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Bridgeport, CT

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 1972
21.21in
2nd wettest of 79 years · normal 10.3"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 78 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.36in
6th wettest of 79 yrs
277% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.21in
2nd wettest of 79 yrs
206% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
35.48in
8th wettest of 78 yrs
133% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.18in
on Jun 19, 1972 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 26 days (to Nov 2, 1952)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

133%
35.48" of a normal 26.69" · wettest 47.42" (1972) · driest 15.67" (1957)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 77-year record (1949–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.49" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197273.93in
2201860.4in
3200658.88in
4201157.76in
5197157.28in

Driest Years on Record

1196423.03in
2196526.84in
3195729.57in
4202530.16in
5196330.78in

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 (~3.71") and driest in Jun (~2.68"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1972, 17.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.61in
set in 1990

Rain on Aug 24

22%
of 78 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.00″1949: 0.11″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.15″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.02″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.09″1959: 0.31″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.21″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.34″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.36″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.01″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.30″1989: 0.00″1990: 2.61″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.36″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.02″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.31″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.11″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Bridgeport'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.
Bridgeport, CT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Bridgeport'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.
Bridgeport, CT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight13h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.16°N, 73.13°W

Nearby Stations

Islip, NY25 mi SNew York-LGA, NY47 mi SWNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY49 mi SWPoughkeepsie, NY50 mi NWNew York-Central Park, NY51 mi SWHartford, CT58 mi NE

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