Connecticut Weather Records

7 official all-time records

The official all-time extremes for Connecticut, as NOAA’s State Climate Extremes Committee lists them: from 106°F at Danbury to -32°F at Coventry.

Maximum Temperature

Record	Date	Where	Station	Status
106°F	July 15, 1995	Danbury	061762	E1
106°F	August 23, 1916	Torrington	068438	E1

Minimum Temperature

Record	Date	Where	Station	Status
-32°F	January 22, 1961	Coventry	061689	E1
-32°F	February 16, 1943	Falls Village	062658	E1

Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation

Record	Date	Where	Station	Status
12.77 inches	August 19, 1955	Burlington	060973	E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

Maximum 24-Hour Snowfall

Record	Date	Where	Station	Status
36 inches	February 8, 2013 to February 9, 2013	Ansonia 1NE	060128	NSA

The 24-hr snowfall at Ansonia 1NE was the result of a powerful blizzard which impacted the Tri-State Region. After the storm subsided, many locations around the region reported more than 30 inches of snow. The State Climate Extremes Committee verified the validity of the observation at Ansonia.

Maximum Snow Depth

Record	Date	Where	Station	Status
55 inches	February 5, 1961	Norfolk 2SW	065445	E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State Climate Extremes Committee records.