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Childress, TX

34.428°N, 100.284°W · station CDSthr · 134 years of record
103°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Childress.
99°TUE9/1102°WED9/2103°THU9/3101°FRI9/4100°SAT9/599°SUN9/699°MON9/7

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

#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.
1894: 97°F1897: 95°F1902: 88°F1903: 96°F1905: 85°F1906: 90°F1907: 94°F1928: 89°F1929: 97°F1930: 99°F1931: 101°F1932: 82°F1933: 95°F1934: 78°F1935: 79°F1936: 104°F1937: 97°F1938: 91°F1939: 104°F1940: 93°F1941: 96°F1942: 71°F1943: 96°F1944: 97°F1945: 102°F1946: 95°F1948: 101°F1949: 95°F1950: 79°F1951: 102°F1952: 83°F1953: 74°F1954: 102°F1955: 90°F1956: 99°F1957: 97°F1958: 97°F1959: 83°F1960: 94°F1961: 89°F1962: 93°F1963: 95°F1964: 99°F1965: 97°F1966: 92°F1967: 84°F1968: 86°F1969: 88°F1970: 105°F1971: 90°F1972: 68°F1973: 91°F1974: 72°F1975: 93°F1976: 85°F1977: 95°F1978: 81°F1979: 88°F1980: 94°F1981: 95°F1982: 94°F1983: 96°F1984: 93°F1985: 101°F1986: 79°F1987: 93°F1988: 71°F1989: 97°F1990: 92°F1991: 90°F1992: 94°F1993: 85°F1994: 95°F1995: 99°F1996: 87°F1998: 101°F1999: 93°F2000: 105°F2001: 89°F2002: 96°F2003: 88°F2004: 86°F2005: 90°F2006: 65°F2007: 87°F2008: 91°F2009: 92°F2010: 84°F2011: 102°F2012: 100°F2013: 97°F2014: 96°F2015: 98°F2016: 84°F2017: 92°F2018: 83°F2019: 98°F2020: 88°F2021: 100°F2022: 95°F2023: 103°F2024: 81°F2025: 97°F103° forecast657075808590951001051930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 3103°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#5 of 103
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break14.0% (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 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
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
Sep80°FSep 8, 202347°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

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.
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

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight12h 53m · 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 Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
107 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 5th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 68. Record: 120 in 2011.

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