New Data Shows Just How Mild February Has Been For CT

CONNECTICUT — Temperatures in Connecticut have been much warmer than normal so far this month, with averages of more than 4 degrees above normal in Hartford and more than 6 degrees warmer in Bridgeport, according to new information released by the Northeast Regional Climate Center.

All 35 major climate sites tracked by the agency were warmer than normal, with temperatures in Allentown, Pennsylvania, among the highest in the region above normal. There, temperatures have been 9.7 degrees above normal between Feb. 1 and Feb. 15.

In Bridgeport, temperatures have been 6.5 degrees above normal within that same time frame. While the normal temperature in Bridgeport for the first half of February is 31.4 degrees, it has averaged 37.9 degrees for the first 15 days of February 2020.

In Hartford, the normal temperature for the same time frame is 28.3 degrees, but this year temperatures have been nearly 5 degrees warmer at 33.2 for the first half of the month.

Snowfall is well below normal, too, the data shows.

In Connecticut, snowfall for the first 15 days in February is several inches below normal. In Bridgeport, for example, 4.2 inches usually falls in that period. This year: none.

Hartford has also received significantly less snow in this time period; while the city usually receives 6.5 inches of snow, this year it has received just 0.4 inches in the first half of February, a departure of more than 6 inches.

Below is the forecast for the next few days in Connecticut:

Southern CT

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Northern CT

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 22. Light southwest wind.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Light southwest wind.