On Friday, April 14th, the Hartford Area topped out at a whopping 96 degrees! That smashed the old record of 82, which was set in 1941. When it comes to temperature, it was the 9th warmest with an average temperature of 53.7° (4.2° above normal). For the Hartford Area, it was the 2nd wettest April on record (they go back to 1905) with 6.00″ of rain (a surplus of 2.12″). The 4th month of the year is in our rear view mirror, and the climatological dust has settled. For Bridgeport, it was 41 from the same year - we broke that record at 5am with a temp of 39 degrees and at 6am it dropped to 38! Storrs, for instance, picked up nearly 1.5″ of rain!Įarly Thursday morning (on 05.18) temperatures statewide fell into the 30s, with lows in the 20s across parts of NW and NE CT! For the 18th of May in the Hartford Area, the record low is 31 from 1984 - we tied that one. the largest from Middletown and Portland, where it was quarter-size! While some towns remained entirely dry, others received downpours. The heat and humidity fueled multiple strong storms across CT that afternoon, too. Temperatures Friday, June 2nd topped out between 90 and 95 inland… officially at 94 for the Hartford Area where a new record was set (as measured at Bradley Airport). The story of flash flooding was unfortunately a widespread issue during the day. Hartford-Brainard received over 2″ in just one hour, for a total of 2.44″ for the day! There were multiple instances of flash flooding reported, with water rescues needed at one point in Hartford. Rain totals ranged from a half inch on the low end to over 2″. Significant flash flooding occurred across Connecticut as slow-moving strong storms moved through the state. Reached 90 Saturday too! 4 days in a row! Very humid air looks to return by Friday and so will the chance for isolated showers and storms.Īfter reaching 90 or higher for 3 consecutive days (91 Wednesday, July 5, 93 Thursday, July 6 and 90 Friday, July 7, we officially have our 1st heat wave of the year. We could come close to another heat wave late next week. Brighter and hotter weather sets back in, especially by Wednesday. A marginal risk across Windham and New London Counties (1-2″).Īfter Monday, shower chances end quickly by Tuesday morning, and dew point temperatures lower slightly. A slight risk for Hartford, Tolland, Fairfield, New Haven, and Middlesex Counties (1-3″). There is now a moderate risk for excessive rainfall across Litchfield County (2-4″). Highs in the middle 80s on Sunday and lower 80s on Monday. A few strong or severe storms can’t be ruled out on Monday afternoon as well. Showers and storms will be ongoing on Monday morning and we will see additional development throughout the day. The bulk of the activity is set to arrive from west to east after 9pm Sunday. Later in the afternoon and evening is when showers and storms start to move in across the western part of the state. Most of Sunday will be dry, though isolated showers and storms can’t be ruled out. We have issued an EARLY WARNING WEATHER ALERT for Sunday evening - Monday due to the potential for urban and street flooding, along with river and flash flooding. Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, & New London Co’s (Sun Evening-Mon PM) Hartford, Tolland, & Windham Co’s (Sun Evening-Tue AM) Keep up with the latest alerts via the WFSB Weather App and never drive through flooded roadways. This heavy rainfall threat when combined with already saturated ground is likely to produce several areas of flash flooding, some of which could be significant. Temperatures fall into the lower 70s.Īn approaching frontal system will allow for numerous thunderstorms to produce areas of heavy rain between Sunday evening and Monday. Limited visibility for travelers on Sunday morning. Mainly dry the rest of tonight and areas of fog developing. We reached 90 degrees for the 4th day in a row.
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