Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Torrington, CT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bakersville, CT, 6 miles east of Torrington at 686 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 54.3 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (28.8 of 54.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 42 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (17); a normal September there has highs of 72°F and 5.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 59.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 54.3 inches is more than at 26 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (96%). Goshen, 7 miles west, has its own station (Norfolk 2 SW, CT): 53.0 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 82°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 219 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Torrington: 178 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 14 floods, 10 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 10, 2008. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 16. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Torrington.

Flood insurance policyholders in Torrington's ZIP code 06790 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $180,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 24% 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, 44 have fewer than Torrington.