Despite more than one-half inch of rain during a strong thunderstorm yesterday, southwestern Connecticut remains in a "moderate" drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor Index released Thursday, July 11, 2026.
Prior to yesterday's rainfall, only one-tenth of an inch of rain was recorded this month at the Bridgeport climate station through Wednesday. That's well below the 1.53" normal, based on 30 years of climatology.
Slightly more than fifteen inches (15.02") of precipitation have been recorded since January 1, which is 4.64" below the 19.66" normal through the period.
A Heat Advisory remains in effect through this evening for high temperatures climbing into the low 90s this afternoon. Thursday's high temperature of 87 degrees at Bridgeport was 11 degrees warmer than the 76 degree normal high temperature for June 11.
The average temperature this month is 69.1 degrees, which is 2.5 degrees warmer-than-normal. In fact, eight of the first 11 days this month have been warmer-than-normal.
Although this weekend will be hot, the humidity is expected to drop. A frontal boundary will bring some relief to the region Monday with a high temperature in the upper 70s.
Paul
