Childress, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHILDRESS MUNI AP, TX US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Childress has an annual average temperature of 62.7°F with about 23.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 95.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.75 in) and January the driest (0.77 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,826
Cooling need
1,998

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

84 of 366 (23%) of Childress's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
9
1950s
54
1960s
26
1970s
31
1980s
25
1990s
38
2000s
44
2010s
77
2020s
62

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 54.6°F 29.0°F 41.8°F 0.77 in 1.4 in 4
February 58.3°F 32.2°F 45.2°F 0.89 in 0.6 in 4
March 67.7°F 40.2°F 54.0°F 1.36 in 0.6 in 5
April 76.2°F 48.4°F 62.3°F 2.30 in 0.2 in 6
May 84.1°F 58.7°F 71.4°F 3.50 in 8
June 92.0°F 67.7°F 79.9°F 3.75 in 8
July 95.9°F 71.5°F 83.7°F 1.96 in 6
August 94.5°F 69.9°F 82.2°F 2.80 in 7
September 86.7°F 62.0°F 74.4°F 2.38 in 6
October 76.3°F 50.0°F 63.1°F 1.95 in 0.4 in 6
November 64.5°F 38.6°F 51.6°F 1.19 in 1.0 in 4
December 55.0°F 30.6°F 42.8°F 0.82 in 1.3 in 4

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