Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Woodstock, CT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is W Thompson Lake, CT, 5 miles east of Woodstock at 360 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 50.1 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (25.6 of 50.1 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 52 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (20); a normal September there has highs of 73°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 156 nights a year. Snowfall averages 38.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.1 inches is more than at 13 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (48%). Dudley, MA, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Buffumville Lake, MA): 48.9 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 142 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Woodstock: 111 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 floods, 7 lightning strikes and 6 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $5.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 15, 2018. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 16 have had fewer than Woodstock.

Flood insurance policyholders in Woodstock's ZIP code 06281 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $105,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 33% 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, 5 have fewer than Woodstock.