Norfolk’s October 2014 Weather

Warmer and wetter than normal By Russell Russ This October saw nearly four more inches of rain than last October. Temperature-wise it was very similar to our last two Octobers. There were six days this month with scattered frost in the area, but the first frost of the season at the weather station did not […]

Norfolk’s September 2014 Weather

Driest on Record By Russell Russ From June through September this year, three of the four months were below average for rainfall. September was the driest September on record since regular recording began at the weather station in 1932. Many locations in Connecticut were in drought conditions for a good part of the summer into […]

Norfolk’s May Weather

Nothing Special By Russell Russ The month of May brought with it the final transition into summertime weather. May always holds the threat of one last parting shot of winter weather. That was not the case this year. There were no real cold temperatures and there was no snowfall. It was not a bad weather […]

Norfolk’s April 2014 Weather

Another Transition Completed By Russell Russ As is usually the case in April, winter finally released its firm hold and spring’s warmth slowly came into the picture. Very similar to last year, April began winter-like and then gradually warmed up. We started the month with nine inches of snow on the ground, and all ponds […]

Norfolk’s March Weather

Strange Weather Month By Russell Russ Winter held spring back this March. The continued cold winter temperatures were near record breaking levels, but what was really unusual was the lack of rain and snow for most of the month. After a snowy December through February period, it was odd to have such a snow-free March. […]

Norfolk’s February Weather

Eighth Snowiest on Record   By Russell Russ   Old Man Winter made his presence known in December, established himself in January and decided to stick around through February. No temperature records were broken, but it was a cold month. And then there was the snow. Again not record shattering, just regular and steady snowfalls […]

Norfolk’s January Weather

Good Old-Fashioned Winter   By Russell Russ In 2014 the weather station began its eighty-third year of continuous weather observation and the year started off with Old Man Winter showing us what he’s made of. January is on average our coldest and snowiest month, and it was true to form this year. Three days this […]

Norfolk’s December Weather and a Yearly Summary for 2013

Fairly average December closes out fairly average year By Russell Russ Up to the third week of the month it looked like we would have a colder than average December. A few warm days just before Christmas, including two back to back record warm days, changed all that. The high of 59 degrees on December […]

Norfolk’s October Weather

A calm weather month By Russell Russ With little rain, no big storms and just a touch of cold air it was rather warm and mostly dry this month. After last October’s effects from Hurricane Sandy and nearly two feet of snow the October before that, it was a nice to be treated gently by […]

Norfolk’s September Weather

A Beautiful Autumn By Russell Russ Autumn treated us well this year. After a wet start it turned quite warm, then transitioned into a two-week stretch of nice fall weather. There were three, maybe four or five, scattered frosts in the area this month, but none were observed at the weather station. The growing season […]