Connecticut · THREADEX · 1948–2026

Bridgeport, CT

41.164°N, 73.127°W · station BDRthr · 79 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bridgeport.
70°TUE7/1476°WED7/1572°THU7/1669°FRI7/1768°SAT7/1869°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#32 / 78
coldest Jul 18 in 78 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

57°F
set in 1971

Mildest Jul 18 ever

78°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Bridgeport. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5768781948: 62°F1949: 70°F1950: 69°F1951: 64°F1952: 70°F1953: 71°F1954: 63°F1955: 70°F1956: 63°F1957: 61°F1958: 59°F1959: 67°F1960: 65°F1961: 67°F1962: 60°F1963: 71°F1964: 66°F1965: 66°F1966: 68°F1967: 67°F1968: 77°F1969: 72°F1970: 66°F1971: 57°F1972: 72°F1973: 62°F1974: 70°F1975: 72°F1976: 60°F1977: 73°F1978: 67°F1979: 70°F1980: 73°F1981: 67°F1982: 71°F1983: 67°F1984: 65°F1985: 63°F1986: 69°F1987: 62°F1988: 73°F1989: 63°F1990: 69°F1991: 74°F1992: 64°F1993: 64°F1994: 70°F1995: 67°F1996: 72°F1997: 71°F1998: 70°F1999: 74°F2000: 67°F2001: 67°F2002: 71°F2003: 67°F2004: 68°F2005: 74°F2006: 70°F2007: 68°F2008: 70°F2009: 69°F2010: 72°F2011: 72°F2012: 75°F2013: 78°F2014: 63°F2015: 72°F2016: 74°F2017: 73°F2018: 68°F2019: 70°F2020: 68°F2021: 75°F2022: 71°F2023: 71°F2024: 74°F2025: 69°F68° forecast194820251971

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1868°F
Coldest this date since2014
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#32 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°F2020-7°F1984
Feb68°F2023-6°F2016
Mar84°F19904°F1967
Apr91°F199018°F1982
May97°F199631°F1966
Jun97°F200841°F1967
Jul103°F195749°F1988
Aug100°F194844°F1982
Sep99°F195336°F1956
Oct89°F200726°F1969
Nov81°F202413°F2018
Dec76°F1998-4°F1980
All-time103°F1957-7°F1984

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 68°F · forecast is +0° 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

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 54m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 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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