![]() ![]() This broke the previous record of 6 degrees, set back in 1930. The Arctic air over this period is only about 2000 feet (600 m) thick above Reese Center.ĭuring this cold stretch, one record low was set at Lubbock, when the mercury dipped to 5F on the morning of the 16th. In addition to estimating the wind speeds in the lower atmosphere, LIDAR data are good for determining the height of the boundary layer, which in this case is the depth of the cold air. The image is courtesy of the West Texas Mesonet. LIDAR wind speeds remotely sensed at Reese Center Saturday afternoon into Sunday afternoon (13-14 January). Another full day of sunshine further modified the air mass, as highs reached the upper 20s and lower 30s for the entire area Tuesday afternoon. Several locations across the central and western Texas Panhandle even record sub-zero readings. The final bitterly cold night of the stretch occurred Tuesday morning (16 January), when single digits again visited the region. High temperatures recorded on the 16th can be SEEN HERE. The data are courtesy of the West Texas Mesonet (WTM). ![]() Observed low temperatures on Monday, January 15th (left), and Tuesday, January 16th (right). A full day of sunshine lifted temperatures into the 20s for most Monday afternoon, even higher, above freezing across the western South Plains into eastern New Mexico. Unfortunately, the clear skies did allow temperatures to fall efficiently Sunday night, with lows Monday morning (15 January) back down in the single digits across the entire region. RGB-True Color satellite image taken: (Left) Sunday afternoon (14 January) and (Right) Monday afternoon (15 January). More western locations, closer to the Texas/New Mexico state line and farther from the center of the sprawling Arctic high pressure, managed to "warm" into the 20s. A regional radar animation Sunday morning can be VIEWED HERE.īack over West Texas, skies cleared, but despite a sunny afternoon, temperatures only rebounded into the teens off the Caprock and into the eastern South Plains Sunday afternoon. Infrared satellite animation valid from 8:06 am to 9:36 am on Sunday (14 January 2024). Eventually, improved moisture did fuel light snow accumulations over parts of Oklahoma and a wintry mix into North Texas. These clouds did produce snow aloft over the eastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains, but the snow largely sublimated before making it to the ground, sparing the area from a light, fluffy snow. In addition, a weak upper level disturbance moved across the southern High Plains Monday morning, generating plenty of cloud cover. Observed West Texas Mesonet (WTM) lows on Sunday, January 14th. By Sunday morning (14 January), widespread single digit readings were in place, with a few sub-zero lows across the northeastern Texas Panhandle. ![]() Temperatures tumbled from the lower 60s into the 40s almost immediately, then steadily fell through the 30s, 20s and teens through the late afternoon and evening hours. Graph of temperature (light blue), dewpoint (purple) and relative humidity (green) for Lubbock on Saturday (13 January). The frontal boundary was clearly visible on the Lubbock WSR-88D radar, noted as a thin line known as a "fine line." The cold front plunged southwestward through the South Plains Saturday afternoon, moving through Lubbock between 2 and 3 pm. Lubbock WSR-88D radar animation valid from 11:13 am to 2:58 pm on Saturday (13 January 2024). Coupled with winds, it felt even colder, with sub-zero wind chills across the northern Texas Panhandle Saturday afternoon! However, this warmth was short-lived, as lurking to the north were temperatures in the single digits and teens. Temperatures warmed into the 60s and 70s in advance of the front Saturday afternoon (13 January). View the WTM temperatures as the cold front is moving through Lubbock at 2:45 pm HERE.Īhead of the cold front that ushered in the Canadian air, mild conditions brought a false sense of the season. The Feels Like Temperature (wind chill) at this same time can be FOUND HERE. Observed West Texas Mesonet (WTM) temperatures at 1:20 pm on Saturday, January 13th. The cold air was courtesy of our neighbors to the north, who couldn't keep the cold pent-up any longer. Mid-January brought the first shot of the season of Arctic air to West Texas, and for that matter most of the central and eastern United States. Hoel Park, in southwest Lubbock, captured on Monday evening (15 January 2024). ![]()
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