February 2.1° Colder-Than-Normal at Bridgeport Climate Station Through Friday

The average temperature this month at the Bridgeport climate station is 30.4° F, which is 2.1° colder-than-normal. Thirteen of the 21 days have featured below-average temperatures, including six of the last seven days.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM

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Marking the 22nd Anniversary of the Presidents Day Blizzard of 2003

Today, February 17, marks the 22nd anniversary of the unforgettable Presidents Day Blizzard of 2003. It ranked as the snowiest day on record at the time at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, tying the previous mark of 16 inches established on December 19, 1948. In New York's Central Park, where records date back well over a century, the 19.8 inches ranked as the fifth snowiest single day total. The weather map below is from midday February 17, 2003.

The snowfall totals across southwestern Connecticut were impressive. Darien and New Canaan measured the most snow (20 inches), while Westport (19"), Bridgeport (17"), Norwalk (16"), and Milford (15") also posted impressive totals. New Fairfield, in Northern Fairfield County, led the way locally with exactly two feet of snow. Here is the satellite image of the massive storm.

The magnitude of the storm was quite impressive. It spread heavy snow across the major cities in the Northeast from Washington to Boston. In fact, it was the biggest snowstorm on record in Baltimore (28.2") and Boston (27.5"). The storm actually developed in the southern Rockies on February 14 and moved through southern Missouri and the lower Tennessee Valley over the next two days. Eventually, the storm brought heavy rain and severe weather to the deep South.

In the Northeast, Arctic air helped slow down the storm and kept all of the precipitation in the form of snow and some sleet. By late Sunday evening, February 16, the snow reached the New York City area, and by midnight, it was snowing across all of southwestern Connecticut. A secondary area of low pressure developed off the Virginia coast the morning of February 17, turning the Nor'easter into a full-blown blizzard.

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Wind Advisory in Effect Through Monday Evening

A Wind Advisory will be in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties from Sunday at 6 p.m. until Monday at 6 p.m. EST: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM

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Holiday Weekend Storm to Bring Snow, Ice, Rain, and Strong Winds to Southwestern Connecticut

This weekend's weather features snow, ice, rain, and strong winds across southwestern Connecticut. A Winter Weather Advisory will be followed by a High Wind Watch.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM

A High Wind Watch will be in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties from Sunday at 6 p.m. until Monday at 6 p.m. EST: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM

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Winter Weather Advisory This Weekend

A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties from Saturday at 12 p.m. until Sunday at 7 a.m. EST: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM

Three to four inches of snow are expected across southwestern Connecticut through Sunday at 7 a.m. EST.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM

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Snow Totals for Winter Storm of February 8 & 9, 2025

Here are the latest snowfall totals from across the region, courtesy of the National Weather Service: forecast.weather.gov/product.php?...

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM

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