Entering a period of cooler weather with shower chances
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THIS MORNING…
In the wake of a chilly entrance that has cleared CT, we’re nonetheless dealing with a few scattered showers this morning. Cooler, much less humid air is overspreading the state. Under a principally cloudy sky temps backside out within the 50s statewide. Again, seize that umbrella, we’re going to be dealing with showers in elements of the state till about 10am.
THE REST OF THIS WEEK…
Today, as talked about above, scattered showers shall be doable by means of the morning hours. Thereafter, we’re overcast with solely maybe some partial clearing (inland) earlier than sundown. It shall be noticeably much less humid and cooler with highs within the 60s (again under common). Tomorrow, we finish the work week milder (in comparison with right this moment). While dry, scattered mid and high-level cloudiness will probably filter any sunshine.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND…
Our Next Big Thing is concentrated on the Holiday weekend as temperatures shall be working under regular; moreover, rounds of showers are doable… so not a super Holiday weekend by any means, however not a washout both. Saturday, showers seem to turn out to be probably later within the day (from southwest to northeast). We’re forecasting highs within the 60s inland, higher 50s alongside the shoreline. Those showers probably linger into the primary half of Sunday, thereafter we’ll be principally cloudy with highs down a couple levels in comparison with Saturday. For Memorial Day Monday, whereas most of the time needs to be dry, an remoted shower can’t be dominated out. We’ll spherical out the 3-day weekend with highs nearer to 70 inland and within the mid-60s alongside the shoreline.
NEXT WEEK…
Beyond MDW, we’re dry & brighter. Also, we anticipate highs again above common as we development hotter Tuesday into Wednesday.
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MAY 19 HEAT…
As quickly because the temperature hit 90 (Bradley Airport) at Noon on Tuesday, our 1st warmth wave of the 12 months turned official. But it obtained hotter. With a excessive of 96, a new May 19th document for the Hartford Area was achieved (prior document of 94 was from 1962). And, one should return to July 29th of final 12 months to seek out a day equally as scorching, making May nineteenth the most well liked day in almost 10 months! Wednesday, the twentieth, we managed to eek out 90 levels at Bradley, thus bringing our warmth wave to 4 days!
On the nineteenth, at Bridgeport, the temperature reached 88 levels. While definitely heat, it was 1° from the document excessive that was set in 2017!
APRIL 21 RECORD COLD…
Temperatures on Tuesday, 04.21 bottomed out at 27 for the Hartford Area. This tied the document low of 27 from 1961. In Bridgeport, the temperature was 33, so the document of 29 from 1956 was secure.
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APRIL 16 HEAT…
Temperatures on Thursday, 04.16 peaked at close to document ranges. The Hartford Area (as measured at Bradley International Airport) reached 90! While this fell brief of the document of 92, it’s the third earliest we’ve hit 90 since data started in 1905. Bridgeport reached 83, 2 levels shy of the document of 85.
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MARCH RECORD WARMTH…
Monday, March ninth, was one for the document books, a minimum of in Bridgeport the place the document excessive of 64 from 2021 was tied! Meanwhile, for the Hartford Area, it was delicate however not heat sufficient to get remotely near the March 9th document of 81. The temp managed to hit 70, the primary time to take action since October nineteenth!
While the ninth was notable for the shoreline, Tuesday, March tenth was record-shattering for the Hartford Area because the temperature reached June-like ranges. The March 10th document excessive was 72 from 2016 – we hit 79! Wednesday was additionally unseasonably heat, with an official excessive temperature of 74… simply *1* diploma shy of the document of 75 (set in 1977).
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METEOROLOGICAL WINTER…
Meteorological winter ran from 12.01 to 02.28, and it was each chilly and snowy in comparison with common. The common temperature was 25.6°, a full 4.1° under common. During the season, 52.3″ of snow fell, 13.2″ greater than regular. In Bridgeport, a powerful 55.9″ of snow fell, which is a whopping 31.2″ above common!
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BLIZZARD CALVIN…
Three NWS websites met blizzard standards in Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven and Groton/New London. The standards? Visibility of 1/4 mile or much less and wind speeds (sustained or frequent gusts) of 35 mph or greater… over a minimum of a 3 hour period. Additionally, the snowfall experiences had been spectacular. Shoreline cities, particularly in southeastern Connecticut, obtained 20″ and better, with an official report of 30.8″ in Stonington and a couple of ft in Mystic. Wind gusts reached 55 mph alongside the shoreline.
We named this storm Blizzard Calvin, following our naming custom that dates again to 1971. The final blizzard in our space was over a decade in the past, Blizzard Charlotte, in February of 2013. While it dropped 22.3” within the Hartford space, the jackpot was in Hamden the place 40″ was measured!
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WINTER STORM BENJAMIN…
Winter Storm Benjamin was the most important snowstorm CT has skilled in nearly a decade. The Hartford Area obtained 17.3″, beating out the 16.2″ that fell between February 18-19 in 2017. It produced a widespread 12-20″ of snow with some regionally greater quantities. The jackpot was in Falls Village, the place 22.0″ fell! While there was a bit of sleet that blended in alongside the shoreline, official observations nonetheless eclipsed the 12″ mark.
The snow ramped up on Sunday, January twenty fifth, spreading throughout Connecticut round dawn. Snowfall charges had been rising shortly, with noticed charges of 1-2″ by the afternoon. With air temperatures within the single digits, there was definitely a fluff issue at play! This additionally meant it felt chilly outdoors… with the breeze, wind chill values had been under zero for many of the day. The snow got here down steadily and closely by means of the night, truly fizzling out at evening.
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DID YOU FEEL IT, HEAR IT?
At 5:36 pm Wednesday, January 7th, the seismometer on the East Haddam Historical Society Museum measured a small earthquake. According to the USGS, it was situated 1 miles south of Moodus, 5.6 miles deep and measured 1.9 magnitude. These quakes/tremors result in the generally recognized “Moodus Noises” that traditionally happen close to/round Moodus, therefore the identify.
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2025…
The numbers are in, and 2025 didn’t have huge departures from common. The common temperature was 51.5°, 0.5° above regular. August, November and December had been cooler than regular, however the remainder of the 12 months was hotter. Total precipitation (rain and the liquid equal of something frozen) was a little under common with a whole of 46.63″. This is barely 0.42″ shy of common (the Hartford Area averages 47.05″). Snow for the calendar 12 months was under common, too. Only 27.2″ fell, whereas common is 51.7″. There had been *0* confirmed tornadoes in Connecticut, the primary time since 2017.
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WINTER STORM ABRAHAM…
An space of low stress shifting simply to our south introduced the primary vital snowfall of the season – and our first named storm of winter – to Connecticut. Snow started on the night of Friday, December twenty sixth and continued in a single day by means of the morning of Saturday, December twenty seventh earlier than dissipating.
Bands of heavy snow introduced noticed snowfall charges of 1-3″ per hour at instances Friday night. Winter Storm Abraham produced over 6″ of snowfall in lots of areas. Some of the very best experiences had been throughout central and western CT: New Milford – 10.5″, New Preston – 9.9″, Meriden – 9.0″, Naugatuck – 8.5″, Higganum – 8.0″ & Bristol- 8.0″.
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DECEMBER 19 RECORD WARMTH, WIND AND RAIN…
A potent storm system moved by means of the Great Lakes on Friday, December 19. Ahead of the chilly entrance, southerly winds throughout Connecticut gusted as much as and over 60 miles per hour! Some notable gusts: 67 mph in Groton, 64 mph in Willimantic, 63 mph in Middletown, 60 mph in Berlin. Scattered energy outages had been reported throughout Connecticut. Also, about an inch of rain fell all through Connecticut.
That robust southerly wind introduced document heat to Connecticut. For Bradley, the place the Hartford Area data are stored, the temperature peaked at 58… beating the previous document of 54 (set in 1949) by a number of levels. In Bridgeport, the temperature climbed to 57, tying the document of 57 set in 1967.
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DECEMBER 5 RECORD COLD…
High stress moved in behind an Arctic entrance on December 5. Low temperatures had been within the single digits and teenagers. In Bridgeport, we set a new day by day document low temperature of 15 simply earlier than dawn – breaking the earlier document from 1989 by two levels. Climate data in Bridgeport date again to 1948. The Hartford Area fell to five levels. The document is 3, set in 1976.
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DECEMBER 2 SNOW, ICY MIX AND RAIN…
On December 2, a coastal storm introduced a combine of snow, freezing rain, sleet and rain to Connecticut. It started within the morning and wrapped up within the night. Snow gathered alongside and northwest of I-84, with the very best totals near the Massachusetts border (5.0″ in Canaan, 4.0″ in Simsbury). It was additionally the primary measurable snow at Bradley with 2.4″ recorded. The roads had been fairly slick with a number of spin-outs and crashes reported. This was a rain occasion for the shoreline from begin to end, dropping nearly an inch of rain in SE CT.
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OCTOBER 30 & 31 WIND & RAIN…
On October 30, low stress moved up the Appalachians, bringing a slug of rain to Connecticut. Rain ramped up within the afternoon and night, ending after midnight on October 31. Some notable totals: 3.99″ in Hamden, 3.94″ in Waterbury, 3.26″ in Bristol. Southern and Central CT noticed totals within the 2-4″ vary, whereas the northern half of the state noticed 1-2″ fall. Wind gusts picked up, too, with the very best gust of 52 mph occurring in Bridgeport (at BDR). Most cities noticed gusts between 40 and 50 mph on each 10.30 and 10.31.
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OCTOBER tenth COLD WEATHER…
With dry air and a calm wind beneath a clear sky… the temperature dropped to 29 levels at Bradley thus tying the document set again in 1989! This can be notable for the reason that final time the temp (for the Hartford Area) was under 40 was again on May twelfth, the final time it was decrease than 35 was on April twenty first! Bridgeport obtained right down to 40, nowhere close to the document of 33 set again in 1979.
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AUGUST ‘25 & METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER…
August 2025 finished with an average temperature of 69.6°, and impressive 2.9° below normal. This is also noteworthy as it is the first month since November ‘23 to finish below normal, ending a stretch of 21 consecutive months warmer than normal! A total of 2.45″ fell for the Hartford Area (as measured at Bradley International Airport), 1.76″ below normal.
Meteorological summer ran from 06.01 to 08.31, and it was pretty close to normal for the Hartford Area. The average temperature was 72.2°, just 0.3° above normal. During the season, 12.39″ of rain fell, only 0.27° below normal. In Bridgeport, however, it was quite dry… only 3.85″ of rain fell during the entire season! That makes it the driest summer on record (since 1948). Previously, the driest summer was in 1995 when 4.13″ of rain fell.
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AUGUST 20 RAIN & COOLNESS…
August 20th was a chilly, raw day in Connecticut. In fact, temperatures peaked at unseasonably cool levels, setting a new record for the Hartford Area (63 on 08.20 beat the previous coolest high of 70 from 1922). The record for Bridgeport was 70 set in 1990, which was tied. Rain fell heavily statewide, with totals over 3″ in parts of Litchfield and Fairfield counties.
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JULY 31 RAIN & JULY ‘25 RECAP…
An area of low pressure moved along a stalled-out front bringing rain, heavy at times, to Connecticut. Totals were in the 2-3″ range along and northwest of I-84, with lesser amounts into southern CT. Some notable totals include 3.26″ in Crystal Lake and 3.17″ in New Hartford.
With 2.58″ of rain measured at Bradley (where the Hartford Area records are kept), 7.81″ of rain fell during the month. This makes July 2025 the 8th wettest July on record (since 1905). The monthly average temperature was 76.3°, a full 2.0° above normal.
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LATE JULY HEAT & THE 3rd HEAT WAVE OF ’25…
The Hartford Area has achieved its third warmth wave of 2025, stretching from 07.28 by means of 07.30. The excessive temperatures had been 91 on 07.28, 96 on 07.29 and 94 on 07.30.
With a excessive of 96 at Bradley Airport (the place data are maintained for the Hartford Area) on Tuesday, 07.29, the 92 12 months previous document from 1933 was tied. For Bridgeport, the document of 96 from 2002 was additionally tied on Tuesday, 07.29! Bridgeport additionally tied its document of 95 from 1949 on Wednesday, 07.30.
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HEAT & SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY, 07.25…
Temperatures soared into the 90s forward of a chilly entrance on Friday. When you issue within the excessive humidity, it felt extra just like the low 100s throughout a lot of the state! The excessive for the Hartford Area was 95. For Bridgeport, the excessive was 94, breaking the previous document of 93 from 2001. A chilly entrance shifting into this scorching, humid air mass led to robust and extreme thunderstorms. There had been a number of timber down throughout the state, particularly by means of Litchfield and New Haven counties.
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2nd HEAT WAVE OF ‘25…
The temperature hit 90 at Bradley Airport Tuesday, July 15th, then 93 Wednesday, and 90 Thursday. With 3 consecutive days 90 or higher, we achieved our 2nd heat wave of ’25.
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WET WEEKEND STRETCH…
Connecticut’s 18-weekend streak of precipitation at Bradley International Airport (BDL) got here to an finish on the weekend of July 5/6. This outstanding stretch started on February 22/23, and was outlined by a minimum of a hint of precipitation falling on both a Saturday or a Sunday.
During this prolonged period, rain was the everyday perpetrator, the wettest weekend day being Saturday, May 31 when 1.45” of rain fell. But it additionally included a late-season snow occasion on Saturday, April twelfth when 1.5” of snow was recorded at Bradley; a notable contribution to the precipitation document.
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JULY third SEVERE STORMS…
A chilly entrance on Thursday, July third sparked extreme thunderstorms throughout Connecticut. Wind gusts had been fairly robust with a 49 mph gust measured at Bradley International Airport. Many cities reported downed timber, resulting in energy outages. In reality, over 27,500 individuals misplaced energy! Unfortunately, a tree fell onto a automobile in Trumbull and injured one individual. The storms additionally introduced hail, significantly in elements of NW and NE CT. Hail lined roadways in Danielson. The largest was golfball measurement (1.75″ diameter) reported in Sterling, CT.
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1st HEAT WAVE OF ‘25…
We need 3 consecutive days 90 or higher to qualify for a heat wave, our 1st one of the year lasted 4 days. Sunday (06.22), at Bradley Airport the temp topped out at 92. Monday’s excessive of 98 set a document within the Hartford Area for June twenty third (prior document was 97 from 1965). Tuesday, the temp reached 90 within the 10a hour (making the warmth wave official) then peaked at 99 which additionally was record-setting (beforehand 94 from 2013). Tuesday (06.24) additionally joined the ranks of hottest June days since 1905: 100 has been achieved twice (in 1952 and 1964), beforehand 99 was solely achieved as soon as (on the twenty ninth in 2021, additionally the final time it was *this* scorching!). Wednesday (06.25), the excessive of 95 tied the 1943 document.
For Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday… Bridgeport hit 93, 94, and 95 – respectively, all setting day by day document highs. Wednesday, the excessive of 97 not solely set a new document for June twenty fifth, but in addition tied June ninth, 2008 for warmest June temperature since 1948!
On June twenty fourth, the warmth additionally broke data for “warmest low” temperature each within the Hartford Area (a 116 12 months previous document) and in Bridgeport. For the twenty fifth, data had been once more damaged for “warmest low” at each places.
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90° HEAT…
Thursday, 06.05, was our first 90° day of the 12 months (and since August of final 12 months), with a excessive of 93 at Bradley Airport (the place official data are stored for the Hartford Area). For Bridgeport, the excessive of 87 broke the prior June fifth document by 1° set in 2021.
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MAY twenty second NOR’EASTER…
The nor’easter produced over 3.0″ of rain throughout SE CT! In the identical space, wind gusts eclipsed 30 mph. To add insult to damage, it was unseasonably cool — statewide — with highs within the higher 40s and decrease 50s (nearer to our regular in a single day low for this time of 12 months)! And get this, we now have tied the over 100 12 months previous May twenty second document of 49 (from 1909) for lowest or ‘coolest’ excessive temperature within the Hartford Area! For Bridgeport, the excessive was 52… breaking the document lowest excessive of 54 from 2005!
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