34.428°N, 100.284°W · station CDSthr · 134 years of record
83°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Childress.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Childress — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#101 / 107
warmest Oct 17 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
94°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 17 ever
49°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 59°F — 101st warmest Oct 17 of 107 years · record 94°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#94 / 107
warmest Oct 18 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
96°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
55°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 65°F — 94th warmest Oct 18 of 107 years · record 96°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 107
warmest Oct 19 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 19 ever
57°F
set in 1938
Forecast high 71°F — 73rd warmest Oct 19 of 107 years · record 93°F (2005) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#69 / 106
warmest Oct 20 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
95°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 20 ever
42°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 75°F — 69th warmest Oct 20 of 106 years · record 95°F (2007) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#42 / 107
warmest Oct 21 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
93°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
47°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 80°F — 42nd warmest Oct 21 of 107 years · record 93°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 106
warmest Oct 22 in 106 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
95°F
set in 2012
Coolest Oct 22 ever
41°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 83°F — 22nd warmest Oct 22 of 106 years · record 95°F (2012) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#34 / 105
warmest Oct 23 in 105 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
94°F
set in 2021
Coolest Oct 23 ever
51°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 82°F — 34th warmest Oct 23 of 105 years · record 94°F (2021) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Childress in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
87°FJan 3, 2006
-13°FJan 17, 1930
Feb
95°FFeb 28, 1904
-10°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar
101°FMar 20, 2026
2°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
106°FApr 25, 2012
22°FApr 2, 1936
May
111°FMay 23, 2000
27°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
117°FJun 27, 1994
44°FJun 15, 1893
Jul
114°FJul 19, 1936
53°FJul 10, 1905
Aug
115°FAug 3, 1943
52°FAug 26, 2010
Sep
108°FSep 1, 1951
34°FSep 30, 1984
Oct
103°FOct 8, 1979
19°FOct 31, 2019
Nov
94°FNov 7, 2023
6°FNov 21, 1906
Dec
88°FDec 4, 1954
-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
117°FJun 27, 1994
-13°FJan 17, 1930
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Childress so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (101°F)
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 16, 2001
Coldest high ever
4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 17, 1930
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
58°FJan 4, 1955
4°FJan 17, 1930
Feb
57°FFeb 15, 2018
7°FFeb 12, 1905
Mar
67°FMar 29, 2022
22°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
75°FApr 23, 1961
32°FApr 12, 1957
May
78°FMay 26, 2012
46°FMay 13, 1953
Jun
85°FJun 27, 2011
60°FJun 1, 1979
Jul
88°FJul 16, 2001
70°FJul 4, 1972
Aug
84°FAug 15, 1952
64°FAug 23, 1966
Sep
81°FSep 13, 2026
47°FSep 30, 1984
Oct
73°FOct 2, 2019
31°FOct 27, 2020
Nov
65°FNov 3, 2003
25°FNov 28, 1896
Dec
60°FDec 31, 1951
10°FDec 22, 1990
All-time
88°FJul 16, 2001
4°FJan 17, 1930
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
100 days
record run, ended Sep 3 2011
So far in 2026
137 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Childress's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 75°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Childress's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Childress's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.