Childress 3 W Weather Records (USC00411696)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Childress 3 W (USC00411696), Texas, United States, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Childress 3 W

Childress 3 W (USC00411696) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 34.43 latitude and -100.25 longitude, 601 m (1,972 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1946, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Childress 3 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Childress 3 W tied a daily record precipitation of 3.8 mm (0.15 in) on 11 December 1946.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 34.43 latitude, -100.25 longitude.
Elevation: 601 m (1,972 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1946, 54 years.
Eligible elements: tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Childress 3 W. 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 Childress 3 W, 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)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	46.1 C (115.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Childress 3 W still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 69.

Standing records at Childress 3 W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	63
1894	54
1896	17
1897	26
1898	38
1902	39
1903	53
1904	57
1905	48
1906	52
1907	52
1908	26
1909	31
1928	43
1929	39
1930	54
1931	41
1932	57
1933	53
1934	69
1935	42
1936	65
1937	41
1938	53
1939	54
1940	48
1941	24
1942	39
1943	55
1944	30
1945	48
1946	53

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Childress 3 W between 2 January 1943 and 2 January 1943. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Childress 3 W. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 27 May 1902.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Childress 3 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 January 1907
Feb	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	17 February 1911
Mar	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 March 1929
Apr	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2 April 1919
May	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 May 1902
Jun	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 July 1933
Aug	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9 August 1893
Sep	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 September 1942
Oct	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 October 1923
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 November 1909
Dec	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1946

32 years of record at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1902, 1904, 1908 and others.

Days with data per year at Childress 3 W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	276	76%	No
1894	303	83%	No
1896	49	13%	No
1897	170	47%	No
1898	265	73%	No
1902	240	66%	No
1903	361	99%	Yes
1904	317	87%	No
1905	363	99%	Yes
1906	329	90%	Yes
1907	360	99%	Yes
1908	150	41%	No
1909	191	52%	No
1928	278	76%	No
1929	361	99%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	360	98%	Yes
1933	361	99%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	353	97%	Yes
1936	357	98%	Yes
1937	360	99%	Yes
1938	360	99%	Yes
1939	362	99%	Yes
1940	359	98%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	358	98%	Yes
1943	357	98%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Childress 3 W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1946	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1903 to 1946

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Childress 3 W, 1903 to 1946. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 15.4 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1939, at 18.0 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Childress 3 W as warming stripes, 1903 to 1946
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1903	16.2 C	-0.64 C
1905	15.4 C	-1.36 C
1907	17.1 C	+0.27 C
1929	15.8 C	-0.98 C
1930	16.5 C	-0.31 C
1931	16.9 C	+0.11 C
1932	16.7 C	-0.07 C
1933	17.8 C	+0.97 C
1936	17.3 C	+0.45 C
1937	16.6 C	-0.22 C
1938	17.9 C	+1.05 C
1939	18.0 C	+1.17 C
1940	16.6 C	-0.25 C
1941	16.3 C	-0.48 C
1942	16.6 C	-0.25 C
1943	16.8 C	-0.01 C
1944	16.5 C	-0.31 C
1945	16.7 C	-0.14 C
1946	17.8 C	+0.97 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1893 to 1946

Yearly extremes at Childress 3 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1943	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1930	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1902	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	1902	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	46
Longest dry spell (CDD)	93 days	1904	43 days	47

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Childress 3 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1894	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1896	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1897	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1898	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1904	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1905	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1906	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1908	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1929	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1938	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1944	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1945	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1946	43.3 C (109.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Childress 3 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1894	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1896	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1897	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1898	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1902	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1903	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1904	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1905	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1907	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1908	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1909	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1929	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1935	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1941	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1943	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Childress 3 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1894	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1896	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1897	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1898	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1902	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1907	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1912	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1928	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1933	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1936	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1942	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. The record is 200.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.1 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Childress 3 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	n/a
1897	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1898	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1902	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1903	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1906	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1909	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1910	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1912	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1913	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1914	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1915	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1916	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1919	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1923	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1924	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1925	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1927	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1929	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1930	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1933	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1936	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1937	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1942	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1943	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1945	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946	84.5 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Childress 3 W, 1893 to 1946. The record is 93 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Childress 3 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	61 days
1894	31 days
1896	1 day
1897	38 days
1898	31 days
1902	26 days
1903	61 days
1904	93 days
1905	33 days
1906	49 days
1907	74 days
1908	37 days
1909	49 days
1910	61 days
1911	42 days
1912	75 days
1913	38 days
1914	92 days
1915	75 days
1916	68 days
1917	53 days
1918	42 days
1919	18 days
1923	20 days
1924	69 days
1925	55 days
1926	32 days
1927	43 days
1928	36 days
1929	45 days
1930	42 days
1931	23 days
1932	45 days
1933	31 days
1934	56 days
1935	38 days
1936	66 days
1937	35 days
1938	47 days
1939	51 days
1940	47 days
1941	43 days
1942	45 days
1943	54 days
1944	33 days
1945	31 days
1946	36 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1903 to 1946

A day with at least 60.0 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.8 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Childress 3 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1903 to 1946.

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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1942; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1944; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1941.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).