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.)

                            MAY

         Max      Min      Mean     Deg.     Deg.    
Day     Temp     Temp      Temp     HDD*     CDD      Precip.	   
1	79	53	66	3	3	0.09	   
2	79	53	66	3	4	0.09	   
3	80	53	67	2	4	0.09	   
4	80	54	67	2	4	0.10	   
5	80	54	67	2	4	0.10	   
6	80	54	67	2	4	0.10	   
7	81	55	68	2	4	0.10	   
8	81	55	68	2	5	0.10	   
9	81	56	68	2	5	0.10	   
10	81	56	69	2	5	0.11	   
11	81	56	69	1	5	0.11	   
12	82	57	69	1	5	0.11	   
13	82	57	69	1	6	0.11	   
14	82	57	70	1	6	0.11	   
15	82	58	70	1	6	0.11	   
16	83	58	70	1	6	0.11	   
17	83	58	71	1	6	0.11	   
18	83	58	71	1	7	0.12	   
19	83	59	71	1	7	0.12	   
20	84	59	71	1	7	0.12	   
21	84	59	72	1	7	0.12	   
22	84	60	72	1	8	0.12	   
23	85	60	72	1	8	0.12	   
24	85	60	73	0	8	0.12	   
25	85	61	73	0	8	0.12	   
26	85	61	73	0	9	0.12	   
27	86	61	73	0	9	0.12	   
28	86	61	74	0	9	0.12	   
29	86	62	74	0	9	0.13	   
30	87	62	74	0	10	0.13	   
31	87	62	75	0	10	0.13	   

Monthly	82.8	57.7	703	35	198	3.46	 
	   	 
*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.