DRIESTSINCE
Connecticut · precipitation record 1905–2026

Hartford, CT

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
20.77in
year to date · normal 24.56"
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flood watch
3.18" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2024
3.18in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 121 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.41in
54th wettest of 122 yrs
113% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.51in
33rd driest of 122 yrs
80% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.77in
24th driest of 122 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.7in
on Aug 19, 1955 · in 122 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 33 days (to Nov 10, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
20.77" of a normal 24.56" · wettest 38.83" (1972) · driest 15.36" (1957)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1905–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.61" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201169.23in
2200865.35in
3202364.91in
4197264.55in
5195562.94in

Driest Years on Record

1196529.45in
2198031.69in
3195732.22in
4201632.72in
5194133.0in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Dec (~3.74") and driest in Oct (~2.99"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 21.87".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Hartford — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.96in
set in 1994

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 121 years had measurable rain
1905: 0.00″1906: 0.04″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.56″1911: 0.51″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.61″1914: 0.97″1915: 0.83″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.37″1922: 0.00″1923: 2.51″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.01″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.42″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.31″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.17″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.89″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 2.03″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.05″1951: 0.37″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 1.31″1955: 0.31″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.40″1967: 0.62″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.48″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.01″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.14″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.07″1982: 0.83″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.03″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.21″1989: 0.43″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 2.96″1995: 0.15″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.04″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.17″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.28″2007: 1.34″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.89″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.29″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.26″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Hartford's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Hartford, CT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Hartford's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Hartford, CT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Hartford's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Hartford, CT — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight14h 34m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.94°N, 72.68°W

Nearby Stations

Westfield, MA15 mi NWorcester, MA47 mi EBridgeport, CT58 mi SWPoughkeepsie, NY65 mi WProvidence, RI65 mi EAlbany, NY79 mi NW

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