Childress, TX: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 71.3°F in Childress, TX, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 98 years since 1894 (1895 excluded: 282 of 282 days missing; 1896 excluded: 283 of 283 days missing; 1897 excluded: 135 of 282 days missing; 32 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 71.3°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 98, provisional
Precipitation: 13.30 in; Driest since 2024; 21st driest of 114

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Childress, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.1°F, between 64.8°F and 67.9°F in eight years of ten and 19.10 in of precipitation, between 13.93 in and 28.44 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Childress, TX since 1894: 71.3°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 64.8 to 67.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Childress, TX from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	71.3	1	85.2	1	57.5	1	13.30	93	0
2025	66.3	31	79.2	40	53.4	31	18.18	51	0
2024	68.3	5	81.5	12	55.1	4	12.56	99	0
2023	67.7	14	81	19	54.3	13	22.85	22	0
2022	67.9	10	82.2	6	53.5	28	11.68	103	0
2021	65.3	59	77.7	70	52.9	41	15.11	80	0
2020	66.9	22	80.1	25	53.7	22	16.90	65	0
2019	66.3	31	78.6	52	54	19	21.00	29	0
2018	67.7	14	81.2	16	54.1	16	19.99	38	0
2017	67.8	12	80.5	23	55.2	3	23.36	19	0
2016	67.3	20	80	27	54.5	11	26.19	9	0
2015	66.3	31	78.5	53	54.1	16	30.89	3	0
2014	65.3	59	78.4	56	52.1	64	17.26	60	1
2013	66.1	39	79.4	36	52.8	45	13.93	88	0
2012	69.1	3	82.4	4	55.8	2	16.70	67	0
2011	69.4	2	84.5	2	54.4	12	6.28	113	0
2010	65.7	46	78.1	64	53.3	33	23.19	20	0
2009	66.4	28	80.1	25	52.7	47	17.52	58	0
2008	66.4	28	80.2	24	52.6	48	23.79	17	0
2007	64.8	69	76.2	87	53.5	28	21.00	29	0
2006	68.3	5	82.1	7	54.6	9	17.04	62	0
2005	66	41	78.3	59	53.6	24	13.93	88	0
2004	65.4	55	77.2	77	53.7	22	28.27	5	0
2003	65.1	65	78.2	60	52	68	13.99	87	0
2002	65.3	59	78.2	60	52.3	57	18.52	47	0
2001	66	41	78	65	54.1	16	19.67	39	0
2000	67.6	16	81	19	54.2	15	18.12	52	0
1999	66.2	37	78.7	50	53.6	24	21.93	27	0
1998	67.8	12	80.8	21	54.7	6	12.22	101	8
1997	64.1	85	75.8	90	52.3	57	29.96	4	5
1996	65.5	52	78.7	50	52.2	63	22.96	21	0
1995	64.7	72	76.8	84	52.6	48	38.27	2	0
1994	66	41	79.7	32	52.4	52	14.15	85	0
1993	64.5	75	76.9	81	52.1	64	14.47	81	1
1992	65.6	49	78	65	53.2	35	17.57	56	0
1991	65.7	46	78.5	53	52.9	41	27.59	6	0
1990	66.7	24	79.9	30	53.5	28	16.58	68	0
1989	64.3	80	77.4	74	51.2	81	25.26	15	0
1988	63.9	88	77.3	76	50.5	96	20.56	35	9
1987	61.8	98	74.7	100	49	99	19.52	41	25
1986	66.3	31	79.2	40	53.4	31	20.79	33	0
1985	64.5	75	77.1	78	51.8	71	20.66	34	0
1984	64.1	85	77.7	70	50.6	94	11.31	107	0
1983	64.3	80	77.1	78	51.4	79	11.50	106	0
1982	63.7	89	76.5	85	50.9	88	20.39	36	0
1981	66.3	31	78.8	47	53.9	20	16.96	63	0
1980	66.5	27	79.6	35	53.2	35	13.23	95	2
1979	62.9	97	74.8	99	50.9	88	21.99	26	0
1978	64.4	78	76.5	85	52.4	52	16.36	70	0
1977	66.4	28	79.3	37	53.6	24	17.56	57	0
1976	64.7	72	77.8	68	51.6	75	18.40	49	0
1975	63	95	75.7	92	50.3	98	18.01	53	0
1974	65.4	55	79.2	40	51.5	76	19.43	42	0
1973	63.1	94	75.2	97	51	87	25.52	13	0
1972	65.6	49	79	45	52.1	64	13.56	92	0
1971	64.7	72	77.8	68	51.5	76	17.07	61	0
1970	65	66	77.7	70	52.4	52	10.64	109	0
1969	64.8	69	76.9	81	52.6	48	15.36	77	0
1968	63.3	93	75.7	92	50.8	92	15.97	72	0
1967	66	41	79.7	32	52.3	57	10.56	110	0
1966	63.6	90	76	89	51.1	84	15.17	79	0
1965	65	66	78.2	60	51.9	69	16.90	65	1
1964	65.8	45	79.3	37	52.3	57	15.63	75	0
1963	66.7	24	80.7	22	52.6	48	13.62	91	1
1962	65.3	59	78.5	53	52.1	64	22.73	23	0
1961	64.1	85	76.9	81	51.2	81	15.22	78	0
1960	63.4	92	76.1	88	50.8	92	25.43	14	0
1959	65.4	55	78	65	52.8	45	18.86	46	8
1958	64.3	80	75.6	95	53	39	17.46	59	0
1957	64.4	78	75.7	92	53.2	35	23.54	18	0
1956	67.9	10	81.2	16	54.6	9	6.05	114	0
1955	66.1	39	78.4	56	53.8	21	26.02	10	0
1954	68	9	81.4	13	54.7	6	10.53	111	0
1953	68.1	8	81.9	9	54.3	13	9.91	112	0
1952	66.6	26	80	27	53.3	33	14.23	83	0
1951	65.7	46	79	45	52.3	57	18.42	48	1
1950	64.3	80	77.4	74	51.3	80	19.55	40	0
1949	63.6	90	75.3	96	51.8	71	26.81	7	0
1948							14.10	86	35
1946	67.5	17	81.4	13	53.6	24	20.39	36	4
1945	65.2	64	80	27	50.5	96	15.56	76	4
1944	65	66	79.2	40	50.9	88	20.82	32	4
1943	66.9	22	81.8	10	51.5	76	13.30	93	12
1942	65.4	55	79.3	37	51.1	84	20.91	31	8
1941	64.2	84	75.8	90	52.4	52	43.10	1	2
1940	65.5	52	78.8	47	51.7	74	17.63	55	11
1939	68.3	5	83.1	3	53.1	38	14.30	82	6
1938	68.8	4	82.3	5	54.7	6	19.24	44	10
1937	66.3	31	79.7	32	52.3	57	19.38	43	7
1936	67.4	19	81.1	18	53	39	19.24	44	12
1935			79.8	31			26.29	8	46
1934			82.1	7			15.68	74	34
1933	67.5	17	81.6	11	52.9	41	17.64	54	5
1932	67.1	21	78.8	47	54.8	5	22.22	24	10
1931	65.6	49	78.2	60	52.9	41	12.23	100	0
1930	65.5	52	79.1	44	51.9	69	11.65	104	0
1929	65.3	59	77.6	73	52.4	52	16.49	69	7
1928							12.84	97	88
1927							14.23	83	282
1926							24.36	16	282
1925							12.95	96	282
1924							15.78	73	283
1918							11.70	102	282
1917							11.60	105	282
1916							10.68	108	283
1915							16.93	64	282
1914							21.89	28	282
1913							22.06	25	282
1912							25.87	11	283
1910							12.66	98	282
1909									101
1908									180
1907	66.2	37	81.4	13	51.2	81	18.25	50	5
1906									34
1905	63	95	75.2	97	50.9	88	25.56	12	1
1904									49
1903	64.5	75	77	80	51.8	71	13.85	90	4
1902									124
1898									41
1897							16.25	71	135
1894	64.8	69	78.4	56	51.1	84			6
1893					50.6	94			59

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	71.3
2011	69.4
2012	69.1
1938	68.8
2024	68.3
2006	68.3
1939	68.3
1953	68.1
1954	68
2022	67.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1987	61.8
1979	62.9
1975	63
1905	63
1973	63.1
1968	63.3
1960	63.4
1966	63.6
1949	63.6
1982	63.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	43.10
1995	38.27
2015	30.89
1997	29.96
2004	28.27
1991	27.59
1949	26.81
1935	26.29
2016	26.19
1955	26.02

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1956	6.05
2011	6.28
1953	9.91
1954	10.53
1967	10.56
1970	10.64
1916	10.68
1984	11.31
1983	11.50
1917	11.60

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 24 August 2026, 22 August 2026
Coldest night: 3°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.95 in; 19 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	40.9°F 47th coldest of 100	0.28 in 50th driest of 118
February	54.9°F 2nd warmest of 102	0.82 in 49th wettest of 120
March	63.5°F Warmest of 105	0.55 in 43rd driest of 121
April	68.3°F 2nd warmest of 105	2.05 in 41st wettest of 120
May	72.9°F 20th warmest of 103	2.98 in 54th wettest of 120
June	81.8°F 20th warmest of 106	3.36 in 48th wettest of 121
July	86°F 17th warmest of 106	0.98 in 40th driest of 123
August	88.7°F 3rd warmest of 105	0.10 in 8th driest of 121
September	84.3°F Warmest of 103	1.80 in 56th driest of 115
October so far	70.8°F 31st warmest of 105	0.38 in 50th wettest of 120

Hot days and freezes

Childress, TX has had 134 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2011, 3rd most of 100.
Childress, TX has had 68 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2011, 4th most of 100.
Childress, TX has had 31 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, 94th most of 99.
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Childress, TX came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 94th latest of 103 (with 2000).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 August	Warmest day	109°F	108°F 2024	Provisional
18 May	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 2022	Provisional
14 May	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 2022	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	98°F	96°F 2020	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	96°F	92°F 1998, 1950	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	101°F	98°F 1907, 1904	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 1907	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	97°F	92°F 2017	Provisional
25 January	Coldest night	3°F	4°F 1894	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 13.30 in of precipitation in Childress, TX, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 21st driest of 114 (with 1943).
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Childress, TX: 109°F on Monday 24 August 2026 and Saturday 22 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Childress, TX: a low of 3°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Childress, TX: 1.95 in on Friday 19 June 2026.