Childress climate

Childress Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Childress 2, 1.8 km from Childress

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 71°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.93 in over about 6 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Childress, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
1.93 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
103°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
19°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
34%
Days of 90°F or more
3.5
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 182°F55°F99°F 195135°F 198419%0%
Oct 282°F55°F101°F 200039°F 198519%0%
Oct 382°F54°F103°F 200042°F 196119%0%
Oct 481°F54°F95°F 199843°F 197519%0%
Oct 581°F53°F94°F 195641°F 199119%0%
Oct 681°F53°F92°F 202438°F 200119%0%
Oct 780°F53°F99°F 197936°F 201219%0%
Oct 880°F52°F103°F 197934°F 199219%0%
Oct 979°F52°F100°F 202132°F 200019%0%
Oct 1079°F51°F94°F 202435°F 200019%0%
Oct 1179°F51°F99°F 202035°F 201919%0%
Oct 1278°F50°F101°F 202433°F 201919%0%
Oct 1378°F50°F100°F 195432°F 198618%0%
Oct 1477°F50°F99°F 202032°F 196918%0%
Oct 1577°F49°F96°F 201535°F 201818%0%
Oct 1677°F49°F95°F 201434°F 200118%0%
Oct 1776°F48°F96°F 197234°F 197618%0%
Oct 1876°F48°F91°F 200533°F 194818%0%
Oct 1976°F47°F93°F 200531°F 198918%0%
Oct 2075°F47°F95°F 200729°F 197618%0%
Oct 2175°F47°F95°F 201233°F 198218%0%
Oct 2274°F46°F91°F 196134°F 199018%0%
Oct 2374°F46°F94°F 202134°F 198118%0%
Oct 2474°F46°F93°F 202430°F 200517%0%
Oct 2573°F45°F94°F 201133°F 195717%1%
Oct 2673°F45°F95°F 202125°F 202017%1%
Oct 2772°F44°F90°F 197525°F 202017%1%
Oct 2872°F44°F93°F 202431°F 197017%1%
Oct 2972°F44°F93°F 195023°F 198017%1%
Oct 3071°F43°F92°F 201021°F 199317%1%
Oct 3171°F43°F90°F 198719°F 201916%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Childress, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:48 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411694 (Childress 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023007, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.