Powerful winter storm brings widespread snow to West Texas (January 10th)

Powerful winter storm brings widespread snow to West Texas
9-10 January 2021

Snow covering Texas Tech on Sunday (10 January 2021). The picture is courtesy of Brad Tollerfson.

The first winter storm of 2021 affected the South Plains region during the weekend of January 9th and 10th. The system brought widespread snowfall to the South Plains, Rolling Plains and southern Texas Panhandle. The storm system responsible for the widespread wintry precipitation dropped southeastward through the Intermountain west before turning more eastward as it emerged over New Mexico late on Saturday, the 9th.

Mid-level water vapor loop captured from GOES-16 on Saturday evening (9 January 2021) shows a large storm system approaching through New Mexico. The animation is valid from 6:46 pm to 7:31 pm CST.

Well in advance of the upper level storm system, chilly, cloudy, drizzle and damp conditions prevailed over the South Plains on Saturday. Areas of freezing fog and freezing drizzle occurred through Saturday evening, creating spotty slick spots. Then, as lift from the system overspread the region, a heavier wintry mix quickly changed over to snow late Saturday evening/night.

Lubbock radar animation valid from 1:00 am to 8:28 am on Sunday (10 January 2021).

Steady snow, heavy at times, affected most of the South Plains from late Saturday night into Sunday morning, with light snow lingering over much of the region through Sunday afternoon before diminishing. Many people woke up to a wintry scene Sunday morning. Along with the persistent light snow, temperatures were stuck in the 20s and 30s on Sunday, though thankfully winds were on the light side.

Heavy snow blanketing Brownfield Sunday morning (10 January 2021). The picture is courtesy of David Drummond.

The heavy wet snow created beautiful scenes, though the snow-covered roadways did make for hazardous travel. The sticky snow was also great for making snow balls and snowman, though it was not as fun to shovel due to its weight.

Infrared satellite loop captured from GOES-16 on Sunday (10 January 2021). The animation is valid from 7:41 am to 8:26 am CST.

Even as the center of the storm system shifted to the east, plenty of lower to mid-level moisture did get wrapped westward into West Texas through Sunday afternoon. This kept clouds and periods of light snow in place.

A blanket of snow near Estelline, TX, on Sunday (10 January 2021). The picture is courtesy of Farrah Holcomb.

The following day, Monday (11 January), skies became mostly clear. This allowed us to see the extent of the snow cover from satellite (below). A large swath of snow can be seen from the southeast Colorado plains into eastern New Mexico and much of the South Plains and northern Permian Basin, then eastward into the central part of Texas. Although clouds obscured the view of the ground (and snow) further south and east, Austin and College Station into East Texas and northern Louisiana and northern and central Mississippi also recorded significant snowfall.

"True color" satellite loop captured from GOES-16 on Monday (11 January 2021). The animation is valid from 11:16 am to 12:01 pm CST.

The big snowfall winner was Denver City where they measured 11 inches. Many other locations from the central and southern South Plains into the northern Permian Basin measured between 6 and 8 inches. Officially, the Lubbock Airport record 7.6 inches of snow on the 10th, breaking the previous daily snowfall record of 4.5 inches (set in 1936).

Heavy snow in Denver City on Sunday (10 January 2021). The picture is courtesy of our COOP observer Clinton Bowman.

Heavy snow near Littlefield on Sunday (10 January 2021). The picture is courtesy of our COOP observer Vadarae Gohlke.

Heavy snow in Denver City (left) and near Littlefield (right) on Sunday (10 January 2021). The pictures are courtesy of our COOP observers Clinton Bowman and Vadarae Gohlke.

Further north, across the southern Texas Panhandle, northern South Plains and northern and central Rolling Plains, snow totals were lighter, generally in the 1 to 3-inch range.

Graphic displaying the approximate snowfall that fell on Sunday (10 January 2021). Actual snow reports collected by the National Weather Service can be SEEN HERE. A plot of statewide snowfall for this event can be ACCESSED HERE.

The heavy wet snow did bring much-need beneficial moisture to the region. Officially, Lubbock recorded 0.68 inches of liquid (melted snow) from this event, the most since late October of 2020. Liquid equivalent totals generally ranged from around a 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch across the southern Texas Panhandle to 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch over the southern South and Rolling Plains. A plot of the melted snow totals from the West Texas Mesonet can be VIEWED HERE.

The preliminary snow reports collected during this event can be found below.

Snow Reports from January 10th

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1240 PM CST MON JAN 11 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     SNOW             2 NE WEST END PLACE     33.60N 101.93W
01/10/2021  E2.8 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

            AVERAGED SNOWFALL WITH A RANGE FROM 1.5"-3.7" NEAR
            NORTH SLIDE AND AUBURN.

0830 AM     HEAVY SNOW       3 WNW WOODROW           33.46N 101.89W
01/10/2021  M6.1 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0830 AM     HEAVY SNOW       3 ENE WOLFFORTH         33.52N 101.97W
01/10/2021  M4.5 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0830 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WOODROW                 33.45N 101.84W
01/10/2021  M4.0 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

0830 AM     SNOW             MATADOR                 34.02N 100.82W
01/10/2021  M3.0 INCH        MOTLEY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

0835 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 S LEVELLAND           33.57N 102.36W
01/10/2021  E5.8 INCH        HOCKLEY            TX   PUBLIC

            GRASSY SURFACES HAD 5.5"-6".

0850 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SLATON                  33.44N 101.64W
01/10/2021  M5.5 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

0857 AM     SNOW             SHALLOWATER             33.69N 101.99W
01/10/2021  M3.1 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0920 AM     HEAVY SNOW       4 ESE LUBBOCK SOUTH PLA 33.51N 101.86W
01/10/2021  E4.8 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NEAR 93RD AND AVE V.

0925 AM     SNOW             ANTON                   33.81N 102.16W
01/10/2021  M3.2 INCH        HOCKLEY            TX   PUBLIC

0945 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 SE DENVER CITY        32.96N 102.82W
01/10/2021  E9.0 INCH        YOAKUM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

0945 AM     HEAVY SNOW       CROSBYTON               33.64N 101.24W
01/10/2021  M6.0 INCH        CROSBY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STILL SNOWING.

0953 AM     SNOW             VIGO PARK               34.65N 101.50W
01/10/2021  E3.0 INCH        SWISHER            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

1010 AM     SNOW             SMYER                   33.59N 102.16W
01/10/2021  M4.4 INCH        HOCKLEY            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

1114 AM     SNOW             3 S ESTELLINE           34.50N 100.44W
01/10/2021  E2.0 INCH        HALL               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING.

1130 AM     HEAVY SNOW       JAYTON                  33.25N 100.57W
01/10/2021  M5.0 INCH        KENT               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

1200 PM     HEAVY SNOW       4 SSW LUBBOCK           33.53N 101.88W
01/10/2021  M5.8 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS OFFICE

            LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING.

1220 PM     HEAVY SNOW       1 NE DOUD               33.56N 101.92W
01/10/2021  M5.8 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NEAR 34TH AND SLIDE.

1230 PM     SNOW             SHALLOWATER             33.69N 101.99W
01/10/2021  M3.9 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

1234 PM     HEAVY SNOW       LEVELLAND               33.58N 102.37W
01/10/2021  M5.3 INCH        HOCKLEY            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL NEAR SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE.

0117 PM     HEAVY SNOW       7 SSW LUBBOCK           33.49N 101.87W
01/10/2021  M6.3 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL SNOW.

0350 PM     SNOW             FLOYDADA                33.98N 101.34W
01/10/2021  M5.0 INCH        FLOYD              TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             ASPERMONT               33.14N 100.22W
01/10/2021  M5.0 INCH        STONEWALL          TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             BROWNFIELD              33.18N 102.27W
01/10/2021  M7.0 INCH        TERRY              TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             DENVER CITY             32.97N 102.83W
01/10/2021  M11.0 INCH       YOAKUM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             CROSBYTON               33.64N 101.24W
01/10/2021  M7.0 INCH        CROSBY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             MULESHOE                34.23N 102.73W
01/10/2021  M2.5 INCH        BAILEY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             PLAINS                  33.19N 102.83W
01/10/2021  M7.0 INCH        YOAKUM             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             SILVERTON               34.47N 101.30W
01/10/2021  M4.0 INCH        BRISCOE            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             TURKEY                  34.39N 100.90W
01/10/2021  M5.0 INCH        HALL               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             WHITE RIVER LAKE        33.48N 101.10W
01/10/2021  M7.0 INCH        CROSBY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             ROPESVILLE              33.41N 102.15W
01/10/2021  M6.0 INCH        HOCKLEY            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0400 PM     SNOW             3 W WOODROW             33.45N 101.90W
01/10/2021  M7.0 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0410 PM     SNOW             MATADOR                 34.02N 100.82W
01/10/2021  M5.0 INCH        MOTLEY             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0430 PM     SNOW             6 NNE LUBBOCK           33.67N 101.82W
01/10/2021  M7.6 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   WX OBSERVER FAA

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0430 PM     SNOW             TAHOKA                  33.16N 101.79W
01/10/2021  M8.0 INCH        LYNN               TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

0500 PM     SNOW             TELL                    34.38N 100.39W
01/10/2021  M1.5 INCH        CHILDRESS          TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW

Daily COOP Summary the morning of January 10th

Daily Temperature and Precipitation Summary
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
958 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

 The following data are for the previous 24 HRS (8AM - 8AM)
 Highs typically from the previous day.  Low can be either day.

                                                        7-8AM
                      24 HOUR  TODAY   24HR       SNOW  SNOW
  LOCATION            HI  LOW  7-8AM   PCPN       FALL  DEPTH
 Aspermont            41   31   32     0.23        2.0   2
 Big Spring AWOS      39   27   31     0.09
 Brownfield           32   25   27     0.81        6.0   6
 Childress             M    M    M        M          M      M
 Childress ASOS       38   24   33       T
 Crosbyton            32   27   28        M        6.0   6
 Denver City          32   27   27        M        9.0   9
 Dimmitt              35   24   26        M        2.5   3
 Floydada             33   20   27        M        0.2   0
 Friona               35   22   28     0.19        2.0   2
 Guthrie               M    M    M        M          M      M
 Hart                 35   19   25     0.07        3.0   3
 Jayton                M    M    M        M          M      M
 Lake Alan Henry       M    M    M        M          M      M
 Levelland            34   27   27     0.43        3.4   3
 Littlefield 5SE      34   25   26        M        2.5   2
 Lubbock              33   20   28     0.48        3.8   4
 Matador              34   26   29     0.60        3.0   3
 Memphis               M    M    M        M          M      M
 Morton               32   25   25     0.50        3.0   3
 Muleshoe             32   22   27     0.31        2.1   2
 Muleshoe Refuge      34   24   27        M          M      M
 Olton                 M    M    M        M          M      M
 Paducah 15S (Grow)   38   22   31        M        0.5   1
 Plainview Wtr Plnt   36   21   27     0.15        1.1   1
 Plainview Dly Hrld    M    M    M        M          M      M
 Plains               31   27   27        M        7.0   7
 Post                 33   25   29        M        2.3   2
 Silverton            36   16   27        M        4.0   4
 Snyder               37   29   30          M          M   2
 Spur                 36   29   30        M          M      M
 Tahoka               32   27   28     0.70        7.0   7
 Tulia                38   20   26     0.10        1.7   2
 Turkey                M    M    M        M          M      M
 White River Lake      M    M    M        M          M      M

  Automated Stations                   High Low  7AM    Rain
 Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge                34  24   27         M
 Caprock Canyons State Park RAWS         37  23   29         M
 Jayton RAWS                             38  29   31    0.02

 The following mesonet data show 24hr highs and lows
 and precipitation 8am-8am.

 Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet... **WTM precipitation missing due to snowfall throughout the area**
                      24-HR   8AM   8AM-8AM
                      HI LOW
 Abernathy 5NE        37  22   27          M
 Aiken 3WSW           36  19   27          M
 Adrian 6WSW          37  26   26          M
 Amarillo 7SSE        38  20   26          M
 Amarillo 9NNE        41  24   28          M
 Amarillo 15NNW       41  22   28          M
 Amherst 1NE          35  26   27          M
 Andrews 2NE          34  28   29          M
 Anton 6S             34  25   26          M
 Aspermont 3NE        41  32   32          M
 BBNP Persimmon Gap   40  34   38          M
 BBNP Castolon 1NW    61  34   44          M
 Big Lake 1WNW        44  30   32          M
 Bootleg 11WNW        33  25   26          M
 Boys Ranch 1WSW      39  22   29          M
 Brownfield 2S        32  26   28          M
 Canadian 6E          38  18   30          M
 Caprock Canyons      36  22   28          M
 Childress 2NNE       38  22   32          M
 Clarendon 2WSW       38  20   29          M
 Claude 12SW          39  25   26          M
 Clyde  2WNW          48  26   30          M
 Colorado City 5NW    43  29   31          M
 Comanche Springs     43  23   32          M
 Coyanosa             39  28   34          M
 Crane 1NNW           43  32   33          M
 Crowell 1E           44  28   33          M
 Dell City 1N         48  19   35          M
 Denver City 7W       32  27   27          M
 Dimmitt 2NE          35  24   26          M
 Dora NM 2SW          31  22   26          M
 Doole 3WNW           50  23   32          M
 Dozier 2W            36  22   31          M
 Earth 9WSW           35  25   27          M
 Endee NM 2SW         36  26   27          M
 Estelline 3SSE       38  21   32          M
 Floydada 2NE         35  20   28          M
 Fluvanna 3W          34  27   29          M
 Fort Chadborne       48  31   32          M
 Fort Lancaster       45  33   37          M
 Fort Lewis CO        39  12   17          M
 Fort McKavett        51  24   32          M
 Friona 2NE           34  20   27          M
 Fritch 1WNW          43  24   28          M
 Gail 2SE             36  27   30          M
 Goodlett 3W          42  23   33          M
 Goodnight            41  22   27          M
 Graham 5SW           33  27   29          M
 Guadalupe N.P.       28  20   25          M
 Guthrie 10W          39  27   31          M
 Hackberry 2SSE       41  25   32          M
 Happy 1E             37  21   27          M
 Hart 3N              36  21   25          M
 Haskell 1NW          45  32   32          M
 Hefner 1SW           46  28   32          M
 Hereford 2NW         36  20   27          M
 Hobbs NM 5NW         32  27   27          M
 Jayton 1S            38  30   31          M
 Junction 1SSW        51  26   33          M
 Kent 9E              33  29   30          M
 Knox City 3NW        43  27   32          M
 Lake Alan Henry 1NW  36  29   30          M
 Lake McClellan 2NW   41  26   27          M
 Lamesa 2SE           33  26   28          M
 Lesley 2S            37  22   31          M
 Levelland 4S         34  27   27          M
 Lomax 1SSE           41  29   31          M
 Lubbock (TX Tech)    32  24   27          M
 Lubbock (Reese Ctr)  34  25   27          M
 McAdoo 3NNW          32  25   28          M
 McLean 1E            35  26   28          M
 Memphis 1NE          37  23   31          M
 Menard 2NWE          49  23   32          M
 Mertzon 3NNE         48  29   32          M
 Morton 1NE           34  27   27          M
 Muleshoe 2S          34  24   27          M
 New Home             32  25   28          M
 Northfield 1S        37  19   31          M
 O`Donnell 1N         33  28   28          M
 Olton 6S             36  23   26          M
 Odell 4ENE           44  24   33          M
 Paducah 10SW         38  27   31          M
 Paloduro 4E JA Ranch 39  20   29          M
 Palo Duro Canyon Rim 37  22   26          M
 Palo Duro Cnyn Floor 39  20   29          M
 Palo Duro Reservoir  36  19   28          M
 Pampa 2E             39  22   27          M
 Panhandle 1SSW       41  21   26          M
 Plains 3N            31  27   27          M
 Plainview 1S         37  22   27          M
 Post 1NE             34  27   29          M
 Ralls 1SE            32  26   28          M
 Roaring Springs 3N   34  29   29          M
 Rotan 5W             40  31   31          M
 San Angelo 7NW       47  26   32          M
 Seagraves 1SW        31  26   27          M
 Segovia 7SSW         50  30   33          M
 Seminole 2N          32  28   28          M
 Seymour 3NW          48  27   32          M
 Sierra Blanca 1SSE   57  27   30          M
 Silverton 7E         36  16   27          M
 Slaton 2NE           32  24   28          M
 Smyer                34  26   27          M
 Snyder 3E            38  30   30          M
 Snyder 3SSW (WTC)    38  30   30          M
 South Plains 3ENE    36  16   27          M
 Spur 1W              36  29   30          M
 Stamford 5ESE        46  26   32          M
 Stinnett 1NNW        41  26   27          M
 Stratford 4WNW       38  25   27          M
 St Lawrence 5SW      42  30   31          M
 Sterling City 4WNW   46  31   31          M
 Sundown 8SW          33  27   27          M
 Sweetwater 11SW      44  29   30          M
 Tahoka 3NE           32  26   27          M
 Tarzan 2WNW          35  27   29          M
 Tatum NM 2SW         31  26    M          M
 Throckmorton 1SW     48  27   32          M
 Truscott 2SE         44  26   32          M
 Tulia 2NE            37  19   26          M
 Turkey 2WSW          35  25   29          M
 Umbarger 3NNE        37  21   27          M
 Van Horn 3ENE        47  29   34          M
 Vigo Park            37  25   26          M
 Wall 1E              51  28   32          M
 Weinert 2NNE         44  28   32          M
 Welch                33  28   28          M
 White River Lk 6NW   34  28   29          M
 Wolfforth 6SW        33  26   27          M

Supplemental Precipitation..
 Childress USDA (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Childress 14NW (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Childress 7NW  (Childress Cnty)       T           T   0
 Dodson 5S      (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Kirkland 1W    (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Dumont         (NW King County)        M          M      M
 Floydada 9SE     (Floyd County)     0.12        1.3   1
 Flomot 2E    (NW Motley County)     0.20        1.5   1
 Flomot 4NE   (NW Motley County)        M        2.5   3
 Lubbock 9N     (Lubbock County)        M          M      M
 Lubbock 7WSW (77TH NR Iola)            M          M      M
 Lubbock 7SW  (90TH NR Slide)        0.51        4.3   4
 Lubbock 7SW #2 (103RD NR Slide)        M          M      M
 Northfield   (NE Motley County)        M        1.0   1
 Paducah 10S     (Cottle County)        M          M      M
 Pitchfork Ranch     (E Dickens)        M          M      M
 Reese 4E   (8th ST & Milwaukee)        M          M      M
 Roaring Springs (Motley County)        M        2.0   2
 Ropesville 6NNW(Hockley County)     0.36        4.5   4
 Shallowater    (Lubbock County)     0.28        3.1   3
 Tell 3S        (Childress Cnty)     0.05        0.5      M
 Woodrow 3W  (154th & Indiana)       0.61        5.0   5

  ..Automated USGS Rain Gauges..
 Brice 6SW        (Hall County)           M
 Friona 12S  Running Water Dr             M
 Justiceburg(Garza County)                M
 Kirkland 1NNE N Grosebeck Ck             M
 Lake Alan Henry (Garza County)           M
 Lockney 10SW  Callahan Draw              M
 Lubbock 4ESE (50TH LOOP 289)             M
 Mackenzie Lake (Briscoe County)          M
 Silverton 7W Rock Ck Tr                  M
 Wellman 1NE (Terry County)               M
 White River Lake (Crosby County)         M

 ------------- Agricultural Data -----------------
                                      Pan Evaporation
 Big Spring                                      M
 Lake Alan Henry                                 M

Daily COOP Summary the morning of January 11th

Daily Temperature and Precipitation Summary
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
944 AM CST Mon Jan 11 2021

 The following data are for the previous 24 HRS (8AM - 8AM)
 Highs typically from the previous day.  Low can be either day.

                                                        7-8AM
                      24 HOUR  TODAY   24HR       SNOW  SNOW
  LOCATION            HI  LOW  7-8AM   PCPN       FALL  DEPTH
 Aspermont            33   28   30     0.26        3.0   4
 Big Spring AWOS      32   23   26     0.02
 Brownfield           30   15   27     0.10        1.0   5
 Childress             M    M    M        M          M      M
 Childress ASOS       34   32   33     0.09
 Crosbyton            31   15   29        M        1.0   7
 Denver City          29   11   26        M          M      M
 Dimmitt              28   21   21        M          M   3
 Floydada             29   23   29     0.22        3.0   3
 Friona               31   20   20     0.06        0.5   2
 Guthrie              33   29   33        M          M      M
 Hart                 30   20   27     0.01          T   3
 Jayton                M    M    M        M          M      M
 Lake Alan Henry       M    M    M        M          M      M
 Levelland            29   13   28     0.11        0.7   4
 Littlefield 5SE      29   14   28     0.52        0.5   2
 Lubbock              32   27   30     0.29        3.8   4
 Matador              31   29   31     0.13        2.0   4
 Memphis              35   30   33        M          T   0
 Morton               32   21   26     0.10        0.5   2
 Muleshoe             33   25   26     0.00          M   2
 Muleshoe Refuge       M    M    M        M          M      M
 Olton                30   25   29     0.02        0.5   2
 Paducah 15S (Grow)   33   29   30     0.25        1.5   2
 Plainview Wtr Plnt   29   22   28     0.06        0.8   1
 Plainview Dly Hrld   31   25   29        M          M      M
 Plains               39   14   26     1.00        7.0   7
 Post                 32   24   30        M          M   3
 Silverton            41   18   28     0.30          M   2
 Snyder               33   27   30     0.00          M      M
 Spur                 31   21   29        M          M   5
 Tahoka               32   18   28     0.04        1.0   8
 Tulia                31   26   29     0.05        0.8   2
 Turkey               35   28   33        M        5.0   2
 White River Lake     31   24   30     0.20        1.0   3

  Automated Stations                   High Low  7AM    Rain
 Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge                29  14   16    0.38
 Caprock Canyons State Park RAWS         36  29   32    0.31
 Jayton RAWS                             35  27   30    0.00

 The following mesonet data show 24hr highs and lows
 and precipitation 8am-8am.

 Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet... **Precipitation includes snow melt from snow that fell prior to 8AM yesterday***
                      24-HR   8AM   8AM-8AM
                      HI LOW
 Abernathy 5NE        31  20   29     0.32
 Aiken 3WSW           29  19   29     0.22
 Adrian 6WSW          28  19   20     0.22
 Amarillo 7SSE        31  23   23     0.19
 Amarillo 9NNE        32  19   20     0.17
 Amarillo 15NNW       33  21   24     0.17
 Amherst 1NE          29  15   28     0.35
 Andrews 2NE          35  21   27     0.44
 Anton 6S             28  10   27     0.33
 Aspermont 3NE        34  28   30     0.34
 BBNP Persimmon Gap   47  34   34     0.00
 BBNP Castolon 1NW    56  34   38     0.00
 Big Lake 1WNW        32  25   26     0.10
 Bootleg 11WNW        29  12   14     0.24
 Boys Ranch 1WSW      34   9   11     0.22
 Brownfield 2S        29  15   27     0.50
 Canadian 6E          36  25   25     0.01
 Caprock Canyons      32  27   31     0.39
 Childress 2NNE       34  31   33     0.20
 Clarendon 2WSW       32  27   27     0.26
 Claude 12SW          32  26   29     0.26
 Clyde  2WNW          31  29   31     0.25
 Colorado City 5NW    33  27   28     0.49
 Comanche Springs     34  29   29     0.44
 Coyanosa             35  32   32     0.06
 Crane 1NNW           34  28   28     0.01
 Crowell 1E           34  29   31     0.50
 Dell City 1N         39  16   21     0.00
 Denver City 7W       29  11   26     0.04
 Dimmitt 2NE          28  21   21     0.25
 Dora NM 2SW          29  14   17     0.33
 Doole 3WNW           34  30   31     0.60
 Dozier 2W            37  31   33     0.06
 Earth 9WSW           30  21   25     0.03
 Endee NM 2SW         31  12   13     0.28
 Estelline 3SSE       34  32   34     0.23
 Floydada 2NE         31  22   28     0.36
 Fluvanna 3W          31  25   28     0.45
 Fort Chadborne       34  29   30     0.54
 Fort Lancaster       38  25   26     0.04
 Fort Lewis CO        35   7    8     0.01
 Fort McKavett        34  27   30     0.32
 Friona 2NE           29  13   13     0.22
 Fritch 1WNW          34  22   23     0.15
 Gail 2SE             34  25   31     0.68
 Goodlett 3W          36  28   29     0.21
 Goodnight            32  22   22     0.17
 Graham 5SW           31  22   29     0.46
 Guadalupe N.P.       26  20   21     0.00
 Guthrie 10W          33  29   32     0.49
 Hackberry 2SSE       33  26   30     0.39
 Happy 1E             31  25   29     0.20
 Hart 3N              28  19   26     0.23
 Haskell 1NW          33  29   29     0.47
 Hefner 1SW           33  28   28     0.39
 Hereford 2NW         30  17   17     0.09
 Hobbs NM 5NW         31  11   24     0.46
 Jayton 1S            35  26   30     0.48
 Junction 1SSW        36  32   33     0.16
 Kent 9E              30  28   29     0.00
 Knox City 3NW        34  27   27     0.49
 Lake Alan Henry 1NW  32  26   30     0.08
 Lake McClellan 2NW   33  24   24     0.11
 Lamesa 2SE           32  16   28     0.38
 Lesley 2S            34  30   33     0.29
 Levelland 4S         29  12   27     0.36
 Lomax 1SSE           33  18   27     0.36
 Lubbock (TX Tech)    30  22   28     0.29
 Lubbock (Reese Ctr)  30  16   27     0.41
 McAdoo 3NNW          30  23   28     0.22
 McLean 1E            34  28   28     0.01
 Memphis 1NE          36  31   34     0.18
 Menard 2NWE          34  28   29     0.47
 Mertzon 3NNE         33  25   27     0.35
 Morton 1NE           30  17   27     0.47
 Muleshoe 2S          29  18   18     0.31
 New Home             30  18   28     0.45
 Northfield 1S        34  31   32     0.37
 O`Donnell 1N         30  12   27     0.51
 Olton 6S             28  20   27     0.34
 Odell 4ENE           37  26   27     0.20
 Paducah 10SW         33  29   32     0.33
 Paloduro 4E JA Ranch 33  29   30     0.27
 Palo Duro Canyon Rim 33  26   28     0.28
 Palo Duro Cnyn Floor 35  29   31     0.27
 Palo Duro Reservoir  35  15   15     0.22
 Pampa 2E             32  23   23     0.09
 Panhandle 1SSW       31  18   20     0.14
 Plains 3N            29  15   27     0.47
 Plainview 1S         31  25   29     0.31
 Post 1NE             32  25   32     0.44
 Ralls 1SE            30  22   30     0.29
 Roaring Springs 3N   31  29   30     0.33
 Rotan 5W             32  27   30     0.35
 San Angelo 7NW       35  25   27     0.65
 Seagraves 1SW        29  10   27     0.56
 Segovia 7SSW         33  31   31     0.27
 Seminole 2N          30  16   27     0.50
 Seymour 3NW          33  32   32     0.47
 Sierra Blanca 1SSE   39  22   22     0.00
 Silverton 7E         30  24   29     0.26
 Slaton 2NE           31  20   28     0.36
 Smyer                30  13   28     0.46
 Snyder 3E            33  27   29     0.55
 Snyder 3SSW (WTC)    32  27   30     0.42
 South Plains 3ENE    30  24   29     0.28
 Spur 1W              33  22   30     0.42
 Stamford 5ESE        33  30   31     0.48
 Stinnett 1NNW        33  20   21     0.11
 Stratford 4WNW       33   7    9     0.21
 St Lawrence 5SW      32  20   26     0.27
 Sterling City 4WNW   35  18   24     0.51
 Sundown 8SW          30  12   27     0.63
 Sweetwater 11SW      31  27   27     0.29
 Tahoka 3NE           30  15   27     0.53
 Tarzan 2WNW          32  19   26     0.38
 Tatum NM 2SW         28  17   17     0.00
 Throckmorton 1SW     33  32   32     0.51
 Truscott 2SE         34  28   30     0.58
 Tulia 2NE            30  25   29     0.19
 Turkey 2WSW          34  29   33     0.30
 Umbarger 3NNE        30  23   23     0.19
 Van Horn 3ENE        36  29   29     0.00
 Vigo Park            30  25   29     0.23
 Wall 1E              33  22   29     0.52
 Weinert 2NNE         33  26   26     0.52
 Welch                31  9   27     0.40
 White River Lk 6NW   31  24   29     0.29
 Wolfforth 6SW        30  12   27     0.48

Supplemental Precipitation..
 Childress USDA (Childress Cnty)     0.15        1.0   0
 Childress 14NW (Childress Cnty)     0.18          T   0
 Childress 7NW  (Childress Cnty)     0.25        1.0   0
 Dodson 5S      (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Kirkland 1W    (Childress Cnty)        M          M      M
 Dumont         (NW King County)        M          M      M
 Floydada 9SE     (Floyd County)     0.12        1.2   3
 Flomot 2E    (NW Motley County)     0.12        1.0   2
 Flomot 4NE   (NW Motley County)        M        0.5      M
 Lubbock 9N     (Lubbock County)        M          M      M
 Lubbock 7WSW (77TH NR Iola)            M          M      M
 Lubbock 7SW  (90TH NR Slide)        0.10        1.0   5
 Lubbock 7SW #2 (103RD NR Slide)        M          M      M
 Northfield   (NE Motley County)        M          M      M
 Paducah 10S     (Cottle County)        M          M      M
 Pitchfork Ranch     (E Dickens)        M          M      M
 Reese 4E   (8th ST & Milwaukee)        M          M      M
 Roaring Springs (Motley County)        M          M      M
 Ropesville 6NNW(Hockley County)     0.12        1.5   4
 Shallowater    (Lubbock County)     0.09        0.8   3
 Tell 3S        (Childress Cnty)     0.11        1.1   1
 Woodrow 3W  (154th & Indiana)       0.10        1.0   4

  ..Automated USGS Rain Gauges..
 Brice 6SW        (Hall County)      0.15
 Friona 12S  Running Water Dr        0.11
 Justiceburg(Garza County)           0.30
 Kirkland 1NNE N Grosebeck Ck        0.19
 Lake Alan Henry (Garza County)      0.12
 Lockney 10SW  Callahan Draw         0.10
 Lubbock 4ESE (50TH LOOP 289)        0.01
 Mackenzie Lake (Briscoe County)     0.08
 Silverton 7W Rock Ck Tr             0.11
 Wellman 1NE (Terry County)          0.29
 White River Lake (Crosby County)    0.12

 ------------- Agricultural Data -----------------
                                      Pan Evaporation
 Big Spring                                      M
 Lake Alan Henry                                 M