Connecticut, United States: Weather Records

63,862 weather records still stand at 61 stations in Connecticut, United States, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for Connecticut

Connecticut in United States has 61 stations in the data, and 63,862 records set at them still stand.
186 of the 379 recent records listed are record highs and 59 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
1957 holds the most standing records in Connecticut: 1,348.
Burlington set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 26 January 2026.

Record Map

250 stations records

The highest significance station records in Connecticut, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Connecticut: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

63,862 standing records

63,862 records at stations in Connecticut still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 1,348.

Standing records in Connecticut by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1875	31
1876	6
1877	7
1878	14
1879	21
1880	19
1881	24
1882	10
1883	16
1884	70
1885	999
1886	850
1887	429
1888	277
1889	220
1890	196
1891	68
1892	16
1893	169
1894	267
1895	310
1896	457
1897	203
1898	278
1899	298
1900	294
1901	229
1902	206
1903	364
1904	290
1905	125
1906	143
1907	140
1908	147
1909	138
1910	124
1911	167
1912	158
1913	182
1914	232
1915	148
1916	217
1917	243
1918	227
1919	244
1920	182
1921	179
1922	118
1923	236
1924	128
1925	258
1926	240
1927	219
1928	241
1929	367
1930	323
1931	236
1932	258
1933	340
1934	393
1935	222
1936	368
1937	254
1938	329
1939	253
1940	384
1941	252
1942	420
1943	663
1944	598
1945	782
1946	679
1947	662
1948	557
1949	626
1950	529
1951	468
1952	350
1953	564
1954	460
1955	374
1956	1,116
1957	1,348
1958	752
1959	770
1960	475
1961	619
1962	640
1963	741
1964	688
1965	771
1966	727
1967	778
1968	557
1969	396
1970	446
1971	493
1972	586
1973	419
1974	722
1975	565
1976	919
1977	738
1978	882
1979	1,119
1980	990
1981	846
1982	486
1983	353
1984	503
1985	349
1986	457
1987	538
1988	554
1989	606
1990	671
1991	707
1992	353
1993	542
1994	460
1995	535
1996	585
1997	357
1998	313
1999	337
2000	401
2001	390
2002	552
2003	309
2004	225
2005	489
2006	611
2007	701
2008	562
2009	244
2010	265
2011	545
2012	595
2013	756
2014	545
2015	769
2016	1,103
2017	755
2018	684
2019	356
2020	502
2021	365
2022	365
2023	354
2024	330
2025	280
2026	215

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows at stations in Connecticut, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in Connecticut in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	2 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	3 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	6 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-08	4 more record lows than highs
2026-02-09	2 more record lows than highs
2026-03-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	3 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-01	9 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-08	2 more record lows than highs
2026-04-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	8 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	13 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-21	8 more record lows than highs
2026-05-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	8 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	16 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-02	4 more record lows than highs
2026-06-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-12	12 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	9 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	14 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	9 more record highs than lows
2026-07-07	5 more record lows than highs
2026-07-15	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	5 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-10-15	1 more record highs than lows

Top Records by Significance

Top records in Connecticut by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 2026	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2026	Danbury, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2026	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2026	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2026	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2026	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2026	Norfolk 2 SW, US	all-time high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2025	Bakersville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

Stations

Stations in Connecticut
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Ansonia 1 NW	1966	61 years	Threshold days
Bakersville	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Baltic	1931	37 years	Threshold days
Barkhamsted	1932	95 years	Threshold days
Bridgeport	1893	59 years	Threshold days
Brooklyn	1950	34 years	Threshold days
Bulls Brg Dam	1948	67 years	Threshold days
Burlington	1932	95 years	Threshold days
Cockaponset Rs	1948	53 years	Threshold days
Colchester 2 W	1893	81 years	Threshold days
Collinsville 1 S	1885	82 years	Threshold days
Coventry	1957	37 years	Threshold days
Cream Hill	1896	77 years	Threshold days
Danbury	1937	90 years	Threshold days
Dawson Lake	1930	46 years	Threshold days
East Haven Saltonstall	1948	50 years	Threshold days
Falls Village	1916	99 years	Threshold days
Groton	1948	77 years	Threshold days
Hartford	1893	59 years	Threshold days
Jewett City	1948	62 years	Threshold days
Lake Konomoc	1893	86 years	Threshold days
Mansfield Hollow Lake	1952	56 years	Threshold days
Middletown Wb	1849	110 years	Threshold days
Middletown 4 W	1868	130 years	Threshold days
Milford	1930	46 years	Threshold days
Mt Carmel	1936	86 years	Threshold days
New Hartford	1893	68 years	Threshold days
Newington	1889	63 years	Threshold days
New London	1895	61 years	Threshold days
Norfolk 2 SW	1884	143 years	Threshold days
North Branford	1930	46 years	Threshold days
North Guilford	1930	46 years	Threshold days
Norwalk	1893	64 years	Threshold days
Norwalk Gas Plt	1956	32 years	Threshold days
Norwich Public Utility Plt	1956	71 years	Threshold days
Putnam Lake	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Rocky Rvr Dam	1948	67 years	Threshold days
Round Pond	1948	56 years	Threshold days
Salisbury	1933	34 years	Threshold days
Saugatuck Rsvr	1948	57 years	Threshold days
Shelton	1884	66 years	Threshold days
Shepaug Dam	1948	67 years	Threshold days
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Stafford Springs 2	1966	31 years	Threshold days
Stamford 5 N	1955	68 years	Threshold days
Stevenson Dam	1893	122 years	Threshold days
Storrs	1888	139 years	Threshold days
Torrington	1948	67 years	Threshold days
Waterbury	1893	62 years	Threshold days
Waterbury City Hall	1926	33 years	Threshold days
Westbrook	1940	39 years	Threshold days
West Hartford Nepp	1948	55 years	Threshold days
West Hartland	1932	33 years	Threshold days
W Thompson Lake	1965	62 years	Threshold days
Wigwam Rsvr	1948	50 years	Threshold days
Woodbury	1966	44 years	Threshold days
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Hartford Brainard Fld	1920	107 years	Threshold days
New Haven Tweed AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Willimantic Windham AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days

Download the Data

Data for Connecticut standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).