The Bridgeport climate station recorded 0.21" of rain Thursday, pushing the yearly total to 21 inches (21.01"), which is more than eight inches above normal (12.89"). pic.twitter.com/CIjqvafWUN
— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) April 19, 2024
Paul
Friday, April 19, 2024
Yearly Precipitation Total Eclipses 21 Inches
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Connecticut Post Feature Story Highlights My Careers in Media, Meteorology, & Education
The Connecticut Post published a feature story about my dual careers as a television & radio meteorologist and teacher of Mathematics and Science:https://t.co/pFr80Jd2c1
— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) April 11, 2024
Paul
Friday, April 5, 2024
Bridgeport Tops 20-Inch Mark of Measured Precipitation This Year
The Bridgeport climate station has recorded 20.01" of precipitation this year, which is more than nine inches above normal (10.93") through Thursday. pic.twitter.com/q0FQQnD2gV
— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) April 5, 2024
Paul
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
April is Wettest Month of the Year
April is the wettest month of the year at the Bridgeport climate station with an average of 4.16" of precipitation. In fact, two of the top six single day precipitation totals occurred in April. pic.twitter.com/95oH0ztocl
— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) April 1, 2024
Paul
Monday, April 1, 2024
Record-Breaking March Featured Wet and Mild Weather
It's official.
Last month was the wettest March on record at the Bridgeport climate station. Officially, 10.38" of precipitation was recorded, eclipsing the previous mark of 10.2 set in 2010.
The normal average precipitation for the month is 4.09" based on 30 years of climatology.
There were five days with at least one inch of rain, five days with at least one-half inch, and eight days with at least one-tenth of an inch of precipitation. There were 10 days overall with measured precipitation.
March was warmer-than-normal, too. In fact, the monthly average temperature of 45.5 degrees was 5.6 degrees warmer-than-normal. The range was 72 degrees (March 15) and 25 degrees (March 22).
It was the third consecutive month this year during which the average monthly temperature was at least 3.1 degrees above normal.
All but five days featured warmer-than-normal average temperatures, including a stretch of 19 days in a row beginning on March 2.
Paul
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