Bridgeport, CT

Connecticut · Records since 1948–2026

☀️ 78°F
Currently in Bridgeport
As of 2:30 PM EDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

90°F

September 11, 2013

+13° from 77° normal

❄ Record Low

45°F

September 11, 1969

-17° from 62° normal
🌞 Normal high: 77°F 🌑 Normal low: 62°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Bridgeport

🔥
103°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 22, 2011
❄
-7°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1984
🌧
6.18"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 19, 1972
☃
18.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 8, 2013

First & Last Dates — Bridgeport

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
237 days
Longest growing season
2010
171 days
Shortest growing season
1966
212 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 90°F September 11, 2013
2 90°F September 11, 1983
3 88°F September 11, 1989
4 88°F September 11, 1961
5 85°F September 11, 2016
6 85°F September 11, 1952
7 84°F September 11, 2019
8 84°F September 11, 1990
9 84°F September 11, 1964
10 83°F September 11, 1965

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 45°F September 11, 1969
2 48°F September 11, 1995
3 49°F September 11, 1994
4 49°F September 11, 1958
5 50°F September 11, 1972
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1948–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Bridgeport

threshold: 89°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
94°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
18
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1948–2026
9
2026 so far
8
Avg/year 1970–2025
12
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
18
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Bridgeport

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 7, 1993 – Jul 13, 1993 7 96°F (Jul 9) 93°F 73°F
2 Aug 9, 1988 – Aug 15, 1988 7 95°F (Aug 15) 92°F 75°F
3 Jul 14, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013 7 95°F (Jul 16) 93°F 76°F
4 Aug 28, 1953 – Sep 2, 1953 6 99°F (Sep 2) 95°F 68°F
5 Jul 16, 1991 – Jul 21, 1991 6 98°F (Jul 21) 94°F 72°F
6 Aug 11, 2016 – Aug 16, 2016 6 95°F (Aug 13) 93°F 76°F
7 Jul 25, 2020 – Jul 30, 2020 6 94°F (Jul 26) 92°F 74°F
8 Aug 25, 1948 – Aug 29, 1948 5 100°F (Aug 27) 95°F 73°F
9 Aug 6, 2001 – Aug 10, 2001 5 100°F (Aug 9) 94°F 75°F
10 Aug 7, 1949 – Aug 11, 1949 5 96°F (Aug 9) 94°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

42
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
65
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1948–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1948, annual totals have trended +0.94" per decade, about +7.3" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Bridgeport is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

107 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

37.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 30.43"
+6.82"
1.74"
September so far
September normal: 3.96"
-2.22"
12
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Bridgeport is 6.82" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
50.7°F
Average temperature
11th-warmest of 78
+1.1°
vs. average
Normal: 49.6°F (1991–2020)
8.99"
Precipitation
25th-driest of 78
-2.83"
vs. average
Normal: 11.82" · 76% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1949–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.39° per decade (warming since 1949)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1949–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.16" per decade (wetter since 1949)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2012 54.3°F
2 2010 53.7°F
3 1991 52.8°F
4 2024 52.7°F
5 2025 52.1°F
6 2016 51.5°F
7 1979 51.4°F
8 1985 51.2°F
9 2021 51.1°F
10 2023 51.0°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1967 43.1°F
2 1966 44.3°F
3 1950 44.7°F
4 1956 45.1°F
5 1961 46.3°F
6 1978 46.4°F
7 1984 46.6°F
8 2003 46.7°F
9 1960 46.8°F
10 1992 47.2°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1983 24.70"
2 1973 19.18"
3 1972 18.35"
4 1953 18.33"
5 1998 17.55"
6 2024 17.37"
7 1980 16.77"
8 1989 16.74"
9 1984 16.00"
10 2010 15.53"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1986 4.38"
2 1962 5.53"
3 1981 5.80"
4 1963 6.35"
5 2013 6.58"
6 1988 6.60"
7 1960 6.80"
8 1966 7.47"
9 1957 7.64"
10 1985 7.73"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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