Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Windsor, CT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hartford Bradley International Airport, CT, 6 miles north of Windsor at 190 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 19°F. October is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 47.1 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (25.1 of 47.1 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 49 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (21); a normal September there has highs of 76°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 126 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 47.1 inches is more than at 8 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (30%). South Windsor, 6 miles east, has its own station (Hartford Brainard Field, CT): 42.9 inches a year, 4.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 322 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Windsor: 232 thunderstorm wind reports, 48 flash floods, 31 floods, 10 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $9.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 13, 2021. August has had the most flash floods, 19 of 48. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 141 have had fewer than Windsor.

Flood insurance policyholders in Windsor's ZIP code 06095 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $112,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 40% 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, 38 have fewer than Windsor.