Daily Normals of Temperature, Heating* and Cooling Degree Days, and 
                    Precipitation 1971-2000 for 
                        Childress, TX 
     (Lat. 34° 25' 39"; Long. 100° 17' 00"; Elevation 1951 ft.)

                         FEBRUARY

         Max      Min      Mean     Deg.     Deg.    
Day     Temp     Temp      Temp     HDD*     CDD      Precip.	   
1	54	29	41	24	0	0.02	   
2	54	29	42	24	0	0.03	   
3	55	29	42	23	0	0.03	   
4	55	29	42	23	0	0.03	   
5	55	29	42	23	0	0.03	   
6	55	30	43	23	0	0.03	   
7	55	30	43	23	0	0.03	   
8	56	30	43	22	0	0.03	   
9	56	30	43	22	0	0.03	   
10	56	30	43	22	0	0.03	   
11	56	31	44	22	0	0.03	   
12	57	31	44	21	0	0.03	   
13	57	31	44	21	0	0.03	   
14	57	31	44	21	0	0.03	   
15	58	32	45	21	0	0.03	   
16	58	32	45	20	0	0.03	   
17	58	32	45	20	0	0.04	   
18	58	32	45	20	0	0.04	   
19	59	33	46	20	0	0.04	   
20	59	33	46	19	0	0.04	   
21	59	33	46	19	0	0.04	   
22	60	33	46	19	0	0.04	   
23	60	34	47	18	0	0.04	   
24	60	34	47	18	0	0.04	   
25	60	34	47	18	0	0.04	   
26	61	34	48	18	0	0.04	   
27	61	35	48	17	0	0.04	   
28	61	35	48	17	0	0.04	   

Monthly	57.5	31.6	446	578	0	0.95	 

	   	 
*Heating Degree Days have a season from July 1 to June 30. 

Degree Days Base Temperature = 65 Deg F
Temperature Units = Deg F
Precipitation Units = Inches.

Notes-  In leap years use the February 28th values for the 29th and 
        adjust the degree day monthly totals accordingly.