Connecticut · THREADEX · 1905–2026

Hartford, CT

41.937°N, 72.682°W · station BDLthr · 122 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Hartford.
66°TUE7/1475°WED7/1567°THU7/1664°FRI7/1762°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#37 / 121
coldest Jul 18 in 121 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

52°F
set in 1958

Mildest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 1982

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Hartford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5264771905: 73°F1906: 70°F1907: 70°F1908: 54°F1909: 58°F1910: 59°F1911: 63°F1912: 63°F1913: 63°F1914: 70°F1915: 68°F1916: 68°F1917: 70°F1918: 63°F1919: 70°F1920: 55°F1921: 66°F1922: 70°F1923: 59°F1924: 61°F1925: 58°F1926: 62°F1927: 71°F1928: 67°F1929: 62°F1930: 66°F1931: 62°F1932: 65°F1933: 58°F1934: 59°F1935: 69°F1936: 62°F1937: 64°F1938: 69°F1939: 57°F1940: 62°F1941: 60°F1942: 66°F1943: 66°F1944: 56°F1945: 68°F1946: 54°F1947: 72°F1948: 60°F1949: 71°F1950: 68°F1951: 64°F1952: 70°F1953: 69°F1954: 60°F1955: 69°F1956: 53°F1957: 55°F1958: 52°F1959: 65°F1960: 58°F1961: 65°F1962: 60°F1963: 68°F1964: 64°F1965: 65°F1966: 61°F1967: 64°F1968: 74°F1969: 70°F1970: 61°F1971: 58°F1972: 72°F1973: 57°F1974: 65°F1975: 72°F1976: 61°F1977: 72°F1978: 63°F1979: 67°F1980: 69°F1981: 62°F1982: 77°F1983: 65°F1984: 61°F1985: 58°F1986: 66°F1987: 56°F1988: 71°F1989: 59°F1990: 67°F1991: 69°F1992: 61°F1993: 56°F1994: 69°F1995: 61°F1996: 67°F1997: 70°F1998: 63°F1999: 71°F2000: 66°F2001: 57°F2002: 69°F2003: 63°F2004: 62°F2005: 75°F2006: 74°F2007: 67°F2008: 64°F2009: 63°F2010: 68°F2011: 72°F2012: 70°F2013: 75°F2014: 55°F2015: 67°F2016: 69°F2017: 71°F2018: 59°F2019: 69°F2020: 62°F2021: 69°F2022: 72°F2023: 71°F2024: 71°F2025: 61°F62° forecast190520251958

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1862°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#37 of 121
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-26°F (1961)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1905–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Hartford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1905–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°F2007-26°F1961
Feb77°F2018-24°F1943
Mar89°F1998-6°F1967
Apr96°F19769°F1970
May99°F199628°F1947
Jun100°F195237°F1964
Jul103°F201144°F1962
Aug102°F200136°F1965
Sep101°F195330°F1947
Oct91°F192717°F1978
Nov84°F20241°F1989
Dec76°F1998-18°F1917
All-time103°F2011-26°F1961

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Hartford so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Mar 16 1963

So far in 2026

89 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Hartford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 19°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 21°FMar: 47°FMar: 28°FApr: 61°FApr: 38°FMay: 72°FMay: 48°FJun: 80°FJun: 58°FJul: 85°FJul: 63°FAug: 83°FAug: 62°FSep: 76°FSep: 54°FOct: 64°FOct: 42°FNov: 52°FNov: 33°FDec: 41°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:27 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight14h 59m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.94°N, 72.68°W

Nearby Stations

Westfield, MA15 mi NWorcester, MA47 mi EBridgeport, CT58 mi SWPoughkeepsie, NY65 mi WProvidence, RI65 mi EAlbany, NY79 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Hartford's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Hartford, CT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Hartford's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Hartford, CT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1905

Each cell is one day's low at Hartford, coloured by temperature — 122 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Hartford, CT daily low heat map 1905–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Hartford — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
89 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 23rd most in 122 years. Normal for this point: 81. Record: 100 in 1940.

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