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2024 Daily Summary
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PSWC Met 2024

USDA - Agricultural Research Service, PSWC Meteorological Tower, Lubbock, Texas

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                             Wind    Wind             Air    Min.    Max.  4"Soil  8"Soil
     Date    Rain    Rain   Speed     Dir     RH     Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp
             (mm)  (inch)   (m/s)   (deg)     (%)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 01/01/24       0       0     2.1     153      63     2.0    -6.5    10.7     4.8     6.2
 01/02/24       0       0     1.4     168      75     4.3    -2.1    10.5     5.1     6.3
 01/03/24       0       0     2.6     291      68     3.6    -5.5    12.7     5.3     6.4
 01/04/24       0       0     4.6     146      96     3.1     1.2     4.9     4.9     6.3
 01/05/24       0       0     4.5     302      79     2.0    -2.3     7.4     4.3     5.6
 01/06/24       0       0     2.6     298      72     1.9    -3.1     7.4     3.9     5.2
 01/07/24       0       0     7.0     176      55     6.0    -1.3    12.5     3.5     4.8
 01/08/24       0       0    10.4     281      53     3.5    -4.2    10.0     4.6     5.8
 01/09/24       0       0     5.4     286      35     1.5    -6.0     8.4     2.7     4.3
 01/10/24       0       0     6.1     274      26     8.5     0.0    17.1     3.8     4.8
 01/11/24     6.3    0.25     5.7     266      44     5.7    -6.2    16.4     4.2     5.3
 01/12/24       0       0     6.3     293      40     0.3    -7.7     7.1     3.2     4.8
 01/13/24       0       0     5.6     347      34     1.7   -11.0    15.2     3.1     4.4
 01/14/24       0       0     4.1      74      50   -11.7   -13.9    -8.0     0.8     2.9
 01/15/24       0       0     4.1      54      47   -10.1   -15.1    -1.1    -0.2     1.6
 01/16/24       0       0     2.9     274      41    -9.2   -16.6    -1.3    -0.6     1.0
 01/17/24       0       0     5.8     219      27     4.2    -6.6    17.7    -0.3     0.9
 01/18/24       0       0     6.3     298      33    12.2    -2.9    20.7     3.2     3.3
 01/19/24       0       0     4.5      39      45    -4.0   -11.6     2.1     2.6     3.9
 01/20/24       0       0     4.1     138      38    -3.8    -8.0     1.7     1.1     2.6
 01/21/24       0       0     4.9     164      63     0.4    -5.4     6.7     0.9     2.2
 01/22/24       0       0     3.1     177      87     6.1     2.2    11.9     3.8     4.2
 01/23/24     0.7    0.03     2.1     108      94     4.2    -3.5     8.4     4.2     5.1
 01/24/24    12.8    0.50     2.2     100      96     5.1     1.5     7.6     4.8     5.5
 01/25/24       0       0     3.2     210      79     8.3     3.5    15.1     6.1     6.6
 01/26/24     3.1    0.12     3.4      38      89     5.5     0.7     8.4     5.8     6.7
 01/27/24       0       0     3.6     331      68     5.3    -1.3    13.2     5.3     6.2
 01/28/24       0       0     2.6     240      54     8.0    -2.0    18.4     5.3     6.1
 01/29/24       0       0     1.6     240      51     8.0    -3.2    18.9     5.9     6.7
 01/30/24       0       0     1.4     288      51     8.5    -1.9    19.3     6.3     7.1
 01/31/24       0       0     2.7     201      52    10.3    -1.2    19.2     6.6     7.4
 02/01/24       0       0     4.1     227      47    13.9     6.4    22.7     8.3     8.7
 02/02/24       0       0     5.4     220      58    12.9     7.3    21.7     8.9     9.6
 02/03/24       0       0     7.3     259      40     9.6     4.1    16.3     7.7     8.8
 02/04/24       0       0     7.0     328      61     7.3     1.1    14.7     7.3     8.4
 02/05/24       0       0     3.0     355      66     7.7    -0.5    14.4     7.8     8.6
 02/06/24       0       0     4.3     168      61     9.6     1.5    15.3     7.5     8.5
 02/07/24     1.2    0.05     5.3     192      58    10.6     7.0    16.5     8.1     9.0
 02/08/24       0       0     6.7     244      36    10.6     3.9    17.3     7.5     8.5
 02/09/24       0       0     4.3     243      40     9.1     6.0    12.6     7.2     8.4
 02/10/24     0.6    0.02     4.0      73      66     7.0     2.1    11.2     7.6     8.4
 02/11/24     7.6    0.30     5.6      23      93    -0.6    -5.2     5.0     5.8     7.4
 02/12/24     0.1       0     3.3     288      74    -1.0    -8.6     6.3     4.5     5.7
 02/13/24     0.1       0     3.0     205      56     6.6    -5.9    16.9     4.5     5.4
 02/14/24       0       0     4.3     232      37    11.5     1.4    21.4     6.4     7.0
 02/15/24       0       0     3.6     217      37    10.9    -1.9    20.2     7.1     7.8
 02/16/24       0       0     5.7      21      56     5.9    -1.0    13.1     7.0     8.1

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                             Wind    Wind             Air    Min.    Max.  4"Soil  8"Soil
     Date    Rain    Rain   Speed     Dir     RH     Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp
             (mm)  (inch)   (m/s)   (deg)     (%)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 02/17/24       0       0     4.2      42      67    -2.1    -5.5     0.9     4.4     6.1
 02/18/24       0       0     4.3     220      57     3.0    -6.3    12.0     3.8     5.0
 02/19/24       0       0     3.4     271      34    11.6     1.7    22.6     6.1     6.6
 02/20/24       0       0     3.8     251      25    15.3     4.0    26.3     7.6     8.1
 02/21/24       0       0     5.0     230      18    16.9    -1.2    28.8     8.6     9.2
 02/22/24       0       0     5.1     328      29    12.9     4.7    20.1     9.5    10.1
 02/23/24       0       0     1.9     283      44     9.8    -1.1    17.9     9.3    10.1
 02/24/24       0       0     4.0     216      40    13.2    -0.5    22.6     9.3    10.1
 02/25/24       0       0     6.7     280      20    18.9     8.6    27.7    10.7    11.1
 02/26/24       0       0     6.5     253      22    21.2    11.5    29.0    12.0    12.4
 02/27/24       0       0     7.9     252      26    19.6     3.5    24.4    12.7    13.3
 02/28/24       0       0     4.5      53      36     3.2    -3.9     7.3     9.8    11.4
 02/29/24     1.9    0.07     3.9     164      63     3.9    -0.0     7.8     7.6     9.2
 03/01/24       0       0     6.0     247      47    13.5     2.7    23.8     8.5     9.3
 03/02/24       0       0     5.4     237      25    16.1     5.1    25.2    10.1    10.7
 03/03/24       0       0     5.9     221      15    18.7    10.9    26.8    11.3    11.8
 03/04/24       0       0     3.3     242      24    16.0     5.8    24.1    11.7    12.3
 03/05/24       0       0     2.8     102      37    12.9    -0.4    22.7    11.6    12.4
 03/06/24       0       0     3.2     170      48    13.8     3.3    22.7    11.7    12.4
 03/07/24       0       0     4.4     231      20    18.3    13.8    23.6    12.6    13.2
 03/08/24       0       0     6.9     359      70     4.2    -1.5    14.0    10.3    11.9
 03/09/24       0       0     3.5       6      56     5.0    -2.4    12.2     8.9    10.1
 03/10/24       0       0     3.5     202      40     9.6     1.5    17.1     9.3    10.3
 03/11/24       0       0     5.3     196      36    13.4     3.7    21.8    10.4    11.1
 03/12/24       0       0     4.6     229      28    16.9     8.4    25.9    11.5    12.1
 03/13/24       0       0     5.7     238      17    17.8     9.4    25.4    12.0    12.7
 03/14/24       0       0     4.1     337      34    14.5     7.1    22.1    12.3    13.1
 03/15/24     7.2    0.28     6.5      44      79     7.9     3.7    10.3    11.1    12.4
 03/16/24     6.9    0.27     3.2      53      93     8.2     4.6    10.4    10.0    11.2
 03/17/24     0.4    0.02     3.0      56      84     8.9     2.6    11.3     9.8    10.9
 03/18/24       0       0     1.9     164      61     8.8    -1.8    16.9     9.4    10.4
 03/19/24       0       0     4.5     194      55    12.3     5.6    18.5    10.5    11.3
 03/20/24     1.6    0.06     3.8     207      53    15.0     6.9    23.6    11.6    12.3
 03/21/24     0.7    0.03     3.4     170      65    14.2    10.4    21.3    12.5    13.1
 03/22/24       0       0     3.3      57      58    13.8     2.5    23.0    12.1    13.0
 03/23/24       0       0     5.5     130      68    11.4     5.4    17.1    11.6    12.8
 03/24/24       0       0     9.6     218      41    15.7    10.6    22.2    12.1    13.0
 03/25/24       0       0     6.4     310      44     4.9    -2.1    10.9    10.2    11.8
 03/26/24       0       0     2.9     187      53     6.2    -3.1    15.5     9.2    10.5
 03/27/24       0       0     4.5     356      50     9.3     1.6    16.8    10.0    11.1
 03/28/24       0       0     5.1     188      39    13.7     2.6    23.5    10.5    11.5
 03/29/24       0       0     6.4     199      35    18.0    11.7    26.6    11.9    12.6
 03/30/24       0       0     3.8     216      33    19.2     6.1    27.9    12.6    13.3
 03/31/24       0       0     3.7     199      49    18.9    13.2    23.3    13.4    14.1
 04/01/24       0       0     4.6     276      40    16.2     9.9    24.3    13.3    14.2
 04/02/24       0       0     6.2     337      47     8.4     1.3    16.2    11.4    12.9
 04/03/24       0       0     2.9     287      28    14.4     2.5    24.1    11.3    12.4
 04/04/24       0       0     3.9     204      24    18.9     5.2    27.9    13.2    13.8

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                             Wind    Wind             Air    Min.    Max.  4"Soil  8"Soil
     Date    Rain    Rain   Speed     Dir     RH     Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp
             (mm)  (inch)   (m/s)   (deg)     (%)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 04/05/24       0       0     7.1     176      15    20.9    13.3    28.3    14.3    14.9
 04/06/24       0       0     8.1     260      25    16.6     9.4    21.9    14.7    15.4
 04/07/24       0       0     7.2     260      12    15.1     7.4    23.1    13.5    14.6
 04/08/24       0       0     4.1      49      24    13.6     1.6    21.3    13.0    14.1
 04/09/24    18.6    0.73     7.6       6      79     7.0     2.5    12.1    11.6    13.1
 04/10/24       0       0     6.3     343      62    10.5     2.8    18.3    10.8    11.8
 04/11/24       0       0     3.6     112      51    13.1     2.1    21.6    12.2    12.9
 04/12/24       0       0     5.8     174      33    18.9     8.4    28.7    13.6    14.3
 04/13/24       0       0     4.7     206      24    21.8    12.7    31.5    14.9    15.4
 04/14/24       0       0     4.1     223      28    23.2    13.2    31.5    16.1    16.6
 04/15/24       0       0     5.4     219      25    23.2    17.0    32.1    16.6    17.2
 04/16/24       0       0     5.9     260      14    20.0    12.0    28.3    16.2    17.1
 04/17/24       0       0     3.1     217      16    21.6    10.5    31.1    16.7    17.4
 04/18/24       0       0     6.1      22      38    15.7     8.3    20.8    16.6    17.5
 04/19/24       0       0     4.8      72      56    11.3     4.8    16.2    15.3    16.5
 04/20/24    13.8    0.54     5.7      52      72     8.0     1.5    12.1    13.1    14.8
 04/21/24       0       0     2.9     100      63    10.3     5.9    15.2    12.9    13.7
 04/22/24       0       0     6.3     186      58    15.6     7.0    23.5    14.1    14.8
 04/23/24       0       0     5.8     172      47    21.6    12.6    33.0    15.9    16.4
 04/24/24       0       0     4.0     108      74    19.1    12.4    25.8    17.1    17.6
 04/25/24       0       0     6.2     181      59    23.4    18.5    32.3    18.2    18.6
 04/26/24       0       0     6.2     238      20    21.3    13.0    27.9    17.7    18.5
 04/27/24       0       0     5.2     242      19    21.7    14.1    28.1    17.5    18.3
 04/28/24       0       0     3.9     299      33    17.9     9.9    24.3    17.9    18.6
 04/29/24       0       0     3.2     176      29    21.7    13.6    29.7    18.6    19.1
 04/30/24       0       0     5.2     202      30    24.4    15.1    33.1    19.0    19.6
 05/01/24     5.9    0.23     5.6     174      56    23.6    17.2    33.3    20.9    21.0
 05/02/24       0       0     4.5      72      61    21.1    15.8    28.1    20.4    20.8
 05/03/24       0       0     5.2     123      67    20.8    16.6    28.7    21.0    21.3
 05/04/24     5.0    0.20     5.8      61      85    15.2    11.8    18.1    18.5    19.9
 05/05/24       0       0     3.5     132      80    17.0     9.5    24.0    17.6    18.4
 05/06/24       0       0     7.1     214      40    24.3    18.9    32.1    20.0    20.1
 05/07/24       0       0     5.6     236      11    23.0    12.1    31.1    19.4    20.1
 05/08/24       0       0     4.4     269      14    22.9    12.1    31.3    20.2    20.6
 05/09/24       0       0     5.9      73      39    19.7    14.0    26.3    20.5    21.1
 05/10/24       0       0     4.5      81      42    18.3     9.1    23.6    19.9    20.7
 05/11/24    15.9    0.63     4.8     109      71    16.2    13.4    19.0    18.3    19.7
 05/12/24       0       0     3.4     126      83    17.3    13.5    25.0    17.9    18.8
 05/13/24       0       0     4.3     349      51    19.9    10.0    27.6    19.0    19.6
 05/14/24       0       0     4.5     158      40    23.2    12.7    31.9    19.8    20.3
 05/15/24     6.7    0.26     6.4     173      42    24.0    15.8    33.0    21.0    21.4
 05/16/24    24.2    0.95     5.4      24      77    16.4    11.6    21.3    18.6    20.0
 05/17/24     0.2       0     2.5     243      60    19.8    11.6    27.3    18.7    19.2
 05/18/24       0       0     3.7     218      34    26.3    16.9    35.4    21.0    21.1
 05/19/24       0       0     5.6     207      25    28.3    19.4    36.5    22.2    22.3
 05/20/24       0       0     4.1     215      14    28.5    17.9    36.5    22.8    22.9
 05/21/24       0       0     5.6     255      15    26.9    20.0    32.0    23.4    23.6
 05/22/24       0       0     5.7      66      42    22.1    14.1    27.9    23.2    23.5

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                             Wind    Wind             Air    Min.    Max.  4"Soil  8"Soil
     Date    Rain    Rain   Speed     Dir     RH     Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp    Temp
             (mm)  (inch)   (m/s)   (deg)     (%)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)     (C)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 05/23/24       0       0     5.0     208      40    26.0    18.6    34.4    24.0    24.1
 05/24/24       0       0     4.3      18      16    23.1    13.7    30.0    23.5    23.9
 05/25/24       0       0     6.2     197      27    26.9    16.5    36.2    23.9    24.1
 05/26/24       0       0     5.6     277      11    27.2    19.4    34.1    24.4    24.5
 05/27/24       0       0     3.3     106      24    27.7    16.3    36.5    25.0    24.9
 05/28/24     2.1    0.08     6.0     103      63    23.5    18.1    30.3    25.1    25.6
 05/29/24     6.7    0.26     4.8     122      61    22.4    14.8    29.7    23.1    23.7
 05/30/24       0       0     5.5     108      66    22.8    18.8    28.7    23.6    24.0
 05/31/24    11.4    0.45     4.4      99      62    22.2    13.3    30.9    23.8    23.9
 06/01/24     0.3    0.01     4.5     140      58    23.4    15.2    29.7    23.4    23.8
 06/02/24       0       0     5.8     155      66    26.4    21.2    33.7    25.3    25.1
 06/03/24       0       0     4.0     208      42    28.6    21.9    36.6    26.3    26.1
 06/04/24       0       0     4.3     298      25    28.7    17.9    38.1    25.4    25.8
 06/05/24       0       0     4.7     106      52    26.9    20.6    33.5    26.7    26.6
 06/06/24     6.3    0.25     5.2     152      43    29.9    19.7    37.9    27.5    27.4
 06/07/24     2.3    0.09     6.1     179      42    29.4    20.0    36.4    26.4    26.9
 06/08/24       0       0     5.3     176      36    30.0    23.8    37.1    26.6    26.7
 06/09/24    36.2    1.43     4.9     107      55    26.2    17.7    34.1    26.8    27.1
 06/10/24     9.3    0.37     3.4      80      83    19.6    11.6    23.9    24.0    24.9
 06/11/24     4.9    0.19     2.7      62      75    22.0    13.5    27.5    24.3    24.7
 06/12/24       0       0     2.7     150      66    24.6    18.5    31.0    25.6    25.6
 06/13/24       0       0     4.2     147      55    28.0    21.0    35.1    26.8    26.7
 06/14/24       0       0     4.7     133      54    27.7    21.9    33.3    27.4    27.4
 06/15/24       0       0     5.5     137      50    27.1    16.3    34.0    27.2    27.4
 06/16/24       0       0     6.2     157      48    28.6    23.6    35.0    27.5    27.6
 06/17/24       0       0     7.2     161      48    29.0    22.4    35.9    27.8    27.9
 06/18/24       0       0     7.7     157      53    28.6    23.9    34.2    28.2    28.3
 06/19/24     0.4    0.02     6.1     119      64    24.6    21.9    28.6    27.4    27.9
 06/20/24     0.5    0.02     4.1     115      75    22.3    19.5    26.1    25.9    26.7
 06/21/24     0.1       0     4.3     154      64    25.4    20.7    31.3    26.1    26.4
 06/22/24       0       0     4.4     192      48    27.8    20.9    34.1    27.1    27.1
 06/23/24       0       0     4.0     188      39    29.0    22.4    35.1    28.2    28.1
 06/24/24       0       0     4.4     173      37    29.7    22.6    35.6    28.8    28.8
 06/25/24       0       0     4.9     174      42    30.9    24.7    37.3    29.6    29.5
 06/26/24       0       0     4.1     173      41    32.0    24.0    39.0    30.5    30.3
 06/27/24       0       0     4.8     160      43    30.0    19.9    37.1    30.4    30.5
 06/28/24       0       0     4.9     193      34    31.9    24.9    38.9    30.5    30.6
 06/29/24       0       0     4.9     159      38    31.4    25.8    37.0    31.1    31.1
 06/30/24       0       0     4.8     151      40    30.7    25.5    36.3    31.3    31.4
 07/01/24       0       0     6.5     181      39    30.6    24.4    36.2    31.0    31.3
 07/02/24     1.3    0.05     4.8     195      38    30.9    24.1    38.6    30.9    31.2
 07/03/24     0.1       0     3.8     169      35    30.9    23.1    37.0    30.6    30.9
 07/04/24    15.5    0.61     4.3     169      45    29.2    20.6    37.6    30.5    31.0
 07/05/24       0       0     5.0      79      71    22.6    17.4    25.7    27.0    28.1
 07/06/24       0       0     3.6     151      62    24.8    17.0    32.0    27.4    27.8
 07/07/24    15.6    0.61     5.6     151      56    25.5    16.1    34.5    27.6    28.2



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Updated by
J.E. Stout, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX