WETTESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1893–2026

Childress, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
10.74in
year to date · normal 11.9"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 122 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.7in
36th driest of 123 yrs
44% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.04in
57th driest of 123 yrs
96% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
10.74in
44th driest of 121 yrs
90% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.32in
on Oct 20, 1983 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 154 days (to Apr 2, 1904)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 8 days

Year to Date vs Normal

90%
10.74" of a normal 11.9" · wettest 33.01" (1941) · driest 3.64" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 115-year record (1903–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 21.51" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194150.02in
2199539.08in
3201536.76in
4200436.72in
5199735.03in

Driest Years on Record

1195610.44in
2195411.31in
3201111.97in
4191712.57in
5196712.58in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~2.8") and driest in Jan (~0.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2015, 13.21".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Childress — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.46in
set in 1976

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 122 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.95″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.55″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.52″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.10″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.05″1963: 0.20″1964: 0.03″1965: 0.64″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.03″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.44″1972: 0.06″1973: 1.19″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 1.46″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 1.27″1982: 0.79″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.22″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.26″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.02″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.03″2009: 0.07″2010: 1.05″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.37″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.02″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.11″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″19101930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Childress's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Childress, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Childress's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Childress, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight13h 56m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.43°N, 100.28°W

Nearby Stations

Amarillo, TX97 mi NWLubbock, TX102 mi SWLawton, OK106 mi EWichita Falls, TX106 mi EBorger, TX107 mi NWAbilene, TX143 mi S

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