Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Winsted, CT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Barkhamsted, CT, 6 miles east of Winsted at 710 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 51.3 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (27.6 of 51.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 41 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (17); a normal September there has highs of 75°F and 4.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 151 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 51.3 inches is more than at 18 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (67%). New Hartford, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Bakersville, CT): 54.3 inches a year, 3.0 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 171 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Winsted: 140 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 11 floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.5 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, 9 of 18. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 63 have had fewer than Winsted.