Updated-Thursday, November 09, 2006
22 No snow- Most of the time.
Most Christmas days in Corpus Christi can be spent wearing sandals, shorts and flip flops due to the mild winter weather. Some years a jacket may be required for the slightly chilly air. However, it was a white Christmas in '04, thrilling many Corpus Christians in what many believe was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Click here to see the snow photo galleries
Last time it snowed: Dec. 24-25, 2004; 4.4 inches
Previous measurable snow: Feb. 9, 1973; 1.3 inches
Biggest recorded snowfall: 5 inches, Jan. 29, 1897
Total recorded snowfalls: 26 days with measurable snow; 69 days with all types of snow since 1887 (including trace amounts and flurries). Snowfall in Corpus Christi tends to happen once every two years (including trace amounts and flurries).
Earliest recorded freeze: Oct. 30, 1993. The city saw flurries, but no accumulated snowfall. Temperatures dropped to 28 degrees.
Lowest low: 11 degrees, Feb. 12, 1899.
Average monthly temperatures: October, 73.9 degrees; November, 65.7 degrees; December, 58.3 degrees; January, 55.1 degrees; and February, 58.5 degrees
Non-white ChristmasES
Average Christmas temperature: 66 degrees
Hottest Christmas: 89 degrees, Dec. 25, 1964
Coldest Christmas: 14 degrees, Dec. 25, 1983
Source: National Weather Service; meteorologist Mark Lenz and Caller-Times Information Services
WINTER TEXANS
Total visits to Corpus Christi: 120,000 a year
Origin: Most are from Oklahoma, Michigan, and Illinois.
Average stay: 14.3 days a year
Average expenditure: $60.50 per day
Recreational habits: Play golf three times as much, hunt and fish twice as much as other visitors.
Source: Texas Department of Economic Development (Tourism Division)
Winter Visitor Counts
November December January February
1997: 5,681 5,855 7,643 10,595
1998: 5,381 6,597 8,873 10,239
1999: 8,311 7,452 12,230 15,022
2000: 7,194 6,476 11,769 16,545
Source: Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Burea