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Weather extremes
How extreme does Corpus Christi's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Corpus Christi has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Corpus Christi has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 18°F hotter than a normal September afternoon in Corpus Christi (typical high near 91°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 37°F colder than a normal December night in Corpus Christi (typical low near 50°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Corpus Christi usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 2.5 in).
The three most extreme on record
Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Corpus Christi averages about 0 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Corpus Christi's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — September's 109°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Corpus Christi (NOAA GHCN station USW00012924), about 11 km from the city centre.