Top Snowstorms
2/8-2/9/2013 – 30.0″
2/17-2/18/2003 – 20.0″
2/9-2/10-1969 – 17.7″
12/19-12/20/1948 – 17.0″
1/19-1/20/1978 – 16.7″
1/11-1/12/2011 – 16.0″
3/4-3/6/2001 – 15.5″
1/7-1/8/1996 – 15.0″
2/15-2/16/1958 – 15.0″
Snowiest Season
1995-1996 74.3″
1933-1934* 71.3″
1947-1948* 65.7″
2012-2013 64.3
2010-2011 62.6″
*Before Bridgeport became a “first order station”.
Least Snowy Years
1972-1973 8.2″
2001-2002 8.5″
Deepest Snow Depth
30″ – 2/9/2013
26″ – 1/27/2011
20″ – 2/12/1994 and 1/10-1/11/1996
Most Consecutive Days with >10″ of Snow Depth
27 Days – 1/21/2011-2/16/2011 (20″+ 7 days 1/27-2/2)
10 Days – 1/8-1/17/1996
Latest Measurable Snowfall
January 19, 2007
Longest Streak of No Measurable Snow
322 Days – 3/3/2006-1/28/2007
314 Days – 2/10/1954-12/20/1954
Highest Temperature
103F – 7/22/2011 & 7/22/1957
Highest Minimum Temperature
80F – July 19, 2013
80F – July 4, 2002
Warmest Day (Mean Temp)
July 22, 2011 – 90.0F
July 22, 1957 – 88.0F
Coldest Temperature
-7F – 1/22/1984
-6F - 2/14/2016
-5F – 1/18/1982
-5F – 1/15/1957
Coldest Day (Mean Temp)
January 15, 1957 – +2.0F
January 21, 1985 – +3.0F
Strongest Wind Gusts (Unofficial)
92 m.p.h. – 9/27/19851
88 m.p.h. - 11/25/19502
78 m.p.h. - 6/29/2010
77 m.p.h. - 8/10/1976 (Hurricane Belle)3
76 m.p.h. - 10/29/2012 (Hurricane Sandy)
76 m.ph. - 10/25/19804
Wettest Years
1972…73.96
2018…60.40”
2006…58.89
1971…57.30
1983…56.94
Wettest Days (over 5″)
June 19, 1972 – 6.18″
July 19, 1971 – 5.95″
September 1, 2021 - 5.77”
April 23, 2006 – 5.30″
April 16, 1996 – 5.28″
Pre-1948 coop records in Bridgeport
Coldest Temperature… -20F – February 1934
Snowiest Month… 47.0″ – February 1934
Wettest Month… 18.77″ – July 1897
Per hourly ob and NHC summary. Fastest mile of 74 mph.
From 1950 LCD with a written note of a 88 mph gust. Station also inundated with 4-5 feet of water due to coastal flooding.
NHC report in MWR