Editing Connecticut (section)

==== Precipitation ====
Connecticut sees a fairly even precipitation pattern with rainfall/snowfall spread throughout the 12 months.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE IN CONNECTICUT|url=http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nrme/cscc/CTweatherstationintroduction/CONNCTICUTINTRODUCTION.HTM|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=www.canr.uconn.edu|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023193136/http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nrme/cscc/CTweatherstationintroduction/CONNCTICUTINTRODUCTION.HTM|url-status=dead}}</ref> Connecticut averages 56% of possible sunshine (higher than the U.S. national average), averaging 2,400 hours of [[sunshine]] annually.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |title=United States Annual Sunshine Map |website=HowStuffWorks |access-date=March 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429042722/http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Occasionally, some months may see extremes in precipitation, either much higher or lower than normal, though long term droughts and floods are rare.<ref name=":2" />

Early spring can range from slightly cool (40s to low 50s F) to warm (65 to 70 F), while mid and late spring (late April/May) is warm. By late May, the building [[Bermuda High]] creates a southerly flow of warm and humid tropical air, bringing hot weather conditions throughout the state. Average highs are {{convert|81|F|C}} in New London and {{convert|85|F|C}} in Windsor Locks at the peak of summer in late July. On occasion, heat waves with highs from 90 to {{convert|100|°F|°C|abbr=on}} occur across Connecticut. Connecticut's record high temperature is {{convert|106|F|C}} which occurred in [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]] on July 15, 1995.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=All-Time Climate Extremes for CT|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/getextreme.php?elem=ALL&state=CT|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102070821/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/getextreme.php?elem=ALL&state=CT|archive-date=November 2, 2011|access-date=March 18, 2011|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |website=U.S. State Climate Extremes Committee }}</ref> Although summers are sunny in Connecticut, quick moving summer thunderstorms can bring brief downpours with thunder and lightning. Occasionally these thunderstorms can be severe, and the state usually averages one tornado per year.<ref name="tornadoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif|title=Annual average number of tornadoes, 1953-2004 |publisher=NOAA National Climatic Data Center|format=[[GIF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030012752/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif|archive-date=October 30, 2008|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> During hurricane season, the remains of tropical cyclones occasionally affect the region, though a direct hit is rare. Some notable hurricanes to impact the state include the [[1938 New England hurricane]], [[Hurricane Carol]] in 1954, [[Hurricane Sandy]] in 2012, and [[Hurricane Isaias]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=NOAA|title=NWS Boston – The Great Hurricane of 1938|url=https://www.weather.gov/box/1938hurricane|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=National Weather Service |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hurricanes|url=https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Communications/Hurricanes/Hurricanes|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Connecticut Department of Public Health |publisher=CT.gov |language=en}}</ref>

Weather commonly associated with the fall season typically begins in October and lasts to the first days of December. Daily high temperatures in October and November range from the 50s to 60s F. Winters (December through mid-March) are moderately generally cold from south to north in Connecticut. The coldest month (January) has average high temperatures ranging from {{convert|38|F|C}} in the coastal lowlands to {{convert|33|F|C}} in the inland and northern portions on the state. The lowest temperature recorded in Connecticut is {{convert|-32|F|C}} which has been observed twice: in [[Falls Village, Connecticut|Falls Village]] on February 16, 1943, and in [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]] on January 22, 1961.<ref name=":3" /> The average yearly snowfall ranges from about {{convert|60|in|mm}} in the higher elevations of the northern portion of the state to only {{convert|20-25|in|mm}} along the southeast coast of Connecticut (Branford to Groton). Most of Connecticut has less than 60 days of snow cover, while coastal areas often only see 30 days or so of snowcover. Annually, 95% of seasonal snowfall in Connecticut falls from early December to late March. On occasion in winter, Connecticut can occasionally get heavy snowstorms, called [[nor'easter]]s, which may produce as much as two feet of snow on rare occasions.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press |first1=Lidia |last1=Ryan |first2=Frank |last2=Juliano |date=December 16, 2020|title=A look back at historic snow storms in Connecticut|url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/slideshow/A-look-back-at-historic-snow-storms-in-Connecticut-214396.php|url-status=live|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=Connecticut Post|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217022008/https://www.ctpost.com/news/slideshow/A-look-back-at-historic-snow-storms-in-Connecticut-214396.php |archive-date=December 17, 2020 }}</ref> Although rare, [[Ice storm]]s also occur on occasion, such as the [[Southern New England ice storm of 1973]]. 
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:120%;background:#E8EAFA;" |Monthly normal high and low temperatures for various Connecticut cities (°F)
|-
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000; height:17px;" | City
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Jan
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Feb
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Mar
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Apr
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | May
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Jun
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Jul
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Aug
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Sep
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Oct
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Nov
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;" | Dec
|-
! style="background:#f8f3ca; color:#000; height:16px;" | Bridgeport
| style="text-align:center; background:#0ff; color:#000;" | 38/24
| style="text-align:center; background:#0fe; color:#000;" | 40/25
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ffae; color:#000;" | 47/32
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff5e; color:#000;" | 58/41
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f1; color:#000;" | 68/51
| style="text-align:center; background:#4f0; color:#000;" | 77/61
| style="text-align:center; background:#7f0; color:#000;" | 83/67
| style="text-align:center; background:#6eff00; color:#000;" | 81/67
| style="text-align:center; background:#3f0; color:#000;" | 75/59
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff2f; color:#000;" | 64/48
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff7b; color:#000;" | 53/38
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ffd4; color:#000;" | 43/30
|-
! style="background:#c5dfe1; color:#000; height:16px;" | Hartford
| style="text-align:center; background:#00d9ff; color:#000;" | 35/18
| style="text-align:center; background:#00f7ff; color:#000;" | 38/20
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ffc3; color:#000;" | 47/28
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff62; color:#000;" | 60/38
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff08; color:#000;" | 71/48
| style="text-align:center; background:#4f0; color:#000;" | 79/57
| style="text-align:center; background:#73ff00; color:#000;" | 85/63
| style="text-align:center; background:#62ff00; color:#000;" | 83/61
| style="text-align:center; background:#1aff00; color:#000;" | 75/53
| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff48; color:#000;" | 63/42
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f9; color:#000;" | 51/33
| style="text-align:center; background:#00fff7; color:#000;" | 40/24
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;background:#E8EAFA;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |title=Monthly Averages for Bridgeport, CT |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=September 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120181654/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |title=Monthly Averages for Hartford, CT |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=September 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120181654/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}