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Hartford, CT

41.937°N, 72.682°W · station BDLthr · 122 years of record
63°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hartford.
51°SAT10/1755°SUN10/1857°MON10/1962°TUE10/2061°WED10/2159°THU10/2263°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#49 / 121
warmest Oct 23 in 121 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

85°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

39°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 63°F — 49th warmest Oct 23 of 121 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1905: 52°F1906: 70°F1907: 56°F1908: 66°F1909: 55°F1910: 55°F1911: 62°F1912: 68°F1913: 60°F1914: 58°F1915: 50°F1916: 57°F1917: 58°F1918: 65°F1919: 59°F1920: 77°F1921: 60°F1922: 65°F1923: 46°F1924: 49°F1925: 48°F1926: 61°F1927: 61°F1928: 64°F1929: 68°F1930: 58°F1931: 67°F1932: 63°F1933: 62°F1934: 59°F1935: 75°F1936: 74°F1937: 67°F1938: 63°F1939: 51°F1940: 48°F1941: 64°F1942: 68°F1943: 56°F1944: 53°F1945: 63°F1946: 69°F1947: 85°F1948: 54°F1949: 68°F1950: 48°F1951: 64°F1952: 64°F1953: 60°F1954: 72°F1955: 56°F1956: 67°F1957: 67°F1958: 59°F1959: 61°F1960: 55°F1961: 50°F1962: 56°F1963: 69°F1964: 59°F1965: 70°F1966: 69°F1967: 60°F1968: 69°F1969: 39°F1970: 65°F1971: 72°F1972: 55°F1973: 75°F1974: 63°F1975: 74°F1976: 53°F1977: 57°F1978: 78°F1979: 74°F1980: 55°F1981: 67°F1982: 52°F1983: 47°F1984: 79°F1985: 69°F1986: 76°F1987: 59°F1988: 55°F1989: 65°F1990: 64°F1991: 71°F1992: 54°F1993: 56°F1994: 58°F1995: 75°F1996: 61°F1997: 50°F1998: 60°F1999: 56°F2000: 60°F2001: 64°F2002: 49°F2003: 44°F2004: 51°F2005: 53°F2006: 55°F2007: 78°F2008: 49°F2009: 62°F2010: 62°F2011: 57°F2012: 67°F2013: 51°F2014: 54°F2015: 55°F2016: 65°F2017: 74°F2018: 62°F2019: 69°F2020: 78°F2021: 61°F2022: 58°F2023: 61°F2024: 84°F2025: 61°F63° forecast3540455055606570758085191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2363°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#49 of 121
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (2011)
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°FJan 6, 2007-26°FJan 22, 1961
Feb77°FFeb 21, 2018-24°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar89°FMar 31, 1998-6°FMar 19, 1967
Apr96°FApr 19, 19769°FApr 1, 1970
May99°FMay 20, 199628°FMay 10, 1947
Jun100°FJun 26, 195237°FJun 6, 1964
Jul103°FJul 22, 201144°FJul 2, 1962
Aug102°FAug 9, 200136°FAug 31, 1965
Sep101°FSep 2, 195330°FSep 27, 1947
Oct91°FOct 2, 192717°FOct 18, 1978
Nov84°FNov 1, 20241°FNov 24, 1989
Dec76°FDec 7, 1998-18°FDec 30, 1917
All-time103°FJul 22, 2011-26°FJan 22, 1961

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Hartford so far this year — through Oct 15.

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

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 31, 1917

Coldest high ever

-1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 16, 19951°FJan 15, 1957
Feb50°FFeb 20, 19810°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar56°FMar 31, 199817°FMar 7, 1913
Apr63°FApr 27, 201124°FApr 7, 1982
May72°FMay 31, 192943°FMay 5, 1917
Jun78°FJun 5, 192550°FJun 2, 1907
Jul80°FJul 31, 191760°FJul 6, 1956
Aug78°FAug 3, 200657°FAug 31, 1911
Sep73°FSep 1, 192450°FSep 27, 1939
Oct69°FOct 13, 199036°FOct 26, 1962
Nov65°FNov 2, 197121°FNov 22, 2018
Dec54°FDec 27, 1949-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time80°FJul 31, 1917-1°FDec 30, 1917

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

10 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1995

So far in 2026

19 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Hartford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 61°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

Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset5:08 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight11h 04m · losing 19 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Hartford — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 36th most in 122 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 39 in 2020.

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