Heavy rain fell across southwestern Connecticut from Sunday evening, July 5, through Monday, July 6, delivering almost one-half foot of precipitation to Danbury. In fact, the prolonged rain came just days after the United States Drought Monitor Index indicated that extreme southwestern Connecticut was experiencing a severe drought.
Milford topped the list among New Haven County municipalities (4.78"), followed by Branford (4.60"), Orange (4.36"), and Guilford (4.20").
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The Bridgeport climate station reported 2.85" of rain Monday, July 6, which established a record rainfall for the date, breaking the previous mark of 0.75" set in 2024. It brought the monthly total to nearly a half-foot (5.29") in less than one week.
Annually, Bridgeport recorded 22.08" of precipitation since January 1, which is just shy of the 22.47" normal through July 6.
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