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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
618 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...TOP 2 DRIEST OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER PERIODS ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS RECORDED IN 2010-2011...
...TOP 5 WARMEST SEPTEMBERS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS RECORDED IN 2011...

THE DROUGHT ACROSS TEXAS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HISTORIC PRECIPITATION
AND TEMPERATURE RECORDS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. BELOW ARE THE TOP 5
DRIEST WATER YEARS (OCTOBER 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 PERIODS) ON
RECORD FOR SELECT LOCATIONS. ALSO LISTED ARE THE TOP 5 WARMEST SEPTEMBER
MEAN TEMPERATURE RECORDS AND TOP 5 WARMEST SEPTEMBER AVERAGE HIGH
TEMP RECORDS FOR SELECT LOCATIONS.
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THE DRIEST OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER PERIODS ON RECORD AT CORPUS
CHRISTI ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  INCHES  YEAR
1.....5.81....1916-1917
2.....10.22...2010-2011*
3.....12.26...1936-1937
4.....12.98...1961-1962
5.....13.14...2008-2009

(NOTE...CORPUS CHRISTI EXPERIENCED THEIR WETTEST WATER PERIOD ON
RECORD IN 2009-2010 WITH 52.53 INCHES. THIS IS FOLLOWED THE VERY
NEXT YEAR BY THEIR SECOND DRIEST WATER PERIOD ON RECORD LISTED
ABOVE)

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THE DRIEST OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER PERIODS ON RECORD AT LAREDO
ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  INCHES  YEAR
1.....4.76....2010-2011*
2.....6.03....1964-1965
3.....9.74....2008-2009
4.....11.62...1983-1984
5.....12.02...1999-2000

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THE DRIEST OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER PERIODS ON RECORD AT VICTORIA 
ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  INCHES  YEAR
1.....11.89...2010-2011*
2.....14.64...1955-1956
3.....17.68...2008-2009
4.....18.26...1953-1954
5.....20.84...1987-1988
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THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER MEAN TEMPERATURES ON RECORD AT CORPUS
CHRISTI ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  MEAN TEMP  YEAR
1.....85.5.......1977
2.....84.5.......2005
3.....84.2.......1954
4.....83.9.......2011*
5.....83.6.......1941

THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES ON RECORD
AT CORPUS CHRISTI ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  AVG HIGH TEMP  YEAR
1.....96.1...........2011*
2.....96.0...........1977
3.....94.5...........2005
4.....93.2...........2000
5.....92.9...........1965/1982/1997

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THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER MEAN TEMPERATURES ON RECORD AT LAREDO ARE
LISTED BELOW:

RANK  MEAN TEMP  YEAR
1.....88.1.......2005
2.....87.5.......1986/2011*
4.....86.6.......1977
5.....86.5.......1997

THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES ON RECORD
AT LAREDO ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  AVG HIGH TEMP  YEAR
1.....100.7..........2011*
2.....100.3..........2005
3.....100.0..........1997
4.....98.8...........1986
5.....98.6...........1977

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THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER MEAN TEMPERATURES ON RECORD AT VICTORIA ARE
LISTED BELOW:

RANK  MEAN TEMP  YEAR
1.....86.1.......1911
2.....84.7.......1912
3.....84.3.......2005
4.....84.1.......1954
5.....83.3.......1933/2011*

THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES ON RECORD
AT VICTORIA ARE LISTED BELOW:

RANK  AVG HIGH TEMP  YEAR
1.....98.0...........1911
2.....97.9...........1912
3.....97.2...........2011*
4.....95.5...........2005
5.....95.3...........1920/1954

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JR