65 66 65 64 65 66 68 67 67 67 65 62 61 61 61 61 61 64 63 60 59
RH 58 74 63 45 38 43 57 74 83 93 69 51 39 37 49 58 68 76 58 42 33 34
Wind dir N N N NE NE NE E E N N NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 4 8 8 8 9 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 5600 6600 3200 400 7500 9600 5800 100 10300 11200
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N NE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 8 12 12 5 3 4 3
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 91 68 90 66 87 65 90
Temp 78 71 86 85 74 68 85 85 72 66 82 85 72 65 85 88
Dewpt 61 63 65 67 68 66 65 62 65 63 62 60 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 76 45 96 42 93 41 88 36
RH 56 76 50 55 82 93 51 46 79 90 51 43 68 87 45 38
PWind dir SE S S N NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 30 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-172130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
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 72 93 69 94
Temp 79 76 85 93 95 95 84 78 74 71 79 86 90 92 82 77 72 69 81 88 92 93
Dewpt 58 60 63 63 62 61 65 68 68 69 68 66 63 60 63 63 64 65 65 63 61 58
RH 50 59 47 38 34 34 53 71 81 95 70 52 41 34 53 63 76 86 58 43 36 31
Wind dir N NW NW N NE NE E N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE E E
Wind spd 6 3 3 8 11 9 4 8 4 5 6 8 8 8 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 5900 7900 4600 1700 6000 8200 4000 100 9600 10300
T Wind Dir NW NE NE N NE NE E SE E E
T Wind Spd 12 9 14 16 16 12 5 3 4 4
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 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 94 68 92 66 89 66 91
Temp 77 71 89 89 74 69 86 86 72 66 82 84 72 66 82 89
Dewpt 62 64 64 64 67 66 65 63 67 64 63 61 63 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 78 40 93 42 95 43 90 37
RH 60 78 45 44 80 90 51 46 84 93 52 46 75 87 50 38
PWind dir SE S E N NE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 50 50 40 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-172130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 68 88 69 91
Temp 76 73 81 89 93 88 79 74 70 69 75 83 87 86 79 75 71 69 78 86 91 89
Dewpt 56 61 62 61 61 61 63 65 65 66 66 65 63 61 61 61 62 62 64 63 61 59
RH 50 66 52 39 35 40 57 74 83 90 74 55 45 43 54 62 73 78 62 46 37 37
Wind dir E E NE NE E E E N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind spd 9 3 4 5 8 10 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.22 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1
Haines 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 7900 12300 7300 600 6400 6300 3000 100 9100 10500
T Wind Dir NE E E N NE E NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 2 6 12 11 13 12 4 3 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 89 67 89 66 87 64 87
Temp 76 71 84 83 72 67 83 84 70 66 81 82 70 64 82 84
Dewpt 60 61 64 64 65 64 63 60 62 62 61 58 61 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 71 46 91 39 87 40 91 38
RH 58 71 51 53 79 90 51 44 76 87 51 44 73 90 49 41
PWind dir SE S SE N NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 60 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C L C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C L C C C S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-172130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
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 72 93 68 94
Temp 78 75 83 91 95 93 84 79 74 68 78 86 91 91 82 77 71 69 81 89 92 93
Dewpt 61 66 66 65 64 65 68 70 68 68 68 66 63 62 64 63 62 63 65 64 62 60
RH 58 76 58 44 36 40 60 75 82100 73 50 40 38 54 62 73 82 59 44 37 33
Wind dir N N N NE NE NE E NE NE N NE E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 8 9 9 5 6 5 4 5 6 6 8 5 3 3 2 4 5 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 30 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 5600 7600 4200 1000 6900 9100 5800 100 10100 10900
T Wind Dir N NE NE N NE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 10 12 12 6 3 4 4
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 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 91 67 92 65 88 64 91
Temp 78 71 86 85 73 67 86 86 72 65 82 86 71 65 85 88
Dewpt 62 64 66 68 69 67 66 63 67 65 63 61 63 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 79 46 100 43 100 42 99 36
RH 59 79 51 57 87100 52 47 86100 53 44 77 96 46 39
PWind dir SE S S N NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 30 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-172130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 66 86 64 89
Temp 71 68 78 87 90 87 76 70 68 64 73 81 85 84 75 71 67 64 77 85 88 87
Dewpt 58 63 62 60 60 61 65 66 65 64 65 62 60 60 62 62 62 61 62 61 59 58
RH 63 84 57 41 37 42 68 87 90100 76 53 43 44 64 73 84 90 60 45 38 38
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE N E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 4 4 6 8 9 8 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 5 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 50 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.28 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1
Haines 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 7500 11600 7300 700 4300 4000 2900 100 9600 11000
T Wind Dir NE E E NW NE E E E S S
T Wind Spd 4 6 13 6 13 11 3 3 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 86 62 86 60 85 59 86
Temp 72 66 81 80 68 63 81 81 66 61 79 81 65 60 80 83
Dewpt 60 61 62 63 67 63 61 58 62 61 58 56 61 60 57 57
Max/Min RH 85 49 100 40 100 40 100 37
RH 66 84 53 56 97100 51 46 87100 49 42 87100 45 41
PWind dir S S W NE NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 50 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C L C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C L C C C C S S S S S S
$$
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