Corpus Christi Weather Records (USC00412014)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Corpus Christi (USC00412014), Texas, United States, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi (USC00412014) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 27.80 latitude and -97.40 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1946 to 1980, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Corpus Christi still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Corpus Christi set a daily record precipitation of 7.9 mm (0.31 in) on 16 August 1980.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 27.80 latitude, -97.40 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1946 to 1980, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Corpus Christi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Corpus Christi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Corpus Christi still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 82.

Standing records at Corpus Christi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1946	7
1947	57
1948	57
1949	60
1950	71
1951	37
1952	61
1953	32
1954	17
1955	54
1956	43
1957	57
1958	32
1959	54
1960	26
1961	21
1962	60
1963	57
1964	45
1965	43
1966	32
1967	82
1968	33
1969	31
1970	40
1971	48
1972	32
1973	35
1974	51
1975	38
1976	53
1977	15
1978	28
1979	31
1980	24

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 210.3 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Corpus Christi. The most was 210.3 mm (8.3 in) on 24 April 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Corpus Christi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	5 January 1958
Feb	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 February 1972
Mar	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 March 1974
Apr	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	24 April 1956
May	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	9 May 1968
Jun	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	3 June 1968
Jul	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	16 July 1949
Aug	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	2 August 1971
Sep	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	7 September 1955
Oct	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	16 October 1960
Nov	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 November 1947
Dec	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 December 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1946 to 1980

35 years of record at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1980.

Days with data per year at Corpus Christi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1946	29	8%	No
1947	307	84%	No
1948	327	89%	No
1949	324	89%	No
1950	340	93%	Yes
1951	341	93%	Yes
1952	335	92%	Yes
1953	175	48%	No
1954	117	32%	No
1955	355	97%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	334	92%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	352	96%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	239	65%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Corpus Christi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily low max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily low min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	tie	29 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1980	Corpus Christi, US	daily high min (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1948 to 1978

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Corpus Christi, 1948 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.3 C (72.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 21.1 C (70.0 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 23.7 C (74.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Corpus Christi as warming stripes, 1948 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1948	22.1 C	-0.16 C
1949	22.2 C	-0.02 C
1951	22.2 C	-0.04 C
1952	21.9 C	-0.32 C
1955	22.8 C	+0.51 C
1956	23.1 C	+0.79 C
1957	22.9 C	+0.59 C
1958	21.8 C	-0.43 C
1959	21.9 C	-0.32 C
1960	21.8 C	-0.47 C
1961	22.2 C	-0.09 C
1963	22.9 C	+0.59 C
1964	22.4 C	+0.15 C
1965	23.0 C	+0.74 C
1966	21.6 C	-0.64 C
1967	22.5 C	+0.21 C
1968	21.7 C	-0.58 C
1969	22.5 C	+0.28 C
1970	21.9 C	-0.35 C
1971	23.7 C	+1.46 C
1972	22.6 C	+0.35 C
1974	22.1 C	-0.18 C
1975	22.4 C	+0.12 C
1976	21.1 C	-1.17 C
1977	22.2 C	-0.11 C
1978	21.2 C	-1.04 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1946 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Corpus Christi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1951	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	1956	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	444.9 mm (17.5 in)	1971	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1957	45 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Corpus Christi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1946	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1947	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Corpus Christi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1946	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1947	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1948	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1951	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1952	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1953	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1954	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1955	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1956	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1957	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1959	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1960	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1961	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1962	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1963	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1964	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1965	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1966	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1969	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1970	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1971	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1972	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1975	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1977	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1979	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1980	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. The record is 210.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.0 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Corpus Christi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1947	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1949	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1954	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1956	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1957	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1959	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1960	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1961	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1967	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1968	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1969	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1972	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1974	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1978	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1979	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1980	151.1 mm (5.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. The record is 444.9 mm (17.5 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.8 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Corpus Christi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1947	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1948	221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1949	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1950	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1952	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1953	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955	265.4 mm (10.4 in)
1956	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1957	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1959	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1960	317.2 mm (12.5 in)
1961	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1962	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1966	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967	322.3 mm (12.7 in)
1968	280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1969	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1970	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	444.9 mm (17.5 in)
1972	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1973	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1974	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1975	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1976	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1977	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1978	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1979	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1980	212.6 mm (8.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Corpus Christi, 1946 to 1980. The record is 71 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Corpus Christi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946	11 days
1947	27 days
1948	45 days
1949	37 days
1950	44 days
1951	38 days
1952	52 days
1953	43 days
1954	62 days
1955	32 days
1956	67 days
1957	71 days
1958	47 days
1959	29 days
1960	31 days
1961	40 days
1962	52 days
1963	58 days
1964	45 days
1965	24 days
1966	56 days
1967	56 days
1968	33 days
1969	57 days
1970	57 days
1971	56 days
1972	45 days
1973	48 days
1974	44 days
1975	36 days
1976	42 days
1977	65 days
1978	39 days
1979	42 days
1980	58 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1948 to 1979

A day with at least 99.8 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 262.5 mm (10.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Corpus Christi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
5 years	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
10 years	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
25 years	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
50 years	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	262.5 mm (10.3 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1948 to 1979.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 210.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1956; 198.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1971; 196.3 mm (7.7 in) in 1955.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).