Is this weather normal in New Haven County?

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The ground in New Haven County is unusually wet: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was +3.6. New Haven County ran the coolest against its usual of all 8 counties in Connecticut this September (-1°).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 38°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in New Haven County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.8°OctNov: -1.1°NovDec: -4.1°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: -5.1°FebMar: +2.9°MarApr: +1.4°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: -0.1°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: -0.9°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.5 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -1.7 inJanFeb: -1.7 inFebMar: +0.6 inMarApr: -2.1 inAprMay: -0.6 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +5.6 inJulAug: +2.6 inAugSep: +3.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in New Haven County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 20°3.6 in37.6° 202316.4° 1918
February39° / 21°3.2 in36.6° 201814.2° 1934
March47° / 28°4.2 in45.8° 201227.0° 1916
April59° / 38°4.3 in52.6° 201741.7° 1943
May70° / 48°3.8 in63.1° 199149.6° 1917
June78° / 57°4.4 in70.6° 194360.1° 1903
July84° / 63°4.0 in76.7° 201367.5° 1895
August82° / 62°3.9 in75.6° 201863.8° 1903
September74° / 55°4.4 in69.0° 201558.2° 1917
October63° / 43°4.7 in59.5° 201745.4° 1925
November52° / 34°3.9 in47.0° 201534.6° 1901
December42° / 26°4.3 in44.6° 201519.6° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in New Haven County

Crime Radar: Shelton, Waterbury, Meriden, New Haven, Naugatuck, West Haven, Ansonia, Derby

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