Brooklyn Weather Records (USC00060918)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brooklyn (USC00060918), Connecticut, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Brooklyn

Brooklyn (USC00060918) is a weather station in Connecticut, United States at 41.78 latitude and -71.95 longitude, 73 m (240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1983, 34 years of record.
1,094 records set at Brooklyn still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brooklyn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 25 November 1983.

About the Station

Location: Connecticut, United States, 41.78 latitude, -71.95 longitude.
Elevation: 73 m (240 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1983, 34 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Brooklyn. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Brooklyn, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,094 standing records

1,094 records at Brooklyn still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 286.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brooklyn. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 29 July 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brooklyn
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 January 1979
Feb	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 February 1974
Mar	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 March 1980
Apr	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 April 1979
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 May 1967
Jun	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	5 June 1982
Jul	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 July 1980
Aug	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	19 August 1955
Sep	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	11 September 1954
Oct	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	10 October 1971
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 November 1983
Dec	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 1981

8 years of record at Brooklyn, 1970 to 1981. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Latest Records

Latest records at Brooklyn
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1983	Brooklyn, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1983	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1982	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1982	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1982	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1982	Brooklyn, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Brooklyn: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1980	25.8 C (78.4 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1981	-15.5 C (4.0 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	226.4 mm (8.9 in)	1982	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1980	17 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Brooklyn, 1950 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 C (78.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Brooklyn by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977	n/a
1978	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Brooklyn, 1950 to 1983. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.5 C (4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Brooklyn by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1971	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975	n/a
1976	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1980	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1981	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brooklyn, 1950 to 1983. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brooklyn by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1955	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1980	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1981	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1983	79.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brooklyn, 1950 to 1983. The record is 226.4 mm (8.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brooklyn by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1951	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1954	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1955	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1958	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1959	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1960	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1961	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1962	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1963	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1965	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1966	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1967	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1970	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1973	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1976	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1978	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1979	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1980	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1981	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1982	226.4 mm (8.9 in)
1983	103.6 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brooklyn, 1950 to 1983. The record is 34 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brooklyn by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	17 days
1951	10 days
1953	17 days
1954	13 days
1955	15 days
1956	15 days
1957	16 days
1958	21 days
1959	15 days
1960	18 days
1961	22 days
1962	18 days
1963	23 days
1964	26 days
1965	23 days
1966	16 days
1967	16 days
1968	18 days
1969	17 days
1970	16 days
1971	20 days
1972	11 days
1973	15 days
1974	16 days
1975	15 days
1976	18 days
1977	17 days
1978	22 days
1979	15 days
1980	34 days
1981	19 days
1982	23 days
1983	18 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

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

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)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).