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National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
750 PM CDT Sat Oct 10 2026

...Warmest September on Record at Corpus Christi, Victoria, and
Laredo in 2026...

...Top 30 Driest September at Corpus Christi, Victoria, and
Laredo...

...34 Records Set or Tied for September 2026, Including Unofficial
Hourly Heat Index...

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 Corpus Christi (Record Period 1887 - 2026)
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Rankings
 Monthly Mean Temp................87.3
 Ranking Warmest..................1st
 Ranking Coldest..................140th
 Record Warmest (Temp/Year).......87.3/2026
 Record Coldest (Temp/Year).......75.9/1889
 Normal Mean Temp.................81.9

 Precipitation Total (in.)........1.40
 Ranking Wettest..................115th
 Ranking Driest...................26th
 Record Wettest (Precip/Year).....20.33/1967
 Record Driest (Precip/Year)......T/1920
 Normal Precipitation (in.).......5.42

 New Records
  Date     Record      Value   Previous Record
  09/02    Max Temp     102      102/2000
  09/02    Heat Index   114      112/2020
  09/05    High Min     82       82/1925
  09/07    Max Temp     100      100/2012
  09/11    Heat Index   112      108/2003
  09/11    High Min     81       81/1942
  09/12    High Min     81       81/1889
  09/15    Max Temp     99       98/1953
  09/17    Heat Index   110      110/2022
  09/29    Heat Index   109      108/1972
  09/30    Max Temp     97       97/1977
  09/30    Heat Index   110      110/1977

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Victoria (Record Period 1893 - 2026)
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Rankings
 Monthly Mean Temp................86.5
 Ranking Warmest..................1st
 Ranking Coldest..................116th
 Record Warmest (Temp/Year).......86.5/2026
 Record Coldest (Temp/Year).......76.3/1974
 Normal Mean Temp.................80.4

 Precipitation Total (in.)........1.56
 Ranking Wettest..................112th
 Ranking Driest...................22nd
 Record Wettest (Precip/Year).....19.05/1978
 Record Driest (Precip/Year)......0.00/1920
 Normal Precipitation (in.).......4.53

 New Records
  Date     Record      Value   Previous Record
  09/02    Heat Index   112      109/2014
  09/03    Heat Index   109      108/2023
  09/04    Heat Index   111      111/2023
  09/08    Heat Index   110      108/2023
  09/12    Heat Index   109      105/2010
  09/12    High Min     80       78/1978
  09/13    Heat Index   111      106/2023
  09/14    Heat Index   112      106/2023

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Laredo (Record Period 1887 - 2026)
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Rankings
 Monthly Mean Temp................90.2
 Ranking Warmest..................1st
 Ranking Coldest..................118th
 Record Warmest (Temp/Year).......90.2/2026
 Record Coldest (Temp/Year).......74.9/1924
 Normal Mean Temp.................83.0

 Precipitation Total (in.)........0.80
 Ranking Wettest..................104th
 Ranking Driest...................21st
 Record Wettest (Precip/Year).....12.94/1923
 Record Driest (Precip/Year)......0.00/1911
                                       1909
                                       1908
 Normal Precipitation (in.).......3.64

 New Records
  Date     Record      Value   Previous Record
  09/02    Max Temp     107      106/1912
  09/03    Max Temp     108      106/2011
  09/03    Heat Index   113      112/1996
  09/04    Max Temp     107      107/2000
  09/04    Heat Index   113      111/1970
  09/04    High Min     81       81/1970
  09/11    Max Temp     105      104/2000
  09/12    High Min     80       79/2010
  09/14    High Min     80       79/2023
  09/18    Heat Index   110      109/1949
  09/18    High Min     80       80/1965
  09/29    Heat Index   107      107/2005
  09/30    Heat Index   107      107/2021
  09/30    High Min     81       80/1986

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