Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Childs (USC00021614), Arizona, United States, with 91 years of record.
Key Facts for Childs
Childs (USC00021614) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 34.35 latitude and -111.70 longitude, 808 m (2,650 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 2005, 91 years of record.
1,464 records set at Childs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Childs tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 41.7 C (107.1 F) on 23 May 2005.
About the Station
Location: Arizona, United States, 34.35 latitude, -111.70 longitude.
Elevation: 808 m (2,650 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 2005, 91 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Childs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Childs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.7 C (116.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.8 C (118.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
46.1 C (115.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Childs still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Childs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
3
1916
28
1917
27
1918
20
1919
25
1920
11
1921
24
1922
39
1923
13
1924
9
1925
13
1926
8
1927
13
1928
4
1929
6
1930
9
1931
16
1932
16
1933
16
1934
15
1935
35
1936
16
1937
36
1938
20
1939
31
1940
17
1941
6
1942
14
1943
16
1944
15
1945
13
1946
19
1947
61
1948
16
1949
33
1950
21
1951
16
1952
6
1953
6
1954
13
1955
27
1956
18
1957
16
1958
14
1959
14
1960
13
1961
16
1962
21
1963
19
1964
14
1965
17
1966
7
1967
13
1968
10
1969
10
1970
8
1971
38
1972
20
1973
15
1974
14
1975
14
1976
21
1977
21
1978
10
1979
9
1980
24
1981
11
1982
5
1983
6
1984
2
1985
16
1986
12
1987
15
1988
17
1989
34
1990
36
1991
22
1992
11
1993
10
1994
7
1995
12
1996
12
1997
14
1998
7
1999
7
2000
15
2001
9
2002
12
2003
14
2004
9
2005
1
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Childs between 12 July 1958 and 3 February 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Childs set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1958-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1985-02-03
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Childs. The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 12 September 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Childs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2 January 1922
Feb
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
8 February 1994
Mar
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1 March 1991
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
17 April 1917
May
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
9 May 1922
Jun
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
14 June 1955
Jul
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
22 July 1954
Aug
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
28 August 1951
Sep
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
12 September 1927
Oct
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 October 1972
Nov
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
27 November 1919
Dec
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
19 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 2005
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
91 years of record at Childs, 1915 to 2005. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 71 complete years at Childs, 1925 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.0 C (64.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 16.4 C (61.4 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 19.7 C (67.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Childs as warming stripes, 1925 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1925
18.5 C
+0.48 C
1926
18.3 C
+0.30 C
1928
18.4 C
+0.42 C
1929
17.4 C
-0.58 C
1930
17.4 C
-0.59 C
1931
17.6 C
-0.38 C
1932
16.5 C
-1.49 C
1933
16.7 C
-1.32 C
1934
18.7 C
+0.73 C
1935
16.9 C
-1.07 C
1936
17.5 C
-0.43 C
1938
16.8 C
-1.13 C
1939
16.8 C
-1.22 C
1941
17.8 C
-0.20 C
1942
18.4 C
+0.40 C
1943
19.1 C
+1.15 C
1945
17.6 C
-0.39 C
1946
18.6 C
+0.61 C
1948
18.4 C
+0.40 C
1949
17.0 C
-0.99 C
1950
19.2 C
+1.27 C
1952
17.6 C
-0.38 C
1953
18.3 C
+0.28 C
1954
18.9 C
+0.91 C
1955
17.2 C
-0.75 C
1956
18.9 C
+0.90 C
1957
18.2 C
+0.27 C
1958
18.9 C
+0.89 C
1959
19.2 C
+1.18 C
1960
18.7 C
+0.70 C
1961
18.8 C
+0.86 C
1962
18.9 C
+0.92 C
1963
18.8 C
+0.85 C
1964
17.8 C
-0.17 C
1965
18.0 C
+0.06 C
1967
17.5 C
-0.52 C
1968
18.1 C
+0.12 C
1969
17.8 C
-0.16 C
1970
16.9 C
-1.03 C
1971
16.4 C
-1.61 C
1972
17.8 C
-0.13 C
1973
17.3 C
-0.66 C
1974
18.1 C
+0.13 C
1975
17.0 C
-0.95 C
1976
17.2 C
-0.79 C
1978
17.9 C
-0.09 C
1979
17.8 C
-0.20 C
1980
18.8 C
+0.83 C
1981
19.1 C
+1.12 C
1982
17.5 C
-0.46 C
1983
17.5 C
-0.43 C
1984
18.1 C
+0.13 C
1985
17.8 C
-0.13 C
1987
17.9 C
-0.06 C
1988
18.7 C
+0.71 C
1989
19.7 C
+1.72 C
1990
18.8 C
+0.79 C
1991
18.3 C
+0.30 C
1992
16.9 C
-1.03 C
1993
17.4 C
-0.54 C
1994
17.8 C
-0.22 C
1995
17.9 C
-0.05 C
1996
18.6 C
+0.64 C
1997
17.8 C
-0.21 C
1998
16.9 C
-1.10 C
1999
18.2 C
+0.22 C
2000
18.6 C
+0.67 C
2001
18.3 C
+0.37 C
2002
18.4 C
+0.42 C
2003
18.3 C
+0.36 C
2004
17.4 C
-0.53 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1925 to 2004 is 0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 71 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Childs
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.11) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1925 to 2004
71
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.04 to 0.16) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1925 to 2004
71
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.09 to 0.12) per decade
0.02 F (-0.16 to 0.21) per decade
1925 to 2004
71
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1915 to 2005
Yearly extremes at Childs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1958
44.4 C (111.9 F)
91
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1937
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
91
Wettest day (Rx1day)
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1927
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1978
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
91
Longest dry spell (CDD)
151 days
1972
58 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Childs, 1915 to 2005. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 C (111.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Childs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1921
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1922
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1923
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1924
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1925
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1926
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1927
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1928
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1929
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1932
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1937
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1938
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1939
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1942
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1943
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1944
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1948
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1949
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1950
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1951
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1952
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1953
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1954
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1956
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1957
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1958
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1959
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1960
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1961
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1962
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1963
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1964
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1965
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1966
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1967
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1968
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1969
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1970
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1971
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1972
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1973
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1974
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1975
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1976
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1977
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1978
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1979
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1981
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1982
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1984
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1985
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1986
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1988
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1989
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1990
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1991
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1992
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1993
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1994
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1995
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1996
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1997
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1998
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1999
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2000
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2001
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2002
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2003
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2004
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2005
41.7 C (107.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Childs, 1915 to 2005. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.1 C (21.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Childs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1917
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1918
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1921
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1922
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1923
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1924
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1925
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1926
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1928
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1929
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1930
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1932
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1933
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1935
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1936
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1941
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1943
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1944
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1946
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1948
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1951
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1954
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1956
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1958
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1978
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1981
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1983
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1984
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1986
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1990
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1991
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1992
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1995
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1996
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2003
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2005
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Childs, 1915 to 2005. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Childs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1920
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1928
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1929
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1940
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1955
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1959
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1966
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1974
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1982
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1987
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1993
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1995
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1997
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1998
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1999
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2003
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2004
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2005
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Childs, 1915 to 2005. The record is 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.2 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Childs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1917
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1918
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1919
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1920
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1921
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1924
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1927
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1928
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1929
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1930
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1932
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1933
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1934
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1939
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1941
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1942
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1950
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1952
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954
114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1955
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1956
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1958
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1962
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1966
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967
150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1968
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1971
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1974
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1977
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1978
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1979
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1980
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1981
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1983
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1984
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1985
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1988
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1989
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1990
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1991
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1992
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1993
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1994
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1995
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1996
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1997
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
2000
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2001
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2002
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2003
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2004
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2005
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Childs, 1915 to 2005. The record is 151 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Childs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
24 days
1916
48 days
1917
109 days
1918
66 days
1919
32 days
1920
115 days
1921
93 days
1922
46 days
1923
62 days
1924
74 days
1925
44 days
1926
85 days
1927
40 days
1928
65 days
1929
85 days
1930
43 days
1931
60 days
1932
48 days
1933
51 days
1934
49 days
1935
29 days
1936
92 days
1937
60 days
1938
68 days
1939
63 days
1940
30 days
1941
33 days
1942
62 days
1943
70 days
1944
53 days
1945
71 days
1946
87 days
1947
50 days
1948
43 days
1949
36 days
1950
85 days
1951
57 days
1952
66 days
1953
53 days
1954
62 days
1955
40 days
1956
75 days
1957
35 days
1958
40 days
1959
44 days
1960
63 days
1961
75 days
1962
63 days
1963
76 days
1964
58 days
1965
31 days
1966
54 days
1967
63 days
1968
34 days
1969
60 days
1970
74 days
1971
52 days
1972
151 days
1973
95 days
1974
95 days
1975
81 days
1976
67 days
1977
49 days
1978
79 days
1979
42 days
1980
49 days
1981
31 days
1982
55 days
1983
43 days
1984
71 days
1985
53 days
1986
62 days
1987
56 days
1988
54 days
1989
51 days
1990
41 days
1991
98 days
1992
41 days
1993
75 days
1994
25 days
1995
51 days
1996
63 days
1997
43 days
1998
52 days
1999
98 days
2000
77 days
2001
52 days
2002
98 days
2003
59 days
2004
97 days
2005
35 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
71 years with a frost
Across 71 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Childs falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 16 November, which leaves a median of 231 days between them.
In 1973 to 2004 the median growing season was 233 days. That is 3 days more than in 1925 to 1960.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Childs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1925 to 1960)
Recent period (1973 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 March
31 March
29 March
2 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 November
17 November
17 November
no change
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
231 days
230 days
233 days
3 days more
+1.3 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
85 years, 1917 to 2004
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 100.8 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Childs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
100 years
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 85 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 85 years of values from 1917 to 2004.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1927; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1978; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1983.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Childs, at 1992. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Childs, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1992
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.