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

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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

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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.

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Easter Sunday Features Sunshine and Milder Air Across Southwestern Connecticut

The date of Easter Sunday can happen as early as March 22 and as late as April 25, so weather conditions can vary greatly from year to year. We lucked out this year. Today will be mostly sunny and mild with a high temperature near 60° F across southwestern Connecticut. pic.twitter.com/kCe60D7W56

— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) March 31, 2024

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April to Begin on a Wet Note Across Southwestern Connecticut

Here we go again. After record-setting March precipitation at the Bridgeport climate station, April will begin in the same fashion. More than three-quarters of an inch of rain is expected across southwestern Connecticut through Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT. pic.twitter.com/57M0LO2qRj

— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) March 30, 2024

Wettest March on Record at Bridgeport

The Bridgeport climate station reported more than one inch (1.12") of rain today, bringing the monthly total to 10.29" and making it the wettest March on record (10.2" in 2010). pic.twitter.com/qjAESfrNJE

— Paul Piorek (@PaulPiorekWICC) March 28, 2024