All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Hartford, Connecticut

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Hartford, Connecticut since 1905. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Hartford since 1905.

Located along the Connecticut River in central Connecticut, the capital city of Hartford has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the Nutmeg State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Hartford, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Connecticut.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Hartford is 129 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Connecticut is 138 degrees; a very mild difference of nine degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Hartford, Connecticut

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Hartford is 103 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Hartford is 103 degrees, which occurred on July 22, 2011.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are pretty rare in Hartford. Since 1905, the temperature has only soared to 100 degrees or hotter about two dozen times in the city. Hartford does not experience 100 degree weather temperature days in most summers.

Hartford is nicknamed "The Insurance Capital of the World", because of all the insurance companies located in the city. Due to the money generated by business in the city over the years, Hartford is home to some great architectural places to visit like the Mark Twain House, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Starr Hall, the Governor's Mansion, and the State Capitol building.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Hartford of 103 degrees is exactly three degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Hartford is some 1,400 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Connecticut is 106 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Connecticut is 106 degrees, which occurred on July 15, 1995, in Danbury.

The city of Danbury is located about 60 miles southwest of Hartford, right near the New York border. I grew up in New York State not far from Danbury, and we used to go to the Danbury Fair every year when I was little. The Danbury Fairgrounds are now a shopping mall which makes me think of Joni Mitchell (paved paradise to put up a parking lot).

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Hartford (103) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Connecticut (106) is three degrees. Not much of statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Hartford is -26 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Hartford is -26 degrees, which occurred on January 22, 1961.

Below zero temperature readings are not at all rare in Hartford. Since 1905, the city has had 10 days when the temperature dropped below -15 degrees. Hartford averages 133 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing.

Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Connecticut is -32 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Connecticut is -32 degrees, which occurred on February 16, 1943, in Falls Village. The small town of Falls Village is located in northwestern Connecticut, about 50 miles from Hartford.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Hartford (-26) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Connecticut (-32) is six degrees. Not a big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Hartford has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Connecticut.