Beautiful Afternoon at Samp Mortar Dam & Mill River in Fairfield

03/09/2012 @ 4:45 p.m. EDT: The air temperature is 51° F with a 22° dew point and a southwest breeze under a mix of sunshine and clouds along Samp Mortar Lake and dam and the Mill River in Fairfield.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) March 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Wind Advisory for Southwestern Connecticut Through Friday Afternoon

A Wind Advisory will be in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties from Thursday at 6 p.m. until Friday at 4 p.m. EST: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) March 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM

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Colder, Blustery, and Brilliant Day in Bucolic Easton

The air temperature is 30° F with a -2 degree dew point and a northwest wind gusting to 30 mph under a sunny sky in alluring Easton.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) March 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM

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"Meteorological Spring" and March Opened on a Snowy Note Ten Years Ago

A snowstorm socked southwestern Connecticut with an average of a half-foot of snow Sunday, March 1, 2015. Officially, five inches of snow fell at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, tying the record for the date. However, Weston (7.5"), Darien (7"), Stamford (6"), and Fairfield (6") received at least a half-foot of snow. Here is the official report from the National Weather Service.

The five inches at Bridgeport brought the season total to 46.1" which is more than double the normal amount (22.4") through March 1. However, it still paled in comparison to the previous year's amount of 56.5" through the same date. It was also the 17th day out of 29 since February 1st with at least a trace of snow at Bridgeport.
                                

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February Slightly Colder and Wetter-Than-Normal at Bridgeport Climate Station

The average monthly temperature for February at the Bridgeport climate station was 32.9° F, which is 0.2° F colder-than-normal. The range was 57° (Feb.26) and 14° (Feb. 2).

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM

The Bridgeport climate station recorded 3.27" of precipitation for February, which is 0.15" wetter-than-normal. More than one foot of snow (12.6") was measured, including 4.7" February 8.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM

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Beautiful Sunday Across Southwestern Connecticut

2/23/25 @ 11:45 a.m. EST: The air temperature is 42° F with an 18° dew point and a northwest breeze under a mostly sunny sky at Fairfield University.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) February 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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