Connecticut Annual Rainfall and Climate Data, see below for individual cities 


 

Connecticut city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

Avg. days of Precip Avg # thunderstorm days Avg # hail days Avg wind / record high wind
Bridgeport 44.15 26.4 118 22 1 11.4 / 67 mph
Hartford 46.16 50.3 127 20 1 8.4 / 46 mph
Connecticut Annual Precipitation Average - 50.39 inches, 10th wettest in U.S.
Connecticut Tornado Average - 1.4 per year, 42nd most in the U.S. 

Connecticut Precipitation Data

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Bridgeport, southeast Connecticut, 44.15"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: West Hartford, central Connecticut 56.93"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Norfolk, northwest Connecticut
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Burlington, central Connecticut, 8/19/1955, 12.77" 
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Burlington, central Connecticut, 1955, 78.53" 
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - New Haven, southern Connecticut, 28.0", 3/12/1888
  • State snow record for 1 season - Norfolk, northwest Connecticut, 177.4", 1955-1956
  • On April 10, 1997, the last snowfall of the season established a new snowfall record of 115.2 inches, surpassing
    the old record set in 1993-1994 by more than 20 inches

 

Precipitation data for other U.S. states

Data source: National Climatic Data Center