Childress, TX

Texas · Records since 1893–2026

☀️ 82°F
Currently in Childress
As of 8:15 AM CDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

112°F

August 11, 1936

+16° from 96° normal

❄ Record Low

60°F

August 11, 1968

-11° from 71° normal
🌞 Normal high: 96°F 🌑 Normal low: 71°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Childress

🔥
117°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 26, 2011
-13°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 17, 1930
🌧
5.32"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 20, 1983
13.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 2, 1943

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 112°F August 11, 1936
2 110°F August 11, 2023
3 108°F August 11, 1944
4 107°F August 11, 1969
5 107°F August 11, 1943
6 106°F August 11, 2024
7 106°F August 11, 1946
8 106°F August 11, 1935
9 105°F August 11, 1934
10 104°F August 11, 2019

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 60°F August 11, 1968
2 60°F August 11, 1960
3 61°F August 11, 1989
4 62°F August 11, 1979
5 62°F August 11, 1893
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Childress

threshold: 103°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
108°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
55
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

148 of 222 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
87
2026 so far
99
Avg/year 1970–2025
113
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
142
Most in a year (1939)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Childress

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 23, 2011 – Aug 10, 2011 19 110°F (Aug 8) 106°F 78°F
2 Jul 31, 1943 – Aug 16, 1943 17 115°F (Aug 3) 108°F 74°F
3 Aug 11, 2024 – Aug 25, 2024 15 111°F (Aug 23) 107°F 76°F
4 Aug 7, 1934 – Aug 21, 1934 15 107°F (Aug 14) 105°F 78°F
5 Aug 16, 2011 – Aug 28, 2011 13 110°F (Aug 28) 106°F 76°F
6 Jul 8, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 13 106°F (Jul 14) 104°F 75°F
7 Jun 23, 1980 – Jul 4, 1980 12 112°F (Jun 24) 108°F 77°F
8 Aug 6, 1936 – Aug 16, 1936 11 114°F (Aug 12) 108°F 75°F
9 Aug 19, 1943 – Aug 29, 1943 11 111°F (Aug 20) 106°F 71°F
10 Jul 18, 1943 – Jul 28, 1943 11 110°F (Jul 23) 106°F 72°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

45
2026 so far
above-normal nights
37.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
85
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

11.02"
2026 YTD
Normal: 15.37"
-4.35"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 2.80"
-2.80"
4.34"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 8.51"
-4.17"
3
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

86.0°F

Average temperature · July 2026

29th-warmest month on record

17th-warmest July of 106 on record

+2.3° vs. 83.7° average (1991–2020)
90.9°F
Warmest month ever
August 2011
90.2°F
Warmest July ever
2011
30
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
107°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 17

Longest 90°F Streak in July

15 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 17–31, 2026, peaking at 106°F)

The longest July streak since 2025 (1 year). The July record is 31 days, set in 2022.


Average July Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 90.2°F
2 1934 89.0°F
3 1980 88.7°F
4 2022 88.6°F
5 2001 88.1°F
6 1978 87.7°F
7 1998 87.5°F
8 1954 87.4°F
9 1939 87.2°F
10 1969 87.1°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2011 90.9°F
2 July 2011 90.2°F
3 August 1943 89.1°F
4 July 1934 89.0°F
5 June 2011 88.8°F
6 July 1980 88.7°F
7 July 2022 88.6°F
8 August 1936 88.2°F
9 July 2001 88.1°F
10 August 2024 88.1°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Childress, TX 86.0°F 17th of 106
Lawton, OK 85.8°F 17th of 105
Borger, TX 85.3°F 7th of 78
Amarillo, TX 82.9°F 6th of 134
Wichita Falls, TX 86.5°F 31st of 103
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1245 complete months on record.