Bridgeport, CT

Connecticut · Records since 1948–2026

☀️ 78°F
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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

93°F

September 7, 2023

+15° from 78° normal

❄ Record Low

46°F

September 7, 1962

-17° from 63° normal
🌞 Normal high: 78°F 🌑 Normal low: 63°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Bridgeport

🔥
103°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 22, 2011
❄
-7°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1984
🌧
6.18"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 19, 1972
☃
18.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 8, 2013

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 93°F September 7, 2023
2 91°F September 7, 1983
3 88°F September 7, 2015
4 86°F September 7, 1995
5 86°F September 7, 1990
6 86°F September 7, 1969
7 86°F September 7, 1959
8 84°F September 7, 1978
9 84°F September 7, 1953
10 83°F September 7, 2016

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 46°F September 7, 1962
2 47°F September 7, 1984
3 48°F September 7, 1988
4 51°F September 7, 2000
5 51°F September 7, 1949
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1948–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Bridgeport

threshold: 89°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
94°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
17
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

103 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1948–2026
9
2026 so far
8
Avg/year 1970–2025
12
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
18
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Bridgeport

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 7, 1993 – Jul 13, 1993 7 96°F (Jul 9) 93°F 73°F
2 Aug 9, 1988 – Aug 15, 1988 7 95°F (Aug 15) 92°F 75°F
3 Jul 14, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013 7 95°F (Jul 16) 93°F 76°F
4 Aug 28, 1953 – Sep 2, 1953 6 99°F (Sep 2) 95°F 68°F
5 Jul 16, 1991 – Jul 21, 1991 6 98°F (Jul 21) 94°F 72°F
6 Aug 11, 2016 – Aug 16, 2016 6 95°F (Aug 13) 93°F 76°F
7 Jul 25, 2020 – Jul 30, 2020 6 94°F (Jul 26) 92°F 74°F
8 Aug 25, 1948 – Aug 29, 1948 5 100°F (Aug 27) 95°F 73°F
9 Aug 6, 2001 – Aug 10, 2001 5 100°F (Aug 9) 94°F 75°F
10 Aug 7, 1949 – Aug 11, 1949 5 96°F (Aug 9) 94°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

42
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
65
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

37.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 29.92"
+7.33"
1.74"
September so far
September normal: 3.96"
-2.22"
12
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Bridgeport is 7.33" ahead of the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1948–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1948, annual totals have trended +0.94" per decade, about +7.3" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

74.8°F

Average temperature · August 2026

58th-warmest month on record

23rd-warmest August of 79 on record

+0.7° vs. 74.1° average (1991–2020)
78.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 2020
78.4°F
Warmest August ever
2016
3
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
98°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

Longest 90°F Streak in August

3 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 7–9, 2026, peaking at 91°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2022 (4 years). The August record is 6 days, set in 2016.

Average August Temperature by Year

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.38° per decade (warming since 1948)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

6.39"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+2.41"
vs. average
Normal: 3.98" · 161% of normal
10th-wettest
August rank
of 79 on record
13.29"
Wettest August ever
1952 · driest 0.72" (1981)

August Precipitation by Year

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.05" per decade (drier since 1948)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1952 13.29"
2 1955 9.62"
3 2011 9.57"
4 2006 9.13"
5 1992 8.38"
6 1991 7.84"
7 2000 6.65"
8 1989 6.57"
9 1990 6.47"
10 2026 6.39"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1981 0.72"
2 1972 0.77"
3 2022 0.82"
4 2025 0.98"
5 1964 0.99"
6 1984 1.23"
7 1996 1.34"
8 1995 1.37"
9 1998 1.49"
10 1960 1.51"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 78.4°F
2 2018 77.9°F
3 2022 77.3°F
4 2021 76.4°F
5 2005 76.3°F
6 2020 76.3°F
7 2015 76.2°F
8 1955 76.1°F
9 1980 75.9°F
10 2001 75.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2020 78.7°F
2 July 2013 78.6°F
3 August 2016 78.4°F
4 July 1994 78.4°F
5 July 2019 78.3°F
6 July 2025 78.2°F
7 July 2010 78.0°F
8 August 2018 77.9°F
9 July 2011 77.6°F
10 July 2016 77.5°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Bridgeport, CT 74.8°F 23rd of 79
Islip, NY 75.1°F 11th of 63
Hartford, CT 73.2°F 30th of 122
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY 76.4°F 22nd of 79
New York-Central Park, NY 75.7°F 55th of 158
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 938 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 79 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Aug 9
so far
 Aug 13 May 20, 1996 Sep 23, 1970 +1.5 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 4
so far
 Sep 26 Sep 7, 1979 Nov 1, 2024 -0.1 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 2 Oct 8, 1988 Nov 29, 1948 +0.4 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 5 Oct 9, 1988 Nov 26, 1968 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 20 Oct 20, 1972 Dec 12, 1998 +0.7 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 10 Nov 14, 1986 Dec 30, 2014 +0.6 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 30 Oct 4, 1987 Dec 30, 1971 -0.2 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1948 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

212
Normal length
1991–2020 average
237
Longest on record
2010
171
Shortest on record
1966

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.4 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1948–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.25° per decade (warming since 1948)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1948–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.22" per decade (wetter since 1948)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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