The following is a list of Connecticut weather records observed at various stations across the state during the last 100 years. Connecticut is a state in the Northeast region of the United States.
Temperature
Köppen climate types in Connecticut
Event
Measurement
Date
Location
Highest Temperature
106 °F (41 °C)
23 August 1916
Torrington, CT
[1]
15 July 1995
Danbury, CT
Lowest Temperature
−32 °F (−36 °C)
16 February 1943
Norfolk, CT “The Ice Box of CT”
[1]
22 January 1961
Coventry, CT
Precipitation
Rain
Event
Measurement
Date
Location
Most rain in 24 hours
12.77 in (32.4 cm)
19 August 1955
Burlington, CT[1][2]
Snow
Radar image showing the intensity of the snowfall over Connecticut the evening of 8 February 2013.[3]
Event
Measurement
Date
Location
Most snow, 24 hours
36 inches (91 cm)
8–9 February 2013
Ansonia, CT[1][3]
Tornadoes
A map of towns which reported damage. Not all of these damage areas were definitely tornadic, and some tornadoes hit more than one town.[4][5]
Between 1953 and 2004, there was an average of one tornado per year within the Connecticut.[6]
Juliano, Frank (26 January 2015). "A look back at historic snow storms". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
"Connecticut Weather Records". courant.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
References
^ abcd"State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) – Extremes". www.ncdc.noaa.gov (table). National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^ abGleason, Karin (29 April 2013). "SCEC Decision: New record 24-hour snowfall for Connecticut" (Memorandum). www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. p. 553. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
^Ludlum, David McWilliams (1970). Early American Tornadoes 1586–1870. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society. p. 12. ISBN 0-933876-32-7.
^"Annual average number of tornadoes". NOAA National Climatic Data Center. Archived from the original (GIF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2019.