Cold/Wind Chill in Connecticut

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Damage

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• Cold in Connecticut, January 15 to 16, 20048 eventsAn arctic cold front swept southeast across the region during Tuesday afternoon, January 13th.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 29 to 31, 20264 eventsA persistent polar airmass created a prolonged period of frigid conditions across northwest Connecticut for the final days of January into the very beginning of February.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Connecticut, February 7 to 9, 20264 eventsA strong cold front crossed northwestern Connecticut during the morning hours on February 7, 2026, ushering in an arctic air mass which remained in place through the morning hours on February 9, 2026.
• High Wind and Cold in Connecticut, December 23 to 24, 202250 kt wind · 3 eventsTwo separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 15 to 16, 20042 eventsAn extremely cold airmass moved out of Siberia, then plunged southward through Canada and across the northeast by January 15. At the same time, a powerful storm developed off the Canadian Maritimes.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 20072 eventsAn arctic airmass moved into northwest Connecticut late Thursday night on January 25th, and remained in place into Friday, January 26th. Early morning low temperatures on Friday ranged between five degrees above zero, and six degrees below zero.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Connecticut, January 23 to 24, 20112 eventsBitterly cold air settled into the region as Canadian high pressure built in Sunday night January 23rd, into early Monday morning on January 24th. Temperatures plummeted to 5 to 15 degrees below zero across Litchfield County.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 22 to 25, 20132 eventsAn arctic airmass settled in over the region on January 22nd and remained in place for a few days as cold fronts moved across the region ushering in reinforcing surges of cold air.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 3 to 4, 20142 eventsIn the midst of a long duration snow event, northerly winds transported very cold air into the region from Canada early in the morning hours on Friday, January 3rd.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 21 to 23, 20142 eventsAn arctic air mass settled over the region during much of the week between Tuesday, January 21st and Thursday, January 23rd. Very cold air in place allowed for daytime high temperatures only in the single digits and teens and readings frequently below zero at night.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 7 to 8, 20142 eventsBehind a strong cold front, bitter Arctic air moved into the region beginning in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 7th. With strong westerly winds in place, this allowed for winds chill values to be as low as -10 to -20 degrees.
• Cold in Connecticut, February 19 to 20, 20152 eventsIn the wake of a departing storm system, strong northwest winds brought yet another frigid Arctic air mass into the region during the evening on Thursday, February 19th.
• Cold in Connecticut, February 13, 20152 eventsBehind an Arctic cold front, a frigid air mass moved into northwestern Connecticut on the late evening of Thursday, February 12th into the early morning hours of Friday, February 13th. This very cold air was also accompanied by gusty northwest winds of up to 35 mph.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 7 to 8, 20152 eventsBehind an arctic cold front, bitter cold air moved into Northwestern Connecticut for the night of Wednesday, January 7th. Overnight lows were between zero and -10 degrees, with the coldest temperatures across high terrain areas in northern parts of Litchfield County.
• Cold in Connecticut, December 31, 20172 eventsA bitterly cold air mass in place allowed temperatures to plummet several degrees below zero on New Years Eve into New Years Day. Temperatures ranged from 2 degrees below zero to 14 degrees below zero in Litchfield county, Connecticut.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Connecticut, December 27 to 29, 20172 eventsA frigid Arctic air mass poured into the region Wednesday, December 27th along with gusty northwesterly winds. Despite gusty winds, low temperatures fell to as zero degrees to 8 degrees below zero across Litchfield county, Connecticut on Wednesday night.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Connecticut, January 1 to 2, 20182 eventsA frigid airmass combined with northwesterly winds up to 15 miles per hour resulted in dangerously cold wind chills on the first and second days of 2018. Wind chills fell as low as 15 to 25 below zero in many locations across the region on New Year's morning.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Connecticut, January 30 to 31, 20192 eventsAn arctic cold front tracked through northwestern Connecticut during the afternoon of the 30th, accompanied by a heavy snow squall. Frigid air poured in behind this front along with strong westerly winds. Wind chills the morning of the 31st fell to 15 to 30 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 29 to 30, 20212 eventsA combination of an arctic airmass and winds resulted in low wind chills across western Connecticut the night of January 29th into January 30th, 2021. Low temperatures ranged from 2 to 9 degrees above zero.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 28 to 29, 20212 eventsA combination of an arctic airmass and gusty winds resulted in dangerously cold wind chills across western Connecticut the night of January 28th into January 29th, 2021. Low temperatures ranged from 2 degrees below zero up to 6 degrees above zero.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 14 to 15, 20222 eventsAn Arctic high pressure system brought dangerously cold temperatures to southern Vermont on January 14 and 15. Wind chills fell to -10 to -30 degrees over most areas on the morning of the 15th.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 29 to 30, 20222 eventsIn the wake of a strong cold front, Arctic air invaded the area. This combined with increased winds resulted in below zero wind chills across northwestern Connecticut January 29-30. Wind chills got as low as -10F to -20F.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 21 to 22, 20252 eventsNorthwest Connecticut was impacted by an arctic airmass from January 21-22, 2025. The combination of below normal air temperatures, breezy winds, and nighttime radiational cooling led to minimum wind chill (or feels'-like temperatures) between -10 and -20 degrees Fahrenheit in…
• Cold in Connecticut, January 23 to 24, 20262 eventsA potent cold front ushered a bitterly cold airmass into northwest Connecticut on January 23-24, 2026.
• Cold in Connecticut, February 1, 20262 eventsA multi-day period of frigid conditions continued into the beginning of February across northwestern Connecticut. Wind chill values during the morning hours on February 1 dropped to as low as 10 to 20 degrees below zero for most areas.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.