"Moderate Drought" Continues for Southwestern Connecticut

Southwestern Connecticut is officially in a "moderate drought," according to the latest Drought Monitor Index, released last Thursday, August 18, 2022. We desperately need rain.

However, there is hope this week. About an inch-and-a-half of rain is expected across southwestern Connecticut through Thursday evening, according to the latest precipitation forecast issued by the National Weather Service.

The precipitation statistics for August and for the calendar year at the Bridgeport climate station are quite alarming:

During the first three weeks of August at the Bridgeport climate station there have been just four days with measured rain. However, that includes one day with only one-hundredth of an inch. Southwestern Connecticut remains in a "moderate drought." pic.twitter.com/Zps0Hpd1WS

— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorek) August 21, 2022

With the exception of February, every month this year at the Bridgeport climate station has featured below-normal precipitation. The annual preciptation total (21.32") is more than a half-foot below normal (27.86"). pic.twitter.com/UyTksL8EMU

— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorek) August 21, 2022

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