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.)

                           MARCH

         Max      Min      Mean     Deg.     Deg.    
Day     Temp     Temp      Temp     HDD*     CDD      Precip.	   
1	62	35	48	17	0	0.04	   
2	62	35	49	16	0	0.04	   
3	62	36	49	16	0	0.04	   
4	63	36	49	16	0	0.04	   
5	63	36	50	15	0	0.04	   
6	63	36	50	15	0	0.04	   
7	63	37	50	15	0	0.04	   
8	64	37	50	14	0	0.04	   
9	64	37	51	14	0	0.04	   
10	64	38	51	14	0	0.04	   
11	65	38	51	14	0	0.04	   
12	65	38	52	13	0	0.04	   
13	65	38	52	13	0	0.04	   
14	66	39	52	13	0	0.04	   
15	66	39	52	13	0	0.05	   
16	66	39	53	12	0	0.05	   
17	67	39	53	12	0	0.05	   
18	67	40	53	12	0	0.05	   
19	67	40	54	11	0	0.05	   
20	68	40	54	11	0	0.05	   
21	68	40	54	11	0	0.05	   
22	68	41	54	11	0	0.05	   
23	68	41	55	10	0	0.05	   
24	69	41	55	10	0	0.05	   
25	69	41	55	10	0	0.05	   
26	69	42	56	10	0	0.05	   
27	70	42	56	9	0	0.05	   
28	70	42	56	9	0	0.05	   
29	70	43	56	9	0	0.05	   
30	71	43	57	9	0	0.05	   
31	71	43	57	8	1	0.05	   

Monthly	66.3	39.1	527	382	1	1.41	 
	   	 
*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.