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Bridgeport, CT

41.164°N, 73.127°W · station BDRthr · 79 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bridgeport.
64°WED9/266°THU9/368°FRI9/464°SAT9/561°SUN9/661°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bridgeport — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#37 / 78
coldest Sep 6 in 78 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

50°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 6 ever

75°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 61°F — 37th coldest Sep 6 of 78 years · record 50°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
1948: 62°F1949: 55°F1950: 53°F1951: 57°F1952: 55°F1953: 71°F1954: 67°F1955: 63°F1956: 63°F1957: 55°F1958: 67°F1959: 64°F1960: 60°F1961: 71°F1962: 50°F1963: 51°F1964: 65°F1965: 53°F1966: 63°F1967: 59°F1968: 66°F1969: 68°F1970: 58°F1971: 68°F1972: 50°F1973: 71°F1974: 59°F1975: 66°F1976: 60°F1977: 71°F1978: 65°F1979: 74°F1980: 71°F1981: 57°F1982: 53°F1983: 72°F1984: 53°F1985: 75°F1986: 62°F1987: 60°F1988: 54°F1989: 52°F1990: 66°F1991: 60°F1992: 65°F1993: 64°F1994: 51°F1995: 65°F1996: 71°F1997: 56°F1998: 62°F1999: 72°F2000: 52°F2001: 54°F2002: 56°F2003: 57°F2004: 63°F2005: 59°F2006: 60°F2007: 62°F2008: 72°F2009: 61°F2010: 54°F2011: 62°F2012: 71°F2013: 53°F2014: 67°F2015: 60°F2016: 62°F2017: 61°F2018: 72°F2019: 59°F2020: 63°F2021: 67°F2022: 65°F2023: 73°F2024: 58°F2025: 65°F61° forecast50556065707519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 661°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#37 of 78
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-7°F (1984)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bridgeport in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°FJan 12, 2020-7°FJan 22, 1984
Feb68°FFeb 16, 2023-6°FFeb 14, 2016
Mar84°FMar 13, 19904°FMar 19, 1967
Apr91°FApr 28, 199018°FApr 7, 1982
May97°FMay 20, 199631°FMay 10, 1966
Jun97°FJun 9, 200841°FJun 1, 1967
Jul103°FJul 22, 195749°FJul 1, 1988
Aug100°FAug 27, 194844°FAug 29, 1982
Sep99°FSep 2, 195336°FSep 21, 1956
Oct89°FOct 8, 200726°FOct 24, 1969
Nov81°FNov 1, 202413°FNov 23, 2018
Dec76°FDec 7, 1998-4°FDec 25, 1980
All-time103°FJul 22, 1957-7°FJan 22, 1984

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bridgeport so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 2002

Coldest high ever

8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 15, 19958°FJan 21, 1985
Feb45°FFeb 3, 198312°FFeb 18, 1958
Mar52°FMar 22, 201218°FMar 18, 1967
Apr59°FApr 29, 201730°FApr 7, 1982
May67°FMay 28, 199144°FMay 7, 1967
Jun76°FJun 21, 201254°FJun 13, 1982
Jul80°FJul 4, 200263°FJul 6, 1956
Aug79°FAug 2, 200658°FAug 10, 1962
Sep76°FSep 9, 201554°FSep 29, 1964
Oct72°FOct 8, 200536°FOct 26, 1962
Nov64°FNov 2, 197126°FNov 30, 1958
Dec53°FDec 6, 19829°FDec 31, 1962
All-time80°FJul 4, 20028°FJan 21, 1985

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

62 days
record run, ended Mar 11 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Bridgeport's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 24°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 25°FMar: 47°FMar: 32°FApr: 58°FApr: 41°FMay: 68°FMay: 51°FJun: 77°FJun: 61°FJul: 83°FJul: 68°FAug: 82°FAug: 67°FSep: 75°FSep: 60°FOct: 64°FOct: 48°FNov: 53°FNov: 38°FDec: 44°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight13h 07m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.16°N, 73.13°W

Nearby Stations

Islip, NY25 mi SNew York-LGA, NY47 mi SWNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY49 mi SWPoughkeepsie, NY50 mi NWNew York-Central Park, NY51 mi SWHartford, CT58 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Bridgeport'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.
Bridgeport, CT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bridgeport's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bridgeport, CT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1948

Each cell is one day's low at Bridgeport, coloured by temperature — 79 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bridgeport, CT daily low heat map 1948–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Bridgeport — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
70 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 32nd most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 66. Record: 86 in 1966.

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