Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Canaan, CT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Norfolk 2 SW, CT, 6 miles southeast of Canaan at 1,340 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 53.0 inches over 93 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (28.6 of 53.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 33 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (15); a normal September there has highs of 69°F and 4.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 151 nights a year. Snowfall averages 74.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 53.0 inches is more than at 22 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (81%). Salisbury, 6 miles west, has its own station (Falls Village, CT): 47.0 inches a year, 6.0 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 78°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 156 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Canaan: 133 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 8 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on September 23, 2003. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 13. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 38 have had fewer than Canaan.

Flood insurance policyholders in Canaan's ZIP code 06018 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $72,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 60% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 128 Connecticut cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Canaan.