Rain forecast and rainfall this year
New Haven, CT
Rain likely today: 70% chance, about 0.06 inches.
Updated Thursday 3:08 PM ET.
Forecast
70 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 70°, low 59°About 0.06 in of rain
93 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 67°, low 58°About 1.44 in of rain
This year so far, since Jan 1
45.90 in
+8.38 in above normal for this point in the year (37.52 in).
National rank32nd of 363
In Connecticut3rd of 5
Biggest day4.25 in, Sep 13
Last measurable rain0.23 in, Oct 16, 2026
Month by month
Jan2.41
Feb2.87
Mar4.65
Apr1.74
May2.60
Jun2.52
Jul12.33
Aug6.39
Sep8.22
Oct2.17
Nov0.00
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1949
Wettest year73.93 in, 1972
Biggest rain day6.18 in, Jun 19, 1972
Nearby cities
- BridgeportCT45.90 in this year17 miles
- WaterburyCT39.63 in this year18 miles
- HartfordCT34.03 in this year34 miles
- StamfordCT48.98 in this year36 miles
- YonkersNY35.33 in this year55 miles
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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport station, recorded since 1948; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.