The following is a list of Connecticut weather records observed at various stations across the state during the last 100 years. Connecticut is a state in the Northeast region of the United States.

Temperature

Event Measurement Date LocationHighest Temperature 23 August 1916Torrington, CT15 July 1995Danbury, CTLowest Temperature 16 February 1943Norfolk, CT “The Ice Box of CT”22 January 1961Coventry, CT

Precipitation

Rain Event Measurement Date Location Most rain in 24 hours 19 August 1955Burlington, CT

Snow

Event Measurement Date LocationMost snow, 24 hours 8–9 February 2013Ansonia, CT

Tornadoes

Between 1953 and 2004, there was an average of one tornado per year within Connecticut. EventDateLocationEarliest recorded tornado outbreakFour-State Tornado Swarm15 August 1787New EnglandTornado: Largest Tornado Outbreak . Arizona State University. Accessed 25 June 2009. Event Date LocationDeadliest tornadoWallingford tornado349 August 1878Southern Connecticut

See also

General

List of weather records

Large-scale events that affected Connecticut

Hurricane Sandy 2011 Halloween nor'easter 1938 New England hurricane Great Blizzard of 1888

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