Childress, Texas, has hit 100°F or higher in 22 days in August 2026, with several daily high and low records broken. Today, a Dust Bowl period record could be broken, and more triple-digit temperatures are in the forecast.

A strong high pressure set up camp earlier in August and hasn't budged much in the last several weeks. Triple-digit heat has been baking big metro spots from Oklahoma City to Dallas-Fort Worth, all the way down to the Rio Grande. Air conditioners have also been cranking with little nighttime relief as temperatures have stayed in the 70s & 80s.

Childress, Texas, has a forecast high of106°F on the TemperatureRadar today, and it could come close to the 1936 record of 108°F. The 14-day trend shows a brief 'break' in the 90s, until another warm-up into the triple digits this weekend.