Connecticut damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 883 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Connecticut, 869 of them 58 mph or more and 24 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 136 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 15, 2018 (55 reports in Connecticut). The highest wind on record is 110 mph, on July 21, 2010. 2026 so far: 63 preliminary reports.
Connecticut's biggest wind day since 2016: May 15, 2018
55 damaging wind reports in Connecticut, 9 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Connecticut
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2018 | 55 | 9 | 100 mph |
| June 9, 2011 | 42 | 2 | 100 mph |
| November 15, 2020 | 31 | 3 | 90 mph |
| June 26, 2024 | 27 | 2 | 77 mph |
| August 27, 2020 | 27 | 7 | 90 mph |
| February 24, 2016 | 27 | 1 | 75 mph |
| May 26, 2010 | 24 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 27, 2023 | 23 | 0 | 63 mph |
| July 21, 2010 | 23 | 6 | 110 mph |
| June 23, 2024 | 22 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 26, 2009 | 22 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 3, 2025 | 21 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 23, 2015 | 21 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 30, 2024 | 20 | 0 | 60 mph |
| June 24, 2010 | 20 | 9 | 100 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Connecticut
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2010 | 23 | 6 | 110 mph |
| August 12, 2026 | 4 | 1 | 104 mph |
| May 15, 2018 | 55 | 9 | 100 mph |
| May 27, 2014 | 3 | 2 | 100 mph |
| August 10, 2012 | 15 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 18, 2012 | 8 | 1 | 100 mph |
| June 9, 2011 | 42 | 2 | 100 mph |
| June 24, 2010 | 20 | 9 | 100 mph |
| June 10, 2008 | 15 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 31, 2009 | 20 | 2 | 96 mph |
Connecticut damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 63 | 5 | 1 | 104 mph | 15 |
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 69 mph | 12 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 2 | 77 mph | 13 |
| 2023 | 81 | 79 | 0 | 69 mph | 14 |
| 2022 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 2021 | 120 | 120 | 1 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 2020 | 109 | 108 | 10 | 90 mph | 16 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 70 mph | 15 |
| 2018 | 93 | 84 | 9 | 100 mph | 12 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 64 mph | 9 |
| 2016 | 87 | 86 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 2015 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 70 mph | 11 |
| 2014 | 58 | 57 | 3 | 100 mph | 16 |
| 2013 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 2012 | 101 | 99 | 3 | 100 mph | 15 |
| 2011 | 90 | 89 | 2 | 100 mph | 11 |
| 2010 | 129 | 129 | 15 | 110 mph | 17 |
| 2009 | 112 | 112 | 2 | 96 mph | 13 |
| 2008 | 119 | 119 | 7 | 100 mph | 24 |
| 2007 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 90 mph | 14 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 70 mph | 16 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 69 mph | 16 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 81 mph | 9 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 69 mph | 10 |
| 2002 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 70 mph | 11 |
| 2001 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 69 mph | 10 |
| 2000 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1999 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 69 mph | 10 |
| 1998 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 71 mph | 10 |
| 1997 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 92 mph | 12 |
| 1996 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 64 mph | 9 |
| 1995 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 74 mph | 15 |
| 1994 | 29 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1993 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 60 mph | 10 |
| 1992 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 68 mph | 11 |
| 1991 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 75 mph | 6 |
| 1990 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 mph | 5 |
| 1989 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 92 mph | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 87 mph | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1985 | 13 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1984 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 64 mph | 9 |
| 1983 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 7 |
| 1982 | 9 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1980 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 70 mph | 3 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1977 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 1976 | 8 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1975 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1974 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 5 |
| 1973 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 4 |
| 1970 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1969 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 4 |
| 1968 | 5 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1966 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 86 mph | 2 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 3 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 mph | 3 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 76 mph | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 1956 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph | 3 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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