41.937°N, 72.682°W · station BDLthr · 122 years of record
63°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hartford.
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
#119 / 121
warmest Oct 17 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
87°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1978
Forecast high 51°F — 119th warmest Oct 17 of 121 years · record 87°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#104 / 121
warmest Oct 18 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 18 ever
44°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 55°F — 104th warmest Oct 18 of 121 years · record 90°F (1908) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 121
warmest Oct 19 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
84°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
44°F
set in 2003
Forecast high 57°F — 93rd warmest Oct 19 of 121 years · record 84°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 121
warmest Oct 20 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
81°F
set in 1969
Coolest Oct 20 ever
40°F
set in 1926
Forecast high 62°F — 66th warmest Oct 20 of 121 years · record 81°F (1969) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#61 / 121
warmest Oct 21 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
81°F
set in 2017
Coolest Oct 21 ever
42°F
set in 1907
Forecast high 61°F — 61st warmest Oct 21 of 121 years · record 81°F (2017) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 121
warmest Oct 22 in 121 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
86°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 22 ever
45°F
set in 1940
Forecast high 59°F — 74th warmest Oct 22 of 121 years · record 86°F (2024) · warmest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
72°FJan 6, 2007
-26°FJan 22, 1961
Feb
77°FFeb 21, 2018
-24°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar
89°FMar 31, 1998
-6°FMar 19, 1967
Apr
96°FApr 19, 1976
9°FApr 1, 1970
May
99°FMay 20, 1996
28°FMay 10, 1947
Jun
100°FJun 26, 1952
37°FJun 6, 1964
Jul
103°FJul 22, 2011
44°FJul 2, 1962
Aug
102°FAug 9, 2001
36°FAug 31, 1965
Sep
101°FSep 2, 1953
30°FSep 27, 1947
Oct
91°FOct 2, 1927
17°FOct 18, 1978
Nov
84°FNov 1, 2024
1°FNov 24, 1989
Dec
76°FDec 7, 1998
-18°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
103°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
53°FJan 16, 1995
1°FJan 15, 1957
Feb
50°FFeb 20, 1981
0°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar
56°FMar 31, 1998
17°FMar 7, 1913
Apr
63°FApr 27, 2011
24°FApr 7, 1982
May
72°FMay 31, 1929
43°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
78°FJun 5, 1925
50°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
80°FJul 31, 1917
60°FJul 6, 1956
Aug
78°FAug 3, 2006
57°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
73°FSep 1, 1924
50°FSep 27, 1939
Oct
69°FOct 13, 1990
36°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
65°FNov 2, 1971
21°FNov 22, 2018
Dec
54°FDec 27, 1949
-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
80°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.
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.
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.