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Childress, TX

34.428°N, 100.284°W · station CDSthr · 134 years of record
83°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Childress.
59°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1871°MON10/1975°TUE10/2080°WED10/2183°THU10/2282°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1894: 80°F1896: 72°F1897: 84°F1898: 78°F1902: 84°F1903: 79°F1904: 83°F1905: 68°F1906: 41°F1907: 74°F1928: 83°F1929: 62°F1930: 56°F1931: 65°F1932: 80°F1933: 70°F1934: 86°F1935: 55°F1937: 64°F1938: 56°F1939: 92°F1940: 91°F1941: 74°F1942: 65°F1943: 83°F1944: 69°F1945: 60°F1946: 79°F1948: 70°F1949: 63°F1950: 79°F1951: 58°F1952: 58°F1953: 68°F1954: 67°F1955: 81°F1956: 73°F1957: 73°F1958: 76°F1959: 82°F1960: 77°F1961: 91°F1962: 83°F1963: 83°F1964: 86°F1965: 76°F1966: 64°F1967: 78°F1968: 83°F1969: 54°F1970: 83°F1971: 69°F1972: 56°F1973: 89°F1974: 63°F1975: 76°F1976: 69°F1977: 67°F1978: 81°F1979: 68°F1980: 80°F1981: 57°F1982: 58°F1983: 57°F1984: 56°F1985: 69°F1986: 57°F1987: 70°F1988: 74°F1989: 91°F1990: 71°F1991: 89°F1992: 83°F1993: 70°F1994: 80°F1995: 90°F1996: 60°F1997: 67°F1998: 64°F1999: 84°F2000: 71°F2001: 85°F2002: 64°F2003: 87°F2004: 93°F2005: 75°F2006: 59°F2007: 62°F2008: 80°F2009: 56°F2010: 64°F2011: 80°F2012: 95°F2013: 79°F2014: 67°F2015: 70°F2016: 77°F2017: 72°F2018: 75°F2019: 73°F2020: 86°F2021: 86°F2022: 91°F2023: 84°F2024: 86°F2025: 83°F83° forecast4045505560657075808590951930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2283°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record95°F
This-date rank#22 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°FJan 3, 2006-13°FJan 17, 1930
Feb95°FFeb 28, 1904-10°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar101°FMar 20, 20262°FMar 11, 1948
Apr106°FApr 25, 201222°FApr 2, 1936
May111°FMay 23, 200027°FMay 4, 1907
Jun117°FJun 27, 199444°FJun 15, 1893
Jul114°FJul 19, 193653°FJul 10, 1905
Aug115°FAug 3, 194352°FAug 26, 2010
Sep108°FSep 1, 195134°FSep 30, 1984
Oct103°FOct 8, 197919°FOct 31, 2019
Nov94°FNov 7, 20236°FNov 21, 1906
Dec88°FDec 4, 1954-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time117°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 4, 19554°FJan 17, 1930
Feb57°FFeb 15, 20187°FFeb 12, 1905
Mar67°FMar 29, 202222°FMar 11, 1948
Apr75°FApr 23, 196132°FApr 12, 1957
May78°FMay 26, 201246°FMay 13, 1953
Jun85°FJun 27, 201160°FJun 1, 1979
Jul88°FJul 16, 200170°FJul 4, 1972
Aug84°FAug 15, 195264°FAug 23, 1966
Sep81°FSep 13, 202647°FSep 30, 1984
Oct73°FOct 2, 201931°FOct 27, 2020
Nov65°FNov 3, 200325°FNov 28, 1896
Dec60°FDec 31, 195110°FDec 22, 1990
All-time88°FJul 16, 20014°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.
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

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset5:06 PM
Solar noon11:26 AM
Daylight11h 18m · losing 15 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 Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
137 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 1st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 81. Record: 137 in 1939.

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