34.428°N, 100.284°W · station CDSthr · 134 years of record
103°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#19 / 104
warmest Sep 1 in 104 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
108°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 1 ever
67°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 99°F — 19th warmest Sep 1 of 104 years · record 108°F (1951) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 102
warmest Sep 2 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
106°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 2 ever
68°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 102°F — 7th warmest Sep 2 of 102 years · record 106°F (1951) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#5 / 103
warmest Sep 3 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
105°F
set in 1970
Coolest Sep 3 ever
65°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 103°F — 5th warmest Sep 3 of 103 years · record 105°F (1970) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#10 / 103
warmest Sep 4 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
106°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 4 ever
65°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 101°F — 10th warmest Sep 4 of 103 years · record 106°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#15 / 103
warmest Sep 5 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
107°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 5 ever
64°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 100°F — 15th warmest Sep 5 of 103 years · record 107°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#13 / 103
warmest Sep 6 in 103 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
107°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 6 ever
67°F
set in 2014
Forecast high 99°F — 13th warmest Sep 6 of 103 years · record 107°F (2000) · warmest since 2019.
Ranks
#15 / 104
warmest Sep 7 in 104 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
107°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 99°F — 15th warmest Sep 7 of 104 years · record 107°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 3 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
80°FSep 8, 2023
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
45 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
100 days
record run, ended Sep 3 2011
So far in 2026
107 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: 91°F · forecast is +12° 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.