It's cold today, but Hartford has seen colder temps.

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the State of Connecticut is -32 degrees, which occurred on February 16, 1943, in the rural town of Falls Village, located in northwestern Connecticut, about 50 miles from Hartford.

The average Connecticut temperature is 31 degrees in December, 26 degrees in January and 28 degrees in February, records show.  That ranks the state at #30 for average temperature. If you’re wondering, Rhode Island ranks #27, New York is #28, Massachusetts is #34.  No surprise here: Hawaii is #1; Alaska is #50.

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Hartford is -26 degrees, which occurred on January 22, 1961. Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Hartford, Connecticut since 1905.  Below zero temperature readings are not at all rare in Hartford. Since 1905, the city has had 10 days when the temperature dropped below -15 degrees. Hartford averages 133 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing, according to a report published in Yahoo News.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Hartford (-26) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Connecticut (-32) is six degrees.   A difference without a distinction.

 

To read the full article, please visit ctbythenumbers.info.