Connecticut's Snowiest Day Ever

CONNECTICUT — Only a few centenarians may remember April 15, 1921, the day it snowed 76 inches in Boulder County, Colorado. Fortunately, snowfall records for a single day aren't quite as impressive in Connecticut, according to an analysis of government weather data.

Historical weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows every state in the country, even tropical Hawaii, has seen snow. A February 1936 storm that dumped 6½ inches of snow on Maui was impressive even by Midwest and Northeast standards. The only other time that Hawaii had an extreme snowfall was in December 1958, when the Big Island got 4½ inches.

Nutmeggers don't have to remember as far back as The Roaring 20s to conjure up visions of their deepest drifts. Connecticut got hammered on Feb. 9, 2013, with our biggest one-day snowfall. The snow ran as deeply as three full feet — 36 inches — in New Haven County in Ansonia. Fairfield and Middlesex county both racked up 30 inches that day with 30 inches recored in Bridgeport and Portland.

In New London County, 25 inches of snow was recorded on Jan. 28, 1897 in New London. Who remembers that one?

The record for Litchfield County is 30 inches of snow recorded on Feb. 10, 1969, in Falls Village. The record for Windham County is West Thompson Lake with 26 inches of snow on Feb. 9, 2013.

The record for Hartford County is 27.2 inches in Enfield also on Feb. 9, 2013 and 27.2 inches of snow in Staffordville in Tolland County also on Feb. 9, 2013.

In neighboring Massachusetts, the record stands at 31.9 inches in Worcester County on Jan. 27, 2015. Oneida County saw 50 inches of snowfall on Feb. 1, 1966, setting the record in New York.

With two months of winter left, there are plenty of chances to break those records. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted a cold, snowy winter throughout much of the United States, with at least seven big snowstorms from one coast to the other.

In our state, the Old Farmer's Almanac calls for the Northeast to be wet and warmer than normal.

"The middle of the country and New England can bank on a slush fund as 'more wet than white' conditions will leave sludgy messes that freeze during the overnights," its forecast says.

The competing Farmers’ Almanac predicts that the eastern two-thirds of the United States can expect a snowy ride through the rest of the winter.

Here in Connecticut, the Farmers’ Almanac is add odds with its "old" cousin, forecasting colder-than-normal temperatures and a lot of snow, with the frostiest snap coming during the last week of January and stretching into February. Winter weather will last into April, the "Farmers" say.

For the next several days the National Weather Service is calling for tranquil and improving weather conditions. Connecticut will exceed the freezing mark today with temps into the mid 30 with plenty of sunshine.

Thursday will be even warmer with temps into the 40s with more sunshine and on Friday more sun and temps climbing into the mid 40s.

As of right now the weekend weather forecast is very up in the air with a chance for some snow and rain both days but the forecast track remains uncertain at this time.

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