Texas · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Childress, TX

34.428°N, 100.284°W · station CDSthr · 134 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Childress.
93°MON7/1391°TUE7/1491°WED7/1591°THU7/1692°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1899°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#44 / 106
warmest Jul 19 in 106 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

113°F
set in 2022

Coolest Jul 19 ever

75°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Childress. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75941131893: 99°F1894: 97°F1897: 85°F1898: 101°F1902: 85°F1903: 93°F1904: 96°F1905: 97°F1906: 84°F1907: 92°F1909: 93°F1928: 103°F1929: 90°F1930: 101°F1931: 98°F1932: 102°F1933: 91°F1934: 105°F1935: 96°F1936: 107°F1937: 106°F1938: 92°F1939: 101°F1940: 101°F1941: 97°F1942: 100°F1943: 104°F1944: 104°F1945: 94°F1946: 107°F1949: 101°F1950: 92°F1951: 102°F1952: 89°F1953: 86°F1954: 103°F1955: 84°F1956: 94°F1957: 101°F1958: 100°F1959: 90°F1960: 92°F1961: 95°F1962: 96°F1963: 100°F1964: 95°F1965: 103°F1966: 104°F1967: 75°F1968: 95°F1969: 101°F1970: 98°F1971: 90°F1972: 91°F1973: 99°F1974: 94°F1975: 90°F1976: 93°F1977: 100°F1978: 104°F1979: 78°F1980: 105°F1981: 103°F1982: 98°F1983: 97°F1984: 91°F1985: 102°F1986: 96°F1988: 98°F1989: 92°F1990: 92°F1991: 102°F1992: 92°F1993: 96°F1994: 102°F1995: 90°F1996: 98°F1997: 97°F1998: 102°F1999: 95°F2000: 100°F2001: 102°F2002: 94°F2003: 101°F2004: 89°F2005: 98°F2006: 103°F2007: 91°F2008: 99°F2009: 96°F2010: 96°F2011: 103°F2012: 101°F2013: 92°F2014: 89°F2015: 97°F2016: 96°F2017: 100°F2018: 109°F2019: 103°F2020: 100°F2021: 89°F2022: 113°F2023: 104°F2024: 94°F2025: 101°F99° forecast189320252022

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1999°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record113°F
This-date rank#44 of 106
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°F2006-13°F1930
Feb95°F1904-10°F1905
Mar101°F20262°F1948
Apr106°F201222°F1936
May111°F200027°F1907
Jun117°F199444°F1893
Jul114°F193653°F1905
Aug115°F194352°F2010
Sep108°F195134°F1984
Oct103°F197919°F2019
Nov94°F20236°F1906
Dec88°F1954-5°F1989
All-time117°F1994-13°F1930

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Childress so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 2 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

17 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Sep 3 2011

So far in 2026

58 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: 97°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 29°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 32°FMar: 68°FMar: 40°FApr: 76°FApr: 48°FMay: 84°FMay: 59°FJun: 92°FJun: 68°FJul: 96°FJul: 71°FAug: 95°FAug: 70°FSep: 87°FSep: 62°FOct: 76°FOct: 50°FNov: 65°FNov: 39°FDec: 55°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight14h 16m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.43°N, 100.28°W

Nearby Stations

Amarillo, TX97 mi NWLubbock, TX102 mi SWLawton, OK106 mi EWichita Falls, TX106 mi EBorger, TX107 mi NWAbilene, TX143 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Childress, TX — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Childress, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Childress, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Childress, TX daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Childress — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
58 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 12th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 70 in 2011.

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